Chapter 173 Lord of the Stars

The evil demi-god, a Lingjing Xingzhe Night Watcher, supporting the Lord of the Stars, felt another surge of shock upon hearing these words.

At the same time, he felt like his IQ was being brutally ground into the dirt. Although as an evil demi-god, the sudden appearance of a member of the orderly faction as an undercover agent on their side, revitalizing a situation destined for defeat, was something to be pleased about—no, excited about.

But they were demi-gods! They had been played from beginning to end, completely manipulated by the Lord of the Stars and Shura. The sense of humiliation was real.

*I'm a clown after all.*

Mister Chairman, wearing a silver mask, appeared in the high sky, the glittering Wanbao Tree rising above his head. He hung the porous heart and dark gold mask on the treetop. The surrounding air twisted and churned, indicating extreme fury: "Lord of the Stars, I will skin you alive, I will destroy your soul!"

The Lord of the Stars raised his eyes, his gaze filled with brilliant starlight. He said calmly, "Do you know why there is a擂台 battle? The invaders have descended twice with power. You exchanged for a divine power once, and a power beyond the specifications once. This has already activated Lingjing's defense mechanism. You can try, and see if you can summon the power of the gods again."

Having said that, he ignored the void demi-god and walked slowly to Ling Tuo.

Ling Tuo's face twitched violently. "From the beginning, you and the Star were acting me."

Shura was expressionless and did not respond.

The Lord of the Stars spoke in layered tones, like emotionless electronic sounds, "You are the fallen Lord of Taiyin. As long as you accommodate the sun, you will definitely be purified, which may cause the pollution to fail. Supporting you, the best result is only to temporarily control the sun and seal the origin of the ownerless sun. I am different. I have already comprehended the mysteries of the stars and can coordinate yin and yang. As long as I obtain Taiyin and the sun, I can merge them in a short time and become the master of Lingjing."

Ling Tuo, bleeding from all seven orifices, stared at him intently, "You are not a墮落者!"

The Lord of the Stars' eye sockets were filled with starlight as he gazed at his descendant and smiled softly, "I said before that the sun is the overbearing and masculine side, unable to tolerate dust, and biased towards order. Taiyin is the evil and feminine side, so it is the easiest to fall. The only thing I didn't say was the characteristics of the stars."

"Now I'll tell you, the stars are reason, wisdom, and righteousness. I don't need to corrupt myself. I can be evil or orderly."

"You and I are clear about the nature of the invaders. I agree with the invaders' philosophy, and I think they are the real guardians of order. You also agree with this, but only after being polluted and your soul fallen."

"A fallen person who cannot accommodate the origin of the sun, a Lord of the Stars who can merge the sun, moon, and stars in a short time and agrees with their philosophy, who do you think they will choose?"

Ling Tuo said in a low voice, "In that case, why did you resurrect me?"

The Lord of the Stars sighed, "Back then, I asked you for the core fragments of the Compass of Light, but you didn't give them to me, which is why there is today's Lord of Taiyin."

Ling Tuo seemed to have long anticipated this. The corner of his mouth, constantly flowing with blood, curled up, "From that time on, you started planning, and you secretly supported me to become the Lord of Taiyin, right?"

The Lord of the Stars nodded slightly, "Only the Lord of the Stars and the Lord of Taiyin can compete for the position of Lord of the Sun. I have already occupied the power of the stars, and supporting you to become the Lord of Taiyin means that the orderly camp has no choice but to support me. As long as I'm sure of you, I can become the ultimate winner."

Ling Tuo smiled miserably, "What a layout, scheming since childhood. I fancied myself as a chess player, only to realize in the end that I was just a chess piece. Star, tell me, let me die in peace."

The Lord of the Stars looked at Ling Tuo's chest, "You don't have much time left."

He turned to look at his descendant's face, "I originally wanted to obtain the fragments of the Compass of Light, find the Taiyin hidden in Lingjing, and accommodate it, then use the status of Lord of the Stars and Lord of Taiyin to accommodate the sun and become the Lord of Lingjing."

"After failing to compete for the fragments of the Compass of Light, I changed my mind and secretly guided you to comprehend the secrets of the Compass of Light. The Compass of Light is the origin of the God of Light, and the God of Light is a servant of the sun."

"Controlling the Compass of Light is like holding a torch in your hand. The light it emits can guide the holder to several core副本 of Lingjing, such as the 副本 hiding Taiyin, or the 副本 hiding the Merit List, but the holder must be a Night Watcher."

"I said before that Taiyin symbolizes evil and femininity. You should be clear about the attributes of the invaders. As long as you, the Carefree Four, find Taiyin, you will definitely be polluted by the invaders."

"I knew you would definitely be polluted, because you are more extreme than Zhang Tianshi. This is also the reason why the Free Alliance threw out the Compass of Light. They wanted the Night Watcher to get it, and wanted the Night Watcher who got the Compass of Light to be polluted."

Ling Tuo murmured, "Impossible."

"The method of using the Compass of Light was comprehended by us from ancient ruins, and this happened a few years before the battle for the Compass of Light." The Lord of the Stars' expression showed a bit of pity, "I deduced the appearance of the Compass of Light, and even deduced the major forces that might win the Compass of Light, laying down chess pieces in a targeted manner. The Carefree Four are just one of them."

Ling Tuo was stunned for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "The Compass of Light was thrown out by the Free Alliance. Why didn't they just hand the compass fragments over to you neatly?"

The Lord of the Stars sighed, "After the 魔种降世 and the destruction of the 教廷, Lingjing activated a self-inspection mechanism, simultaneously strengthening the defense system to resist the invaders' erosion, and searching for the 魔种 hidden in the human world, forcing it to open up a small world to hide."

"Under such circumstances, I couldn't deduce the 魔种 with a higher position. Not knowing his existence meant I couldn't communicate with the invaders in Lingjing. It wasn't until the battle for the Compass of Light ended that I met the 魔种 and formally formed an alliance. After that, the development was to guide you to fall and become the Lord of Taiyin."

"After you, the Carefree Four, entered the Taiyin 副本, learned the truth about Lingjing, and understood the essence of the invaders, you had a huge disagreement. You thought that destruction was the real order, but in fact, you were already polluted at that time. You broke up unhappily that time. After returning to reality, the pollution you suffered deepened, gradually twisting and deceiving Zhang Tianshi and the others to use the core fragments of the Compass of Light again for a second exploration. In that exploration, you actively integrated into Taiyin, wanting to become the Lord of Taiyin through this."

"Zhang Tianshi and the others were unable to call you back, so they had no choice but to withdraw from the 副本 and invited the Gods of Wind and Thunder, which resulted in you being trapped alone."

Ling Tuo smiled miserably, "After that, my resurrection was also promoted by you!"

The Lord of the Stars nodded slightly, "Your arrangement for 山河永存 to ask the 兵主教 for help, wanting to use the Chu family's rule-based道具 to resurrect, was within my expectations. Shura had already allied with me during the battle in Beijing that year."

"Helping you resurrect and supporting you in competing for the origin of the sun was all done for the orderly camp to see. In fact, during the disaster caused by the madness of the Gods of Wind and Thunder, he entered Beijing to force the Five Elements Alliance and Heavenly Punishment to hand over the fragments of the Compass of Light and open the sun 副本, was helping me at that time. Taiyin and the Stars have already returned to their positions. As long as I enter the sun 副本, I can become the Lord of the Sun."

"Unfortunately, the Demon Lord's obsession disrupted the plan. I could only choose to be patient and wait for the opportunity. Anyway, you, the Lord of Taiyin, will help me put pressure on the orderly camp."

Ling Tuo was silent for a few seconds and said, "So, this time's sun 副本 is a game set up by you and the 魔种 together."

The Lord of the Stars said, "That's right. You control the origin of Taiyin. In the real world, even gods can't kill you. But as long as you enter the sun 副本, you are a turtle in a jar."

"Speaking of which, I have to thank you. If you hadn't disrupted Lingjing and allowed the invaders to deepen their erosion, so that the Yongye profession could descend with power and communicate with the Night Emperor, he would not have been able to awaken."

In the chaotic world.

The昊天上帝 slowly said, "Everyone who collects the Five Elements Set and communicates with me can ask me for a request, and only one request."

"The First Emperor asked about the method of Changsheng, so I told him about the existence of Takamagahara, which is the only divine fragment of the Musician profession that has not been recovered by Lingjing."

"By obtaining the Demon Refining Pot, he could sleep in the pot, maintaining the vitality of his body and soul, waiting for Lingjing to reopen. Unfortunately, he failed."

"Thus, there are only two outcomes for him: one is to constantly seize舍, integrating into one soul fragment after another with the power of the Five Elements, and finally becoming unlike himself; the other is to disperse his 隗魄 and give up Changsheng."

"Bu Liangshuai was the second person to collect the Five Elements Set and ask me for the method of Changsheng. Perhaps he lost most of his soul and forgot that he was the First Emperor. Perhaps the First Emperor had his own pride and dignity, disdaining to take this step for Changsheng, self-dispersing his soul and returning to chaos."

"Is that so." Zhang Yuanqing carefully recalled his brief exchange with Bu Liangshuai. If this demi-god didn't lie to him, then he was indeed not the First Emperor.

No matter how much one becomes unlike oneself, one will always retain incomplete memories, thereby understanding one's true identity.

Not preserving the corresponding memories means that he is not the First Emperor. If Bu Liangshuai lied to him, Zhang Yuanqing couldn't figure out the reason for Bu Liangshuai's deception.

Being the First Emperor in the previous life is something to brag about.

"Trapping me and the orderly demi-god here, and letting the Gods of Wind and Thunder wreak havoc in reality, killing three birds with one stone... I admire, I admire..." Ling Tuo sneered continuously.

"Any more questions?" The Lord of the Stars looked at his descendant with pity.

At this time, Ling Tuo's face was already pale and gloomy, and the divine light in his eyes was about to dissipate. His spiritual power and essence blood were almost completely devoured by the Chiyou Blade.

Every time he said a word, he had to use all his strength, "When did you know about the existence of the invaders and choose to stand on the side of the Free camp?"

The Lord of the Stars said, "You don't need to know."

Ling Tuo said with difficulty, "I'll ask you again for Lingjun, why did you kill his birth mother?"

The Lord of the Stars smiled, "If there's a chance, I'll tell him myself."

After saying that, he raised his hand and pressed it on Ling Tuo's head.

Ling Tuo's body collapsed like a black hole. Bleeding from all seven orifices, his expression was calm, as if he had already accepted his fate. He stared at the Lord of the Stars, suddenly hooking the corner of his mouth, "Father, do you really think you've won!"

In the remaining sound, his face shattered and disintegrated.

His whole person collapsed into a small, pitch-black round moon, held in the palm of the Taiyi Sect Master, and then integrated into his body.

Shura said in a deep voice, "What did Ling Tuo mean by that last sentence?"

The Lord of the Stars said, "Taiyin is in charge of secrets and is stronger than the Yuan Shen. Although Ling Tuo is dead, his spiritual will has not been extinguished. If I want to merge with Taiyin, I must refine his will."

"If I forcibly merge with Taiyin to improve my position under the pressure of the Void demi-god, then he will have a chance to fight me one last time. He has only received Taiyin now and has not refined or accommodated it."

Hearing this, Shura leaned on his sword and looked at the Void demi-god, saying in a deep voice, "Kill them first!"

The Lord of the Stars shook his head gently, "The Void holds two demi-god items. He can either fight to the death, or rely on the characteristics of the Void to endure humiliation and live in obscurity. We just wait and see what happens."

He raised his eyes to look at the Void demi-god and smiled, "Void, you can exchange up to twice, gaining a total of six minutes of level 12 combat power. Guess if you can kill one of me and Shura."

"Guess again, in whose hands is the Mother God's womb, mine or Shura's? Ling Tuo wanted to use you to put pressure on me, forcing me to forcibly accommodate Taiyin to fight against you. That was his unrealistic idea before death. However, after I obtain the origin of the sun and refine his spirit and will, the orderly faction will be completely without hope. Why don't you try to gamble."

The Void demi-god's face was livid!

The Lord of the Stars smiled softly, "You have two days to think about it slowly."