Chapter 704 - 387: The Star Master Ascends to Da Luo, Sect Hierarch Retreats Behind Palace Doors (Part 2)
Chapter 704: Chapter 387: The Star Master Ascends to Da Luo, Sect Hierarch Retreats Behind Palace Doors (Part 2)
"He is about to consolidate his Dao fruit."
Sect Master Tongtian waved his large sleeve, and the heavens and the earth transformed, once again appearing in the boundless starry sky from the grand hall. At this moment, the myriad stars in the sky suddenly brightened. The ancient stars of the heavens appeared all at once, unfolding from the void, transforming into the All Heaven Star Map, slowly revolving around the Star Master, like a cloak of stars on his shoulders, as if at the center of all the heavenly stars.
The vast starry path now manifested in Su Yu’s eyes, visible to the naked eye.
However, at this moment, although Sect Master Tongtian, Su Yu, and the women of the Vast Sea were not far from the Star Master, they were actually located in another space. At this time, the only protagonist of this starry sky was the Star Master, who was about to consolidate his Da Luo Dao fruit.
"Buzz!"
The void trembled slightly, and the two core main stars, the Moon and Sun, at the center of all the heavenly stars changed dramatically at the same time. The Moon dimmed, transforming into a pitch-black vortex that swallowed the starlight of the heavens.
The Sun suddenly brightened, as fierce as millions of tons of nuclear fire compressed into his pupils, erupting like a supernova with a light beam that penetrated the heavens and the earth.
"It has begun."
Without needing guidance from a Saint, Su Yu understood in his heart that the Star Master was beginning to prove his Dao.
An Entropy Calamity wind blew from the end of the universe, causing the stars it passed to decay into gray dust. As it swept over the Star Master, the myriad stars on his Magical Robe shattered into dust, yet more stars were born from the All Heaven Star Array, pulling and grinding against each other.
Each of these stars was not illusory but real, each with a diameter of tens of thousands of kilometers, capable of supporting the lives of billions of mortals.
But here, they were as trivial as dust, ceaselessly being born and dying.
At this time, Sect Master Tongtian’s voice came:
"The vast starry path can control the birth and death of stars, while the Entropy Calamity wind from the end of the immeasurable calamities can destroy the universe’s stars. The Da Luo should be like a glass lamp, illuminating a thousand realms while the wick remains unstained by dust. You cultivate the vast time path, capable of controlling time, staining the time path. If someday you prove the Da Luo, remember not to let time erode your true essence."
Su Yu did not answer immediately but carefully pondered his master’s guidance, gaining a bit of realization in his heart.
Sect Master Tongtian’s words were assuredly not without purpose, guiding him on the problems he will undoubtedly face in proving Da Luo in the future. He kept this firmly in his mind.
The Entropy Calamity wind destroys everything. Even with the power of the Star Master, it cannot be resisted. Soon, the All Heaven Star Array draped over his body completely perished. The calamity wind swept over his physical body, which, like the stars, gradually turned into dust and dispersed. In the blink of an eye, his whole being turned into a skeleton of stars, but the black hole of the Moon and the white hole of the Sun in his pupils had not yet disappeared.
Su Yu held his breath, knowing that this was a critical moment despite not possessing the necessary power.
At this moment, Sect Master Tongtian’s voice rang out again:
"He should be grateful for having consolidated the Innate Star God body. Innate materials do not decay as easily as acquired things. He has more time than others to sort out his own laws and weave a Da Luo Dao fruit."
"Buzz!"
The skeletal frame of stars trembled slightly, and starlight brightened from it. This was the stellar path the Star Master etched upon himself, illuminating at each node on the surface, rebuilding the All Heaven Star Array with his physical body as the foundation.
Once the All Heaven Star Array was completed, in the depths of the universe outside the Earth Immortal Realm, the myriad ancient stars since the creation of the world began shining brightly together, emitting boundless stellar power.
"Hmm?"
In a secluded place of a major faction within the Earth Immortal Realm, a figure suddenly looked up in surprise. Though it was broad daylight, the myriad stars of the sky appeared, brilliantly outshining even the light of the sun.
In the Celestial Court, the All Heaven Star Array covering the entire court suddenly dimmed. Only a tenth of the star power remained, causing an Immortal to wonder:
"What is happening?"
An elder Golden Immortal looked up at the sky, calming his subordinates with a hand gesture, and said with envy on his face:
"Do not worry; it is a Golden Immortal proving the Dao with the stellar path to become a Da Luo."
"Gasp!"
In this moment, all beings above Golden Immortal in the Earth Immortal Realm paid attention to this phenomenon. Some Immortals, skilled in the Celestial Secret Skill, even attempted calculations, but found only chaos, unable to find any answers.
All ancient stars brightened together, aligning and imprinting with the All Heaven Star Array on the Star Master’s body.
"This is the first step of the Starry Dao fruit. It needs to assume the imprint of all ancient stars to form a unique star map."
"Next, using this as the foundation, he will consolidate his own Da Luo Dao fruit."
At this point, Sect Master Tongtian paused in his speech, gently flicking his duster. Though he seemed to do nothing, Su Yu suddenly understood what his master had just done.
As the imprints of all ancient stars took form, the star cape behind the Star Master rose. An intangible fluctuation of laws swept out, causing everything before them to become twisted and blurred. Thereafter, what happened was beyond Su Yu’s comprehension, given his current realm, and he only heard Sect Master Tongtian mentioning things he barely understood:
"When the True Spirit of Da Luo leaps out of the river of time, it must sever all anchors it had as effects. The Star Master resolves this with the path of star cycle. You, wielding the Law of Time, must be cautious not to leave enough footprints on the riverbed."
"Authority is power, but also a shackle. At that moment, if the Star Master covets the authority of star sovereignty, he might control all ancient stellar bodies but will also be constrained by this authority. Once the stars of the heavens return to the void, it will be the moment of demise, which is not the true Dao."
Sect Master Tongtian looked at Su Yu and said mildly:
"The authority of time exceeds that of star, remember not to be greedy."
"I will remember, master!"
Though Su Yu did not fully understand, he earnestly made a note of it all.
As time passed, the figure of the Star Master gradually became blurry, and his sense of existence started to weaken, as if his entire being was about to vanish.