Chapter 1269: Excellent
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Are you kidding me?! The power of four pieces of the debris of the stars, and four pieces of the debris of the stars that contain elemental rules, is more than enough to slaughter even the gods! This test is out to kill me! Faced with this terrifying scene, all Lin Li could do was curse Geresco in his heart for being such a psychopath while releasing all seven pieces of the debris of the stars.
Under Lin Li’s control, the power of the seven pieces of the debris of the stars was connected to become a unified entity instead of seven separate pieces of the debris of the stars. The laws contained in the seven pieces of the debris of the stars were the seven basic laws that constituted the world. Lin Li’s mastery and comprehension of the power of the seven pieces of the debris of the stars was the very reason he could create his World Domain. However, the current seven pieces of the debris of the stars did not form a Domain World.
There was an origin to the name debris of the stars. Each piece of the debris of the stars contained a basic law that constituted part of the world, and when the seven pieces of the debris of the stars were placed together, they would form a Star Core with a complete set of laws. The Star Core was known as the seed that gives birth to a world and the basic core that could create a perfect world like Anril. Hence, it was also called the Heart of the World.
With his mastery of the seven laws, Lin Li could create a World Domain and also turn his World Domain into World Sword, but he was far from reaching the level of being able to condense the Heart of the World. The real Heart of the World was something that even the gods couldn’t possess or manipulate. Hence, the Divine Kingdom created by gods would be stabilized by the Twin Serpents of Light and Darkness.
Lin Li was now entirely using the power of the debris of the stars, turning the seven pieces of the debris of the stars into the Star Core. However, this Star Core still couldn’t be compared to a real Star Core, because it was akin to something that had been broken and pieced back together. Although the appearance remained the same, it would still be impossible to ignore the cracks.
Of course, even if it was just a Star Core that was pieced together, it already had the shape of the Heart of the World after the seven laws influenced each other. The power it contained was shockingly massive. If it were a real Star Core, even existences that were as powerful as gods would seem like ants in the face of it. Hence, even if the Star Core formed by the seven pieces of the debris of the stars contained only 1% of the true Star Core, it would definitely be a power that made even gods shudder.
That was already the most powerful attack that Lin Li could release at the moment. Even when he’d been in the Endless World, he had never done such a thing. Even though his Hunter avatar in the Endless World had the Stars of Fury and the debris of the stars, and there had been times when the seven pieces of the debris of the stars were launched in unison, he had never tried to form a Star Core with all seven pieces of the debris of the stars.
After the seven pieces of the debris of the stars converged into a mass of light in front of Lin Li, the entire space began flickering with some illusory shadows under the influence of that power. It was as if there was a world that had been created in this space, and was constantly being developed into a perfect world like Anril. However, it was merely the influence brought about by the mana fluctuations of the Star Core. The illusory world seemed intangible and susceptible to being blown away by the wind.
Geresco’s Stars of Fury, which was right across from Lin Li, had also launched those four pieces of the debris of the stars. The power of the four pieces of the debris of the stars representing the four laws of earth, fire, water, and wind fused together perfectly thanks to the Stars of Fury. Similarly, they constituted an Elemental World that was emitting terrifying fluctuations.
At this moment, Lin Li felt as if the world was crushing him as the ground below him began trembling vigorously, while thunder and lightning filled the sky above his head. The ocean was burning with blazing hot flames and full of waves that were blown up by the gale.
Although Lin Li was carrying out an extraordinary operation by piecing the seven pieces of the debris of the stars together to form the Star Core, he still didn’t feel confident about facing Geresco’s attacks. After all, Geresco had the Stars of Fury, which resulted in a world of a difference that left Lin Li feeling hopeless.
However, giving up was obviously impossible for Lin Li. Despite his despair, he was bent on doing his best to fight. He knew very well that although it was just Geresco’s test, it was not to be taken lightly, and the consequences of failure would be more than just having to redo it all over again. His soul might really be destroyed.
Lin Li chanted an incantation with a special rhythm, and continuously catalyzed the power of the Star Core, making the illusory world in the space seem almost realistic. Under his stimulation, the Star Core, which was composed of seven pieces of the debris of the stars, began emitting rays of light like a new star, which would shock one’s soul. They then darted towards the four pieces of the debris of the stars that Geresco launched.
It was a collision of two worlds. The Star Core that was formed by the seven pieces of the debris of the stars collided with the Elemental World that was formed by the four pieces of the debris of the stars. All of a sudden, all Lin Li could see was lightning, a roaring sea of fire with huge raging waves, and thunderbolts falling like raindrops from the sky together with meteors. The seven pieces of the debris of the stars were at the center, emitting a light that would sometimes shrink to a mere circle, and sometimes expand into countless rays of light.
It seemed as if Lin Li had blocked Geresco’s attack, but he didn’t feel a trace of relief at all. He hadn’t forgotten that while he had used all seven pieces of the debris of the stars, there were still three with Geresco.
As expected, Lin Li suddenly discovered that the ground beneath his feet had turned pitch-black at some point, as if he was standing on the Endless Void. At the same time, Lin Li felt an extremely familiar force coming from behind him, which was actually emitted from the debris of the stars, Holy Light and Nothingness.
Without a doubt, it was the power of Nothingness that caused Holy Light to appear behind Lin Li, forcing him into a desperate situation immediately.
The seven pieces of the debris of the stars in front of him were fighting hard against the Elemental World formed by the four pieces of the debris of the stars. However, three other pieces of the debris of the stars appeared behind him. What else did Lin Li have that could contend with the three pieces of the debris of the stars? Even if the three pieces of the debris of the stars were stimulated in an ordinary manner, and not launched with the Stars of Fury, Lin Li didn’t have anything that could contend with them.
When he felt the force of the three pieces of the debris of the stars coming from behind, Lin Li clenched his jaw, and quickly flew towards the front like a bolt of lightning. The battle between the Elemental World and the Star Core caused the surrounding space to crumble and collapse before regenerating. Even gods would be reduced to ashes when they arrived in the center.
However, Lin Li dashed straight into the center of the collision of the two worlds without any hesitation, as if he totally didn’t sense the massive threat in front of him that wasn’t inferior to that behind him.
Since Lin Li dared to rush into the center, he naturally wasn’t completely unprepared. Just as the horrifying pressure was about to rip his body apart, he suddenly vanished right on the spot in a flash. Immediately afterwards, the Star Core that was fighting against the Elemental World expanded rapidly as if it was filled with air. It was as if a new world was about to be born.
The enormous power of the Star Core emerged with a great force that seemed capable of sweeping everything away. The lightning in the sky dispersed and devoured the sea of fire and waves that were swarming over. It then caused the three pieces of the debris of the stars behind Lin Li to be fixed in midair.
The Star Core expanded incessantly together with the space. When the Star Core became the size of a planet, it still seemed small and somewhat insignificant in this space. At this juncture, Lin Li, who had just vanished, was actually standing on the huge planet. Clearly, his entry had triggered the changes in the Star Core, and caused it to turn into a planet.
The majority of the planet that the Star Core had turned into was covered by an azure sea, with the land being covered with volcanoes that were erupting incessantly. There were also grass and trees growing rapidly in most places. The vast forests and grasslands had turned the mainland green, but the land on both ends was still covered with ice and snow. Anyone from the same origin as Lin Li would be able to recognize at a glance that the huge planet was Earth, which he had transmigrated from.
There was no other solution. In order to stimulate the power of the Star Core to the maximum, Lin Li had no choice but to shape the Star Core based on the model that he remembered. Of course, it was just a pseudo-earth that looked exactly the same as it did in the prehistoric times. In fact, there was no other life form other than the plants. After all, Lin Li was just a Sanctuary powerhouse who wasn’t capable of creating real life yet.
Instead of resisting the attack, Lin Li immediately opened a rift in the power of the planet before Geresco could react, allowing the Elemental World and the three pieces of the debris of the stars behind him to enter.
Although Geresco’s shadow’s competency was similar to Lin Li’s, he would probably be able to destroy the planet if he could use the Stars of Fury to release the power of the seven pieces of the debris of the stars. Hence, before Geresco used an even more insane method, Lin Li immediately drew all seven pieces of his debris of the stars to the planet.
Although Lin Li had created the planet using the seven pieces of the debris of the stars, it was essentially the same as the World Domain he created. He was the supreme god of this world and the controller of everything on the planet. Even a god would be suppressed by the power of this world once he entered.
When the Elemental World surged into the planet, it immediately brought about a great disaster to the planet. The sky burned and turned into a fiery red color, while the sea began boiling. A large bottomless crack appeared in the earth, and it was as if the planet was about to collapse in the next moment. However, at this moment, Lin Li stood between the heaven and earth, and slowly raised his hand. Without chanting any incantation or releasing any mana fluctuations, the catastrophic scene was erased like words on a blackboard.
With the disappearance of the Elemental World, Geresco’s four pieces of the debris of the stars were also revealed. They turned into four streams of light that kept shooting through the world, as if they were caged birds that were trying to break free. The other three pieces of the debris of the stars that originally attacked Lin Li from behind did not escape that fate, either.
This world was Lin Li’s home turf, and even though he was facing Geresco, it was ultimately just a shadow of Geresco, and not the real him. Hence, it wasn’t that easy for these seven pieces of the debris of the stars to escape.
After keeping the seven pieces of the debris of the stars in this world, Lin Li immediately increased his control over this world, and continuously stimulated the power of the Star Core. The seven pieces of the debris of the stars also became more and more sluggish as they flew around in the world, resembling a person who had fallen into a swamp. In the end, the seven pieces of the debris of the stars were eventually fixed in the air, no longer able to move an inch despite their continuous trembling.
Next, it was the shadow’s turn! Now that Lin Li had suppressed the seven pieces of the debris of the stars, Geresco’s shadow would no longer be much of a threat to him even if he had the Stars of Fury.
However, just as Lin Li was considering how to deal with Geresco’s shadow, the seven pieces of the debris of the stars that had been confined suddenly vanished. Lin Li was taken aback because he had already used all his might to confine the seven pieces of the debris of the stars, and yet they managed to escape. There was nothing he could do anymore.
However, immediately after that, a voice once again surfaced in Lin Li’s mind.
“Very well, it seems that you didn’t disappoint me!”
Hearing those words, Lin Li felt that he had immediately lost control of the world and the planet as it turned into an illusion, revealing the Star Core that was situated at the center of the planet. At this juncture, he had freed himself from the world on the planet, and watched as it reverted to the Star Core before splitting into the seven pieces of the debris of the stars that flew back to him.
At this moment, Lin Li looked around again, only to realize that he was back in the same study as before, and was still standing in the spot that he had walked towards just now. If not for the seven pieces of the debris of the stars around him, he would have even thought that the fight just now was simply a dream. Based on what Geresco’s shadow had just said, it was obvious that he had passed Geresco’s test. Even though he hadn’t truly defeated that shadow, he managed to control the shadow’s seven pieces of the debris of the stars. Even if the battles he faced next were going to be difficult, the outcome was somewhat certain.
When Lin Li looked at the back of the figure seated in the study once again, the familiar-looking figure also turned around at the same time.
However, Lin Li was thoroughly surprised to see the true face of the figure, so much so that he almost exclaimed in shock.. Deep down, his heart was filled with astonishment because the person that he thought was Geresco had a face that was extremely similar to the Immortal King’s.