Chapter 273: Annihilation

“The Solar Star Array? I am the Holy Sun that you cannot restrain!”

All the power within his body transformed into Holy Sun Star Power.

In an instant, the Holy Sun Force directly shattered the Star Array’s blockade.

The Holy Sunlight pierced through a hundred miles, and beneath its radiance, nothing but killing intent remained.

All light was being evaporated, and the Star Power connected by the Star Array began to fracture.

A terrifying pressure enveloped the five Star Demons and Hai Mingsha.

“This… this power, how is it possible…”

“An eighth-tier top-grade Star Array—how could he break it with mere force alone?”

“Stellar level! His Solar Star Force has already reached the stellar level!”

Panicked roars echoed as the five Star Demons and Hai Mingsha shared the same shock.

The Three Great Star Bodies were already astonishing enough. Before Jiang Changkong erupted, they were merely stunned.

But now, after Jiang Changkong erupted, this power had directly reached the stellar level!

“You are not yet qualified to witness the Three Great Star Bodies.”

Jiang Changkong’s expression was indifferent. The eruption of the Three Great Star Bodies would undoubtedly be stronger than his current self, but not overwhelmingly so.

If Taiyin and Taiyang erupted, they could likely overpower him.

However, right now, he wanted these creatures to know that even his singular power was immensely terrifying.

“Blazing Sun.”

With a calm utterance, the eighth-tier top-grade long blade hummed, struggling to bear his Star Power.

Under his full eruption, the eighth-tier long blade offered him no enhancement.

He had completely surpassed the eighth tier!

Even before the blade was swung, its might already shook the heavens and tore through the Star Array.

Like the rising sun, this warm and gentle slash was dozens of times more powerful than before.

The Holy Sunlight, which should have nourished all things, now carried only killing intent.

Wherever the Holy Sunlight passed, only destruction remained.

Starlight evaporated, and the Star Demons’ bodies cracked. In the blink of an eye, they were covered in fissures.

The Malevolent Ghost phantoms dissipated directly, and the soul-cultivating Star Demons were brutally suppressed, bearing the most cracks.

Hai Mingsha’s body also cracked, the Star Array Patterns on his body pushed to their limit, yet still unable to withstand the Holy Sunlight.

The Blazing Sun Blade finally descended, targeting the Solar Star Force Star Demon!

Boom!

Blood mist filled the sky as the Solar Star Force Star Demon exploded into countless pieces of flesh, scattering downward.

But these pieces of flesh still writhed, not yet dead, attempting to reassemble!

Under the illumination of the Holy Sunlight, the writhing ceased, sealed by the Holy Sun Force.

Gulp.

As the aftershocks subsided, An Shanhe and the others swallowed hard. They never imagined Jiang Changkong’s strength had reached such a terrifying level.

Hai Mingsha’s ambush was nothing but a suicidal move!

“Restrain my Divine Control Art? Then try it!”

The Holy Sun Force vanished, replaced by an Invisible Star Power that spread out, enveloping the entire area.

Hai Mingsha and the four Star Demons stiffened simultaneously, unable to even move.

They wanted to act, but their bodies no longer obeyed their commands.

This Divine Control Art was no ordinary soul technique—it could directly immobilize their bodies!

In the next moment, the Divine Souls of the one human and four Star Demons stiffened as a bizarre force pierced through the Star Gate, enveloping their souls.

“Ah…”

A piercing, clear scream echoed. The soul-attribute Star Demon’s body revealed a faint, ethereal soul that was cracking apart.

Tearing the soul!

The invisible force slowly tore the soul apart, the agonizing wails striking directly at everyone’s souls.

This was the sound of the soul.

Within the Star Gate, the souls of An Shanhe and the others trembled as if witnessing an immense terror.

Boom!

The last fragment of the soul was torn apart, the soul completely dissipated, leaving only the corpse of a Star Demon that plummeted downward.

Devoid of all life force!

The Star Body Star Demon was directly slain!

“So it turns out you can’t recover once your soul shatters.”

Jiang Changkong smiled faintly, as if he had uncovered some secret.

Now, this was perfect—his true self possessed the Divine Control Art, while his alternate identity wielded the Tyrant Blade.

Whether it was the Star Demons or An Shanhe and his companions, everyone present stared at him in horror.

Jiang Changkong had the means to instantly kill a Stellar Body Martial Artist!

“Come, next one. Let’s verify my White Cloud Nine Layers Scripture,” Jiang Changkong said calmly.

His Star Power shifted once more, transforming into a deathly pale cloud.

An Shanhe and the other four: “…”

Is this really the time for you to test your martial arts? Can we leave first?

They watched in fear, terrified that Jiang Changkong might strike them or that they would be caught in the crossfire.

Hai Mingsha and the three Star Demons trembled—how had this madman trained to become like this?

Was he really going to kill one with each martial art technique?

Where the white clouds enveloped, the sun and moon lost their light, the sky vanished from sight, leaving only the deathly pale clouds.

And these white clouds directly devoured Hai Mingsha and the Star Demons, rushing madly into their bodies.

The white clouds released Star Power, tearing their bodies apart.

“Qi Pierces the Long Clouds.”

Jiang Changkong struck with a palm, and the white clouds that had poured into their bodies spread to every corner.

With a thunderous explosion, the Azure Light Star Demon shattered directly, turning into uniform, neatly sliced pieces of flesh.

The power of the white clouds clung to the flesh fragments, sealing the Star Demon within.

“Only three left now, and none of you are body-refining Star Demons. How dull.”

Jiang Changkong spoke calmly, “Then let me show you the strength of a body-refining Martial Artist after stepping into the Stellar Body realm.”

With a sudden explosion, the Essence and Energy Smoke Signal shot straight into the sky.

The Power Runes Stellar Body activated, seven Power Runes flowing across his skin.

Jiang Changkong flexed his five fingers and pressed down on the Void.

An invisible force spread, impossible to detect, only perceptible through the sense of danger.

But before Jiang Changkong, who had unleashed his full power, they had already lost their composure.

Boom!

Explosions rang out as Hai Mingsha and the two Star Demons simultaneously shattered into a bloody mist.

This bloody mist did not dissipate but slowly began to coalesce.

After all, he was no match for a Near-God corpse—he couldn’t kill them outright.

The Star Arrays had all been destroyed, and the Star Demons had turned into bloody mist and fragments, suppressed by Jiang Changkong.

With a wave of his hand, the power dissipated, allowing these Star Demons and Hai Mingsha to heal.

He collected the Spatial Equipment. Hai Mingsha only had a little over two thousand eighth-grade mid-tier Star Crystals, with no high-tier or top-tier ones.

The Star Demons also had Spatial Equipment, several thousand cubic meters in size, containing Star Crystals as well—slightly more than Hai Mingsha’s, along with mostly miscellaneous items.

There were stones engraved with Star Script, scrolls, and some refining materials and potions.

There were also some instruments and even mobile phones.

But the phones were completely blank—no call records, no chat messages, nothing.

As the Solar Star Force Star Demon healed, Jiang Changkong had just finished extracting the Star Stone from the soul Star Demon and directly suppressed him: “Speak. Who informed you?”

The Star Demon glared at him coldly, not uttering a word.

“If you won’t speak, then die.” Jiang Changkong waved his hand, using the Divine Control Art to shatter the soul and extract the Star Stone.

The remaining Star Demons healed, but none of them spoke a word. Without hesitation, Jiang Changkong slaughtered them all.

His gaze turned to Hai Mingsha: “You won’t speak either?”

Hai Mingsha remained silent for a moment before saying, “The Intelligence Palace of the Immortal Palace promised me a stellar-grade breakthrough potion. That’s all I know.”

“Hmm, knowing about the Immortal Palace is enough. I’ll give you a quick death.” Jiang Changkong raised his palm, and the Divine Control Art directly destroyed the soul.

After finishing this, Jiang Changkong turned to An Shanhe: “Let’s keep moving.”

“Don’t you want these bodies?” An Shanhe pointed at the corpses. “The research institute can extract their power and use it as energy.”

“Then we shouldn’t waste them. Thanks.” Jiang Changkong quickly collected them, expressing his gratitude.

The base was newly established and needed too much—nothing useful could be wasted.