Chapter 279: Precious Research Material

The Star Constellation realm, rivaling the stars.

At full power, it is said to possess the might to move celestial bodies.

One condenses their own star, comparable to a true star!

Of course, it is only comparable, and moreover, the person before him is merely at the Early Star Constellation Stage.

The Sunset Blade descended, its energy piercing through the palm force of the Long Cloud, while Taiji deflected the impact.

With a thunderous clash, heaven and earth trembled, the land within a hundred miles overturned, and the ground collapsed.

A terrifying shockwave swept in all directions, severely injuring the distant Stellar Body Martial Artists and sending them tumbling away.

Jiang Changkong drifted backward gracefully, treading on Star Power as he floated amidst the residual waves of energy.

The middle-aged man also retreated, his gaze tinged with gravity. “Impressive. You are now no weaker than an ordinary Early Star Constellation Stage Martial Artist.”

Jiang Changkong regarded him coldly. “It seems you consider yourself extraordinary.”

“Hah, of course. Although I have yet to reach the peak of the Early Star Constellation Stage, I have the means to slay you.”

The middle-aged man smiled arrogantly, his longsword vibrating as a hazy, earthy yellow light surged from the ground.

A star condensed, absorbing the hazy radiance as he lunged toward Jiang Changkong. “Triple Star.”

The star abruptly expanded, resembling a true celestial body as it charged at Jiang Changkong.

Jiang Changkong’s body sank slightly. The so-called Triple Star was merely triple gravity.

He showed no fear, manifesting a vast Taiji Diagram—one side Holy Sun, the other white clouds.

As the Taiji Diagram rotated, the oncoming star paused slightly, with nearly forty percent of its force rebounding back.

The remaining power erupted simultaneously from the Holy Sun and the white clouds.

Boom!

The star shattered, and a torrent of Star Power, guided by the Holy Sun and white clouds, merged with the forty percent rebounding force to strike directly at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man’s expression changed. Sword light flashed as he condensed another star.

Splat!

A mouthful of blood sprayed forth as the middle-aged man staggered backward, dispersing the force.

“Clouds Enveloping the Nine Heavens.”

Jiang Changkong unleashed another palm strike, white clouds swirling to envelop a hundred-mile radius, obscuring all vision.

“Skillful technique.”

The middle-aged man wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his gaze suddenly narrowing as he saw only half of Jiang Changkong!

“What I obtained from the War Palace—only now do you see it.”

Half of Jiang Changkong’s body employed the Divine Control Art, while the other half wielded the combat power of Power Runes, his blood energy soaring to the heavens in an eerie and formidable display.

The middle-aged man’s heart sank. This was more than just three Stellar Bodies!

“Force Pattern Array.”

Jiang Changkong raised a palm, gathering surging blood energy to weave a Force Pattern Star Array within the white clouds.

“You—”

The middle-aged man had just opened his mouth when a terrifying crisis struck. He hastily raised his sword to block as stars materialized around him.

Clang!

An invisible force descended, causing the longsword to tremble. Where the Divine Control Art passed, the stars cracked, and the middle-aged man staggered backward repeatedly.

As the Force Pattern Star Array formed, immense blood energy converged, and Jiang Changkong’s body swelled dramatically.

Three-meter Golden Body!

Boom!

The invisible force reappeared. The middle-aged man’s expression darkened as the surrounding stars coiled around his legs like ropes.

He circulated his Star Power, shattering the blood energy bonds, and raised his sword once more. “Ten Thousand Stars Attraction… Ah!”

As he unleashed a strike, his soul trembled violently, and blood seeped from his seven orifices.

The power of the Divine Control Art had actually pierced through the Star Gate to strike his soul directly!

“Taiyin and Taiyang!”

Jiang Changkong switched Stellar Bodies again, transforming in an instant with a single thought.

Yin and Yang intertwined, perfectly harmonizing with the Taiji Yin-Yang Stellar Body.

Facing the incoming sword strike, terrifying gravity assailed him. The Taiji rotated, deflecting sixty percent of the force!

Sunset Blade, Tyrant Blade Moon Mist!

After unleashing both blades, Jiang Changkong reverted to the two Stellar Bodies of Power Runes and the Divine Control Art.

He channeled the sixty percent of Star Power he had deflected, driving it simultaneously into the middle-aged man’s body.

“Kid, your soul techniques are impressive, but I…”

The middle-aged man forcibly activated his Star Power to block the dual blades, only to find that the power of the Tyrant Blade Moon Mist killed without leaving a trace.

A surge of wild and domineering Blade Qi rushed into his body, wantonly destroying everything, turning his internal organs to dust.

The Star Power within his body hurriedly suppressed the Blade Qi, but the Divine Control Art had already arrived, directly enveloping his soul and forcibly tearing it out from the Star Gate.

Boom!

The Sunset Blade descended, Star Power spreading out, sweeping in all directions.

The Force Pattern Star Array trembled, unable to withstand the impact, and shattered.

Jiang Changkong activated the Divine Control Art, and the faint, translucent soul was partially exposed, still struggling, trying to return to its body.

With the Divine Control Art operating at full power, a torrent of Star Power forcefully pulled the middle-aged man’s soul out of his body.

A Martial Artist at the Early Star Constellation Stage, his soul separated from his body!

Once separated from the body, the soul became like rootless duckweed, completely at Jiang Changkong’s mercy.

His form almost entirely transparent, Jiang Changkong looked at the middle-aged man’s soul: “The matter of Taiyin and Taiyang, you won’t be able to take it out.”

The soul struggled violently: “Jiang Changkong, the Immortal Palace will never let you go.”

“So it really is the Immortal Palace. Come, tell me about the Immortal Palace’s affairs,” Jiang Changkong said coldly.

“Die…”

Bang!

The soul exploded. With a wave of his hand, Jiang Changkong summoned the middle-aged man’s corpse, removed the Spatial Equipment, and exclaimed excitedly: “The Immortal Palace is indeed wealthy. Just arriving in the Void Realm, and they send such a generous gift.”

A mountain of Star Stones, already processed!

With a thought, Holy Sun power emerged, incinerating the body.

Inside the body, the internal organs had already turned to dust. Even if the soul were forced back in, resurrection would be impossible.

He stored the Star Stones, planning to count them later. For now, he would first find that Stellar Body Martial Artist.

That Martial Artist hadn’t left yet, probably waiting for his master’s victory.

Inside the middle-aged man’s Spatial Equipment was also a token with a trace of Soul Power, which had already dissipated.

Jiang Changkong flew over and arrived in front of the Stellar Body Martial Artist: “You, what are you still waiting for?”

“Jiang Changkong, you, you…”

The Stellar Body Martial Artist stumbled backward, pointing at Jiang Changkong, unable to utter a complete sentence.

“A Martial Artist at the Early Star Constellation Stage is nothing special,” Jiang Changkong said indifferently. “Do you want to live or die?”

“You, you’re willing to let me go?” The Stellar Body Martial Artist was momentarily stunned, finding it hard to believe.

“Your master wanted you to infiltrate my side. I can give you that opportunity,” Jiang Changkong said calmly. “But on the condition that you obey.”

The Stellar Body Martial Artist: “…”

If I’m infiltrating your side, how can I obey you?

“Tell me, what is the Immortal Palace researching?” Jiang Changkong asked.

“I, I don’t know…”

“Hmm?”

“I really don’t know. I only know the Immortal Palace is researching humans, studying every stage.

They even capture ordinary people from Earth and bring them to the Void Realm…”

The Stellar Body Martial Artist blurted everything out.

In the Void Realm, there were many such research bases. The Jiang family’s location was just one of them.

His mission was to find ways to lure Martial Artists over or capture them and send them there.

The Star Demons would conduct research, and the Star Crystals and Star Stones from the Martial Artists would be split evenly between him and the Star Demons.

However, the Star Crystals and Star Stones he obtained couldn’t be used by him at all—they all had to be handed over to the Immortal Palace.

Of course, this so-called even split only applied to what he couldn’t handle. Anything he could manage, he took for himself without sharing with the Star Demons.

The Jiang family’s second son was also incited by him to cooperate with the Star Demons, unaware of the Immortal Palace’s involvement.

“What about the old man of the Jiang family?”

“The old fellow from the Jiang family never went to open up new territory. He was suppressed by the lord and the Star Demon, and that Star Demon is at the Early Star Constellation Stage.

He is currently imprisoned with the Star Demon, because he might still be useful, so he hasn’t been killed yet.”

The Stellar Body Martial Artist lowered his head, not daring to look at him. “Of course, the Star Demon is also studying him—he’s a very rare research specimen.”

“A rare research specimen?” A flicker of killing intent flashed in Jiang Changkong’s eyes, but he quickly suppressed it. “If this person dies, will the Immortal Palace still contact you?”

The Stellar Body was momentarily stunned, finally understanding why Jiang Changkong had kept him alive—to lure in the people from the Immortal Palace!