Chapter 426 – The Grand Star Lord

In the desolate Starry Sky.

A colossal, pure white creature with elegant lines slowly approached the light vortex. A giant image of a white narcissus hovered above its head, appearing sacred and magnificent, like a mythical beast from the legends cruising through the Starry Sky.

On the platform in front of the light vortex, a handsome youth led a group of three, watching this enormous creature as they awaited its gradual approach.

“Now they finally decided to gather Strength and attempt to force open the secret realm… What were they doing earlier?”

The handsome youth gazed at the slowly approaching mythical level spaceship, which symbolized the supreme authority of the Bai Family’s Council of Elders, with a hint of cold resentment in his voice.

“Hasn’t the Council of Elders always been like this?”

The white-haired middle-aged man beside him replied softly, then stepped forward, kneeling on one knee in a gesture of welcome.

The handsome youth said no more and, along with the bespectacled old man, also made a respectful gesture of greeting.

Before long, the gigantic spaceship approached the platform and stopped. Then, from a small opening at the head, several golden bubbles were ejected.

Each golden bubble contained a person, hovering high above the platform.

Standing in the largest of the golden bubbles at the forefront was a middle-aged man clad in a luxurious, luminous white combat armor. His features were handsome, with similarly luminous white hair styled in a unique bun hanging down his back. His eyes were aged and carried the commanding presence of one accustomed to high positions, instilling respect without anger.

“Greetings to the Second Elder.”

The three on the platform lowered their heads and respectfully greeted the armored middle-aged man.

The latter nodded slightly, his indifferent gaze sweeping over the three, pausing briefly on the white-haired middle-aged man.

“What are you doing here? I remember you were supposed to oversee the star spirit tower trial affairs?”

The white-haired middle-aged man replied, “There was an issue during the trial process. After reporting it to the Council of Elders, I remained here waiting…”

The armored middle-aged man, respected as the Second Elder, had a flicker of interest in his eyes and casually slid open a small virtual screen before him, as if retrieving some information.

Quickly, he frowned slightly.

“How did heretic elements become involved…”

“Enough, this matter will be dealt with later.”

The Second Elder casually dismissed the virtual screen before him, regaining his calm demeanor. He then turned to the handsome youth leading the trio, asking, “Where is the Immortal Bloodline Holder currently in the secret realm?”

The handsome youth’s expression shifted slightly, and he replied in a low, somewhat ashamed voice, “I’m not sure.”

“What?!”

The Second Elder’s gaze turned icy, and a massive, cold mental power emanated from him, even twisting the golden bubble surrounding him.

This overwhelming mental power descended upon the handsome youth.

His complexion immediately turned white, and he collapsed onto the platform in a prostrate position.

“Not sure? The Bai Family descends, and you tell me you’re not sure?! You were put in charge of the secret realm trial, and you can’t even keep track of one person. For someone of Star Lord Level, what are you doing?!”

“Hmph!”

The Second Elder snorted, and a semi-transparent, distorted force field spread from him into the Starry Sky, enveloping the entire platform below.

The entire platform began to shake violently, and the three kneeling upon it were drenched in sweat, their bodies trembling.

Bearing the brunt of the pressure, the handsome youth emitted a white light, barely able to stand under the terrifying pressure which far exceeded his strength. He quickly said through gritted teeth, “Elder, please calm down.

Although the exact location of the Immortal Bloodline Holder is uncertain at the moment.

The coordinates of the communicator given to her by the family can still be detected…”

“If you can lock onto the communicator’s coordinates, why can’t you ascertain the Immortal Bloodline Holder’s current location?”

The Second Elder’s eyebrows furrowed, and his tone suddenly turned icy.

“Are you suggesting that the Immortal Bloodline Holder is likely in danger?”

“Not necessarily…”

The handsome youth shook his head, replying in a low voice while still bowed, “Based on the information feedback from the communicator, her condition seemed intact when her main body was last detected. I suspect she might have unbound it herself, possibly out of concern…”

He didn’t continue the second half of his sentence.

The Second Elder understood his implication and narrowed his eyes, speaking coldly, “Are you suggesting there’s a traitor within the family?”

The handsome youth kept his head bowed to the ground, remaining silent, but didn’t deny the suggestion. If there hadn’t been a leak from within the Bai Family, it would have been impossible for the Tulan Family to suddenly appear inside the ancestral land secret realm during the Bai Family’s organized exploration, with a clear objective targeting the Immortal Bloodline Holder.

“The Council of Elders will thoroughly investigate this matter. You don’t need to worry about it…”

The Second Elder remarked dryly before instructing, “Give me the communicator coordinates.”

“Yes.”

The handsome youth quickly transmitted a set of coordinates to the Second Elder.

After receiving them, the Second Elder glanced at the coordinates nonchalantly, then slightly tilted his head, giving instructions to a few people following him.

One of the figures within the golden bubble turned back toward the spaceship.

Soon, the mythical level spaceship suspended in the Starry Sky began to glow all over.

Vast, scorching streams of energy surged from various parts of the spaceship toward a specific point at its bottom.

At this focal point of converging energy, a white light sphere formed, so bright that even those at the Star Lord Realm couldn’t look directly at it.

The light sphere rapidly expanded, resembling blazing suns being thrown one by one into a bonfire.

When the energy reached its peak, terrifying fluctuations emanated outward.

The silence of the desolate Starry Sky was completely shattered, and the entire space seemed to quiver violently, like a thin sheet being buffeted by gale-force winds.

The White Narcissus spaceship, cradling the light sphere, slowly shifted its position, aiming the gigantic white narcissus emblem atop it toward the light vortex not far away that represented the ancestral land secret realm.

Final calibrations and adjustments were nearing completion.

Just as the energy accumulated to its limit and the light sphere was about to transform into a beam…

“Hum-“

A strange humming noise suddenly resonated through the void.

In the next instant, the Starry Sky, which had been quaking intensely under the energy fluctuations from the White Narcissus mythical level spaceship, came to a sudden standstill.

All energy fluctuations quietly subsided.

Then, an indescribable and terrifying mental power descended abruptly.

In the void of the Starry Sky, countless streams of light emerged, converging from all directions to form a massive figure, spanning thousands of kilometers.

In front of this colossal, radiant figure, even the mythical White Narcissus spaceship appeared as small as a model toy in comparison, approximately the size of its two palms.

The monumental figure that had suddenly appeared was indistinct in outline, except for a pair of silver-white eyes that shone like stars, clearly visible against its form.

As those eyes looked down upon the people below, a sudden force shattered the platform suspended in the void, causing the golden bubbles on the platform to burst simultaneously.

Everyone from the Bai Family, including the Second Elder, was taken aback, their expressions changing dramatically. A voice, shocked and terrified, cried out, “Grand Star Lord Realm!”

“It’s a Grand Star Lord level powerhouse from the Tulan Family!”

After the golden bubble burst, the Second Elder’s entire body glowed as he transformed into a dazzling streak of light, rushing urgently toward the White Narcissus spaceship, just within reach.

Almost at the instant his form merged with the spaceship, the dormant White Narcissus spun its bow, redirecting its original attack from the secret realm’s light vortex to target the giant figure above.

The spaceship roared silently, as the light sphere brewing at its bottom erupted into a blinding beam of light.

The radiant figure raised its hand expressionlessly, bringing its palms together just in time to intercept the blazing beam.

“Boom!”

A terrifying silence was shattered by the explosion, akin to countless supernovae detonating simultaneously in the Starry Sky.

An enormous light sphere blossomed at the point of impact between the two forces.

A pure white brilliance instantly filled the vast expanse of space, causing everyone to reflexively close their eyes against the intense glare.

As the blinding light subsided, the handsome youth, floating in the void without the platform’s support, opened his eyes with a pale face.

The first thing he saw was the equally ashen and alarmed face of the white-haired middle-aged man beside him.

Looking up, he saw that the towering, light-stream figure now had both arms missing, while beneath the White Narcissus spaceship, a second light sphere was beginning to form.

However, before they could celebrate this small victory, streams of light once again materialized on either side of the radiant figure, rapidly reforming the arms that had been annihilated in the clash with the White Narcissus.

The speed of this regeneration was much faster than the White Narcissus’s preparation of a second attack.

The light sphere beneath the White Narcissus spaceship had barely reached half its formation when the missing arms of the enormous light figure already regenerated completely.

The colossal light-formed hands, spanning the Starry Sky, swept silently, crushing layers of void as they moved with overwhelming power towards the White Narcissus spaceship, resembling an adult reaching for a child’s toy.

The handsome youth and others watching below trembled with fear.

A Grand Star Lord level!

A Grand Star Lord level powerhouse.

This was merely the manifestation of their mental will, yet it possessed enough power to crush a mythical level warship with ease.

Under such terrifying force, those of them with only Star Lord Level strength felt as insignificant as a speck of dust in the vast Starry Sky.

“Boom-“

The massive hands of light clamped down fiercely on the White Narcissus spaceship.

As it was seized, a semi-transparent crystalline barrier quickly emerged over the ship’s surface.

The figure’s hands began to exert pressure, and everyone could see with their own eyes how the Starry Sky weapon, representing the strongest combat power of the Bai Family, trembled violently under the force, with large, visible cracks forming on its energy shield.

If this continued, it seemed only a matter of time before the ship would be crushed bare-handed by the opponent.

A profound sense of despair welled up in the hearts of all the Bai Family members present.

The White Narcissus was a mythical level spaceship, theoretically possessing combat power comparable to a Grand Star Lord level powerhouse.

But the utterly one-sided battle made it clear that this Grand Star Lord level powerhouse from the Tulan Family far exceeded the typical capabilities of one.

With just their will manifested, they could easily toy with a mythical level spaceship.

Could this be the foundation of a top-tier family from the Moyun galaxy?

Everyone’s minds were thrown into turmoil, plunging them into unprecedented helplessness and confusion.

Just as the handsome youth was lost in thought, he heard a gentle sigh beside him.

“The Tulan Family… this is too much.”

As the words fell, a burst of white light erupted next to the handsome youth.

A gigantic white narcissus pattern rapidly enlarged, shining brilliantly in the turbulent Starry Sky.

When the pattern of the white narcissus dissipated, an enormous Glimmering White Mecha appeared before everyone’s eyes.

This Mecha was several thousand kilometers tall, and its size was only about a third smaller than the light figure grasping the White Narcissus spaceship.

As soon as the Glimmering White Mecha appeared, it flickered and vanished.

It reappeared between the White Narcissus and the light figure, holding two massive, elongated Glimmering White combat blades.

The light figure’s hands, which were gripping the White Narcissus, were neatly sliced off, dissolving into countless light spots and slowly fading away in the Starry Sky.

“Supreme Elder…”

The handsome youth stood fixed, gazing at the Bai Family’s Mech, as if a deity had descended to the world, then glanced to his side where the bespectacled old man had disappeared.

His mind went blank.

He finally realized that the bespectacled old man who had been chatting idly with him all this time was, in fact, the supreme elder of the Bai Family.

Thinking back, they had even gossiped together about how the Supreme Elder was selling off family assets to advance to the Grand Star Lord Realm.

Little did he know, the one gossiping with him was the subject of the gossip himself.

And from the looks of the current situation, it seemed their Supreme Elder had successfully advanced to the Grand Star Lord Realm.

At that moment, the handsome youth was unsure whether to laugh or cry, or whether to feel fortunate or unlucky.

In the Starry Sky, the light figure, having once again lost its arms, calmly stared at the Glimmering White Mecha while its hands slowly reformed. Yet, instead of attacking, it emitted waves of majestic and indifferent consciousness.

“You are Bai Wancheng of the Bai Family?”

The Glimmering White Mecha lowered its blades, and the consciousness belonging to the bespectacled old man responded calmly.

“Bai Wancheng greets Lord Halil Tulan.”

The light figure’s face remained expressionless. “Unexpectedly, a small family like the Bai Family could produce someone at the Grand Star Lord level. This indeed surprises me…”

“Merely a stroke of luck…”

Bai Wancheng shook his head and said, “Compared to Lord Halil, I still have much to learn…”

As soon as Bai Wancheng finished speaking, Halil’s tone suddenly shifted, and his consciousness turned icily cold.

“If you know you’re outmatched, how dare you obstruct me?!”

“Boom!”

The light figure roared, and below its head, it suddenly exploded into countless flowing light vines, resembling massive tentacles reaching out for the Glimmering White Mecha.

Bai Wancheng’s expression changed drastically, caught completely off guard.

He had not anticipated that Halil would turn hostile so quickly.

He raised his combat blades, barely fending off the closest flowing light tentacles.

Enormous explosions of light spheres erupted continuously in the Starry Sky as the Mech and the tentacles engaged in fierce battle.

The conflict, which had only briefly calmed down, suddenly escalated into unprecedented intensity.

In the clash between two Grand Star Lord level powerhouses, the void trembled, and the stars swayed.

All the members of the Bai Family watching this battle felt as insignificant as ants or dust, drifting aimlessly.

A tremendous terror descended once more.

Amidst the cataclysmic waves of terrifying energy, they could faintly hear Halil’s wrathful, icy voice echoing across the Starry Sky.

“The Bai Family caused me to lose a beloved son…”

“This debt must be settled with the Immortal Bloodline!”

“Boom!”

An unprecedentedly intense light sphere exploded.

This time… a colossal flowing light vine crashed violently into the massive light vortex leading to the ancestral land secret realm.

A not-so-small gap was instantly torn open.

From within, an ancient and eerie aura began to seep out…