System Possession, One Sword Shocks the Gods

138: Stellar Core Mutation, Ancient SecretsThe gray-white beam of light was as condensed as substance, carrying a desolate and deathly aura that seemed capable of freezing time and ending all things. It was not an attack, but rather more like a... detection, or perhaps, a confirmation.

The beam of light enveloped the two fragments in Ye Chen’s hands, lasting for about three breaths. During this process, Ye Chen could clearly feel a faint fluctuation carrying curiosity and scrutiny emanating from the chaos spirit pearl in his bosom, while the two fragments trembled slightly, seemingly responding to this gray-white beam.

After three breaths, the beam of light suddenly retracted, submerging into the pit in the meteorite core and vanishing without a trace.

Immediately after, in Ye Chen’s uncertain and shocked gaze, countless fine, complex silver light traces—far surpassing the Formation markings of the Dark Hall from before—suddenly lit up on the surface of that massive meteorite core, which had been silent for countless millennia! These light traces were not fixed; they flowed and combined like living things, forming a vast star map and countless strange, incomprehensible symbols!

An intent, far more ancient, vast, and profound than the Dark Hall’s devilish Formation, slowly permeated from the meteorite core like a giant beast awakening from slumber. Within this intent, there was no evil, no tyranny, only the vicissitudes of having experienced endless years and witnessed the birth and death of stars, and... a deep exhaustion and responsibility.

”Legacy token of the ’chaos monitoring compass’ detected... Sequence confirmed... Authority Rank: Elementary...”

”Fragment of ’order Judgment’ detected... Compatibility: sixty-three percent... Meets basic activation conditions...”

”Bearer detected... Life form: Human Race... Cultivation: Earth Fiend Realm Third Layer... Chaos Origin compatibility: High... Potential assessment: Unknown...”

”Commencing information infusion...”

A series of cold, emotionless, yet supremely majestic intent messages directly resonated within Ye Chen’s Sea of Consciousness!

Before he could even react, a torrential flood of information, vast beyond imagination, had already forcibly surged into his Divine Soul! This time, the information was not a remnant of Flowing Cloud Hermit’s lingering will, nor was it incomplete fragments of resonance, but systematic, vast, and boundless knowledge!

It contained sporadic records about the ”Chaos Monitoring Envoy”—an ancient organization that had long since vanished in the river of time. Its duty was to patrol the myriad worlds, monitor the operation of Law, maintain the balance of the Universe, and prevent the descent of ”order collapse” and ”Ultimate Chaos”. And ”order Judgment” was one of the core powers of the Monitoring Envoy.

It also contained fragmented words about the ”Wujian Demon Domain”—a terrifying dimension drifting outside the myriad worlds, representing absolute Chaos, devouring, and ending. The Demon Lords within were each terrifying existences capable of overturning a great world, and they were the natural mortal enemies of the Monitoring Envoys.

More importantly, it was about the Origin of this ”meteorite core” itself! It was not a true stellar remnant, but the core wreckage of a ”Sky-Patrolling Starship” belonging to an ancient Monitoring Envoy! Countless years ago, this starship had engaged in a fierce battle with a formidable enemy from the Wujian Demon Domain, eventually crashing into this world. Its ship spirit was severely damaged, falling into a near-eternal slumber. Only today, upon sensing the aura of the Monitoring Envoy’s token and the Judgment fragment, was it barely awakened a sliver!

The infusion of the information torrent lasted for a full joss stick’s time before slowly stopping. Ye Chen felt as if his head was splitting, his Divine Soul on the verge of bursting, yet his eyes became incredibly bright and shocked! He finally understood what a massive vortex he had been drawn into! This had long exceeded the Canglan Continent, and even exceeded the scope of this Star Domain he knew!

”Bearer, since you have obtained the recognition of the Monitoring Envoy’s token and the Judgment fragment, you have formed Karma with our mission.” The starship wreckage’s intent sounded again, still cold, but with a hint of imperceptible expectation, ”My main body is severely damaged, my energy nearly exhausted; I can no longer fulfill the duty of patrolling the heavens. However, the threat of the Wujian Demon Domain has never been far, and the Dark Hall is merely one of its lackeys.”

”I will use my remaining energy to assist you in initially fusing the token and the fragment, and grant you ’Basic Starship Authority’ and the ’Elementary Star Sensing Method’. I hope you can inherit the will of the Monitoring Envoy, protect the order of this world, and block the erosion of the Demon Domain...”

Before the words faded, that gray-white beam of light shot out again. This time, it was not for detection but contained incomparably pure energy, seemingly condensed from the most primal stellar power, enveloping the two fragments in Ye Chen’s hands!

Assisted by this power, the dark gold fragment and the bronze base finally stopped repelling each other. Light flared brilliantly at the fracture, and they slowly drew together and spliced! Although they could not be completely restored to their original state, with a faint crack still remaining in the middle, they had reconnected, forming an incomplete, palm-sized, ancient-looking compass! In the center of the compass, the missing pointer did not appear; in its place was a slowly rotating phantom of a Chaos Vortex!

At the same time, a basic method on how to initially utilize this incomplete compass (perhaps it should be called the ”chaos monitoring compass”), how to sense stellar positioning, and how to use the compass to faintly sense other fragments or starship parts was also branded into Ye Chen’s Divine Soul.

And Ye Chen’s cultivation, nurtured by this pure stellar power, also naturally broke through to the Peak of the Earth Fiend Realm Third Layer! He was only one step away from the Fourth Layer!

”Energy is about to be exhausted... Bearer, take care of yourself...”

The starship wreckage’s intent became intermittent and finally went completely silent. The flowing silver light traces on the surface also quickly dimmed and eventually vanished, returning to the previous deathly, pitted appearance. It was as if everything just now was merely an illusion.

But the heavy, incomplete compass in his hand, exuding an aura of the Fusion of Chaos and order, along with the vast knowledge and new methods in his mind, told Ye Chen with absolute certainty that all of this was real!

He stood in place, digesting this earth-shattering information, his heart surging with waves.

Chaos Monitoring Envoy... order Judgment... Sky-Patrolling Starship... Wujian Demon Domain...

He had originally thought it was just a struggle against the Dark Hall and the Moon-Erosion Demon Venerable, but now it had suddenly elevated to the height of protecting the order of this world and confronting extraterrestrial Devil Heads! The burden on his shoulders instantly became ten thousand times heavier!

Yet in his eyes, there was no fear, only a more determined light.

”Since I have obtained your Legacy and power, I accept this responsibility!” He gripped the incomplete compass in his hand, feeling the vast power and mission contained within it.

He glanced at the cracked demon heart and the broken finger bone on the ground, waving his hand to collect them. Although these things were evil, they might be useful in the future, or perhaps they could be handed over to the royal family to deal with.

Subsequently, he cast his gaze toward the silent starship wreckage. According to the information obtained, there might be more secrets and treasures hidden inside this wreckage, but with his current cultivation and authority, he could not explore it deeply at all.

”It seems I will have to wait until my strength is sufficient to return and explore,” Ye Chen thought to himself.

He did not linger here for long. Although the energy storm in this place had temporarily subsided somewhat due to the anomaly just now, it was not a long-term solution. Moreover, the Dark Hall had suffered heavy losses here, and even the Wujian Demon Lord’s summoning ritual had been destroyed; they would likely not let it rest and would certainly send more powerful existences to investigate.

He had to leave as soon as possible!

He took one last look at the massive starship wreckage, firmly memorizing its location, and then his figure moved, speeding toward the outside of the Star Shattering Ravine.

This time, he no longer hid, raising his speed to the extreme, with the guixu sword clearing the way and Chaos Gang Qi protecting his body, like a gray dragon, breaking through the energy turbulence that had not yet completely calmed down, quickly moving away from this place of trouble.

About half an hour after he left, the Void Realm above the Star Shattering Ravine rippled like water waves, and a blurred figure, shrouded in thick Devilish Qi and with an aura more than ten times stronger than Elder Yin Gu, quietly appeared. His gaze swept over the messy, yet empty wind eye space below, especially lingering for a moment on the silent starship wreckage, and he let out a cold snort.

”Useless trash! You couldn’t even handle such a small matter! And you even alarmed the ’ancient relic’...”

”However... the aura of Chaos, and the traces of Judgment... It seems an unexpected little mouse has snuck in...”

”Pass down the order: thoroughly investigate all suspicious individuals who have entered the Meteorite Mountain Range recently! Especially... those who possess the power of Chaos!”

The cold intent echoed in the Void Realm, and the blurred figure slowly dissipated.

Meanwhile, Ye Chen was already a thousand miles away. He did not know that an increasingly large and dangerous net of capture, aimed at him, was being woven silently.

His path ahead was destined to be filled with more thorns and challenges.