System Possession, One Sword Shocks the Gods

217: Star Ring Ancient Road, River of Burial StarsThe lingering echoes of that ancient consciousness within the chaos ancestral talisman reverberated slowly deep within Ye Chen’s Soul, like the tolling of an ancient bell.

”Wall of Origin,” ”Final Battlefield,” ”Their Gaze”... these words carried a heart-palpitating weight, as if foretelling a storm about to sweep across the heavens.

Yet, Ye Chen’s Dao Heart, having endured the annihilation of the Guixu Sea and the tempering of life and death, was already as firm as Chaos divine iron; how could it be shaken by the perils ahead?

He suppressed his churning emotions, his gaze becoming sharp and calm once more.

The top priority was to increase his strength!

Only by possessing sufficient power could he stand firm in the coming storm and uncover the truth.

And the ”Shattered Star Ring, Ancient River of Buried Stars” indicated by the myriad laws star disk, as well as that ”fragment of the power authority,” were undoubtedly his fastest paths to increasing his strength at present.

”The heart and eyes have initially returned to their places; the next step is to condense ’power’.”

Ye Chen whispered, his gaze falling on the flickering coordinates on the myriad laws star disk.

Without the slightest hesitation, his figure flickered, and he left that dead, silent Observer outpost, returning once more to the cold starry sky.

No longer needing to rely on Iron Battle’s flying boat, after Fusion with the source core and taking control of the myriad laws star disk, he himself was the most powerful star sea navigator.

With a thought, the myriad laws star disk floated before him, internal stars circulating, guiding him along the clearest and relatively safest path to the Shattered Star Ring—an ”Ancient Star Ring Path” annihilated in the dust of history.

He transformed into a streak of Chaos light, following the star disk’s guidance, and began the long journey through the starry sky.

This journey was far more distant than any before.

He traversed several desolate Star Domains, witnessed the tragic collapse of stars heading toward their twilight years, and avoided several unknown dangerous regions that exuded an aura making even him feel heart-palpitating.

The myriad laws star disk not only guided the way but was also like a vast encyclopedia of the starry sky, continuously transmitting information about special celestial bodies, energy tides, and even some broken ancient ruins encountered along the way into his Sea of Consciousness, greatly enriching his knowledge.

Along the way, he also attempted to deeply comprehend the newly born power of the chaos ancestral talisman, as well as the Space Annihilation Law imprint.

He discovered that his control over the power of Chaos was becoming increasingly subtle; he could not only absorb and assimilate energy but also initially simulate and transform some simple Law forms.

And that Space Annihilation Law, nourished by the Chaos Origin, seemed to be slowly growing and deepening.

Several months later, the scene in the starry sky ahead began to turn strange.

The stars, originally sparse, became dense here, but they were not complete planets; rather, they were countless broken star remnants of varying sizes, forming a huge, incomparably massive ”Star Ring” surrounding a central dark area!

The Star Ring was boundless, composed of countless shattered stars, frozen continental plates, and various incomprehensible, huge metallic wreckage, slowly rotating around that absolute darkness in the center, exuding a desolate, deathly silent, and yet incomparably magnificent atmosphere.

This was the Shattered Star Ring!

And according to the star disk’s guidance, that ”Ancient River of Buried Stars” was not a true river, but a dangerous zone winding like a river within this Shattered Star Ring, composed of even denser star fragments containing special Annihilation Laws and ancient corpses!

Ye Chen did not pause in the slightest, flying straight into that vast Shattered Star Ring.

Once inside the Star Ring’s range, a chaotic gravitational field and pervasive space-tearing forces swept over him.

Huge star fragments collided, erupting with devastating energy impacts.

Some areas were filled with colorful yet eerie auroras capable of annihilating Divine Souls.

There were even strange star beasts lurking in the shadows of the fragments, feeding on star remnants, exuding dangerous auras.

Ye Chen expanded his Chaos Domain, stabilizing the space around him like a needle pinning the sea, while simultaneously utilizing the myriad laws star disk’s precise perception of energy flows to nimbly navigate within the perilous Star Ring.

He was like a skilled surfer, cleverly utilizing the chaotic gravitational tides and energy turbulence within the Star Ring to actually increase his speed.

Several days later, he arrived at the region indicated by the star disk.

Before him was a ”river.”

A ”river” slowly flowing within the Shattered Star Ring, composed of countless dim star ashes that seemed to have burned out, broken divine weapons and blades, and the corpses of various ancient creatures so huge they were unimaginable!

The river water was not liquid, but a mixture of ink-thick Annihilation energy and material dust, flowing silently, exuding a silent aura that caused all things to end.

The Ancient River of Buried Stars!

Legend had it that the remains of some powerful beings who fell in the ancient era would eventually drift here, sinking into this eternal river of buried stars, returning to annihilation.

And the sensing of the myriad laws star disk, as well as the chaos ancestral talisman’s craving for the ”power” authority, clearly pointed to the depths of this ancient river!

Ye Chen could feel that the Annihilation Laws permeating the ancient river were no less pure than those on the periphery of the Gui Xu Sea Eye!

Mixed within were the undying Battle Intent, resentment, and various broken Law fragments left behind by countless fallen experts, forming an extremely chaotic and dangerous environment.

He did not rashly venture deep, but flew slowly along the edge of the ancient river, his Divine Sense acting like the most precise probe, carefully scanning the situation in the river.

Suddenly, his gaze tightened, landing on a relatively calm ”river bend” in the ancient river.

There, the color of the river water seemed deeper than elsewhere, faintly shimmering with a dark golden luster.

And at the core of that area, amidst the ”silt” at the bottom of the river, half-buried was a... skeleton!

It was not the skeleton of a god, demon, or giant beast, but a human skeleton!

The bones presented a dark golden color, as if cast from divine gold, remaining immortal and uncorroded despite being washed by the waters of the Ancient River of Buried Stars for eons!

The skeleton maintained a cross-legged sitting posture, and although it had no vitality, it possessed a remnant supreme majesty that seemed to support the heavens and earth, breaking all Laws with force!

Most eye-catching of all was that, between the finger bones of the hands crossed in front of the knees of the dark golden skeleton, something was tightly clutched!

It was an irregular crystal, about the size of a fist, entirely chaotic in nature, yet its surface was covered with countless fine cracks, as if it could completely shatter at any moment!

Inside the crystal, it was as if billions of tons of power were rushing, roaring, and clashing!

Just looking at it from afar, Ye Chen felt the flow of his own blood accelerate, his bones and muscles humming in unison, as if he had received some kind of invisible summons and resonance!

Fragment of the power authority!

It was it!

Ye Chen was excited, but he did not lose his composure.

He could feel that the reason the dark golden skeleton and the power fragment in its hands could exist safely in the Ancient River of Buried Stars was because an extremely powerful ”force field” had formed around them!

This force field was not actively released, but a Domain naturally formed by the skeleton owner’s understanding of the Power Law during their lifetime, as well as the authority contained within the fragment itself!

Within the Domain, all Laws were repelled, and even the Annihilation water of the Ancient River of Buried Stars could not approach!

To obtain the fragment, one must break through this layer of power Domain!

He pondered for a moment, slowly landing on the edge of the ancient river, and attempted to probe that power Domain with a wisp of Divine Sense.

”Boom!”

As soon as the Divine Sense made contact, it felt like it had slammed into an invisible wall of copper and iron composed of pure power rules!

A savage, domineering will that crushed everything rebounded along the Divine Sense, causing Ye Chen’s Sea of Consciousness to churn violently!

What a strong Power Law!

During their lifetime, this skeleton must have been a great expert who had taken the Dao of power to the extreme!

Brute force likely wouldn’t work; this power Domain was integrated with the skeleton and the fragment.

Attacking it forcibly would likely cause the fragment to shatter completely.

He sat down cross-legged, not rushing to try again, but instead sank his mind into the chaos ancestral talisman within his Qi Sea.

”Chaos encompasses all Laws; power is also one of the myriad Laws. Use the intent of Chaos to communicate with the source of power...”

He channeled the Origin fluctuations of the chaos ancestral talisman, no longer carrying any aggression, but like a gentle stream of water, slowly and continuously ”permeating” toward that layer of power Domain.

At first, the power Domain still repelled, and that aura of crushing everything continuously deflected the Chaos fluctuations.

But Ye Chen was not discouraged, continuously outputting pure Chaos Origin.

One day, two days...

As time passed, that pure Power Law seemed to begin to gradually ”accept” this Chaos aura which belonged to the same Origin but was more inclusive.

The repulsive force gradually weakened, and that layer of invisible Domain barrier showed a slight, imperceptible ”loosening.”

Just as Ye Chen felt the timing was ripe and was preparing to take further action—

”Aooo roar——!!!”

A terrifying roar filled with greed and tyranny suddenly came from upstream of the ancient river!

Immediately following, a foul wind swept in, stirring the silent river water!

Ye Chen opened his eyes abruptly, only to see a huge black shadow upstream of the ancient river, cleaving through the waves and rushing toward the ”river bend” where he was located at an astonishing speed!

It was a... terrifying star beast shaped like a giant crocodile, but with nine hideous heads and a body covered in obsidian-like scales!

Its body was as imposing as a mountain, with flames of hunger flickering in its nine pairs of vertical pupils, and the aura it emitted had already reached the Peak of the eighth layer of the Tiangang Realm!

It seemed to be a predator attracted by the Chaos Origin aura Ye Chen had been continuously emitting, as well as the fluctuations naturally emitted by the power fragment!

Nine-Headed Crocodile Dragon!

One of the most dangerous predators in the Ancient River of Buried Stars!

Its eighteen cold eyes instantly locked onto Ye Chen, as well as the power fragment in the hands of the dark golden skeleton behind Ye Chen!

Its huge mouth opened, revealing teeth like mountain Peaks, and thick saliva dripped down, sizzling as it corroded the river surface.

With the power Domain blocking the front and a terrifying star beast attacking from behind!

The situation became critical to the extreme in an instant!