Transmigrating Into a Fantasy World: Signing in During Pregnancy, Reaching the Summit with My Childhood Sweetheart

159: Chapter 159: Star Key Resonance and Void ExileSpace solidified like iron, and a terrifying devouring force, like countless invisible giant hands, tightly gripped Nangong Xuan and Su Muxue, threatening to drag them into that bottomless spatial vortex! Behind the vortex, a palm covered in dark-gold arm armor exerted such power with just a simple clench; the strength of the newcomer was truly unfathomable!

Mid Nascent Soul Stage? Perhaps even higher!

Nangong Xuan pushed his Nirvana Sword Domain to its limit. Dark-gold Dao patterns merged with the Sharp Metal Qi of the platinum star key, forming an indestructible barrier that stubbornly resisted the omnipresent tearing force. However, the bones throughout his body still groaned under the unbearable burden. His escape light was forcibly pinned in place and even began to slowly slide backward! The gap between their power levels was too vast!

Su Muxue’s beautiful face was pale. She poured her Taiyin Star Power into Nangong Xuan’s body without reservation to help him stabilize the Sword Domain. But that cold devouring field was pervasive. Her cultivation was lower, and at this moment, she felt her Golden Core vibrating; her Divine Soul was nearly being torn from her body, and even her thoughts were becoming sluggish.

“Hand over the Origin Key... submit to the Dark Court... and I shall spare... your lives...” That metallic, rasping voice came from the depths of the vortex again, carrying a high-and-mighty indifference, as if granting a mercy.

“In your dreams!” Nangong Xuan squeezed out three words through gritted teeth, his eyes burning with the fire of being unyielding. He frantically circulated his Cultivation Technique, attempting to communicate with the gui xu base point within his Dantian; this was his only remaining trump card that could potentially reverse the situation.

However, the existence behind the vortex seemed exceptionally sensitive to the gui xu base point.

“Hmm? Still thinking of using that anomalous object? Hmph, stubborn and foolish!”

The five fingers of that dark-gold palm slightly tightened.

Boom!

The devouring field suddenly increased by several fold! Nangong Xuan’s Sword Domain let out an ear-piercing cracking sound, and the dark-gold Dao patterns instantly dimmed by more than half! A sweetness rose in his throat as a mouthful of blood nearly sprayed out!

“Father! Mother!” Lin Mo was frantic. The chaos star core spun wildly, and chaotic clear light spilled out as if it cost nothing, attempting to interfere with the devouring field. Yet, it was like throwing pebbles into the ocean—the effect was negligible!

At this critical juncture—

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Seven consecutive, incredibly clear hums erupted almost simultaneously from Su Muxue’s embrace!

It was the star keys! Seven star keys!

The key of living beings (emerald), the platinum star key (platinum), and five other star key phantoms that had not yet fully manifested but had always existed within the star core—at this moment, sensing the Host facing an unprecedented fatal threat, they spontaneously produced a powerful resonance!

Seven distinct yet interconnected powers of the Law of Origin—Life, Sharp Metal, Thick Earth, Blazing Fire, Profound Water, Astral Wind, and Profound Thunder—erupted violently. They wove into a brilliant, dazzling seven-colored halo that contained supreme power, firmly protecting Nangong Xuan and Su Muxue within!

That terrifying spatial solidification and the fearsome devouring field, upon contact with this seven-colored halo, seemed to meet their nemesis; they were instantly weakened and repelled significantly!

“What?! Five of the seven keys... have already achieved physical form? And they can spontaneously protect their master?!” For the first time, the existence behind the vortex let out a surprised voice, his cold tone carrying a ripple of disbelief. “No... this power... is stronger than the records state... It can actually interfere with my ‘Void Imprisonment’?”

Seize the opportunity! “Now!” Nangong Xuan felt the pressure lighten. A sharp light burst from his eyes as he unhesitatingly poured all his Divine Thought into the gui xu base point above his head!

“Gui Xu... Heaven Devourer! Swallow that passage for me!”

Receiving the command, the gui xu base point suddenly expanded to the size of a fist. The pitch-black vortex spun backward with unprecedented speed! A terrifying suction force targeting spatial structures and energy stability erupted, aimed directly at that spatial vortex!

The gui xu base point could not directly devour energy attacks that far exceeded its own Rank, but it had a miraculous effect against this kind of unstable spatial passage established across the Void Realm!

Crack... Crack... The edges of that stable spatial vortex began to blur and distort. The spatial energy composing the passage was forcibly pulled, devoured, and dismantled by the gui xu base point! The vortex’s rotation speed slowed visibly, and it even began to tremble slightly!

“Ant! How dare you destroy my passage?!” The existence behind the vortex was thoroughly enraged! He clearly hadn’t expected these few Golden Core Stage juniors to not only possess star keys but also have such a bizarre object capable of threatening a spatial passage!

That dark-gold arm shook violently, and the fingers spread open. He no longer tried to seize the two of them but instead aimed from afar at the gui xu base point!

A more concentrated and terrifying dark-gold destruction beam, containing the Laws of ultimate Darkness and Order, pierced through the Void Realm and shot directly at the gui xu base point! He intended to destroy this variable first!

The power of this strike far exceeded everything before! It was enough to easily kill a Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator!

Nangong Xuan’s expression changed drastically. He could feel that the gui xu base point absolutely could not block this strike!

In a flash, he made a bold decision!

He violently hurled the platinum star key in his hand toward that destruction beam! Simultaneously, his thoughts raced: “Lin Mo! Resonate the star core, guide all the star key power to assist it!”

“Understood!”

The chaos star core shone brilliantly. The power of the other six star keys (one physical, five illusory) surged frantically through the star core into the flying platinum star key!

Infused with this gargantuan power, the platinum star key instantly erupted with unprecedented brilliance. Its form seemed to expand, transforming into a massive phantom of a platinum greatsword that spanned heaven and earth, its tip pointing directly at the dark-gold destruction beam!

Clang—!!!

The platinum Nirvana Sword Intent, representing ultimate Sharp Metal and destruction, collided fiercely with the destruction beam representing Darkness and Order!

There was no world-shaking explosion as imagined, only an ultimate silent confrontation of ‘Cutting’ and ‘Annihilation’!

The phantom of the platinum greatsword vibrated violently, with light being annihilated at its tip continuously. However, its Law characteristic of ‘severing all things’ was pushed to the limit, forcefully carving through, shattering, and turning that destruction beam into nothingness!

But the price paid was immense! The light on the physical platinum star key dimmed instantly, and even a tiny crack appeared on its surface! It had exhausted most of its Origin power just to barely block that terrifying strike!

“Now! Mu Xue! Go!”

Seizing this chance, Nangong Xuan grabbed Su Muxue—who was temporarily drained due to the eruption of the star keys’ power—and accelerated to his limit, fleeing frantically toward the outside of Jijian Valley!

“Hmph! You think you can leave after blocking one strike and destroying my passage?” The voice of the existence behind the vortex was incredibly cold. That arm rose again, seemingly prepared to launch another attack at any cost.

But at that moment, the gui xu base point finally dismantled the spatial vortex to its breaking point!

Buzz...!

The spatial vortex let out a wail, suddenly collapsed inward, and then vanished into nothingness with a bang!

In the instant before the vortex completely disappeared, that dark-gold arm suddenly flicked a finger!

An incredibly tiny, almost invisible dark-gold stream of light, moving faster than thought, instantly pierced through the spatial ripples that had not yet fully closed. Ignoring distance, it plunged directly into the center of Nangong Xuan’s back!

“Ugh!”

Nangong Xuan’s body jolted violently as if struck by a heavy blow. A mouthful of blood finally sprayed out, and his escape light instantly became teetering. He felt a cold, deathly alien energy with a strong marking intent invade his body, frantically destroying his vitality and imprinting itself firmly onto his Golden Core like a maggot on a bone!

“Brother Xuan!” Su Muxue turned pale with fright and quickly supported him.

“It’s fine... quickly, go...” Nangong Xuan forcibly suppressed his churning blood and that bizarre marking energy, gritting his teeth to continue driving the escape light.

The spatial vortex had completely vanished, and that terrifying pressure dissipated with it.

But the two did not dare to linger for a moment, flying away with all their might.

Only when they had completely flown out of the range of Jijian Valley and returned to the relatively safe hilly terrain did Nangong Xuan finally lose his strength. His escape light dissipated, and the two stumbled to the ground.

“Brother Xuan! How are you?” Su Muxue hurriedly held him, pouring pure Taiyin Star Power into his body without stint. However, she found that the dark-gold energy was extremely stubborn; her power could only barely slow its spread and could not dispel it at all.

Nangong Xuan sat cross-legged and examined his internal state, his expression grave. That dark-gold energy was not only eroding his Meridians and Golden Core but was also acting like a lighthouse, continuously broadcasting some kind of coordinate signal into the Void Realm!

“It’s a tracking mark...” Nangong Xuan said in a heavy voice. “That person... has locked onto me.”

He tried to use his Nirvana Sword Intent to grind it away, but the effect was minimal; the energy level was extremely high. The gui xu base point seemed interested in it, but its devouring speed was extremely slow—distant water could not put out a nearby fire.

Hearing this, Su Muxue’s face grew even paler.

Just then, the damaged platinum star key and the chaos star core flew back to them. The star key’s light was dim and its spirituality damaged, requiring nourishment. Meanwhile, the star core transmitted Lin Mo’s anxious thoughts: “Father! That power inside you is eroding rapidly! We must find a way quickly! And... it seems to be calling out to something...”

As if to confirm Lin Mo’s words, the sharp sound of breaking air suddenly came from the distant horizon!

Several powerful auras were approaching their direction at high speed! These auras were filled with tyranny and slaughter, completely different from the Spiritual Qi of cultivators; they were more like... well-trained magical creatures or hunters!

It was the pursuers under that existence’s command! Relying on the mark inside him, they had found them so quickly!

An unknown powerful enemy’s mark ahead, and pursuers seeking their lives behind!

Having just escaped the tiger’s den, they had entered the wolf’s lair!

Nangong Xuan stood up abruptly, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and a look of determination flashed in his eyes: “I can’t drag you down! I’ll lead them away!”

“No!” Su Muxue gripped his arm tightly, her eyes tearful yet exceptionally firm. “If we die, we die together!”

Lin Mo’s thought also shouted: “Father! Don’t do anything foolish! We’ll figure it out together!”

The auras of the pursuers grew closer and closer; they could already see the demonic shadows pressing down like black clouds on the horizon!

The situation was as precarious as a pile of eggs!