Chapter 312 - 171: Great Dream of the Stars, Like a Divine Being

In the dim sky, a colossal rift torn open by overwhelming Sword Qi stretched for hundreds of miles, exposing a pitch-black, abyssal void. Terrifying gales of heaven and earth spilled out, striking fear into all. Remnants of Sword Intent lingered around the rift, slicing through the void and pulverizing all in their path, persisting through time as if immortal!!

In addition to the celestial rift torn open by the heaven-shaking Sword Qi, countless massive holes appeared in the ink-black, cloud-covered firmament. Beams of sunlight pierced through, radiating with dazzling brilliance. From a distance, it looked as if the very heavens were shattering!!

Inside the One-Star Tower, the sky had shattered, the ground had collapsed, and the battlefield was a complete wreck!

At this moment, Gu Yun hovered in the void, his clothes fluttering and his hair whipping about wildly. His eyes revealed an unprecedented solemnity.

Between heaven and earth, nine Spirit Swords, each imbued with heaven-shaking Sword Intent, formed a terrifying Sword Array that spanned a thousand miles. Within the array, Sword Qi filled the sky and boundless Sword Intent raged, suffused with an overwhelming killing intent!

"Bringing out a Sword Array of this caliber... isn’t that a bit much?" Gu Yun trod upon the air, his eyes filled with gravity.

’If my senses aren’t mistaken, the power of this Sword Array is more than enough to kill an ordinary cultivator at the Tongxuan Realm Early Stage. It’s far beyond what someone like Jiang Qingfeng could ever handle. In fact, it might even rival the power of the Tongxuan Realm Middle Stage!!’

At this thought, Gu Yun’s heart sank.

’With ordinary methods, I’m afraid I won’t be able to do anything against this terrifying Sword Array that rivals the Tongxuan Realm Middle Stage!’

’But nothing is absolute. Since it’s an Array, it must have a core. However, the profoundness and sophistication of this Sword Array are unlike anything I’ve ever seen. Ordinary methods will be completely useless in breaking it.’

’But I happen to have a Technique that is Heaven-Reaching!’

Thinking of this, Gu Yun already had a plan. He then slowly closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"Great Dream Star Soul Refining Technique, activate!"

In that instant, the Great Dream Star Soul Refining Technique began to operate. His Divine Soul suddenly burst forth from his Mud Ball Palace, drawing down the vast and endless Star Power from the nine heavens. The Star Power, radiating with brilliant starlight and containing a vast, majestic might, traversed the endless void and surged into Gu Yun’s sea of consciousness like a river of stars!!

The next moment, Gu Yun snapped his eyes open, an unprecedented cold glint flickering within them.

Utterly cold, like the Celestial Dao itself, devoid of a single trace of emotion!

His Spiritual Sense and mind operated at extreme speed, making everything before him incomparably clear. Every single thing in the world was now perfectly distinct within his thoughts!!

The previously untraceable core of the Sword Array now had clear traces he could follow.

"So that’s how it is!"

Gu Yun’s voice was indifferent, utterly cold.

He saw that among the nine Spirit Swords standing between heaven and earth—each one containing heaven-shaking Sword Intent and emitting an extremely Sharp Qi—the flows of energy from three of them were secretly connected. They formed a Trinity pattern, converging and merging at a single point!

’How ingenious!’

’Using the Trinity as the inner core, the terrifying Sword Array presents nine extremities on the outside. Three times three makes nine... The energies merge and flow together, creating a ceaseless supply of ultimate Sword Intent to suppress and kill all!!’

’This single-point core is hidden quite deeply—it’s actually located within the sixth sword, the one emitting a crimson glow!!’

"Hm? What is this?!"

At this moment, watching from an extremely hidden space, the Light and Shadow Tower Spirit was utterly shocked by Gu Yun’s current state.

’Cold and indifferent, absolutely rational... and possessing an unfathomable might!’

"It’s a little familiar... What in the world is this?!" the Light and Shadow Tower Spirit murmured as it watched Gu Yun.

It seemed to have encountered this familiar aura before, on some supreme expert who once suppressed the boundless universe, but it couldn’t recall the details now.

’Perhaps after lying dormant in the Celestial Essence Realm for ten thousand years, I can’t recall many things right away. Damn it all!!’

However, one thing it was sure of was that this was definitely not a Technique native to the Celestial Essence Realm!

"Your Excellency, have a taste of the Nine Tribulations Celestial Sword Array!!"

Hovering in mid-air was Qin Wushuang, clad in a black Profound Robe. His posture was as straight as a pine, his hair as white as snow, and his face cold and stern. His hands formed a Profound Mysterious Seal, and a terrifying Momentum emanated from his body, causing the very void to twist and distort.

"Go!!"

Following Qin Wushuang’s command, countless silver sword phantoms, each containing terrifying Sword Intent, condensed within the Sword Array. The next moment, the myriad sword phantoms pierced through layer after layer of the void. Like countless falling stars, they blotted out the sky as they shot toward Gu Yun with lethal intent!

Yet, as Gu Yun, who was hovering high in the sky, witnessed this scene, his expression remained unchanged, his features icy.

"Too weak!"

Gu Yun’s voice was indifferent, devoid of a single trace of emotion.

Then, a flash of lightning flickered in his eyes, like a bolt of Thunder tearing through the dim sky, emitting a terrifying sharpness. Immediately after, he formed a profound Seal with one hand.

"Divine Skill·Taiyi Thunder Technique!"

BOOM!

A Heaven-Reaching roar suddenly erupted from the sky, and a terrifying bolt of Taiyi Thunder, imbued with Thunder True Intent, descended upon this world as if it had traversed the cosmos.

The dazzling Wood Thunder Radiance was like the first ray of dawn at the beginning of creation, piercing through the endless darkness and suppressing all other colors in the sky!!

RUMBLE!!

Immediately after, countless bolts of Taiyi Thunder, containing the purest form of Thunder True Intent, descended rapidly upon the world. Their terrifying power, like the vast might of the heavens, seemed poised to completely shatter and tear this entire world apart!!

The next moment, countless terrifyingly powerful bolts of Taiyi Thunder, each like a strike of heavenly might, tore through layer after layer of space. With tyrannical power, they blotted out the sky as they blasted toward the swarm of sword phantoms!!