Chapter 602: The Origin of the Star Weapon

The transformation of the mother star into a weapon was a secret circulated among those at the Unity Stage, and also a taboo subject for the three Rulers, who were unwilling to speak of it much.

The Stellar Weapon had never been activated. No one knew its true power, but everyone understood that once the Stellar Weapon was activated, not a single person living on the planet would survive.

Some at the Unity Stage had privately calculated that the energy contained within the Stellar Weapon was terrifyingly immense—even those at the Spirit Transformation Stage would perish if they remained on its surface.

As the Entropy Increase Ruler shouted loudly, the Stellar Weapon quietly activated. The great demon noticed this change and hastily stopped its attack.

Only then could the Entropy Increase Ruler catch his breath slightly and recover his strength.

During this recovery period, he still stared fixedly at the great demon.

When Jiang Li arrived at the First Mother Star, he discovered that even the First Mother Star had been transformed into a Stellar Weapon.

By that time, he had already roughly deduced the purpose of the Stellar Weapon.

To threaten the Fallen Immortals.

What could be more despair-inducing than the Rulers taking the initiative to kill people and exterminate humanity?

This might trigger the collective will of all living beings facing death, giving rise to the embryonic form of the Heavenly Dao.

Not counting Jiang Li, the embryonic form of the Heavenly Dao was what the Fallen Immortals feared most, enough to claim their lives.

The great demon turned to leave, but Jiang Li appeared out of thin air, blocking its path.

The great demon didn’t recognize Jiang Li. It went mad and frenzied, adopting its thousand-handed form, with the smiling faces on its muscle surfaces chanting scriptures, creating an extremely bizarre scene.

The scriptures contained an inexplicable power that could disturb one’s mind and drive people insane. The great demon’s muscles were thick and robust, placing it among the most powerful even within the Late-stage Earthly Immortal level.

It could be said that it possessed both physical attack and mental attack capabilities, making it extremely difficult to deal with.

Jiang Li clenched his fist and struck down. The chanting of scriptures abruptly ceased. The great demon panicked, stacking its thousand hands in defense, but under Jiang Li’s single blow, its defensive power proved weaker than a sheet of paper.

With one punch, the great demon shattered into pieces, spontaneously combusted into ashes, and vanished without a trace.

Merit power descended.

The three Rulers stared wide-eyed, only then realizing that Jiang Li had been holding back earlier when fighting one against three.

One punch to kill a great demon—did this person even follow the laws of physics!

The various Unity Stage cultivators also hadn’t expected that the major problem that had plagued their entire civilization for six thousand years would be solved by someone who suddenly appeared.

The Meteor Group CEO thought for a moment, then slipped to the very back row of the Unity Stage cultivators.

He had previously found it difficult to speak honestly about the Stellar Weapon, and now, seeing how powerful Jiang Li was, he feared the other might settle scores later.

Jiang Li had no intention of settling scores with the Meteor Group CEO. He approached the Unity Stage cultivator whose both arms had been destroyed in the battle and gave him a Major Rejuvenation Pill to restore his body.

His arms had been destroyed at their very foundation, making recovery difficult with the current technological level.

Jiang Li then went to the three Rulers and asked with a smile, “Not bad fighting, huh?”

The Entropy Increase Ruler scratched his head sheepishly, unsure how to respond.

Using the lives of their entire race as bargaining chips to force back the great demon wasn’t something to be proud of, and it was even more inconvenient to speak of it publicly.

Bai Hongtu came to treat the three’s injuries: “Earlier, I read in the history books that every time you fought the great demon, you would fall into a disadvantageous position, then turn defeat into victory. So this was your method.”

Yu Yin said calmly, “There’s no need to feel embarrassed about this. Being able to protect the entire world is something worthy of pride. Do you know how many worlds among the myriad heavens and worlds have perished due to the schemes of the Immortal Realm?”

“You are among the very few who have directly confronted the methods of the Immortal Realm without falling into a disadvantageous position.”

The three Rulers smiled bashfully at Yu Yin’s praise. After having the Unity Stage cultivators return to their respective positions, they asked, “We wanted to ask even before the battle—Mr. Jiang Li said the great demons come from the Immortal Realm. What exactly is going on?”

“This is quite a complex matter. Let me explain it to you slowly.” As the person who knew the most about the truth, Jiang Li naturally took responsibility for the explanation.

…

“So that’s how it is. No wonder the Dao Ancestor said the Heavenly Dao had changed and warned against ascension.” The three Rulers felt they had broadened their horizons, especially the Entropy Increase Ruler, whose mental state directly advanced by one level.

The Dao Ancestor’s intervention and the shattering of the Celestial Ascension Ladder had always been a burden on his mind. Now he finally understood the cause and effect, resolving a matter that had weighed on him.

When he heard that the Dao Ancestor had fallen, he was deeply sorrowful. But when he learned that the Dao Ancestor had reincarnated into the Nine Provinces, he broke into a happy smile.

“Speaking of which, how exactly did you come up with the idea of using the lives of all humanity to stop the Fallen Immortals?”

Jiang Li was puzzled. The collective will of all living beings giving rise to the embryonic form of the Heavenly Dao wasn’t something that could be observed.

“This wasn’t our idea. Someone told us about it.” The Entropy Increase Ruler smiled wryly.

“Who was it?”

Jiang Li remembered when he first met the Entropy Increase Ruler—the Ruler had claimed to be a scientist researching how to fight the great demons, saying he hadn’t achieved any research results himself and had only heard things from others.

The Entropy Increase Ruler fell into recollection: “That was probably almost six thousand years ago. At that time, the Celestial Ascension Ladder had just broken, and we were at a loss. The three of us, as the pillars of support, were under tremendous pressure.”

“At that moment, a black-robed figure suddenly found us and said this world would face a great crisis. If we wanted to survive, we needed to prepare a means to destroy all of humanity.”

“At first, my two brothers scoffed at him, thinking his words were incoherent and nonsensical. Only I didn’t think that way.”

“I couldn’t see through that person at all, which meant he was at least at the immortal level. And the Dao Ancestor had said the Heavenly Dao had changed and warned against ascension, indicating that major changes had occurred in the Immortal Realm, turning it into a forbidden zone. At such a time, an immortal appearing and speaking of an impending disaster and a method of survival was hard not to make one think deeply.”

“However, we still didn’t believe him at the time. Another hundred years passed, and a terrifying immortal-level monster appeared, which we called the great demon.”

“The great demon wanted to kill the three of us. After a difficult battle, we managed to kill the great demon.”

“We realized that what the immortal said was true, so we immediately began transforming the planet, linking our three lives to the Stellar Weapon.”

“Four hundred years passed, and the great demon attacked again. When we were on the verge of defeat, we took a desperate gamble, using the lives of all humanity to threaten the great demon. To our surprise, it actually worked, forcing the great demon to retreat.”

“Although this method worked, not understanding the principle made us uneasy when using it. Moreover, it was equivalent to having all of humanity sitting on a bomb, which was very unsafe.”

“So we decided to try to kill the great demon. From then on, every time a great demon attacked, we would gather the Unity Stage cultivators to besiege it. However, we never succeeded even once, only managing to scare the great demon away in the end.”

“Strangely enough, after scaring away one great demon, the subsequent great demons that came here were outrageously powerful, just like today, where we couldn’t see any possibility of victory.”

“Today, it’s all thanks to you that we killed a great demon for the first time.”

“Regarding the person who told you the method, do you have any clues about his identity?”

Jiang Li was just asking tentatively, but unexpectedly, the Entropy Increase Ruler nodded and said he did.

“The black-robed figure might think he hid himself deeply, but did he ever consider that walking before us observers, how could he leave no trace at all?”

“I can confirm that person’s true form is an immortal beast—a Bai Ze.”