At the same time, in the outside world, many Half-Ancestors were heading towards the Daosource Sect's ruins, but they were summoned by the Blood Progenitor midway. The entrance to the Starfall Sea was in a state of emergency, and the Eternals had mobilized several Twelve Marquises and even Progenitor realm Corpse Kings to attack the entrance.
When Elder Chan and the others received the news, they hurried over to the Starfall Sea. Nothing was more important than that place, and even Ni Huang and the others had to go.
The main hall of the Daosource Sect's ruins shook more and more violently, but no one noticed that a layer of multicolored light had appeared outside the main hall. It was difficult to see clearly with the naked eye, as it seemed like a membrane had wrapped around the main hall.
Beneath the main hall, Lu Yin suddenly moved away from where he had been standing. A statue had appeared where he had been standing, and it slowly floated up.
The three stared at the statue. "Progenitor?"
Chu Yuan exclaimed.
He Luo Mavis was astonished. "Is that the Progenitor's statue?"
Lu Yin looked at the statue, which depicted a middle-aged man with a refined appearance and a faint smile. A python coiled around his waist, and a divine eagle perched on his shoulder. The statue was incredibly lifelike.
The statue did not look very large, and it was about the same size as a normal person, but for some reason, Lu Yin felt an indescribable sense of reverence when he looked at it.
He had heard Chu Yuan and He Luo Mavis' conversation. Was it really … the Progenitor?
According to legends, the Progenitor had opened up the heavens and united the six continents. He had founded the Daosource Sect and established the human cultivation system. He had brought about the Above Heaven Sect's golden age, and all humans worshipped him. Lu Yin had originally thought that this was just a legend, but after the ancient powerhouses of the Above Heaven Sect's era had appeared, he had realized that it was not just a legend.
When the Progenitor's statue appeared, none of the three moved. They watched as the statue slowly rose into the sky and shattered the ground above, connecting the main hall from top to bottom. Lu Yin and the others could see the three Half-Ancestors of the Nine Luminaries from underground.
On the first level of the main hall, the Progenitor's statue floated up.
The Nine Luminaries were shocked when they saw it. "Progenitor?"
Lan Xian's expression changed, and she looked at the Progenitor's statue with a respectful expression.
The Sky Blade Sect's Sect Master, Leng Qing, recovered her body and bowed respectfully at the statue. "Leng Qing greets the Progenitor."
The Progenitor's statue slowly floated up and then stopped in midair. The statue's Progenitor's absorption speed surpassed that of the liquid's absorption speed, and even the astral sources that should have been absorbed by the liquid's Progenitor's Progenitor's absorption.
The devouring power of this Stellar Source was far more tyrannical than that of a liquid. Not only did it devour the Stellar Source of the universe, but it also devoured the Stellar Source of the cultivator's Stellar Source Qi Whirlpool.
The first to be devoured was Nine Luminaries, who was the closest to the statue. Nine Luminaries was shocked. The Stellar Sources in his body came out and turned into a river of Stellar Sources that flowed towards the statue.
"My Star Source, no!" Nine Glories hurriedly tried to stop it, but no matter what he did, he couldn't stop it.
Next was Lan Xian, followed by Leng Qing.
Leng Qing maintained his respectful posture. Even though the Stellar Source in his body had been devoured, there was no change in his expression.
Jiu Yao and Lan Xian were different. They both rushed towards the outside. No matter what, Stellar Sources were the foundation of their power. Without Stellar Sources, they couldn't even use their inner worlds. Once they encountered an enemy they couldn't resist, they wouldn't even have the chance to use their inner worlds to be trapped by the mind net.
Devouring the Stellar Source in one's body was equivalent to giving up one's life.
However, both of them were blocked. An invisible force had appeared outside the main hall at some point in time, preventing them from escaping.
On the lower level of the main hall, the Stellar Source of Lu Yin's Stellar Source Qi Whirlpool was also being forcefully absorbed. He wanted to stop it, but he couldn't. His Stellar Source Qi Whirlpool kept shrinking, and that devouring power even broke through the three seals that he'd originally sealed, devouring the Stellar Sources of the other three Stellar Source Qi Whirlpools.
Lu Yin's expression changed. How could this be?
This was his greatest secret. How could his four Stellar Source Qi Whirlpools be devoured?
He leapt up and tried to rush out of the main hall, but he was unable to do so just like Jiu Yao and Lan Xian.
Chu Yuan and He Luo Mavis were in the same situation.
Compared to Chu Yuan, He Luo Mavis's expression was much better. Her fundamental power wasn't Stellar Source; it was just one of the powers that the Mavis Family cultivated.
Lu Yin also cultivated death energy, and losing his Stellar Source did not mean that he would lose his cultivation. However, the four Stellar Source Qi Whirlpools in his body had been absorbed, and he was unwilling to accept it.
Jiu Yao immediately attacked the statue. He had not experienced the era of the Above Heavens Sect and did not understand the greatness of the Primogenitors, so he did not have much respect for them. Even though he usually worshipped the Primogenitor's statue, that was only because he had followed the Martial Ancestors. This generation's cultivators had no impression of the Primogenitors, and even the Grim Reaper and Fate were considered legends.
However, Jiu Yao's attack was useless, as his attack was directly devoured by the Primogenitor's statue. No matter what attack he used, he was unable to damage the statue.
On the Fifth Mainland, countless people stared at the ruins of the Daosource Sect, as the only main hall that had not collapsed was actually devouring Stellar Source. Many people wanted to approach it, as they thought that the main hall would be able to replenish their Stellar Source after devouring it. However, after an Emissary approached the main hall and had his Stellar Source forcefully devoured, no one dared to approach.
In the Outerverse, the Ancestral Tortoise looked at the main hall, and his enormous eyes became respectful and docile.
The Astral River was unusually calm, and all of the colossi within it, regardless of whether they were visible or invisible, had stopped in their tracks and were facing the main hall.
Animals were far more perceptive than humans, and they could sense the Primogenitor's pressure.
In the distant Astral Beast Domain, Skymender Imperial Preceptor looked at the Human Domain and clenched his fists. He had also sensed that supreme power, but it did not make him feel respect. Instead, it made him feel hatred. The Primogenitor had created the golden age of humanity, but he had brought about the darkest era of enslavement for these astral beasts.
They would definitely get their revenge.
Within the main hall, the first person whose Stellar Source had been completely absorbed by the statue was He Luo Mavis. She had the least amount of Stellar Source in her body, which was not surprising, as the Mavis family did not specialize in Stellar Source cultivation.
During the Above Heaven Sect era, the Primogenitor had encouraged humanity to create their own powers, which had led to the emergence of death energy, fate energy, Mavis, and other powers.
The next person whose Stellar Source had been absorbed was Chu Yuan, as he specialized in Stellar Source cultivation. After all, he had been received by the Primogenitor before, and he wanted to use Stellar Source energy as a starting point to create another power that could rival the Three Realms' Six Daos.
However, he would have to wait until he was at least a Half-Ancestor before he could create other powers, and so far, he had only been cultivating Stellar Source.
In terms of the amount of Stellar Source he possessed, he believed that he was not inferior to any of the other Daochildren.
Among the Daochildren of the six continents, the one with the most Stellar Source was the Lu family's Daochild. Whether it was star energy or Stellar Source, the Lu family's consumption and absorption of Stellar Source far exceeded that of ordinary cultivators. However, Chu Yuan was confident that he could compete with the Lu family's Daochild. During that era, he had indeed competed with Lu Tianyi, and the two of them had roughly the same amount of Stellar Source.
Chu Yuan had originally thought that with his Second Tribulation Origin Stage cultivation, the amount of Stellar Source he possessed would surpass Lu Yin's. Even if Lu Yin was powerful enough to fight against a Daochild, there was still a gap of a minor realm between them. Lu Yin should not be able to defeat Lu Tianyi, which meant that Lu Yin would not be able to defeat Chu Yuan.
However, while Lu Yin's Stellar Source was still being absorbed, Chu Yuan's had already finished.
Chu Yuan and He Luo Mavis looked at Lu Yin in astonishment. This person had a lot of Stellar Source in his body?
As expected of someone from the Lu family.
Lu Yin's expression turned ugly, as this was troublesome. His first Stellar Source Cyclone was about to dry up. Once he ran out of Stellar Source, how would he be able to increase his cultivation in the future?
Hold on, he looked at his cosmic ring. Mount Supreme still had five suns, and the amount of Stellar Source within should be close to that of a Half-Ancestor. He had enough Stellar Source to recover, but it would be difficult for him to break through.
Fortunately, he had condensed the five suns beforehand, which meant that he still had a way out. Since he could not escape or avoid the Stellar Source Cyclone, he might as well not care about it anymore. Lu Yin looked at Jiu Yao and the other two Half-Ancestors, who had also completely given up on trying to escape. They allowed the statue to devour Stellar Source as they could not avoid it.
Sensing Chu Yuan and He Luo Mavis's gazes, Lu Yin looked over. "Are you out of Stellar Source?"
"How much do you have left?"
Chu Yuan asked, as this was the first time he had ever been curious about Lu Yin. Even when Lu Yin had displayed the strength to fight against a Daochild, Chu Yuan had not been too curious. No matter how powerful this person was, as long as he appeared, he would definitely be the leader of an era.
He Luo Mavis also looked at Lu Yin curiously. It was common knowledge that the Lu family's cultivation required a lot of Stellar Source and Stellar Source. She was curious about how much Stellar Source Cyclone Lu Yin still had, and whether or not he had more than Lu Tianyi had.
Lu Yin did not know how to answer. Could he say that his first Stellar Source Cyclone had not dried up yet?
Could he say that he still had three Stellar Source Cyclones?
It was obvious that he could not, but it also seemed like he would not be able to hide it.
Time slowly passed, and the cultivators who had originally wanted to approach the Daosource Sect's ruins all distanced themselves, as they were afraid that the star energy in their bodies would be absorbed. As a result, no one dared to approach the ruins' main hall.
Lu Yin's first Stellar Source Cyclone had completely dried up, and his second Stellar Source Cyclone was almost done as well. The amount of time that Lu Yin's Stellar Source Cyclone had been devoured was twice as long as Chu Yuan's.
Chu Yuan's expression turned ugly. Just how many Stellar Source did this person have?
Was he still being devoured?
It was not just Chu Yuan; Jiu Yao, Lan Xian, and Leng Qing had also noticed Lu Yin.
Within the main hall, only the four of them had their Stellar Source Cyclones devoured.
They were all Half-Progenitors, and the amount of Stellar Source they possessed was not something that an Emissary could compare to. However, Lu Yin was still being devoured, which meant that the amount of Stellar Source Cyclones in his body was quite shocking.
Lan Xian's eyes flashed, as Lu Yin truly lived up to his reputation as a member of the legendary Lu family.
After a while, Lu Yin's second Stellar Source Cyclone had dried up, and half of his third Stellar Source Cyclone had been devoured.
Chu Yuan and the others looked at Lu Yin with strange gazes, as they felt that something was amiss. How could a single Origin Tribulation contain so many Stellar Source Cyclones?
However, this person was truly at the first Origin Tribulation. Was he a monster?
Even Chu Yuan could not help but think of this possibility. Lu Tianyi, who had competed with him in the past, had only possessed a third of Lu Yin's Stellar Source Cyclones, yet Lu Yin's Stellar Source Cyclones had still been devoured.
Within the main hall, several people stared at Lu Yin, wanting to see just how many Stellar Source Cyclones he had hidden away.
Lu Yin felt helpless, as he had been discovered before his four Stellar Source Cyclones had even erupted. Honestly, he did not wish for this to happen.
Right, it seemed like there were more than four. If the death qi was included, then he should have five cyclones.
Time continued to pass, and Lu Yin's three Stellar Source Cyclones had dried up. It was now time for the fourth.
Chu Yuan's expression sank. In the beginning, he had been able to easily deal with Lu Yin and He Luo Mavis, but now, he felt threatened. This person had actually hidden so many Stellar Source Cyclones in his body? This was ridiculous. This person's Stellar Source Cyclones were almost comparable to a sixth Origin Tribulation cultivator. Just how had he cultivated?
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