Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'-Chapter 1273 - 270: Empire Line: Toward the [Spiritual Deer] Ending (64)

The explosions were incessant, resounding throughout the Border Abyss.

The collapse of the Divine Country was like holding a delicate and beautiful porcelain high above one's head, then smashing it down heavily. Amidst the crisp shattering sounds, cries of wailing and screams were mixed in.

The explosion didn't cause much of a ripple in the real world, but if the people of Border Abyss looked up, they would notice that in the unchanging starry sky, at one corner of the sky, a brilliant splendor was blossoming.

Pop!

Apostle Arthur was flung out of the dimensional crevice like a dead dog, his body broken and battered. Strangely, most of the wounds on his body were like mosaics, elongated into long, blurred garbles, difficult to look at directly.

The collapse of the Divine Country also meant that Arthur's control over his own mandate was further weakened. He struggled to get up, surrounded by pale golden flames spreading across the fields, while meteors fell from the sky, heavily crashing onto the ground of Border Abyss.

The fragments of the Divine Country would not disappear immediately. Once they landed, they would integrate with the local environment, and over time, the industries and organisms inside would form a unique ecology.

This is the origin of instances in the game "Starry Abyss".

The official Qiqiao Network, including many known NPC methods for generating instances, actually all utilized the fragments of the Divine Country. However, unfortunately, although the materials for the Divine Country fragments are not rare, the technology to refine the fragments and forge and implant the Divine Country is controlled only by the Primordial Abyss civilization.

Arthur crawled on the ground with difficulty, and by now, his task had completely failed.

"Lord Leoz... no, Li Aozi is very strong."

Li Aozi even merely attacked randomly and gained a distorted concept-level Charm, thereby causing the Divine Country to self-destruct.

This skill itself is not outstanding.

Overlaying Strength, exponential growth, this technique counts for nothing on the Beyond-Abyss Battleground.

But what truly made one feel shock was the fact that the limit of force Li Aozi could bear was extraordinarily high.

That was simply not a Charm a Demigod in the Sovereign Pathway could bear, that level of Attraction would require at least six demigods to withstand.

No, not six demigods.

Each of the Six Grand Paths has its specialization, but no one can escape this system. A strong body naturally needs intelligence to control, superior Intelligence also requires a firm Will to avoid internal friction, a transcendent charm also needs a matching body to withstand this distorted beauty.

Such extreme Attributes cannot be borne without a strong and robust body.

Clearly, Li Aozi couldn't possess all six Pathways simultaneously, which only means one thing, Li Aozi's body is extremely resilient.

Without relying on the power of his previous life, Leoz didn't even reveal his true form but could exhibit such a level of power.

Speaking of which, did Leoz have any special power in his past life?

Arthur shook his head.

When Leoz took action, no one truly understood him. But it was clear, it could not possibly be as simple and crude as Li Aozi reincarnating as a mortal.

The Divine Country was destroyed, the Demon Sword was seized, and he himself was repeatedly defeated, yet Li Aozi's strength still remains unfathomable.

But at least Zhang Fulong will keep his promise—

"Tsk, this is really troublesome."

Zhang Fulong's voice arose on the plateau, and Arthur looked up. Zhang Fulong and his group had just landed, standing disheveled atop the mountain peak.

Even with his clothes in disarray from the explosion, the Engineer still maintained a carefree demeanor. He took out an old lighter, shielded it from the wind with his hand, relit the extinguished cigarette, took a deep drag, let the smoke enter his lungs, and then exhaled slowly, his entire visage engulfed in the swirling smoke. Only his voice came slowly from within:

"That guy actually managed to detonate the Divine Country? How did he do it?"

Gretto replied:

"On the surface, Li Aozi was attacking the barrier, but in fact, he was just using the splashing aftermath of the barrier to attack the Divine Country—he seems to have applied pressure to the Divine Country in this way, eventually leading it to collapse."

"Hooh? So the Divine Country is an organ of the Deities?"

"Only for later Ascenders to Godhood."

Gretto said, glancing at Arthur on the ground:

"Oh, Senator, it seems our cooperative partner is one of them too."

"Is it?"

Zhang Fulong said, walking over to Arthur, squatted, and peered pitifully at the First Apostle of the Goddess of Truth.

"Sorry, Arthur old brother, I didn't expect things to develop this far."

"...Leoz, very strong."

"Very strong? Perhaps. You might not have seen Mother Gaia's figure. Once you've seen Gaia, you feel all the strength is just like that."

Zhang Fulong took a puff of the cigarette, lamentingly saying:

"Seriously, whether or not Leoz is powerful is another matter, but the man's temper is indeed big enough, I've already given him several chances, almost openly indicating that Anpolo would intervene, yet he still chose to attack me—what's the point? The Starry Abyss is on the brink of collapse, the decaying order is destined to break, even the Primordial Abyss has been reactively responding to assaults, yet at this time, Leoz still thinks to serve the Primordial Abyss—ridiculous, truly ridiculous."

"He's not doing it for the Primordial Abyss."

Arthur spoke up.

"Is that so?"

Zhang Fulong didn't mind:

"Not for the Primordial Abyss? Who else could grant him this power besides the Primordial Abyss? Morphederia is already dead, the only thing that could let him grow to this point is Primordial Abyss."

"You're wrong, Councilor Zhang Fulong."

Arthur slowly propped himself up, raised his head, and gazed into Zhang Fulong's silver twin eyes, speaking each word clearly:

"The power on him doesn't bear the mark of the Primordial Abyss. Those re-skinned Divine Clan Warriors at least have a similar feeling, their combat consciousness tends to be in a systematic mode."

"But Leoz is different."

"His power, I can sense, all the power comes solely from Leoz himself."

Hoo...

Zhang Fulong exhaled a long ring of smoke and stood up: 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"You think too much. As long as he continues on the Pathway of Starry Abyss, he will inevitably go to the Primordial Abyss, and before that, our Secret Council will intercept him."

"Councilor Zhang, I advise you not to proceed."

Arthur said, trembling:

"You promised me to liberate... Charlgarnia..."

"Indeed, there's no contradiction."

Zhang Fulong flicked the ash off his cigarette and turned to leave:

"Li Aozi has provoked to this extent, and if we don't curb his arrogance, I won't have the face to return and see Speaker Anpolo."

"But, Charlgarnia—"

"Don't worry. Being able to contact you naturally means I have the permission of Speaker Anpolo."

Zhang Fulong smiled slightly:

"Coincidentally, even Lyle agrees with Anpolo's plan on this matter."

Upon hearing this, Arthur was startled:

"Is Scholar Lyle going to intervene as well?!"

"Not planning to intervene."

Zhang Fulong walked to the cliff, overlooking the mountains, and said softly:

"We all have already begun to act."

Arthur was still confused about the meaning of these words, but he heard Zhang Fulong take out a complex communicator, adjust it, and say:

"Hello, I am the former Director of Civil Engineering of Ether Civilization, Best Model Worker, three-time Epoch Model winner, Human Hero Title, Civilization Construction Medal winner—Engineer Zhang Fulong. I've forgotten the code, but I truly am Zhang Fulong."

"Enough, I know it's you. Only the fool Zhang Fulong emphasizes his accolades from Ether Civilization every time."

A cold female voice emanated from the communicator and continued:

"How are things? The council hasn't received news of the Blacksmith's return; did you fail?"

"Well, not exactly a failure, but things are indeed a bit tricky."

Zhang Fulong said leisurely:

"Li Aozi isn't cooperating with us, even knowing Arthur's identity, he blew up His Divine Country. Now, it's impossible to hide, what do you say?"

"What can be done. Zhang, besides dealing with plywood and laying cement plaster, what else can you do? His Majesty Anpolo is at a critical period, can't you ease up a bit?"

The woman complained discontentedly, but Zhang Fulong didn't care at all. He held his cigarette and waited for her grievances to pass, then said:

"So, what should we do? I must tell you, Li Aozi is incredibly strong, stronger than expected."

"I will act."

The voice simultaneously came from the communicator and all around.

Crack.

The next moment, a seam was torn open in the sky above Border Abyss, and dense Void spread out simultaneously.

A figure instantly descended from the sky, light and space were severely distorted and bent, several figures rapidly appeared beside Zhang Fulong, the visitors all dressed in silver-white uniforms, wrapped in the curse of Zhou Yuan.

"Hehehehehe... I knew it, no one else but you, the brave warrior of Ether."

Zhang Fulong smiled slightly, put down the communicator, and opened his arms to welcome the characters:

"Comrades and compatriots, welcome to Border Abyss!"

The leading figure unveiled a heavy silver-white cloak, revealing a cold and beautiful female face, with scars marking her eyes and lips, her right cheek having transformed entirely into something akin to a meteor, emitting a faint blue glow.

She wore a military dress uniform, chest adorned with medal bands, adjusted her wide-brimmed hat, and stepped in shining black leather boots. Upon seeing Zhang Fulong, the woman saluted him with emotionless precision and said:

"Military Senator of the Secret Society—Navy Militrui, salutes you."

Behind her, several individuals fell from Layer Abyss and tore off their cloaks, the cursed aura swiftly dissipating, revealing their true appearances.

The man with cobalt blue short hair, dressed like an early industrial era noble gentleman, rubbed his claws and said:

"Astrologer Kauna."

The petite girl in cotton pajamas, slippers, holding a panda cub, yawned:

"That crazy Li Aozi dragged me, Chen Xiaochen the Gourmet, into this mess. I'm not combat personnel, why drag me in?"

Writer Victor, holding a notebook and the torn silver-white cloak, spoke to Teacher Trechet beside him:

"This thing is quite miraculous, it can block Starry Abyss's curse for us. If mass-produced, attacking Primordial Abyss might just be a matter of time?"

"You're overthinking. Primordial Abyss is not that weak, production can't increase further."

Teacher Trechet shook a bottle, inside which a white spider was moving back and forth:

"Instead of considering that, why not think about persuading our Tailor Miss to switch sides—don't you think?"

She looked at the bound, innocent-faced stunning woman and laughed:

"Dear Adventurous Saintess, Miss Vellia."