National Star Sea Era...

Chapter 917 Transcending the Mighty
Almost at the same instant that Song Chi sent a message to the Titan race through the Zhutian Market, far away in the Chaos God Continent, in the Tianyuan Star Realm, which is half a step into a higher dimension.

The Sky-Splitting God-King, who was standing shoulder to shoulder with the Eternal Ancestor and confronting various forces such as the Star Sea Insect Clan and the native Divine Land beings, suddenly trembled, and his towering body spanning the star-mountain tremor burst forth with unbelievable divine light from his giant eyes that shone like a galaxy.

"Mind Flayer? Ascension to the Abyss?"

It received an urgent warning from a junior member of its clan, transmitted through a bloodline secret technique, originating from the "Lord of the Heavenly Marketplace." The message was brief, but it was earth-shattering!
Without the slightest hesitation, his divine sense surged like a tidal wave toward the being shrouded in eternal divine light beside him.

"Eternity, see this message immediately!"

The river of time flowing around the Eternal Ancestor seemed to freeze for a moment, and the next moment, an unprecedented solemnity and horror appeared on his unchanging face.

"The mastermind behind this is none other than the Mind Flayer of the Abyss! We have all been tricked!"

The two transcendent beings instantly understood everything.

The unusual expansion of the Shi Clan, the frequent anomalies of the Abyss Demon God, and even the increasingly fierce battles and conflicts in the Shattered Star Sea on the Chaos God Continent... all of this is to divert the attention of the top combat forces of all sides and pave the way for the Abyss's final dimensional ascension.

"withdraw!"

"All clansmen, immediately abandon the struggle, evacuate the Chaos Divine Continent, and return to the Star Sea!"

The roar of the Sky-Splitter King and the cold voice of the Eternal Ancestor resounded almost simultaneously deep within the souls of all the Titans and members of the Eternals.

The order was given with absolute decisiveness and without the slightest hesitation. Faced with the earth-shattering conspiracy of the Abyss Ascension, which concerned the survival of the entire universe, the [High Dimension Sea], which had sparked a struggle among all parties, instantly seemed insignificant.

However, just as the elite legions of the two dominant civilizations received their orders, before they could even begin to act—

"Boom!!!"

The chaotic sky of the entire Celestial Ape Star Realm was suddenly covered by endless chaotic demonic energy. The demonic energy was deep and viscous, as if it had gathered all the negativity and filth in the star sea. The roars and whispers emanating from it were enough to cause the minds of the ruling beings to collapse.

Amidst the surging demonic energy, six majestic, twisted figures, exuding an aura of endless calamity and chaos, slowly emerged.

They come in all shapes and sizes. Some are like aggregates of countless agonizing and wailing souls, while others are manifestations of the pure concept of destruction. Some have thousands of tentacles, and their suckers seem to be able to devour the rules as they open and close... But without exception, they are all surrounded by a terrifying aura that makes the void tremble and all paths groan – that is the absolute pressure belonging to the twelfth-order transcendent!

Moreover, six Abyss Demons appeared at once this time.

As soon as they appeared, they completely ignored the Heavenly God King and the Eternal Ancestor who were on high alert. The six destructive attacks, which contained the violent and chaotic source rules, were as if they had been practiced countless times. They instantly tore through the chaotic void and aimed directly at the other side of the battlefield—the twelfth-order Primordial Queen who was as huge as a mountain and kept spewing out a huge number of insectoid units.

"Hiss—Roar!!"

The Primordial Mother Queen let out a sharp and furious mental roar. The three Primordial Emperor Insects guarding her side, who were also at the twelfth level and had ferocious and terrifying forms, instantly rushed forward. With their blade arms swinging, they cut through dimensions, and their poisonous stingers contained powerful corrosive laws, trying to resist the sudden and deadly encirclement above their heads.

However, the Abyss Demons had been plotting for a long time. With six against three and a sneak attack first, the difference in strength was enormous.

A gray beam of light, condensed from pure "chaotic" rules, pierced through the core of a twelfth-order primordial emperor insect. Its massive body instantly lost all vitality and vanished like dust.

Immediately afterwards, countless cutting chains wrapped with the rules of "space" emerged from the void, binding another primordial emperor insect tightly, its indestructible carapace being torn apart at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The last primordial emperor insect was completely swallowed by a gigantic dark maw that devoured light, and it couldn't even struggle.

The whole process was faster than I could have imagined!

Almost in the blink of an eye, the three powerful twelfth-order primordial emperor insects were completely eliminated.

Having lost its strongest protector, the primordial mother queen's fate was sealed when facing the siege of six demon gods of the same rank.

Countless raging abyssal demonic energies engulfed the void where it stood, and the Mother Queen's shrill spiritual scream abruptly ceased. Its immense life force vanished instantly, like a candle flame extinguished by a gale.

The top combat power of the Starsea Zerg, a 12th-tier Primordial Queen, fell so quickly.

Throughout the entire ordeal, its bloated body was immobilized in place by unknown means, unable to move an inch, which clearly shows that the Abyss Demons were well-prepared.

All of this happened too fast; from the appearance of the demons to the fall of the Queen Mother, only a few breaths had passed.

The God-King of Rending Heaven and the Eternal Ancestor were both shocked and furious. It wasn't that they didn't want to come to the rescue, but the two sides were originally far apart, and the appearance of the demons was too sudden, with their attack targets being extremely clear, giving them no time to react or rush to the aid.

What sank even deeper for the two transcendent beings was that, at the same time the demons appeared, a hazy and heavy barrier, seemingly woven from countless chaotic currents and high-dimensional rules, had completely enveloped and sealed off the entire Heavenly Ape Star Realm like an inverted giant bowl.

This high-dimensional chaotic barrier cut off the retreat routes of the Titans, the Eternals, and all forces that wanted to evacuate the Chaos God Continent immediately. It also formed a powerful isolation barrier, effectively delaying or even completely blocking the energy fluctuations of the transcendental war that broke out here, as well as the native transcendent beings in other star realms of the God Continent that might be alarmed and rush to the scene immediately.

This was a meticulously planned trap.

The God-King of Rending Heaven and the Eternal Ancestor exchanged a glance, both seeing an unprecedented solemnity and determination in each other's eyes. Their minds raced, and they instantly understood the Abyss Demon Clan's deeper and more terrifying scheme.

The bloody millennium of the shattered star sea, and the frenzied expansion of the Shi Clan and the Abyss Demon Civilization, were merely the first step in their plan to ascend to higher dimensions.

The killing of the 12th-tier Primal Queen of the Zerg and the annexation of the nearly fifty galactic colonies under the Starsea Zerg were only the second step in the plan.

This third step is the real plan to wipe out the family line; it's absolutely insane.

"They... intend to turn this entire Heavenly Ape Star Realm, along with trillions of living beings within it, into resources for the abyss's dimensional ascension!" The voice of the Rending God King was like the collision of stars, carrying unprecedented rage and chill.

The eternal divine light surrounding the Eternal Progenitor fluctuated violently, reflecting the turbulent waves within its heart:
"Using chaotic artifacts to seal off the astral plane, blocking us from this place, and then slaughtering and devouring with the force of thunder... What ruthless methods, what a grand scheme!"

They could see clearly that first, the Chaos Demon Ape clan was wiped out, and there was no longer any transcendent force to suppress them in the Heavenly Ape Star Realm. In addition, the [High-Dimensional Sea] was born in the Botian Ruins. Now, the beings gathered in this Heavenly Ape Star Realm are almost more than 30% of the essence of the current star sea.

The mythical legions of countless peak races of the divine continent, the peerless powerhouses in the starry seas, and even transcendent beings like them... If they were truly wiped out by the Abyss Demons, their flesh, souls, and even the civilization energy they carried would be enough to greatly increase the dimensional ascension process and even the success rate of the Abyss.

But that's not the worst part.

What made the two transcendent beings even more uneasy was that this layer of chaotic barrier was not only for sealing and isolation, but also forcibly distorting, assimilating and pulling the rules with its strange fluctuations. It was clear that it wanted to "strip" the entire Heavenly Ape Star Realm, this fragment of the semi-high-dimensional chaotic divine continent, from the main body of the divine continent and forcibly drag it into the bottomless abyss dimension.

If successful, the primal blessing from devouring a chaotic divine continent star realm will have a greater driving force on the abyss's dimensional ascension than devouring trillions of living beings. It is a fundamental leap and a solid foundation.

"We must not let them succeed!" the God King of Rending Heaven roared, his billions of feet tall divine body erupting with golden divine light that tore through the universe, his enormous fist carrying the ultimate power rules, slamming fiercely towards that layer of chaotic barrier.

"Boom——!!!"

An extremely muffled roar echoed, the chaotic barrier trembled violently, and countless ripples spread, but it did not break. Instead, it shook back the power of the Sky-Splitting God King, causing its massive body to sway slightly.

Almost simultaneously, the Eternal Ancestor also made its move, summoning the river of time in an attempt to find the weak point of this barrier on the timeline and erode and dismantle it.

Above their heads, the illusory image of the Eternal Divine Furnace hung high, receiving endless blessings from the primal power of the Chaos Wonder.

However, the power of time washed over the barrier as if it were a mud ox sinking into the sea; the barrier seemed to exist outside all timelines, impervious to all laws.

“It’s no use, Rift Heaven, Eternity…” A hoarse, chaotic voice, as if the whispers of billions of souls were coming from the depths of the demonic energy. It was one of the six Abyss Demon Gods.

"This is a projection of the chaotic wonder of my bottomless abyss, the [Hyperdimensional World], activated by six transcendent beings. Though not the original body, it is more than enough to trap you and isolate you from the outside world. Obediently become the cornerstone of the abyss's dimensional ascension!"

Before the words were even finished, the other five demon gods had already moved. They no longer concentrated their attacks on a single target, but instead dispersed, their demonic power surging forth like the shadow of death, beginning to envelop the other terrified mythological legions and star-sea forces within the Heavenly Ape Star Realm.

"Do not!!"

"Demons! How dare you!!"

"Fight them!"

Desperate roars, furious howls, and the radiant light of the laws of desperate struggle erupted throughout the astral plane.

Those who are able to enter the Chaos Divine Continent to compete for opportunities are all outstanding individuals from the myriad stars and seas, including many powerful beings at the tenth and eleventh ranks.

However, in the face of true transcendent beings, especially the six abyssal demons who had been plotting for a long time and whose strength was absolutely superior, these resistances seemed so pale and powerless.

The demonic claws tore through the sky, crushing a steel mythical fleet built by a certain technological civilization, along with its commander, into pure energy and matter.

The demon devoured an ancient lineage of cultivation civilization, along with its three eleventh-level Supreme Elders guarding the mountain gate, swallowing them whole and causing their demise.

Demonic flames scorched the sky, igniting a continental celestial vessel inhabited by a large number of reverted creatures. Hundreds of millions of living beings turned to ashes amidst their wails, their life essence forcibly extracted and flowing into the depths of demonic energy. In the distance, one could vaguely sense the greedy and pleasurable throbbing of the bottomless abyss.

This was an unequal massacre; the Celestial Ape Star Realm had now become a hunting ground and blood ranch for the Abyss Demons.

The God-King of Rending Heaven and the Eternal Ancestor were furious. They tried to rescue him, but were firmly restrained by the power of the open demon god and the projection of the [Hyperdimensional World]. Every time they tried to break through the barrier or overcome the blockade, they were met with even stronger backlash and resistance.

"We must break through this barrier, or... send the message out!" The Eternal Ancestor's thoughts raced.

The God-King of Rending Heaven's colossal eyes swept across this star realm that was rapidly turning into hell, and seemed to pierce through endless dimensions, looking at the shattered star sea that was being ravaged by the Shattered Race (Mind-Stealing Demons).

As time passed, every minute and every second, a massive amount of life essence and civilizational fortune was devoured by the demonic energy of the abyss, transforming into nourishment to propel the abyss to higher dimensions.

That barrier, formed by the projection of the [Hyperdimensional World], is like the most solid cage, firmly locking despair and death within this astral plane.

"We can't wait any longer!" roared the God-King of Rending Heaven. Countless ancient divine runes lit up on his star-like divine body, and a phantom of a giant axe, ancient and vast, seemingly capable of splitting chaos and resetting earth, water, fire, and wind, condensed in his palm—it was the projection of the Chaos Wonder, the [Heaven-Opening Axe], used by the Titan race to suppress destiny.

Although it was not the original entity that arrived, the trace of primordial chaos and creation contained within it had already caused the surrounding stable dimensional barriers to tremble slightly.

"Working together from within and without!" The Eternal Ancestor understood. The phantom of the [Eternal Divine Furnace] above its head, which seemed to bear the weight of countless ages, shone brightly. Endless eternal divine light poured out from the furnace mouth. Instead of directly attacking the barrier, it transformed into countless fine time runes, like the most precise carving knife, and began to frantically analyze and erode the rule structure of a certain node in the barrier.

At the same time, using its own transcendent status as a guide, it forcefully sent a request for help and guidance to other star realms of the Chaos God Continent, to those native transcendent beings who must have been alarmed by the abnormality of this place, through the connection between the main body and the projection of the [Eternal Divine Furnace], regardless of the consumption.

"The bottomless abyss desires to ascend to a higher dimension. Friends from the outside world, please join us in breaking through this barrier!"

The divine thought of the Eternal Ancestor, like a thunderclap, pierced through the layers of blockade of the [Hyperdimensional World] projection, and though faint, it was transmitted precisely.

Almost at the same time——

Boom boom boom!
Outside the Celestial Ape Star Realm, on that hazy dimensional barrier, several completely different yet equally powerful transcendent attacks suddenly erupted.

Sand Spirit Seal!

Ice Demon Devouring Wave!
Burning Flame Suppressing Evil Fist!
It was the native transcendent beings of the Chaos God Continent who made their move. They may have been deceived or delayed before, but under the guidance of the Eternal Ancestor at all costs and the increasingly intense energy fluctuations in this place, they finally arrived and made their move without hesitation.

"Now!" The God King of Rending Heaven opened his giant eyes in fury, and his divine power surged like a galaxy bursting its banks, frantically pouring into the projection of the [Heaven-Opening Axe] in his hand.

The axe shadow solidified instantly, and the axe blade unleashed an extreme sharpness that tore through all chaos and separated the clear from the turbid.

"The creation of heaven and earth—!!"

Accompanied by the roar of the God-King of Sky-Splitting that shattered the starry sky, the projection of the [Heaven-Opening Axe] transformed into a dazzling axe beam that traversed the star realm, and fiercely cleaved down along the node marked by the Eternal Ancestor with time runes, which was being attacked by multiple transcendent beings from the outside world.

At the same time, the external attacks also reached their peak.

"Break for me!!"

Attacked from both inside and outside, the power of multiple transcendent beings and the ultimate might of multiple chaotic artifacts converged perfectly at this moment.

"Buzz—Rumble!!!"

The seemingly impenetrable barrier of the [Hyperdimensional World] projection finally succumbed to the concentrated attack that far exceeded its limits. First, the light at the locked node flickered wildly, and countless rule runes flickered and died, emitting mournful cries of unbearable burden. Then, a thin but shocking crack spread out like a spider web.

"Crack... Bang!!!"

Finally, with a deafening roar that seemed to threaten the collapse of the entire astral plane, the node shattered, revealing a massive hole tens of thousands of kilometers in diameter. The familiar chaotic storm aura of the Chaos God Continent instantly surged in from outside the hole.

The barrier has been breached!
However, neither the God-King of Rending Heaven nor the Eternal Ancestor showed much joy.

Through the gaping hole, they could see the figures of several native transcendent beings from the Chaos God Continent, standing guard with expressions of shock and anger. But what they could see even more was the devastated scene within the Heavenly Ape Star Realm—

The once brilliant star field was now dim and lifeless, with countless corpses, celestial ships, and even the remains of strange objects from the star sea floating in the void. The thick, unyielding stench of blood and death almost solidified into a tangible substance.

The previous bustling scene, filled with powerful figures, had vanished, replaced by a deathly silence and a few points of light still desperately struggling under the pursuit of demonic energy.

Trillions of high-level beings... less than one in ten survived.

The life force of the entire Celestial Ape Star Realm has declined by more than 90%, and the overwhelming bloodlust and resentment have even triggered the lament of the Star Realm's origin.

The efficiency of the Abyss Demons' harvesting was outrageously high.

"Roar!!!"

From the depths of the demonic energy came the furious roar of the Abyss Demon God.

They clearly hadn't expected that, with the projection of the [Hyperdimensional World] and their six demon gods present, the barrier would actually be forcibly breached from the inside.

But things have come to this point. Although the plan was not completely successful, it had devoured the essence of nearly 90% of the beings in the Heavenly Ape Star Realm, and its purpose had been largely achieved.

"withdraw!"

The leader of the Abyss Transcendent Demon Gods made a decisive decision and stopped pursuing the matter.

The six demonic shadows, carrying monstrous demonic energy and the vast life essence they had just devoured, transformed into six streams of light and instantly fled towards the chaotic void deep within the star realm.

The God-King of Rending Heaven, the Eternal Ancestor, and the many Transcendent beings from the Divine Continent who had just arrived were all filled with rage and wanted to pursue them.

After all, these native transcendent beings of the Chaos God Continent were mostly beings who had ascended to mythology before the era of the Shattered Star Sea, and they were simply unable to step out of the God Continent.

Because of this limitation, if we miss this opportunity, things will only become many times more difficult afterward.

(End of this chapter)