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Chapter 343 The Stars Will Help You Protect What You Want to Protect
[You inquired with the Star Demon God about the Future Warrior's frequent dreams.]

After all, the Star Demon God possesses a long history and his understanding of the Heart Demon God far exceeds his own comprehension.

But upon your inquiry, a barely perceptible ripple of regret flickered across the Star Demon God's face, a face sculpted by starlight and profound wisdom.

The next moment, the voice of the Star Demon God resounded around them.

The phenomenon shrouded in an unknown mist has origins beyond my current understanding of the star system as a demigod of stars.

If I still hold the power over the stars, the billions of stars in the cosmos will be my eyes and ears, my tools for calculation. Perhaps by observing the trajectory projected into the boundless depths of space, I could dispel the fog of chaos and glimpse a sliver of the secrets of heaven.

However, the glory of the past has faded.

[Now, with only the spirit of an artifact and a body merely reconstructed from the rules of the stars, my strength is far weaker than before.]

The threads of authority have been severed, the chains of the Star Web have collapsed.

The secret to survival is the last bastion of the gods' immortality, like a secret box hidden deep within the soul of mortals, never to be revealed to anyone.

The intricacies of its structure, the logic of its activation, and its hidden location are things that even the closest of friends, like twins, would never fully reveal.

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[After a moment of contemplation following your inquiry, the Star Demon God slowly spoke.]

In short, He didn't know what was going on either.

If He still held the power over the stars, He could use the power of the stars that filled the endless abyss to make deductions, but now, He is powerless to do so.

Just as the Demon God of the Heart was unaware of His trump card, He was also somewhat unclear about the Demon God of the Heart's trump card.

Furthermore, isn't it a good thing that a future soldier dreams of rules that resonate with him?

If someone is indeed manipulating all of this behind the scenes, Star Demon God believes it is most likely the Heart Demon God.

Since the Inner Demon God hasn't appeared, it means it's not yet time for him to show up.

When the other party feels it is time to appear, it will naturally manifest.

[You listened as the Star Demon God spoke at length, yet it seemed as if he had said something, but also as if he hadn't said anything at all; your lips twitched slightly.]

[In October of the 245th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, due to the increase in the number of Star Demigods in the Crimson Heart Society, and under your approval, these Star Demigods, with the support of the sixth generation of Crimson Heart's computing power, jointly established a training ground called Star Vortex.]

The Star Demon God, in a form of beauty according to human aesthetics, stands motionless at the core gravitational point of the star vortex.

He possessed none of the arrogance characteristic of a demon god of the abyss.

On the contrary, some possess only a restrained and profound wisdom, like a radiant light bearing the secrets of the universe's origin.

Having personally experienced the new path of the rules of the stars, His state had long surpassed the realm of simple adaptation.

The profound meanings of stellar rules, which once exhausted the efforts of ordinary stellar demigods and even required leaps in life level to grasp, were as simple as child's play to Him.

[This includes things like the orbits of stars anchored at dimensional tidal nodes, the deduction of the rules governing changes in supernova stars, and the related changes in quasar jets.]

These vast and complex stellar codes have baffled countless stellar demigods.

[But before the Star Demon God, the controller who once wove the entire abyssal starry sky, it was like a child facing a family heirloom chess manual, which he could easily pick up and solve at will.]

Understanding the rules seemed to come naturally.

Even though the Star Demon God relinquished His own stellar authority, His steps on the path of stellar divinity remained steady and efficient.

This stems not only from the terrifying depths of His understanding of the origins of the stars in the past, but also from the far-sighted vision forged by the path of His ancient authority, capable of piercing through the superficial appearances of all realms.

Although he lost his power, his insight and wisdom in comprehending the essence of the universe remain. Like a master who has immersed himself in the halls of mathematics his entire life, even though the system of formula derivation has been overturned, his inherent mathematical intuition and logical thinking ability still far surpass those of ordinary people.

[When you perceive the terrifying progress of the Star Demon God and witness His ability to depict the rules of the stars with the precision of a cosmic ruler, you invite Him to preach to the Star Demigods of the Red Heart Society.]

Most of the Star Demigods of the Red Heart Society were promoted from the masters of the Red Heart Society Research Institute.

Each and every one of them is a brilliant crystallization of countless wisdom, courage, and conviction!

Their potential is as vast as the starry sky, yet it is limited by the ruggedness and fog of the path they must traverse.

If a pioneer standing atop this path is willing to light their torch to illuminate the treacherous paths below, it will grant them unparalleled elevation.

[After receiving your invitation, the Star Demon God smiled slightly and did not refuse.]

When the Star Demon God personally served as a lecturer on the rules of the stars, answering questions within the Crimson Heart Society, the results were astonishing!

[With clear guidance, the stellar demigods are progressing at a breakneck pace, like wildfire, covering a thousand miles a day!]

The long-standing problem of the circulation of stellar energy rules was resolved with a single glance from the Star Demon God, who succinctly pinpointed the crux of the matter.

Under the guidance of the Star Demon God, the manipulation of stellar rules and combat stance instantly found their key anchor points.

[Even the star orbit calculation arrays constructed collectively saw their efficiency skyrocket after incorporating the ancient secret techniques created by the Star Demon God himself.] [Most importantly, the Star Demigods, who were not originally adept at offense and slaughter, under the guidance of the Star Demon God, their overall combat power was no longer a collection of scattered stars, but rather a cohesive and deadly force, like a galactic behemoth.]

The combined control and coordination they displayed subtly overshadowed even the demigods, whose combat rules were once known for their offensive, head-on, and brutal style of annihilation.

The brilliance of the stars began to shine on the battlefields of the Red Heart Society, displaying a power far exceeding mere destructive force.

But what's amazing is that this isn't a one-way gift.

In the profound stillness of the Star Vortex Training Grounds, the Star Demon God sat regally on the Star Core Throne.

At this moment, He is not only speaking, but also listening.

Those dozens, even hundreds, of exceptionally talented and quick-thinking stellar demigods each possessed new ideas independent of the authority of the abyssal stars.

Their ideas, brimming with youthful vigor and a perspective unbound by history, along with their ingenious, sometimes reckless, and even somewhat unconventional thinking, proved invaluable to Star Demon God.

[Power and rules may seem to originate from the same source, but as the Star Demon God's understanding and cultivation deepened, he increasingly felt that they were two completely different forms.]

Authority is a gift from the abyss.

The strength of authority stems entirely from the Abyss's understanding of the authority of the stars.

The rules of the stars are similar to an active energy factor.

Once mastered, one can easily create a variety of completely different forms based on their own understanding and deduction.

Under such circumstances, His understanding of the rules of the stars subtly deepened through this interaction, reaching a realm far more refined and profound than when He traveled alone.

In June of the 246th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, after sensing the interference from the Abyss and Hell, the will of the Spirit Realm began to send more and more deities to descend upon this void region.

The figures of the spirit gods began to shine continuously outside the Crimson Heart World.

Fortunately, the Red Heart Association has erected enough and strong barriers outside the Red Heart World.

Of course, the main reason is that the Crimson Heart World has absorbed a large amount of the world's origin, and its foundation has become much stronger.

[It might not be able to withstand the onslaught of a powerful god, but it can certainly withstand the aftershocks of a divine collision.]

[As reinforcements arrived from the spirit realm, reinforcements also began to arrive from the abyss and hell.]

However, with an excessive number of deities, various chaotic phenomena began to erupt.

[Especially for the chaotic abyss and the deceitful hell, the demon gods and hellish true gods of both sides are indifferent to the situation of the Red Heart Society.]

[With everyone fighting a war of gods, who cares about the lives of a bunch of ants?]

Furthermore, they came to provide support and assistance. Not allowing the Red Heart Society to contribute some of their essence to nourish them is already a favor to the Red Heart Society. How could they possibly care about the Red Heart Society's life or death?

Do you really think they're like Agrippa, that useless god who was still bound by worldly ideas even after becoming a god?

[Thus, various incidents that appeared to be accidental but were actually deliberate attacks on the barrier of the Crimson Heart World began to occur.]

In this situation, you are forced to defend, mobilizing the immense power of faith provided by the Red Heart Society to continuously counteract the aftershocks of the gods, whether unintentional or malicious.

The sheer number of repercussions from the gods is becoming increasingly concentrated amidst this tense global clash.

Gradually, you also began to feel powerless despite your good intentions.

[In September of the 248th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, even with the assistance of the Sixth Generation of the Crimson Heart, you still occasionally made mistakes amidst the attacks of the gods.]

Every defensive lapse is a huge blow to the Red Heart Society's defensive barrier.

While you were busy and overwhelmed, the Star Demon God delivered the Star Artifact into your hands.

He is indicating that you, right now, need this divine artifact, which He crafted over billions of years, more than He does.

The stars will help you protect everything you want to protect.

[As you received the Star Artifact, a divine thought entered your mind from the depths of the universe.]

You can use this divine artifact, but this celestial artifact does not belong to you.

But that's enough for you right now.

[With the blessing and amplification of the Star Artifact, the Faith Barrier you cast has been greatly strengthened; in fact, an invisible layer of starlight faintly shimmers outside the Faith Barrier.]

[Under the influence of this starlight, the defensive power of the faith barrier is greatly enhanced.]

[Leaving aside other aspects and focusing solely on defensive capabilities, the defense you're currently employing is now impenetrable even to a god like the Blood Demon God.]

Even the aftershocks from clashes between the second-tier and even the first-tier True Gods cannot penetrate this defensive barrier to harm the Crimson Heart World.

Amidst the crisis of the gods' chaotic war, the Red Heart Society unexpectedly ushered in a seemingly peaceful golden period of development.

(End of this chapter)