Lord of the Rending Stars

Qingyang remained silent, staring intently at the crimson crystals. He could sense that the concentration of the Fire Law within them had reached a terrifying level. It was a Fire Law imbued with some kind of "primordial" aura, as if these crystals themselves were a manifestation of the Fire Law.

What alarmed Qingyang even more was that the aura emanating from those crystals seemed to share a common origin with the blood of the Beast God that he had once fused with. However, the blood of the Beast God was liquid, while these crystals were solid. The aura of the blood of the Beast God was violent and chaotic, while the aura of these crystals was not so violent.

"Someone is mining!" Bingfeng suddenly said.

Following his gaze, Qingyang saw dozens of fireworms busily working at the edge of the scorched earth. They carefully approached the crimson crystals, using special tools to wrap and collect them before sending them into their world rings.

Among those fireworms, six exuded an aura of invincibility, as if they were destined to be kings!

"Six heads, unparalleled in kingship..."

Bingfeng's voice became even more solemn, "Including the outer blockade, there are at least ten invincible fireworms of the King level in this area. What are they guarding? The answer is now very clear."

Qingyang nodded, his gaze falling on the center of the scorched earth, where a crimson crystal, several times larger than the others, was slowly condensing. Its surface was covered with dense, natural patterns, and each pulsation caused the entire scorched earth to tremble violently.

"The biggest one is almost ripe," Qingyang said softly. "The Fireworm Clan is waiting for it to ripen so they can harvest it all together."

"Then we..."

Bingfeng looked at Qingyang.

"Wait," a decisive glint flashed in Qingyang's eyes, "After they collect all the crystals, we'll follow them, find their stronghold, and then..."

Qingyang didn't finish speaking, but Bingfeng already understood what he meant.

The two lay in wait at the edge of the scorched earth, the gray silver disc operating at full speed to conceal their presence to the minimum.

Three days later, at a certain moment, the largest crimson crystal finally completed its condensation. A complete network of secret patterns appeared on its surface, and the entire crystal emitted a dazzling crimson light, illuminating the scorched earth as if it were a sea of ​​blood.

A King-level Invincible Firefly, significantly larger than the others, stepped forward, carefully wrapped the crystal, and stored it in its World Ring. Following this, the remaining fireflies began collecting the remaining crystals at an accelerated pace.

In less than a minute, all the crimson crystals on the scorched earth had been collected. The six invincible fire worms, now at the King level, gathered together, seemingly exchanging information. After a moment, they split into three groups of two, each departing in a different direction.

"Which group are you in?" Bingfeng asked.

Qingyang's gaze fell on the firefly that had collected the largest crystal: "That group, with two invincible kings, we can handle them."

The two followed quietly, and the tracking continued for an entire day.

The two invincible fireflies, having been crowned kings, clearly hadn't expected anyone to infiltrate so deeply. Their vigilance was much lower than that of the outer patrol team, and they simply flew along a fixed route into the depths of the third battlefield.

Under the cover of the domain treasure, Qingyang and Bingfeng followed at a distance, waiting for the best opportunity to make their move.

The opportunity arises when they enter an area densely populated with space debris.

The spatial structure of this region was already fragile, and the spatial rifts left by a recent great battle have made the laws governing this place extremely chaotic. Fighting here would significantly weaken the spatial laws of either side, but for Qingyang and Bingfeng, this is actually an advantage, because they possess domain treasures.

"Take action"

Qingyang let out a low shout, his figure bursting out of concealment, gripping the True Radiance Blade tightly, and slashing at the fire worm on the left.

At the same time, Bingfeng made his move. Hanyuanjia transformed into the form of an ice giant, formed hand seals, and an eternal ice coffin descended from the sky, covering the fireworm on the right.

The two fireflies reacted extremely quickly, becoming alert the instant Qingyang made his move. Simultaneously, they unleashed their divine power, causing a layer of dark red, heavy armor to appear on their bodies. The surface of the armor was inscribed with densely packed fire-law runes, and when the divine power was activated, the space around the armor was scorched with fine cracks.

"clang!"

Qingyang's True Radiance Blade struck the carapace of the fireworm on the left, sparks flying, but leaving only a shallow cut. The fireworm was thrown back thousands of kilometers by the enormous impact, but its divine body was almost unharmed.

"Ordinary heavy treasure armor!" Qingyang's heart skipped a beat.

He knew all too well the defensive capabilities of ordinary heavy treasure armor. The Black Flame Armor bestowed upon him by his master was a top-tier heavy treasure armor, while ordinary heavy treasure armor, though slightly inferior in defense, was still more than enough to easily withstand the full-force attack of a peak-level King. Moreover, the Fireworm race was renowned for its defense, and its outer shell was far harder than that of human immortals of the same level.

The firefly on the left steadied itself, letting out a sharp screech. Hundreds of its hooves exerted force simultaneously, propelling it like a dark red meteor towards Qingyang. Its mouthparts opened, spewing out a condensed pillar of fire that burned a black path through the air.

Qingyang didn't take the hit head-on; his figure flickered continuously in the void, avoiding the direct impact of the fire pillar. However, the aftershocks of the fire pillar swept across his black flame armor, causing the runes on the armor's surface to tremble.

"The defense is indeed strong," Qingyang thought to himself, "but even the strongest armor can't withstand continuous attacks."

Qingyang no longer sought a fatal blow, but instead began to engage the fireworm in a prolonged battle. His True Radiance Blade slashed, thrust, parried, and flicked, each strike precisely hitting the nodes of the fireworm's armor's runes. These nodes were crucial to the runes' operation; once damaged, the armor's defensive capabilities would be significantly reduced.

On the other side of the battlefield, Ice Peak was also locked in a fierce battle with the firefly on the right.

Although the Eternal Ice Coffin temporarily sealed the fireworm, the heavy armor on its body greatly slowed down the freezing process. In less than ten breaths, the fireworm broke free of the seal, its body engulfed in dark red flames, and clashed fiercely with the icy domain of the ice peak.

"Nine Transformations of the Frosty Abyss: Water Congeals into Ice!"

Bingfeng formed hand seals, and the laws of water and space resonated with him. A wave of icy blue ripple spread outwards from him. Wherever the ripple passed, space seemed to freeze, and the fireflies' movements slowed down.

But the Firefly's precious armor once again proved its worth. The armor's runes lit up, and a scorching wave of law energy surged from within, keeping out the chill of the icy peak.

"Damn it!" Bingfeng sneered, abandoning his attempt to seal the firefly and launching a direct attack. The Frost Abyss Armor transformed into a giant ice crystal sword hundreds of kilometers long, carrying the chill of absolute zero, and slashed fiercely at the firefly.

The firefly neither dodged nor evaded, taking the sword strike head-on. The ice crystal greatsword slashed at its carapace, leaving a deep crack, and the firefly's divine body suffered a loss of nearly one-thousandth.

"Qingyang, this is too slow!"

Bingfeng transmitted his voice, "Their armor is too strong; it's difficult for our attacks to harm their divine bodies."

Qingyang also realized this problem. He slashed the fireworms on the left hundreds of times. Although each slash left a mark on the armor, it would take at least a thousand more slashes to truly break through the armor and injure the divine body. Before that, the fireworms' counterattacks were equally formidable.

"Use the domain's most powerful treasures to suppress them," Qingyang decided. "You restrict their movements, and I'll find an opportunity to attack the weak points in their armor."

Bingfeng nodded, using all his divine power to activate the gray disc. All the secret patterns on its surface lit up, and a gray sea of ​​light with a diameter of hundreds of millions of kilometers suddenly unfolded, enveloping the two fireflies.

Within the sea of ​​light, the spatial structure began to distort, fold, and solidify. The movements of the two fireflies suddenly slowed down, as if they had sunk into an invisible swamp. Their teleportation was completely blocked, and even their flight speed was reduced by 70%.

"Good!" Qingyang shouted, his figure flashing continuously in the sea of ​​light. The True Radiance Blade, carrying the power to tear through space, slashed towards the abdomen of the fire worm on the left, which was the weakest point in the fire worm race's defense.

"Pfft!"

This time, the blade successfully pierced the armor, leaving a deep wound on the firefly's abdomen. Dark red blood gushed from the wound, and the firefly let out a painful hiss, its divine aura noticeably diminishing.

"Effective!" A glint flashed in Qingyang's eyes, and his sword strikes became even more ferocious.

Bingfeng seized the opportunity. Instead of directly confronting the firefly on the right, he used the spatial distortion effect of his domain treasure to constantly change positions and attack the firefly's weak points from various angles. Each attack precisely targeted vulnerable areas such as the joints, abdomen, and neck, gradually weakening the firefly's divine body.

"Damn it, those human scum are trying to wear us down to death!" The two fireworms realized the situation was bad and began to frantically burn their divine power, trying to break free from the binding domain treasure.

Dark red flames burned on their bodies, the temperature so high that even the space around them was scorched into black holes.

But Qingyang and Bingfeng will not give them that chance.

"The Eternal Ice Coffin!"

Bingfeng seized the opportunity and unleashed his sealing technique once more. This time, without the interference of the powerful armor, the Eternal Ice Coffin successfully sealed the fireworm on the right. Inside the coffin, time seemed to stand still, and space solidified completely. The fireworm didn't even have time to struggle before it was frozen solid.

"Kill this one first!"

Qingyang shouted, his figure appearing beside the ice coffin. He activated the True Radiance Blade at full power and slashed at the fire worms inside the coffin.

The blade pierced through the ice coffin, landing precisely on the firefly's head. Without the protection of its precious armor, the firefly's shell was like paper under the sharpness of the True Radiance Blade, cleaved open in a single stroke.

"Pfft!"

Dark red blood gushed out, and the firefly's divine body rapidly collapsed within the eternal ice coffin.

"One strike isn't enough, so give me ten more!" Qingyang roared.

Ten breaths later, its life force completely dissipated, leaving only a broken shell and a few personal belongings.

Seeing this, the other firefly let out a desperate cry and frantically burned its divine body in an attempt to escape. However, the power of burning divine power to activate the domain treasure was immense, and it was killed on the spot in less than half a moment, unable to move an inch.