Translator: CinderTL
Destroying a world is surprisingly simple.
While Sixth-Tier Lifeforms lack the power of Void Refining Great Powers to fundamentally crush a world into cosmic dust using the laws of the Great Dao, they can still orchestrate its demise through various means.
One straightforward method involves disrupting the orbits of nearby lifeless worlds, causing them to collide with the target world.
For a more thorough approach, they could apply an external force to break the world's gravitational equilibrium, pushing it toward the Solar Essence.
For an even simpler solution, they could directly target the World Core, destabilizing its structural integrity and causing the world to collapse inward.
As is happening now...
The Titan Race Minor Realm is currently undergoing such a destruction.
They obtained Gold Fusion, placed it at the heart of their world, and continuously nurtured its growth.
When their Lesser Thousand World experienced a Cosmic Quake that brought Gold Fusion's mass to a critical point of transformation, the First Elder—or rather, the entire Council of Elders—made their decision. Over the next six months, they implemented their plan within their own realm.
They planned to use the destruction of their world to assist Gold Fusion in completing its final transformation. Meanwhile, they would scout nearby Lesser Thousand Worlds to relocate the Titan Race.
After all, interstellar travel posed no challenge for Titans, who possessed Third-Tier strength upon reaching adulthood. Conquering a world would be equally trivial, especially since they had targeted the Wood Spirit Clan, a species inherently weak in combat.
Without the intervention of the Azure Star Minor Realm, their plan would likely have succeeded flawlessly. Even if the support-oriented Wood Spirit Clan hadn't been completely annihilated by the Heart Demon's claws, they would have been crushed by the Titan Race.
Alas...
The arrival of the Azure Star Minor Realm introduced unforeseen complications to their scheme. Though the overall strategy remained unchanged, the timeline for the world's destruction was accelerated. As a result, the Titan Race had no time to evacuate and was swallowed whole as the world collapsed, doomed to perish alongside it.
As the Titan Race Minor Realm collapsed to a critical point, the release of Dao Rhythm energy triggered a catastrophic explosion that shattered it completely, scattering countless fragments of cosmic dust in all directions.
Years later, this region would inevitably transform into a dense asteroid belt, posing a significant navigational hazard for warships.
The immense energy released by the destruction of the world illuminated the starry sky, drawing the attention of countless cosmic powers.
This spectacle served as a grim reminder to many races that while they had narrowly escaped the Starquake, the current cosmic environment remained far from stable.
About two weeks later, as the energy released from the Titan Race Minor Realm's demise subsided, Li Chunjun returned to the asteroid-strewn region aboard his spacecraft.
Guided by the lingering energy and Dao Rhythm fluctuations, his team precisely located the former site of the Super Factory.
Of course, after such a cataclysmic event, neither the Super Factory nor the Titan Race Minor Realm remained.
The only survivor was Gold Fusion, a unique material permeated with the auras of destruction and the Void.
As they approached the Gold Fusion, Yu Jin couldn't contain his excitement. "Dao Rhythm! Sword Master, there's Dao Rhythm here!"
"Dao Rhythm!" Li Chunjun exclaimed. "The defining characteristic of a Seventh-Tier Material! This Gold Fusion has finally crossed the threshold and transformed into a Dao Artifact material!"
Having learned the truth in recent days, Su Fang was deeply moved.
On the warship, Elsa, having calmed her Heart-Mind, gazed upon the ruined Titan Race Minor Realm—its world shattered and its people annihilated—with a hint of pity.
However, remembering the Titans' intended actions against her Wood Spirit Clan's Lesser Thousand World, she quickly suppressed this sentiment, replacing it with profound awe for Li Chunjun and the Human Race of the Azure Star Minor Realm.
The humans of the Azure Star Minor Realm showed remarkable mercy and kindness to friendly races.
Yet against chaotic and malevolent groups like the Titans, they wielded thunderous methods, decisive and ruthless.
"The direction of its transformation is indeed primarily focused on the Dao Rhythm of Destruction," Li Chunjun observed, examining the Gold Fusion. "However, due to its exposure to the Cosmic Quake and the resulting accumulation of Spatial Mysteries, it also contains a trace of the Void Dao Rhythm!"
Neither the Destruction Dao Rhythm nor the Void Dao Rhythm was particularly strong.
For anyone else cultivating either the Destruction Dao or the Void Law, such a Seventh-Tier Material would seem rather underwhelming.
But for Li Chunjun, who happened to wield both these Daos, this material was perfectly suited to his path.
"Moreover, Gold Fusion possesses a unique characteristic: its universal compatibility. Refining it into a Lifebound Flying Sword is relatively straightforward, and by continuously merging it with metallic materials of the same tier, it can continue to evolve. This makes it an ideal foundation for a Dao Artifact."
Li Chunjun reached out and stored the Seventh-Tier Material.
Of course, a single Seventh-Tier Material was rarely sufficient to forge a true Dao Artifact. Such artifacts typically required three such materials, supplemented by numerous Sixth-Rank Materials.
However, possessing a Seventh-Tier Material laid the groundwork for a Quasi-Dao Artifact to ascend to true Dao Artifact status.
This was especially true for Li Chunjun's Lifebound Mystic Treasure. Through gradual refinement over time, even without further Seventh-Tier Materials, it could naturally progress to Dao Artifact status over countless years, perhaps tens of thousands.
"Yu Jin, take Elsa back to the Azure Star Minor Realm first!" Li Chunjun instructed.
He then glanced at Su Fang. "You can slightly expand your scanning range."
Su Fang nodded. His warship, equipped with the Golden Crow Battleship's engine, was faster than the Silver Leaf. Expanding the scanning range would barely delay them.
"What about you, Sword Master?" Yu Jin asked.
"I'll return on my own."
Li Chunjun turned to Yu Jin and said, "Upon returning to Blue Star, you will be stationed there to oversee it."
"Me? Oversee Blue Star? Not explore the surrounding Lesser Thousand Worlds?" Yu Jin glanced at Elsa beside him.
Although Elsa could gather intelligence from other Lesser Thousand Worlds through the Spirits of Nature, she hadn't yet cultivated Mind Power. Without it, her scouting range was severely limited.
"Blue Star must have a True Monarch who has cultivated Mind Power," Li Chunjun explained. "Firstly, to prevent any Heart Demons fleeing from the Wood Spirit Clan, or any lurking in the cosmic starry sky, from infiltrating the Azure Star Minor Realm while we're away. Secondly..."
He gazed into the depths of space. "This will free me to swiftly hunt down Heart Demons and grant every Primordial Spirit True Monarch on Blue Star an opportunity to cultivate Mind Power."
Yu Jin and Su Fang bowed deeply with utmost reverence. "On behalf of all True Monarchs, we thank the Sword Master for bestowing upon us this immense fortune."
"Since we're all stranded here together, it's only right that we support each other," Li Chunjun replied.
Elsa watched from the side, her eyes filled with envy. Why didn't our Wood Spirit Clan encounter such a powerful leader?
No, that's not right!
The Wood Spirit Clan now enjoys the protection of the Azure Star Minor Realm, effectively making them part of it. Swordmaster Li is their leader. His next task is to quickly bridge the gap between the Wood Spirit Clan and the Human Race, fully integrating them into the greater human family.
As the two warships reactivated and flew off in separate directions, Li Chunjun wasted no time.
Sensing the locations of the True Monarchs on Blue Star who possessed the Heart Seed, he used them as coordinates to cast the Void Bridge. Transforming into a Seven-Colored Rainbow Light that pierced the heavens and earth, he shot straight toward the Azure Star Minor Realm.
His current Void Bridge technique couldn't match the capabilities of Void Refining Great Powers, who could traverse entire Realm Regions under their own power. But...
Effortlessly covering distances of tens or even hundreds of billions of li was still well within his reach.
Moreover, thanks to the prevalence of Star Gates in Human Territory, even Void Refining Great Powers typically used these gates for long-distance travel, and the distances between Star Gates were rarely vast.
A range of hundreds of billions of li was more than sufficient.
To prevent excessive energy release during his Void Travel, Li Chunjun chose to materialize outside the Azure Star Minor Realm.
Using a Primordial Spirit True Monarch patrolling the outer reaches of Blue Star as his reference point, Li Chunjun initiated his Void Travel. Despite warning the True Monarch beforehand and deliberately altering his trajectory, the energy surge upon his arrival still sent the True Monarch flying.
The dao technique used by the Void Refining Great Power earlier possessed an energy level far surpassing that of ordinary True Monarchs.
Reaching the outskirts of Blue Star, Li Chunjun descended directly toward the Azure Star Minor Realm. However, as he approached the boundary, he sensed something amiss.
He quickly glanced at the Seventh-Rank Gold Fusion he carried. The Dao Rhythm within the Gold Fusion was clearly affected as he approached the Azure Star Minor Realm, though the effect remained mild. It seemed that as long as he didn't activate the Dao Rhythm within the Seventh-Tier Material, it wouldn't clash too strongly with the realm's inherent Dao Rhythm.
"Seventh-Rank... it has already touched upon the Great Dao Laws," Li Chunjun mused. "And this is merely a material. If it were a true Dao Artifact, the commotion would be far greater."
His thoughts raced.
Of course, this was because he hadn't yet integrated the material into his Lifebound Flying Sword, preventing its Dao Rhythm from being fully contained. The Golden Crow Battleship, having undergone artificial refinement, naturally generated far less disturbance.
"Inanimate objects are manageable, but Void Refining Great Powers who carry Dao Rhythm with their Mind Power risk triggering a Dao Rhythm backlash if they recklessly enter a Lesser Thousand World. Mind Power is too active; as long as a person lives, it flows ceaselessly, impossible to suppress."
Even for Void Refining cultivators, enduring a Dao Rhythm backlash was no trivial matter.
An ordinary Lesser Thousand World like Blue Star might be tolerable.
But in a top-tier Lesser Thousand World spanning millions of miles, a Dao Rhythm backlash could even lead to the cultivator's demise.
And even if they survived...
The result would likely be the destruction of that Lesser Thousand World.
It would be better to simply destroy the world from the outside.
While Li Chunjun pondered this, he arrived above the Taixu Sword Sect, near the Golden Crow Battleship.
True Monarch Huang Tian greeted him immediately.
"I've brought some excellent materials. Summon the technicians and begin full-scale repairs on the Golden Crow Battleship at once," Li Chunjun instructed.
"Yes, sir!" Huang Tian replied promptly.
"Hmm." Li Chunjun waved dismissively, but a glance at Huang Tian's expression made him pause. "Is there something else?"
"It's the Hong Clan's Lesser Thousand World," Huang Tian reported. "According to our intelligence, our warning prompted the Hong Clan to re-examine their realm. During this inspection, the Heart Demons, realizing they could no longer hide, erupted all at once..."
He added in a hushed tone, "Conservative estimates place their numbers at no fewer than a hundred!"
(End of the Chapter)
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