After My Rebirth, I Ended Up Happily Ever After with the Saintess - Chapter 68
Gao Sheng, carrying an overwhelming venomous hatred, retreated to the sidelines with the disciples of Zhan Kuang Peak. Although they hadn’t left, they had clearly withdrawn from the star core contention for the time being. He was like a wounded, hungry wolf, staring intently at Ye Li, just waiting for her to show a weakness before pouncing to tear her apart.
But this temporary “reduction in forces” did not ease the situation in the core area. Instead, with one party’s restraint removed, the atmosphere became even more volatile. The Star Giant Python was coiled beneath the star core, its threat still present, and the remaining four factions—Yan Lie of the Scarlet Flame Sect, Lei Ying of the Wind Thunder Pavilion, Leng Yun of the Profound Cloud Sect, and the alliance of Ye Li and the Thick Earth Sect—had an undiminished craving for the star core.
The air was thick with a tension that felt ready to explode, and the pure Star Power felt unusually heavy at this moment.
“Everyone, this beast is not easy to deal with. If we continue to stalemate, there might be unforeseen changes. Why don’t we first join forces to eliminate this guardian beast, and then compete for the star core based on individual ability?” Yan Lie spoke first, attempting to take the lead. Although arrogant, he knew that relying solely on his own side, it would be difficult to defeat this Star Giant Python, which was close to the peak of the Fourth Tier.
Lei Ying snorted coldly, tacitly agreeing. Leng Yun nodded slightly. Now was indeed not the time for internal strife.
All eyes turned to Ye Li and Shi Yue. Although their alliance lacked top-tier combat power, Shi Yue’s array mastery and the strange methods Ye Li had previously displayed were a force that could not be ignored.
Ye Li and Shi Yue exchanged a look, instantly reaching a consensus. Without dealing with the giant python, everything else was futile.
“Acceptable,” Ye Li’s clear, cold voice rang out.
A temporary alliance was formed once more, its target aimed directly at the Star Giant Python!
“Attack!”
Yan Lie roared, taking the initiative! He clenched his hands, condensing a massive flaming spear that, with the momentum to burn everything, was hurled towards the python’s vital spot, its seventh inch!
Lei Ying transformed into a streak of electric light. Her twin swords merged, invoking divine thunder from the heavens. A thick purple bolt of lightning tore through space, striking the python’s head!
Leng Yun merged with his sword. His sword energy was condensed to the extreme, forming a thin line that silently pierced towards the python’s inverted scale!
The three Heaven’s Chosen of the Spirit Mansion Realm attacked simultaneously with full force, their might shaking the heavens!
Sensing a fatal threat, the Star Giant Python let out a deafening roar (this time a substantial sonic attack). Its massive body coiled up fiercely, and its star-brilliant tail swept over like a mountain. At the same time, it opened its mouth and spat out a condensed stream of Star Breath to meet the trio’s attacks!
Boom! Boom! Boom!—
Terrifying explosions reverberated within the spherical space, and an energy storm swept through! The hard blue crystal floor cracked inch by inch! The disciples with lower cultivation levels all changed color and focused on defense.
Ye Li and Shi Yue were also busy. Shi Yue quickly deployed a “Thick Earth Suppressing Mountain Array,” a huge earthen yellow light shield protecting their eight allies and resisting the energy aftermath. Simultaneously, he flicked his hands, sending several earthen yellow spiritual lights towards the ground around the python, attempting to set up a containment array to restrict its movement.
Ye Li’s gaze was sharp, searching for an opportunity to strike. Direct confrontation was not her strength; she needed a chance for a fatal blow! Her Boundless Universe Steps was activated, and her figure moved like a ghost at the edge of the energy storm.
In the first combined attack, the python’s scales were scattered and its starlight dimmed, but it was not severely injured. Instead, it was thoroughly enraged! Abandoning its long-range attack, its massive body shot out with astonishing speed, directly crashing into Yan Lie, who seemed to pose the greatest threat!
“Vile beast!” Yan Lie roared, unfolding his flame domain, and engaged in close-quarters combat with the python. Each collision shook the ground.
Lei Ying and Leng Yun flanked the fight, their sword energy and lightning continuously bombarding the python, leaving gashes on its body.
The battle entered a fierce phase! The three Heaven’s Chosen and the Star Giant Python fought to a standstill, the scene magnificent beyond compare.
Just at this moment, another anomaly occurred!
Gao Sheng, who had been watching coldly from the side, seemingly having given up on the competition, suddenly flashed a look of successful cunning in his eyes. He quietly crushed a communication jade slip!
Almost simultaneously, several powerful auras emanated from the direction of the Star Palace entrance, rapidly approaching the core area! One of these auras had surprisingly reached the late stage of the Spirit Mansion Realm! And it was filled with savage fire power!
“It’s the reinforcements from the Scarlet Flame Sect! Yan Lie, you’re playing dirty!” Lei Ying was the first to realize it, her face changing dramatically!
Leng Yun also frowned deeply.
Yan Lie, while entangled with the python, laughed wildly: “Hahaha! For a treasure like the Star Core, how could I not have made thorough preparations? My Scarlet Flame Sect’s Elder has been waiting outside! If you know what’s good for you, scram quickly!”
It turned out that Yan Lie had secretly notified his sect’s Elder a while ago, and now the reinforcements had arrived, intending to monopolize the star core!
The situation rapidly took a turn for the worse! The addition of an Elder in the late stage of the Spirit Mansion Realm was enough to change the tide of battle!
Lei Ying and Leng Yun began to contemplate retreating. Facing a late-stage Spirit Mansion Realm expert, they stood no chance of winning.
Even Shi Yue’s face turned pale as he looked at Ye Li: “Junior Sister Ye, the situation is grim, we…”
Ye Li’s heart also sank. A late-stage Spirit Mansion Realm expert was far beyond what she could currently contend with. Was she to stand by and watch the star core be taken by the Scarlet Flame Sect?
No! She absolutely would not accept it!
Her gaze was fixed on the star core, which was close at hand and exuded endless temptation. Then she looked at the Star Giant Python, whose aura was beginning to become disordered due to the prolonged battle. A crazy idea arose in her mind!
The Samsara Mirror! Only by leveraging the power of the Samsara Mirror Fragment could she have a glimmer of hope!
Although using the Samsara Mirror carried extreme risk and might lead to unpredictable consequences, at this moment, there was no other choice!
Just as the aura of the Scarlet Flame Sect reinforcements grew closer, Yan Lie’s face showed a triumphant smile, and Lei Ying and Leng Yun were about to retreat—
Ye Li moved!
She no longer hid. Her Boundless Universe Steps was pushed to the extreme, her figure transforming into an almost invisible, ghostly blue stream of light, not charging towards the star core, but—charging towards the Star Giant Python!
“What is she doing? Committing suicide?” Everyone was stunned.
Even the Star Giant Python was taken aback by this sudden, tiny “insect” charging at it with such resolute momentum.
Just as Ye Li was about to collide with the python’s head, the Samsara Mirror Fragment deep within her sea of consciousness, as if sensing her intense will and the extreme danger, suddenly erupted with an unprecedented light!
A profound and mysterious power, seemingly transcending time and space, spread out with Ye Li at its center!
It was not an attack, nor was it a defense, but a kind of… resonance of the same origin!
The Samsara Mirror Fragment was a fragment of a supreme divine artifact concerning the fundamental origins of time and space! And this Star Giant Python was condensed from the purest fundamental Star Power! Star Power was also one of the fundamental forces that constitute the universe’s space-time!
Stimulated by the aura of the Samsara Mirror Fragment, the core point of fundamental spirituality within the Star Giant Python, as if encountering a supreme sovereign, emitted an instinctive, irresistible feeling of… submission and intimacy!
The python’s frantic attacking motion abruptly froze! The look in its pair of burning stellar eyes shifted from fury to confusion, and then to an indescribable sense of reverence and closeness!
It even slightly lowered its massive head, as if… expressing obedience to Ye Li!
This scene utterly astounded everyone!
Yan Lie’s smile froze on his face! Lei Ying and Leng Yun stopped their prepared retreat! Shi Yue and the others were dumbfounded! Even the Scarlet Flame Sect reinforcements, who were about to rush in, seemed to be blocked by this bizarre sight, their auras momentarily stalled!
Seizing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Ye Li forcefully suppressed the soul-tearing sensation brought by the Samsara Mirror’s eruption. Her figure did not pause in the slightest, appearing like a blink before the defenseless star core!
She stretched out her hands and pressed them onto the house-sized, pulsating blue crystal!
“Withdraw!”
She silently commanded, activating the Samsara Mirror Fragment with all her might! The tiny space inside the Samsara Mirror burst forth with a powerful suction force!
The star core trembled violently, seemingly instinctively resisting, but under the suppression of the Samsara Mirror’s higher-level fundamental aura, and with the Star Giant Python’s “acquiescence,” its resistance seemed so futile!
Buzz—!
Under everyone’s incredulous gazes, the massive star core rapidly shrunk, transforming into a streak of light, and was sucked into Ye Li’s glabella, vanishing!
The entire spherical space instantly dimmed! The vast star-power pressure abruptly disappeared!
Deprived of the star core’s energy support, the Star Giant Python let out a mournful cry. Its massive body began to rapidly become transparent and dissipate, eventually turning into specks of starlight that merged into the surrounding starry sky murals.
Silence!
A dead silence!
You could hear a pin drop!
Everyone stood motionless as if fixed by a spell, staring blankly at Ye Li, who was suspended mid-air, her face pale but her eyes bright.
The star core… just like that… was taken by her?
In a way they completely failed to comprehend?!
“No—!!!” Yan Lie was the first to let out a heart-wrenching roar, his eyes instantly turning scarlet! “Hand over the star core!”
He rushed towards Ye Li like a madman, regardless of the consequences! The Scarlet Flame Sect reinforcements also finally burst in. A red-haired old man (Late Spirit Mansion Realm) stared at Ye Li with eyes like lightning, his killing intent fierce!
Lei Ying and Leng Yun recovered from their shock, looking at Ye Li with immensely complex expressions, but the temptation of the star core made them instantly decide—snatch it!
Even Gao Sheng, who had retreated to the side, was invigorated. He roared: “Elder! Fellow disciples! Ye Li took the star core! Kill her! The treasure will be ours!”
Instantly, Ye Li became the public enemy of everyone! The killing intent from at least four Spirit Mansion Realm experts (Yan Lie, Lei Ying, Leng Yun, and the Scarlet Flame Sect Elder) and numerous disciples surged towards her like a tide!
The situation was even more perilous than before!
Ye Li took a deep breath, suppressing the weakness in her soul, and pointed the Dark Ice Sword at the crowd, her expression cold and resolute.
“Want the star core? Then trade your lives for it!”
The great battle was about to erupt! And this time, she would face the malice of the whole world alone! The initial display of the Samsara Mirror’s power had pushed her to the very pinnacle of the storm!
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