Chapter 481: Soul Refinement! The Seven Stars Assembly

Chapter 481: Soul Refinement! The Seven Stars Assembly

Li Yuan's words were filled with coldness and determination, causing Fang Hai and Lant, the Half-Deities, to see him in a new light.

"Li Yuan," Fang Hai sighed softly, "If it were me, I might not have been as decisive as you."

Fang Hai realized that in the fifteen years since Li Yuan left the Flying Star Civilization, not only had his strength grown, but his spirit had also undergone a complete transformation, truly becoming a leader of his clan, making resolute decisions for the greater good.

"You're different from the Master," Fang Hai sighed, "If the Master were here, he might not have done this."

"But you're right," Fang Hai said, "Someone has to make the tough calls."

"Have I changed?" Li Yuan smiled faintly, "Headmaster, I've never really changed."

Back when he was still the undefeated Source Warrior, Li Yuan had already wanted to conquer various second-level Star Realms.

It was only Dongfang Ji who stopped him at the time, intentionally sparing some of the second-level Star Realms.

When conquering the Mingxu Star Realm, Li Yuan felt guilty, but without hesitation, he decided to exterminate the Mingxu Beast Clan.

"I'm just stronger now," Li Yuan said softly, "With my strength, I can enforce my will."

After witnessing so much in the Celestial Star Continent, especially after cultivating the Heart Illusion Six Realms and experiencing countless illusory lives in the Grand Sun Radiance and the Dream Realm Dream Stone, Li Yuan had a clearer understanding of himself and his inner desires.

Li Yuan was well aware that his personality was different from that of Dongfang Ji.

Dongfang Ji believed in himself, but he also believed that those who came after him would do even better. Therefore, he eventually entrusted the Seven Stars Civilization to Fang Hai and Li Yuan without hesitation.

But what about Li Yuan?

Deep down, Li Yuan only trusted himself.

He disliked leaving problems for future generations and subconsciously didn't believe that they could do better than him.

This was actually Dongfang Ji's accurate assessment of Li Yuan back then. (Chapter 342)



Li Yuan's words surprised Fang Hai and the Half-Deity Lant beside him.

"Li Yuan, what do you plan to do with the Demon Civilization's territory?" Fang Hai asked.

Although the millions of lives in the Demon Civilization were killed, they were only soul attacks, and the territory remained unharmed... Moreover, Li Yuan didn't kill those non-intelligent lives.

It could be said that in no time, these dozens of planets would regain their vitality.

Huff!

With a wave of Li Yuan's hand, hundreds of figures appeared in the void, each exuding a powerful aura.

A full three hundred of them!

"Demigod Puppets?" Fang Hai and Lant were shocked.

After Li Yuan had taken out so many treasures, he still had hidden strength?

"The life auras of the Demon Clan, you..." Fang Hai and Lant were amazed.

"Yes, Master!" The three hundred peak Demigod puppets respectfully replied.

"Go." Li Yuan waved his hand.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Hundreds of Demigod puppets quickly turned into streams of light and disappeared into the void.

"Headmaster, I can't afford Void Deity puppets, but I managed to obtain a batch of them," Li Yuan said, "With these puppets hunting them down, it's enough to secure the Demon Civilization's territory."

"Additionally, you should arrange for more forces within the Seven Stars Civilization to rush to the Demon Civilization and kill the second-level and third-level Star Realms..." Li Yuan said, "Eradicate the remnants of the Demon Civilization as soon as possible."

"Okay." Fang Hai nodded, understanding Li Yuan's intentions, "I'll take care of the rest."

"After everything is cleared out, arrange for the immigrants to enter the Demon Civilization's territory through the Star Realm passage for a mass migration."

Li Yuan nodded lightly.

The first generation of immigrants might face rejection from the Plane's Primordial Source, but as long as they gradually reproduce, by the second and third generations, they will naturally be accepted by the Demon Plane's Primordial Source.

Territory Expansion!

This is something every clan and civilization must go through.

In the Divine Realm, powerful forces occupy more extensive territories, while weaker ones shrink or face complete annihilation... This is the fate of individual lives.

Clans are no different.

As far as Li Yuan knew, powerful clans in the Divine Realm occupied one or even multiple Mortal Realms, conquering all the dimensional planes within to ensure their lineage's survival and inheritance.

The struggle for survival has always been bloody.

Li Yuan dared not guarantee that the Seven Stars Civilization would never perish... But as long as he lived, he would strive to make the Seven Stars Civilization stronger and its legacy endure.

"What about the Tianliang Civilization and the Cloud Beast Civilization?" Fang Hai asked.

"The civilizations that signed the contract and submitted to us don't need to be eradicated."

"Most civilizations haven't exterminated the Seven Stars Civilization like the Demon Civilization did," Li Yuan shook his head, "The specifics... I'll leave it to you and the Headmaster to discuss. I won't interfere."

"After all..."

"I can only stay in the civilization for another ten years." Li Yuan said.

This matter, which had to be addressed eventually, didn't need to be hidden.

"Ten years." Lant and Xue Bu, the Half-Deities, were surprised.

"Ten years? Alright." Fang Hai nodded, remaining calm.

Having witnessed the Master's departure, Fang Hai now had to remain composed.

"Headmaster, there's one more thing I'd like to discuss with you regarding Liu Bing." Li Yuan said.

Li Yuan turned to look into the distance, "Little Bing, come over here."

Whoosh!

Liu Bing flew over, her body shrinking and coiled around Li Yuan's arm, behaving obediently.

Quickly, Li Yuan informed Fang Hai and Lant about to unleash a storm, told them about the 'Hundred Pureblood Sky Serpent Eggs.'

"A hundred Void Deities?"

"Divine Beasts? They can become Void Deities upon maturity?" Fang Hai and Lant were shocked.

The Seven Stars Civilization didn't even have a single Void Deity at present.

Even the powerful Immortal Ruin Civilization didn't have a hundred Void Deities in their generation.

"Li Yuan, what are your plans?"

"Fang Hai asked.

Although Li Yuan had always shown respect, his recent actions and behavior had made Fang Hai realize that Li Yuan's strength had reached an unimaginable level.

Moreover, Li Yuan had his own principles.

Therefore, it was necessary to respect Li Yuan's thoughts.

In a sense, Li Yuan had become the de facto leader of the Seven Stars Civilization... During the process of a civilization's growth, age was never the sole factor of respect.

Instead, it was strength.

Just as Dongfang Ji was the junior of Lant, a Half-Deity, he still replaced Lant as the leader of the civilization.

"The first generation of the Heavenly Snake Clan can be born within the Seven Stars Civilization, but they will then go to the Demon Civilization's territory to propagate and live, allowing the Seven Stars Civilization to allocate ten planets." Li Yuan said, "Xiao Bing, what do you think?"

"But..." Liu Bing hesitated slightly.

"Don't worry." Li Yuan smiled and turned to Fang Hai, "Principal, the Heavenly Snake Clan, when they reach the Flying Heaven Rank and Half-Deity level, will be allowed to pass through the Star Realm Channel and enter the Nine Leaves Nine Mountains."

Li Yuan understood Liu Bing's thoughts.

Why was she reluctant to bring the Heavenly Snake Eggs to the Divine Realm?

Firstly, Liu Bing herself had not yet matured, and the powerful enemies in the Divine Realm had not been eliminated. It would be safer for the clan to propagate in the Mortal Realm.

Secondly, the existence of the Immortal Burial Ancient Domain could provide better development for the Heavenly Snake Clan before the clan members reach adulthood.

"Okay." Liu Bing nodded. She didn't really care whether the clan propagated within the Seven Stars Civilization or not.

Her previous suggestion of letting the clan honor the Seven Stars Civilization was not only out of trust in Li Yuan.

Most importantly, it was to allow the Heavenly Snake Clan to directly enter the Nine Leaves Nine Mountains.

After all, in the Mortal Realm, it would be much easier for Divine Beasts to obtain the Silver Robe or even Golden Robe Member status.

But in the Divine Realm, what are ordinary Divine Beasts? Every Divine Realm is filled with countless Void Deities.

Many cruel Heavenly Deities feed on Divine Beasts, and the so-called Dragon Liver and Phoenix Marrow are not just legends.

"Okay." Fang Hai nodded.

He also breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as the Heavenly Snake Clan wasn't propagating in the Seven Stars Plane, he wouldn't be too worried.

"Principal Fang, Senior Lant, Xiao Bing isn't doing this for free." Li Yuan smiled, "She is also a member of my Seven Stars Civilization. One-third of the treasures I presented are hers."

"Additionally, she brought a Planar Evolution Divine Artifact, which can help our Seven Stars Civilization in a very short time." Li Yuan had a scale in his heart.

"So that's the case." Fang Hai and Lant, the Half-Deity, felt their worries dissipate.

Seeing this, Li Yuan also felt relieved.

He didn't want the Seven Stars Civilization's high-ranking members to have any dissatisfaction, nor did he want Liu Bing to feel unhappy. Both sides were important to him.

Li Yuan also had his own plans for the propagation of the Heavenly Snake Clan.

Once he leaves, the Seven Stars Civilization will lack powerful fighters in the short term, and the pure-blooded Heavenly Snakes will be a good supplement.

At least, the first generation of the Heavenly Snake Clan will definitely be emotionally close to the Seven Stars Civilization.

Moreover, the Heavenly Snake Clan is a Divine Beast clan with a small population, and their territorial demands won't conflict with the Seven Stars Civilization.

"After I enter the Divine Realm, it will probably take hundreds or even thousands of years to become a True God." Li Yuan thought, "In such a long time, the Heavenly Snake Clan won't be able to propagate too much."

Once he becomes a True God, he can return to the Mortal Realm.

As for the future?"

"Once I become a True God, I can open up a vast territory in the Divine Realm, and at that time, I will naturally lead the high-ranking members of the Seven Stars Civilization and the strong members of the Heavenly Snake Clan to the Divine Realm." Li Yuan already had his plans in mind.

For a civilization or a clan to become powerful, they must not be limited to a small area. They must strive to become stronger, branch out, and spread their influence.

This way, even if one branch is destroyed, there will be many other branches to continue the legacy.

...

Time passed, and after handling various matters in the Demon Civilization's territory, Li Yuan and his group boarded the battle ship and returned to Magic Mountain Star. Although the previous battle had caused a stir, the clash between Void Deities couldn't affect the Star Realm Channel.

However, the battle ship couldn't enter the Star Realm Channel.

Because there were still three Void Deities on the ship.

"Hahaha." The restrained Eastern Demon Void Deity suddenly let out a shrill roar, "Li Yuan, we are gods, and gods can't pass through the Void Realm Channel... You want to take us back to Flying Star for trial, it's just your wishful thinking."

"You won't get your way."

The Eastern Demon Void Deity laughed.

Fang Hai, Lant, Lin Lan Yue, and the others looked at Li Yuan.

"I sensed your soul's intense fluctuations, so I released the seal." Li Yuan shook his head, "I thought you might have something to say... Who told you I would bring your true bodies back to the Seven Stars Civilization?"

"I said I want you to confess."

"I will definitely do it."

Whoosh! Liu Bing waved her hand, and three clumps of mud emitting strange light appeared in her palm.

Everyone looked at it curiously.

"This is called 'Eternity Flame Slurry,' it can deprive the soul of life and integrate it into the mud, with strength only reaching the threshold of the Half-Deity level." Li Yuan spoke softly, "It's quite precious."

"Specially prepared for the three of you."

This treasure was something Li Yuan had specifically purchased in Celestial Star Ancient City, and it wasn't considered very precious.

Most of them were some Void Deities' treasures for their families, which weren't very valuable.

As long as there was a Flying Heaven Rank soul, it could be used, not only increasing strength to the Half-Deity level but also prolonging life by a thousand years.

Of course, its flaw was that it could only be used once, and after use, strength couldn't be changed, almost like a puppet.

"Soul Refinement!" Li Yuan waved his hand and directly displayed another Void Deity soul secret technique, 'Soul Refinement.'

Boom!

Instantly, the power penetrated the bodies of the three Void Deities, causing their already heavily injured bodies to crumble instantly, leaving only three clumps of fiery flames.

Divine Fire!

Within the Divine Fire, there were the soul fluctuations of the three Void Deities.

"Soul Extraction.

"Li Yuan performed the secret art of Soul Refinement, and with a simple lift of his hand, an invisible force of attraction emanated from his palm, directly targeting the three groups of Divine Fire and the souls of the three Void Deities.

'Ah!' The Heaven Gold Void Deity struggled desperately.

'Nooooo!' Northern Moon Void Deity let out a soul-piercing scream, feeling her soul being torn away from the Divine Fire layer by layer, and it quickly flew into the Eternal Flame Slurry.

'I won't! I'd rather die than go in there!' Eastern Demon Void Deity, the strongest among them, struggled the most frantically.

In theory, merging the souls of Void Deities into the Divine Fire and killing them is not difficult, but depriving them of their souls is extremely challenging.

However, at this moment, Li Yuan forcefully extracted their souls.

This is the terrifying aspect of a Soul Master. Just like some Soul Masters in the Divine Realm who refine Void Deities' souls to create artifacts, Li Yuan extracted the souls of the Void Deities and extracted their essence.

Li Yuan's current mastery of soul manipulation is considered exceptional among True Gods, so Soul Refinement is not a difficult task for him.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

The three groups of scorching Divine Fire, now devoid of souls, quickly extinguished.

'Sizzle~' The three groups of Eternal Flame Slurry in the void transformed rapidly after merging with the souls of the Eastern Demon Void Deity and the other two, eventually growing into three physical bodies.

Their appearances were identical to the three Void Deities.

However, their life force had diminished to the threshold of Demigod, and they were still easily suppressed by Li Yuan.

'Me! I've become a Demigod?!' Eastern Demon Void Deity clenched his teeth, his eyes filled with despair.

'What?'

'Extracting the souls of Void Deities and remolding the physical body?' Fang Hai and Lant Demigod couldn't help but swallow, utterly astonished.

'Li Yuan?' Lin Lan Yue also felt like she was in a dream.

This was like the mythical creation of the void and the shaping of humans from clay, as if an ancient myth was being reenacted.

But Li Yuan had achieved it with a simple flip of his palm.

'Void Deities can't enter the Star Realm Channel, so Demigods should be able to,' Li Yuan said softly, 'What I say will naturally come true.'

'Let's go.'

The battle ship roared and entered the Star Realm Channel, this time without any hindrance.

That day, Li Yuan and his group returned to Flying Star.

...

In space, several hundred kilometers away from Flying Star, only Li Yuan, Fang Hai, and Liu Bing were present.

To be precise, Li Yuan was seated in a lotus position in the void, while Fang Hai and Liu Bing observed from a distance.

With their combined strength, the harsh environment of the starry sky and cosmic rays had no effect on them.

'The Plane Void Array is set up,' Li Yuan said, his body radiating a dazzling light. Below him was a prototype of a formation with a diameter of about ten kilometers.

Numerous artifacts were placed in various locations in the void.

'Liu Bing, will there be any issues?' Fang Hai asked.

'Rest assured, big brother. Nothing will go wrong, and this is just a Void Deity-level formation,' Liu Bing replied.

Liu Bing was well aware that with Li Yuan's current Law Realm, setting up a Void Deity-level formation with numerous artifacts was an easy task.

Whoosh!

'Dimensional Plane Evolution Divine Artifact,' Li Yuan flipped his palm, and two basketball-sized, translucent red spheres appeared in his hand.

'Dimensional Void Mist Essence!'

Another treasure was taken out.

There were also some auxiliary items; although not essential, they would make the entire process smoother.

'Formation!'

'Activate!' With a thought, Li Yuan, at the core, began to operate the formation.

Boom!

The ten-kilometer formation instantly erupted with endless, dazzling light. With Li Yuan's soul consciousness, the Plane's Primordial Source, which he could previously sense vaguely, was now a hundred times clearer.

'Devour and grow,' Li Yuan merged with the Plane's Primordial Source, guiding it to swiftly devour the three treasures.

The Plane's Primordial Source had no consciousness; it was merely the will of the rules governing the entire plane.

Maintaining the plane's operation and power was the manifestation of its will.

'Buzz~'

As the Plane's Primordial Source drew the treasures into its origin, it began to refine them.

'Boom~' Li Yuan's soul consciousness clearly sensed the entire plane trembling.

Plane Evolution!

It had begun!

...Whoosh! Li Yuan flew out of the formation, and the light emanating from the massive formation intensified.

'Is it done?' Fang Hai couldn't help but ask.

His soul had just crossed into the Void Deity realm, and he couldn't sense the Plane's Primordial Source yet.

Naturally, he couldn't perceive the intense changes in the entire plane.

'Yes, it's done,' Li Yuan nodded slightly, 'In the next eight years, the entire plane should be able to complete two evolutions.'

'By then,' Li Yuan continued, 'the newly born life planets will have Star Realm Channels appearing on Flying Star. And the existing Star Realm Channels between different life planets will be upgraded to Level Five Channels.'

Flying Star, the core of the entire plane, can connect to all life in the plane.

'I estimate that there will be over two hundred new life planets, perhaps due to the Immortal Ruin Ancient Domain, our plane's potential will surpass that of many others,' Li Yuan smiled, 'Although we can't catch up to the Immortal Ruin Civilization yet, our domain will be far more extensive.'

The Demon Civilization had only achieved one plane evolution through the 'Demon True God' in history.

'Good.'

'Two hundred life planets, our civilization's domain will expand dozens of times,' Fang Hai's eyes lit up.

Although he had heard about the plane evolution plan from Li Yuan, when it finally came to fruition, Fang Hai was overwhelmed with excitement.

'By the way, Li Yuan, I've arranged for your family to come here. They're scattered across Blue Star, so it might take a day to gather them all,' Fang Hai said.

'Great, thank you, Principal,' Li Yuan smiled.

Li Yuan had become a Demigod.

Therefore, he couldn't use the Star Realm Channel for the time being.

"Also, the Seven Star Assembly is about to convene. Are you going to attend?" Fang Hai asked.

"No need," Li Yuan shook his head. "You, Principal, can preside over it."

"Also, didn't you want Lan Yue to take over as the Deputy Alliance Leader next?" Li Yuan smiled. "With you supervising, she can also preside over it."

"In that case, I'll arrange it directly," Fang Hai said.

He watched as Fang Hai left.

Li Yuan stood in the starry sky, gazing down at the vast planet beneath him, lost in thought.

"Big Brother, aren't you going to attend the meeting?" Liu Bing flew over. "This should be the highest assembly of the Seven Star Civilization."

"There's no point," Li Yuan shook his head. "I've already done everything I could for the civilization."

"From now on, how far the entire civilization can develop depends on the Seven Star Civilization itself."

"We need to plan for ourselves," Li Yuan said. "After all, once we enter the Divine Realm and join the Chaos Divine Court, your Holy Blood Sky Serpent identity can't be hidden... The enemies of the Heavenly Serpent Clan will quickly find out."

"Understood," Liu Bing nodded.

When the Heavenly Serpent Clan was destroyed back then, it was evident how powerful the enemy forces were to wipe out an ancient divine beast clan with several Divine Kings sitting in their midst.

Li Yuan even suspected that there might be a Divine King behind the scenes.

"Let's wait for Uncle and the others to come to the Flying Star," Li Yuan thought to himself.

He calmed his mind.

"Xiao Bing, I'm going to the Grotto Treasure for a while," Li Yuan transmitted his voice, and with a thought, he entered the Ancient God Palace.

In the main hall of the Ancient God Palace.

A girl in a white robe, though she was an illusory figure, sat leisurely drinking.

"Sis, you're so relaxed," Li Yuan smiled.

"Revenge for the great enmity of the civilization, you should be very happy," Gu You smiled. "Come sit for a while, relax a bit."

"Alright."

Li Yuan nodded, sitting opposite Gu You, and then said, "In my childhood memories, alien races have always threatened the safety of our Seven Star Civilization."

"The annihilation of the Flying Star, the death of sixty billion people, is repeatedly mentioned in my textbooks from elementary school to university, teaching us time and again."

"Warriors, protecting the homeland and fighting for the civilization, is a sacred duty," Li Yuan said softly. "I've also personally experienced many wars with alien races, and countless teachers and close friends have died."

"My parents also died at the hands of the aliens."

"When I became a Second Rank Eight Star Pulse, I made a vow in my heart that one day, I would definitely destroy the Demon Civilization and bring peace to the Seven Star Civilization," Li Yuan said slowly.

"You've done it," Gu You raised her wine glass and smiled. "Here, let's celebrate for you."

"Haha, good," Li Yuan picked up his wine glass and took a sip, his eyes brightening. "Not bad! This wine is great, I've never tasted it before."

"This wine is for celebrating your achievements, of course I wouldn't easily take it out," Gu You smiled.

Putting down the wine glass, Li Yuan smiled. "Sis, let's go. Take me to accept the fifth trial from Master."

"I know."

"You've been waiting for this day for a long time," Li Yuan said casually.

Gu You's body trembled, her eyes flashing with a hint of brilliance, and she nodded slightly. "I know that the treasure left by Father might not be much use to you."

"But."

"It should still have some value," Gu You stood up. "Follow me."

...

Li Yuan had killed too many and too quickly, leaving only a small amount of star realm power and demigods.

Many alien civilizations' spies and secret lines within the Demon Civilization were all wiped out by Li Yuan.

Therefore, within less than a day of the Demon Civilization's downfall, the news had not yet spread completely.

Even within the Seven Star Civilization, many demigods had just received some news.

In the virtual network, the Seven Star Assembly.

Under the order of Alliance Leader Fang Hai.

All the demigods of the entire civilization came, and even a large number of highly regarded Skywalkers arrived.

A meeting with over a thousand people.

One could say that this was a meeting of the highest-level powerhouses of the Seven Star Civilization.

In the super-large meeting room.

Figures appeared out of thin air, each one a major figure capable of shaking a region in the outside world.

But here, it was quite common.

"Alicia, do you know what today's meeting is about?" Yu Jinghe, in a golden robe, asked in a low voice.

"No idea," Alicia shook her head.

Both of them were now Flying Heaven Starlords.

Looking across the entire Seven Star Civilization, they were already among the top hundred figures.

After all, the number of demigods in the Seven Star Civilization was still less than a hundred.

"I've heard something, it might be relevant," Yu Jinghe said in a low voice. "It's said that the Demon Civilization has already fallen."

Alicia was stronger, but Yu Jinghe, being a strong figure from the Xia Kingdom, had more information channels.

"What? The Demon Civilization has fallen? How could that be!" Alicia found it hard to believe.

That was a god-level civilization.

How could it suddenly fall?

"I'm not sure, just heard it," Yu Jinghe said, suddenly pointing to the distance. "The Alliance Leader and Deputy Alliance Leader Lant are here."

Time passed.

Finally, everyone was present and looked at the fiery red-robed figure on the podium.

Today's presider was Lan Yue, the demigod.

"Today, on behalf of the First Rank Star Lord Council of the Seven Star Civilization, I announce to the entire civilization's upper echelons one matter," Lin Lan Yue's gaze swept over the figures. "Yesterday, the first genius and strongest warrior in the history of our Seven Star Civilization, and also the leader of our Seven Star Civilization, 'Demigod Li Yuan'."

"He invaded the Demon Civilization, defeated the three Void Deities of the Demon Civilization, and captured them alive."

"On the same day, our Seven Star Civilization has thoroughly destroyed ninety-nine percent of the Demon Civilization's forces, which can be considered the fall of the Demon Civilization."

"Tomorrow."

"Demigod Li Yuan will, on behalf of the civilization's upper echelons, present the three captured Void Deities of the Demon Civilization at the Flying Star Battle Monument, to honor the spirits of the civilization's heroes throughout the ages."

"Also, this is to announce that the three-hundred-year war of survival between our Seven Star Civilization and the Demon Civilization has ended in the victory of our Seven Star Civilization."

(End of Chapter)

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