Chapter 771: He’s Into You! (1/2)

“After all, you’re not just any successor of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace. You’re a Son of the Stars.”

Yue Yanxi’s soul shadow gave a vast, resounding soul echo, shaking Guan Fu and Jian Tong to their souls.

Guan Fu and Jian Tong, who were still standing in front of the palace gate, shuddered violently.

They were so shaken that even their soul shadows flickered and split into countless flying wisps.

With wide eyes, they turned to look at Yue Yanxi, who was standing within an arm’s reach of them, and asked, “Is he really a Son of the Stars?!”

Yue Yanxi nodded vigorously. “How would he be acknowledged by this palace so easily if he wasn’t? You heard him yourself that everything in this place was left for no one but him by the grand patriarchs of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace. Why would they treat him like that if he were just an ordinary disciple?”

Guan Fu and Jian Tong pondered the matter for a while before nodding to agree with him.

The Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace had numerous disciples, let alone their subordinate forces. Therefore, they wouldn’t be very concerned with the death of an ordinary disciple.

However, it was completely different with their Sons of the Stars, who they cultivated carefully as candidates for their future Lord of the Stars.

Even though the Domain of Heaven’s Boundaries was separated from the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace’s headquarters by endless space, they knew perfectly well what being a Son of the Stars meant.

They had heard that every Son of the Stars of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace was a bright star in the depths of the starry river.

Not only did every Son of the Stars have extremely high cultivation bases and battle prowess, but they also had countless followers and subordinate forces.

In the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace, only Sons of the Stars were allowed to take in followers and build up their own forces.

Aside from their personal strength, the strength of their subordinate forces would even be taken into consideration when they competed for the position of Lord of the Stars.

The more powerful experts and sects they had as their subordinates, the more likely they would become Lord of the Stars.

Since this magical heaven and earth had been meant for Nie Tian, this Son of the Stars, it was very likely that the nearby domains would be absorbed into his empire once he had grown to a certain point, along with all of the cultivator forces in those domains.

That was because every Son of the Stars had done this.

Furthermore, many sects would take the initiative to play up to Sons of the Stars and try to cling onto these colossi.

Qiao Yunxi and Yin Yanan, who were standing close to them, heard their conversation and muttered in disbelief, “He’s a Son of the Stars?!”

Meanwhile...

Yue Yanxi’s soul shadow continued to explain to Nie Tian how the other Sons of the Stars had built up their own forces, which they would use to compete for the position of Lord of the Stars in the future.

According to him, now that Nie Tian had this magical place as his base, he would most certainly include the nearby Domain of Heaven’s Boundaries into his territory when he became powerful enough.

That was, unless he died prematurely.

Nie Tian listened attentively, realized his destiny as a Son of the Stars, and understood the path he should take.

“Build my own forces, take in powerful experts and sects, expand my influence to nearby domains, and dominate a certain area of the starry river...”

Soon, a firm look appeared in his eyes as he said to Yue Yanxi, “So I’d better not kill those people from the Bliss Mountain Sect, right?”

Yue Yanxi nodded and said, “I think you’ve already inspired enough awe and fear. As long as they understand the meaning of your identity, they’ll never dare to enter this place again, and they won’t try to do anything to harm you at the risk of having their sect annihilated. And again, my sect has had strife with their sect, but you don’t.

“You can make the decision yourself.”

Nie Tian nodded. “Okay.”

Then, he steered the Star Boat towards the golden starship where the Bliss Mountain Sect disciples were stranded.

The Bone Blood Demon, who had finished off Ke Jinpeng and the other experts, traced Nie Tian’s aura and also flew towards that area.

Moments later, the Bone Blood Demon and the Star Boat arrived in front of the ancient golden starship simultaneously.

Standing in the starship, Jiang Feng’s face was very grim as he saw the Star Boat and the Bone Blood Demon, as if he had given up all hope.

Mu Biqiong, Yao Zhilan, and the others also looked as if they had lost their parents, completely losing their previous arrogant and domineering manner.

The surviving Bliss Mountain Sect disciples were mostly at the Profound realm and the Soul realm. Misery filled their eyes as they gazed at the Star Boat and the Bone Blood Demon.

They had already learned from Jiang Feng that Nie Tian had slaughtered the five Void domain experts from the Thousandsword Mountain Sect.

Even their discarnate true souls hadn’t escaped Nie Tian’s hands, and had been refined by him with a mysterious tool.

This meant that, considering their current strength, if Nie Tian was bent on killing them, every one of them would die beyond the shadow of a doubt.

A bitter expression filled Jiang Feng’s face as he stepped to the prow and looked up at Nie Tian in the Star Boat. “Nie Tian... I know what you did to Ke Jinpeng and the others with him. Are you here to kill us with the same manner?”