Chapter 1 Falling Stars

Jiang Xuan randomly chose a star to descend upon. Here, the stars were staggered downwards, allowing him to freely choose any star on the same level.

The moment he landed, a figure materialized. This figure was indistinct, like a patch of starlight, vaguely taking human form. Without hesitation, it immediately attacked Jiang Xuan.

"Chop!" Jiang Xuan formed a blade with his hand and slashed through the air.

"Crack! Crack!"

Like the sound of shattering glass, a rift tore through tens of thousands of miles of void. This space shattered directly, transforming into a bottomless abyss. Terrifying power ceaselessly tore at the Star Will's body.

"Bang!"

The figure couldn't resist at all, dissolving into fragments that were all sucked in and crushed.

"The most ordinary Ancestral God..." Jiang Xuan mused. This level wasn't considered very strong, especially in the endless chaos. However, in the Three Realms, it would be a leader-level existence.

"Eighty stars will probably reach the limit of a fourth-rank Ancestral God..." This was the condition to become an ordinary disciple in the Ancestral God realm. However, the heartforce path was extremely special, and its methods were highly valued in any faction.

Especially a Heart God General, who was already an extremely powerful Ancestral God. His heartforce was also at the fifth level, the strongest level below the World realm. To undo his heartforce control, besides heartforce techniques, one would need a heartforce level comparable to his.

"Go as deep as possible." Jiang Xuan thought. Heartforce techniques were precious, and ordinary disciples were unlikely to obtain them. Therefore, he had to do his best to become a higher-level disciple.

After that, Jiang Xuan continued to go deeper. Every twenty stars was a level. It wasn't until the eightieth star that Jiang Xuan felt some pressure.

After sharing his power, it took him a long time to reach the Da Mo Eternal World. During this time, he had already deduced and cultivated the powerful techniques he had obtained from other worlds, and his own strength had reached the limit that an Ancestral God could achieve.

The Star Will of the eightieth star was already beyond the peak Ancestral God level. Even Jiang Xuan couldn't suppress it instantly.

Buzz…

However, when Jiang Xuan defeated the Star Will of the eightieth star, at the center of the vast lake, the thousand-foot stone tablet that stood there suddenly bloomed with a soft, brilliant light.

Then, this light fell directly, entering the lake and illuminating Jiang Xuan's figure, like a beacon guiding Jiang Xuan to the island in the center of the lake.

"He passed!"

"That Ancestral God actually passed!"

"How could it be so fast? He clearly only started the trial not long ago."

The Ancestral Gods and Ancestral Immortals on the shore stared intently, their eyes filled with envy and longing. They had spent so long, yet still hadn't passed the trial. But now, a newcomer Ancestral God had completed the trial in such a short time, which was a great blow to them.

However, they waited a long time and still didn't see Jiang Xuan's figure, and an unbelievable guess popped into their minds.

"Could it be that he still wants to challenge the stars deeper in?!"

One Ancestral God trembled. Ancestral Gods and Ancestral Immortals could generally only become ordinary disciples, because once they crossed the eightieth star, the Star Wills there exceeded the fourth-rank Ancestral God level, entering the legendary realm of monstrous Ancestral Gods.

Even in Da Mo Institute, there had been fewer than ten such individuals in history. Moreover, those monstrous Ancestral Gods were now extremely powerful World realm experts. The two strongest had even become personal disciples of Da Mo Daojun!

And now, they were seeing someone challenging the Star Wills beyond the eightieth star again. This scene shook their minds, and even some disciples within Da Mo Institute were attracted!

Below the lake, the eighty-first star.

Jiang Xuan naturally saw the guiding light, but for the sake of a powerful heartforce technique, he had to try his best.

Reaching the eighty-first star was already the realm of monstrous Ancestral Gods comparable to World Gods. However, reaching this level didn't necessarily mean one could absolutely compare to a World realm expert.

It only meant having the ability to contend with a World realm expert. The weaker ones could only reach the threshold of the World realm within a few moves, while the stronger ones could fight against World realm experts.

The Star Will on the eighty-first star was completely different from the previous ones. It already had a vague face, like a man, accompanied by starlight, making him appear very mysterious.

Like the previous Star Wills, he immediately launched an attack on Jiang Xuan the moment he appeared.

"Fight!"

Jiang Xuan chuckled, holding a blade in his right hand. The power of time and space fused into the blade, ready to unleash its strongest power at any moment.

"Boom!"

The Star Will attacked with ten thousand feet of starlight, throwing a punch that caused the world to collapse. A cyan-gray storm, wrapped in icy lake water, came at a speed exceeding the Heavenly Dao limit. Ordinary Ancestral Gods and Ancestral Immortals would surely die if they touched it.

"Sever!"

A chaotic blade light, like the first light when the world was created, broke through the void, reversed the universe, and seemed to split the Yin and Yang energies, as if to create the world anew.

Rumble!

The storm raged, and the blade light crisscrossed, roaring wildly in the lake water. The entire space was suppressed, as if it was about to be cut and crushed, exuding a heavy pressure.

The attack failed, and the Star Will's aura became even heavier and deeper. A terrifying killing intent was brewing, and the entire star was trembling. The power of the Dao in the darkness continued to condense, touching the Heavenly Dao order.

"A killing move?"

Jiang Xuan didn't take it lightly. This Star Will was at the threshold of a monstrous Ancestral God, but even at the threshold, it could definitely unleash the power of the World realm in a few moves.

Now that he was mobilizing the power of the stars, he would surely display his true power.

With this thought, Jiang Xuan's eyes opened and closed, with a faint glimmer of Jiu You Xuan light. A phantom slowly condensed behind him. If one looked closely, one would find that it was a true dragon phantom, with no tail visible, as if it had emerged from nothing, only revealing a dragon head.

Boom!

The Star Will threw a punch, and endless starlight shone brightly, illuminating the dark lake, like a shooting star, instantly crossing the void, collapsing space-time, and tearing apart the lake.

"Swallow the Heavens and Devour the Earth!"

At this moment, Jiang Xuan also lightly shouted. The pitch-black true dragon behind him suddenly let out a long roar, opening its huge mouth, its fangs sharp and terrifying, as if it was about to devour the universe.

The brilliant starlight broke through the void, but it never tore the true dragon phantom apart. It fell into the mouth, as if it was swallowing endless stars, even more terrifying than the legendary Taotie.

At the same time, Jiang Xuan's body also teleported, and the blade light passed, stirring up a ripple of time, as if it had separated hundreds of millions of years, directly severing the Star Will.

Bang!

As his blade light fell, the power in the void also collapsed, turning into a rain of light and re-integrating into this star.

Seeing this, Jiang Xuan didn't stop and continued to the eighty-second star.

However, outside the lake, a storm was brewing. The soft light on the thousand-foot stone tablet suddenly became intense, golden and dazzling, like a scorching sun across the sky, shining brightly, causing countless people to exclaim in surprise.

"He… he actually passed?!"

On the shore, some Ancestral Gods and Ancestral Immortals were horrified. The difference between the eightieth and eighty-first Star Wills wasn't significant under normal circumstances, but the eighty-first Star Will could briefly unleash the power of the World realm. This alone was something that countless Ancestral Gods could never achieve.

Even if it was just a single strike comparable to a World God, it would be enough to kill countless Ancestral Gods and Ancestral Immortals.

Therefore, when the light on the stone tablet transformed into a sun-like golden light, all the Ancestral Gods and Ancestral Immortals realized that a monstrous Ancestral God was about to appear in Da Mo Institute again!

"He's still continuing the trial?!"

However, they still hadn't seen Jiang Xuan appear, which meant he was still challenging!

Even the disciples within Da Mo Institute were attracted at this time. Jiang Xuan was already destined to be a disciple of Da Mo Institute, but he was still continuing the trial. He was a monstrous Ancestral God, how could they not be curious?

Some World realm disciples had even heard the news. If Jiang Xuan could continue to create miracles, he might even attract them.

Time passed bit by bit. Originally, this period of time was just a blink of an eye for Ancestral Gods and Ancestral Immortals, but now they were all very anxious, as if they were expecting something.

Buzz…

About a quarter of an hour later, the light on the stone tablet became even more intense. All living beings trembled, knowing what this meant, but they didn't speak, all staring intently, wanting to know how far Jiang Xuan under the lake could go.

The eighty-third… the eighty-seventh… the ninety-second…

All living beings silently calculated. Every time the light intensified, their hearts seemed to tremble. Just how strong was this being that had come?!

Surpassing ninety stars already meant being able to fight against weak World realm experts for a long time. The Star Wills there were definitely powerful among monstrous Ancestral Gods.

But now, that being still hadn't stopped and was continuing to challenge at a slow pace.

At this point, even some World realm experts within Da Mo Institute cast their gazes. Even they couldn't achieve this step when they were Ancestral Gods and Ancestral Immortals, but Jiang Xuan had done it. Such strength was indeed worthy of their attention.

Not to mention that Jiang Xuan would also become a disciple of Da Mo Institute in the future, and judging from his performance, his treatment wouldn't be worse than that of ordinary World realm disciples, and might even be better!