CHAPTER 470: CHAPTER 470: EMPEROR QINGFENG, THE NUMBER ONE IN THE UNIVERSE_1

It wasn’t a member of the Moon Clan...

It was The Supreme Emperor!

And that cultivator from the Immortal Domain who had arrived on Earth four thousand years ago and received the Star Origin Sect’s legacy.

Dammit. That fool actually wants to take The Supreme Emperor’s daughter as his successor? In his dreams!

Heavenly Dao was itching to slap the old, cane-wielding man to pieces, but... he didn’t dare.

With my current strength, I’m simply no match for him.

Even though that old fellow was just a remnant soul, he possessed the Star Origin Sect’s Holy Artifact—a Quasi-Emperor Artifact! Coupled with this damaged Formation capable of killing those in the Celestial Venerable Realm, his combat power was absurdly high.

Of course, Heavenly Dao wasn’t afraid.

I’m just avoiding unnecessary conflict. I am Heavenly Dao, tasked with protecting the entire Earth. What if I get injured over a single person?

Time to go. Time to go.

This battle was not one that Heavenly Dao could participate in. So, he departed decisively and returned to his secluded rest.

As for who would live and who would die... the outcome was already clear.

As long as the world remained unchanged, the character for ’Emperor’ would reign supreme throughout the Universe!

...

Unlike the pragmatic Heavenly Dao, the old cultivator from the Immortal Domain was oblivious to Xu Lai’s identity and remained immersed in boundless rage.

His name was Jin Wuwen.

Ever since arriving on Earth four thousand years ago and accidentally obtaining the Star Origin Sect’s legacy, becoming its sole disciple and Sect Hierarch, Jin Wuwen had felt a sense of belonging.

He considered his Starlight Array the best in the Universe. If the Emperor Realm hadn’t wiped out the Star Origin Sect in the past, the Immortal Domain would surely have a place for them now.

Thus, when Xu Lai looked down on his Formation, Jin Wuwen was filled with killing intent.

A starved camel is still bigger than a horse.

Besides, the Star Origin Sect was no camel; it was a Divine Dragon that had once soared through the heavens!

At that moment, the Formation activated.

The world-shattering aura caused the expressions of Ruan Tang, her daughter, and the sea snail maiden Beibei to change slightly. Xu Lai, however, simply shook his head.

If this had been a hundred thousand years ago, when the Starlight Array was complete and flawless, it would have been somewhat tricky for Xu Lai to break, even if it couldn’t harm him.

But now, he could shatter this damaged Great Array with a single breath.

However, Xu Lai didn’t do so. He wanted to use a Formation to defeat a Formation in a rare contest of arrays.

"You channel the brilliance of the stars to form your array. As it happens, I also have a Formation that uses the constellations," Xu Lai said.

As his words fell, an Array Pattern materialized out of thin air behind him.

As this pattern flickered, a second one appeared, its runes looking deceptively simple yet containing infinite variations.

Then, a third Array Pattern emerged.

The three distinct patterns constantly interweaved and shifted, causing Jin Wuwen’s pupils to shrink.

The Dao produces one.

One produces two.

Two produces three.

And three produces all things!

In an instant, the power of countless stars gathered from the depths of the Universe, forming three resplendent and dazzling beams of light that merged into the Array Patterns.

Even the starlight being absorbed by Jin Wuwen’s Starlight Array began to scatter, seemingly drawn away by Xu Lai’s Formation.

TING-A-LING...

Unlike the Star Origin Sect’s terrifyingly murderous great Formation, the one Xu Lai manifested was exceptionally gentle. It even produced the crisp, pleasant chiming of bells.

Among those present, only Little Glutton Yun Jin blinked, a look of shocked disbelief on her face.

After confirming what she was seeing, she gasped and shrank back toward Ruan Tang, her tiny body trembling, afraid of getting caught in the crossfire.

This was the Zhoutian Star Fighting Formation.

Powered by the endless strength of the stars across the sky, it seemed gentle but was, in reality, terrifyingly powerful. As long as the one setting the array had a strong enough Divine Sense, they could harness the power of every star in the Universe.

Human strength has its limits.

But the power of the starry sky? It is inexhaustible!

When Emperor Qingfeng first entered the Quasi-Emperor Realm, he had used this Formation to exterminate three Quasi-Emperors. One of them had been at the peak of the Quasi-Emperor Realm, so close to the Emperor Realm’s threshold that he had once been a legendary figure in the Immortal Domain, with countless cultivators believing he would take that fate-changing step.

Regrettably, he still fell a move short and was brutally refined into a puddle of blood by the Formation.

The Supreme Emperor is such a bully! The old man just threw a little stone, and he brought out a nuclear bomb?

Little Glutton grumbled internally.

Xu Lai heard Yun Jin’s muttering, and the corner of his mouth twitched. It seemed the little girl was adjusting well to Earth; she even knew about nuclear bombs.

However, this wasn’t the complete Zhoutian Star Fighting Formation. Xu Lai had suppressed its power to a level that could only annihilate those in the Celestial Venerable Realm.

Xu Lai had always been indifferent to fame. But when it came to the Starlight Array, lauded in ancient records as the "greatest formation of all time," he couldn’t resist the urge to compete.

He wanted to see which was stronger under equal conditions: his self-created Zhoutian Star Fighting Formation or the Starlight Array!

Who said an Emperor Realm powerhouse couldn’t be a little childish?

You say your Formation is the strongest? Fine. Defeat my Formation, and I, Xu Lai, will acknowledge it.

But if you can’t... on what grounds do you claim the Starlight Array is the greatest Formation of all time?

"Break for me!"

On the other side, Jin Wuwen gripped his staff tightly and bellowed.

The starlight filling the sky intensified, and the island burst forth with even more formidable might. The brilliance was potent enough to suppress any Celestial Venerable Realm powerhouse that made waves in the Four Immortal Domains. Even an Immortal Venerable would likely feel their scalp tingle and choose to take a detour upon seeing this Formation.

Yet Xu Lai’s self-created Formation didn’t fall behind. The two Formations collided, erupting with deafening booms and weaving a tapestry of colored glows.

Strangely, however, despite the fierce battle between the two Formations—where any single ripple from their clash could have destroyed this fragile planet—the Earth remained unharmed. Not only that, but the hundred-meter-high waves and erupting volcanoes that had been stirred by the Starlight Array’s activation began to gradually subside.

This was naturally Xu Lai’s doing. He had no desire for a simple test of strength to cause tsunamis or earthquakes in neighboring countries.

The Starlight Array truly has no Array Patterns, nor is it controlled by Divine Sense. Instead, it’s commanded by the Artifact Spirit within that Quasi-Emperor Artifact... Interesting. The artifact and the array complement each other. Once activated, the Formation is nearly ceaseless, enough to grind down any formidable foe. Xu Lai mused, stroking his chin as he analyzed the Starlight Array’s strengths and weaknesses.

However, the weakness was also very clear: the Star Origin Sect’s Formation had a power ceiling. At its strongest, it could only eliminate Quasi-Emperors. This was because the Artifact Spirit controlling it was not from an Emperor’s Weapon, but merely a Quasi-Emperor Artifact.

Xu Lai felt a slight sense of regret.

The Starlight Array was strong, but unfortunately for it, it had run into him. His Zhoutian Star Fighting Formation, which also drew upon the power of the stars, was least afraid of a war of attrition.

"The Supreme Emperor, who’s going to win?" Yun Jin asked in a hushed voice, peeking over.

Xu Lai turned to her with a radiant smile. "What do you think?"

"Definitely you!" Yun Jin flattered him. "Emperor Qingfeng, unrivaled in the Universe! Zhoutian Star Fighting Formation, invincible under the heavens!"

"Yeah, yeah! Daddy is the most incredible person in the whole world!" Xu Yiyi, her father’s staunchest supporter, chimed in, her eyes sparkling like stars.

Ruan Tang: "..."