From the very start, Evan Chu had been misled by the Star Core Spirit. He always assumed that the "star-energy" the spirit spoke of was just ordinary Stellar Power. Yet, as soon as the Star Core Spirit made its move, Evan suddenly realized that wasn't the case at all.
His Stellar Power had always remained within his body, neither leaking out nor being devoured. Instead, it was the scattered bits of Star-soul Power inside him that were being siphoned away, trickling drop by drop into the Star Core Spirit’s soul-body.
Only now did Evan understand: for lifeforms like the Star Core Spirit, Star-soul Power is the true source of their growth and breakthroughs. And this unique form of power—Star-soul—can also be weaponized in battle!
Right now, Evan felt like laughing out loud. A Seven-Facet Star Core? Sounds intimidating, but the Star-soul Power this Star Core Spirit was unleashing couldn’t even begin to compare with Evan’s own.
After breaking through to the Saint Venerable Realm, Evan had actually grasped the secret of the third turn of Ninefold Stellar Transformation. He hadn’t fully understood it at first—but now, he finally got it: the third turn was created specifically to target Star-soul!
"Soul-Shift Grand Art!"
Evan’s eyes flashed cold. He stared at the Star Core Spirit and let out a sinister laugh, then swiftly ripped a massive amount of Star-soul Power from Lynton Chu’s body and blasted it straight at the Star Core Spirit.
"You want Star-soul Power? Fine! Take as much as you want!"
Boom!
A massive shockwave exploded toward the Star Core Spirit. Its expression twisted in shock as its soul-body was hammered by the force, turning faint and unstable. For a moment, it couldn’t maintain its hidden form. Outside, the six-facet Star Core abruptly changed—instantly sprouting a seventh ridge.
"What?! This..."
Mason Mansfield was stunned with fear. He had no idea what was happening inside the Star Core space—how could a six-facet Star Core suddenly become a Seven-Facet Star Core?
Only now did he realize that things had spiraled far beyond his expectations!
Inside the Star Core space, the battle was still raging. The Star Core Spirit had been heavily wounded by Evan’s sudden eruption of power, and it, too, was left in utter disbelief.
"You... How is this possible? No! There’s no way you can wield this kind of power! You’re human, not like me! How could you do this?!"
"You little spirit, there’s a lot you don’t know! Not only can I control this power—I can even extract the power inside you. Believe it?"
"Don’t get cocky! This is my domain—you can only accept your fate and be devoured!"
The Star Core Spirit still tried to struggle, but Evan gave it no chance at all.
"Courting death!"
Star-Snatching Hand!
Star-Snatching Hand was the core law-art of Ninefold Stellar Transformation. It could snatch stars, rip away every last drop of Stellar Power—and right now, it could even tear the Star-soul Power straight out of the Star Core Spirit’s soul-body.
Here, Evan could unleash Ninefold Stellar Transformation with zero restraint—no need to hold back, no need to worry about anyone catching a glimpse. This was total freedom, and the power he commanded now was even wilder than what his real body could explode with outside.
When Evan truly unleashed Ninefold Stellar Transformation, he was a monster—way scarier than his real self. Even in soul phantom form, with Star-soul Power crushing everything, this Star Core Spirit—who could normally massacre Holy Emperors like nothing—was now just a helpless fish on the chopping block, waiting to be sliced up.
"You might rule this domain now, but if I refine you, I’ll be the one calling the shots!"
Evan’s ten fingers flashed with seals, weaving the root laws of Ninefold Stellar Transformation like a master. He poured everything into the third turn—Soul-Shift Grand Art—driving it to the max.
Once Soul-Shift Grand Art was unleashed, no soul-power based on Stellar Power could stand a chance. Not only did Evan get stronger—Lynton Chu, too, was flooded with wave after wave of power, surging into his body nonstop.
"Be refined!" Evan roared, voice echoing like thunder.
With a low, guttural roar, Evan tore into the Star Core Spirit’s soul-body. Its intelligence might have been monstrous, but right now, it was all for nothing. Under his crushing power, the spirit’s resistance was laughably weak—even a Saint Lord could put up a better fight.
"Wait! Linfeng, Geocore Soul Mother says don’t destroy the Star Core Spirit—purify its mind, merge its origin power fully into the Chaos World Domain. That’s the only way to unleash its real strength!"
"What? But if I do that... what about the Mansfield Family’s trial space?" Evan blurted, anxious.
"What? But if I do that... what happens to the Mansfield Family’s trial space? Are we just going to leave them with nothing?"
"Easy! Once you refine the Star Core’s origin power into the Chaos World Domain, the Star Core space is just an empty shell—you can remodel it however you want and hand it over to them. Reinforce the spatial nodes and pillars, and the trial space left from refining the Seven-Facet Star Core will be almost at the peak of a True Trial World!
That way, you get all the best stuff, and the Mansfield Family will be falling over themselves to thank you. With the Star Core Origin Spirit fused into the Chaos World Domain, the Star Core space is just leftovers for you—useless, but too good to throw away. Might as well trade it for some favors. They won’t ever know the real secret inside.
That way, you scoop up all the best benefits—and the Mansfield Family will actually thank you for it. Plus, with the Star Core Origin Spirit merged into the Chaos World Domain, the leftover Star Core space is basically junk for you. It’s not worth keeping, but it’d be a waste to toss it, so why not trade it for some goodwill? They don’t have a clue about the real secret hiding inside that Star Core space.
Lynton Chu’s words made Evan do a double take. When did this guy get so scheming? Since when did Lynton start plotting like a pro?
Still, Evan’s thoughts synced up perfectly with Lynton’s! Of course, Evan hadn’t realized that with the Star Core Origin Spirit now in the Chaos World Domain, Lynton was getting just as much out of this as he was.
Evan completed the final purification. The Star Core Spirit’s soul-body had its memories wiped clean—now, not only could it no longer control the Star Core space, it was at Evan’s mercy, ready to be bent to his will.
Evan slipped the Star Core Origin Spirit into the Chaos World Domain. It all happened in dead silence—no one caught a thing. The instant the Spirit entered, the Chaos World Domain exploded with a massive upheaval, shaking heaven and earth.
All the spiritual qi inside the world got swallowed up and turned into Stellar Power. The Big Dipper, the dark-red demon star, the bloodstained fiend star—every scrap of Stellar Power they spilled was sucked up by the Star Core Origin Spirit, transformed into Star-soul Power, and blasted out in endless waves for Evan and Lynton to absorb.
Right then, even Evan’s beautiful wives training in that world space got hit with a windfall—profound insights, breakthroughs, and a bunch of them rocketed straight to the peak of late-stage Saint Lord!
When Evan’s soul phantom snapped back into his true body, all the energy in the space vanished in a heartbeat. Stellar Power rushed back into him, and the Starry Void Sigil stopped cold, pulling in its terrifying aura like it was never there.
Evan’s eyes flew open after so long. He glanced at Mason Mansfield, who was still stunned, then flashed a wild grin. "I did not disgrace the task!"
Mason Mansfield was still spaced out, staring at that Star Core, now back to its six-facet form, totally speechless.
Is this... did we really succeed?