The Blood-Demon Patriarch sacrificed his own blood to the Blood-Fiend Star, and in an instant, the power he gained completely surpassed Evan Chu. When he fought the guardian Old Ancestors of the three sects earlier, the suppression came from his techniques, so their realms didn’t matter much.
But now, the power the Blood-Demon Patriarch drew from the Blood-Fiend Star by sacrificing his blood was no weaker than Evan Chu’s Crimson Demon Star. With the added advantage of his higher realm, Evan’s edge instantly vanished.
The giant net woven by ten refined stars was torn apart in an instant. The guardian Old Ancestors of Southern Star Sect and Northstar Sect were overjoyed—now that the Blood-Demon Patriarch, a mid Saint Venerable, was crushing Evan Chu’s strength, they saw their chance!
In the Star-River Dominion, everyone relies on absorbing Starstones, Starcrystals, or even refining stars themselves to gain power. Once Starstones and Starcrystals are absorbed, they’re gone for good.
But stars are different. The power within a star is endless, though stars have ranks and grades. Because of their special nature, stars constantly draw in invisible energy from the Star-River Dominion and convert it into star force.
That means, even when a star is fused and refined, it still exists for eternity and won’t just disappear. If the person who refined it dies, the star becomes ownerless.
Seeing Evan Chu fall into disadvantage, the guardian Old Ancestors of Southern Star Sect and Northstar Sect were ecstatic. If they could kill Evan in the first moment, those ten refined stars would be theirs—and with them, they could become true star-refining experts!
Obviously, their thinking was laughable.
The power unleashed by the Blood-Demon Patriarch was already too much for Evan Chu to face with his previous methods and strength. But were those all Evan’s cards? Not even close!
Every time Evan reveals a powerful trump card, the guardian elders of Northstar Sect and Southern Star Sect are left with only one fate—waiting to die!
Seeing the Blood-Demon Patriarch being controlled by the Blood-Fiend Star, Evan Chu felt a bad premonition—so he chose to finish the fight fast.
Even with a star as powerful as the Blood-stained Demon Star, Evan might not be a match for the Blood-Demon Patriarch in a direct clash. After all, the Patriarch was a mid Saint Venerable, while Evan’s realm was still only at late-stage Saint peak.
In the Star-River Dominion, what matters most in battle are your techniques and trump cards—realm isn’t so important. But if the gap is too wide, no amount of tricks can flip a hopeless fight.
"Come out! Demon-Twin Stars!"
Evan’s aura exploded. After the giant net of ten refined stars was torn apart, he yanked both the Crimson Demon Star and the Blood-stained Demon Star straight out of his Chaos World.
Right now, he didn’t care about exposing his power anymore. If he didn’t go all out, the longer the Blood-Demon Patriarch was controlled by the Blood-Fiend Star, the harder it would be to kill him later—it’d be too late to turn things around.
When Evan gripped the Blood-stained Demon Star and the Crimson Demon Star, one in each hand, the blood-light in the Patriarch’s eyes blazed even brighter.
"The Blood-Demon Ancestral Star! It’s actually a notch above my own star! Where did you get it?! No, impossible—you aren’t even Demon Clan! How can you control a star like that?"
"Blood-Demon Ancestral Star? So you mean only the Blood-Demon race can control it?" Evan remembered that Stone Tian, who was once controlled by the Blood-stained Demon Star, also seemed to be Demon Clan.
He just wasn’t sure what difference there was between the Demon Clan of the Star-River Dominion and the Demon Clan of the Frostbane Trial World.
"Heh! But none of that matters. You aren’t Demon Clan, so even if you can control the Blood-Demon Ancestral Star, how strong could you possibly be? In fact, I should thank you for this generous gift!"
"Is that so? If you want my stars, it won’t be that easy."
Evan fused the power of both stars, purified them through the Big Dipper, and now every star in his Chaos World could coexist and serve him together.
The ten meteors still hovered above Evan’s head, glaring down at the guardian Old Ancestors of Southern Star Sect and Northstar Sect. On the other side, Evan faced the Blood-Demon Patriarch as his true opponent—the only one who really mattered.
"Enough talk! Once you’re dead, all your stars will belong to me!"
When Evan revealed two more powerful stars, the guardian Old Ancestors of Southern Star Sect and Northstar Sect were thrilled, thinking they’d get those stars for themselves. But when they heard the Blood-Demon Patriarch wanted them too, their hopes were instantly crushed.
Those two weren’t stupid—they knew the Blood-Demon Patriarch was on a whole new level, way stronger than both of them. So they didn’t expect to get a share of the spoils; just getting a taste would be enough. That’s why those ten meteors became their target.
"Kill!"
At the Blood-Demon Patriarch’s shout, he charged forward—and so did the guardian Old Ancestors of Southern Star Sect and Northstar Sect.
But Evan moved first. His nine elemental law avatars split out instantly, sweeping up the ten meteors and blasting toward the two guardian Old Ancestors.
Although Evan’s nine elemental law avatars only had sixty percent of his main body’s strength, with their fused elemental attacks and the power of ten stars, their force was terrifying.
Evan wasn’t trying to kill the two guardian Old Ancestors—he just needed to stall them long enough to defeat the Blood-Demon Patriarch. As long as he could do that, everything would stay within his plan.
Facing the overwhelming power of the Blood-Demon Patriarch, Evan finally felt the true pressure of fighting a Saint Venerable. He didn’t know how strong Jun Yang or the other Thrones of the Frostbane Dynasty could really get, or what the strongest Saint Venerables were truly capable of.
But right now, the Patriarch’s Saint Venerable realm and the Blood-Fiend Star’s power were enough to threaten Evan’s life. So he didn’t dare hold back—he unleashed the full force of the Crimson Demon Star and Blood-stained Demon Star, letting the Demon-Twin Stars dominate the battlefield.
"Is that all you’ve got? Heh! A Saint is still just a Saint—no matter how strong your tricks are, your realm is lacking and your power is limited. As for me, I admit your talent and foundation beat mine!
But it doesn’t matter. I’ve lived millions of years more than you, and that gives me the right and the chance to kill you today."
A genius, huh? If you show off before you have real power, you’ll only fall faster! Don’t worry—after you die, I’ll take good care of your stars! Hahahaha!"
The Blood-Demon Patriarch laughed loudly, as if the Crimson Demon Star and Blood-stained Demon Star were already his. And as his laughter echoed, the unleashed power of the two demon stars collided head-on with the blood-colored star in his hand…