pjbooks Chapter 146 Main Star Outer Ring, Darkly Devouring 2 Anchors
Chapter 146 Main Star Outer Ring, Darkly Devouring 2 Anchors
Outer ring of the main star gate.
This is the closest point in the entire Dragon Abyss City to the rift in the sky.
Looking up, the silver-white main star gate stretched across the void, like a huge wound torn open by a god.
The primordial tide slowly descended from the depths of the door crack, transforming into streams of silvery-white light that flowed into the defensive array below.
And in that silvery-white depths, a dark blue anchor mark was firmly embedded.
It's not big.
However, with each flash, the source tide near the main star gate would shift for a moment.
Like a poisoned nail driven into the heart.
The Zhenxing Army deployed seven battle formations on the outer ring.
The first layer is an energy shield array composed of black-armored soldiers.
The second layer is the star-patterned turret.
The third level consists of mobile squads led by experts at the Town General Realm.
Further up, there was the silver-black star array dropped by the star cruiser.
The entire outer ring defense line looked extremely formidable.
But everyone knew that these were just preparations for the main gate to open in three days.
The real enemy has not yet arrived.
The outer ring inspection team has been assembled.
The team consists of three parties.
The instructors at the Stargate Observatory are responsible for recording tidal changes.
The Zhenxing Army squad is responsible for protection.
The satellite is responsible for monitoring the fluctuations of the second anchor.
In addition, there is Lin Yuan.
He stood at the back of the crowd.
Old school uniform.
His expression was calm.
His aura remained suppressed at the first level of the Qi and Blood Realm.
In the outer ring of the main star gate, where only those at least at the Grandmaster level could barely stand, he looked particularly out of place.
One of the Star Guardians frowned, glanced at him, and whispered:
"Why did you bring him here?"
The deputy envoy beside him said calmly:
"The feedback regarding Lin Xiaoya's door lock imprint needs to be confirmed by her guardian simultaneously."
"He is Lin Xiaoya's older brother."
The patrol guard was still puzzled:
"But he's only at the first level of the Qi and Blood Realm."
The deputy envoy glanced at him.
"First level of the Qi and Blood Realm?"
"Have you ever seen a mere Qi and Blood Realm Level 1 cultivator allow the Blood-Faced Ancient Cultivator to smash through the White Tower?"
The Star Patrol Guardian fell silent.
Now everyone in Longyuan City knows that Lin Yuan himself may not seem strong, but he should not be treated like an ordinary freshman.
More importantly, there appears to be a high-level protective seal left by the ancient cultivator with the blood-faced face inside his body.
That thing could silently withstand even the late-stage Marquis-level pressure from Lord Zhou Xuanheng.
Therefore, their gazes toward Lin Yuan were very complex.
There was scrutiny.
Be vigilant.
There was also a hint of apprehension.
Zhou Xuanheng stood on the bridge of silver and black light cast by the star-traveling ship.
He looked down at the entire outer ring of the main star gate.
Their gaze finally settled on Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan also looked up.
The two looked at each other across the defensive line.
Zhou Xuanheng remained silent.
Lin Yuan didn't have it either.
After a moment, Zhou Xuanheng withdrew his gaze and said to the deputy envoy beside him:
"Record all the fluctuations in his Qi and blood."
"Especially when the second anchor overflows, observe whether the protective seal inside his body reacts."
The deputy envoy whispered:
"Yes."
Zhou Xuanheng looked into the depths of the main star gate.
The reason Lin Yuan was allowed into the outer ring today was not only because of the feedback from Lin Xiaoya's lock seal.
It was also an observation.
If Lin Yuan truly possesses a high-level protective seal left behind by the Blood-Faced Ancient Cultivator, then when he approaches the second anchor of the main star gate, that protective seal is very likely to be stimulated by the energy behind the gate.
As long as there are fluctuations, the General Headquarters can further determine the level of the protective seal, its origin, and its connection with the Blood Surface.
Zhou Xuanheng was not in a hurry.
He didn't believe that a mere youth at the first level of the Qi and Blood Realm could hide his abilities so perfectly.
Any anomaly, once it enters the General Administration's rules system, will eventually leave traces.
……
The test has begun.
The instructor from the observation institute raised his hand and unfolded the array.
One by one, silver-white runes appeared, lining up in a line along the tidal edge outside the main star gate.
"First set of tidal sampling."
"The stability of the two-anchor fluctuation is 47."
"Low residual energy intensity."
No physical projection of the doorway has been detected yet.
The Zhenxing Army squad advanced a hundred zhang.
They dared not get too close.
The outer ring of the main star gate appears to have only the source current flowing, but if the tide suddenly reverses, a Grandmaster-level martial artist will be torn to shreds in an instant.
Lin Yuan followed behind the crowd.
No one asked him to come forward.
Some people even deliberately made him stand further away.
In their view, Lin Yuan came here to be an observer, not a real combatant.
Lin Yuan offered no explanation.
He simply stood at the edge of the outer ring road, looking up at the dark blue second anchor.
The anchor mark was clearer than yesterday.
It was embedded deep within the silvery-white primordial tide, with wisps of faint blue residual energy seeping out along the edge of the tide, only to be constantly pushed back by the star-law array of the star-traveling ship and the defensive array of the Star-Suppressing Army.
To others, that's pollution.
It's erosion behind the door.
It is a source of danger.
For Lin Yuan, it was food with a very mild flavor, but of a high quality.
The Extreme Dao Star Furnace within his body slowly rotated.
There was no external aura emanating from it.
No Blood Shadow was summoned.
It didn't even make the star pattern appear.
They simply intercepted a wisp of residual energy at the edge of the main star gate tide in a very discreet manner.
That wisp of pale blue residual energy, flowing down with the silvery-white source current, would normally have been burned away by the Star Law Array.
But when they were about three zhang away from Lin Yuan, it felt as if they were gently touched by an invisible hand.
It deviated from its original trajectory.
It silently entered Lin Yuan's body.
next moment.
The Extreme Star Furnace is spinning.
The residual blue energy, upon entering the flesh and blood, transformed into fine, intricate patterns, attempting to penetrate the bone marrow and the space between the eyebrows.
However, after 700,000 cycles, the ultimate star body has been initially formed.
Deep within the dark gold bones, silver-white star patterns gleamed softly.
The door pattern was suppressed.
Drag it into the Star Furnace.
Remove contaminants.
Crushing the rules.
It is pressed into the blood and qi.
The system prompt appeared silently.
[Residual energy leaked from the second anchor of the main star gate was detected]
[Removing contaminants from behind the door]
[Physical compression of Qi and blood is underway]
[Current number of Qi and Blood Physical Compression Counts: 752000]
Lin Yuan's expression remained unchanged.
This amount of residual energy that overflows is not much.
However, it is much purer than the source tide of ordinary star source pools.
In particular, the traces of the two anchors it carried provided significant supplementation to the tracks behind the doors inside the Extreme Star Furnace.
He continued to intercept.
The second strand.
The third strand.
The fourth strand.
Each time it was very small.
The small-scale star surveying network would simply consider it normal fluctuation and loss.
Small amounts can accumulate into a large sum.
The Extreme Star Furnace rotates continuously.
Within Lin Yuan's body, the star patterns on his physical body have become very stable.
This time, the area between the eyebrows was washed away even more noticeably.
Soul.
After the residual energy of the two anchors is stripped away and contaminated, what remains is not pure energy, but a very faint sense of direction behind the door.
Like invisible threads, they briefly entered the depths of Lin Yuan's consciousness.
He doesn't need to understand them.
All you need to do is swallow it.
But as the amount of food consumed increased, Lin Yuan began to vaguely sense that the lines were pointing to the same place.
Behind the two anchors.
Behind the bronze gate.
The source lies behind a door, deeper within.
He felt a slight stinging sensation between his eyebrows.
The system indicated that the beeping continued.
[Current number of Qi and Blood Physical Compression Counts: 754000]
[Current number of Qi and Blood Physical Compression Counts: 756000]
The surrounding tidal currents rippled gently.
The instructor at the observation institute frowned as he looked at the array.
"The residual energy spilled from the second anchor has decreased slightly."
The deputy envoy of the star survey immediately asked:
"Is it the suppression effect of the Star Law Array?"
The mentor hesitated and said:
"Some of them are."
"But some of the residual abilities disappeared rather unnaturally."
The deputy envoy of the star patrol focused his gaze and immediately looked at Zhou Xuanheng.
Zhou Xuanheng also noticed it.
He stood on the light bridge, his gaze sweeping across the entire outer ring road.
The Star Law Marquis's domain has not been fully developed.
But his perception has already covered the detection area.
The residual energy spilled from the second anchor was indeed reduced by a portion.
It looks like it was intercepted.
Zhou Xuanheng's first thought was that it was the Blood-Faced Ancient Cultivator.
After all, the only person in Longyuan City who can secretly intercept the remaining energy behind the gate without being detected by the Star Patrol Line is Blood Face.
However, the blood-red surface did not appear.
Within the outer ring area, the only unusual person was Lin Yuan.
Zhou Xuanheng looked at Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan remained standing there.
His breathing was faint.
His expression was calm.
There were no obvious energy fluctuations within the body.
Zhou Xuanheng frowned slightly.
"Is the protective seal being absorbed automatically?"
This aligns more closely with his judgment.
Blood-faced Ancient Cultivator did not attend in person.
However, the high-level protective seal left in Lin Yuan's body was partially drawn away by the residual energy of the second anchor.
That makes sense.
That's more reasonable.
It's impossible for someone at the first level of the Qi and Blood Realm to actively absorb the residual energy of the Second Anchor.
But a seal can be protected.
Zhou Xuanheng said coldly:
"Record."
"When Lin Yuan approached the outer ring of the second anchor, the protective seal inside his body seemed to be absorbing the residual energy that was leaking out."
The deputy envoy immediately said:
"Yes."
If Gu Changye were here, he would probably be laughing again.
But at this moment, no one pointed out Zhou Xuanheng's mistake.
Everyone is more willing to believe in the seal of protection.
Instead of believing that Lin Yuan himself was taking a second chance.
……
Deep within the outer ring of the main star gate.
The testing team continued its work.
The closer to the second anchor, the colder the source tide.
In the silvery-white river of light, the dark blue patterns flickered on and off.
Occasionally, the phantom of the Bronze Gatekeeper can be seen sweeping past from the depths of the tide.
The shoulder armor resembled a door lintel.
The giant halberd hangs askew.
The opening in his chest was tightly closed.
Even though it was just a phantom, it made the Grandmaster-level soldiers of the Zhenxing Army breathe heavily.
The instructor from the observation institute whispered:
"Do not look directly at the bronze goalkeeper projection."
"It hasn't fully arrived yet, but the peephole has the ability to see in reverse."
Lin Yuan glanced at it.
The illusory image of the bronze gatekeeper was hidden deep within the two anchors.
It's clearer than yesterday's projection.
If the door-eye bug is just a snack, and the overflowing energy of the second anchor is just soup, then this bronze doorkeeper is the real main course.
Especially after it fully arrives, it may be close to becoming a king in a short period of time.
This should be enough for 800,000 impacts.
The Extreme Dao Star Furnace within Lin Yuan's body continued to rotate.
The excess energy is gradually absorbed into the body.
The system prompts continued to appear.
[Current number of Qi and Blood Physical Compression Counts: 758000]
[Current number of Qi and Blood Physical Compression Counts: 760000]
[Current number of Qi and Blood Physical Compression Counts: 762000]
After reaching 762,000, the rate of improvement slowed down significantly.
It's not that the second anchor's energy is insufficient.
Rather, it was because Lin Yuan intercepted it too discreetly.
Don't swallow too much at once.
Otherwise, Zhou Xuanheng and the star array of the star patrol ship would definitely have detected the anomaly.
of course.
Even if we find out, it's no big deal.
It's just not time to start the feast yet.
Lin Yuan wanted to wait for the bronze gatekeeper to get even closer.
It will taste even heavier then.
The sharp pain between my eyebrows returned.
This time, it was even more obvious than before.
A faint golden starlight flickered in Lin Yuan's eyes.
The trail behind the door on the wall of the Extreme Star Furnace is now clearer.
Those tracks are not words.
It's not a formation pattern either.
More like the "taste" left after being swallowed.
He could use these traces to obscure the direction of the residual energy behind the sensor door.
It's not stable yet.
Not far enough.
But it has already taken shape.
Extreme Star Soul.
After 800,000 trials, this ability should be truly solidified.
By then, he will be able to do more than just devour the remnants of the gate.
It might even be possible to reverse the direction and lock onto the source of the will behind the door.
If the sect leader were to send another wisp of his will, he might not be able to look down upon them from afar as he had before.
Perhaps, he could follow that eye and look back.
Lin Yuan's eyes remained calm.
That day won't be too far away.
……
The test is about to end.
Deep within the main star gate, the two dark blue anchors suddenly shone brightly.
All array plates vibrate simultaneously.
The instructor from the observation institute's expression changed:
"The second anchor fluctuation is increasing!"
"The bronze goalkeeper projection shows signs of awakening!"
The Star Patrol Guards immediately formed ranks.
The Zhenxing Army squad supports the Origin Energy Shield.
Zhou Xuanheng also raised his head, and silver-black star-like lines appeared behind him.
Deep in the tides.
The bronze gatekeeper's phantom slowly opened the eye of its chest.
That dark blue eye did not look at Zhou Xuanheng.
I don't watch Zhenxing Army.
They didn't even look at the star cruiser.
Instead, it passed through layers of silvery-white tidal waves and fell towards the outer edge of the ring.
It landed on Lin Yuan.
A whisper came from behind a heavy door, through two anchors.
"The Gate Swallower..."
Most people around couldn't hear the whisper.
But Zhou Xuanheng heard it.
The sensing array left by Zhenxinghou on the outer ring also detected the momentary anomaly.
Zhou Xuanheng's gaze suddenly turned to Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan looked up and met the dark blue doorway.
There was no avoidance.
There was no fear.
There wasn't even any extra emotion.
He was just making a judgment.
This gaze is much heavier than that of a doorworm.
It was much weaker than the sect leader's first wisp of will.
The bronze gatekeeper hasn't actually come down yet.
The flavor wasn't strong enough.
The bronze gatekeeper rotates the eyepiece on his chest.
It seems to have confirmed something.
The pale blue light flashed and disappeared.
The tide calmed down the next moment.
The instructor at the observation institute was panting heavily.
"Projection falls back."
"The second anchor fluctuation is declining."
"Test complete, evacuation recommended."
Zhou Xuanheng did not give the order immediately.
He continued to look at Lin Yuan.
The Bronze Gatekeeper just called out "Gate Devourer".
Why are you looking at Lin Yuan?
Is it because of the protective seal within Lin Yuan's body?
Or was it because the traces of the Blood-Faced Ancient Cultivator remained on Lin Yuan?
Zhou Xuanheng's doubts deepened.
He absolutely refused to believe that Lin Yuan was the one who swallowed the gate.
But he had to admit that the boy in the old school uniform was more unusual than he had imagined.
"withdraw."
Zhou Xuanheng finally gave the order.
The inspection team began to withdraw from the outer ring road.
Lin Yuan also turned and left.
Before leaving, he took one last look into the depths of the main star gate.
The bronze goalkeeper's phantom image sank back into the azure blue anchor.
However, the aura emanating from that chest opening had already been memorized by the Extreme Dao Star Furnace.
Lin Yuan made his own judgment.
"It tastes stronger than that of a doorworm."
"But that's not enough."
"We'll eat later."
……
Inside the star cruiser.
The test report was quickly compiled.
Zhou Xuanheng frowned as he looked at one of the records.
During the testing, a small amount of residual energy leaking from the second anchor of the main star gate disappeared abnormally.
A very slight traction reaction appeared in Lin Yuan's body, which appeared to be a high-level protective seal.
The bronze gatekeeper's projected gaze briefly locked onto Lin Yuan's direction.
The remnants of the ancient blood-stained protective seal likely triggered the identification of the target behind the door.
Zhou Xuanheng gently tapped the two characters "Protect the Seal" with his finger.
This explanation is still reasonable.
But for some reason, for the first time, he felt that those two words were not enough.
Perhaps what's inside Lin Yuan's body isn't just the protective seal.
Perhaps the connection between the Blood-Faced Ancient Cultivator and Lin Yuan is deeper than he expected.
But no matter how deep he went, he still didn't take that step to make a judgment.
Because that step was too absurd.
How could a newcomer at the first level of the Qi and Blood Realm possibly be a Devourer?
How could it be the source of the blood?
Zhou Xuanheng closed the report.
"Continue to monitor Lin Yuan."
"Do not have direct contact with Lin Xiaoya."
"But all feedback from the lock mark, the second anchor anomaly, and the fluctuations in Lin Yuan's qi and blood are all recorded simultaneously."
The deputy envoy bowed his head:
"Yes."
……
Starry Courtyard.
Lin Yuan returned to the courtyard.
Lin Xiaoya is practicing locking the door.
The time it took for the white lines on her forehead to light up had increased from two breaths to three.
Although the progress is not significant, it is very stable.
Upon seeing Lin Yuan return, she immediately asked:
"Brother, is the main star gate very dangerous?"
"good."
"Is that bronze goalkeeper watching you?"
Lin Yuan glanced at her.
"You felt it?"
Lin Xiaoya nodded.
"When it looked at you, the lock on my forehead moved slightly."
"It seems... it knows you're here too."
Lin Yuan sat down.
"Um."
Lin Xiaoya whispered:
"Will it come down earlier than expected?"
Lin Yuan looked up at the main star gate.
"Possibly."
Lin Xiaoya became even more nervous.
Lin Yuan simply said:
"It's better to come down."
Why?
"Saves time."
Lin Xiaoya: "..."
She suddenly realized that her brother and the sect leader might have completely opposite ideas.
The doorman must open the door.
Longyuan City needs to be guarded.
My brother is waiting for his meal.