Star World during the Purple Rose Star Emperor’s time once had a grand Star Duel where every Star Name differentiated their ranks based on martial prowess, and those who proved themselves were recorded in a list by the Purple Rose Star Emperor. He partitioned their ranks and assimilated it into this Star Name’s destiny.
This written list was also called the Star Duels List.
In truth, the Star Duels list had another name, but only the Su Family’s lone princess, Su Mian, was aware of it.
This was the Register Of Stars!!
Upon hearing this magic treasure’s name, everyone’s expressions changed enormously. Back then, the Song Zhao empress used the Heavenly Book to commence the Star Duels. Later, this Heavenly Book was forged by the Purple Rose Star Emperor into the Register Of Stars, said to be able to absorb the destiny of a Star Name. The True Spirit of any Starfallen Star General would be sealed into the list. Not only was it capable of using their Star Energy for the list user themselves, it was also capable of birthing new Star Names. Thus, it was called the Register Of Stars.
It was a Universe Eternity Grade Spirit Treasure; this level of Spirit Treasure was a legend in Star World.
Even Li Shimin did not believe that the Purple Rose Star Emperor had such a treasure.
When the Register Of Stars appeared, it covered the entire Purple Rose Star Palace. Everything under the Nine Firmaments, everything above the yellow earth, all were on the register. No Star Name could escape so easily.
Back when the Purple Rose Star Emperor convened the Star Duels display, the list was filled with powerful Star Names of Star World besides the Star Marquis. All Star Generals on the list immediately sensed a kind of pressure as their Star Energy and destiny were pulled away.
No one could have imagined that the Star Duels List was a trick she had prepared in advance.
Yue Fei.
Bai Qi.
The Ten Permanent Functionaries.
Xiang Yu.
Li Liangyi.
The Earthly Stars were powerless to stop this return of destiny, and after the Heavenly Stars were injured, they were also unable to ward off the call of the Register Of Stars.
Su Mian was as cold as frost, ten thousand stars behind her. The Register Of Stars slowly unfurled, like a galaxy, like a void. In an instant, Dream In A Millennium could be said to have truly positioned herself as public enemy number one.
Su Mian struck a hand seal. The Ten Thousand Souls Parasol, the Supreme Ultimate Diagram, and the Heaven Splitting Bell merged. The Supreme Ultimate Diagram pinned a Star General’s Star Weapon, the Heaven Splitting Bell froze their Heaven, Earth, Dark, and Yellow Techniques, and the Ten Thousand Souls Parasol attacked all Star Names. Every Star General present who emitted Star Energy became food for the Register Of Stars.
Feng Xiaolian, Yang Yuhuan, Diaochan and the other Seven Beauties Of Star World even voluntarily threw themselves into the Register Of Stars’ embrace. Their bodies became rays of light that entered the list.
“Yu Ji!!” Ganjiang and Moye were aghast.
“Wife Of The Hegemon King” Yu Ji gazed deeply at Chen Mo in the end, “May Gewu bear a true Star Name in the next Star Era. Let us meet again then!!” The Bright Beauty Of Yang shut her eyes and spread her arms. Multi-colored light showered over her body. Her Star Crest glowed its brightest then dimmed.
Ganjiang and Moye wanted to stop her, but they were helpless.
In an instant, Yu Ji’s True Spirit also entered the Register Of Stars and became a star.
“Heavens, oh, Heavens. What is this.” Mo Huang trembled. Her Primordial Star Energy and her elder sister’s were both also absorbed. The Register Of Stars’ power was unfathomable to the point it burrowed into their minds to extract their Destined True Spirits.
They both resisted with all their might. A Great Thousand World True Spirit descended from the heavens and covered them, barely helping them escape this disaster.
“Ai.” Chen Qinghan sighed.
True Spirits filled the skies and entered the Register Of Stars. The end of the Star Era was the time during which the phantom of the heaven-supporting pillar Maiden Mountain and Star World were closest. That instant was also the best chance Star Generals had to break through eternity and enter Maiden Mountain, but entering Maiden Mountain required unimaginable power. In the past, Star World once had a period in which all people, all Star Names, possessed ancient Star Energy granted to them by the Xuannü Of the Nine Heavens.
This type of ancient Star Energy approached the edge of Maiden Mountain, but even so, the Star Names of that age practically made a Star Ear’s worth of Star Names pay a heavy price just so they could enter Maiden Mountain. In the ten thousand years since, it was very difficult for these Star names to be reborn. They would forever be ancient legend.
Back then, in order to climb Maiden Mountain, the Purple Rose Star Emperor borrowed the powerful Star Name in Star World that was closest to Maiden Mountain, “Ancestral Dragon” Ying Zheng, as well as the Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends Legion to finally break open a path, but those able to follow him into Maiden Mountain could be counted on fingers.
Maiden Mountain, the origin of Star Names, as well as their final and eternal resting place.
At this moment, “Dream In A Millennium” Su Mian surprisingly wanted to use her own power to force open the passageway that countless Star Generals pursued even in their dreams.
Su Mian operated the Register Of Stars. Millions of stars gathered and shot towards Maiden Mountain, connecting to it like a golden bridge.
“The Register Of Stars!!”
Seeing the legendary Register Of Stars refined from the Heavenly Book, everyone present was shocked. As far as Star Generals were concerned, obtaining it was like peering into the mysteries of the Xuannü Of The Nine Heavens. No one could resist this enticement.
Seeing Su Mian open the path to Maiden Mountain, Li Shimin Li Liangyi could wait no longer.
Sword-lights shot forth, breaking across the blue sky.
Bang.
The ring of clashing weapons.
Northern Dipper blocked Li Liangyi’s attack again. She simply did not dare to believe this. Her Nine Star Destined Weapon could even destroy the magic treasures of peak Lords Of Heaven, but there actually existed a weapon in this world capable of warding off her strike.
“‘Without Ultimate Star Emperor’ Chen Mo!! Are you still so stubborn?” Li Liangyi grit her teeth. “Su Mian has activated the Register Of Stars and killed millions of Star Names. This is an unpardonable crime, yet you still protect her?”
“Li Liangyi, don’t you pretend to be righteous.” Chen Mo disdainfully said. Not only Li Shimin, but also Tuoba Tao, Liu Hongyu, and even all the other Star Names showed covetous expressions for the Register Of Stars.
“Su Mian just wants to go to Maiden Mountain to see her parents. She is even willing to give up on the Central Star Field. Li Liangyi, why not oblige her?” Chen Mo asked.
Li Liangyi sneered. There was no need to conceal anything: “We also want to go to Maiden Mountain, why not oblige Us.”
Chen Mo said nothing more.
At this time, Qilin Martial Emperor Liu Hongyu could sit no longer. She glanced at Liu Houxiu and was surprised to find that the Son Of Heaven was sitting upright and still, hardly swaying at all. In the face of the Register Of Stars that absorbed Star Energy, Liu Houxiu unexpectedly did not resist at all. Her subordinate Twenty-eight Star Mansions were also like her.
That they were willing to sacrifice their Star Energy to become Su Mian’s passage to Maiden Mountain moved Liu Hongyu, but the feelings she herself had for Su Mian did not reach such a degree.
“Liu Houxiu, if you want to climb Maiden Mountain like this, then I shall be one step faster and defeat you first.”
The woman instantly appeared in the sky, inserting herself into the melee. The Qilin Pavilion’s officers followed closely behind. “Liu Che, you finally lost patience.” Li Liangyi expected as much.
“Since the Register Of Stars was forged from the Heavenly Book, they say it contains the mystery of millions of Star Names. I just want to take a peek.” Liu Hongyu softly chuckled. “Chen Mo, why not let Me look and I will help you face Li Liangyi and the others?”
“Liu Hongyu, then wait until Su Mian goes to Maiden Mountain first.” Chen Mo answered.
“En…That is certainly regrettable.” Liu Hongyu said apologetically.
“Do you love Dream In A Millennium so much? That you would become enemies with all Star Names in the world just to protect her?” Tuoba Tao could not fathom this: “If you help Your Servant obtain the Register Of Stars, then I will help you obtain all the Star Names under Heaven. Liu Hongyu and Li Liangyi both are much more enticing compared to a little lady like Su Mian. Heh, he, what do you say?”
The great Star Marquis all knew that Chen Mo was not easy to handle and surprisingly made threats and entreaties.
“In short, Su Mian’s wish is also my wish right now.” Chen Mo’s heart was as still as water.
Tuoba Tao’s embarrassment became fury: “You dog couple, Star Warrior wishing vainly to control Star World, to place yourselves over us Star Names. Today, I will grind your bones to dust, to put you in your place for all eternity.”
“Ten Thousand Realms Primordial Chaos!”
“Primordial Heavenly Demon!”
Li Liangyi and Tuoba Tao once again activated their Heaven Ranks.
Liu Hongyu glanced over, “Then allow this banquet of change herald a new beginning.” The Heavenly Qi and Earthly Lin swords appeared in her hands. Sword-light danced, and qilin emerged to the left and right. Then, Huo Guang, Yuwen Tai, Xue Rengui, and other top-notch Star Generals rushed for the altar.
Powerful divine might chilled Chen Mo’s heart. He urged on the Without Ultimate True Qi and Purple Rose Star Eyes.
Five ancient female emperors appeared at his side.
“Descent Of The Five Emperors!!”
…
“Great King!!” Long Ju and the others watched this universally shocking battle and probed the Hegemon King. All of a sudden, she noticed that Xiang Yu was aloof, surprisingly not resisting the Register Of Stars’ power, allowing her Star Energy to be sucked away.
“Great King!”
The Five Elements Generals panicked.
Xiang Chumeng looked at Su Mian, and her thoughts wandered back to nine hundred years ago.
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Nine centuries prior, Star of Gaixia.
Amidst a sea of flames, a girl’s entire body was covered in blood as she stared at the young man in front of her. “Why do you not kill her!! The Ancestral Dragon burned books and buried scholars. She sealed countless ancient Star Names for eternity, why do you not kill her!! Why!!”
The young man in front of her hugged a dying girl, “I need her!”
“You need her? You need her?” Xiang Chumeng did not dare believe her ears. “Ying Zheng burned books and buried scholars, buried history into oblivion. Her crimes are innumerable, yet you actually need such a revolting character?”
“In Spring and Autumn, there is no just war.” Purple light lingered around the young man. It contained a hundred and eight stars, each corresponding to the Heavenly Spirits, Earthly Fiends, and Purple Roses, containing an almighty divine power. The young man lowered his head and tenderly stroked the face of the girl in his embrace. “I need the Ancestral Dragon’s power to enter Maiden Mountain. I need to personally go see the Xuannü Of The Nine Heavens and have her satisfy my wish.”
“Your want to resurrect her?” Xiang Chumeng was stupefied. “For this empty wish, you would rather shield that tyrant and ruin your own reputation?”
“I am willing to pay any price.”
“This Hegemon King does not need you, does not need you at all, die!!” The young man’s resolve infuriated Xiang Yu. The girl brandished her Heavenly Dragon City Destroyer Halberd and activated her Heaven Rank.
“Chumeng, your hard and soft personalities are much too different. Perhaps in the future, you will meet someone who is agreeable to both your hard and soft sides, and then you’ll understand. In front of someone you love, your reputation means nothing.” The young man waved his hand, unfurling a Heavenly Book.
The Heavenly Book covered Xiang Yu, and Xiang Chumeng’s Star Name was immediately absorbed into the Heavenly Book.
“Maybe Mian’er will do something stupid one day. When the time comes, I’ll have to trouble you to warn her as her godmother.” The Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends arranged a formation that completely restrained Xiang Yu’s struggles.
“This Hegemon King will defintiely make your Su family fall from grace, become Star World’s enemy.” Xiang Yu wrathfully vowed: “Die – Su Xing!!”
Xiang Yu, there will come a day when you find someone you are willing to fight and die for.”
The young man smiled, as if he had seen the future.
…
“Hegemon King!”
Xiang Yu returned to reality from her thoughts. Watching Su Mian’s actions was just like watching the Purple Rose Star Emperor from back then. Like father, like daughter.
And Chen Mo braving everything under Heaven to protect Su Mian created hesitation and uncertainty in Xiang Chumeng’s heart. The desire in her heart for battle was absolutely gone.
“Shall we go seize the Register Of Stars?” Fan Zeng asked.
“The Register Of Stars’ power is insufficient to open the way to Maiden Mountain. Even with the Heirloom Seal Of The Realm, this would still be very difficult. Back then, the Purple Rose Star Emperor could be said to have exhausted all his options. He relied on the Heavenly Spirits, Earthly Fiends, and the Ancestral Dragon to finally find a chance at the end of the era. I fear that Su Mian’s stubbornness will lead to a very unsightly result in the end.”
That was the place where the Xuannü Of The Nine Heavens dwelled.
“Just see how much she can achieve.” Xiang Yu apathetically said. She watched Chen Mo’s fighting figure, and she thought back to the scene that day in the Earthly Phoenix Palace. Who knew why this man was so insistent on protecting her, to even be willing to offer the Vermilion Bird True Spirit for her.
Why?
There was something disturbing Xiang Chumeng’s heart. Ever since she bore the Xiang Yu Star Name, this was the first time she ever felt like she was sitting on pins and needles.
There will come a day when you find someone you are willing to fight and die for…She recalled these words again.
Hmph, as if This Hegemon King could ever fight for someone else.
Xiang Chumeng thought to herself as her fist clenched tightly.
“Zhongli Mo asks the Hegemon King for forgiveness. Your Servant must insist on this.” All of a sudden, King Of Extinguished Ashes Zhongli Mo stepped forward, her figure charging towards the Lingyan Pavilion’s generals.
“Zhongli Mo, why are you going to help the Without Ultimate Star Emperor?” Fan Zeng was shocked.
“Long Ju, what is happening?”
“Answering the Hegemon King, Zhongli Mo and the Without Ultimate Star Emperor have a contract, so she is unable to sit and watch.” Long Ju said.
“What, a contract?”
The other generals were dumbstruck. One of Xiang Yu’s famed Five Elements Heavenly Kings surprisingly signed a contract with a man.
“Oh, a contract with the Without Ultimate Star Emperor. How interesting. Very well, This King shall make this battle a bit more interesting.”
Xiang Yu grinned. Her hand hefted the Nine Li Chiyou Spear. Her figure leapt forth as if she was riding a dragon. The other Five Elements Heavenly Kings glanced at one another, then followed closely behind.
Chen Mo was locked in a fierce battle against three great Star Marquis and a multitude of Star Names. What made Long Ju and the others stare wide eyed were the endless Heaven and Earth Ranks being used against him. Chen Mo relied on the Five Emperors Seal to barely ward off the onslaught, but against the combined attacks of the great Star Marquis, the pressure he felt was enormous.
The Five Emperors Seal and Four Symbols manifested around Chen Mo, producing a spectacle not seen in all of Star World’s history.
“Die!!” Li Liangyi’s “Pan” split the primordial chaos.
Chen Mo immediately fell an omnipresent force launch straight at him. It completely covered him. The Ten Thousand Realms Primordial Chaos was simply endless, and practically each ray was a Heaven Rank in power.
As expected of the “Eternal Divine Warrior” of the Sixteen Star Marquis. If he did not have “Without Ultimate True Qi,” Chen Mo practically had no chance of victory against such an opponent.
“Phoenix Earth Rank – Phoenix Burning Heaven!”
A phoenix cried. Two flaming spears became a phoenix that spread its wings, and a spear-light that spread through the sky extended its flames in all directions.
“Hm, King Of Extinguished Ashes?” Li Shimin was taken aback.
“Sanmei, you shouldn’t have intervened.” Chen Mo wrinkled his brow.
Zhongli Sanmei chuckled: “So many of you are bullying my man. I, Zhongli Sanmei, cannot bear to watch this.”
“Your man?” Tuoba Tao sneered: “Courting death.”
Just as she slashed, an enormous force suddenly barreled over. Li Shimin and Tuoba Tao were currently facing Chen Mo with all their might, and they were unable to focus on anything else. They completely did not expect someone would suddenly sneak attack, but the Eternal Divine Warrior’s reactions were extremely fast. The Pan sword bound her in primordial chaos.
This defensive ability used the power of the very Star Field itself and was extremely difficult to break.
But the opponent nevertheless attacked.
The primordial chaos defense surrounding her was suddenly breached, and formidable power ran over her entire body, sending Li Liangyi flying alongside Tuoba Tao and the rest.
“Xiang Yu!!”
Everyone was stunned.
“What are you doing?!” Li Shimin was flabbergasted.
“Killing you!”
Xiang Yu replied.
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Central Star Field, border, an empty black cave.
A Supreme Ultimate Boat was currently intercepted by the Central Star Field’s Void Imperial Guard. Their leader was none other than one of Central’s Twin Stars, “White Steed Under Heaven” Huo Qubing.
“We represent Mount Hua for the Feng And Shan Sacrifice. Please permit us entry!”
Tan Daoji bowed. Also aboard her Heavenly Pearl Star “King Of Medicine” Sun Simiao Sun YIngmeng, “Clear And Empty Shadow” Jiang Kui Jiang Yuezhuo, “Heaven Devouring Demon King’ Xiao Mohe Xiao Bore, “Cold Blooded Beauty” Yang Su Yang Chesu and more.
“Mount Hua? Are you familiar with Chen Mo.” Huo Chujian said.
“We are, we came to participate in the Feng and Shan Sacrifice.” Sun Yingmeng winked.
The Void Imperial Guards drew their spears. Their aggression grew, and they glared like tigers.
“Hm? Pardon us, but what is the meaning of this?” Tan Daoling was confused.
“Her Majesty Mian has issued special orders – anyone related to Chen Mo is not to be admitted into the Central Star Field.” Huo CHujian coldly replied.
“What?” Everyone was taken aback. They did not expect to be refused at the door.
“On what grounds?”
“What is Her Majesty Su Mian doing, Chen Mo is a disciple of Mount Hua, too. Why are we not allowed to enter.” Xiao Mohe’s tone darkened.
“This is Her Majesty’s order!” Huo Chujian respectfully beckoned them to return.
Sun Yingmeng, Tan Daoling, and Yang Su glanced at one another.
“Then can it be Dream In A Millennium wishes harm to His Highness!” Heaven Devouring Demon King’s tone contained killing intent.
Huo Chujian’s gaze was ice-cold. The Heaven And Earth Fortune Spear in her hand twirled. SHe did not mind using martial force to fulfill her orders.
Just when the two were in deadlock, all of a sudden, Huo Qubing, Xiao Mohe, Yang Su, and the others felt their heads ache. A strange power came from the Central Star Field and pulled at the destiny in their bodies. They promptly activated their Star Crest defenses. At this moment, ten thousand zhang of flame appeared in the black nothingness. That tremendous light illuminated the entire void sea of stars, a powerful wave of heat washing over everyone present. Even the Devouring Black Hole was disintegrated by this energy.
Sun Yingmeng and the others felt blinded. An intense sense of danger blossomed over their skin.
“Look out!!”
Yang Su shouted. She forcefully activated her Heaven Rank, and the Great Void Weaving Fate formed a net in midair. Xiao Mohe also used her Heaven Rank Paramita Anatta to attack this boundless, burning radiance. An unprecedented premonition made the great Star Names use their powerful techniques.
Boom.
The Supreme Ultimate Ship exploded and disintegrated.
Huo Qubing’s figure moved, and she saved Sun Yingmeng and the others.
Sun Yingmeng and the rest were panic-stricken, and they looked in terror at the enormous light that had appeared. Her radiance illuminated every corner of the void sea of stars, as if the nine thousand Star Fields could sense this.
“What is this?”
Xiao Mohe was terrified. This attack surprisingly injured all of them severely. Sun Yingmeng promptly activated healing magic. That enormous blaze was practically blinding her.
That light looked at the Central Star Field and sensed the anomaly in Central.
“Who are you?” Huo Chujian’s gaze was grave. She clenched her spear tight.
“Heh, heh, heh, heh.” A youthful laugh that made one’s blood run cold came from within the light, “All of you can go die!”
Boom.
The extreme, scorching light broke the barrier, evaporating the sea of stars, ripping apart the black hole.
“Primordial Chaos Final Law!!”
Huo Chujian’s spear stabbed forth, using all of her Star Energy.
The Primordial Chaos Final law attack surprisingly was unable to ward off this enormous light. Huo Chujian was aghast to discover her Star Energy was surprisingly absorbed by this light, the might of her Heaven Rank seemingly evaporated.
“Impossible!!!”
White Steed Under Heaven, Champion Heavenly King, Khentii Mountain Ritual.
She, Huo Qubing, was powerless to resist.
…“Xiang Yu, just whose side are you on?”
Xiang YU’s sudden betrayal threw Li Shimin and Tuoba Tao into panic. Although a majority of their Star Energy was absorbed by Su Mian’s Register Of Stars, but even a scrawny camel is larger than a horse; she would prove very troublesome for the two of them.
Though the pressure on Chen Mo enormously alleviated, two consecutive uses of the Five Emperors Descent was taxing. Even the “Book Of Changes” was very exhausting now.
“Why not let Su Mian construct the passageway to Maiden Mountain. This Hegemon King wants to go look as well.” Xiang Yu nonchalantly said: “Since this is the case, This Hegemon King can only trouble you to lend your Star Energies.”
“Ridiculous.”
Sword-qi twisted, and each attack of “Pan” was filled with an ancient qi. Liu Hongyu and Tuoba Tao did not hold back either. The specters of qilin, gods, and ghosts multiplied without end, practically filling the Star Palace.
Just at this moment, an anomaly occurred.
A ray of light broke through the heavens obscured by the Ten Thousand Souls Parasol. This light was increasingly blinding, and the ten thousand souls shrieked. It was like a storm of sunlight, evaporating everything. A girl’s indistinct figure was in the light. The sun and moon were aligned, too blinding to look at directly.
“Zhu Yuanzhang!!”1
Su Mian was shocked.
The light projection that broke through the Ten Thousand Souls Parasol was none other than “Sun And Moon True Dragon” Zhu Yuanzhang Zhu Jiujiu.
“Zhu Jiujiu!!”
“How can you possibly still be alive.” Su Mian did not dare believe this. She recalled that she had already dispatched the Thirteen Adopted Daughters to kill Zhu Yuanzhang. She even used the Primordial Chaos Pearl to restrain her power. Zhu Yuanzhang had no chance to win at all.
“Many thanks to you, Your Majesty. I was finally able to complete the Great Ming!!” Zhu Jiujiu was imposing. Her sun and moon pupils spun and became one, emitting enormous radiance. The power of this light could blot out the splendor of ten thousand stars.
“The Great Ming!!” Li Shimin felt her skin get scorched by the light.
On that day, Su Mian had used the Thirteen Adopted Daughters to kill Zhu Yuanzhang. Indeed, “Lord Overlooking All Under Heaven” Li Cunxu and the other adopted daughters were unstoppable, but Su Mian had never imagined that Zhu Yuanzhang would be so dedicated to the Great Ming even at the last moment that she unexpectedly broke the Primordial Chaos Pearl’s restraints.
Primordial chaos is not yet parted, the sun and moon concealed.
Primordial chaos parted, the sun and moon revealed.
The Primordial Chaos Pearl could suppress, yet it could also advance harmony. Zhu Yuanzhang’s power seized an advantage and exploited the Primordial Chaos Pearl to retaliate and kill Li Cunxu and the rest. Furthermore, she used their powerful Star Energy to fuse the sun and moon, finally achieving the historic “Great Ming” she sought after.
“Restore the Great Ming, expel the ten thousand stars.” Zhu Jiujiu waved her hand, and a golden dragon flew forth. Wherever it passed, the world crumbled. The Purple Rose Three Enclosures tottered on the verge of collapse. Under her “Great Ming”, even the Register Of Stars’ light was being eclipsed.
“Ah.”
Zhu Xi and Wang Anshi screamed. The Vast Noble True Qi of the Confucian Four Sages were unable to ward off the Great Ming’s power. They were seriously injured, and their countless Star Names were smashed to dust. Innumerable True Spirits entered the Register Of Stars.
“Die, die. Star World’s million Star Names can all be destroyed and reborn for Us to wield.”
Zhu Jiujiu chanted from high above.
Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends, sun, moon, and stars.
Star World’s million Star Names were all under the sun and moon. The sun and moon combined formed the Ming, and under the power of the Great Ming, any Star Name’s brilliance would fade.
The Star Names of the Lingyan Pavilion, the Cloud Terrace’s Twenty-eight Generals, the Qilin Pavilion, and the Eight Pillars Kingdom all were unable to withstand this. If they did not die and become True Spirits that entered the Register Of Stars, then they were heavily injured and had their Star Energy absorbed by the Register Of Stars.
“This is bad.” Qilin Martial Emperor Liu Hongyu’s complexion was pale. Illuminated by the light, the woman wielded her twin swords and used her Heaven Rank “Ten Thousand Qilin Bow” sword-light, turning it into countless qilin. Each qilin carried the aura of an ancient Holy Beast, as if they were true qilin descended to trample flat hundreds of Star Fields.
“Ten Thousand Realms Primordial Chaos!”
“Primordial Heavenly Demon!”
Three Star Marquis used their Heaven Ranks in succession.
Zhu Jiujiu raised her palms. The Great Ming completely devoured the three great Heaven Ranks, consuming them entirely.
Li Shimin’s face was deathly pale.
“Watch This Hegemon King’s Chiyou Blood banner!!” Xiang CHumeng’s Heaven Rank was also used. Her Nine Li Chiyou Halberd unleashed the figure of an ancient demon god, Chiyou. It had three heads, six arms, and its entire body was covered in blood-colored armor. On its mask was an intense blood-qi, like an unfurled banner.
In Star World’s annals, the Chiyou was the School Of The Military’s god of war, the idol for all martial generals in the world.
The god of war Chiyou possessed three heads and ix arms, wielding every sort of polearm as it attacked Zhu Yuanzhang.
The towering blood-light practically could match the boundless light.
But it was useless. Zhu Jiujiu’s Great Ming grew brighter. Even Hegemon King Of Western Chu’s Heaven Rank was unable to withstand it. The light that seemingly came from Maiden Mountain instantly destroyed the Chiyou Blood Banner. “What?” Xiang Chumeng’s qi and blood scattered, and she was heavily injured.
“All under Heaven is the Great Ming, dispel the ten thousand stars!!”
Zhu Jiujiu repeated this phrase like an ice-cold machine. The sun and moon were side by side, their radiance boundless.
Li Shimin, Tuoba Tao, Liu Hongyu, and even Liu Xiu suffered injury in succession. They were completely unable to withstand the Great Ming’s power. Zhu Yuanzhang’s Great Ming was sufficient to be comparable to the Romance Of The World from back then. They could only bitterly persist.
With the Star Marquis stuck like this, the other Star Generals’ endings need not be mentioned. The dead were dead, the injured were injured. Against the power of the Great Ming, they lacked the strength to withstand this.
“All under Heaven is the Great Ming, dispel the ten thousand stars!!”
Zhu Jiujiu spread her hands. The True Dragon Treasure Mirror suddenly became ten thousand. Even LIu Houxiu’s Wielding The Mandate Of Heaven was unable to replicate the Sun And Moon True Dragon’s Destined Star Weapon.
“Zhu Jiujiu has already gone insane.”
Liu Houxiu’s complexion was pale, straining with all her might to ward off the Great Ming’s assault.
“The Register Of Stars, Star World’s passageway.” Su Mian’s expression subtly changed. She did not expect Zhu Yuanzhang’s Great Ming to surprisingly be so tough, unprecedented in Star World. She promptly circulated Star Energy to make the Register Of Stars’ power even more concentrated on Maiden Mountain.
The Register Of Stars was indeed a Unvierse Eternity Spirit Treasure forged from the Heavenly Book. Millions of stars glittered in the void around Su Mian. Due to the might of Zhu Yuanzhang’s Great Ming, countless Star Generals were turned into casualties. Even more True Spirits and Star Energy entered the register, making the Register Of Stars’ power increasingly formidable.
The ten thousand stars became obstructions. Even the sun and moon Great Ming was unable to breach them.
The situation instantly became a battle between Su Mian and Zhu Yuanzhang.
“All under Heaven is the Great Ming, dispel the ten thousand stars!!”
The girl’s tone was withered. Her eyes were the sun and moon. Seeing that the “Great Ming” was incapable of piercing through the Register Of Stars, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly raised her hands high. Something dense bubbled forth from nothingness. Light churned, and an enormous hall emerged from space.
“The Ten Thousand Sages Hall!!”
Chen Mo was stunned.
That day, Li Shimin and Tuoba Tao struggled over the Ten Thousand Sages Hall, but because the Ten Thousand Sages Hall had already been refined down to its core. For a short while, it was unable to be controlled. They were prepared to refine it after the Feng and Shan Sacrifice, yet they did not expect Zhu Yuanzhang to surprisingly be still alive. Li Shimin had already learned of the information that the Thirteen Adopted Daughters and Li Cunxu had killed Zhu Yuanzhang. From her perspective, the Sun And Moon True Dragon was not able to escape death.
Zhu Jiujiu activated the Universe Eternity Spirit Treausre. The power of the Great Ming adhered to the Ten Thousand Sages Hall, and the sages’ will in the hall combined with the Great Ming, suddenly released a type of aura that covered the nine thousand Star Fields.
When the Ten Thousand Sages Hall appeared, it combined with the Great Ming to cover the Central Star Field. The majority of spiritual power Star Generals present were unable to avoid disaster.
Zhu Xi, Wang Shian, and the other great Confucians’ bodies became particles. Their True Spirits then entered the Register Of Stars.
White Clothed Court Official Liu Yong Liu Fengxi’s Lingering Rain Bell became a perfect song.
Peerless Star Hero Su Shi Su Wanyang’s final move was to use Heaven Rank Autumn Goose Has Faith, Spring Dream Without A Trace to impart all of her Star Energy to Chen Mo, “You must help Elder Sister.” Even as a True Spirit sealed by the Register Of Stars, she still worried for Su Mian in her final moment.
“This is all our fault, all our fault.” Han Fuqing’s tone shuddered. The Ten Thousand Sages Hall slaughtered all the spiritual power Star Generals, and now, she was already aware that there were countless links between how Zhu Jiujiu was able to refine the Great Ming and how she obtained the Writings Of The Huainan Masters to comprehend the way of the Great Ming.
“Fuqing, no!”
Huang Yuheng’s heartbroken cry was unable to stop Han Yu Han Fuqing from dying.
Subsequently, the Eternal Scholar also turned into dust to follow her.
The Ten Thousand Sages Hall and the Register Of Stars simply crushed all Star Names. Even one as powerful as Xiang Yu was powerless to fight back.
The power of the sages lingering about the Ten Thousand Sages Hall and the Great Ming realm attacked Su Mian. Given Zhu Yuanzhang’s power, sufficient to repel the Register Of Stars’ power, it drowned out everything Su Mian had done.
Bang, bang, bang.
The Purple Rose Star Palace’s Three Enclosures cracked inch by inch, collapsed layer by layer.
Su Mian was unable to stop the Register Of Stars, for if she did, she would have wasted all her efforts. Dream In A Millennium stared at Zhu Yuanzhang’s incoming Ten Thousand Sages Hall. Back then, in order to destroy Zhu Yuanzhang, she spread information on the Ten Thousand Sages Hall’s situation, but she never expected Zhu Yuanzhang’s Star name to actually be capable of surpassing the Ancestral Dragon, to comprehend the the power of the Great Ming that combined the sun and moon, exceeding even the greatest powers in history.
No!
No!!
No!!!
Su Mian was unwilling to give up like this. The Heaven Splitting Bell was crushed to smithereens under the Ten Thousand Sages Hall while the Supreme Ultimate Diagram and Ten Thousand Souls Parasol also lost their divine light, vanishing in midair. The Register Of Stars’ ten thousand stars barrier was also unable to resist the sun and moon’s radiance.
Inside, the girl cried tears of blood, unreconciled.
Father.
Just a little more, and I can see father and mother.
“Why!!!” Su Mian was in incomparable despair and dejection. Just at this critical moment, a figure suddenly placed itself in the way of the Ten Thousand Sages Hall, fearlessly advancing during the time all the Star Marquis were unable to break away.
“Without root, without ultimate, all ways are natural!”
Chen Mo formed hand seals, producing primeval chaos.
The Without Ultimate True Qi flared once again.
The Four Symbols emerged, the Five Emperors descended, and multi-colored lights shot into the Ten Thousand Sages Hall. The enormous Without Ultimate True Qi formed the Nine Firmaments, appearing like the Xuannü Of The Nine Heavens.
“Su Mian, hurry and finish the passageway. I’ll help stop them here for you.” A thundering voice erupted from Chen Mo’s throat, echoing through the clouds, stunning everyone.
Su Mian’s heart was filled with swirling emotions. In this life, only this man was able to remain still willing to believe in her. “Sleepy Mian will repay you in the next life.” Su Mian steeled her heart, and she chanted the Register Of Stars’ incantation.
Countless star-lights spun about, once again gathering to form a vortex that charged towards Maiden Mountain’s specter.
“Die, all of you, die. We will remake Star World, cleanse it of filth and restore the Great Ming.” Zhu Yuanzhang howled. Her figure flickered, and she stepped onto the Ten Thousand Sages Hall, merging with it. The sun and moon overlapped, becoming the Great Ming. With its emergence, the ten thousand stars were extinguished.
The Ten Thousand Sages Hall seemed to become an enormous fireball. This fireball’s light was millions of times brighter than the sun, and then it hurtled towards Maiden Mountain.
Zhu Yuanzhang surprisingly wanted to destroy the passageway between Star World and Maiden Mountain.
“Die.”
The Ten Thousand Sages Hall that condensed her strongest willpower was unstoppable as it disintegrated the Star Field’s barrier. Heaven and Earth were torn apart, the seas dried up, and boulders crumbled. Chen Mo’s Without Ultimate True Qi reached its limit. He placed his hands together and combined the Five Emperors with the Four Symbols.
The White Emperor rode the tiger, the Crimson Emperor the bird, the Green Emperor the dragon, and the Black Emperor the turtle.
Under Zhu Yuanzhang’s terrifying power, Chen Mo surprisingly developed another frightening ability.
The White Emperor rode the tiger to settle the Ten Thousand Sages Hall’s western palace. The tiger was the head of hundreds of beasts, its attacks cutting down all under Heaven.
The Crimson Emperor spurred the bird to settle the Ten Thousand Sages Hall’s southern palace. The Vermilion Bird was the head of hundreds of feathered creatures, quelling the four seas.
The Green Emperor drove the dragon to settle the Ten Thousand Sages Hall’s eastern palace. The dragon was the head of hundreds of scaled creatures, producing rain and clouds in the three realms.
The Black Emperor guided the turtle to settle the Ten Thousand Sages Hall’s northern palace. The turtle was the head of hundreds of shelled beasts, offering peace and prosperity throughout the millennia.
The Four Spirits of Heaven in the four directions.
The last Yellow Emperor was at Chen Mo’s side. Dark Yellow Qi flowed about, controlling everything.
“Five Emperors And Fours Symbols, Ten Thousand Records Eternal.”
The immense Five Emperors and Four Symbols formation finally stopped the Ten Thousand Sages Hall, and the Central Star Field also stopped collapsing.
“This man’s powers have actually reached such a level.” Li Shimin already was unable to fathom this.
Everyone nervously looked at Chen Mo, their hearts nearly in their throats.
With just the slightest mistake, the Central Star Field, even Star World, would be destroyed and remade under Zhu Yuanzhang’s Great Ming. At this time, even Xiang Yu was unable to intervene.
“On what basis does a man like you dare to obstruct Our ambition.”
Zhu Jiujiu coldly inquired.
“No one can stop Us. The ten thousand stars have been extinguished and reborn under Our Great Ming.”
She was to become an unparalleled Star Name.
Henceforth, Star World would not honor Maiden Mountain’s Xuannü Of The Nine Heavens as surpreme but worship her status as the Sun And Moon True Dragon.
Any star would surrender the glory of the sun and moon.
Any Star Name would swear allegiance to her.
How could the light of a Star Name compete against the sun and moon!
She, Zhu Yuanzhang, would split Star World’s Heaven and Earth. From past to future, she would be its one and only eternity and master.
Phoenix Heaven Rank – The Sage Is Eternal, The Great Ming’s Heavenly Might!!
The voices of the sages in the hall shouted loudly. They hissed, wailed, and the silhouette of the hall melted away into a fireball of nothingness. The firelight expanded again, melting the power of the Four Symbols and Five Emperors.
Chen Mo’s skin also melted, hurting endlessly. Even the strongest technique Five EMperors Four Symbols formed by gathering Without Ultimate True Qi was unable to withstand the Phoenix Heaven Rank manifested by the Universe Eternity Spirit Treasure. It even surpassed other Phoenix Heaven Ranks to directly shake Maiden Mountain.
The White Emperor, Crimson Emperors, Black Emperor, and Green Emperor were destroyed in succession.
Only the Yellow Emperor remained at Chen Mo’s side as he used Northern Dipper to bitterly resist.
“Chen Mo.”
“Young Master.”
The group looked at Chen Mo in despair. There was no one else who could stop them.
“Young Master, hurry and run away.” Ganjiang wept. She wanted to help, but the moment she tried, she was pushed onto the ground by the light, unable to budge.
“Stupid man. You actually would sacrifice your own life for that woman’s selfish desire.” Zhu Jiujiu jeered. The Great Ming descended, its brilliance gnawing away at Chen Mo’s everything.
Without Ultimate True Qi, Star Manual Of Masters Gan And Shi, Purple Rose Star Eyes…Chen Mo practically used all means at his disposal but still could hardly withstand this.
“Not good.”
“Chen Mo.” Seeing Chen Mo’s aura grow weaker and weaker, Su Mian, who was currently concentrating on the Register Of Stars, bit her lip. Her heart ached for Chen Mo.
“Su Mian, what are you waiting for, hurry and use the Register Of Stars’ power to go save him. Only the Register Of Stars can kill Zhu Yuanzhang.” Xiang Yu forcefully chided her.
“I…I…” Su Mian raised her head to look at Maiden Mountain. Just a little more, and she could enter it. If she gave the Register Of Stars’ power to Chen Mo now, then everything she had done would go to waste.
“Su Mian, your father back then was affectionate and true, how did ever he have a cold and ruthless daughter like you!!” Xiang Yu scolded, full of fury. She rocketed up from the ground, but the Great Ming immediately barreled towards her, entangling Xiang Yu’s tyrannical power.
Zhu Yuanzhang yelled: “Silence! All of you will die, and Star World will be remade in Our hand.”
An enormous bright mountain pushed down upon Xiang Yu’s body.
Xiang Yu’s words rouse the last tenderness in Su Mian’s heart. The girl’s eyes were red. She bit her lip. Every detail of the past bubbled forth in her mind.
Their first meeting at the Qilin Hunt, their encounter at the Literary Excellence Convention. Each time, he always surprised her.
There turned out to still be such an outstanding man in the world.
She was in control of Star World ever since she was a child, practicing martial arts with Primordial Star Names. From her childhood, she rose rapidly in the world, reaching the top in a short time, but there was always a knot in her heart – back then, Primordial Star Names were unable to produce a bloodline, but mother relied on the power of her pregnancy as Dream In A Millennium to surpass the Xuannü Of The Nine Heavens’ shackles to birth her. The price mother paid was that her Star Name returned to Maiden Mountain.
The Su Mian of then had never seen her mother, Moujia, nor did she understand the meaning of “No Matter The Time, Any Place Is Home.”
Father was always gazing in Maiden Mountain’s direction, silent, but Su Mian could see from her father’s expression that he longed for something.
In the end, father led his other wives went to Maiden Mountain, yet he left her in Star World.
Afterwards, she slowly understood that Maiden Mountain was the palce mother returned to, that it was the place father returned to, and that it was also the place she would return to. She wanted to go to Maiden Mountain; she missed her father, wanted to see her mother and ask her – why was she willing to die to birth her.
Mother, father.
What should I do.
“Back then, your father advanced upon Maiden Mountain in order to resurrect your mother because he loved her dearly, yet now you want to sacrifice the person you love to go to Maiden Mountain?” Xiang Yu shouted as she was pressed down upon.
These words thoroughly jolted the tenderness in Su Mian’s heart.
No!!!!
Su Mian’s heavenly voice spread through the nine firmaments. The girl’s figure moved, and she broke through the Register Of Stars’ restrictions. The Register Of Stars’ Star Energy passageway immediatley dispersed, and Dream In A Millennium instantly arrived in front of Chen Mo.
The Register Of Stars’ brilliance stopped the Great Ming.
“All of you must die!!”
The brilliant light glowed brighter.
“Su Mian, what are you doing.” Chen Mo regained a bit of consciousness. He saw that Su Mian surprisingly abandoned the passage to Maiden Mountain.
“I can’t let you die for me.” Su Mian’s Divine Intent moved. She flipped her hand to reveal the Northern Dipper Seven Star Stones’ final “Delta Ursae Majoris Stone.” Then, she took Chen Mo’s Northern Dipper and immediatley embedded this stone into it.
The Northern Dipper SevenS tar Stones suddenly glowed.
Then, the iron staff rapidly disintegarted, forming into hundreds of rays of light that endlessly morphed between various spears, swords, sabers, hatchets, staffs, halberds, chains, fans, and more. These lights then gradually revealed the True SPirit of a beautiful young girl.
“This is??!!”
Xiang Chumeng, who ahd lived through the era of the Purple Rose Star Emperor froze. Her entire body quivered.
More than a hundred True Spirits appeared around Chen Mo like an army. Astonishingly, this was Romance Of The World.
“Impossible, how did she do it?” Xiang Yu was shaken.
Several centuries ago, Su Mian had thought of forging Romance Of The World to kill the Star Marquis and their Star Generals and open the way to Maiden Mountain. Thus, she specially took fragments from the Destined Star Weapons of her father’s Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends Legion. Then, she commissioned “Swordsmith Of Gods And Demons” Ou Yezi to forge and cast it.
The casting process was very smooth all along, but just when the array was laid for the Northern Dipper Seven Stars, Ou Yezi sensed Su Mian’s intentions. After this, Ou Yezi took Romance Of The World and fled to the Outer Star Fields. In the end, Auntie’s appearance then handed “Romance Of The World” to Chen Mo.
And it was because Romance Of The World contained the vestigial Destined power of the Primordial Star Names that Chen Mo was able to gain the recognition of Zheng Yanran so quickly and comprehend Heaven, Earth, Dark and Yellow.
Romance Of The World had reappeared.
Although it was lacking compared to the Purple Rose Star Emperor’s, when it appeared, Romance Of The World still made everyone remember the time back then when the Heavenly Spirits Earthly Fiends Legion swept through Star World.
“Romance Of The World, Romance Of The World, We will destroy your Romance Of The World.” Zhu Jiujiu rampaged. The “Great Ming Ten Thousand Sages Hall Palace” hurtled straight towards Romance Of The World. The sun and moon were side by side, the ten thousand stars in decline. Su Mian was pale as a sheet, her qi-blood scattering, not daring to believe that Romance Of The World was actually unable to withstand this endless light.
“What?”
The color drained from everyone’s faces. Zhu Yuanzhang’s Great Ming was surprsingly ale to destroy even Romance Of The World.
“Ha, ha, the Purple Rose Star EMperor unified Star World, and We swore then to eradicate all remaining traces of this man. Star World can only be ruled eternally in Our hand.” Zhu Jiujiu was frenzied, the Great Ming Ten Thousand Sages Hall’s light striking once again.
Zhu Yuanzhang’s fanatical will for vengeance surpassed everyone’s imagination.
All under Heaven broke apart and scattered. Countless fragments of destiny were blown asunder. Chen Mo and Su Mian fought to their limit but could hardly oppose Zhu Yuanzhang. Is this the difference between a Star General who has destiny? Chen Mo gazed at these fragments and suddenly noticed that they formed the shape of a face. He thought he was seeing things. Chen Mo blinked and without any warning, the surrounding scenery faded.
There was a tranquility in Heaven and Earth, an immense volcano. A beautiful woman was standing at the edge of the crater.
The woman’s skin was pure white, her long purple hair like a waterfall. Her figure was slender, and she was covered with a simple but elegant smock, “Mo’er, are you here?” The woman glanced over. The wind blew her hair, revealing purple eyes.
This warm voice sank Chen Mo into endless silence.
“Mother!” Chen Mo hugged her.
Ou Ruoli embraced Chen Mo. Her body was warm, gentle, and soft. “Mo’er, you must not give up.”
“Back when mother found you, your body carried a destiny from beyond Star World. You did not belong to Star World, nor did you belong to Maiden Mountain. Only the Purple Rose Star Emperor had such an air. You must not succumb to destiny.”
“Mom, what are you saying.”
“Use the Book Of Casting to forge your own destiny. You have a Servant Star Contract. Let the Register Of Stars’ Star Names serve you henceforth.” His mother spoke profoundly. Then, she hurled herself into the volcano, mixing her own life into the lava. The lava split apart, and a fierce weapon appeared.
It turned out mother was at his side all along.2
The scene faded, and Chen Mo returned to reality. Chen Mo’s mind entered an ancient tranquility. Zhu Yuanzhang’s light seemed to become slow to his Purple Rose Star Eyes. Chen Mo looked at the Register Of Stars and activated the Servant Star Contract, and then his thoughts entered the Register Of Stars.
Chen Mo’s thoughts carrying the power of a Servant Star entered very easily. An enormous resistance tried to tear apart his thoughts and Primordial Spirit, but in front of the Without Ultimate True Qi, this force was quickly quelled.
Then.
An inconceivable scene appeared in Chen Mo’s mind.
A long and winding river. Countless stars streaked by before his eyes, and each stone that stirred a ripple in the river of stars was a Star Name. Thus, these Star Names were born and reborn in this river.
Bai Qi, Yue Fei, Guo Ziyi, Li Siye, Huo Qubing, Dong Zhongshu, Su Shi, Liu Yong, Qin Qiong, Di Qing, Gao Changgong, Han Yu, Li Jing, Yu Ji, Lan Yu, Xu Da and the other destroyed True Spirits were resurrected. They watched Chen Mo wade through the river of stars.
Some were surprised, others impressed, others adoring, and still others furious, detached and resentful.
But all of the Star Names could only watch Chen Mo from afar.
“We are dead for sure.”
Li Shimin collapsed onto the ground, paralyzed, her Heavenly Khan bearing no more.
“Heirloom Seal Of The Realm!!”
All of a sudden, a voice interrupted Li Shimin’s despair. Li Liangyi focused and saw Chen Qinghan glaring icily at her. At this time, Chen Qinghan was still frighteningly unperturbed. She reached out her hand. Li Shimin did not resist at all; the last jade seal was already meaningless to her.
Having obtained the Heavenly Tang’s Star Marquis Seal, Chen Qinghan promptly flung it towards Chen Mo.
The other fifteen seals quickly swirled around Chen Mo.
“No, reforging the Heirloom Seal requires casting arts and power the level of Ou Yezi. Only she can achieve this.” Su Mian powerlessly said.
“Mo’er is Ou Yezi’s blood.” Chen Qinghan was calm.
Chen Mo opened his eyes. The Book Of Casting’s knowledge instantly flowed through his mind faster than light. Then, Chen Mo began to cast the sixteen Star Marquis seal.
Su Mian seemed to see the figure of Ou Yezi over Chen Mo. That graceful woman’s hands overlapped Chen Mo’s, and they forged the Heirloom Seal together. The master of rains drizzled, the Duke of Thunder struck, the dragons stoked the furnace, and the celestial emperor provided the coals.
The sixteen seals instantly became one. Light filled the heavens, vying brilliantly against the sun and moon. The stars battled furiously, the spirit of the Without Ultimate present.
Heirloom Seal Of The Realm!
Chen Mo took the jade seal, and countless Star Crests flickered upon his forehead. All of the True Spirits in the Register Of Stars poured into his forehead.
A powerful Star Energy unprecedented since the birth of Star World concentrated onto a single man’s body.
“Impossible, this is impossible!!” Li Liangyi shouted.
Chen Mo raised his head to stare directly at Zhu Yuanzhang’s Great Ming Ten Thousand Sages Palace. Countless Star Crests manifested behind him, multiplying without end, stretching as far as the eye could see. These Star Crests seemed to pierce through the centuries to appear before Chen Mo.
Contract!
“Heavens, all of the Star Names in the Register Of Stars signed contracts with him…” Su Mian was stupefied.
This was no longer considered a Servant Star.
Several tens of thousands of Star Names had contracted with a single man. This was something even her father did not accomplish back then.
“This is eternal Star Energy!”
“We will destroy even Star Names, let Star World be remade by Our hands.”
Zhu Yuanzhang furiously pounced.
Chen Mo raised his hand, and the Heirloom Seal became a spear. This spear was already beyond description. Countless Star Crests were mixed into the spear, and every one of the spear’s ripples and lines contained the might of a Star General’s destiny.
This frightening Star Energy made even Maiden Mountain shudder, but the mad Zhu Yuanzhang Zhu Jiujiu was completely unfazed. She had only one thought – kill Chen Mo.
The spear unleashed a yellow dragon, and the Yellow Emperor rode upon it, swinging her sword.
She rode the dragon into the sky, into the endless light.
Under the Eternal Star Energy, there was nothing else in Star World capable of stopping Chen Mo. The endless light receded under the Eternal Star Energy’s assault, “No, how can Our Great Ming be covered. This is not possible, this cannot be.” Zhu Yuanzhang showed despair. The Eternal Star Energy gathered by the million Star Names in the Register Of Stars broke through the Ten Thousand Sages Hall, completely disintegrating this indestructible hall. All of the True Spirits sealed in the hall then entered the Register Of Stars, forming new contracts.
An instant later, Zhu Yuanzhang vanished.
The Star Field finally recovered its calm.
Maiden Mountain’s specter also became more and more distinct, and the passageway between Star World and Maiden Mountain grew increasingly distant. Su Mian watched her vanishing chance. She was already powerless to remedy the situation.
“Mian’er.” Chen Mo gently called out to her all of a sudden.
Su Mian lifted her gaze and looked at him. Chen Mo flung the jade seal in his hand and opened the Register Of Stars, “Hè!!” Chen Mo used all of his Star Energy.
“You will be unable to recover Star Energy within the century if you did this.” Su Mian’s face paled.
“Compared to your centuries of grief, a century of Star Energy depletion does not amount to anything.” Chen Mo’s finger pointed, and the Register Of Stars became a long stairway leading up to Maiden Mountain. Under such powerful Star Energy, Chen Mo surprisingly made use of the Register Of Stars, forcefully. The Heirloom Seal Of The Realm opened a path to Maiden Mountain.
“Chen Mo.”
“Hurry, it will be too late once Maiden Mountain vanishes.” Chen Mo’s face reddened, feeling enormous pressure. Maiden Mountain’s passageway unexpectedly made the Eternal Star Energy feel very strained.
Su Mian’s body stepped into the passageway. An indistinct power made the girl’s body hover into the air. Su Mian held Chen Mo’s hand, “Chen Mo, ascend Maiden Mountain with me, let’s see my mom and dad together.”
Chen Mo stared. He turned his head back to the ground where Auntie, Zhao Luotong and the others stood. Faraway, Sun Yingmeng, Xiao Mohe, and Yang Su also appeared.
His gaze saw through the barriers of countless Star Fields and fell upon Mount Hua.
An Emperor Falcon was perched on the shoulder of the Great Senior Sister in the Divine Nun Forest, Chen Tuan was currently playing against Zhao Yunchen in the Chess Pavilion, and Gao Shanxue stood nearby.
A bit further past Mount Hua was the Qilin Star Kingdom, where he saw Yu Xuanji playing the guqin.
Then, he turned from the Inner Star Fields to the Outer Star Fields. Meng Miaoling, Murong Chui, Xie Diaobing, and finally upon a familiar face, his big sister, his beloved Chen Luan. She still cultivated with all her might, wishing only to enter the Inner Star Fields to see him.
Chen Mo’s current gaze was already capable of seeing every detail in the nine thousand Star Fields. Even the Foreign and Primordial Chaos Star Fields could not hide.
“Come with me.” Su Mian held Chen Mo’s palm, her gaze expectant.
Chen Mo retracted his gaze. In Star World, there were still too many things he could not let go of. Although Maiden Mountain was the place that birthed Star names, to him, it could not compare to an embrace from Chen Luan.
“Mian’er, I’ll come see you. But not now.” Chen Mo let go of the girl’s delicate, pure white hand.
Su Mian lowered her head. Finally, she kissed Chen Mo’s lips. The girls lips and eyes were moist, and she released her grasp. Her body could not help but drift along the passage to Maiden Mountain. Very quickly, she flew further and further away. A faint mist made everything become indistinct, become very unreal.
If this is a dream, please let her wake up.
But Su Mian’s body drifted further still. In the end, she became a starlight that vanished into the nine firmaments.
Upon seeing Su Mian’s departure, Chen Mo’s heart ached.
Time passed, and flowers would bloom and wither. He knew that even after a Star Era had passed, the two of them could never meet again.
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Epilogue
Several years later, Outer Star Fields, Tail Fire, Azure Dragon Town, by the river. White snow fell faraway.
Chen Mo walked along the dike with Elder Sister Chen Luan strolling at his side. “Right now, Star World’s Li Shimin, Tuoba Tao, and Liu Hongyu have all signed contracts with you and bowed their heads to you. Murong Yanzi, Liu Qingyi, ‘Four Seas Approaching Morning’ Li Longji Li Bing has also signed a contract with you. Right, ‘Imperial Father Of Western Zhou’ Huangfu Guicai was also reborn from the Register Of Stars and is willing to sign a Servant Star Contract with you.”
“Right now, in Star World’s nine thousand Star Fields, the strongest Star Names are all your Servant Stars, Little Brother. Right, Northern Darkness Has Snow was also causing a commotion about signing a contract with you.” As his wife, Chen Luan now shared in every one of his burdens.
“It is also a new Star Era now. The Su Xing Star Era has ended. Xiang Yu and the others feel there ought to be a change, to choose a new name for the era. They all want to use your name.”
“No need. Back then, the Sixteen Star Marquis were filled with resentment that a man could rule Star World, which birthed rebellious hearts. This is why Zhu Yuanzhang happened. Don’t use my name for this era.” Chen Mo was not interested in this at all.
“Hm, then what shall we call it?”
“Cute Girls Star Era.” Chen Mo answered.
“Meaning cute ladies?” Chen Luan chuckled, “So truly like you, Little Brother.” Indeed, this Star Era’s strongest Star Names were all in contracts with Chen Mo. One day, they would grow into budding beauties.
“Big Sister, you’re overthinking.”
Chen Mo could not help but smile.
After the battle of the Great Ming, Chen Mo forged a new Heirloom Seal Of The Realm. Henceforth, Star World’s Destinies all belonged to him. Although Su Mian lost her standing in the end, under Chen Mo’s inspiration, he still gave Su Mian an unparalleled reputation. In conclusion, that they were able to save Star World from trouble was because of her sacrifice.
And whether it was “Fingertip Dramatization” Ban Gu’s history books or “One Brush Spring And Autumn” Sima Qian’s Records of the Grand Historian, they recorded an unprecedented feat in Star Star World. Back then, the Purple Rose Star Emperor unified Star World, but in reality, it could be said he unified only the Central Star Field with the Inner and Outer Star Fields. The Foreign Star Fields and Overseas Star Fields were not touched.
They said that the Foreign Star Fields had an aggressive Caesar, “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered.” There was also a yandere Hitler establishing an enormous dictatorship, and there was also reportedly a little girl, Napoleon, whose vocabulary did not include the word “impossible.”
But Chen Mo had along already lost all interest in any of this. The enormous Overseas Star Field was already no longer a threat. To the man in possession of tens of thousands of contracts and carrying all of these Star Generals, conquest had already become boring.
Chen Mo stopped walking. The cold wind blew ripples over the water’s surface, and the bamboo forest at the river’s edge rustled.
In front of him was a group of children crowding around someone telling a story.
“At that moment, Dream In A Millennium used Romance Of The World, yet she was unable to overcome Zhu Yuanzhang’s Great Ming in the end. Finally, Dream In A Millennium sacrificed herself, using her own flesh and soul to give the Heirloom Seal Of The Realm to Without Ultimate Star Emperor Chen Mo, allowing him to defeat Zhu Yuanzhang.”
“Yes, yes, Elder Sister Dream In A Millennium is so amazing.”
“Someday, I want to be Dream In A Millennium.” A girl proudly said.
Chen Mo knowingly smiled as he listened to this story.
Su Mian’s scheme against the Star Marquis should have been a story of disgrace, but Chen Mo had already meticulously spread a different history. The world would only know Dream In A Millennium’s heroism. Perhaps only he could achieve this.
As that person told the story, Chen Mo’s thoughts wandered to several years ago.
That scene seemed to be still fresh on his mind.
Chen Luan tenderly grasped Chen Mo’s hand, knowing this was the regret in his heart he would never be able to mend.
After a moment, Chen Mo prepared to leave.
Then, the warmth in that storyteller’s voice was somewhat familiar. “But the story isn’t right.”
“Oh, Dream In A Millennium, she didn’t leave Star World at all.”
“Huh, she didn’t leave? But His Lordship said Her Majesty sacrificed her life and went to Maiden Mountain?”
“Hm.” Chen Mo was taken aback. He turned around and stared at the woman telling the story.
“Of course, she didn’t leave. She once asked that man who she loved: How far would he go to achieve a wish? That man answered, any price. Later, he asked her the same – He many not have heard the girl’s answer, so he misunderstood.”
Chen Mo blinked. This story had never been recorded in the Records.
“Misunderstood what, what did he misunderstand, tell us Big Sis.” The children hooted.
The woman rose to her feet and took off that mantle.
Long hair, a beautiful figure, purple clothes, that warmth that reached the depths of the heart, and sweet words.
Chen Mo’s heart suddenly pounded.
“Because you are the place I return to.”
— End
Thanks, everyone, for all your support, and thanks to Chuangshi for giving me this platform to allow everyone to enjoy the tale of Cute Girls Star Era. There was a lot of confusion and exhaustion during the creative process. When I wrote about some familiar characters, I always think back to back then. Time always passes so fast. Little girls have already become college students, and I have also turned from a weird uncle to a son of a bitch of a weird uncle.
(Today, I saw a couple of middle school sweethearts walk down the street holding hands. I couldn’t help but recall when I was in middle school. Back then, I also saw a pair of middle school sweethearts walk down the street holding hands.)
Back on topic, the most interesting thing about writing Maiden Galaxy was the nicknames of the various historical figures. For each one, I sifted through a lot of material and didn’t baselessly make them up. For example, “Dragon Of Pushan” Li Mi. His father was the Duke of Pushan, and Wang Shichong said of him, “Li Mi’s talent is bright, a dragon, unfathomable.” This evaluation was combined into the Dragon Of Pushan, which felt quite appropriate. Or “Qilin Martial Emperor” Liu Che. He is Emperor Wu Of Han, and he is also known for legend of “Yuan who hunts Qilin.” Thus, he was called the Emperor Wu Of Qilin.3 Liu Hongyu is a minor character whose name is quite pleasant. In short, she’s rather interesting. It’s a pity that the world of Cute Girls Star Era is much too vast. I really don’t have the strength to outline everything.
The plot was quite sudden and not as I wanted, I hope you’ll forgive me.
If there are any holes that I didn’t fill, then please leave it as an afterthought. For example, a certain someone mentioned in the summary. Originally, I thought to find some famous names to use for a facade. Some foreigners are much more well-known, however, after I began writing, I noticed that our five thousand years of Chinese history is much too broad, much too wonderful.
Finally, thank you Qing Shangxie, Diluted Coffee, spiritiori, Book Friend 12***, and other patrons. I am a bit overwhelmed by your support. Thank you, Qing Shangxie, for your for your efforts as a moderator (the newest posts are too miserable, I dare not look), and thanks to all the fans and editors for tolerating my slowness. This is quite vexing, and I can only blame myself.
The ending was beautiful, and the poem below proves it.
How wonderful the reminiscence of times past.4 You, who wait in silence,5 will also leave.
That I was able to meet you is also a beautiful surprise.
Life is full of things we cannot help.
Lover or hate are inevitable. Do you understand – when I open my eyes as I awake,6 I hope the slumbering7 you is still here.
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Well, that’s the end. I’m looking for another work to translate now.
The author wrote another story also dealing with Star Generals (I’ll tentatively call this Divine Legend Of Cute Girls), but let me know if any of you want me to translate something different. Just let me know if you want me to go with Divine Legend or some other story in the comments below.
I… have mixed feelings about this story… to say nothing of how it ended.
Ngl tho, I was both weirdly surprised yet n9t at all surprised that Mouj8a was the mom.
Reminded me of Utawarerumono actually. I mean who Kuon’s birth mother was… minis the whole ‘Mo7j8a could literally blink you to death levels of OP.
In the end, I still find it dumb that all this hubbub over Su Xing was so… petty.
I k8nda wanna know how Su Mian got back but, eh.
Overall, I still like the first story much more but am happy you translated this one!
As for a future project?
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I love that series!!!!!
A third Star General story also sounds good too but yeah! TRUE HISTORY!!!!!
Well, this last chapter was somewhat of a mess, but generally this was a good story. the author has skills, but perhaps he had become bored by the story and decided to end it the way he did. Regardless, let’s see what the next story in the universe amounts to.
I guess I can say I’m happy that the author gave up on using European personalities as Star Names, besides those two cameos of Dracula and his Ottoman half-brother whose name escapes me now. I don’t see how it could have ended well otherwise…
In any case, thanks for the translation of this series, and we’ll continue in the next one.