Chapter 1812: Star Origin Lord’s Clone?! Star Origin Lord’s Awakening?!?!

Since the end of the battle in the Essence Du Heavenly Field, Shang Xia had remained in seclusion to recover from his injuries. At the same time, he prepared for the upgrade of the Myriad Tinted Cloud Talisman and casually experimented with the crafting of Talisman Seeds for a few of the institution’s cultivators.

Meanwhile, Kou Chongxue had taken charge of managing all the affairs of the institution and the Essence Du Heavenly Field. He was also preparing for his imminent breakthrough into the second star of the Martial Emptiness Realm.

However, that did not mean that the Essence Luxuriant Heavenly Field had lost interest in gathering intelligence on external developments.

On the contrary, numerous Star Ships specially designed for reconnaissance were dispatched from the Essence Luxuriant Heavenly Field, scouring the surrounding void for any valuable information, tracking the movements of several worlds within the former Heaven Observation Field, and also monitoring the otherwise quiet space around the Spirit Abundance World.

In particular, while Shang Xia and Kou Chongxue had remained quiet, Shang Xia’s Origin Star Avatar had been lingering near the space around the Spirit Abundance World the entire time.

After Sage Jin and Zhuo Gudao jointly carved out 5 continents from the Essence Ping World, and the Spirit Abundance World subsequently absorbed the Essence Ping World’s leftover World’s Will, the void that housed the 3 worlds grew eerily quiet.

Time slipped by unnoticed as the 4th year of the Essence Luxuriant calendar passed into the 5th.

The Spirit Abundance World seemed to have entered a kind of rejection phase due to the integration of the Essence Ping World’s Will. Even after devouring 3 continents, they showed no signs of advancement.

As for the Spirit Observation World, it too showed no signs of ascending to an Essence World despite seizing 2 continents for themselves.

Equally strange was the Essence Ping World. Having lost 5 continents, it only had 31 out of its original 36, completely losing the opportunity to ascend beyond a regular Essence World or for the Star Origin Lord to reach the Eighth Order.

Logically speaking, the Star Origin Lord should be enraged, but surprisingly, the Essence Ping World remained unnervingly silent.

The quieter things became, the more unsettled Shang Xia felt.

It was especially so since the Heaven Observation Field had practically ceased to exist. The region closest to the Essence Luxuriant Heavenly Field was the space containing the 3 worlds, causing alarm bells to start ringing in Shang Xia’s mind.

Over the past year, his Origin Star Avatar had repeatedly ventured into the turbulent chaotic streams around the Spirit Abundance World.

Each time he entered the space around their world, he could distinctly sense that what was once just the space around a Spirit World had been expanding rapidly.

At the very least, the sense that the space was nearing its limit had completely vanished.

From this, it seemed that either the Spirit Abundance World or the Spirit Observation World, or possibly both, were in the process of ascending.

Even so, Shang Xia’s Origin Star Avatar never dared to venture too deep, especially near the heavenly screens of any of the worlds.

Each time he attempted to approach, he was overwhelmed by a foreboding sense of impending catastrophe.

This sense was not from Shang Xia’s Origin Star Avatar himself, but rather from the strand of Shang Xia’s soul.

Despite this, his Origin Star Avatar could not resist probing along the edge of the void, hoping to locate the source of his dread.

Not too long ago, when he entered the space around the Spirit Abundance World, it started to transform violently. He saw the heavenly screen around the Spirit Abundance World start to distort from the intense fluctuations.

"This doesn’t look like a normal ascension to an Essence World!” Startled, Shang Xia’s Origin Star Avatar turned toward the Essence Ping World, but all seemed calm. He then looked toward the Spirit Observation World, but saw nothing unusual.

"Heh... This isn’t a world ascension. It’s just that this prison of a void is about to be broken apart." A gentle voice softly echoed beside his ear.

"Who’s there?!" Shang Xia’s Origin Star Avatar was stunned. His figure abruptly retreated through the void and, in the blink of an eye, reached the edge of the chaotic streams, eyes scanning in the direction the voice came from.

"Are you a clone of the Star Origin Lord? No... You... You’re...” He stared at the figure before him, suspicion and disbelief flashing across his face.

Though the Origin Star Avatar was not Shang Xia himself, he still possessed combat power equivalent to the second star of the Seven Star Realm. Yet someone had approached him without his notice, greatly surprising him.

When he finally got a good look at the person who had spoken, realization dawned, only to be eclipsed by the sheer disbelief at what he discovered. "Is this your true body? Have you fully awakened?"

At first, his voice was uneasy. But it quickly returned to normal.

If it was really the Star Origin Lord’s true body, he had no chance of survival as long as there was even a trace of hostility. It had to be a clone.

A smile appeared on the Star Origin Lord’s face and he made a beckoning gesture. Immediately, the Origin Star Robe left the Origin Star Clone’s body and landed in his palm.

Without the robe, Shang Xia’s Origin Star Avatar was reduced to an ordinary clone. His aura dropped from the second star back to the initial stage of the Seven Star Realm. Due to the distance between his clone and the Heavenly Field, he nearly disappeared.

A frown appeared on the Star Origin Lord’s face, and he slightly extended a finger, channeling starlight into Shang Xia’s Origin Star Avatar, stabilizing his form.

"You haven’t mastered the Heaven Observation Constellation Manual well.” The Star Origin Lord said.

After speaking, he turned his attention back to the Origin Star Robe in his hand.

Although Shang Xia’s Origin Star Avatar was back to normal thanks to the Star Origin Lord’s intervention, his spiritual awareness had become sluggish. After a moment, he finally mumbled, “Thanks for the help. However, I never cultivated the Heaven Observation Constellation Manual. It’s a secret art I developed myself.”

"Oh?" The Star Origin Lord was slightly surprised. He shifted his gaze from the robe and stared expressionlessly at the figure before him for a moment. Eventually, he turned back to the robe and chuckled when he saw the mutated runes. "Self-created secret art? I suspect it still borrows heavily from the Heaven Observation Sect’s heritage. Otherwise, how did you obtain a Star Origin? How did you complete the Heaven Observation Constellation Talisman?”

Shang Xia’s Origin Star Avatar remained silent for a long time, however, he looked like he was intentionally choosing not to answer.

Raising his eyebrows slightly, the Star Origin Lord seemed to grasp the intention behind Shang Xia’s Origin Star Avatar. He chuckled softly and turned back to the robe as though the runes contained a secret Shang Xia had yet to uncover.