Chapter 2119: Shifting Dipper, Star Shifting Constellation Transformation

While Shang Xia and the Star Origin Lord were waging their fierce battle in the void, in another stretch not far from the Essence Luxuriant Heavenly Field, a vast formation that was overseen by Kou Chongxue personally was undergoing its final, tense, and orderly calibration by Chu Jia.

Though it appeared to be relatively close to Essence Luxuriant Heavenly Field, that was only compared to the other Heavenly Fields within the Heaven Observation Star Region. In truth, the distance between them was no different from the distance separating ordinary Heavenly Fields.

However, because the Heaven Observation Star Region itself was newly formed and still expanding, with only a handful of Heavenly Fields, it seemed far more spacious and empty.

The location where this massive formation had been constructed was, in fact, at the outermost edge of the Heaven Observation Star Region.

Its construction had begun in secret from the very moment Shang Xia first sent word back from the Flood Star Region.

The entire purpose of the formation was to serve as the final preparation for receiving the fragment of the Essence Mu World.

Now, as reports of completed preparations came in one after another from the formation’s nodes, Chu Jia finally turned her gaze aside, not toward Kou Chongxue, but toward a figure standing beside him. The man looked strikingly familiar, yet his bearing carried a subtly different aura.

“You’re certain about this?” Kou Chongxue asked, glancing at the fully prepared Chu Jia before shifting his eyes to the man beside him.

Unlike his true body, Shang Xia’s External Avatar had developed a style of his own after acting independently for a long time. Hearing the question, he laughed heartily, “Certain? Absolutely not! But this move will be made without warning, even the Star Origin Lord won’t see it coming! I’d say our odds of success are quite high.”

Kou Chongxue sighed softly, “Even if it’s only a remnant of an Essence World, its size still equals several continents and the foundations are as strong as a Spirit World. If we fail, we might bury their last hope, and by then, we’ll turn Mei Jingya and the experts of the Essence Mu World into enemies.”

At those words, Shang Xia’s External Avatar’s smile faded. He mumbled gravely, “At this point, we have no choice but to try. We can’t let the prize slip through our fingers now that it’s almost at our doorstep. Otherwise, the Star Origin Lord would be more than happy to claim it, and before long, his Six Essence Heavenly Field will become the Seven Essence Heavenly Field...”

Kou Chongxue nodded, though his expression remained tense.

Shang Xia’s External Avatar continued, “Rest assured. When my true body perfected the seventh form of the Seven Star Mace Technique, Shifting Dipper, he could already send a Spirit Ark through the void without detection. Now that he has reached the grand completion stage of the Seven Star Realm, the seventh form is even more impressive. With this formation serving as an anchor, and my ability to resonate with my true body to unleash the full might of the technique, with you and Mei Jingya providing protection, our chances of success are pretty high.”

Kou Chongxue understood there was no turning back. What concerned him was the toll the forced translocation of an entire world fragment would take on Shang Xia himself.

Under the current threat of invasion from foreign Star Fields, any operation that might drain the strength of either Kou Chongxue or Shang Xia could spell unpredictable danger for the future of the Essence Luxuriant Heavenly Field.

Still, Kou Chongxue quickly steadied his mind and prepared himself for whatever unforeseen accidents might come next.

It was also then that Shang Xia’s External Avatar sensed a connection with his true body. With Chu Jia’s guidance, he stepped into the core of the formation. Rather than unleashing Shifting Dipper immediately, he actually executed the fourth form of his Seven Star Mace Technique, Emberkindled Legacy!

His aura surged violently, climbing until it barely brushed the threshold of a high-level Sage.

Standing at the edge of the formation, Kou Chongxue asked in a deep voice, “How long can you hold it?”

As he spoke, he channeled the power of the Essence Luxuriant Heavenly Field to help stabilize Shang Xia’s External Avatar.

The once-unstable energy instantly steadied.

Shooting a faint smile to Kou Chongxue, Shang Xia’s External Avatar activated the grand formation. The void started to collapse layer by layer, forming a deep, pitch-black tunnel.

At that same instant, Shang Xia, locked in distant combat with the Star Origin Lord, showed no sign of weakness despite the massive strain on his dantian. Behind him, however, the fragment of the Essence Mu World was shrouded in starlight.

On it, Mei Jingya hesitated briefly before a resolute light flashed in her eyes. She poured the last reserves of her World Origin Source to cooperating with Shang Xia.

Realizing something was amiss, the Star Origin Lord drew on more power from his Heavenly Field to push Shang Xia away. However, Shang Xia moved away at the last second, causing him to strike at the air. Losing balance slightly, the Star Origin Lord quickly composed himself before charging over again.

Yet as Shang Xia retreated, he raised his Seven Star Mace and pointed forward, unleashing his martial intent.

Star Shifting Constellation Transformation!

The Star Origin Lord’s mighty blow that rushed over like a collapsing flood, suddenly reversed upon itself, as though time itself had turned backward.

Though his face had turned pale from exertion, Shang Xia maintained his martial intent as he unleashed the seventh form of his Seven Star Mace Technique, Shifting Dipper, synchronizing perfectly with his External Avatar across the void and locking onto the grand formation that Chu Jia had prepared.

In the next instant, the fragment of the Essence Mu World beneath the curtain of falling starlight along the dissipated channel of the void currents, along with Shang Xia, disappeared without a trace.

At the edge of the Heaven Observation Star Region, deep within the tunnel beneath Shang Xia’s External Avatar, a vast landmass, equal in size to several continents of an Essence World, emerged from the darkness. It fused seamlessly with the space around it, fully stabilizing before the spatial corridor behind it collapsed.

The resulting shockwave expanded outward as a titanic void storm, forming a natural barrier of turbulent currents.

Then, in the very next moment, a razor-sharp sword-light cleaved through the turbulence.

A horrifying power strike and amid a burst of prismatic light, a silhouette flickered and vanished as that brilliance was extinguished.

“Kou Chongxue of the Essence Luxuriant Heavenly Field, your swordsmanship is truly extraordinary!”

The lingering voice echoed faintly within the divine souls of all True Immortals or above.

“Is that someone from the Illusory Sea of Stars?”

Pale from exhaustion, Shang Xia appeared in the void where the colors had just faded.

His tone remained cold as he mumbled, “So there really was a hidden survivor.”

“We expected as much.” Kou Chongxue’s figure materialized beside him. Staring in the direction the mysterious cultivator had fled, he said in a grave tone, “Fortunately, you managed to catch everyone off guard. Not just the Sages of the Heaven Observation Star Region and those from the Illusory Sea of Stars, but even the Star Origin Lord himself was deceived by your final move.”

Shang Xia glanced back at Mei Jingya, who was stabilizing the space around the world fragment, before speaking in a low voice, “It was risky, too reckless, perhaps. Thankfully, the result is acceptable. As for what becomes of the Essence Mu World now, that will depend on their choices.”

Kou Chongxue cast a look toward the world fragment before mumbling, “That matter is settled. But you’d better turn your attention to your External Avatar. If you delay it further, he might disappear entirely.”