Chapter 1396: Taking Over the Ninth Star Venerable

The Ninth Star Venerable made his move with overwhelming power. He had finally decided to finish the job in this upcoming round, having grown tired of the farce of human experts struggling so freely before him.

He could no longer find any pleasure in the dying, and now sought the thrill of crushing them.

Given the Ninth Star Venerable's power and status, he was certainly justified in holding such thoughts.

For his strength far surpassed that of any other human expert among the hundreds present, excluding only Xu Yang and Little Flower.

In the Ninth Star Venerable's eyes, these people were merely dust, like ants; with a flick of his finger, they could be annihilated in an instant.

And so it was. Little Flower witnessed this tragedy unfold firsthand, and it was precisely this tragic event that provided her with the long-awaited and rare opportunity to act.

Little Flower was astonished to discover that one innate ability within the Ninth Star Venerable's unique cultivation technique was the power to devour the potent bloodlines of human cultivators and the accumulated power within their bodies.

Perhaps this was why the Ninth Star Venerable maintained such a high-quality human-like physical body, a structure entirely accumulated through devouring the bloodline power of human cultivators.

As he was in the process of devouring, Little Flower's eyes suddenly blazed with intense brilliance. Pure laws of light ignited within her pupils, burning freely.

It was at this instant that the mighty power of the laws of light collided fiercely with the Star Power before them. For no matter how powerful the Ninth Star Venerable was, he certainly could not compare to top-tier experts like Emperor Yunlong.

Consequently, the inherent strength of his Star Power was nowhere near comparable to the power of light unleashed by Little Flower, the Angel King.

Thus, in that instant, the Ninth Star Venerable's entire process of devouring power was perfectly suppressed and significantly affected by the sudden emergence of the laws of light.

In that very moment, the Ninth Star Venerable's mind went blank. He even forgot what he was doing.

Faced with countless doubts swirling in his mind, the Ninth Star Venerable couldn't even complete a mental search amidst the sudden darkness.

It was precisely because of this that Little Flower's mental power swiftly launched its attack. Not until Little Flower's complete mental outline appeared within the Ninth Star Venerable's soul world did he finally realize that danger had just arrived.

This true powerhouse, who had been hidden among these "ants" all along, instantly suppressed the Ninth Star Venerable's entire soul.

"Who exactly are you? How can you master the laws of light? Wasn't it said that in your group, only Xu Yang, your strongest, mastered such light-based laws? How then do you possess such a heritage?"

Little Flower occupied the Ninth Star Venerable's soul world, yet her soul's outline merely regarded him with an utterly cold indifference.

"You will not get any answers about me from me, because you are not worthy to question me, nor will I show you any mercy.

Those hundreds of human experts just now fell because of you. I will seek justice for them.

From now on, you have only ten seconds to bid farewell to this world. Think about what you want to say in the end. Of course, you can also use these ten seconds for a final struggle.

In case you manage to break through my blockade, you might even be able to send some warnings to your other companions."

Little Flower's dominance over the Ninth Star Venerable's soul world in such a manner was an immense humiliation for him.

This was tantamount to his soul being completely controlled and conquered by this powerful opponent.

Little Flower had also made it clear to the Ninth Star Venerable that he would not be able to retain his unique soul. Ten seconds was his last chance to perceive the continent of Yingzhou and the entire world. The Ninth Star Venerable gritted his teeth and let out a furious soul roar.

But besides that, he could do nothing else, much less put up any resistance against Little Flower.

For in front of Little Flower, he was now so fragile and lowly, less even than an ant. With just a single release of Little Flower's mental power, his soul's outline would completely shatter.

The Ninth Star Venerable finally fell into despair, as the ten-second countdown rapidly elapsed.

He even saw the brilliant light emanating from Little Flower's soul outline within his own soul world, frantically dispelling the last fragments of the starry backdrop that remained.

Until all traces of the starlit colors vanished completely, replaced by endless light, and his soul, too, was utterly refined into nothingness within this dazzling brightness.

From that moment on, Little Flower possessed a brand new physical body: the Ninth Star Venerable's unique life-force form.

As long as Little Flower did not prematurely reveal her exclusive light-elemental law heritage, she would absolutely not expose her true identity to anyone.

Gently tilting her head and feeling her newly acquired body, Little Flower found it very awkward.

This was because the Ninth Star Venerable was genderless, lacking any distinctly human physical characteristics.

To be precise, his life form was not a truly complete and independent one. While his bodily structure was endowed with formidable talents, its flaws were equally glaring.

Even though he held the esteemed position of one of the Twelve Star Venerables, in Little Flower's view, his imperfect body was still full of flaws and utterly unremarkable.

The true power of this lineage lay in their ability to connect with the power of the starry sky. Otherwise, with only such physical talents and level of civilization, it would have been impossible for them to dominate the continent of Yingzhou.

Soon, the light in the Ninth Star Venerable's eyes gradually faded, replaced by Little Flower's unique gaze.

At the same moment, Xu Yang's illusory body materialized beside the Ninth Star Venerable, approaching Little Flower with a gentle smile on his face.

"I knew you would never disappoint me. This perfectly executed possession, in my opinion, is truly an astonishing feat. Even I wouldn't be confident in completing it so smoothly."

Hearing Xu Yang's praise, Little Flower shook her head helplessly.

"If I could, I would rather bear all the risks myself. It's just that I truly couldn't ascertain the Ninth Star Venerable's exact strength moments ago.

Without making the necessary sacrifice, I couldn't have been 100% certain of successfully possessing him. If I had failed, I know very well that we would have lost even more warriors in the subsequent battles."