Chapter 43: The Vitality Stone

  "Su Ruiwen," Lu Ke's figure suddenly appeared in the Star Array, walking slowly towards Su Ruiwen. His every step seemed like a leisurely stroll, but his feet were shrouded in a thick demonic aura, ready to pounce on Su Ruiwen at any moment. "You're not allowed to move her!"

  Shi Ruwen narrowed his eyes, sizing up Lu Ke who was getting closer and closer to him. Lu Ke's current state made Shi Ruwen feel a sense of danger, but the temptation of the Creative Force was also constantly tempting his heart. He didn't want to give up, not even a little bit. "Hm?" Shi Ruwen smiled in response, "Why?"

  Lu Ke stood firmly beside Su Qi Ru, opening his mouth without any tone, just like the opening lines of every act, calmly stating the fact, "She is mine."

  "Oh? How ambiguous!" Shi Ruiwen's mouth curved up in delight, his gaze passing over Lu Ke to fix on the girl who had been by his side all along. The girl was now standing beside Lu Ke, and her eyes which had been filled with resentment as she gazed at Shi Ruiwen earlier also underwent some change due to his words. Shi Ruiwen carelessly withdrew his gaze to focus on Lu Ke instead, "You seem to have forgotten something, oh? She was originally my girlfriend, it's you who wants to steal her away!"

  The girl's originally calm gaze suddenly became sharp, as if she didn't believe Shu Ruiwen's words. However, Lu Ke's next sentence made her heart instantly cold, "You want to move her? Only if I'm dead."

  "Brother..." The girl murmured, unable to imagine that such words could come from Lu Ke, who had always been arrogant and only indulged in his own power. Everything else was beneath him, but she was different. She thought she would occupy a special place in Lu Ke's heart because he had promised to protect her. He would only smile at her, with genuine smiles from the bottom of his heart. But now, all this meant nothing compared to the ordinary woman in front of them. Even if she were a goddess, what did it matter? The gods were now just food for the demons. Why could this ordinary woman steal Lu Ke's gaze and make him say such resolute words? It shouldn't be like this! How could it be?!

  "Really? Then you...!" Si Ruiwen suddenly transformed, his massive snake body radiating a dark gloss with a chilling aura, "Can go die now!"

  Lu Ke didn't transform, he hadn't figured out how to settle Li Xiang'er yet. The two major demon clans were engaged in a fierce battle within the Star Array, their demonic powers overflowing and uncontrollable, which might hurt Li Xiang'er. Lu Ke didn't want his lovely Li Xiang'er to get hurt, he had promised to protect her, so no matter what, he would always guard her, even if saving Su Qi Ruo was more urgent, he wouldn't sacrifice Li Xiang'er for it. Lu Ke quickly picked up the stunned Li Xiang'er and dodged She Rui Wen's first attack, transforming into a demon form after that. She Rui Wen's power and speed far surpassed his human form, Lu Ke had no chance of fighting him while holding Li Xiang'er, which would only lead to a faster death. Lu Ke made a swift decision and threw Li Xiang'er out of the Star Array, then quickly transformed to confront She Rui Wen.

  The Star Formation is a legacy of the human race's ancestors, and it is no longer possible to verify from which generation it was passed down. The only thing that can be remembered is that the power of the Star Formation can rival that of the gods and demons. However, due to the passage of time, the Star Formation has become incomplete and its power is greatly diminished. Nowadays, even the old man's Star Formation can only trap gods and demons in a formless manner, and it cannot be used for attacks. Nevertheless, since the Star Formation can still trap gods and demons, the power contained within should not be underestimated. Even Lu Ke was mistaken when he entered from the outside and tried to forcefully break through the formation.

  The old man who set up the array had passed away, and the power of the Star宿array had weakened. However, Lù Kě had used a considerable amount of magic to throw Lǐ Xūnér out of the array. Although Lǐ Xūnér was only a demon slave, her own magic couldn't be compared to that of Lù Kě or Shé Ruìwén. When Lù Kě threw her out like that, she suffered a significant impact under the effect of the magic as she broke through the Star宿array. Her internal organs felt like they had shifted positions, and her unstable breath almost caused her to fall from mid-air. She struggled to support herself and slowly landed on the rooftop of a large building before immediately fainting.

  However, Li Xun'er's physical pain was far less than the pain in her heart. Although she had been serving as a demon slave by Lu Ke's side before, Lu Ke did not treat her as a demon slave, but rather took care of her like a girlfriend. The two people didn't explicitly say it, but they both thought it was an unspoken understanding. Unexpectedly, after not seeing Lu Ke for many days, he had already abandoned her to the farthest reaches of the nine heavens. Just now, he even lacked his usual tenderness and care. If it were in the past, how would she have endured such suffering? As soon as Li Xun'er thought about Lu Ke's vastly different attitude before and after, she felt wronged and almost cried. But if the other person was a beautiful young woman, that would be one thing. However, he had found an old woman who couldn't even stand out in a crowd. Compared to this, wasn't Li Xun'er even more unworthy? Li Xun'er thought about it again and felt even more resentful. She also hated Su Qi more, not knowing what kind of seductive magic she had used to entice Lu Ke. Wasn't she the one who learned from that snake tribe? The two of them were in cahoots, and Lu Ke was no match for her.

  I don't know what's going on inside the Star Formation Array anymore. Li Xiang'er looked far into the direction of the Star Formation Array, secretly praying, "You can't get into trouble, okay? If you do, what will I do?"

  "Qí Ruò……" Sun Bo Fan gazed at the sky where Su Qi Ruo's birth star was, originally a small and ordinary star suddenly shone brightly, emitting dazzling light in the night sky, "It seems that the inheritance has awakened again."

  "Her legacy has long been awakened." Mù Shén Lín Lǎng sat in a wooden chair, leisurely sipping green tea, and casually reminded.

  "How did you know?" Sun Bofan turned around and stared at Lin Lang, he had always been proud of his astrology skills, but now hearing Lin Lang say this, the last bit of confidence he had left was shaken by Lin Lang's words.

  "They discovered the Vitality Stone in the Gathering Shade, so her inheritance should have awakened long ago, it just hasn't shown itself yet."

  "Shengji Stone?" Sun Bofan had vaguely heard of this term, but wasn't quite clear what Shengji Stone was for. Now that Lin Lang brought it up, his curiosity was naturally piqued.

  "To be honest, I'm not very clear about what the Shengji Stone actually is, only that it's related to the Water God. The Shengji Stone comes to life when it encounters water; without water, it's just an ordinary stone. Once it gets wet, it bursts forth with a rich vitality, and legend has it that it can revive the dead and turn white bones into flesh. However, no one has ever seen this happen; but reviving withered wood is definitely possible."

  "What does this have to do with Qi Ru's legacy?"

  "It's like a key that opens the door which was originally going to break anyway."

  PS: Jiuge has had a cold these past few days, so updates will be posted later at night.