As the Burning Tribulation Fire marks on the surface of the Bronze Sarcophagus began to rotate in reverse, the sharp, piercing sound of a carving knife for a decree of self-indictment cut through the void. In Lin Xuan's palm, the cracks on the Astrolabe erupted with crimson-gold light. From the light curtain emerged ninety thousand sword scars—each one tethered to the Destiny Soul chains of the Star Palace cultivators. The path of these chains perfectly mirrored the strokes of the First Generation Patriarch’s carving knife within the sarcophagus!
The shattered remains of the Ice Soul Sword suddenly adhered to the stardust on the lid of the coffin.
The Gu Patterns remaining on the hilt burst into ghostly blue flames, illuminating the terrifying truth within the casing: the remains of the First Generation Patriarch were pierced through their vital points by nine Bronze Divination Bamboo Slips, the tips of which formed the complete Star Orbit of the Abyss-Devouring Array! On the surface of the tortoise shell fragment embedded in the corpse's skull, the despairing face of the Stone Statue Infant from Qingqiu—at the moment her Star Marrow was extracted—flickered into view.
Chapter 320