Sovereign of Stars-Chapter 33 – Purple eyes!! Purple eyes!

Su Xin had indeed done his best.
From the moment he unleashed the Divine Annihilation Forbidden Technique, only a few dozen breaths had passed. He first obliterated three Void Shattering Realm experts from the Pang Family with overwhelming force, then immediately stormed into the battlefield, severely injuring Pang Shaoqing at the first opportunity. He then forced An Cang, who was at the peak of the Void Shattering Realm, along with three Winged Dragon Guards, to confront him.
He still managed to heavily wound An Cang and kill two of the three Winged Dragon Guards.
In this brief span of a few dozen breaths, he had achieved the utmost of what he could do.
Thud!
Su Xin and the bodies of the two dead Winged Dragon Guards fell to the ground.
Su Xin had no strength left. The aftermath of using the forbidden technique left him unable even to stand.
"Two Winged Dragon Guards are dead?"
Long Jiu, the captain of the Winged Dragon Guard squad, saw the bodies of the two guards on the ground, and his face darkened.
The Winged Dragon Guards were the strongest unit under the control of the Heavenflame Imperial Family, and the birth of each guard was no easy feat.
Losing two Winged Dragon Guards at once was a significant loss for the Imperial Family.
"What are you standing around for? Kill that brat now!" Long Jiu shouted.
An Cang also noticed Long Jiu's anger.
This time, his master had paid a great price and used much persuasion to have that person send a squad of Winged Dragon Guards, and now two were dead. Even that person would find it hard to explain.
"This brat..." An Cang's eyes filled with murderous intent as he looked down at the immobilized Su Xin, ready to strike him down.
But suddenly...
Boom!!
A terrifying aura erupted from the center of the battlefield.
This aura was cold, chilling, and suffocating!
Within a hundred-zhang radius, the space seemed to freeze completely.
"What?"
The Winged Dragon Guards who had been besieging Su Baichen all looked up in shock.
They saw Su Baichen, who had been barely holding on under their siege, now standing with his hair and robes billowing, his eyes cold as he stared at them like the gaze of death itself, plunging the surroundings into complete silence.
At this moment, they felt a shiver in their hearts.
Every pore on their bodies stood on end.
"Forcing me to unlock the first seal, you deserve to die!" Su Baichen's voice was icy.
Whoosh!
With a step forward, a streak of light flashed.
The Winged Dragon Guards, including the strongest among them, Captain Long Jiu, couldn't even see Su Baichen's movements.
An overwhelming aura of death descended upon them, like a primordial beast opening its bloody maw to swallow them whole.
Boom!!
With a loud crash, four figures were blasted out in disarray. Along the way, all four, including Long Jiu, spat blood from their mouths.
As for the other three, they had already turned into cold corpses, falling mercilessly.
"How is this possible?"
Long Jiu was utterly terrified.
Even after sending three to deal with Su Xin, they still had seven Winged Dragon Guards, led by him, using a battle formation that could trap even some of the more powerful peak Void Shattering Realm experts.
But now... with one strike, three were instantly killed, and four were heavily injured.
"Invincible in the Void Shattering Realm? Or Nirvana Realm combat power?" Long Jiu stared at Su Baichen in disbelief, and in the next moment...
"Retreat!"
Long Jiu ordered a retreat without hesitation.
There was no choice; facing Su Baichen at this moment, if they didn't leave, they would all perish here.
"Do you think you can escape?"
Su Baichen's voice remained cold and fierce, filled with astonishing killing intent, like a demon from hell.
He stood in the void, not moving an inch, but the spear in his hand slowly thrust forward.
This thrust was clearly aimed at the air, but the moment the spear was thrust, whoosh! whoosh! whoosh! whoosh!~~~
In front of Long Jiu, An Cang, the four surviving Winged Dragon Guards, and even Pang Shaoqing, who had been severely injured by Su Xin and was still sitting on the ground, a figure appeared out of thin air.
It was Su Baichen's figure, and the spear in his hand also thrust forward.
Clearly, he hadn't moved an inch, yet a 'Su Baichen' appeared in front of each of them.
Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!~~~
The spear pierced through one body after another.
Long Jiu, An Cang, Pang Shaoqing, and the four Winged Dragon Guards all had eyes filled with terror and disbelief as their bodies fell helplessly.
"This..."
Seeing this scene, Su Xin was shocked to his core.
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In an instant, all the Void Shattering Realm experts present were dead.
What kind of power was this?
After slaughtering all the Void Shattering Realm experts present, Su Baichen seemed to be about to check on Su Xin's condition, but as soon as he took a step forward, he stopped abruptly.
"Ugh!"
A mouthful of black blood spewed from Su Baichen's mouth, and his face contorted in pain.
Countless black, eerie secret patterns spread from his heart like a spider web, quickly covering his entire body, even his face, making him look sinister and terrifying.
His body was hunched over, his eyes turned blood-red, and he let out silent screams, as if in excruciating pain.
The most terrifying part was that Su Baichen was desperately clawing at his own flesh, even his face.
What kind of unbearable pain was he enduring that made him feel that tearing at his own flesh would provide some relief?
"Father!!"
Though lying there, Su Xin saw his father's madness, ferocity, and helplessness, and he was filled with rage but could do nothing.
Suddenly, Su Xin's head spun, and the overwhelming exhaustion finally plunged his consciousness into darkness.
...
When Su Xin awoke, it was already the next day.
"Father!"
Su Xin opened his eyes and found himself in his room, with the maid Hong Shan attending to him.
"Young master, you're awake."
Hong Shan was overjoyed and helped Su Xin sit up.
But as soon as he sat up, Su Xin realized his body felt empty, devoid of any spiritual power, and he could barely sense any strength within him.
He was utterly weak.
"The side effects of using the forbidden technique are far greater than I imagined," Su Xin thought to himself.
He had used the Divine Annihilation Forbidden Technique once before.
That was to kill Zhao Tianlei.
But that time, the process of killing Zhao Tianlei was relatively smooth, and he didn't spend too much time. After killing Zhao Tianlei, he immediately stopped the secret technique, so he could still retain some strength and move normally.
This time, however, he had truly pushed the forbidden technique to its limits, to the point where his body couldn't take it anymore and was completely exhausted.
The side effects of the two instances were naturally different.
Su Xin estimated that it would take him several days to recover his strength.
"Hong Shan, how is the family now?" Su Xin asked.
"Young master, rest assured. Although the Pang Family's attack last night was sudden, our Su Family quickly responded. Led by several elders, we gradually resisted the Pang Family's assault and even launched a counterattack. Before dawn, the Pang Family's invaders were repelled," Hong Shan replied.
"What about my father?" Su Xin asked again.
"The Patriarch seems to be injured. After repelling the Pang Family's invaders, he returned to his residence and hasn't come out since," Hong Shan said.
"Hong Shan, help me up," Su Xin instructed.
Hong Shan immediately helped Su Xin up and led him outside.
As soon as they stepped out of the room...
"Young Master!"
Several guards outside the room immediately bowed in greeting.
These guards were strong, and even Ye Luo was among them.
Clearly, after last night's battle, the Su Family was concerned about whether the Pang Family had any other tricks up their sleeve. With Su Xin unconscious, they naturally assigned some strong guards to ensure his safety.
"Hong Shan, take me to my father," Su Xin ordered.
Hong Shan supported Su Xin as they made their way to Su Baichen's residence.
In front of the study, there were also guards standing watch.
"I want to see my father," Su Xin said directly.
"Young Master, the Patriarch has instructed that no one is to disturb him," the lead guard blocked Su Xin.
"Let him in."
Suddenly, Su Baichen's voice came from inside the study.
The guards no longer obstructed him, and Su Xin, leaning on the door, entered the study.
Once the door closed, the study remained dimly lit.
A figure sat somewhat desolately at the desk, with a flickering candle beside him, obscuring his features.
"Father," Su Xin spoke softly.
Su Baichen raised his head slightly, and only then did Su Xin see his father's current appearance.
Su Baichen's once handsome and refined face was now sallow and withered, his entire face sunken and emaciated, his hair disheveled and even streaked with gray in places.
He looked as if he had aged decades overnight.
"Father, what happened to you..." Su Xin was shocked and was about to step forward.
"Stop!"
Su Baichen's low voice halted him, "Don't come any closer, just stay there."
Su Xin stopped, but his heart was anxious.
He remembered seeing his father in unbearable pain before he lost consciousness last night, and now his father looked like this.
What had happened in between?
"Xin'er, let me ask you, last night, how did your cultivation rise from the initial stage of Sea Transformation to the threshold of the Void Shattering Realm? Did you use some special secret technique?" Su Baichen's eyes, now somewhat clouded, turned to Su Xin.
"Yes," Su Xin nodded.
"You've been cultivating within the family and rarely interacted with the outside world. Logically, you shouldn't have had the opportunity to acquire such a technique, unless... it's because of your bloodline," Su Baichen said.
"Yes," Su Xin nodded again.
"It seems your bloodline is indeed extraordinary," Su Baichen gave Su Xin a deep look. "In this world, third-grade and second-grade bloodlines are considered ordinary. First-grade bloodlines, when cultivated to a certain level, have the potential to awaken innate abilities and are considered powerful."
"But you... upon awakening your bloodline, you gained a technique that can significantly boost your cultivation in a short time. This bloodline must be a Divine Bloodline, above first-grade."
Su Xin remained silent, not responding.
The study fell into a brief silence.
Su Baichen spoke again, "Listen, from now on, unless you are in a true life-or-death situation, you must never use that technique in front of anyone."
"Understood," Su Xin acknowledged.
He knew that his father, having seen him use the technique, could deduce that it was related to his bloodline and infer that his bloodline was at least a Divine Bloodline. Others could make the same deduction.
Therefore, Su Xin had always considered the Divine Annihilation Forbidden Technique as his ultimate trump card.
And this trump card came with significant side effects.
Unless faced with certain death, Su Xin had no intention of using it recklessly.
"Father, last night..." Su Xin began, wanting to ask.
Su Baichen waved his hand to interrupt, "I know what you want to ask, don't ask, because I won't tell you!"
"Your current strength is too weak!"
"Relying on that technique, you barely have the combat power of the Void Shattering Realm. Without it, you're not even the strongest in the Sea Transformation Realm. You have no right to know these things now."
"However, you have exceptional talent and an incredible bloodline. Your potential far exceeds mine, and you'll soon enter Heavenflame Palace to cultivate. Your progress will be swift, and when your strength is sufficient, I will tell you everything!"
"Father, what level of strength do I need to reach?" Su Xin couldn't help but ask.
"When the day comes that you can single-handedly bring the entire Situ Family to its knees, then you'll be qualified to know everything," Su Baichen replied.
"Single-handedly bring the entire Situ Family to its knees?" Su Xin was taken aback.
The Situ Family had a Nirvana Realm ancestor!
"I understand," Su Xin's eyes regained their determination.
"Go," Su Baichen waved him away.
Su Xin immediately left the study.
"Divine Bloodline?"
"Can a Divine Bloodline grant such an extraordinary technique?"
Su Baichen pondered silently, but suddenly his withered face contorted in pain again.
He quickly retrieved several pills from his sleeve and swallowed them all at once, alleviating the pain on his face slightly.
"Purple Eyes!!"
"Purple Eyes!!"
Su Baichen roared silently, his eyes filled with unprecedented madness and hatred.