Chapter 540 282: Acid Rain, Death Fire, Bizarre Wind

HUM!

Within the Cosmic Star.

Vast clouds of sand and dust billowed out, completely enveloping Wang Xiao.

Even with Wang Xiao's current power, he found he couldn't see his surroundings clearly.

His Divine Thought, his sight, his very perception—it felt as if they were all smothered by the sandstorm.

'Worthy of a star that holds the key to the Unobservable Cosmos. It seems to possess unobservable properties itself.'

Wang Xiao's gaze shifted slightly.

Just as he was contemplating this, a rumble echoed.

RUMBLE!

An invisible, giant hand, wielding the power of a billion starry skies, suddenly materialized and reached for him.

This was the third time Wang Xiao had seen this invisible hand.

However, this time, he didn't call upon the Book of Space-Time to resist. Instead, he allowed the invisible hand to take hold of him.

Immediately after, he felt the world around him begin to dissolve.

Everything faded into the Void.

An intense sensation of weightlessness washed over him.

His consciousness began to blur.

Just as he was about to lose consciousness completely, a light flared.

HUM!

A surge of light washed over him.

Soon, he found himself inside the Cosmic Star.

The first thing that greeted his eyes was an expanse of undeveloped, desolate jungle.

It exuded a primordial, ancient aura!

He tried to scan the area with his Divine Thought, only to find it dissipated just a few miles out.

What's more, his power had been suppressed to the level of a Tier Six Life form.

He could only wield a fraction of the Power of the Great Dao.

'What is this place? It can even suppress the power of a Tier Twelve Life form!'

Wang Xiao was rather surprised.

He tried activating the Token given to him by the Mountain Lord of Wuji Mountain and found that it still worked.

He could also still connect to the Book of Space-Time, allowing him to leave whenever he wished.

He couldn't help but relax a little.

'With an escape route secured, I can afford to be bolder in my exploration.'

'I need to find the Cosmic Star's Star Crystal as soon as possible.'

'It seems the Cosmic Star is just an entrance. After passing through it, everyone who enters appears in the same place.'

Naturally, Wang Xiao had researched the Cosmic Star before entering.

His primary objective in entering the Cosmic Star this time was to find its Star Crystal.

This was in preparation for entering the Unobservable Cosmos when the time of Silent Extinction arrived for the Cosmos.

His second goal was to find Xu Muying!

Xu Muying had entered the Cosmic Star before Wang Xiao broke through to become a Tier Ten Life form, and her fate remained unknown.

The interior of the Cosmic Star was incredibly dangerous, a place where even a Tier Twelve Life form could perish.

But Wang Xiao naturally hoped she was still alive.

'First, I'll find the Cosmic Star's Star Crystal, and I'll ask around for news of Xu Muying along the way.'

Wang Xiao quickly made his decision.

He knew that over the ages, countless experts must have entered the Cosmic Star, either intentionally or by accident.

If Xu Muying was still alive, someone was bound to know of her whereabouts.

Wang Xiao's figure flickered as he began to search the area.

The Star Crystal of the Cosmic Star could not be perceived with Divine Thought.

It could only be seen with the naked eye once one was within a thousand feet of it.

Therefore, finding the Cosmic Star's Star Crystal also required a certain amount of luck.

It was even more difficult than finding a Time Flower!

Moreover, the interior of the Cosmic Star was immensely vast; no one had ever even reached its edges.

Of course, upon entering the Cosmic Star, one's power was not only drastically weakened, but their speed was also reduced accordingly.

It would likely take decades of flight to cover the distance of a single light-year.

This made the odds of finding the Cosmic Star's Star Crystal even smaller.

「Half a day later.」

Wang Xiao had searched an area hundreds of miles in radius, but he found no sign of a Cosmic Star Crystal.

He hadn't even encountered another living soul.

His brow furrowed, and he contacted the Book of Space-Time directly.

'Can you sense any people nearby? Or the Cosmic Star's Star Crystal?!'

He felt that searching on his own like this could take forever.

Since the Book of Space-Time was from the Unobservable Cosmos, and the Cosmic Star's Star Crystal was the key to entering it, there had to be some connection between the two.

Perhaps the Book of Space-Time would be able to sense it.

The Book of Space-Time quickly sent a reply:

'A special power here is suppressing the Book of Space-Time's abilities. I can only guarantee your teleportation out of this place if you are in danger; I cannot find the Cosmic Star's Star Crystal.'

After a pause, the Book of Space-Time sent another message:

'However, I have just discovered a settlement. There are one hundred twenty-five life forms within it.'

A flicker of interest appeared in Wang Xiao's eyes.

'It seems they're like me, people who entered the Cosmic Star to find the Star Crystal. Which direction? I'll go take a look.'

He knew there were no native inhabitants within the Cosmic Star.

Anyone here had to be a life form from the outside.

Although his power had been weakened to that of a Tier Six Life form, his foundation remained, making him much stronger than ordinary beings at that level. Even if he faced a hundred of them and couldn't win, escaping would be no problem.

Besides, he figured that if he revealed some of his strength, the others probably wouldn't be willing to fight him to the death.

After all, most of the people who came here—aside from those like Xu Muying who were swept in by accident—were looking for the Cosmic Star's Star Crystal.

They wouldn't be eager to start conflicts.

'To the southeast.'

The Book of Space-Time gave Wang Xiao a precise direction.

With a flicker of movement, Wang Xiao followed the Book of Space-Time's guidance and flew toward the settlement.