Chapter 744: Dark Star Clan

“You comprehended the true Secret of the Stars?”

The woman in the cyan veil, whom Star Emperor Nangong Xiongtian had called Cyan Nether, asked with a hint of excitement.

“The true Secret of the Stars? Perhaps. I did indeed have a somewhat different understanding.”

Yang Xiao’s Heart Spirit stirred, and a faint smile touched his lips.

He had indeed comprehended a few things.

These things were very close to the essence of the Star Dao.

Although he had yet to fully grasp it.

But Yang Xiao believed.

With this comprehension, he could improve the Great Star Dominating Body and even the Ultimate Skill, Star-Picking Hand. The improved Great Star Dominating Body would be, at the very least, a top-tier Emperor-level Divine Technique.

Moreover, as he continued to deepen his understanding of this glimmer of insight, Yang Xiao felt that he could very well elevate the Great Star Dominating Body to an unimaginable height.

Saint Emperor Level!

‘If that’s true, then the gains this time are truly immense,’ Yang Xiao thought. ‘But a reward this great isn’t so easy to claim. Everything I’ve gained came from the Ten Thousand Stars Hall just now. Without the Ten Thousand Stars Hall, I never would have reached this level of comprehension. Grandfather having me stay behind probably had another meaning to it. I’ll see what this woman has to say.’

Yang Xiao was no fool.

He knew perfectly well there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

Although it was the Star Emperor who had sent him here, and the Ten Thousand Stars Hall had opened for him because of an agreement between this veiled woman and the Star Emperor, even an agreement clearly had conditions.

And those conditions would likely have to be shouldered by him, the beneficiary.

Just as he expected.

When Yang Xiao said he had comprehended something different, the veiled woman named Cyan Nether seemed to light up entirely.

Yang Xiao could tell with just a glance.

It was Star Power.

Moreover, it was an extremely peculiar type of Star Power.

A type of Star Power that ordinary people had likely never seen, but one that Yang Xiao found familiar.

‘It seems to be the power of the black stars from the Void Dark Realm. Could this woman be from the Demon God Race of the Void Dark Realm?’

Yang Xiao’s expression changed instantly.

“Do you recognize Dark Star Power? Or have you been to the Void Dark Realm?”

The veiled woman seemed to have noticed something and asked suddenly.

“Dark Star Power? As I thought. Are you from the Void Dark Realm?”

Yang Xiao grew wary in his heart.

But his expression remained impassive.

Even so, the veiled woman still saw through him.

She let out a soft sigh, looking both amused and exasperated.

“You don’t have to be on guard against me. Even if I really were from the Demon Race of the Void Dark Realm, I wouldn’t harm my own sister’s grandson. Speaking of which, you should call me Grandaunt.”

At these words, Yang Xiao was momentarily stunned.

He never would have imagined that in such a short time, he had first gained a mother, then a grandfather, and now, he’d somehow acquired a grandaunt as well.

And this grandaunt, it seemed, was connected to the Demon Race of the Void Dark Realm.

It was simply too much to accept all at once.

However, Yang Xiao was, after all, a man who had once reached the Peak of the Gods. He calmed down quickly.

He said nothing.

He just looked at the veiled woman before him.

The veiled woman smiled faintly as well and began to speak.

“The Dark Star Power on my body is indeed related to the Void Dark Realm, but we of the Dark Star Clan are not the Demon God Race. On the contrary, the reason the Master of Gods and Demons sealed the Demon Race back then was because of our Dark Star Clan.”

“The Dark Star Clan?”

Yang Xiao’s heart stirred.

But he still said nothing.

Because he knew the woman before him would tell him everything he wanted to know.

This was probably why she had kept him here.

Sure enough.

As the veiled woman spoke of this, her expression turned reminiscent as she seemed to be recalling the events of the past.

But soon, her expression turned serious, and she continued her story.

And so she spoke for a full half hour, recounting the entire origin of the Dark Star Clan, their agreement with the Master of Gods and Demons, and even the matter between them and the Star Emperor.

Only then did Yang Xiao understand what the Dark Star Clan truly was.

It turned out that the so-called Dark Star Clan were actually the true natives of the Void Dark Realm.

However, despite being the Dominators within the Void Dark Realm, they disliked conflict.

They loved peace.

And rarely traveled to the True Realm through void rifts.

Ever since the birth of the Void Dark Realm, they had lived a life of leisure and comfort.

But during the era of the Ancient Divine Demon wars, all of this changed.

The Master of the Dark Star at the time, that generation’s Dark Star Empress, met the Master of Gods and Demons by a chance encounter.

The two fell in love.

In the end, it was the Dark Star Empress who came up with the idea to seal the Demon Gods in the Void Dark Realm.

The Master of Gods and Demons was responsible for the seal in the True Realm.

While the Dark Star Empress was responsible for the seal in the Void Dark Realm.

Under this dual seal, the Demon God Race would be suppressed forever.

But later on, a deviation occurred.

The Demon God Race was too powerful. Although the Dark Star Clan’s strength and foundation were not weak, they were not skilled in combat, and in the end, they failed to seal them completely.

This allowed them to roam the Void Dark Realm and begin taking their revenge.

Ultimately, the entire Dark Star Clan was slaughtered and scattered by the Demon God Race.

They could only flee to the outside world.

And the Dark Star Empress, for bringing such a great disaster upon her people, sacrificed her own life to seal away the most powerful existences of the Demon God Race.

This gave the Dark Star Clan a sliver of hope for survival.

When the Master of Gods and Demons learned of this, he was heartbroken over the Dark Star Empress’s death and sacrificed his own life to become the seal in the True Realm.

It was this that forced the Dark Night Demon God Clan into dormancy for nearly ten million years.

With both the Master of Gods and Demons and the Dark Star Empress dead, the remnants of the Dark Star Clan who had escaped the Void Dark Realm were like orphans.

They appeared in the unfamiliar True Realm.

Unfamiliar with the True Realm, they wandered in the darkness, suffering many hardships and encountering many difficulties. But most importantly, they discovered they were completely unable to use their Dark Star Power in the True Realm.

Without their power, and with the Master of Gods and Demons dead and the All Heavens and Myriad Races without a leader, it was naturally difficult for the Dark Star Clan to survive.

Fortunately, at this time, a sage emerged from within the Dark Star Clan. She began to study the ways of the True Realm in depth and soon discovered that by comprehending the True Realm’s Star Dao, they could activate their own Dark Star Power. The more of the Star Dao they comprehended, the more levels of their Dark Star Power they could activate.

At the same time, they also sensed that in the True Realm, the Dark Star Clan could neither reproduce nor truly survive.

Unless they were with a being who cultivated the Star Dao, only then could they give birth to half-blooded members of the Dark Star Clan.

Only by returning to the Void Dark Realm could they reproduce normally.

Therefore, for the sake of their clan’s future, and to slay the Dark Night Demon Gods and avenge their people, they have made many efforts for the past ten million years or so.

For example, the Ten Thousand Stars Hall.

For example, nurturing geniuses who cultivate the Star Dao.

Among them, the most successful was clearly Nangong Xiongtian, who had already become the Star Emperor.

However, even Nangong Xiongtian had still not truly mastered the Secret of the Stars.

He was unable to fully activate their Dark Star Power, let alone grant them the greater strength needed to contend with the Dark Night Demon Gods and reclaim the Void Dark Realm.

So, their plan continued.

Now, Yang Xiao’s appearance had given them hope.

Because, not only was he a half-blood of the Dark Star Clan, he was also the one most likely to comprehend the true Secret of the Stars.

Therefore, the veiled woman, Yang Xiao’s grandaunt Dark Star Cyan Nether, asked a favor of him.

To help the Dark Star Clan return to the Void Dark Realm.

“If you agree, you may view all the secret codices of my Dark Star Clan. Moreover, this was also your grandmother’s wish. I hope you can help us.”

Dark Star Cyan Nether’s tone was calm, but her eyes were filled with pleading.

“Alright.”

Yang Xiao agreed.

He had no reason to refuse.

Not to mention that it was because of the Ten Thousand Stars Hall that he’d grasped the barest surface of the Secret of the Stars, but also that to continue his comprehension, he would need the Dark Star Clan’s secret codices.

Besides, he himself possessed the bloodline of the Dark Star Clan.

Coupled with his wariness of the Dark Night Demon God Clan, Yang Xiao felt that whether for himself or for any other reason, he had to agree.

“You agree?”

Dark Star Cyan Nether was taken aback.

She clearly hadn’t expected Yang Xiao to agree so readily.

“Of course. You said it yourself—the blood of the Dark Star Clan flows in my veins. How could I not avenge our ancestors?”

At these words, Dark Star Cyan Nether’s Heart Spirit trembled.

‘It’s not just about revenge,’ she thought, ‘but the very inheritance and survival of the Dark Star Clan. If we can’t go back, the Dark Star Clan might truly disappear.’

“Good, good child. Thank you.”

She emotionally wiped the moisture from her eyes.

It took a long while for Dark Star Cyan Nether to compose herself.

She gestured for Yang Xiao to follow her.

“Now, I will give you the most precious inherited codices of the Dark Star Clan. With these, you are certain to make even greater progress on the Star Dao.”

Hearing this, Yang Xiao’s eyes instantly lit up.

He quickly followed.