Chapter 1937 - 44: Great Fusion (7)

Karon Star, this is a beautiful planet, and it’s also the new mother planet of the Phantom Spirit Clan.

This is the planet that Zhang Xiaoman specially found for the survivors of the Phantom Spirit Clan to settle on. Its habitability is quite decent. By Dark Star Alliance standards, it is at least at Second Level, making it very suitable for life to thrive and multiply.

After the ruthless massacre by the Insect Race, the Phantom Spirit Clan’s homeland was destroyed. The survivors were originally almost at a dead end. It was Zhang Xiaoman who gave them a glimmer of hope for life, not only allowing them to escape from the clutches of the Insect Race but also offering them such a beautiful planet to start anew.

Perhaps for Zhang Xiaoman, this was just a casual act of help, but for these Phantom Spirit Clan people, it was hope for the continuation of their race, a great benefaction that brought them back from the verge of death.

Thus, within Karon Star now, the Phantom Spirit Clan people’s faith is in one being only—the great Master of the Stars, Ji Xing, and this faith is unprecedentedly firm, even that Pseudo God "Tartaros," who once accompanied them for countless years, can only be left in the dust.

After all, although Tartaros has always existed as the faith of the Phantom Spirit Clan, he was but a legend, no one had ever seen him, nor did he appear to save this race during their catastrophic demise.

In contrast, the Master of the Stars exists truly and tangibly. When the Phantom Spirit Clan was on the brink of extinction, he personally saved them from the edge of annihilation. Compared to the ethereal Tartaros, wouldn’t this truly existing great divine being be more worthy of faith?

Moreover, the church represented by Tartaros had long since become corrupt and a tumor within the Phantom Spirit Clan, consuming the lifeblood of the clan members. It is the combination of various factors that led to the current shift in faith among all people.

Karon Star, within Central Courtyard City.

This is the central administrative hub of this planet, the capital where the High Priest resides, also known as the Holy City.

Central Courtyard City possesses the most powerful army of Divine Revelation within the Phantom Spirit Clan—all warriors subjected to strict training and brutal battles, who have sworn to offer their bodies and souls to the Master of the Stars. To say they are a group of fanatics would not be an exaggeration.

At this moment, in Central Court Square, a member of the Phantom Spirit Clan clad in a white robe stands reverently in front of a statue with a group of black-robed followers, surrounded by tightly guarded warriors from the Divine Revelation Army. Up in the sky float thousands of warships, and outside the square in the city congregate countless devotees with devout expressions.

Today is Divine Revelation Day, the most grandiose annual festival of the Phantom Spirit Clan, commemorating how the Master of the Stars saved them from the Insect Race massacre and forged the first batch of Divine Revealers.

Divine Revelation Day is akin to the New Year of Hua Country on Water Blue Star. Besides every household celebrating the festival, an annual Divine Revelation Ceremony is held at Central Court Square in the capital of Karon Star, aiming to select new Divine Revealers to guard the homeland and serve their Master.

Of course, this selection is the final round. The preliminary selection had already been completed earlier in the year, with suitable seeds chosen from cities across the planet and sent to the capital to perform the final divine selection ceremony before the statue of the Master of the Stars.

Those who pass the divine selection will receive the Extraordinary Power bestowed by the Master of the Stars, thus becoming fearless Chosen One warriors.

Now, with the cheers of the masses, countless arms raised to the sky, everyone’s voice resonating with that name, the white-robed figure before the statue slowly removes his hood and respectfully bows down, kneeling to the ground.

This person is none other than the current High Priest of the Phantom Spirit Clan, once chosen by Zhang Xiaoman, the fortunate one who broke free from the nightmare of a destroyed homeland, led his clan to resist the Desert Worm, and established their footing on this planet—the leader, Yadun.

Yadun gazes solemnly at the imposing divine statue before him, his heart filled with unparalleled devotion and boundless awe.

The surrounding Divine Revealers also kneel down, their eyes filled with fervent admiration.

"Great Master of the Stars! Eternal guide! Timeless Immortal! Architect of order! King of the cosmos! We thank you for bringing hope to us, bestowing upon us rebirth! It is you who saved us from the abyss of despair. Your kindness illuminates the stars, your brilliance lights up the night sky, your gaze penetrates the past and the future, your will is unmatched even by the gods! We thank you for your selfless gifts, your followers willing to offer everything for you! No matter how many eras pass, the stars will prevail! This oath is undying!"

"Today, under your radiant light, our clan shall welcome a new batch of warriors. They are your devoted followers and the hope for the revival of our clan. In the name of the High Priest, I beseech you for miracles, to grant us power beyond the ordinary, to combat those lurking evil beings in the darkness, and to blaze a path to your Divine Country’s shores!"

"The stars prevail! This oath is undying!"

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Accompanied by Yadun’s words, a series of cheers echoed throughout the Holy City. Furthermore, even the Phantom Spirit Clan across the entire planet was watching this ceremony through technological devices, the same phrase resounding at the same moment across every corner of the planet, even reverberating within the fleets stationed in outer space.