Chapter 653: Attendant of the Stars, Star Strategy

Chapter 653: Attendant of the Stars, Star Strategy

To be precise, he has been identified as an enemy by the Initial Barrier, making it impossible for him to freely pass through it into the real world.

Indeed, it is difficult to cross the Initial Barrier through normal means; otherwise, the Outer Gods of the past would not have been isolated outside it for so many years.

However, the Hall of Stars inherently possesses the ability to traverse the Initial Barrier. For example, his avatar can still freely cross the barrier using the power of the Hall of Stars.

Yet, the main body of the Hall of Stars is not as powerful as it was when it first crossed the cosmic boundary, possibly due to his influence.

It's akin to a fully upgraded Xuanyuan Sword that could originally defeat a boss solo, but due to the owner's influence, it is downgraded and unable to handle the boss.

Is this a negative buff from the owner?

Hastur pondered for a moment, then set this matter aside to prepare for his promotion to Sequence 2: Attendant of the Stars.

He had already met the promotion requirements and, having escaped danger, could now proceed with the promotion under this starry sky.

As for the potion, Hastur had prepared it before leaving the Initial Barrier, even having the potion for Sequence 1: Singer of the Stars ready.

After calming himself, Hastur consumed the potion within the Hall of Stars.

The promotion process went far more smoothly than Hastur had anticipated, possibly because the Hall of Stars shielded him from some adverse effects, and he soon succeeded in his promotion.

**Attendant of the Stars** is an extraordinary sequence specifically prepared for the Path of the Stars.

Upon his promotion to Sequence 2: Attendant of the Stars, the potion within him was completely digested before he could fully comprehend the extraordinary abilities of the sequence.

"Sigh, how dull."

Hastur quickly completed the promotion, but to continue to Sequence 1, the promotion ritual required awakening three dead stars.

The Night Emperor is Sequence 0; his status should be able to support a star, right?

As for God, does He count as a dead star?

It seems He has always been quite active within the body of the ancient Sun God.

This likely does not meet the requirements of the promotion ritual.

Hastur gazed at the starry sky within the Hall of Stars, contemplating the promotion ritual needed for Sequence 1.

Perhaps the ritual requires awakening the fallen Outer Gods of the past in the starry sky?

But wouldn't such a condition be too harsh?

This is only a promotion to Sequence 1; it should be something that a Sequence 0 like the Night Emperor can achieve, otherwise, it would be terrifying.

Originally, promoting to Sequence 2 should have been a joyous occasion, but thinking of Will's promotion to Sequence 0 and his mastery of the Key of Light... his own small achievement seemed hardly worth celebrating.

"Forget it, compared to Will, even the Outer Gods would be driven to jealousy and madness."

Hastur quickly calmed his mind and began to thoroughly understand and summarize the extraordinary abilities of his Sequence 2: Attendant of the Stars.

He possessed three active skills and two passive skills.

**Passive Abilities:**

- **Star Protection:** When under the starry sky, one is sheltered by the Hall of Stars, becoming a lucky individual under the protection of the stars, immune to most damage.

- **Star Color:** The brilliant and colorful light of the stars transcends fate. Those blessed by it will not be bound by destiny, symbolizing luck and sanctity.

**Active Abilities:**

- **Radiance of the Stars:** Can draw power from the stars, greatly enhancing one's abilities without any drawbacks.

- **Wrath of the Meteor:** Can summon celestial bodies to descend as meteors.

The first two active abilities can be combined, enhancing with Radiance of the Stars and then unleashing Wrath of the Meteor.

The final ability, **Star Strategy**, is somewhat special and difficult to describe.

Hastur pondered for a long time before naming this ability Star Strategy.

The phrase "The heavens as the board, the stars as the pieces" best explains this ability and is the basis for Hastur's naming.

In essence, this extraordinary ability leans more toward authority.

It primarily targets the stars illuminated by the Hall of Stars.

For instance, the Mother Tree of Desire, the Child of Chaos, and the Ultra Star Sovereign, who come to the Hall of Stars to participate in the Star Conference, represent stars. The deeper their connection with the Hall of Stars, the more they are influenced and controlled by Star Strategy.

Even entities like Adam and the True Creator, who are registered in the Hall of Stars, are affected by Star Strategy, though the control effect is not as strong.

Ultimately, Hastur himself is uncertain about this ability and needs suitable targets to gradually familiarize himself with it.

"Who should I choose... The Fallen Mother Goddess is a good target, but unfortunately, She hasn't made any major moves recently, hiding in the shadows and brewing something. I need to strike when She is distracted to catch Her off guard."

Hastur also thought of the Ring of Fate, another Outer God registered in the starry sky of the Hall of Stars, currently actively invading the real world to seize the Key of Light from Will.

After some thought, Hastur decided to choose the Ring of Fate as his test subject.

In the vast depths of the universe, outside a particularly hideous and unsightly crack in the Initial Barrier, a ring of light extended a river of fate. The Ring of Fate was currently infiltrating its power into the crack of the Initial Barrier.

Beside it, the Fallen Mother Goddess assisted in better channeling the power into the real world.

The emergence of the Key of Light made all the Outer Gods who witnessed it envious, especially the Ring of Fate and the Weaver of Destiny, two Outer Gods related to fate.

The Ring of Fate had been busy helping the Fallen Mother Goddess deal with the stars until now, when it finally had the time to use the passage created by the Fallen Mother Goddess to infiltrate its power into the Initial Barrier.

Entities like the Mother Tree of Desire and the Ultra Star Sovereign, with the help of the stars, could form avatars within the Initial Barrier that could move freely.

Although similar in appearance, the cost was vastly different.

Even if the avatars of the Mother Tree of Desire and the Ultra Star Sovereign fell in the real world, they could always descend a new avatar as long as the stars were willing.

However, using the path built by the Fallen Mother Goddess required expending too much power, and it was essentially resisting the power of the Initial Barrier. Once used, the crack would easily be repaired, making future descents difficult.

Building such a passage also required assistance from within the Initial Barrier.

Either a large-scale ritual or help from a Sequence 0 level secret existence was needed.

It was far more convenient and efficient to descend through the Hall of Stars.

Within the Hall of Stars, Hastur sat in his seat, contemplating how to cross the Initial Barrier while patiently waiting for the Ring of Fate to act.

Once the Ring of Fate was about to succeed, he would attempt to use Star Strategy.

After a few days, the passage before the Ring of Fate was guided by a secret existence within the Initial Barrier, gathering the power of fate to preserve the strongest possible avatar to enter the Initial Barrier.

"Finally, the time has come."

Hastur was in a good mood as he looked at the star representing the Ring of Fate, attempting to treat it as a white chess piece. Using the authority of the Hall of Stars, he guided the star to collide with the black chess piece representing the Fallen Mother Goddess.

The two stars collided like chess pieces in the starry sky, creating a brilliant spectacle.

Hastur's gaze pierced through the stars, observing the Ring of Fate and the Fallen Mother Goddess outside the crack in the Initial Barrier.

At the moment he used Star Strategy, the Ring of Fate, which was channeling its power into the crack, suddenly lost control of its power. It uncontrollably crashed into the Fallen Mother Goddess, who was guarding it.

The sudden imbalance of fate struck the unprepared Fallen Mother Goddess.

In that instant, a rift was torn in the abyssal darkness surrounding the Fallen Mother Goddess, injuring Her body.

Moreover, the loss of control indirectly caused an explosion in the crack passage of the Initial Barrier.

The backlash, combined with the power of the Initial Barrier, surged toward the temporarily powerless Ring of Fate.

The brilliance of fate quickly dimmed.

The cycle of fate, the Ring of Fate that governs cause and effect, tasted the fruit of fate brewed by its own cause at that moment.

Is the effect really this significant?

Hastur found it a bit unbelievable as he witnessed the scene. He was only Sequence 2, yet with the help of the Hall of Stars, he could influence the Ring of Fate and the Fallen Mother Goddess, two Outer Gods, which was already an extraordinary feat.

Tsk, unfortunately, it won't be as easy to ambush them next time.