The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 1042: Incomprehensible to Him

To the noble houses and high-level organizations of this world, the name of the Vampire King is true terror itself. A name that symbolizes strength and a powerful army.

That is because all the troops that spread across their surrounding worlds, or any worlds, bear the name of the Vampire King’s troops. An unstoppable force that expands his territory without fail.

Each world, each star cluster, each galaxy, every time the troops of the Vampire King arrive, it is only a matter of time before that place turns into the devils’ territory.

No matter how the inhabitants of those worlds resist, in the end, all is futile. Those devils are numerous and strong. There are even stories that some devils are much stronger than peak pseudo immortal stage cultivators.

That is only speaking about the Vampire King’s troops. Then what about the Vampire King himself?

Many cannot imagine it. Some stories only say that he is a special existence, like an immortal cultivator staying in the First Heaven. No one has ever seen him, let alone witnessed his true power.

But there is a record from ancient times when the Vampire King’s legend first reached their world. It tells how his power alone overwhelmed the entire world.

He is a one-man army that cannot be stopped, and once he comes, the world falls into apocalypse.

However, at this moment, a man suddenly claims that he killed that symbol of terror and his vast armies.

Prince Martis looked at Aldrian in disbelief and did not know what to think of him. He did not know whether Aldrian was lying or not, because he could not sense even a single glimpse of deceit from him.

"Are you serious, Sir Aldrian?" Prince Martis asked.

Aldrian did not say anything. Suddenly, the prince’s surroundings changed into a completely different environment. He was stunned when he could no longer see Aldrian. Instead, he found himself in space. He was truly astonished, for he had suddenly appeared in a different place without being able to do anything.

’Where am I?’ he thought. ’Is this an illusion? Or is this a real place?’

He turned his head to the side and was shocked by what he saw.

Before him was a massive armada of interstellar vessels, so numerous that he could not count them. This was the largest interstellar fleet he had ever seen in his life.

Then he finally saw a man who seemed to be the leader. From his features, he was clearly a vampire, and he looked furious, his aura blazing intensely. Even space itself seemed to crack under the pressure of his aura.

It was also clear that this vampire was a devil.

The prince’s soul felt a chill of despair. He instantly knew that this man was far beyond his level. There was no way he or anyone from their world could face such an existence.

Moreover, behind him stood the vast armies, along with several powerful devils following him. The sight crushed the prince’s heart and spirit in that moment.

How could they ever face such troops?

But suddenly, from the other side, he sensed another presence. When he looked in that direction, his shock did not lessen compared to when he saw the vampire.

He clearly saw Aldrian, and beside him stood another figure. Yet his gaze instantly lifted upward when he saw a massive avatar technique. He had to raise his head just to look at its face.

The aura exuding from the avatar did not lose to the vampire’s. In his view, it was even stronger.

He just could not put aside the feeling of reverence and the urge to prostrate himself before that overwhelming aura. It was as if he stood before a much higher existence than himself, an existence worthy of his worship.

’Is this... is this Sir Aldrian’s avatar?’ The prince’s mind truly reeled from such incomprehensible power. How could someone at middle pseudo immortal establishment stage create this kind of avatar?

A moment later, he witnessed the battle between the vampire and the man beside Aldrian. He saw how the vampire tried to attack Aldrian, yet he could not inflict any damage because of the avatar’s defense and the person beside him who was clearly a dragon in human form.

The dragon fought the vampire, and the battle was unlike anything he had ever seen. Every display of power in that moment was beyond his comprehension. A power that was truly out of this world. The only thought inside his mind was—

Are they still mortal?

As he continued watching the fight, something else shattered his understanding. He saw Aldrian create many black holes. A terrifying phenomenon that would force any cultivator, no matter how strong, to flee from it. A phenomenon that could easily kill any peak pseudo immortal stage cultivator.

He saw a black hole grow larger and larger until its size rivaled even his world, Revitas. A few moments later, he saw the black hole begin to lose its shape, and then—

BOOOM!

A blinding light illuminated his vision. When the light faded, he had already returned to the tent.

Aldrian was still sitting calmly on his chair, leisurely sipping his tea.

Sweat was already rolling down the prince’s face, and his heartbeat remained erratic. He finally realized that what he had just experienced was only an illusion.

However, the illusion felt so real, as if he had truly been present in that moment and witnessed everything directly.

"What you just saw is what happened not long ago," Aldrian said.

After Prince Martis calmed his heart and wiped the sweat from his face, he slowly opened his lips. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

"Is that... is that the Vampire King and his army?"

Aldrian put down his teacup and nodded.

"Yes, that was the Vampire King and his army. More than a week ago, they arrived at the Central Star Cluster and tried to invade the Ancient Blue Gate World. Fortunately, I was able to stop them before they even reached it."

The prince saw the calm confirmation, and his heart shook once again. But then he caught a small detail.

"Wait... more than a week ago? Then... then how did you... how are you here in such a short time? How—"

The prince felt as though his brain was about to break down. The purpose of inviting Aldrian was so he could learn more about him.

However, instead of gaining clarity, he felt as if he was losing his mind.

In this short time since meeting Aldrian, he had already experienced things beyond his understanding, things that made no sense.

"Please, sit down, Your Highness. Sit down. Arrange your thoughts and do not think too hard. You will not find the answer with your current knowledge. I am here to answer your questions. We still have time, do we not?" Aldrian said calmly.

Prince Martis took a deep breath and calmed his heart and mind for a few moments before sitting down again. His gaze toward Aldrian had already changed from curiosity to solemnity.

Could he truly trust what he had just seen?

Could he trust the man in front of him?

Perhaps it was because what he had just seen, and what he had just heard from Aldrian, were still beyond his comprehension, which made him doubt their authenticity. Those displays of power were unbelievable. And to travel from the Central Star Cluster to their world in such a short time?

He had never heard that such a thing was possible.

"It seems Your Highness still cannot entirely believe me, and I understand that." Aldrian then stood up. "With doubt in Your Highness’s mind, it will not be good to continue our conversation. For that reason, I will give Your Highness a sight that will erase your doubt."

Aldrian approached the map on the board, which made the prince confused. He stopped in front of it and searched for their position until he found what he believed to be their location. He pointed at it and looked at the prince.

"Is this our location?" he asked.

The prince also stood up and looked at the point Aldrian was pointing at. He nodded.

"Yes, that is our location."

Aldrian nodded and shifted his gaze across the map toward the other side of their position. When he saw a marked area that he assumed to be the devils’ camp, he pointed at it.

"This is the devils’ base, correct?" Aldrian asked again, and the prince responded with another nod.

"Yes, that is correct. That is one of the strongest devils’ bases within our kingdom. That base is located nine hundred kilometers northeast from our current position."

Aldrian nodded and looked at the map once more, observing the devils’ base and its surroundings.

"Are there any civilians being held hostage, or anyone near the devils’ base, or even within this region?" he asked.

"No. There are no civilians left in this region. We have already evacuated all of them to other regions. As for hostages, as far as I know, there are none," the prince answered.

Aldrian then tapped the mark of the devils’ base twice.

"I will wipe out this devils’ base, and I will do it in a way that Your Highness has never seen or experienced before," he said, which made the prince’s eyes widen and his heart tremble.

But before he could say anything, he saw that Aldrian had already started walking toward the tent entrance.

"Come with me," Aldrian said.

The prince was stunned for a moment, but he quickly followed after him. Aldrian stepped out of the tent, with the prince right behind him, which caused the guards to wonder where they were going.

"Your Highness, where are you going?" one of the guards asked.

"Remain at your posts," the prince replied shortly as he continued following Aldrian.

The guards wanted to follow them, but because of the prince’s order, they stayed in their positions.

As the two of them walked together, Aldrian began to draw attention, especially because the prince was following behind him. The others could not help but wonder who this person was, for the prince himself to walk behind him like that.

Even the envoy from earlier saw them and decided to follow as well.

After walking for a while, they finally arrived at the edge of the base. Aldrian slowly floated into the sky.

Prince Martis followed and floated behind him. At this moment, many people had already stopped what they were doing to look at them, curious about what their prince and that unknown man were about to do.

Aldrian looked toward the horizon, which was filled with nothing but endless flat sands. After a moment, he turned his gaze back to Prince Martis.

"The devils’ base is in that direction, correct?" Aldrian asked as he pointed toward the horizon.

Prince Martis nodded. "Yes, that is correct."

Aldrian gave a slight nod and then closed his eyes.