God-Tier Fishing System-Chapter 641
This ruin exuded an atmosphere of ancient decay.
It did not feel as though it belonged to the Training Trial Secret Realm.
Rather—
It felt older than the secret realm itself.
Older than eras.
Older than memory.
Ethan stepped forward slowly. His gaze was steady, cold, without hesitation.
He raised his palm and mobilized the power of the stars within his body.
A faint starlight shimmered beneath his skin.
Without a word, he cut his palm.
Blood flowed.
Golden blood.
Since cultivating the Nine Emperors Dao Body, even his blood carried the faint glow of the power of the stars.
He pressed his palm gently against the stone door.
The blood seeped into the ancient grooves carved upon it, flowing along the intricate patterns like liquid gold tracing forgotten scripture.
In an instant—
An ancient aura awakened.
It rose from within the stone, carrying the weight of endless years, as if time itself had stirred from slumber.
Click. Click. Click;.
A crisp mechanical sound echoed from within the door.
It was not the grinding of stone.
It was the sound of gears—ancient, unseen mechanisms meshing into motion.
The ground trembled.
The stone door began to rise.
Dust billowed into the air. Roaring echoes reverberated through the underground chamber.
A salty, decayed stench rushed outward, the smell of something sealed for hundreds of thousands of years.
Kara and the others instinctively frowned. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
It was unpleasant.
Oppressive.
When the final slab of stone lifted completely, the full appearance of the ruin revealed itself.
A vast hall stretched forward.
At its center stood a square stone platform.
Ten massive stone pillars encircled it, evenly spaced like silent guardians.
Stones embedded in the walls emitted faint light. Moss and vines covered the walls, the floor, even the ceiling, twisting wildly like serpents claiming forgotten territory.
Through gaps in the vines, faint mural patterns could be seen—dense, complex, ancient.
Suddenly—
A low whirring sound echoed.
Gray-blue flames erupted from Ethan’s body.
The Original Spiritual Fire surged outward, condensing instantly into a barrier that enveloped Ethan and the others.
Even though this was not his first time entering a ruin left behind by the Star Emperor, Ethan did not lower his guard.
The flame barrier formed completely before he even took a step forward.
"Follow me."
His voice was calm, commanding.
They entered.
The flame barrier touched the stale air within the ruin.
Sizzling sounds echoed as unseen gases ignited and dissipated into wisps of smoke.
This place had been sealed too long.
The accumulated gases, perhaps toxic, perhaps corrosive, were burned away instantly by the Pure Azure Fire, leaving nothing behind.
Even if poison lingered—
It was still hard to harm them.
Behind them—
The stone door rumbled.
Slowly descending.
Bang.
The final impact echoed like a dull drumbeat.
Kara and the others instinctively turned around, expressions tightening.
Lunara and Elara looked toward Ethan, awaiting his next instruction.
"Don’t be nervous," Ethan said faintly. "I can open this stone door whenever I wish."
Then, he clenched his fist.
The flame barrier expanded violently.
The Pure Azure Fire swept through the ruin like a tidal wave.
Moss, vines, parasitic plants—
All burned into ash in an instant.
Moisture evaporated.
Cold dampness vanished.
The temperature rose steadily, turning the ruin from a decayed tomb into something almost habitable.
When the flames subsided—
The hall looked entirely different.
Clean.
Ancient, but dignified.
As if newly constructed.
Ethan lifted his head.
Unlike the arc-shaped roof beneath Heavenly Lakes, this ruin possessed a square ceiling.
Upon it was carved a starry sky.
At its center...
A massive star.
Purple Tenuity Star.
According to the incomplete stone tablet, this location was one of the weakest points in the barrier between heaven and earth, closest to Purple Tenuity Star.
Here, the power of heaven and earth was thin.
Here, the chains of suppression were weakest.
Here, he could condense the second star.
Once the complete Purple Tenuity Star formed within his body, the second stage of the Nine Emperors Dao Body would be complete.
His physical strength would soar.
His power would multiply.
Stepping into the Upper Supreme Realm would not be difficult.
But what truly interested Ethan—
Was the secret method carried by Purple Tenuity Star.
Each star concealed a secret art.
Comparable to the Heaven and Earth Reversal among the Thirty-Six Supreme Celestial Fiend Methods.
Terrifying.
Absolute.
Combat power would undergo a qualitative transformation.
"Mr. Ethan," Lunara’s voice interrupted softly.
"There is something strange about this ruin."
"When we were above, we clearly sensed a powerful concentration of heaven and earth spiritual energy below. But after entering, that sensation disappeared."
Her brows furrowed slightly.
"Follow me," Ethan replied calmly. "You’ll understand soon."
He walked straight toward the central stone platform.
Without hesitation, he took another drop of blood and let it fall onto the platform.
The blood seeped in.
Golden light flashed.
A profound aura stirred.
The star formation left behind by the Star Emperor activated silently.
In a blink, the entire ruin was enveloped.
Then—
The surrounding heaven and earth spiritual energy surged wildly toward this location.
Like a tide answering a summoning.
Wisps of heaven and earth energy began descending from above.
Ethan raised his head.
His Heaven-Piercing Mind Eyes opened.
In the distant void, massive black chains formed a web, isolating the starry sky from the world.
But here—
The barrier was weak.
Weaker than anywhere else he had seen.
So weak that once the star formation activated—
The precious energy of heaven and earth could seep through.
Lunara and the others stared in shock.
They finally understood.
Ethan had not come here for the Training trial.
The trial... was incidental.
He had come for this.
For this place.
They were increasingly curious about his background.
To arrange such matters calmly and precisely—
His origin could not be ordinary.
Only Kara knew.
He was a disciple of the Azure Origin Dao Sect.
Yet his talent... was monstrous.
Terrifying beyond reason.
When the spiritual energy gathered fully—
Elara gasped.
"The spiritual energy here... it’s hundreds of times richer than outside!"
Lunara narrowed her eyes.
"That flash earlier... was that a formation?"
"Yes," Ethan replied with a faint smile. "An extremely powerful and mysterious formation."
He stamped lightly.
The stone platform rotated.
Grooves opened one by one.
Ethan raised his hand.
Twelve pieces of top-grade spiritual marrow floated into the air.
