Because at this moment, the power within the beam, together with the star power that You He absorbed using the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array, was virtually identical.

For such power, having absorbed it for a year, how could it possibly feel unfamiliar?

But what puzzled You He was, why could this human youth actually claim such a vast star power as his own?

Earlier, wasn't Yun Xiao severely injured by those twelve streams of star power?

In fact, You He's sensing was not wrong at this moment; the power bursting from Yun Xiao's body, combined with the force condensed from those light dots, was indeed the twelve channels of star power.

At the start of breaking the array, Yun Xiao hadn't thought of claiming these star powers as his own, but rather cooperating with the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique and Xiao Wu's power to thoroughly dispel them.

Yet, when those twelve channels of star power were truly suppressed by the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique, Yun Xiao suddenly discovered another delightful surprise — he could now manipulate these residual star powers at will.

Of course, this wasn't Yun Xiao's inherent power. If given a little time, he could use the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique to refine them for the purpose of enhancing his own strength.

However, when You He, thinking himself clever, thought Yun Xiao was severely injured and dragged him into the lake's bottom, Yun Xiao changed his mind in an instant — perhaps a big surprise for the sacred Heavenly Spirit.

When the twelve channels of star power, gathered together, appeared as a formidable force, even the water column wielded by You He seemed to weaken a bit. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Spl...!

From within the lake, a beam like a water arrow swiftly traversed the bottom, finally colliding with that water column, followed by a peculiar light sound.

The seemingly powerful water column, astonishingly, didn't hold out for even a moment before being pierced by the power gathered from the twelve stars, then directly shot toward You He's main body.

"Damn!"

Seeing the swiftly shooting beam, You He's expression suddenly changed drastically; from the previous collision, it knew the formidable power contained within that beam.

Had it been during its peak period, You He might have easily scattered it with a casual action. But at this moment, reduced to the level of a low-ranking silver-grade Heavenly Spirit, it truly couldn't dare to take such an attack directly.

Spl!

Upon seeing You He's decisive action, fortunately having been a water attribute Heavenly Spirit all along, moving dexterously within the lake, its huge form subtly shifted, finally avoiding the vital point of its spirit crystal.

However, Yun Xiao's arduously gathered star strike, if evaded so simply, would seem too frivolous; as he saw You He's huge form shimmering, the seal in Yun Xiao's hand suddenly changed.

Bang!

Instantly, it burst open the part of You He's massive body that was originally hit by the star power, shattering its entire form completely.

Even a force blew up You He's spirit crystal, causing the crystal-clear water attribute spirit crystal to roll over, stirring up colossal waves.

Splashing...

Yet, just as Yun Xiao was both shocked and pleased, wanting to seize the spirit crystal, a rapid change occurred at the location of the spirit crystal; suddenly another enormous ghostly water flow body swiftly formed.

"Bastard! Bastard!"

Having reformed its strange spirit body, You He couldn't help but roar angrily, yet its gaze towards the distant rough-attired youth finally brimmed with a hint of dread, and its aura was even more feeble than before.

If You He previously had two-tenths of its sacred-grade Heavenly Spirit strength remaining, the reformed body now might hold less than one-tenth.

"Careful, the star power is coming again!"

Seeing You He had reformed its body, Yun Xiao did not rush to grab the spirit crystal, but instead released a soft laugh, then moved his hands again.

"This place cannot stay!"

Witnessing Yun Xiao's movements, despite being furious, You He knew it had to prioritize its life; there was no guarantee that, should that kind of power strike again, it would escape unscathed?

Nonetheless, the dignified sacred-grade Heavenly Spirit, renowned as invincible across the entire Tenglong Continent as a superpower, shockingly forced to flee in disgrace by a mere half-step heavenly rank human youth, You He's feelings were understandable.

Until this very moment, You He still hadn't figured out how that half-step heavenly rank human youth managed to control star power, employing an attack so powerful even it couldn't contend with.

All of this flashed through You He's mind, as it saw those faintly shimmering light dots between the human youth's hands, it dared not pause in the slightest.

Crash!

Seeing You He make a decisive move, even disregarding the blood-colored energy of the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array on the other side, there was a sound of rushing water as its entire form shot up towards the lake's surface.

"Puff!"

When Yun Xiao saw the gigantic water-like figure disappear from sight, his hand movements suddenly halted. His face turned pale, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of crimson blood, his aura becoming extremely weak.

In fact, You He was right earlier. Under the rampage of the twelve Star Powers, Yun Xiao was severely injured, though he didn't show it too obviously.

Forcibly enduring his injuries, Yun Xiao used some special technique of the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique to forcibly condense the twelve Star Powers and burst them out at once, which undoubtedly worsened his injuries.

If that starry beam could have truly killed You He, it would have been delightful, but unfortunately, it only slightly weakened its energy.

At that time, Yun Xiao was close to revealing his true state. If You He had been bolder, not frightened by Yun Xiao's bravado, it wouldn't even need to attack again to see this human boy collapse on his own.

Fortunately, Yun Xiao's luck was good. Under the atmosphere he deliberately created, a few dim lights scared You He into retreating hastily.

Until You He's figure disappeared from view, Yun Xiao's severe internal injuries exploded. If not for his strong willpower, he might have fainted directly at the bottom of the lake and drowned.

"However... it's still a blessing in disguise!"

Seeing the spot where You He vanished at the bottom of the lake for a while, a wry smile appeared on Yun Xiao's face. Although he didn't manage to kill that Sacred Heavenly Spirit, he ultimately achieved his goal.

Perhaps Yun Xiao never intended to truly kill that Sacred Heavenly Spirit. His purpose all along was to destroy the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array, preventing You He from recovering its strength and possibly breaking through to the Holy Spirit Level.

Now that the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array is broken, and the Sacred Heavenly Spirit You He's strength reduced, it will likely take several years to recover.

In this light, not only did Yun Xiao accomplish his goal, but he exceeded it. It was just that in the end, the outcome was somewhat less than perfect.

"Heh heh, that guy fled like a stray dog, leaving me a great gift!"

After shaking these emotions out of his mind, Yun Xiao shifted his gaze to the massive blood-red light screen and chuckled lightly, seemingly alleviating his serious internal injuries.

That massive blood-red light screen was formed from human blood energy absorbed by the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array. Earlier, You He had only consumed about half.

This energy, strictly speaking, is of no use to human cultivators and could even cause severe backlash due to the negative emotions within the blood energy for those who forcibly absorb it.

After all, a person's blood energy is absorbed by the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array after death, inherently filled with resentment, and only a powerful Strange Spirit like You He dared to devour it.

However, unlike ordinary human cultivators, Yun Xiao is an anomaly. Now, both he and Xiao Wu urgently need energy replenishment. The prior twelve Star Powers were so violent, they nearly caused Yun Xiao and Xiao Wu to burst and perish.

At this moment, the blood energy from the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array is undoubtedly a timely help. As for the negative emotions and resentment within, they pose no significant threat to Yun Xiao, who possesses the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique, and Xiao Wu, who can devour anything.

But this place is at the bottom of the lake, and Yun Xiao obviously cannot refine the energy of the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array here. Bearing his internal injuries, he took a few steps forward to the massive blood-red light screen.

Swipe!

The seal in Yun Xiao's hand changed, sending out a slightly faint yet very special aura, which directly contacted the massive blood-red light screen and triggered a mysterious transformation.

That enormous light screen, spanning several dozen yards, had transformed into a blood-red sphere the size of a human head.

However, the energy fluctuations from this blood-red sphere secretly unsettled Yun Xiao, realizing that the human blood energy devoured by the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array over nearly a year was truly terrifying.

When Yun Xiao reached out to retrieve the blood-red sphere, he immediately felt a surge of vicious resentment. He knew this was the subconscious expression of countless wronged souls' hatred.

"Don't worry, I will avenge you!"

Murmuring softly, Yun Xiao said, and upon his statement, the blood-red sphere seemed to sense that the one holding their blood energy wasn't the abhorrent Strange Spirit and calmed slightly.

Boom!

However, just after Yun Xiao calmed it and stored the blood-red energy sphere in his waist storage, he heard a powerful energy fluctuation above the lake surface, making his eyes narrow as he looked up.

Clearly, there were new changes occurring outside the lake at this moment.