The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

On a mountain peak in Xingdao, Chu Xiu stood atop the summit, taking advantage of the clear weather to gaze at the red superstar in the sky, which seemed to be about to explode again at dusk.

In his previous life, he had read many popular science books on astronomy and knew the nature of star beasts such as Kui Mulang. Whether large or small, more or less, they were all terrifying beings similar to the huge fireball in front of him.

Therefore, the White Tiger Seven Constellations he is currently encountering must be just an avatar, or even just a remnant soul!

But even though it's just a remnant soul, its current strength surpasses his!

Within this star island, all the enemies he encountered were innate spiritual beings formed from the power of the stars and imbued with sentience.

Other methods may be useless against these enemies, but natal star charts and ancient god star techniques will definitely be effective!

Chu Xiu gazed at the distant stars, but his mind wandered into the spiritual realm, where he sat cross-legged on the ground.

He vaguely guessed that the reason why the Fallen God Palace and the White Tiger Seven Constellations clone imprisoned in the Heavenly Palace Star Island appeared near this red supergiant star must have been deliberately done by a powerful being!

Perhaps this star is the true form of one of the seven constellations of the White Tiger!

Chu Xiu slowly unfolded his natal star chart before him, and then slightly tore open a spatial rift that would connect the spiritual realm to the outside world.

The reason for this is to see if his natal chart can be displayed on his natal chart under the illumination of this star's energy!

As expected, under the brilliance of the stars, Chu Xiu's natal star chart quickly reacted—an extremely dazzling red light flashed on the star chart at the location of the seven western constellations!

Chu Xiu suddenly stood up and took a closer look. The place where the red light was shining was none other than the Shen constellation among the seven constellations of the White Tiger!

"Betelgeuse... As far as I know, of the seven main stars of Betelgeuse, only one should be a red supergiant—Betelgeuse!"

In other words, the Fallen God Palace where Chu Xiu is now located is situated on the ruins of a planet captured by the gravitational pull of Betelgeuse!

Back in his previous life, when Chu Xiu first met the giant star Betelgeuse, he knew that this red supergiant was predicted to be nearing the end of its life cycle and was about to explode as a supernova.

It now appears that Betelgeuse has already had a small-scale eruption, which caused the destruction of Tengyu's physical body and the disappearance of her colleague.

But this outburst, powerful enough to destroy the physical body of a divine beast, failed to destroy the Fallen God Palace!

Chu Xiu guessed that the survival of this Fallen God Palace was probably also related to the constellation Shen.

He tried to pour all the stellar power he had collected in the Star Sea into the star that was shining on his natal star chart, Rigel.

The next second, a burst of red light forced Chu Xiu to close his eyes, but then his mind was pulled into a plane by a mysterious force that could not be refused!

When he realized that the red light in front of him was fading, he opened his eyes again and found himself in a boundless starry sky, just like the scene he had experienced when he received the inheritance of the ancient god!

Suddenly, countless stars descended, converging in front of Chu Xiu to form a blue ape with flowing starlight, its face obscured.

Chu Xiu's eyes widened, and hesitantly uttered his guess: "The Water Ape?"

The starlight ape seemed quite surprised that Chu Xiu had revealed its true form directly. It sat cross-legged in mid-air, one hand supporting its chin, and the other beckoned to Chu Xiu. Chu Xiu's body instantly teleported in front of it.

"Interesting... How could a mere, insignificant human be able to see through my true form at a glance?"

"However... since you are His descendant and have inherited His natal star chart, it is normal for you to know my true identity."

The Water Ape said calmly, "You guessed right. The Shenxiu in the Fallen God Palace is an avatar I placed beside Qingyang and Fenghong. The other six constellations, along with the True Lord and the Marshal, are just remnant souls..."

"Except for my true form, which still exists, their true forms have all been annihilated!"

Chu Xiu was taken aback. He hadn't expected that the Water Ape could directly see through his previous thoughts!

But hearing the confirmation from the ape about his guess was far more shocking to him than the event itself!

"I placed their remnant souls in the Fallen God Palace in order to use the palace's defensive power to prevent them from perishing under the uncontrollable energy burst of my true form."

"Was that Fallen God Palace created by you?" Chu Xiu asked.

The Water Ape shook its head: "How could I possibly have the ability to imprison the remnant souls of the Manifestation Saint True Lord and the Central Altar Marshal?"

"This Fallen God Palace was created by the ancient god who inherited your natal star chart in his physical body. The reason he placed his physical body here was simply to use it to devour the energy that erupted when my true body went out of control in order to seek a chance to be resurrected."

"And protecting their lingering souls from perish is the agreement between me and Him."

Chu Xiu suddenly realized,

The god worshipped in this Fallen God Palace is the source of the ancient god bloodline within him, the ancient god who bestowed upon him his inheritance!

The ape looked at Chu Xiu, who was deep in thought, and asked, "Do you know why I came to find you in person?"

Chu Xiu shook his head.

The Water Ape sighed, "I hope that you, as His successor, can take this Fallen God Palace away from where my true body is!"

"My true form... that red giant star, will soon explode completely, leaving no room for anything else. This is my destiny, an inescapable destiny."

"At that time, even if the Fallen God Palace, forged from His physical body, is extremely sturdy, it will be difficult for it to survive an energy burst of that magnitude."

"For the sake of the safety of the remnant souls of the White Tiger Seven Constellations, the Manifestation Saint True Lord, and the Central Altar Marshal, I have no choice but to ask for your help... I'm afraid only you can do this!"

Chu Xiu asked in confusion, "But I am just a successor, not the ancient god himself. How could I be qualified to control the physical body of an ancient god and leave this place?"

The Water Ape stretched out its long arm, and a crystal-clear model of the Fallen God Palace appeared in its palm.

"Although I don't know the internal structure of the Fallen God Palace, with the strength of my divine sense, I can still sense that there is an extremely strong ancient god aura gathering in a certain place in the palace. According to my guess, that should be the location of the ancient god's heart that has not yet been corrupted!"

"Where the heart of the ancient god resides is where the true legacy of the ancient god lies!"

"By getting close to the heart of that ancient god, you will be able to communicate with Him who is asleep!"

"As for whether you can persuade Him to hand over control of His physical body to you, that depends on your abilities as the successor..."

Before the words were finished, the starlight-filled body of the Water Ape suddenly shattered inch by inch, on the verge of collapse.

“I should go… He only allowed me to place an avatar in the Fallen God Palace. After my true body explodes and is destroyed, I will continue to live in this Fallen God Palace with the help of that avatar.”

The Water Ape looked up at the sky and sighed, then patted Chu Xiu on the shoulder: "In any case, the future of us old folks from the old era can only be placed on you, the younger generation..."

"The stellar power within this clone is my gift to you. Absorb it all; it should help you ignite one of your natal stars!"

After saying that, the body of the Water Ape suddenly shattered, collapsing into a patch of starlight that merged into Chu Xiu's natal star chart, onto the main star of the Water Ape that was radiating red light.

Chu Xiu reacted quickly, activating the power of his natal star chart to illuminate his natal star!

Immediately afterward, the star plane he was in shattered, and a blinding white light flashed. By the time Chu Xiu reacted, his mind had already returned to his spiritual realm.

Turning his head, he saw Ying Wuyou pacing back and forth beside him, looking anxious.

"What are you doing?" Chu Xiu asked suspiciously.

Ying Wuyou was startled by his sudden voice, quickly realized what was wrong, and asked anxiously, "What just happened to you?"

“Tengyu and I sensed an extremely powerful being invading your spiritual realm. When we arrived here, we found your mind trapped. To avoid angering that being, I dared not make a move and only sent Tengyu out to protect your physical body…”

Do you know who he is?

Chu Xiu nodded and told Ying Wuyou everything that had happened.

"Shenxiu?" Ying Wuyou looked at Chu Xiu, her eyes filled with surprise and doubt. "You mean, that star that is about to explode is the true form of the Star Lord Shenxiu?"

"But as far as I know, the true bodies of the Seven Constellations of the White Tiger have long since perished, leaving only their divine souls alive in the world..."

Chu Xiu sighed, "These secrets have been passed down to this day, and it's impossible to tell whether they're true or false. I can only choose to believe them."

"With his power to directly control my mind, there is no need for him to fabricate lies to deceive me."