Chapter 1843: Depravita Astral Supremacy Star
When it came to the Astral Rebirth Path of Power, Cain currently lacked an ArchDeity-level cultivation technique.
However, that didn’t mean he couldn’t further elevate its potential. In fact, there was a clear path forward—by attuning himself to a higher-level Astral Supremacy Star, he could push the evolution of his Rebirth Heart to unprecedented heights.
Most cultivators followed the typical path—climbing the ladder by gradually bonding with increasingly powerful Stars and refining their connection through time and effort. Cain, however, had no interest in ordinary ascension. He had always walked the edge of the impossible.
Instead of chasing generic stars, he aimed for something far more exotic: a unique stream of Astral Supremacy Stars—those corrupted, yet enhanced, by the Depravitas.
It had been a long time, but Cain still remembered vividly his battle with the Golden King, the former Crown Prince of the Godslayer Humankind Empire of Aether, during the reign of the Golden Emperor. The Golden King had been one of the strongest humans in the world—not simply because of his cultivation, but because of the peculiar Star Power he possessed.
Unlike others who wielded pure Astral Supremacy Stars, the Golden King’s star had been modified by the Depravita. Somehow, those otherworldly beings had tampered with the star’s internal structure, embedding their essence within it, evolving it, and vastly increasing its might.
Cain still had no idea how the Depravitas managed to do such a thing. Even with the insights of an ArchDeity now flowing through his mind, the process eluded him.
Under normal circumstances, Astral Supremacy Stars were not permanent possessions. Even the strongest Prima Deities merely borrowed their strength; the celestial entities always returned to their cosmic origin once their purpose was served.
But the Depravitas had altered that rule. They had hijacked the very cycle of cosmic power and embedded their twisted will into the stars. The result? Unimaginably powerful forces—but ones that came with a price.
These corrupted stars infected the soul and mind of their wielders, slowly overriding their free will until they became little more than puppets of desire and ruin. That was why Cain had never dared to seek them out.
"Things are different now," Cain whispered, eyes gleaming.
After his exchange with the Demon King, and the time he spent with Meylin, Cain believed he had finally acquired the tools necessary to harness these powers—without becoming enslaved by them.