Stellar Transformation-Chapter 102 - 5 episodes, 5 - s, Desperate Flight

Almost in an instant, Qin Yu transformed into a meteor and raced towards the south at a speed tens to nearly a hundred times faster than his usual "Human and Artifact Fusion" speed. In the blink of an eye, Sang Mo saw that Qin Yu had completely disappeared.

The enormous red octopus’s body illusioned and transformed into the demon human, Sang Mo, donned in a red robe.

Hidden within the red robe, Sang Mo’s eyes emitted a greasy green light. He stood there for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking, but after a while, he spoke in a deep, hateful voice, "Blood Escape? No, that’s not right, he isn’t a Demon Cultivator."

"Hmph, Cultivator, no matter who you are, I, Sang Mo, will definitely kill you to avenge my son."

Sang Mo’s figure moved and then he directly left the spot.

Half a day later, Sang Mo arrived at a very elegant palace. This palace had Water Repelling Restrictions in place, and although it was located at the bottom of the ocean, the interior of the palace was completely dry, and Sang Mo walked directly into the palace.

"Clan Leader."

Two muscular bald men bowed and spoke to Sang Mo, but he didn’t speak and directly entered the main hall of the palace, coldly commanding, "Issue the order. Everyone must quickly gather in the main hall within ten breaths. Those who are late will receive a ’decree’ punishment."

Sang Mo’s voice echoed throughout the entire palace. Ten breaths, such a brief amount of time, yet one by one, the clan members used their Demon Essence Power to rush to the main hall at their highest speed. Within less than ten breaths, nearly a hundred people had already gathered inside the palace.

All in human form. To enter the palace, they must transform into human form; otherwise, the palace simply couldn’t withstand the enormous size of an octopus. Being able to transform into human form meant that these clan members had at least reached the Golden Core Stage.

"Clan Leader, gathering the clan members so urgently, may I know what the matter is?" a gray-clothed middle-aged man bowed and asked.

Wrapped in a red robe, Sang Mo spoke coldly, "Hmph, a matter? My son Sang Tu was killed. Sang Man, tell me, isn’t that a big deal?" His eyes, filled with chilling light, stared directly at the gray-clothed middle-aged man Sang Man, who felt as if his hair was about to stand on end under that gaze.

Sang Man’s heart trembled, "Sang Tu is dead, no wonder the Clan Leader is so angry. I seemed to have provoked the Clan Leader’s wrath this time." Knowing the situation was bad, Sang Man hurriedly stepped forward and said to Sang Mo, "A big deal? Of course, it’s a major issue. Clan Leader, just say the name of the villains who dared kill Sang Tu, and I will rend them limb from limb."

"You step back," Sang Mo coldly huffed.

Sang Man obediently retreated back into the ranks, secretly heaving a sigh of relief in his heart.

"Our ’Sang’ clan might not be considered a large clan, but in this Red Blood Cave Mansion domain of eight million miles, no one dares to bully our clan. And yet, a Cultivator has killed my son," Sang Mo said, his entire demeanor emanating a frigid and terrifying aura.

The clan members all dared not say anything, for in the Sang clan, Sang Mo’s word was law.

"That lad used a method similar to a Demon Cultivator’s ’Blood Escape’; even if he did not die, he must be severely injured, with only one-tenth of his strength left. In the 800-million-mile aquatic territory of the Red Blood Cave Mansion, there are only so many Immortal Islands and Demon Islands, none of which have that lad’s intense energy."

Sang Mo spoke in a low voice, then his voice suddenly became sharp and severe, "All members of our Sang clan pass the message to other clansmen; that lad must be within a hundred thousand miles. In this range, there isn’t even a single Cultivator island. Find him, he must be found."

"Yes!"

The nearly hundred people in the main hall immediately responded.

"Very well, you may proceed," Sang Mo commanded, and instantly nearly a hundred people flew out of the palace one by one. Sang Mo, however, took out a black token, which was inscribed with talismans. It was precisely the quite precious ’Communication Order’."

Sang Mo input his request into it using his Spiritual Sense, and in just a moment, the message had traveled to the Red Blood Territory, millions of miles away.

Red Blood Territory, the center of an eight million-mile water domain. The highest authority center in this water domain was the Red Blood Cave Mansion, which housed a Cave Master and two Vice Cave Masters, below whom were Thirteen Guardians.

The Thirteen Guardians of the Red Blood Cave Mansion were immensely powerful. The weakest among them was at the Golden Core Late Stage, and in terms of actual attack power, this guardian was not inferior to an Early-stage Nascent Soul Demon Cultivator. This was the reason he could become one of the Thirteen Guardians.

Moreover, Sang Mo also held another identity, one of the Thirteen Guardians of the Red Blood Cave Mansion.

Inside the Red Blood Cave Mansion.

Vice Cave Master, protector Sang Mo has sent a message that he wants to issue a Bounty Order," a blond brawny man spoke to another skinny man, who was one of the two Vice Cave Masters, ’Cha Ge’."

The Cave Master of the Red Blood Cave Mansion was named Cha Hong, whose cultivation was terrifying. It was said that he had reached the Cave Void Realm, and with his inherent talent as the Red Blood Water Python, his attack power was extremely strong, making him a formidable figure even in the boundless ocean.

The two Vice Cave Masters were not as strong. The reason they were Vice Cave Masters was precisely because they were Cha Hong’s brothers.

The second, ’Cha Po,’ had decent cultivation, reaching the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul, whereas "Old San," Cha Ge, was only at the Early-stage Nascent Soul, similar in power to ordinary guardians. However, because his brother was Cha Hong, Cha Ge truly had free rein over the ocean.

"Oh, issue a Bounty Order?" Cha Ge’s narrow face and those cold eyes resembled those of an actual python.

"Yes, Sang Mo the guardian’s son was killed by a Cultivator..." the blond man had just finished speaking when Cha Ge burst into laughter, "No wonder, Sang Mo’s precious son was killed—he must be furious to issue the order. Tell me, what treasured item did Sang Mo offer to see if it’s worth my involvement."

The blond man said, "Vice Cave Master, protector Sang Mo has put forth a Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact and also said that whoever captures that Cultivator would also owe him a favor."

Hearing it was a Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact, a trace of disappointment flashed across Vice Cave Master Cha Ge’s face, "Sang Mo really is stingy, a Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact and a favor. Just issue the Bounty Order. Anyway, Sang Mo is still one of our Red Blood Cave Mansion’s guardians, help him issue the Bounty Order across the eight million-mile ocean."

"Yes." The blond man thought to himself, "You are the Vice Cave Master, of course you wouldn’t care about a Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact. A Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact plus a favor is already quite a generous reward for capturing a Golden Core Stage Cultivator who used a technique like the Blood Escape."

Of course, the blond man would not voice this thought.

The refining technology of Demon Cultivators was not as good as that of Cultivators. A Lower Grade Spiritual Artifact could still be simply refined, but a Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact was much more difficult to produce. Those who possessed a Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact were mostly Nascent Soul Stage Demon Cultivators.

A Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact and a favor from Sang Mo.

Sang Mo, who was one of the Thirteen Guardians, had a favor that was quite useful.

"I guess once this Bounty Order is issued, a large group of Golden Core Stage Demon Cultivators will mobilize. The target is too weak... having used a technique similar to Blood Escape, it’s fortunate if they retain even thirty percent of their energy and power."

The blond man shook his head with a smile, then went out to start issuing the Bounty Order.

Meanwhile, Vice Cave Master Cha Ge went towards his own residence, muttering resentfully, "Sang Mo really is stingy, not willing to offer that Upper Grade Spiritual Artifact ’Thunder Hammer’." Cha Ge had been coveting Sang Mo’s treasured Thunder Hammer for a long time.

Despite the order issued by his Big Brother Cha Hong that forbade attacking one another among their own people,

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as the Bounty Order was issued, one by one, the Demon Cultivators of the Red Blood Cave Mansion across the eight million mile sea domain began to emerge from their caves, even occasionally including masters of the Nascent Soul level. The Bounty Order’s description of Qin Yu was exceedingly clear.

Everyone who learned of the news discerned that this Cultivator, who possessed an intensely pure power, should be within the hundred thousand-mile sea domain near the Hidden Dragon Continent. After all, even escape skills like Blood Escape, though fast, wouldn’t take one absurdly far.

Thus, the frequency of high-ranking individuals moving within this hundred thousand-mile sea domain increased, while Demon Cultivators further away from the area emerged less and less. Naturally, the most enthusiastic and concerned about this matter were the clan members of the ’Sang Clan’ from among the octopuses.

"Ah"

Excruciating pain shot through his left arm, and Qin Yu turned into a streak of meteor, speeding southward with great velocity; this escape technique was the life-saving ’Meteor Escape’, unique to the "Star Transformation" cultivation technique.

Burning like a meteor, he exchanged his burning for the fastest speed.

"Damn this Meteor Escape, it feels horribly unbearable," Qin Yu’s teeth ground together audibly, his body all red as if flames were about to burst forth from within, while the muscle’s essence blood in his arms was continually burning.

Logically, such intense pain would have knocked someone out long ago, as burning one’s own muscular essence blood far exceeded human pain thresholds.

But Qin Yu’s temperament, toughened since childhood, and his soul, fortified by the Meteor Tear, allowed him to withstand such pain without passing out—yet, not passing out only increased his agony.

Fully conscious, Qin Yu saw himself flying at high speed towards the south. Only when his left arm, including the upper half of his body, had burned away substantially did Qin Yu finally stop.

"It must have been tens of thousands of miles," Qin Yu’s entire face twitched, maintaining consciousness to feel his continuously burning flesh, an unbearable sensation indeed, "Meteor Tear, it’s all on you now."

Qin Yu proceeded directly under the coral and became immobile.

Streams of cool Meteor Tear flowed out continuously, moisturizing the burned areas. Qin Yu’s left arm was almost completely burned away, leaving only a scant amount of charred muscle and bone —a sight almost unbearable to behold.

"Ah..." Qin Yu shivered incessantly.

The integration of the cool Metor Tear felt very comforting indeed, allowing Qin Yu’s wounds to recover continuously, even regenerating the burned essence blood of the muscles. However, the sensation of regrowing flesh turned out to be even more painful than the burning itself.

Sweat continued to seep out from all over Qin Yu’s body, his muscles and bones trembling.

"Little Black, you should be fine," Qin Yu thought of this suddenly. But then, a heart-piercing pain emanated from his chest. A rib, already half-burned and broken, slowly began to regenerate, and the pain was truly terrifying.

Qin Yu moaned involuntarily, his body sweating profusely.

At that moment, Qin Yu couldn’t think of anything else; he could only endure the pain. The refreshing restoration by the Meteor Tear juxtaposed against the soul-shaking pain from the healing of his flesh and bones offered stark extremes of sensation.

Qin Yu oscillated between these two extremes.

However, for Meteor Tear, healing bones and muscles was much easier than healing internal organs. In just two days, the originally horrific and terrifying wounds had mostly healed, and Qin Yu’s left arm had recovered about eighty percent.

The muscles and bones had regrown once again.

"Meteor Tear, you indeed didn’t disappoint me." Qin Yu had let Little Black escape first, betting on the miraculous effects of his Meteor Tear, but even Qin Yu wasn’t certain that the Meteor Tear could regenerate a limb.

Being able to heal the heart didn’t necessarily mean it could regenerate limbs. For Little Black’s sake, Qin Yu had taken a gamble, and this time, he won.

"Good, now my injuries have largely recovered." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Qin Yu forced himself to sit cross-legged, immediately causing some recently healed areas to ooze fresh blood; Qin Yu winced sharply, but he still managed to sit up, taking out a Golden Core with his intact right hand.

Sang Tu’s Golden Core.

"At this time, strength is most important; let’s refine this Golden Core first," Qin Yu didn’t care that his injuries hadn’t fully healed yet, and he immediately stimulated the Star Nebula around his body, forming a nebula to begin refining the Golden Core.

Qin Yu’s method of refining required energy from the external Star Nebula, permeating through all his bones and muscles, seeping into the Dantian’s internal Star Nebula.

Yet at that moment, Qin Yu’s body was still in a severely wounded state. As the Star Power and Golden Core Essence permeated through his muscular and bone channels, Qin Yu’s entire body involuntarily trembled slightly, the pain almost unbearable.

Even with his extreme training since childhood, Qin Yu had never suffered this much.

But Qin Yu understood that he had to endure, to save every possible moment to enhance his strength. The boundless sea was unfamiliar territory, and in this strange place, Qin Yu’s priority was to boost his power and fully understand the maritime information.

And Sang Mo would certainly not let him go.

"That Sang Mo should be focusing most of his attention on me; Little Black should be safe," Qin Yu thought to himself, while pain still pierced deep into every part of his body as Sang Tu’s Golden Core was steadily refined and absorbed.

In a dark underwater cave, only two green gleams were visible, the luminescence from eyes; that was Little Black, who had escaped thanks to Qin Yu. Dark lightning flickered constantly on Little Black, and after a long while, streams of golden energy drifted from his body.

"Big Brother, you must hold on, you must wait for me!"

Little Black and Qin Yu shared a special spiritual connection, so he could sense that Qin Yu was still alive. But knowing that Qin Yu was facing an imminent threat from Sang Mo, Little Black opted for a ’Forbidden Technique’ from the inherited memories.

A low, mournful groan escaped from Little Black’s throat as his body underwent earth-shattering transformations.

"Big Brother, wait for me!"

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