Stellar Transformation-Chapter 116: Volume 5 Fiery Eyes (Today’s 1st - )
Having left the Inner Valley, Hou Fei immediately brimmed with vitality, his fire eyes eagerly scanning his surroundings, full of excitement. A massive whale swam by below in the sea, and with a weird shout from Hou Fei and a stretch of his hand, beams of light enveloped the whale.
The whale rapidly deflated, and in a moment, only its skin remained.
"Ga ga, such rich essence blood. It was tough inside the Inner Valley, even killing a few fish would lead to a scolding. The outside world is truly exhilarating. Ga ga~~" Hou Fei danced around with excitement, scratching his ears and cheeks, evidently overjoyed.
Qin Yu was inwardly amazed; this method of devouring essence blood was exceedingly rare among demon beasts, and it was no wonder that Hou Fei, being a Divine Beast, could perform such a feat.
"Feifei, the world of undersea Demon Cultivators is cruel. A single disagreement might lead to a deadly brawl. As a Divine Beast, you possess astonishing potential. If others discover your true nature, some experts might decide to kill you right away to prevent future trouble. So..."
"Big Brother, I get it, ga ga, just need to hide my abilities, heh heh." Hou Fei’s fire eyes twinkled as he said this with a playful smile.
Qin Yu had lived with Hou Fei for three years and knew that Hou Fei was very clever.
"Master said I shouldn’t show my all-out combat form anymore. I’ll just hold back a little and keep my strength at the third layer," Hou Fei pondered and then made a decision.
Hearing about the all-out combat state, Qin Yu had also heard that Hou Fei was extremely terrifying in that condition. Even when not in that state, Hou Fei was already extraordinary. Once he entered it, he was truly fearsome!
"Next up."
Qin Yu tossed an identity jade token to Hou Fei. Having killed quite a few Demon Cultivators, Qin Yu naturally obtained many such tokens and casually selected one to give. After all, having an identity jade token would make things easier in the future.
"Ga ga, what’s this thing?" Hou Fei caught the identity jade token and examined it closely.
"Feifei, this identity jade token is used to verify your affiliation. You just need to drip your blood onto it and incorporate it into your body. Then others can recognize which side you belong to. Generally, members of the same faction are not allowed to kill each other, but it is permitted to fight those from other factions. And people with ’Nine Evils’ identity jade tokens are also not to be killed. However..." At this point, Qin Yu added a last comment.
So what if they are killed? It just means facing the pursuit of the enforcement guards from the Red Blood Cave Mansion. Of course, that’s if they can find the murderer.
As long as one acts cleanly, without leaving any traces, who can’t be killed?
"I understand. Isn’t it just a struggle of power between each one? Hmph, when will I claim a treasure land for myself, recruit soldiers, and gain followers to become the boss?" Hou Fei said arrogantly and unrestrained.
Qin Yu smiled, "Don’t aim too high for now. Come on, I’ll explain the major powers of the undersea Demon Cultivators to you along the way. It’s not as simple as you think to be the boss."
As the two continued on their way, Qin Yu explained the various factions of the undersea Demon Cultivators world and some basic knowledge that was required—knowledge he, Qin Yu, had learned from performing Soul Search in the past.
"Hey, you two, stop right there, we are guards from the Red Blood Cave Mansion."
Following a loud shout, a fifty-person team appeared in front of Qin Yu and Hou Fei. All fifty Demon Cultivators had decent cultivation, but the highest among them, the leader, was only at the late stage of Golden Core. They posed no threat whatsoever to Qin Yu and Hou Fei.
"Ga ga, calling your grandpa over for what?" Hou Fei cackled weirdly, fixing his gaze on the skinny leader.
That lead Demon Cultivator felt a chill run down his spine under Hou Fei’s stare, his heart trembling with fear, "This monkey isn’t the slightest bit concerned even after hearing I’m a guard. With such an imposing air, he must be an expert at the Nascent Soul Stage. And the other one..."
When he saw Qin Yu, the skinny Demon Cultivator’s face turned ashen.
With a robust chest and that rare short hair, Qin Yu exuded a tough aura. Draped in a black robe that fluttered about him, he seemed to absorb the surrounding atmosphere like a black hole, yet he emitted not a trace of his own energy.
The thin Demon Cultivator’s heart trembled even more at the sight of Qin Yu’s eyes.
"Overbearing, cold, and cruel!"
The thin Demon Cultivator swiftly defined Qin Yu. Being able to mix in as the captain of the Guard Team, he had some discernment too.
"Didn’t you hear your Grandpa asking you a question?" Hou Fei’s eccentric voice rang out again.
The thin Demon Cultivator immediately looked towards Hou Fei. He was a bit unnerved by Hou Fei’s fire eyes and hastily said, "Two seniors, I am on the Cave Master’s orders to search for a Cultivator. This Cultivator has an open and forthright aura, with not a trace of Demon Qi on him, and possesses a very pure and hot strength! If the two seniors know anything, please tell me."
At this moment, the thin Demon Cultivator was extremely respectful and even revealed some distinctive features of the Cultivator.
A smile appeared on Qin Yu’s lips.
Open and forthright?
When Qin Yu first entered the Undersea, his aura was indeed very open and forthright. Coupled with that pure and fiery energy, it was indeed easy to identify someone like that. However, after successfully cultivating ’Beiming,’ Qin Yu completely reverted his entire temperament.
"Hmm... you can leave now," Hou Fei waved his hand and dismissed them.
Upon hearing this, the thin Demon Cultivator was overjoyed, not minding Hou Fei’s disdain, and bowed, "Then I shall take my leave." After finishing his words, he immediately ordered his subordinates, "Search the southern area, move quickly." Then he hurried off with his men.
The thin Demon Cultivator was very clear about one thing: although it was forbidden for members of the same force to kill each other, some people did not care about this rule.
Destroying the Evidence, as long as you leave no trace, it would be fine.
"Heh heh, a bunch of cowards. I was just thinking about tasting some flesh," a glint of red light flashed in Hou Fei’s fire eyes. Qin Yu smiled at his side, as Uncle Lan had already told him during their chats that the Fire-Eyed Water Ape was naturally insubordinate, violent, and bloodthirsty by nature.
"Feifei, where do you say we should go?"
Light flickered in Hou Fei’s fiery eyes as he said, "Is that even a question? Didn’t you say just now that within the Red Blood Cave Mansion’s territory, the Demon Cultivators are scattered all over, and the Red Blood Territory has the most? Let’s head there!"
Qin Yu’s eyebrows lifted.
Red Blood Territory? The main stronghold of Red Blood Cave Mansion. Half of the Demon Cultivators within a radius of eight million miles gathered there.
Knowing that there is a tiger on the mountain, yet preferring to walk towards the mountain with a tiger!
"Good, Red Blood Territory, that’s where we’ll go."
Qin Yu’s robe fluttered, and a sharp light twinkled in his eyes. Excited, Hou Fei let out a strange cry, and then Qin Yu and Hou Fei walked side by side at high speed towards Red Blood Territory. His black robe billowing, a fierce gleam flashed in Qin Yu’s cold eyes.
Red Blood Territory?
It’s likely that even Sang Mo wouldn’t recognize him at a glance, let alone anyone else. What did Qin Yu have to fear? If it came to it, he could just go on a killing spree in Red Blood Territory with Hou Fei. With strength, one should live wild and free, in accordance with their true nature. To do otherwise would be betraying oneself and not worth the arduous journey of Cultivation.
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The two moved with extreme swiftness. Qin Yu’s Flame Sword was initially crafted from ’Stone Burning Iron’ through the refining process. Subsequently, in the Thunder Mountain Residence, Qin Yu incorporated crystals with dark and gold attributes into the sword, allowing it to achieve the status of an Upper Grade Spiritual Artifact, the Flame Sword.
With a mere intent from his mind, the Flame Sword turned black, exuding an aura of darkness. Qin Yu could also make the Flame Sword turn red, emanating flames, or even turn it gold.
Riding on the black Flame Sword, and garbed in a black robe, Qin Yu indeed appeared quite indifferent.
"Ga ga, this is interesting, really interesting," Hou Fei’s fire eyes emitted a hazy red glow, casting it towards the distance. This was Hou Fei’s first time venturing into the outside world, and naturally, seeing many undersea creatures for the first time excited him immensely.
Suddenly—
"Big Brother, stop," in that instant, the red light emitted from Hou Fei’s fire eyes became much clearer, focusing directly on a part of the seabed’s rock.
"What’s up?" Qin Yu stopped and looked at Hou Fei, who possessed some unique abilities. Since he asked Qin Yu to stop, he must have had his reasons.
Hou Fei bared his teeth and grinned triumphantly, "Big Brother, you probably don’t know this, but my fire eyes possess divine skills. The stronger my power, the more formidable my fire eyes become. Right now, my fire eyes can even discover some extraordinary treasures."
A surge went through Qin Yu’s heart.
Eyes that can detect treasures?
"Ga ga, break for me!" Hou Fei laughed bizarrely, extending his hand, and the Black Stick suddenly appeared and swiftly grew longer, smashing down on the rock with an explosive force. Instantly, the rock shattered, scattering in all directions. In the center of the shattered rock, there appeared a red-glowing pebble.
Qin Yu’s spiritual sense swept over it.
"It’s actually an Upper Grade Warm Jade formed within the rock, what a good treasure." Qin Yu immediately identified it, knowing the Upper Grade Warm Jade had many special effects. For instance, placed on a human corpse, it would prevent the body from decomposing.
Moreover, carrying it on one’s person could steady the mind, greatly benefiting cultivation, and Warm Jade was also a valuable material in the refining of magical treasures and spiritual artifacts.
"Big Brother, how about it, aren’t my fire eyes amazing?" Hou Fei was extremely pleased with himself.
"Indeed, it’s remarkable," Qin Yu praised him. What was odd was that Hou Fei didn’t want the Warm Jade and threw it directly to Qin Yu. Qin Yu had initially thought Hou Fei wasn’t interested in treasures. However, as they continued their journey, Qin Yu realized he was mistaken.
The voyage to the Red Blood Territory wasn’t far, only around eight hundred thousand li. Along the way, Hou Fei discovered seven treasures, throwing five of them to Qin Yu while keeping two for himself.
Qin Yu then discovered that Hou Fei favored certain ores for artifact refining but showed no interest in spiritual mushrooms or exotic herbs, not even caring for things like Warm Jade, Shattered Stone Essence, or Moonlight Yin Essence.
Just as Qin Yu and Hou Fei were about to reach the Red Blood Territory, the Cave Master of the Red Blood Cave Mansion emerged from seclusion once again.
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In the grand hall of the Red Blood Cave Mansion.
Sitting at the highest seat, Cha Hong wore an unpleasant expression. That black jade box had not yet been opened, and merely the most fundamental ’Dust Removal Restriction’ had already taken him over a hundred years to deal with. He had just come out from the secret chamber helplessly.
To open the black jade box would still require another year and a half.
In the past, during his seclusion, knowing there was a considerable amount of time left, Cha Hong’s mind remained calm. Now, at this final juncture, he was plagued by worries; sometimes he feared the Nine Evil Hall, Green Dragon Palace, and Bishui Mansion—three great forces—would find out, and other times he feared his own subordinates discovering this matter and betraying him.
"Greetings, Cave Master."
The thirteen guardians below bowed in unison. Each of the thirteen guardians of the Red Blood Cave Mansion was an expert, and even the weakest among them, a guardian that was outwardly at the late Golden Core stage, had an attack power that could match those at the Nascent Soul stage.
And the strongest guardian, their power was even close to Cha Hong. Although Cha Ge was the Vice Cave Master, he could not surpass the strongest guardian.
"Has that cultivator been pursued?"
Cha Hong’s voice came from above, leaving the thirteen guardians and the Vice Cave Master below with nothing to say.
"Big Brother, that cultivator is very cunning. I have already investigated the several cultivation sects above my 8 million li of water territory, and there is no cultivator with such pure and intense power."
Sang Mo stepped forward and said, bending his body: "Cave Master, that cultivator is very cunning. In the recent three years, there hasn’t been even a hint of his trace. I suspect he might have gone to the domain of other forces."
"Hmph!"
Cha Hong’s icy gaze swept over Sang Mo, causing him to shudder.
"Pursuing that cultivator has already taken three years, and the Nine Evil Hall’s eight great forces under its command, I have even asked other Cave Masters for help in issuing a wanted notice, but to this day, there’s still no news. The other forces’ domains, the Nine Evil Hall rules over ninety million li, do you think a cultivator can cross ninety million li in just three short years?"
Cha Hong was merely one of the eight cave mansions under the flag of the Nine Evil Hall. At most, he could ask other Cave Masters for assistance. But for superpowers like the Green Dragon Palace and Bishui Mansion, Cha Hong had no right to ask for favors.
"Sang Mo, I remember you mentioned a black eagle last time?" Cha Hong suddenly said.
Sang Mo immediately replied, "Reporting to the Cave Master, on the day we dealt with that cultivator, he was with a black eagle. The cultivator seemed to care a great deal for the black eagle, as they both tried to create opportunities for each other to escape."
Sang Mo naturally remembered the battle very well, knowing that Little Black and Qin Yu had created chances for each other to escape.
"Oh?"
Upon the great hall, Cha Hong responded with a sound and then fell silent. No one else dared to make a sound until after a long while when Cha Hong suddenly said, "Send out the order, starting from today, we’re not just to kill that cultivator but also to capture that black eagle. Remember, capture, do not kill it."
"Yes!"
All thirteen guardians and the Vice Cave Master responded in unison.
With a wave of his sleeve, Cha Hong disappeared from the grand hall. The thirteen guardians and the Vice Cave Master all understood very well that Cha Hong often secluded himself for cultivation. Occasionally he would appear for a short while only to continue his seclusion, especially disliking disturbances during such times.
"Capture the black eagle, and the cultivator will come; aren’t they close?" A cold glint flashed in Cha Hong’s eyes, and then he entered the secret chamber.
The vengeance of a brother, significant as it was, paled in importance to his Black Jade Box. At this moment, Qin Yu and Hou Fei, after a journey of treasure hunting, finally arrived at the stronghold of the Red Blood Cave Mansion—the Red Blood Territory.
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