Stellar Transformation-Chapter 121: Volume 5 - 24 Rebellion

As the Five Guardians flew, the distance between them and Black Hawk continued to close. The exact distance from Black Hawk to Qin Yu and his party was something Bai Yin and the other three could only roughly gauge based on information from the Green-eyed Fish Clan; they couldn’t determine it accurately.

However, Qin Yu clearly sensed Little Black’s position.

"Now I can only rely on my Spiritual Sense, which has a greater range than theirs, to notify Little Black in advance." Qin Yu’s Spiritual Sense expanded. After three years of cultivation in that valley, Qin Yu’s soul had been continuously nourished by the Meteor Tear, and he had now reached the peak of the Late-stage Nascent Soul.

Strangely enough, while Qin Yu was in the Inner Valley, the heat stream released by the Meteor Tear was two to three times greater than outside. Now that Qin Yu had left the valley, the rate at which the Meteor Tear released heat had slowed down again, and Qin Yu couldn’t understand why.

The current was swift, and schools of fish moved in waves, yet the Five Guardians transformed into five rainbow streaks and sped past.

"We have received information from the Green-eyed Fish Clan that Black Hawk is only two thousand li away from us. We could encounter it at any moment. Everyone stop, let’s wait here at ease and be ready to strike Black Hawk with a deadly blow at any time," Bai Yin’s voice sounded, and immediately the other Four Great Guardians came to a halt.

The place where Qin Yu and his companions now stopped was completely open ocean, without a single thing to obstruct their path. In this boundless ocean, normal areas are over ten thousand meters deep, and demon cultivator palaces are usually built on underwater mountain ranges, simply because it’s difficult to construct palaces at exceedingly deep locations.

However, ten thousand meters is nothing remarkable.

In some deep abysses of this boundless ocean, the depth can even reach a hundred thousand meters, or even more. At such depths, just the water pressure alone reaches a terrifying level, beyond Qin Yu’s current strength to withstand.

Of course, the deeper the depth, the more treasures there are. But to be able to gather those treasures, one must have sufficient strength to reach them.

"Guardian Liu Xing, Ran Lan, and Mu Xu, you three get ready. It will be up to you three to withstand Black Hawk head-on. I will prepare to launch a sneak attack, delivering a deadly strike," Bai Yin said directly to Qin Yu and the others.

Qin Yu, on the other hand, was pondering his own sneak attack.

"Among these four, Bai Yin is the strongest; it’s best to kill him first. Ran Lan is cunning and venomous, while Mu Xu is arrogant but not a concern. As for Zhuang Zhong..." Qin Yu glanced at Zhuang Zhong; in fact, Qin Yu had always been on guard against this seemingly honest man.

Zhuang Zhong’s cultivation was at the Golden Core Late Stage, yet he had become a protector. In terms of attack power, neither Ran Lan nor Mu Xu could be sure of surpassing him.

"Bai Yin is at the Middle Stage Nascent Soul, while Ran Lan and Mu Xu are only at the Early-stage Nascent Soul. If I’m to launch a sneak attack, I’ll aim for the strongest one first. It’ll be easier to take out the most dangerous one and then join forces with Little Black," Qin Yu looked at Bai Yin and then flew straight towards him.

Bai Yin, seeing Qin Yu flying towards him, immediately became alert in his heart.

With a flash of light, Bai Yin was clad in a battle armor that emitted a silver-white glow, and streams of Demon Essence Power flowed around him. At the same time, Bai Yin spoke loudly, "Although the five of us are joining forces against one person, we must be careful. First, everyone ensure your own safety."

Bai Yin then looked at Qin Yu with a smile and said, "Guardian Liu Xing, are you so confident that you don’t need Protective Body?"

Qin Yu cursed internally.

He didn’t know whether Bai Yin did this intentionally or not, but as a result, the difficulty of launching a sneak attack to kill Bai Yin had increased significantly.

"Could it be that Bai Yin suspects me?" Qin Yu was shocked in his heart. If that were indeed the case, then the situation would be bad; at least Bai Yin would certainly be vigilant against him, and trying to launch a sneak attack to kill Bai Yin would be much more difficult.

Qin Yu pondered in his heart but finally said coldly, "Protective Body? There’s no need for Guardian Bai Yin to worry about such a minor matter."

Qin Yu glanced at the other three.

Zhuang Zhong was also carrying a huge Armor on his back, while Ran Lan and Mu Xu did not have any Battle Armor. With a bit of thought, Qin Yu completely understood it. Zhuang Zhong’s true form was a ’Giant Crab’, and Bai Yin’s was a ’Silver Armored Shrimp’. Their Battle Armor was part of their natural endowment.

You must know that the defense Spiritual Artifacts, firstly, Artifact Refining requires a variety of ores in large quantities, and secondly, the difficulty is great. For a Demon Cultivator, refining Battle Armor is indeed very difficult. Generally, Demon Cultivators who possess Battle Armor are born with it.

Ran Lan was a Black Ring Water Python, and Mu Xu was an Octopus; naturally, they had no Battle Armor. So at this moment, the most they could do was to use their Demon Essence Power to form a Protective Body.

"Alright, we’ll kill Ran Lan and Mu Xu first, reducing four to two. Although Bai Yin is difficult to deal with, by joining forces with Little Black, handling the remaining two should not be a problem," Qin Yu secretly calculated in his heart while outwardly preparing alongside Ran Lan and Mu Xu.

Qin Yu, Ran Lan, and Mu Xu stood shoulder to shoulder, ready to converge on Black Hawk as soon as they spotted him and launch a joint attack.

...

"Bai Yin, are you really sending Mu Xu to his death?" Ran Lan communicated to Bai Yin via Spiritual Sense.

Bai Yin’s face showed no change, but he replied via Spiritual Sense, "Mu Xu is arrogant and not very scheming. If we tell him this news, there’s bound to be a leak. You, Ran Lan, are different; you’re notoriously cunning and ruthless, not exactly friendly to anyone. Even if you’re not nice to Liu Xing, he wouldn’t suspect a thing."

Ran Lan felt pleased when Bai Yin commented on his ’cunning and ruthless’ nature.

"Hmph, let’s see if that Liu Xing is truly a Cultivator. Poor Mu Xu," Ran Lan communicated via Spiritual Sense. Although he spoke like this, in reality, Ran Lan did not care in the slightest about Mu Xu’s life or death.

...

Little Black was flying at high speed toward the northwest. He had not seen Qin Yu for quite some time; at this moment, he clearly sensed Qin Yu’s presence and that he was only a few hundred miles away. Just as Little Black was feeling excited,

"Little Black, stop."

Qin Yu’s voice rang inside Little Black’s mind through Spiritual Sense. Upon hearing the familiar voice, Little Black did not hesitate for a moment and immediately stopped. However, at this moment, Qin Yu was nearly a hundred miles away from Little Black. Qin Yu could communicate with Little Black using Spiritual Sense, but Little Black could not send a message back.

"Little Black, right now, the Four Guardians of Red Blood Cave Mansion are preparing to ambush and kill you, and I am mixed in with them. Remember, you must rush towards me at full strength about ten meters to my west, and when you see the person in white Battle Armor, you strike to kill. Remember, charge with all your might and catch them off guard," Qin Yu instructed, and Little Black understood everything completely.

Just then, energy surged within Little Black, and blood-red Lightning streaked across his wings. With a single flap of his wings, Little Black instantly transformed into a streak of blood-red Lightning, disappearing in the northwest direction at an astonishingly fast pace.

...

The Five Guardians each covered the area meticulously with their Spiritual Sense, ready to strike at any moment.

Qin Yu, Ran Lan, and Mu Xu were at the forefront. Bai Yin was about ten meters to the west of the trio, while Zhuang Zhong was at the very back. None of the Five Guardians spoke a word because they all knew that Black Hawk could appear at any moment!

"Here it comes!"

The Spiritual Communication from Guardian Bai Yin rang in the minds of the few individuals; he, being at the Mid-stage Nascent Soul, had a higher level of Spiritual Sense than the others. However, Bai Yin had no idea just how formidable Qin Yu’s Spiritual Sense was.

Just as Bai Yin’s voice echoed in their minds, everyone’s Spiritual Sense detected a blood-red light speeding directly towards them at an exceptionally chilling speed, which in itself hinted at the strength behind it.

Qin Yu, Ran Lan, and Mu Xu almost simultaneously dashed towards the blood-red light.

Bai Yin, seeing this scene, showed a trace of a smile, but it lasted only a moment before his face froze in shock because the blood-red light, seeing the three figures charging towards it, swiftly veered and instead headed straight for Bai Yin.

"Ambush!"

The Spiritual Communication from Bai Yin resounded synchronously in everyone’s minds, as Ran Lan, Qin Yu, and Mu Xu, who were originally heading towards the blood-red light, found themselves outpaced. Black Hawk was simply too fast; Qin Yu and the others were unable to stop him, so they immediately turned and rushed again towards Black Hawk.

This moment!

Qin Yu, Mu Xu, and Ran Lan were shoulder to shoulder, rushing toward Black Hawk, while Black Hawk charged at Bai Yin with Zhuang Zhong still behind him. That was the situation at the time; logically, what should follow would be five people besieging Black Hawk.

However, at this moment, the situation changed, because Qin Yu finally made his move!

"Pfft!"

The Flame Burning Gloves appeared on Qin Yu’s hands almost instantly, and his left hand pierced directly into Mu Xu’s chest, crushing his heart. Completely unprepared, the feeble Demon Essence Power of Mu Xu was nowhere near capable of withstanding the might of Qin Yu’s Flame Burning Gloves.

Qin Yu’s right hand, on the other hand, struck like an arrow from behind Ran Lan.

"Bang!"

As if having a premonition, Ran Lan’s hands moved to block, but the terrifying power of Qin Yu and the force of the Flame Burning Gloves far exceeded Ran Lan’s expectations. Ran Lan’s hand snapped with the sound of breaking bones and was completely severed, but he managed to use the force to retreat rapidly.

"Damn it!" Qin Yu’s expression changed.

Mu Xu, whose heart was crushed, looked at Qin Yu blankly, disbelief on his face: "You, you, you..." He couldn’t even finish his sentence before his soul began to be sucked into reincarnation. It was a pity that Mu Xu hadn’t reached the Cave Void Stage at which point the soul could merge with the Nascent Soul.

"Liu Xing is that cultivator!"

Ran Lan screamed bitterly, his eyes filled with venomous hatred and resentment. With his arm severed, the bones utterly shattered, he would never be able to regenerate it unless Ran Lan could overcome the Ninety-nine Tribulations and ascend to the next realm.

Bai Yin’s heavily prepared full-powered strike, originally intended as a Deadly Strike against Black Hawk, now had to be used in a straightforward and bright attack in the face of Black Hawk’s assault, as Black Hawk’s sharp claws collided with his two jags.

"Boom"—the violent collision. Black Hawk was unexpectedly unharmed, while Bai Yin was forced to fly backwards.

"Kill Liu Xing!"

Bai Yin shouted at the top of his voice, while Zhuang Zhong at the very back roared loudly: "Liu Xing, so you’re that cultivator! Guardian Ran Lan, let’s join forces to kill him. Guardian Bai Yin, hold back that Black Hawk."

Bai Yin knew of Qin Yu’s strength and the abilities of Zhuang Zhong and Ran Lan. Without hesitation, he agreed to the proposal. However, in that instant, a Communication Order appeared in the hand hidden behind his back, which nearly as quickly vanished again.

"Sang Mo despises those cultivators the most. Leave it to him," Bai Yin said with a cold smile on his face. He was incredibly fast, and his hand remained concealed behind his back, unnoticed by Qin Yu and Black Hawk. But Zhuang Zhong saw everything.

A flash of light enveloped Bai Yin’s body, and in a moment, he transformed into a gigantic silver shrimp over ten meters long, with a shell that seemed as unyielding as rock. A terrifying aura surged from the shrimp. With a flick of its tail, the silver shrimp narrowly reached Black Hawk’s side.

Two massive pincers shot towards Black Hawk with incredible speed.

As Bai Yin attacked Black Hawk, Zhuang Zhong and Ran Lan nearly simultaneously launched themselves at Qin Yu. The Flame Sword immediately appeared in Qin Yu’s hands, and he pinched out a sword technique, ready to cast "Yan Huan Swordsmanship." However, just at that moment, two scenes that left Qin Yu dumbstruck unfolded at the same time.

The first scene!

"Boom!"

There was a loud bang as Zhuang Zhong’s right fist shockingly collided with Ran Lan’s head next to him, causing it to burst open like a watermelon’s rind, with red and white matter splattering everywhere. Zhuang Zhong then turned to Qin Yu with a smile and said, "As a gift of allegiance, consider this a token from Guardian Liu Xing."

The second scene!

The pincers of the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Silver Armored Shrimp were incredibly powerful and swift. But faced with its assault, Little Black flapped its wings and successfully dodged, prompting the Silver Armored Shrimp to attack once more.

However—

A piercing shriek emanated from Little Black’s beak, and at the same time, Qin Yu felt Little Black’s aura suddenly swell.

Facing the two massive pincers attacking, Little Black turned into a streak of black light and charged directly at the Silver Armored Shrimp. In an instant, its two cold black talons grew tenfold, becoming a pair of blood-red claws.

"Plop!" "Plop!"

As if tearing through tofu, the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Silver Armored Shrimp’s head was effortlessly crushed by Little Black, killing it on the spot.

These two scenes occurred almost simultaneously, both astounding Qin Yu.

"Little Black, when did you become so powerful?" Qin Yu asked incredulously, staring at Little Black. The blood-red talons that had grown tenfold were terrifyingly murderous and shockingly sharp, easily rending the defense of the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Silver Armored Shrimp.

With a sweep of Spiritual Sense, Qin Yu then realized Little Black had already reached the Early-stage Nascent Soul.

"I reached the Golden Core Late Stage three years ago. The last time I returned to the valley, I had reached the peak of the Golden Core stage, and I’ve just recently had a breakthrough. Also, I can now learn many secret skills from my memories, including the one I just used," Little Black said with a chuckle.

With Inheritance Memory and undergoing a Forbidden Technique, though only being at the Early-stage Nascent Soul, the actual attack power was dreadfully strong.

(End of Chapter Two~~~ Bai Yin has sent the message to Sang Mo, what will happen next? Heh heh~~~)

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