Stellar Transformation-Chapter 144: Episode 6 - 13 A Drop of Blood Pearl

The structure of the Purple Evil Tower really is peculiar. Entering through the main entrance, there is a hexagonal hall, each side of the hexagon corresponding to a corridor. Aside from the entrance at the main door, the other five passages lead to several rooms each.

This was the case on the first floor. Standing in the hall on the first floor and looking up, one could see an endless flow of water because the corresponding spot on the second floor was open.

"It looked good from the outside, but the inside is even more pleasing to the eye," said Qin Yu, standing in the hall. Observing the variety of color combinations throughout the tower, he really wanted to find out who had designed the Purple Evil Tower. Not only was the structure novel, but the interior color matching was also exceptional.

Even the trio led by Di Jian couldn’t help but show a rare smile.

"Alright, let’s go upstairs, to the corridor leading north," Di Jian commanded directly.

Di Qing and Di Luan nodded their agreement, and as for Qin Yu... he had no right to object. Of course, Qin Yu was too lazy to object. Even being led by the three princes, there was always a faint smile on Qin Yu’s face.

It seemed like Qin Yu didn’t worry about himself in the slightest.

"Smile, but when we get to the Nine Evil Hall, you’ll have no reason to," Di Luan thought coldly to himself. He already envisioned the outcome of Guardian Jing Zhe devouring Qin Yu.

Upon reaching the second floor, they proceeded directly along the northern corridor. Both sides of this passage had rooms. Di Luan gave the arrangements a careful look, then spoke to Di Jian and Di Qing: "Second Brother, Sixth Brother, I’ll take the room on the left. Sixth Brother, you take the one on the right. Second Brother and that Qin Yu will stay in the center."

"Alright," responded Di Jian with a nod, then entered the room on the right while Di Qing addressed Qin Yu: "Qin Yu, come with me."

"No need to be so irritable, relax!" Qin Yu said with a smile, and leisurely walked into the central room.

Di Luan cautioned from behind, "Second Brother, be careful. This Qin Yu is no easy target. He’s on par with a Mid Cave Void expert. You absolutely cannot let your guard down." Hearing this reminder, Di Qing just nodded, his gaze towards Qin Yu sharpening ever more.

He could never let his guard down.

The princes from the Nine Evil Hall knew in their hearts that hoping for a safe journey back to the Nine Evil Hall counted for little when the Green Dragon Palace and Bishui Mansion would likely not wish the same. Even within the Giant Armor Cave Mansion, they dared not be careless.

After all, in the eyes of the experts from the Green Dragon Palace and Bishui Mansion, the Giant Armor Cave Mansion is virtually undefended.

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In the central room, Di Qing sat cross-legged with his eyes closed. However, his Spiritual Sense was entirely locked onto Qin Yu, allowing no room for any suspicious actions. Qin Yu, though, behaved properly, sitting cross-legged and quiet.

Suddenly, Qin Yu opened his eyes and looked at Di Qing with a smile.

"Hey, Second Prince?" Qin Yu called out. Seeing no response from Di Qing, he raised his voice, "Di Qing!" Qin Yu might not be able to distinguish the appearances of the nine princes of the Nine Evil Hall, but he certainly knew their names. Knowing it was the Second Prince, he naturally knew the name.

Di Qing frowned, opening his eyes to give Qin Yu a glance: "Shut up!"

"Second Prince, isn’t this a bit boring? Let’s have a chat," said Qin Yu, standing up and walking towards Di Qing as if he intended to get closer. Di Qing’s face immediately changed, his Protective Demon Essence Power growing even more powerful, and the Purple Evil Armor had already been protecting his body.

"Stop."

Di Qing shouted at Qin Yu. Although Di Qing was confident he could defeat Qin Yu, he believed that given the small gap in their powers, a close-range surprise attack could leave him severely injured or even dead.

"Why so nervous?" asked Qin Yu. Even though he said this, seeing Di Qing’s caution, he stopped nonetheless.

Di Qing spoke in a cold voice, "Go back to your spot, otherwise..."

Before Di Qing could finish his sentence, Qin Yu hurriedly said, "Alright, don’t worry, I’m going back. I won’t disturb you anymore." Qin Yu still had a smile on his face, as if he wasn’t angered in the least. He returned to the spot where he had been sitting cross-legged.

"Too rigid," he remarked.

Qin Yu muttered to himself, and then he sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and quietly began to cultivate.

Seeing Qin Yu do this, Di Qing also closed his eyes, but his Spiritual Sense didn’t dare to relax in the slightest as he guarded Qin Yu. This was not an easy task.

Time ticked by, second by second, and before long, two to three hours had passed.

Qin Yu opened his eyes, glanced at the room door, and then closed them again, thinking, "Given the influence of Bishui Mansion and Green Dragon Palace, my words in the great hall last time must have spread by now. They should come tonight."

When Qin Yu spoke that day in the great hall, even if Di Jian and his companions had silenced those present, the message would still get out because Qin Yu had set up his people to secretly spread the word before the arrival of the three princes.

As Qin Yu anticipated, people from Green Dragon Palace and Bishui Mansion had indeed arrived.

×××

After receiving Fu Hao’s message, Lord Lou knew that the three princes from Nine Evil Hall had taken Qin Yu to stay at Purple Evil Tower. Lord Lou was hiding far away in a rockery, his entire aura concealed. Even someone with cultivation similar to his, like Lord Teng approaching, would probably be unable to detect him.

Lord Lou’s eyes had returned to their normal green color.

Stroking his small mustache, a hint of relaxation appeared on Lord Lou’s face.

"Even Di Jian has come this time. If we really fight, I might not be a match for that Purple Evil Flood Dragon. Even if I were to capture that Qin Yu, escaping would be extremely challenging. I’m hiding here, letting Teng Shan make a move, and I might just end up being the lucky fisherman."

Lord Lou was alone, paying close attention to Purple Evil Tower, not daring to let his guard down.

...

Contrary to Lord Lou, who had gone to hide early, Lord Teng of Green Dragon Palace did the exact opposite.

"They’ve just settled into Purple Evil Tower, they must be on edge. I’ll wait for them to completely let their guard down after resting for three hours, then secretly capture that Qin Yu." Lord Teng stood on a peak of an underwater mountain range, gazing at the distant Giant Armor Cave Mansion.

Behind Lord Teng stood five protectors.

As time passed, Lord Teng’s expression was as stern as a rock carving.

"It’s about time."

Lord Teng’s eyes suddenly lit up as he transmitted a message to the five protectors behind him, "Be prepared, each of you. When I capture Qin Yu and return, your task will be to stop Di Jian."

"Yes!"

The Six Great Guardians bowed and responded through Spiritual Communication.

At that moment, they dared not speak. Although they were very far from Giant Armor Cave Mansion, it was better to be safe than sorry, for masters in the late-stage Cave Void were unimaginably sharper in their senses than ordinary people could imagine.

With a sweep of his blood-red robe, Lord Teng stored the robe in his Space Ring. After all, a blood-red color was rather conspicuous underwater. Dressed all in black and relying solely on his bodily strength, Lord Teng started for Giant Armor Cave Mansion.

Qiu Long, also a Demon Beast with an incredibly strong body, made Lord Teng’s entry into Giant Armor Cave Mansion effortless as he approached Purple Evil Tower directly.

Lord Teng’s movements were elusive, and the people of Giant Armor Cave Mansion could not see him at all. However, one person did notice, and that was Lord Lou, who had been anxiously waiting for Lord Teng’s appearance while keeping an eye on Purple Evil Tower.

"Teng Shan has finally shown up. It took him so long to come."

Lord Lou became ecstatic, hiding motionless inside the rockery, focus entirely on Purple Evil Tower, anticipating the situation after Lord Teng entered the building.

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"When it comes to fighting, I might not be a match for Di Jian, but when comparing Spiritual Sense, Di Jian is definitely no match for me," Lord Teng said with full confidence, as his Spiritual Sense had already reached the very peak of the Late-stage Cave Void, to be precise, the threshold of the Early Kongming.

That his Spiritual Sense was stronger than Di Jian was not an empty claim.

Moving like a wisp of smoke, Lord Teng stealthily entered the Purple Evil Tower through the secret door mentioned by Fu Hao, then spread his Spiritual Sense to cover the entire Purple Evil Tower, and immediately located his target; Qin Yu was in the same room as Di Qing.

Di Jian, who was in the right-hand room next to Qin Yu, suddenly opened his eyes.

Di Jian had just felt a momentary foreboding, but it soon subsided. Di Jian didn’t understand what had just happened, but he became even more cautious, not daring to let his guard down at all.

Like a gust of wind.

Lord Teng arrived at the northern corridor of the second floor of the Purple Evil Tower, moving without making a sound or releasing any energy.

Lord Teng suddenly froze in place.

"This is the room," Lord Teng noted, his eyes lighting up as he looked at the room Qin Yu and Di Qing were in.

"I must strike with a single blow, directly inflicting serious injury on Di Qing, but... I absolutely cannot kill Di Qing, otherwise, with the temper of those brothers from the Nine Evil Hall, they’re sure to stir up trouble with my Green Dragon Palace," Lord Teng resolved, a fierce light flashing in his eyes.

"Whoosh!"

The door flew open, a breeze stirred, and a streak of black light shot in.

Di Qing’s eyes suddenly snapped open, and before he could make a sound, his opponent’s punch was already attacking. Di Qing barely managed to use his hand to block. A deep "thump" followed by the sound of breaking bones rang out; Di Qing’s right arm was shattered, and at the same time, two of his ribs were broken.

One was prepared, the other caught off guard.

One at the peak of the Late-stage Cave Void, the other at the Middle Stage.

One attacked with full force, a hit aimed precisely to seriously injure the other. The other was only able to block hastily.

It was impossible for Di Qing not to be seriously injured!

"Who is it!"

A loud shout immediately came from the room on the right, followed by an explosion as a figure smashed through the walls of the two rooms and charged in, while Lord Teng had already rushed to Qin Yu’s side and grabbed him.

At the same time, through Spiritual Communication, he said, "Don’t resist, I am here to rescue you."

A slight smile appeared at the corner of Qin Yu’s mouth, and he thought to himself with amusement, "They’ve finally come."

Not resist?

That, of course, Qin Yu wouldn’t do. He had been waiting for this very opportunity.

Even though Lord Teng had communicated to Qin Yu not to resist, Lord Teng never really expected Qin Yu to willingly let himself be captured. Thus, when Lord Teng made his grab, he did it with full force. Qin Yu stretched out both arms, which turned golden in an instant.

Qin Yu’s hands drew a circle, forming the shape of Taiji with the golden Star Power.

"Bang!"

The Star Power collided with Lord Teng’s grab, and the golden Taiji barely held up for a moment before collapsing. However—

"Ah!"

Qin Yu immediately let out a scream of agony, flinging himself feebly in the direction of Di Qing. At this moment, filled with rage and madness, Di Jian bellowed, "Teng Shan!!!" Di Jian charged like a tiger descending the mountain, directly heading to kill Teng Shan.

Teng Shan instantly knew something was amiss and that he was no match for Di Jian. However, it wouldn’t be easy for Di Jian to pursue him.

"Teng Shan!"

Compared to Di Jian, Di Luan reacted even faster, having rushed over from another direction earlier, directly intercepting Teng Shan. Seeing Di Luan, a hint of disdain flashed across Teng Shan’s face, and with a mere wave of his hand, he sent Di Luan crashing down to the base of the Purple Evil Tower.

And then, Teng Shan bolted out the window.

Di Qing and Di Luan were consecutively gravely injured.

At this moment, Di Jian simply didn’t have time to assess the injuries of Di Qing and Di Luan; his first choice was to directly repel Teng Shan.

Qin Yu fell helplessly, and by his trajectory, it seemed his landing would be near Di Qing.

However, just as Qin Yu was about to hit the ground his body eerily accelerated instantaneously, shooting straight towards Di Qing like an arrow. The distance between Qin Yu and Di Qing was already exceedingly close, and in an instant, Qin Yu’s speed reached its peak.

Furthermore, Di Qing was severely injured.

"Go to hell."

Qin Yu’s spiritual communication entered Di Qing’s mind, and the gravely injured Di Qing was suddenly filled with terror. At that moment, a short sword suddenly appeared in Qin Yu’s palm—the Flame Sword, which he thrust into the exact spot Teng Shan had attacked earlier.

The Purple Evil Armor there had already been shattered by Teng Shan’s attack, and with Qin Yu’s Flame Sword being a top-grade spiritual artifact, coupled with the conduit of his golden star power at the tip of the sword, the attack was even more powerful than Teng Shan’s previous strike.

"Puh!"

A faint sound—Qin Yu’s Flame Sword pierced directly through the chest, puncturing the lung.

The Flame Sword was extremely thin, thin as a cicada’s wing, making the wound almost invisible.

Watching Qin Yu’s cold eyes, Di Qing, in a state of panic, immediately tried to control his Nascent Soul to flee. However, a strand of golden star power extended from the Flame Sword like a golden rope, binding Di Qing’s Nascent Soul firmly.

"Spare me, Qin Yu, please spare my life! If you let me live, my brothers will definitely not harm you, please spare me." During this life-or-death moment, Di Qing sent out a terrified spiritual communication.

"It’s too late!"

In the blink of an eye, the end of the golden rope became as sharp as a fine needle, piercing directly through the Nascent Soul. Di Qing’s soul dissipated, his spirit scattered, and Qin Yu collapsed beside Di Qing as if ’gravely injured,’ feigning complete debilitation with a deathly pale face.

Even Di Qing’s Nascent Soul wasn’t taken by Qin Yu.

Because Qin Yu intended to frame Teng Shan for the deed, Qin Yu’s internal energy surged, forcing blood to spill from his mouth. After all, if he was to feign grave injury, it had to look convincing. Qin Yu lay powerless on the ground, his complexion deathly pale.

Suddenly, a figure rushed up—it was Di Luan, who was holding a jade bottle in his hand.

"Second Brother, why didn’t you take the ’Jade Qin Pill’?"

Di Luan’s injuries seemed to have been mostly healed by this point. However, as he went to assist Di Qing, he was suddenly struck dumb. Freezing in shock, a howl of extreme grief erupted, "Second Brother!!!"

It was only at that moment that a single blood pearl slowly seeped out from the wound left by Qin Yu’s Flame Sword in Di Qing.

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