Stellar Transformation-Chapter 199: Episode 10 - 5 Primordial Spirit Qi

Today’s first Chapter!

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The Azure Dragon’s eyes were bloodshot, and as it roared, it charged directly southward, repeatedly attacking an invisible enemy with its hands. The Azure Dragon was completely oblivious to everything else and had no idea that Yan Mo was coming to kill it.

Gasp for breath, Yan Mo’s eyes intermittently flashed red.

Even now, Yan Mo had not been lured by the flute’s melody to run southward--that was because he had not completely succumbed to the demon within, retaining a sliver of clarity. Had he not been distracted and tried to kill Jiao Jiu from the start, Yan Mo estimated that he would be exhibiting milder symptoms of demonic possession by now.

Unfortunately, while listening to the flute melody, Yan Mo had also killed Jiao Jiu. With murderous intent in his heart, it was naturally much harder to resist the demonic influence of the melody. With Jiao Jiu’s death, Yan Mo became more inclined toward death, so when he saw Situ Xue, he attacked as well.

Now, seeing the Azure Dragon, he still intended to kill!

"Not good, the Azure Dragon has completely fallen to the demon, and it’s not aware of Yan Mo’s intention to kill," Qin Yu thought with alarm.

Li’er nodded and said, "Right now, Yan Mo is only one step away from complete demonic possession. In this state... if he kills the Azure Dragon, he will sink even deeper, and he might become fully possessed by the demon."

"Qin Yu, Big Brother, what are you thinking? Are you considering making a move?" Li’er asked Qin Yu with a faint smile.

In fact, Qin Yu was undergoing a fierce internal struggle at the moment.

To save, or not to save?

In this world, even if Qin Yu wanted to save him, faced with the current frenzy of Yan Mo, Qin Yu’s strength was yet insufficient to contend with him.

"Qin Yu, Big Brother, forget it. If you make a move and are discovered by Yan Mo, there’s a chance he might turn around and attack you in his killing frenzy... As for the Azure Dragon, we’re powerless to help," Li’er said, shaking her head with a sigh.

Qin Yu turned his head to look at Li’er, and abruptly said, "Li’er, I always feel like you’re detached from the world. It seems like nothing can affect you."

"Really?" Li’er was taken aback.

"Ahhh~~~~~" A roar echoed out.

Qin Yu and Li’er hastily turned their heads to look, only to see Yan Mo clutching his head, screaming in agony, while the Azure Dragon continued to run south. Surprisingly... Yan Mo refrained from laying a hand on the Azure Dragon.

"No, no..."

Yan Mo kept panting, sweat oozing from his entire body, his aura menacing to an extreme degree.

"Eh." Li’er’s eyes lit up, shimmering brightly, "Qin Yu, Big Brother, Yan Mo’s determination is beyond my imagination. At this last moment, he actually managed to control himself from taking action, and it seems like he’s still trying hard to resist the temptation of the flute melody?"

While speaking, Li’er gently plucked the strings of her instrument, and waves of green energy completely neutralized the red waves within several meters around them.

Qin Yu also noticed. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Suddenly—

Yan Mo’s arms thickened, his fists clenched tight.

Like a pair of giant hammers, Yan Mo roared in a low voice, continuously pounding the ground with his fists, creating a series of deep sounds from the impact.

With every thud of his fists against the ground, there was also the sound of Yan Mo’s roars.

With each pounding strike, Yan Mo’s eyes flashed with even more deadly sharpness, like the terrifying gaze of a general exploding into action between life and death. At this moment, Yan Mo was completely in that state, and in just a short while—

A tiger’s roar sounded, and Yan Mo suddenly stood up.

Evil energy!

The sky-reaching evil energy made Yan Mo resemble a general waging battle on the field, his tiger-like eyes sweeping through his surroundings. He then charged straight toward the direction of the Azure Dragon. Clearly, Yan Mo remembered the path the Azure Dragon had taken, for in his demonic state, running was an unconscious act.

Right now, Yan Mo’s speed was like a rainbow’s, who knew how much faster.

"What is Yan Mo trying to do?" Qin Yu wondered.

"Follow him and find out," Li’er said with a smile, and the two of them swiftly followed the Azure Dragon, flying southward.

The Azure Dragon’s step was not nearly as quick as Yan Mo’s flight through the air. In a short while, Yan Mo had caught up with the Azure Dragon. Qin Yu and Li’er only saw Yan Mo charge at the Azure Dragon with extreme speed before he swung his arm out to strike.

"He’s going to kill again?" Qin Yu gasped in shock.

With a tremendously heavy blow, the Azure Dragon’s body was sent flying backward, his chest clothing utterly shattered.

"No," Li’er shook her head. "Yan Mo didn’t kill the Azure Dragon; instead, he stopped him from running southward. Evidently, Yan Mo also realized that there must be something extremely dangerous to the south, so he stopped the Azure Dragon. As for why Yan Mo stopped him, perhaps it’s because they’re both from the Dragon Clan."

Listening to Li’er’s explanation, Qin Yu turned his attention back to the Azure Dragon and Yan Mo.

"Kill, kill..." the Azure Dragon roared and actually managed to rise again, attempting to run southward.

Yan Mo was also trembling as he resisted the flute’s temptation, once again launching another attack on the Azure Dragon.

"Crack!" During this strike, the sound of bones shattering was unmistakably clear, and the Azure Dragon fell to the ground.

"His right leg is broken." Qin Yu admired Yan Mo’s cunning. "Yan Mo really is clever. Instead of continuously stopping him, it’s better to break his legs directly. With only one leg, the Azure Dragon’s running speed will definitely be much slower."

In a demonic state, one’s intelligence was akin to that of a Fierce Beast.

Running was completely unconscious, and the Azure Dragon once again roared as he tried to rise, but he failed.

With a roar, the Azure Dragon slammed his hands onto the ground, then his whole body shot into the air before landing again. This time, supported only by his left leg, the Azure Dragon stood still, slightly dazed. Then, he suddenly lay face down on the ground and brazenly started crawling southward with his hands.

Yan Mo had completely closed his eyes, his forehead covered in sweat.

He was already unable to protect himself, let alone spare the Heart Power to help the Azure Dragon. In his attempts to aid the Azure Dragon, his demonic state deepened.

"Clang..."

The sound of metal clashing. The melody of the flute suddenly intensified as if the sound of clanking metal flowed within it. Instantly, the frequency of the red ripples in the entire Illusionary Demon Realm rose significantly, spreading towards everyone.

Li’er’s eyes lit up, and she exclaimed, "How powerful."

Li’er’s right hand once again plucked the strings of the ancient qin held in her left hand. This time, there was a green glow on her fingertips, and the green ripples from the qin increased in strength. Despite the quickening pace of the red ripples, the green ripples from the qin ensured a nearly twenty-meter radius around Li’er was in complete safety.

Suddenly—

Two roars echoed in the distance.

"I estimate it’s True Master Yan Xu and Yida," Li’er said, her eyes shining with insight as she scanned the north, as if she could see through the boundless mist, "What a pity, originally Yan Mo could have persisted for a long time, but unfortunately..."

Li’er was still murmuring ’what a pity’.

At this moment, due to the intensification of the red ripple frequency, Yan Mo, who had been hovering on the edge, could no longer hold on. Finally, he threw back his head and let out a sky-shaking howl, his eyes also turning into that violent blood red, as he turned and dashed toward the south.

Even with Yan Mo’s resolute nature, the constant distractions ultimately led him to fall completely into a demonic state.

Yan Mo ran, howling, while Qin Yu and Li’er picked up speed, getting much closer to Yan Mo—with only a thirty-meter distance between them. Originally, Qin Yu and Li’er were worried about being discovered by Yan Mo and had been following from a distance, but now there was no need for concern.

After a while...

"Up ahead is the Azure Dragon," Qin Yu said aloud.

Qin Yu and Li’er could already see the Azure Dragon ahead of Yan Mo, howling and crawling southward on his hands.

Although the Azure Dragon’s hand-crawling on the ground wasn’t slow, it was much slower than others running... And at this moment, both Qin Yu and Li’er gasped in shock, taking a cold breath.

"Good heavens... the Immortal who set up this formation is too..." Qin Yu’s face looked extremely troubled.

Qin Yu had discovered that, just tens of meters in front of Yan Mo and the Azure Dragon, lay a dark red Round Lake, with something in it that resembled magma—the dark red viscous liquid constantly churned, with bubbles appearing on the surface.

Heat.

Within a hundred meters, Qin Yu could feel the terrifyingly high temperature.

Obviously... this dark red viscous liquid was definitely not ordinary magma.

Meanwhile, the Azure Dragon and Yan Mo howled even more excitedly, as if they saw something thrilling, and ran towards the Round Lake.

"Ding—"

Accompanied by a light sound, the previously piercing flute music abruptly ceased.

"Pfft~~~" The Azure Dragon and Yan Mo’s bodies trembled, they came to a halt, and then spewed out blood over a meter high into the air before their bodies completely slumped down.

Qin Yu and Li’er also saw True Master Yan Xu and Yida, dozens of meters behind them, who also spat out a mouthful of blood as the piercing flute music abruptly ended. To be precise, it was far more than a mouthful.

The blood sprang up like a fountain a meter high, indicating the sheer amount that was spewed.

"This Immortal Ni Yang is truly too excessive. He set up this ’Illusionary Demon Realm’ to test whether those who entered the Nine Swords Immortal Mansion had the necessary strength of heart. Even so, at the end, the flute music should have gradually faded away. Stopping it at the peak like he did certainly caused those who fell into madness to suffer grievous injuries, with their internal organs severely shaken. Even those Independent Immortals and Independent Demons must be having a hard time," Li’er said reproachfully.

Qin Yu understood Immortal Ni Yang’s intentions as well.

"This Immortal is indeed capricious and not as hypocritically scholarly as other cultivators," Qin Yu said with a faint smile.

And at that moment, Qin Yu and the others felt the world spin around them.

When their minds cleared, the boundless fog around them had disappeared.

The Azure Dragon, Yan Mo, True Master Yan Xu, and Yida all had gray complexions, with the Azure Dragon and Yan Mo covered in blood. The black-haired elder and the three Yellow Clothes men of the Green Dragon Palace were also quite pale, but after the Independent Immortals and Independent Demons took a moment to recover their breath, they returned to their normal states.

The strength of the Independent Immortals and Independent Demons was unquestionably showcased.

At this moment, those who survived found themselves together.

Originally, the Azure Dragon and the others had run towards the south, near the Round Lake, but within moments, all of them had gathered together again. It must be said, Immortal Ni Yang’s divine skills were indeed extraordinary.

"Thank you," the Azure Dragon said in a low voice next to Yan Mo.

But Yan Mo didn’t say much.

At this moment, the Azure Dragon had fully recalled everything that had just happened. He was acutely aware that if it hadn’t been for Yan Mo pushing him to the ground and then breaking his right leg, he, the Azure Dragon, would probably have fallen into that dark red Round Lake by now, leaving no bone unturned.

"Where are we?" Huo Lan looked around and asked.

After a brief rest, the effects on the Independent Immortals and Independent Demons were not significant. They were now contemplating their surroundings.

"Could this place be something similar to the Illusionary Demon Realm?" True Master Shui Rou asked with furrowed brows, obviously detesting such a place. If it really were like the Illusionary Demon Realm, the danger here would undoubtedly be even greater, and whether the Independent Immortals and Independent Demons could withstand it was still in question.

And at that moment—

"Ha ha, now that you’ve passed the Illusionary Fairyland, I, Ni Yang, allow you to hear my voice."

A clear voice suddenly rang between heaven and earth.

Everyone instantly held their breath. They all knew that this voice must belong to the capricious and unruly Immortal Ni Yang; everyone listened carefully, as every word spoken by Ni Yang could very well determine their survival.

"Too arrogant," Elder Qian Xu murmured with a frown.

The others, however, did not say much.

"The Illusionary Demon Realm, this was something I spent a long time thinking up. I suppose some of you were completely controlled by the flute due to becoming possessed. However, the place you are in is still a distance away from the ’Death Flame Lake’. If you’re lucky enough, maybe the flute will stop playing halfway, and that would be your good fortune. But... sometimes, luck is more important than strength."

When he said the phrase "sometimes, luck is more important than strength," Immortal Ni Yang’s voice deepened quite a bit, losing the assertiveness it had at the beginning.

After a long pause, when the people thought that Immortal Ni Yang would no longer speak, a voice echoed from the sky once again.

"The Nine Sword Immortal Mansion was built with a collection of precious materials that I, Ni Yang, gathered over the years. Since you’ve passed the Illusionary Demon Realm, you can simply walk towards the green light in the north, and you will see the outer hall of the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion. What you can get depends on your own fortunes, ha ha..."

With laughter, the voice of Immortal Ni Yang disappeared between heaven and earth.

The surviving people exchanged glances, and without saying anything, they headed straight towards the misty green light in the north.

As they advanced... a splendid palace emerged. The entire palace was made of green jade, and the misty green light was emanating from it. At the same time, everyone felt a breath—

"Primordial Spirit Qi, such dense Primordial Spirit Qi."

Elder Qian Xu, True Master Yue Yan, and both Huo Lan and Huo Can’s eyes ignited with fervor.

If Immortal Essence Power and Demon Essence Power were advancements of True Essence Power, then Primordial Spirit Qi was an advancement of nature’s spiritual energy. Heavenly Immortals and Heavenly Demons usually cultivated by absorbing Primordial Spirit Qi. For Independent Immortals and Independent Demons, this Primordial Spirit Qi was too exciting.

After all, under normal circumstances, there is no Primordial Spirit Qi in the Mortal World.

Like a flash of lightning, all seven Independent Immortals and Independent Demons, with glowing eyes, rushed towards the Green Jade Palace.

(Today’s first Chapter ends here. Writing on my notebook and will upload when I have network access. Life is truly difficult these days...)

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