Stellar Transformation-Chapter 431: Episode 14 The New Monarch - 4 Change of Target (Fang Qie seeks monthly votes!)
"Indeed, there are quite a few people," Hei Yu nodded. After all, they were not too far from the entrance at the moment, and he and Feifei could also sense the auras of emperor-level experts nearby. Qin Yu and his companions immediately flew toward the entrance.
As they approached, Qin Yu truly felt the enormity of the half-planet formed by the Cosmic Shattered Gold Flow—it was boundless.
From a distance, it looked spherical, but as they got closer, Qin Yu and the others clearly felt as if it were a flat surface, endlessly covered with ’broken gold’ everywhere. At a glance, everything seemed to be golden except for one place—a circular hole about ten meters in diameter, which was not gold in color.
This circular hole faintly appeared black, with only occasional, relatively weak light flowing.
Qin Yu and his companions arrived in front of the circular hole.
"Hmm?" Qin Yu frowned.
According to the map’s rough description, the entrance leading to the Mishen Palace was supposed to be open. However, Qin Yu discovered that this passage had been sealed off by a restriction—a transparent, thin film covered the surface of the circular hole, with different lights flowing faintly upon it.
"Immortal Essence Power, Demon Essence Power, Demon Power—there are actually three types of energy auras," Qin Yu’s frown deepened, as the transparent film formed by the restriction had so many presences.
Qin Yu’s Immortal Consciousness had long since detected that behind this transparent film, within the circular hole, there was a group of emperor-level experts.
Suddenly—
"You three, leave immediately. The leaders of all the forces from the Immortal Realm, Demon World, and Demon World have come to an agreement to seal off the Mishen Palace starting today. No one is allowed to enter."
A telepathic message echoed in the minds of Qin Yu and his companions.
Qin Yu could even see through the transparent film to the figures of many people about seven or eight meters away behind it; the one who sent the telepathic message must have been one of them.
"Big Brother, what’s going on? Why is this passage sealed like this?" Hou Fei asked in confusion. "And what’s with this agreement of all forces from the Three Realms? What’s going on exactly?"
Qin Yu shook his head as well, completely unaware of the situation.
"I’ll ask Ao Wuming," Qin said directly, taking out the ’Communication Secret Array’ from within the Jiang Lan Realm. The Communication Puzzle floated directly in space, and Qin Yu entered it to contact Ao Wuming.
It was only a moment before Qin Yu frowned and emerged, at the same time retrieving the Communication Secret Array.
"What’s the situation?" Hei Yu looked at Qin Yu as well.
Qin Yu shook his head, "Not long ago, leaders from the Three Realms, including the Peng Demon Emperor and the Dragon Emperor, gathered together and agreed that this entrance would only be opened once every ten thousand years, and remain sealed at other times."
"Ten thousand years? When is that going to be?" Hou Fei complained.
Qin Yu shook his head with a disdainful smile, "No, even after ten thousand years, we wouldn’t have the qualification to enter. According to their agreement, after ten thousand years, it’s only the leaders of the Immortal Realm, Demon World, and Demon World who can send people in, and the chances of entering are pitifully few. In the entire Immortal Realm, there is only one spot."
Hei Yu and Hou Fei instantly understood.
This agreement between the leaders of the Three Realms was to exclude solitary powerful individuals or those from smaller forces out, denying them any opportunity to obtain the divine artifacts of the Mishen Palace.
"How despicable," Hou Fei cursed angrily.
Qin Yu sneered, "According to Ao Wuming, this restriction is called ’Eight-Nine Locking Array,’ its defense is so strong that not even a few Ninth Level Immortal Emperors could break through it together. However, I want to try and see if it’s really as formidable as they say."
Qin Yu kicked out, his Nine Transmutations Force fully penetrating every part, his power reaching its peak. With a fierce motion, his foot slammed violently against the transparent membrane.
With this kick, Qin Yu was confident he could have kicked through an entire planet.
"Thump!" A very slight sound, Qin Yu only felt as if he had kicked into cotton. The endless attack power was completely dissipated, and the transparent membrane merely rippled slightly, without any damage whatsoever.
A shock ran through Qin Yu’s heart.
His body, comparable to a Middle Grade Divine Artifact, and his strength, which would rank him among the strongest even within the Dinosaur Clan of another parallel space, was unable to make even the slightest dent in the restriction with his all-out kick.
"Big Brother," Hou Fei’s expression changed, "The defense of this restriction is indeed astonishing. Probably only Wu Lan might be able to break it."
"Don’t waste your time, you won’t be able to break it!" An Emperor-level expert transmitted his voice from the other side of the transparent membrane, clearly very confident.
...
Before asking Wu Lan for assistance, the three brothers Qin Yu tried attacking together. However, in front of the ’Eight-Nine Locking Array,’ even their combined efforts couldn’t breach it.
Qin Yu tried all kinds of tactics, even having Hei Tong persuade [others] to help, and finally got Wu Lan to reluctantly aid in smashing the ’Eight-Nine Locking Array.’ But alas, even the combined effort of Qin Yu, Hou Fei, Hei Yu, and Wu Lan couldn’t break the ’Eight-Nine Locking Array.’
"Big Brother, what do we do?" Hou Fei looked at the transparent membrane and helplessly turned to Qin Yu.
Qin Yu also found it unbelievable.
His attack power was definitely on par with two Ninth Level Immortal Emperors. Hou Fei and Hei Yu’s attack powers were akin to one Ninth Level Immortal Emperor each, and Wu Lan had the attack power of probably five or six Ninth Level Immortal Emperors. Yet even so many combined couldn’t break the ’Eight-Nine Locking Array.’
"One last time!" Qin Yu clenched his teeth, "Let’s have Ye Qu and Ao Wuxu also lend a hand. I refuse to believe that such a large group of experts can’t break this thing."
Wu Lan also stared in disbelief at the ’transparent membrane.’ He too found it hard to believe that it possessed such formidable defensive power.
Ye Qu and Ao Wuxu appeared out of nowhere beside the group.
"Brother Qin Yu, really? Is this transparent membrane truly as formidable as you say?" Ye Qu asked in shock. Qin Yu nodded, still shaken.
This thing’s defensive power was too terrifying. If it were used to trap someone, who could escape?
Qin Yu did not know that setting up the ’Eight-Nine Locking Array’ required seventy-two Emperor-level experts. Producing so many experts in one breath was not something many forces could afford to do.
Secondly, the establishment of this ’Eight-Nine Locking Array’ was complicated. Using it to trap someone was likely impractical, as the person would probably have slipped away long before the formation was successfully set up.
Thirdly, and most importantly... the reason why the present ’Eight-Nine Locking Array’ was so formidable was due to its small defensive area, just this one circular hole. If it were to defend a circular hole covering thousands of miles, then Qin Yu alone could break through it. Aside from the small area, another crucial factor was that those who set up the formation came from three different places: the Immortal Realm, the Demon World, and the Demon Realm.
This ’Eight-Nine Locking Array’ is quite peculiar; the more diverse the energy of those setting it up, the stronger its defense.
Originally, just seventy-two Demon Emperors arranging the Formation could withstand the attacks of five to six Emperor-level experts.
Now, these seventy-two Emperor-level experts came from three sides. With their energy intermixed, the defensive power surprisingly increased by a lot, but how much it had increased had yet to be tested.
"Everyone, get ready, let’s attack together," Qin Yu communicated.
Qin Yu, Hou Fei, Hei Yu, Wu Lan, Ye Qu, and Ao Wuxu, all six readied their power, their cultivation reaching its peak.
"Attack!"
The six experts struck as one, and the combined attack force was terrifyingly powerful. A thunderous boom resounded as their full-powered strikes simultaneously hit the transparent membrane, shaking it violently, yet in a moment, it returned to calm.
Failure!
The joint attack of the six experts had failed.
Qin Yu, Hou Fei, Wu Lan, Ao Wuxu, and the others exchanged glances, their eyes full of shock. The strength of their combined attack was so immense that even a Ninth Level Immortal Emperor would likely turn to ashes instantly. But this collective full-powered attack couldn’t even shake the Eight-Nine Locking Array.
"Qin Yu, let me return to the Jiang Lan Realm," Ao Wuxu sighed deeply.
Cold and proud as always, Ao Wuxu rarely showed a look of shock, but now he had given up. If the combined attack of the six couldn’t breach the Eight-Nine Locking Array, they probably had no other options.
Qin Yu nodded, allowing Ao Wuxu to return to the Jiang Lan Realm.
"Damn it, this, this is too freakish. If one had this for defense in a fight, who could break through?" Hou Fei’s eyes trembled with the thought, utterly shocked by the defensive power of the Eight-Nine Locking Array.
Qin Yu laughed, "The defensive power is indeed strong, but who can instantly set up such a Formation during a fight? What you’re talking about is simply impossible."
Qin Yu left out one point, setting up this Formation required seventy-two Emperor-level experts.
Hei Yu looked at Qin Yu, "Big Brother, the entrance has been sealed, and we can’t open it. What do we do next?" Even Hei Yu was unsure of their next move.
"Sealing the entrance only blocks the entrance on the Demon World’s side. The entrance to the Dark Star Realm hasn’t been sealed, let’s go there!" Qin Yu said with a smile.
Hou Fei and Hei Yu’s eyes lit up.
"Qin Yu, don’t dream," Ye Qu said with a chuckle, while Wu Lan nodded, "Qin Yu, the entrance to the Dark Star Realm is strictly forbidden to anyone not from the Dark Star Realm, and there’s no way to enter."
Qin Yu was momentarily taken aback and asked, "What do you mean by that?"
"Haven’t you thought about it? If outsiders could enter through the Dark Star Realm’s entrance, would the Peng Demon Emperor and the others’ sealing of this hole be of any use? Considering that even the Immortal Emperor Ni Yang, Black Flame Lord, and Bai Xuanjun, who were on such good terms, were not allowed to enter through that entrance to the Dark Star Realm, you can understand how strict this rule is," Wu Lan said with a smile.
Qin Yu understood.
If Ni Yang could enter through the Dark Star Realm’s entrance, he wouldn’t have ended up entering with Emperor Yu and others and losing his life due to carelessness.
A thought suddenly struck Qin Yu.
"Wu Lan, Ye Qu, do you know how to distinguish between our own people and outsiders in the Dark Star Realm?" Qin Yu asked. In his view, there were strong and weak forces within the Dark Star Realm. With his current strength, Qin Yu feared there were few opponents for him in the Dark Star Realm.
Wu Lan laughed and said, "I’m not too sure, but I know a bit... People from the Immortal Realm, Demon World, and Demon Realm, no matter how powerful their cultivation is, can easily be detected by the inhabitants of the Dark Star Realm."
"Haha, I might as well give this Dark Star Realm a shot," Qin Yu suddenly declared.
Wu Lan and Ye Qu were slightly startled. Ye Qu hurriedly said, "Qin Yu, if you go to the Dark Star Realm and get discovered, you could be hunted down. Oh, that’s right, you have Yanxuan’s Ring, there might be a turn of events, but... Black Flame Lord and Bai Xuanjun are moody characters. They may be favorable to Immortal Emperor Ni Yang but not necessarily to you."
Qin Yu merely smiled.
He was currently cultivating two techniques, one was the "Star Transformation" and the energy from "Star Transformation" was now within the ’Star Space.’ Qin Yu did not believe the people of the Dark Star Realm could detect energy from another space.
The other was the "Nine-Transformation Dark Gold Body," a Body Refining Technique. Since the inhabitants of the Dark Star Realm also practiced body refining, perhaps he could successfully impersonate one of them. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
Moreover...
Even if the impersonation failed, with Qin Yu’s current strength, whom did he have to fear? As long as he didn’t provoke Black Flame Lord and Bai Xuanjun, there wouldn’t be a problem. And as for the Golden Punishment Monarch, the previous one had already ascended to the Divine World, whether a new one had been born yet was still uncertain.
"Wu Lan, Ye Qu, you have followed Immortal Emperor Ni Yang into the Dark Star Realm before. I want to know... with my cultivation of the ’Nine-Transformation Dark Gold Body,’ could I successfully pass as someone from the Dark Star Realm? Would the people there recognize me?" Qin Yu inquired.
Wu Lan was slightly taken aback.
Ye Qu, however, instantly reacted and burst out laughing, "Qin Yu, I can tell you plainly, if you cultivate the ’Nine-Transformation Dark Gold Body’ and pretend to be a master from the Dark Star Realm, absolutely no one will recognize you! However, you can only impersonate someone who practices the ’Golden Punishment Sect’ technique."
"That’s right, you cannot use the Nine Transmutations Force! If you use energy attacks, you must use golden energy! That way, no one will suspect you," Ye Qu advised earnestly.
"Golden Punishment Sect? Can’t use the Nine Transmutations Force? What’s going on?" Qin Yu asked, puzzled.
Wu Lan explained, "We don’t know much about the Dark Star Realm, but we do know some basic things. There are three major factions in the Dark Star Realm: the Golden Punishment Sect, the Black Flame Sect, and the Bai Xuan Sect. The leaders of these three factions are the three great sovereigns: Golden Punishment Monarch, Black Flame Lord, and Bai Xuanjun! Everyone in the Dark Star Realm practices techniques from one of these three factions."
Ye Qu continued, "The ’Nine-Transformation Dark Gold Body’ technique prioritizes sinew and augments muscles. At first glance, people can easily tell it definitely isn’t a technique from the Black Flame Sect or the Bai Xuan Sect, as those two have obvious characteristics. As for the ’Golden Punishment Sect’ technique, it gives equal importance to muscle and sinew. However, with your current strength, no one can see any difference between your physique and one that has been cultivated using the ’Golden Punishment Sect’ technique."
"The only difference is that the Golden Punishment Sect’s technique produces golden-colored power when attacking! But you, having reached the eighth level of the Nine-Transformation Dark Gold Body, exhibit silver-colored Nine Transmutations Force, so definitely don’t use it!"
Hearing Ye Qu finish, Qin Yu smiled.
Golden color?
Now his "Star Transformation" technique was at the Early Origin phase, and the energy was indeed golden. Just perfect for impersonation.
"Haha, I’ve decided. I’m going to make a name for myself in the Dark Star Realm, then enter the Mishen Palace aboveboard," Qin Yu said with a smile.
(That’s two Chapters for today~~~~ Ah, Fang Qie is pleading for monthly tickets, I didn’t realize that one monthly ticket could count as two now, even Fang Qie missed that. Everyone who has monthly tickets, throw them resolutely at Fang Qie~~ My thanks!)
