Stellar Transformation-Chapter 435: Episode 14 - 8 Trial Dark Star 36
Having exhausted thirty-six Top-Grade Primordial Spirit Stones to set up the "Gold Attribute Conversion Array," Qin Yu sat in the middle of the formation. The Primordial Spirit Qi was transformed into Gold Attribute Energy through the Formation and was then frantically absorbed by Qin Yu.
Unprecedented!
In the Dark Star Realm, no one had ever dared to absorb Gold Attribute Energy so crazily. According to the rules, even the master array of Sangyuan Star probably wasn’t as extravagant as thirty-six Top-Grade Primordial Spirit Stones.
Even so, the Gold Attribute Energy was still not enough for Qin Yu to absorb.
"The cultivation techniques of the Dark Star Realm are indeed about seizing the essence of heaven and earth, allowing the body to fundamentally transform... Its power is no less than that of the ’Nine-Transformation Dark Gold Body.’ " Qin Yu felt a sense of ease in his heart.
His own body had already transformed to a terrifying extent. Now as he absorbed the Gold Attribute Energy, he could take in as much as came his way.
The cultivation of practitioners in the Dark Star Realm involves improving the body’s level during the cultivation process, which is the capacity for absorbing Gold Attribute Energy—the greater the capacity of the body, the more it can absorb.
And Qin Yu?
His body had already reached a terrifying level, with a capacity so great that he could absorb as much as he pleased.
"The Gold Attribute Energy is still somewhat insufficient," Qin Yu felt, noting the lack of significant changes in his body while absorbing the energy and began to ponder.
Suddenly—
"I’ve forgotten, this is the Jiang Lan Realm!"
Qin Yu gave a self-mocking smile, waved his hand to dispel the "Gold Attribute Conversion Array," and his whole person vanished abruptly from the secret chamber. Why would he need to use Primordial Spirit Stones to set up an array here in the Jiang Lan Realm?
In the Jiang Lan Realm, he was omnipotent!
Within the space of the Jiang Lan Realm, Qin Yu stood in midair.
"In the Jiang Lan Realm, I can set up the conversion array as large as I want." With a single point of his hand, a golden light shot out from Qin Yu’s fingertip. He inscribed freely and in a moment... a golden formation with a radius of over ten thousand miles was established.
"Convert!"
At the will of Qin Yu, the super-sized array with a radius of over ten thousand miles began operating, devouring vast amounts of Primordial Spirit Qi and converting it into Gold Attribute Energy.
"Slow down the conversion by half," directed Qin Yu with a thought, and immediately the formation’s conversion rate slowed by half.
Qin Yu then sat cross-legged at the heart of the grand array, as Gold Attribute Energy from all around surged into his body, filling his muscles and bones, permeating deep into the muscle fibers, and even into the depths of his cells.
Qin Yu’s whole body was slowly transforming.
"Now that the speed has been halved, it’s comparable to the speed at which I absorb," Qin Yu was quite satisfied. "Compared to the ’Nine-Transformation Dark Gold Body,’ it seems to have some shortcomings. The ’Nine-Transformation Dark Gold Body’ prioritizes bones, with muscles playing a secondary role. But the cultivation technique of the Golden Punishment Sect values both muscles and bones equally."
By resilience, Qin Yu’s bones were now comparable to a Middle Grade Divine Artifact, while his muscle’s resilience was estimated to be only comparable to a Low Grade Divine Artifact. If faced with a Middle Grade Divine Sword, it might cause Qin Yu to bleed, but certainly would not break his bones.
Three days and nights.
With such a crazy infusion of Gold Attribute Energy into his body, Qin Yu’s bones and muscles kept changing. After three days, Qin Yu’s body finally reached its limit of endurance. If he continued to absorb... his body would start to become metallic.
With a wave of his hand, he dispelled the ten-thousand-mile array.
"For me, there is no difference between the Basic Level Technique and the Intermediate or High-level Technique of the Golden Punishment Sect," Qin Yu said with a slight smile, then took a step through the air and vanished into the void.
These Basic, Intermediate, and High-level Techniques only determine the rate at which the body transforms. As for Qin Yu... his body was already successfully cultivated, and now he was just experiencing a process... a process of external change.
His strength had not changed much, but within Qin Yu’s body flowed the distinctive ’Power of Gold’ of the Golden Punishment Sect.
...
Qin Yu went directly to Ye Qu’s dwelling. At the moment, Hou Fei and Hei Yu were cultivating, and Qin Yu did not wish to disturb them for the time being.
"Ye Qu!" Qin Yu saw Ye Qu not far away.
Ye Qu stopped cultivating, turned his head towards Qin Yu, and immediately revealed a smile, "Qin Yu, how do you feel about the Dark Star Realm?"
"Feels pretty good," Qin Yu replied with a smile, "But, Ye Qu, you’ve just received a set of cultivation methods from the ’Golden Punishment Sect’ of the Dark Star Realm, basic level cultivation methods. However, after practicing, I feel that the ’Nine-Transformation Dark Gold Body’ seems to be inferior to the cultivation methods of the ’Golden Punishment Sect.’
"Really?" Ye Qu was full of disbelief, "Absolutely impossible."
Qin Yu threw a Jade Scroll, which contained the cultivation method of the Golden Punishment Sect.
After Ye Qu caught it and studied it for a while, he thought carefully and said to Qin Yu, "Qin Yu, I think the cultivation techniques of the Golden Punishment Sect are not as good as the techniques of my Dinosaur Clan!"
"Why? ’The Nine-Transformation Dark Gold Body’ when cultivated to the Ninth Layer makes bones as resilient as an Upper Grade Divine Artifact, but the muscles are slightly weaker. Whereas, if the technique of the Golden Punishment Sect is cultivated to the extreme, both muscles and bones are as resilient as Upper Grade Divine Artifacts; clearly, it’s obvious who is superior," said Qin Yu.
Ye Qu shook his head, "No, if two people of the same aptitude respectively cultivate the ’Nine-Transformation Dark Gold Body’ and the Golden Punishment Sect Technique, the one practicing the ’Nine-Transformation Dark Gold Body’ will undoubtedly be stronger."
"Let me tell you why: the ’Nine-Transformation Dark Gold Body’ can be practiced anywhere, whereas the Golden Punishment Sect technique? It requires the construction of a Conversion Array to practice. That’s the first reason. The second reason is that the ’Nine-Transformation Dark Gold Body’ doesn’t need to consume Primordial Spirit Stones to form an array, whereas the Golden Punishment Sect technique does, and the consumed Primordial Spirit Stones are a significant expense."
Ye Qu confidently stated, "The most important reason is—bones are inherently tougher and more formidable than muscles. The ’Nine-Transformation Dark Gold Body’ is meant to make the strong stronger, with muscles improving in tandem. But what about the Golden Punishment Sect technique? Initially, it doesn’t enhance the bones to the same degree, instead elevating the muscles. When both aspects become equal, they slowly enhance in sync. This approach of the Golden Punishment Sect... to cultivate to the peak will definitely be extremely difficult. Because the difficulty of enhancing bones to the level of an Upper Grade Divine Artifact is definitely lower than that of elevating muscles to the same level!"
Qin Yu suddenly laughed.
"Ye Qu, I didn’t expect you to make such a good point," Qin Yu remarked, having also felt during cultivation that strengthening the bones was easier than enhancing the muscles.
Muscles need not only to be hard but also flexible. It’s far more challenging to transform the muscles; they must be treated very delicately and slowly. Bones, on the other hand? Although flexibility is important, hardness is even more so.
"I can assert—with certainty—that it is impossible to reach the peak with the Golden Punishment Sect technique without external assistance, to be as resilient as an Upper Grade Divine Artifact!" Ye Qu said with firm conviction.
Qin Yu was astonished, "How do you know that?"
The Cultivation Technique he had been given didn’t mention this, and Qin Yu had only known about it from the memories of Xuzong.
Ye Qu confidently said, "Because my Dinosaur Clan has already experimented with it many times. Relying on the energy of Primordial Spirit Qi for cultivation, muscles can at most achieve the hardness of a Middle Grade Divine Artifact. Only bones, due to their innate advantage, can compare to an Upper Grade Divine Artifact. I refuse to believe that... without external help, the people of the Dark Star Realm can make their muscles reach the level of Upper Grade Divine Artifacts."
Qin Yu nodded and smiled, "Right, if one were to cultivate arduously on a planet, muscles at most could be comparable to Middle Grade Divine Artifacts. The method the Dark Star Realm uses to solve this problem is—by utilizing gravity!"
"Gravity?" Ye Qu was puzzled, "How do they utilize it?"
"Dark Stars!" said Qin Yu.
Ye Qu’s expression changed, "Impossible, the gravity varies among different Dark Stars. Some of them have such strong gravity that even those who have reached the Ninth Layer of the ’Nine-Transformation Dark Gold Body’ can’t withstand it, and if they went there, their bodies would be crushed to pieces, with no chance for the soul to escape."
Qin Yu understood that Dark Stars were the so-called ’Neutron Stars’ and ’White Dwarf Stars’ with terrifying gravity in the technological universe where his Master, Lei Wei, had come from.
The gravity of different Dark Stars varied. Some terrifying Dark Stars had a gravitational pull almost on par with Black Holes. Even a body as tough as an Upper Grade Divine Artifact would be crushed under such pressure.
"I don’t believe that people from the Dark Star Realm could find the Dark Stars most suited to their cultivation, where the gravity exactly matches their limits without exceeding their capacity. How could such a convenient occurrence be possible?" Ye Qu was sure, "Initially, my ancestors from the Dinosaur Clan also considered using the gravity of Dark Stars for cultivation, but many ancestors mistakenly entered stars with terrifying gravity and lost their lives as a result. Since then, no one dared to enter a Dark Star recklessly."
Qin Yu nodded.
Indeed, the gravity of Dark Stars was difficult to gauge; some had such weak gravity that even ordinary Immortal Emperors could withstand it, but others were so strong that even Nascent Souls would be crushed.
"I don’t know how the ancestors of the Dark Star Realm found the suitable Dark Stars, but I know... they have the legendary ’Eighteen Emperor-level Dark Stars’. These eighteen Dark Stars suit cultivators from One-star Emperor-level to Eighteen-star Emperor Level. Being able to persevere on a Dark Star for an hour is considered evidence of a cultivator’s strength at that star level," Qin Yu said with a smile.
Eighteen Emperor-level Dark Stars, Eighteen King-level Dark Stars.
These legendary Thirty-Six Trial Dark Stars were well-known to almost everyone in the Dark Star Realm. Over half of the masters in the entire realm were cultivating there.
As for how they managed to find the thirty-six planets perfectly suited for King and Emperor Level cultivation, Qin Yu was as perplexed as Ye Qu; it seemed nearly impossible.
For example, finding a Dark Star suitable for Eighteen-star Emperor Level cultivation would at least require the searcher to have reached the Eighteen-star Emperor Level themselves—this is the strongest level before Ascension. If such a powerful cultivator were to search and found a Dark Star with lower gravity, it would be fine. But if they encountered one with gravity beyond their tolerance, they would likely be instantly doomed.
In the Dark Star Realm, how many are at the Eighteen-star Emperor Level? Probably none, so how could they afford such a search?
"If one approached a Dark Star, slowly getting closer and flying away when it became unbearable, while landing if it was bearable, perhaps this method could find a suitable Dark Star," a thought suddenly occurred to Qin Yu.
But in just a moment, he dismissed this idea.
"I’m such a fool," Qin Yu chided himself with a self-deprecating laugh.
If one were to follow Qin Yu’s previous method, the resistance to the Dark Star’s gravity during flight would not come from the body, but from the energy within. The stronger the internal energy, the greater the resistance to gravity.
Those who cultivated the body, generally, their physical strength was much greater than the power of their internal energy.
For instance, when using the ’Nine Transmutations Force’ inside for flying and to offset the gravitational force, the body’s tolerance usually surpasses the internal ’Nine Transmutations Force.’ Slowly approaching to select a planet would definitely not match the physical limit. It would not achieve the purpose of cultivation.
×
Outside Sangna Village in the Dark Star Realm.
Many young people from Sangna Village were gathering together, with ’Xiu Ya’, who had cultivated for three days, at the center. Xiu Ya had absorbed the liquid from the Gold Core and then the Gold Attribute Energy, and his strength had just entered the One-star King Level.
"Little Ya, congratulations, from today on, you are among the top five of our generation," a brown-haired young man said with a smile.
The dozens of young people around them were chatting and laughing. Having an excellent expert in the village naturally made everyone happy.
Suddenly, a golden-haired young lady said, "Ah Ya, how strong is that guy called Liu Xing after all? He seems very impressive, but I suspect... he might be an impostor of a master."
"Don’t talk nonsense, Liu Xing has at least killed someone from Xuzong," a young man retorted.
The golden-haired girl snorted, "Hard to say, Liu Xing probably ambushed Xuzong. It doesn’t mean he’s really that strong. Ah Ya, do you think Liu Xing is very strong?"
Xiu Ya was anxious.
But she remembered Qin Yu’s instruction not to reveal his strength.
"Ah Ya’s not saying anything; it looks like Liu Xing isn’t all that," the golden-haired girl was even more convinced, "I think at best, Liu Xing is only at One-star King Level, about the same as Ah Ya now."
Xiu Ya said angrily, "I’m still far from matching Lord Liu Xing. You have no idea... when three powerful King-level Metal Beasts were about to kill me, Lord Liu Xing slaughtered all three King-level Metal Beasts in a blink of an eye."
"In a blink of an eye?" Everyone was stunned.
"Impossible!" Several young men and women spoke up at once.
Amidst the arguing, the brow of the brown-haired young man previously speaking suddenly furrowed, "Stop arguing. There’s a group of people coming towards our village from the south."
Instantly, the group of young people fell silent and looked to the south. It only took a moment for hundreds of figures to shoot rapidly through the sky and then land outside Sangna Village, led by three middle-aged men.
"It’s the people from Golden Sun Village!" The brown-haired youth frowned, then called out loudly, "This is Sangna Village, what business does Golden Sun Village have here?"
The three middle-aged men in the front, with one of them stepping forward, smiling said, "I am the Village Chief of Golden Sun Village. Not long ago, we encountered a swarm of Metal Beasts and were forced to hastily relocate our village. After selecting our new residence, we discovered... your Sangna Village is less than a hundred miles away from our new location, so we came here to give greetings to Sangna Village."
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