Stellar Transformation-Chapter 442: Episode 14 - 15 Dark Star’s Asceticism
The 14th Star Emperor-level building, Qin Yu stepped into it.
Just like before, the triangular crystal pillar above the main entrance of this 14th Star Emperor-level building instantly verified Qin Yu’s strength. The familiar "ding" resounded through the hall, instantly quieting the noise from the dining area.
That sound signified that a High-level Emperor Level expert had arrived!
In the center of the hall, a Transmission Array was set up. Next to the Transmission Array stood an Elder, specifically in charge of matters related to the "14th Star Emperor-level Dark Star."
"Quiet down," the Elder commanded the people in the dining area and then walked towards Qin Yu, bowing slightly, "My lord, I am Elder Zhi Qiao, responsible for the affairs of the 14th Star Emperor-level Dark Star."
"I am Liu Xing," Qin Yu nodded and said.
"I wonder, my lord, whether you wish to dine and rest or to enter the Dark Star for cultivation?" Elder Zhi Qiao asked, feeling slightly astonished inside, "Another unheard-of supreme expert. This is the second one today."
"I wish to enter the 14th Star Emperor-level Dark Star for cultivation," Qin Yu said calmly.
As soon as Qin Yu spoke, quite a few people around started discussing.
"Another one entering the Dark Star for cultivation, at the 14th Star Emperor level! There was already one just now, and now here comes another. How come the Golden Punishment Sect has so many experts?"
"14th Star Emperor level, let alone 14th Star Emperor level, I would be grateful if I could reach One-star Emperor level."
...
Qin Yu was surprised to hear the people’s conversations, "What? Someone already went in for a trial today?"
"Lord Liu Xing, here is everything you need to know about undergoing a trial in the Dark Star," Elder Zhi Qiao handed a Jade Scroll to Qin Yu, who received it and scanned it with his Spiritual Sense.
The Jade Scroll was small but contained a lot of information.
From it, Qin Yu learned a lot about the trial.
Firstly, to enter the Trial Dark Star, one must possess an ’Identity Star Diamond.’ During his entrance, when the triangular crystal pillar was covered in light, it was verifying the ’Identity Star Diamond.’
Additionally, to enter the 14th Star Emperor-level Dark Star, one must possess proof of strength at the Thirteen-star Emperor level.
This proof of strength is acquiring a token after successfully cultivating through the Thirteen-star Emperor-level Dark Star. Once successful, one is awarded a ’Thirteen-Star Emperor Level’ token.
Of course, since Qin Yu was verified as ’High-level Emperor Level,’ which was at least Thirteen-star Emperor level, he presumably didn’t need the ’Thirteen-Star Emperor Level’ token. And if Qin Yu successfully cultivated in the ’14th Star Emperor-level Dark Star,’ he would be awarded a ’14th Star Emperor-level’ token.
Apart from this, the Jade Scroll Qin Yu held explained several things he needed to know while undergoing the trial in the ’Dark Star.’ Of course... Qin Yu could eat, drink, and rest here for free.
"Elder Zhi Qiao," Qin Yu put away the Jade Scroll and asked with a smile, "I heard that not long ago someone entered the 14th Star Emperor-level Dark Star?"
All are remarkable experts indeed.
Elder Zhi Qiao sighed inwardly and spoke truthfully, "Yes, indeed someone entered the 14th Star Emperor-level Dark Star not too long ago, hehe, having been here for so many years, sometimes I don’t receive anyone for hundreds of years, yet today, I’ve welcomed two."
"Okay, then let’s activate the Transmission Array," Qin Yu said.
Immediately, Qin Yu stepped into the center of the Transmission Array.
"Please wait." Elder Zhi Qiao stepped forward, pointed with one hand, and a white energy shot from his finger, pouring into the entire Transmission Array, which immediately lit up.
At this moment, hundreds of people were watching, staring at Qin Yu with eyes full of... admiration and worship!
"My lord, it is still better to be cautious," Elder Zhi Qiao said as he saw Qin Yu standing so proudly.
Qin Yu shook his head with a faint smile.
Elder Zhi Qiao sighed in his heart: A bunch of arrogant people.
As the light fully enveloped the Transmission Array, a moment later, the light of the array faded, and Qin Yu had disappeared. The surrounding cultivators then became noisy. In just one day, two people had entered the Fourteen-star Emperor Level, which was certainly worth discussing.
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Qin Yu knew his own strength; speaking solely of his bones, he definitely matched a Fifteen-star Emperor Level. However, regarding muscles, he estimated they were not even up to Fourteen Stars.
Arriving at the 14th Star Emperor-level Dark Star, Qin Yu was there to cultivate his muscles.
...
Qin Yu only felt a flash before his eyes, and then a desolate world appeared in front of him. But before he could take a closer look, Qin Yu felt an overwhelming pressure sweep across his entire body.
"Boom!"
Qin Yu fiercely knelt on one knee, his knee slamming hard onto the ground, his hands also bracing against the ground.
"What’s happening?" Qin Yu felt all the muscles in his body trembling, from inside out, the cells were fracturing at a microscopic level, the terrible gravity causing the cells to be unable to maintain their previous state. The original cells began to collapse.
"Hiss~~~" The skin on his body began to crack, exposing the crimson blood vessels. The patches of blood-red muscles were clearly exposed, but the muscles were still slowly tearing.
Qin Yu felt a pain that pierced his heart!
This was not merely the tearing of skin and muscles; this was a collapse starting from the deepest cells, even internal organs like the heart and lungs began to slowly deteriorate, reaching unbearable pain!.
"An arrogant fool, without having enough confidence from cultivating at the Thirteen-star Emperor Level Dark Star, you dared to come to the 14th Star Emperor-level Dark Star," a cold voice came from the side.
Qin Yu struggled to turn his head to look.
That was a robust young man who was in a better condition than Qin Yu. Compared to Qin Yu... his skin was also cracked, but his muscles were still intact. Only his body was making a series of ’crackling’ sounds.
The young man also kneeled on one knee, bracing himself with his hands on the ground.
"You’re not much better than me," Qin Yu managed to say a few words, but at this moment, the muscles in his throat were excruciatingly painful.
Qin Yu knew very well that his muscles probably fell short of the Fourteen-star Emperor Level but shouldn’t be too far. If the gap were too wide, he estimated that the muscles on his body would instantly turn to dust.
And his bones had reached the Fifteen-star Emperor Level. Here, the bones were relatively at ease. Whereas the young man not far away was enduring extreme pressure on all his bones, continuously making a ’crackling’ sound.
"Is there Gold Attribute Energy here?" Qin Yu’s Soul Power could feel the energy here.
"It must be some Conversion Arrays prepared by the predecessors of the Dark Star Realm for the later comers," Qin Yu understood, and immediately began absorbing the external Gold Attribute Energy.
Qin Yu knelt on one knee, struggling to crawl three steps beyond the range of the Transmission Array before sitting down cross-legged. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
His muscle condition wasn’t exactly terrible, though the more delicate areas such as the epidermis were fracturing. However, the Life Essence Power stored in every cell repaired Qin Yu’s injuries at a terrifying rate.
Skin fractured, then it repaired!
Muscles slowly tore apart, and Life Essence Power repaired them again!
The Life Essence Power also gradually transformed Qin Yu’s muscles, while he himself kept absorbing Gold Attribute Energy, enhancing his muscles at an extreme speed.
...
This sitting cross-legged lasted an entire year.
One year later, Qin Yu opened his eyes.
"Now my muscles have reached the Fourteen-star Emperor Level," Qin Yu said, pushing up with his hands to stand straight. Just as he stood, a voice rang out—"Eh, have you succeeded in your cultivation?"
Qin Yu looked toward the source of the voice. About ten meters away from him sat a strong, naked man, wearing only shorts.
Not only him, but Qin Yu also wore only shorts made of ’Power of Gold,’ with his upper body and thighs bare, even his feet uncovered.
After all, with skin fracturing and blood flowing, wearing clothes was very uncomfortable.
"Didn’t you say I was overestimating myself?" Qin Yu said, smiling.
The muscular man also struggled to stand, though his skin still occasionally cracked open with small fissures. He smiled at Qin Yu and said, "Then I apologize, but you really are quite formidable. In just one year, you can stand completely unharmed on this Fourteen Star Emperor-level Dark Star."
Qin Yu knew in his heart that his quick success was inseparable from the Life Essence Power.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Meng Long!" the muscular man said with a broad smile.
"I am called Liu Xing," replied Qin Yu.
Meng Long nodded and then said, "Continue with your cultivation, but don’t be too rushed this time. I saw you coming out of the Transmission Array a year ago, and your muscles clearly hadn’t reached the Fourteen Star Emperor Level endurance. I thought you would immediately flee back, but instead, you persisted until today and succeeded."
"I wasn’t careful enough last time, this time I’ll be more cautious. Meng Long, I’m going to cultivate now," Qin Yu said with a smile.
Meng Long nodded, then immediately sat down cross-legged. Actually, standing on his legs just now put too much pressure on his limbs... His bones still couldn’t fully withstand that terrifying gravity while standing.
Meanwhile, Qin Yu walked at a ’strolling’ pace.
"It’s been a long time since I’ve felt this kind of extreme condition," Qin Yu felt an extreme pressure all over his body, "According to Master’s description of the science planet, Dark Stars like White Dwarf Stars and Neutron Stars have terrifying gravity, and a cubic centimeter of material could weigh as much as a mountain. But this is the Demon Immortal World, a universe one level higher than the Mortal World. The Dark Stars here seem different from those in the Mortal World."
Qin Yu looked at the ground beneath his feet.
Indeed different.
According to Qin Yu’s understanding, the Dark Stars in the Mortal World’s scientific universe are supposed to be transformations of Constant Stars in their later stages, even a Neutron Star can be considered a giant atomic nucleus.
"Technology? It seems impractical for me," Qin Yu said smilingly as he walked on this Dark Star.
In the realm of Eighteen Emperor-level Dark Stars, this was the fourteenth. It should be considered to have extremely terrifying gravity... According to Qin Yu’s estimation, it might be comparable to a "Neutron Star" in the Mortal World. Yet, as a person, he could actually walk on it alive.
His cells had completely collapsed, it seemed to have happened before, but after the cells had evolved, they now possessed even stronger energy. They could completely withstand the gravity of the Dark Star beneath his feet.
Qin Yu spread his Soul Power far and wide.
"Huh? This Dark Star can actually attract Soul Power?" Qin Yu was shocked to discover that the terrifying gravity of this Dark Star affected even the Soul Power. However, with the aid of Meteor Tear, he was still able to observe the entire Dark Star region.
This Dark Star was very small.
To be precise, Dark Stars were generally small, and the diameter of this Dark Star was about a thousand li. If it was an ordinary Mortal Planet, Qin Yu estimated he could traverse it in the blink of an eye.
But now?
Walking a thousand li at the pace of a stroll. How long would that take? If one could travel a hundred li a day, it would probably take a full ten days. And that was just the diameter; walking around the Dark Star once would definitely take more than a month.
"Only Meng Long and I are on this Fourteen-star Emperor-level Dark Star. This is as I anticipated. However, there’s actually liquid on this Dark Star?" Qin Yu was somewhat surprised.
Just now, his Soul Power had discovered a small pit about two meters long and one meter wide, located about three hundred li away from him, containing some green liquid.
Liquid on a Dark Star?
With Qin Yu’s understanding of Neutron Stars, it was simply inexplicable. Qin Yu could only console himself that this was the realm of immortals and demons, a cosmic space higher than the Mortal World.
"Sigh, over three hundred li away, that’s so far," Qin Yu sighed deeply.
Qin Yu’s muscular strength had already reached its limit, just to achieve the speed of a ’stroll’. This speed over three hundred li... Perhaps only on a Dark Star would Qin Yu feel that ’over three hundred li’ was a tremendously far distance.
Qin Yu had no idea that Meng Long, who now found it difficult to even stand for a while, was envying him.
One day later...
"Huff, huff..." Qin Yu panted.
Wearing only shorts, both Qin Yu’s upper body and thighs were sweating. However, the terrifying gravity immediately caused a collapse. Every muscle on Qin Yu’s body trembled as he used his muscular strength to its limits for the entire day of ’strolling’.
At that moment, Qin Yu could clearly feel the soreness in his muscles, thankful for the continual repair by his Life Essence Power.
Otherwise, walking continuously for a day would have been delusional.
Step by step, he walked, and lifting his head, he saw the endless cosmic space. Near this Dark Star, there were no celestial bodies at all, since the gravity of this Dark Star was too great. Only at a very far distance were there some very small celestial bodies.
"The liquid on the Dark Star, what exactly could it be? Hmm, keep walking," Qin Yu gritted his teeth, still walking heavily step by step. His muscles, pushed to the ultimate limit, were continuously twisting and writhing...
On this Dark Star with extreme gravity, Qin Yu kept walking step by step, every step weighed more than ’Mount Tai’.
(Chapter two is here! Writing continuously like in the past few days, I got a bit tired. I had planned to ask for more votes to update more, but I couldn’t write anymore. Today, I could only write two Chapters. Well then, tomorrow Fang Qie will update three Chapters!)
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