Stellar Transformation-Chapter 445: Episode 14 - 18 The Great Perfection of the Soul

Chapter 445: Episode 14 Chapter 18 The Great Perfection of the Soul

This token was still very important to Qin Yu. Firstly, it allowed him to continue his cultivation on the Fifteen-star Emperor-level Dark Star. Secondly, it served as a symbol of identity that would enable Qin Yu to move more freely within the Dark Star Realm.

Elder Zhi Qiao took out a triangular crystal pillar, which emitted a hazy light that enveloped Qin Yu.

"Eh? Lord Liu Xing hasn’t received an Emperor-level token before?" Elder Zhi Qiao looked at Qin Yu in surprise. According to the rules, when issuing a new Emperor-level token, the previous one must be retrieved.

Having seen the Jade Scroll, Qin Yu was aware of this and explained, "I’ve never cultivated on a Dark Star before."

"I see." Elder Zhi Qiao smiled and nodded, but he was still somewhat astonished. He then took out a token similar to a Star Diamond and handed it to Qin Yu, "My lord, this is the Fourteen-star Emperor-level Token. You may perform Blood Recognition to claim it."

Qin Yu accepted the token.

The token was somewhat transparent, radiating three colors. On the front, there was the character ’Emperor’, and on the back were the numbers ’Fourteen’. After Qin Yu completed the Blood Recognition, he stored the token within his body.

"Elder Zhi Qiao, I’ll take my leave," Qin Yu said, then walked out of the doorway.

The many onlookers hastily made way, watching as Qin Yu headed towards the Fifteen-star Emperor-level building. A buzz of conversation erupted amongst the crowd.

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On Golden Punishment Star, one of the three Holy Stars of the Dark Star Realm.

While Qin Yu had been cultivating, a new Golden Punishment Lord had already ascended to the throne, making his status publicly known. At this moment, the Golden Punishment Lord and a group of others gathered in the hall of the Golden Punishment Sect.

The Golden Punishment Lord sat in the main seat, with six guests seated alongside him. At that moment, one of them stood up, reporting respectfully, "Your Majesty, news has arrived from the Trial Star. One of the two lords who entered the Fourteen-star Emperor-level Dark Star has emerged. It is Lord Liu Xing."

"Liu Xing, now a member of Sangyuan Star, was previously an obscure interstellar ascetic," said the Golden Punishment Lord indifferently.

The new Golden Punishment Lord, named ’Xing Yuan’, had also been an unremarkable ascetic. Later, he emerged from the Eighteen-star Emperor-level Dark Star with overwhelming strength and uncontestedly became the new Golden Punishment Monarch.

Golden Punishment Lord Xing Yuan continued, "According to the message from Wen Feng, Liu Xing’s strength should be no less than Wen Feng’s. Then why would Liu Xing enter the Fourteen-star Emperor-level Dark Star for trial?"

"I reckon Liu Xing’s strength is Fifteen-star Emperor-level. According to intelligence, Liu Xing has never cultivated on a Dark Star before. Perhaps lacking confidence, he decided to spend some time in the Fourteen-star Emperor-level Dark Star before venturing into the Fifteen-star Emperor-level Dark Star," said a white-bearded elder with a smile.

Golden Punishment Lord Xing Yuan nodded, smiling, "Makes sense. With such strength... it seems he should be counted among the candidates for the next Golden Punishment Lord."

"Hmph," a cold snort came from the left-hand side of the Golden Punishment Lord.

It was a detached middle-aged man.

The Golden Punishment Lord Xing Yuan smiled faintly and said, "Deputy Sect Master, there’s no need to take it too seriously. Since he has attained Fifteen-star Emperor-level, he is a candidate for the next Monarch. But with your Seventeen-star Emperor-level strength, need you worry about him? Besides, like me, you do not know when the Divine Tribulation will descend upon you. Once we have to face the Divine Tribulation, this position of Monarch will still be up for competition between Liu Xing and Wen Feng."

The detached middle-aged man nodded.

This person was one of the current three Deputy Sect Masters of the Golden Punishment Sect, a Seventeen-star Emperor-level expert only surpassed by Golden Punishment Lord Xing Yuan!

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A gentle breeze rustled, and thousands of tender branches of a great tree swayed.

Sipping on wine, Qin Yu gazed out the window at the landscape of the Trial Holy Star, which was quite pleasing.

After leaving the Fourteen-star Emperor-level Dark Star, Qin Yu was in no rush to begin cultivating immediately. Instead, he decided to eat and drink inside the dining area on the first floor of the Fifteen-star Emperor-level building, then prepare to go in after.

Qin Yu’s table was circled by an empty space. In a dining hall that housed over a hundred people, each one of them consciously kept a distance from Qin Yu, a sign of respect for a strong individual.

"See that Lord Liu Xing over there? The one by the window? I heard that after barely more than a hundred years of cultivating on the Fourteen Emperor-level Dark Star, Lord Liu Xing has already come out. Such speed is truly astonishing," a bald man said to those nearby in a low voice.

"Maybe Lord Liu Xing was already strong to begin with," a young man beside him replied nonchalantly.

"Not necessarily," the bald man whispered to the others. "How about this, we place a bet on how many years it will take for Lord Liu Xing to start cultivating on the Sixteen-star Emperor-level Dark Star."

"Even for a genius, it would be at least ten thousand years," someone proposed.

The bald man laughed and said, "Let’s bet then. Whether it will take Lord Liu Xing less than or more than ten thousand years to go from the Fifteen-star to the Sixteen-star level."

"Sure, who’ll be the bookie?"

"Quiet, the lord is standing up."

Upon seeing Qin Yu stand up, the entire dining hall fell silent. Qin Yu smiled and walked up to the attendant, "Time to settle the bill." The server looked at Qin Yu with a hint of admiration, replying with a respectful tone, "Lord Liu Xing, there’s no need to pay. As you are about to enter the Fifteen-star Emperor-level Dark Star for cultivation, you are entitled to free consumption here."

"Doesn’t it require possessing a Fifteen-star Emperor-level token for such a privilege?" Qin Yu queried.

The attendant shook his head, "The Elder said it’s not necessary. He believes you possess Fifteen-star Emperor-level strength."

Of course, those who dare to enter the Fifteen-star Emperor-level Dark Star all have a high degree of confidence. Without sufficient assurance, entering would be nothing short of suicide.

Qin Yu then left the dining hall and entered the main hall.

An Elder, who was sitting cross-legged next to the Transmission Array, stood up, walked over to Qin Yu respectfully, and said, "Lord Liu Xing, I’m the Elder in charge of the affairs here."

"Activate the Transmission Array," Qin Yu said curtly.

...

On the 15th Star Emperor-level Dark Star.

This time wasn’t as difficult as the last; Qin Yu had just been teleported here, only feeling his body slightly sinking, the familiar sense of gravity pressing down on him once again.

"There’s actually another person on this planet." Qin Yu’s soul power clearly sensed a woman about twenty miles away from here.

"From the Bai Xuan Sect." Qin Yu distinctly felt the cold aura emanating from that woman’s body, "For a woman to be this powerful is truly rare indeed." Qin Yu praised internally.

Qin Yu didn’t waste any time and immediately set up a gravity restriction, merely doubling his body weight.

"Hmm?" Qin Yu suddenly remembered something, "That’s not right, these eighteen Emperor-level Dark Stars, their gravity increases gradually. The endurance precisely corresponds to from a One-star Emperor-level to the 18th Star Emperor Level. But... if that’s the case, a single Dark Star would suffice, one would simply need to practice on this lone Dark Star, gradually increasing one’s weight-bearing pressure through gravity restrictions. Why then did the ancestors of the Dark Star Realm take the trouble to find eighteen Emperor-level Dark Stars?"

Qin Yu found himself somewhat perplexed.

"Forget it, no point dwelling on it."

What Qin Yu did not know... was that finding these eighteen Dark Stars by the Dark Star Realm ancestors had hardly cost them any effort.

Moreover, with these eighteen Dark Stars, one could better determine someone’s strength. The Three Holy Stars were able to more accurately record the strength of individuals.

Qin Yu also made a decision. He would only practice on this 15th Star Emperor-level Dark Star, only needing to continuously increase his weight. There was no need to enter other Dark Stars.

"Cultivation!"

Qin Yu took a deep breath and began the long journey of cultivation.

The path of a master is a lonely one; Qin Yu’s strength was accumulated through a sufficient amount of isolated cultivation. There, on the Dark Star, Qin Yu began his solitary practice.

...

Eight hundred years later.

Wearing only a pair of shorts, with his upper body bare, Qin Yu was standing on his hands, his ten fingers planted firmly on the ground like the gnarled roots of an ancient tree, supporting his entire body weight which was now four times heavier. And this was the 15th Star Emperor-level Dark Star!

Qin Yu knew that his hands would be his strongest weapons in the future.

Therefore, the training of his fingers had to be prioritized.

"Is an Upper Grade Divine Artifact truly the limit?" Qin Yu pondered while training.

Is the Ninth Layer of the Nine-Transformation Dark Gold Body the ultimate limit?

And just at this moment, Qin Yu’s brow furrowed, and then his face lit up with elation, "After so many years, my soul realm has finally reached Great Perfection!" Qin Yu immediately stopped his physical training and sat down cross-legged.

...

Within the boundless sea of his mind, Qin Yu’s soul roiled continuously. Now, his soul, like a thick liquid, churned ceaselessly, and from within this dense fluid, sword-like beams of golden light shot forth intermittently.

"According to the ’Three Souls Nine Refinements’, when the soul reaches Great Perfection, it can become a tangible entity."

A silhouette appeared in Qin Yu’s mind, identical to Qin Yu himself.

This figure was meditating cross-legged, forming 108 magic formulas from ’Three Souls Nine Refinements’ as fast as lightning with both hands. When Qin Yu began with the first magic seal, the soul flowed orderly like mercury.

With each magic seal formed, the flow of the mercury-like dense liquid sped up.

As the final seal was set, the boundless mental sea quaked. The meditating figure’s eyes opened sharply, shining brilliantly. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"Merge!"

In the wildly trembling mental sea, streaks of golden light suddenly illuminated, and the entire mental sea ceased its shaking, returning to its former tranquility. Clearly visible was a spherical golden core rotating with ease within Qin Yu’s mental sea.

That was the soul at Great Perfection.

"Is this the soul of a typical Divine Being?" Qin Yu observed the spherical golden core shining with brilliance within his mental sea. The golden core was dazzling.

Suddenly, a more astonishing green light burst forth from another location, instantly overshadowing the golden core’s radiance, turning the whole mental sea green. The source of the boundless green light was an almost transparent tear.

"Meteor Tear," Qin Yu was astonished internally.

The Meteor Tear suddenly emitted a seven-colored brilliance, shooting directly into Qin Yu’s Soul Golden Core. In that moment, a vast amount of information surged within Qin Yu’s heart.

"These are..." Qin Yu was instantly captivated.

Subsequently, Qin Yu sat cross-legged on the ground of the Dark Star, motionless. He began the longest session of cultivation he had ever undertaken since birth!

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