Stellar Transformation-Chapter 481: Episode 14 - 54 The Monarch’s Position
"Ah~~~~" Golden Punishment Lord Xing Yuan suddenly threw back his head and let out a crazed shout, his entire body bursting forth with a stunning golden brilliance. The golden light pierced through the gray fog, and a surging Power of Gold, like a tidal wave, burst forth, sweeping away the surrounding gray fog and gray lightning.
The giant red vortex began to slowly dissipate, the churning black clouds also merged into the heavens and earth, vanishing from view, and the sky was clear once more. Gently, breezes began to blow.
The space around Golden Punishment Lord Xing Yuan returned to normal as well.
The wind caressed Qin Yu’s long hair, the tips fluttering across his face, bringing a slight smile to Qin Yu’s face: "It’s done."
"Congratulations, Brother Xing Yuan," Black Flame Lord Wu Shan was the first to speak.
"Brother Xing Yuan, congratulations on your successful Tribulation Crossing," Bai Xuanjun also voiced his congratulations.
Qin Yu, Wen Feng, Bao Yu, Liu Lan... a large group of experts around them began to congratulate him. Although it was expected that Xing Yuan would succeed in his Tribulation Crossing, after all, having passed this Tribulation meant that Xing Yuan was about to ascend to the Divine World.
Generally, within less than a year after Crossing the God Tribulation, one would ascend to the Divine World.
"Hehe, it was somewhat harrowing," sweat still glistened on Xing Yuan’s forehead, "This Third Layer’s mixed Tribulation was indeed formidable, but I ultimately held it at bay."
Black Flame Lord Wu Shan laughed loudly and counted, "Xing Yuan, you did well since you resisted the final Heart Demon invasion just by willpower. I guess a release was needed after all."
"Heart Demon? Weren’t there various illusions affecting our minds from the beginning of this Divine Tribulation?" Qin Yu expressed his confusion.
As far as Qin Yu was aware,
the process of Crossing the Divine Tribulation was influenced by illusions from the beginning to the end. Why did Black Flame Lord bring up the Heart Demon invasion then?
"Lord Liu Xing, you don’t know about this?" Xing Yuan laughed heartily, and so did Black Flame Lord, Bai Xuanjun, Wen Feng, and others, leaving Qin Yu feeling somewhat embarrassed.
Black Flame Lord Wu Shan laughed: "Lord Liu Xing, this Third Layer of Divine Tribulation is a mixed Tribulation, containing both Divine Thunder and Heart Demon Fog."
"Heart Demon Fog?" Qin Yu recalled that kind of gray fog.
Bai Xuanjun nodded and said, "What you said is also correct, Liu Xing. The Divine Tribulation begins with illusions affecting the mind, but that is only aimed at influencing your mental state. However, the ’Heart Demon Fog’ in the Third Layer of Divine Tribulation is different. That gray fog may seem harmless, but once it envelops you, it will continuously attack you with various Heart Demons."
"Once the Heart Demon invades your body, that becomes troublesome," Xing Yuan remarked. "That Divine Thunder can’t harm me at all, but the Heart Demon ignores defense and only attacks my soul! This Heart Demon disregards everything else but can be defended against or attacked using Soul Power, yet during the attack or defense, your mind could still be influenced by the Heart Demon," Xing Yuan said with a laugh, "Hence, the higher your Soul Cultivation, the easier it is to resist such Heart Demons."
Wen Feng added from nearby, "His Majesty Golden Punishment Lord was lucky, possessing an Inheritance Treasure, he barely fears the Divine Thunder at all. He could fully focus on eliminating and resisting the Heart Demon. However, for ordinary people, one has to resist both the Heart Demon and the Divine Thunder. That’s what makes the Third Layer of Divine Tribulation formidable."
Now Qin Yu fully understood.
"No wonder the Green Emperor made it seem so effortless," Qin Yu thought to himself. The Green Emperor had long ago formed a Soul Golden Core, and his Soul Cultivation was extremely high. Resisting the Heart Demon was naturally a breeze for him.
Bai Xuanjun said with an easy smile, "Actually, passing the Third Layer of Divine Tribulation isn’t that troublesome, just resist the Heart Demon’s attacks. Just hold out for a while, and after some time, this ’Heart Demon Fog’ will dissipate on its own. But Brother Xing Yuan tried to annihilate it this time, it’s no wonder he was affected by a hint of the Heart Demon."
"Hehe, since my body does not fear the Divine Thunder, I should definitely fight against this Heart Demon. If I only defend and never attack, wouldn’t it be too boring?" Xing Yuan said jovially.
Qin Yu came to a realization.
The reason Xing Yuan was affected was mainly because he took the initiative to strike.
"In the future, when Feifei, Little Black, and I face together the Divine Tribulation, I will take the initiative to strike and eliminate these Heart Demons," thought Qin Yu, as he contemplated how to face the Divine Tribulation in the future.
Three people crossed the Tribulation together, and the strength of the Heart Demon was not simply three times stronger than that of a single person alone. It increased geometrically, perhaps eight times, possibly nine times, or even more powerful.
The Divine Tribulation had passed, and instantly, a large group of people began to leave.
Golden Punishment Lord Xing Yuan, Black Flame Lord Wu Shan, Bai Xuanjun Ju Mi, along with some deputies to the king like Vice Sect Masters, Tributors, Great Elders, and others also left Baihua Star together.
This group of the highest echelons from the Dark Star Realm came together to Golden Punishment Star, flying towards Holy Mountain simultaneously.
As about a dozen people flew together, they talked with each other.
"Lord Liu Xing, my Divine Tribulation has already been crossed, and soon, it will be the battle for the new king. Don’t be careless and lose the position of the king," Xing Yuan said with a hearty laugh.
Upon hearing this, Vice Sect Master Liu Lan, who was just ten meters away, suddenly had his face darken.
Qin Yu was about to speak when he was abruptly interrupted.
"Xing Yuan, from your words, it seems that you have already decided Liu Xing will be the next Golden Punishment Monarch?" Black Flame Lord Wu Shan said with a boisterous laugh.
A handsome young man with red hair also nodded and said, "From Lord Xing Yuan’s words, could it be that the strength of Tributor Liu Xing surpasses that of Vice Sect Master Liu Lan?" This red-haired handsome youth was the Vice Sect Master of the Black Flame Sect and a Sixteen-star Emperor Level expert.
Qin Yu had already noticed the venomous glare coming from Liu Lan.
"This Xing Yuan really has a big mouth," Qin Yu thought to himself, but he didn’t mind. After all, he had long harbored the intention of vying for the king’s position; being a bit domineering at this moment seemed only right.
Xing Yuan glanced at Liu Lan beside him, "Liu Lan, I remind you, Liu Xing’s strength is no less than yours... Haha, my ascension to the Divine World is five months from now, let’s set the contention for the new king in three months then."
Xing Yuan remained the Golden Punishment Monarch until his ascension.
Only after Xing Yuan’s ascension could the new king formally inherit the position.
"Three months, in three months, I will definitely win, the position of the Golden Punishment Monarch will be mine," Liu Lan said coldly, and then transformed into a streak of light, flying to his dwelling without paying any attention to the others.
"Liu Xing, don’t disappoint me," Xing Yuan said with a smile, his eyes twinkling with cunning as he gazed at Qin Yu.
Qin Yu felt helpless.
This Xing Yuan, soon to ascend to the Divine World, was so bored that he started playing a game with him. He didn’t even allow him a moment of peace.
"The fight for the new king in three months, the victor will definitely be me, this is beyond doubt," Qin Yu said with a smile as he looked at the people around him, his confidence clearly palpable to all.
"Liu Lan is very strong, but this Liu Xing seems even stronger, and moreover, he’s mysterious. The battle for the new Golden Punishment Monarch is going to be interesting," Bai Xuanjun Ju Mi murmured.
And among the three heirs, ’Wen Feng’ was completely ignored.
Wen Feng himself bore no grudge, knowing all too well that his strength was far too inferior.
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Over these three months, Qin Yu and Liu Lan both secluded themselves in their residences. To the outside world, the two major contenders for the next Golden Punishment Monarch were undergoing their final strenuous cultivations.
Meanwhile, the last heir, ’Wen Feng,’ declared his withdrawal from the contest. Wen Feng had no desire to face humiliation from Liu Lan during a potential confrontation.
Three months later.
Thousands of miles east of the Golden Punishment Star City, an open plain became the battleground for Qin Yu and Liu Lan. Massive crowds had already gathered here before the battle.
Xing Yuan, Ju Mi, and Wu Shan, the three great monarchs, were all present, alongside various emperor-level experts and other masters.
Compared to watching the Crossing God Tribulation, a fight for a monarch position like this was even more captivating. Particularly, this battle’s fighters were both extremely powerful... Such battles are indeed a rare sight every ten thousand years.
"It has been a long time since I’ve seen super-experts clash like this, and they are even fighting to the death," chuckled Black Flame Lord Wu Shan.
In a battle for a monarch’s position, participants generally went all out. If one didn’t have enough strength, they would’ve conceded early like Wen Feng did!
"It’s rare to see two seventeen-star Emperor-level masters vying for the monarch position over so many years," said Bai Xuanjun Ju Mi, nodding. Xing Yuan added with a smile, "In this fight, Liu Xing will undoubtedly win."
"There really are a lot of people here." Wu Shan glanced around.
The plain was packed with numerous experts, even more so than during the last observation of the Crossing God Tribulation. Still, the group at the very forefront remained the three great monarchs.
In front of the three great monarchs was the empty battleground. At this moment, there was still not a single soul on the battlefield. The two contestants had not yet appeared, and only the wind blew, causing the grass on the ground to ripple.
"Huh!"
A figure suddenly appeared on the grassy battleground, clad in a long robe—it was Qin Yu. His robe fluttered in the wind, his long hair billowing about him. Qin Yu stood there with his hands behind his back, like a statue that had existed since ancient times.
Only his eyes were closed.
The entire plain’s noisy chatter ceased abruptly, and it became utterly quiet. Only the grass rustled in the wind, and that rustling sounded quite loud.
Qin Yu suddenly opened his eyes, slightly lifted his head, and looked obliquely toward the east. A figure, as fast as a flying eagle, shot towards him. Those cold eyes were staring at Qin Yu. It was Liu Lan!
"Liu Lan has arrived."
The eyes of Wu Shan, Xing Yuan, and Ju Mi, the three great monarchs, all brightened simultaneously, while the surrounding dense crowd held its breath.
"Swoosh!" Curbing his momentum, the prideful Liu Lan stood to the south of Qin Yu; Qin Yu was north, and Liu Lan was south, facing each other, about a hundred meters apart.
"Liu Xing, you’d better concede, otherwise if I accidentally kill you, that would be terrible," Liu Lan said coldly.
"You talk too much. If you want to fight, let’s fight; if you are cowardly, just concede," Qin Yu spoke indifferently. His eyes opened and closed, emitting an extremely cold light like lightning, releasing a terrifying pressure.
Xing Yuan, Wu Shan, and Ju Mi, the three great monarchs, were all shocked.
"Such strong soul cultivation," the three of them thought to themselves in astonishment.
"Battle relies on the body, strength, what use is a strong soul!" Liu Lan scoffed, and then his muscles began to slowly swell as streaks of golden light coursed throughout his body.
Qin Yu heard what Liu Lan said and shook his head inwardly.
Claiming that a strong soul was useless? Lower level combat relies on energy, the body, and so on, but at higher realms, it depends on the understanding of space, even the comprehension of time. Then, it’s all about the soul realm.
Liu Lan roared lowly.
"Swoosh!" A figure appeared almost instantaneously in front of Qin Yu, its sharp claw reaching right above Qin Yu’s head. With Liu Lan’s body comparable to an Upper Grade Divine Artifact, one swipe was extremely terrifying.
All three Great Sovereigns frowned, as did Wen Feng, Bao Yu, and the others.
Attacking the head right from the start clearly aimed to kill.
However, in the contest for the position of monarch, if one party gets killed, it’s unavoidable. So they didn’t say much. But Liu Lan’s immediate aggressiveness was a bit excessive.
Liu Lan laughed, having already grabbed Qin Yu’s head, but his smile instantly froze. He felt no resistance at all, as if grasping ’air’.
It was an afterimage!
"Now it’s my turn to attack." A clear voice echoed across the plain, heard distinctly by all spectators. Liu Lan turned around like lightning, his eyes darting to the sky where Qin Yu was hovering.
Liu Lan turned into a sharp arrow, rocketing towards Qin Yu in the sky.
On the contrary, Qin Yu very slowly raised his right fist, even just standing in mid-air motionless.
"Die!" Liu Lan had reached Qin Yu, ready to deliver a fatal blow. But at that moment, Qin Yu also threw his punch, not very fast, and was aimed at Liu Lan’s chest.
"Ah, Liu Xing is still soft-hearted at times. He shouldn’t be aiming at the chest, he should hit his—" Xing Yuan thought to himself with a sigh, but his expression froze mid-sigh. Not just him. The expressions of other super experts like Black Flame Lord Wu Shan and Bai Xuanjun Ju Mi also froze.
Because this group of super experts clearly saw a scene, a scene that made them incredulous.
The fist that was originally aimed at Liu Lan’s chest, as everyone including Xing Yuan and Ju Mi watched—Liu Lan’s body inexplicably moved downward a short distance.
The punch that was meant for his chest landed squarely on Liu Lan’s head, which was utterly unprepared and filled with disbelief and horror.
"Crack!"
The sound of skull shattering rang out as Qin Yu’s fist smashed Liu Lan’s head like a watermelon, and Liu Lan’s soul began to slowly dissipate.
Just before his death, Liu Lan was in disbelief: "How did space compress to shift my body downward? What is happening?" Before his soul dissipated, he also received a Divine Sense telepathy from Qin Yu.
"Didn’t you say that a strong soul is useless? This is the use of a strong soul on space," Qin Yu communicated through Divine Sense.
"So, it was..."
Only then did Liu Lan realize in a haze, but by then his soul had completely dissipated.
Watching Liu Lan’s body plummet downwards,
Qin Yu thought to himself, "’Heaven-Shattering Stick’ principle, when applied to a fist. It’s not bad in power either." Qin Yu looked at his right fist, which had just smashed the opponent’s head, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
At that moment, a wave of cheers like a tsunami erupted.
The lower-level cultivators of the Golden Punishment Sect lineage didn’t catch the moment Liu Lan’s body suddenly dropped. But they knew... the new Golden Punishment Monarch had been decided, and it was this Lord Liu Xing!
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