Stellar Transformation-Chapter 482: Episode 14 - 55 Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl
The main peak of the Holy Mountain on Golden Punishment Star was abuzz with noise, as a grand feast was being held here. This magnificent banquet had invited a large number of experts, and nearly all the upper-echelon figures from the Dark Star Realm had gathered here.
Praises, congratulations...
Various voices kept rising, and as the protagonist of this feast, Qin Yu felt a slight headache, for everyone was exceedingly enthusiastic when they saw him, and he couldn’t be too impolite.
"If this banquet wasn’t held for my sake, I would have left long ago," Qin Yu said to himself in his heart.
However, on his face, Qin Yu was smiling, while he raised his glass and drank together with an elder in white robes and white hair.
"Liu Xing, after I ascend to the Divine World, you will be the new Monarch. As the Golden Punishment Lord, you should at least recognize some of the experts from the three great sects of the Dark Star Realm. This is the Great Elder of the Bai Xuan Sect, ’Fu Xian,’" Xing Yuan introduced by his side.
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At this feast, Qin Yu was the busiest person, being the soon-to-be new Golden Punishment Lord, many people’s attitudes towards Qin Yu had obviously changed. After all, the Golden Punishment Lord was the leader of the Three Great Sovereigns.
It wasn’t until the sky turned pitch black that the banquet finally dispersed.
Qin Yu instantly used Instantaneous Movement and flew towards his residence in the sky above the mountain. The cold night wind on his face made him feel a lot clearer in his head.
"Finally, I’m free," Qin Yu said with a smile and a long sigh.
"Liu Xing, wait for me," a familiar voice called out. Qin Yu turned his head to look. After a while, Wen Feng arrived by Qin Yu’s side. Wen Feng smiled at Qin Yu, then said, "Liu Xing, thank you for this time."
Qin Yu asked in confusion, "Thank you for what?"
"Thank you for killing Liu Lan," Wen Feng said with a smile. "If you hadn’t killed Liu Lan, if you ascended before him, then I would have been in a bad situation. Liu Lan and I didn’t get along well."
Qin Yu then understood.
Qin Yu knew very clearly that one of the reasons he killed Liu Lan was that Liu Lan had immediately used a deadly move as soon as he arrived, clearly showing no mercy. The second reason was to help Wen Feng.
"No need to thank me for such things. If I had been weak, Liu Lan probably would have killed me just the same," Qin Yu said indifferently.
"Yes," Wen Feng agreed, then looked at Qin Yu with a smile, "Once Lord Xing Yuan ascends to the Divine World, you can fuse with the Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl and also reveal your identity as a Monarch to the public."
Qin Yu nodded.
At this moment, there were two months left until Xing Yuan’s ascension!
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Whether it was the three months from Xing Yuan’s Crossing God Tribulation to the battle for the Monarch’s position, or the current two months of waiting, Qin Yu had been cultivating in a palace room, not entering the second layer of the Jiang Lan Realm.
Because the time of Divine Tribulation’s arrival was very special!
Even if Qin Yu hid inside the Jiang Lan Realm, the Divine Tribulation would still arrive. The Divine Tribulation was a cosmic law, completely ignoring the barriers of various spatial realms. The sensation Qin Yu felt was that it would arrive after ’108’ years.
No matter if Qin Yu hid in the Jiang Lan Realm, or in the Immortal, Demon, or Demon World, the Divine Tribulation would arrive after 108 years.
The time of the Divine Tribulation’s arrival wasn’t based on the different time speeds of cosmic space but was calculated by the ’time experienced by the person who needs to cross the tribulation’... For example, if Qin Yu spent 108 years inside the second layer of the Jiang Lan Realm, while in the Immortal, Demon, or Demon World only a little over a year passed, the Divine Tribulation would still arrive at that time.
Therefore, it was not worthwhile for Qin Yu to enter the second layer of the Jiang Lan Realm.
Two months of quiet cultivation, to now, Qin Yu’s soul cultivation was very serene for long periods of time. When he opened his eyes... it was already the day before Xing Yuan’s ascension to the Divine World.
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Outside the palace of Golden Punishment Lord Xing Yuan, over a thousand people had gathered at this moment. The majority of these people were from the Golden Punishment Sect, with a few high-level experts from the Black Flame Sect and Bai Xuan Sect. This crowd had gathered here to see off Xing Yuan.
At the very front of the over a thousand people stood Qin Yu, Wu Shan, Ju Mi, and about a dozen others.
"Brother Xing Yuan, I hear that the Divine World is rather chaotic and the struggles are fierce. Once you’re in the Divine World, you must train hard and don’t tarnish the reputation of our Dark Star Realm," Black Flame Lord Wu Shan cheerfully said to Xing Yuan.
The Golden Punishment Lord was formidable, but before their ascension, they were to return the Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl back to their clan.
A ’Golden Punishment Lord’ without the Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl was just equivalent to an ordinary person ascending from the Dark Star Realm and had no advantage in the Divine World. Afterwards, they would have to rely on their own efforts to struggle through.
"Haha, I have that much confidence," Xing Yuan laughed heartily. Looking towards Qin Yu, he said, "Liu Xing, once I’m gone, you’ll be the Golden Punishment Lord. Remember, the Golden Punishment Lord is the head of the Three Great Sovereigns. If this crazy guy Wu Shan gives you any trouble, you just give him a good thrashing."
Qin Yu just smiled.
Wu Shan, however, glared, "Hey, Xing Yuan, don’t play games with me! You saw Liu Xing and Liu Lan’s fight; without even fusing with the Inheritance Treasure, he’s already so powerful. Once the fusion happens... his strength might be even stronger than yours. Telling him to discipline me... that’s too much."
Qin Yu’s brows suddenly furrowed.
"Is it time to ascend?" Qin Yu felt a strange change in the cosmic space.
Last time the Green Emperor ascended, Qin Yu’s Soul Realm was not yet high enough to sense such subtle changes. But Qin Yu, at this moment, could clearly feel that slight change.
Xing Yuan’s expression gradually turned solemn, he no longer joked with everyone. With a sweeping glance over the crowd, he smiled lightly, "My friends, I am about to ascend... see you in the Divine World!"
"See you in the Divine World!" Wu Shan, Ju Mi, Qin Yu, Bao Yu, Wen Feng, and the others all said out loud.
Only to see Xing Yuan’s body slowly rising, mysterious starlight shooting out from him. At this moment, Xing Yuan had an aura that made one look up to him. Xing Yuan gave everyone a slight smile, and suddenly the mysterious starlight around him surged, enveloping his entire body.
As quick as Instantaneous Movement.
Xing Yuan’s entire figure vanished like that, disappearing from the Immortal, Demon, and Demon World!
Qin Yu’s brows furrowed slightly.
Ever since sensing the moment Xing Yuan was about to ascend, Qin Yu had merged his soul with the entire universe, trying to understand the true principle behind ascension.
"What is the principle behind this? The phenomenon of Ascension is quite similar to Instantaneous Movement and Great Teleportation. It’s also a sudden disappearance, followed by arrival at another place. However, Ascension takes one directly to another space. What is the principle behind it?"
Qin Yu pondered continuously.
But after pondering for half a day, Qin Yu had no answer to this question.
"Ascension, this can also be considered a Divine Skill, right? It’s just that it belongs to the universal cosmic Divine Skills. If I could comprehend this Divine Skill, wouldn’t I be able to move between two spaces with ease?" Qin Yu sighed inwardly.
If someone from the Divine World heard this, they would surely laugh at Qin Yu’s audacity, as not even the Upper Heavenly Gods could easily move between two spaces.
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The second day after Xing Yuan’s Ascension.
Outside the door of the Inheritance Hall stood only Qin Yu. He looked up at the ancient ’Inheritance Hall’, where a number of withered branches and fallen leaves still lay on the ground next to it.
"Once I merge with the Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl, I will have enough strength to open the Artifact Hall of Mishen Palace." The thought of the numerous treasures within the Artifact Hall, left behind by the lord of Mishen Palace, Che Hou Yuan, crossed Qin Yu’s mind. Among them, the most precious was the core of Mishen Palace, which was refined from ’nine Purple Origin Fire Pearls’.
"Emperor Liu Xing, please come in," the hoarse voice of the Guardian Elder sounded.
Qin Yu took a deep breath and stepped into the Inheritance Hall. Upon entering, his gaze was involuntarily drawn to the central altar. The ’altar’ he had seen twice before had only a faint aura of the Inheritance Treasure.
But today, Qin Yu discovered that the aura of the altar was more than a hundred times richer than before.
"Emperor Liu Xing." A skinny old man emerged from a corner, the Guardian Elder himself.
The Guardian Elder pointed a withered yellow finger towards the center of the altar: "Emperor Liu Xing, the Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl is in the middle of the altar. There are some precautions you need to take when merging with the Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl, so please listen carefully," he said slowly.
"Guardian Elder, please speak," Qin Yu said.
At this time, Qin Yu dared not be the least bit distracted, because he knew how difficult it was to refine a Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure. Sometimes, even a high Soul Realm was not enough. Of course... the higher the soul, the easier it was.
"Emperor Liu Xing, to infuse the Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl into your body, you must first perform Blood Recognition. However, you must remember one thing: during Blood Recognition, you need to infuse the Power of Gold in your blood. Only then will the Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl absorb it, otherwise it won’t," explained the Guardian Elder.
Qin Yu nodded.
Refining the Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl indeed had its difficulties; even Blood Recognition required infusing the Power of Gold into the blood.
"Later, I will open the altar and release the Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl. Please rest assured, Your Majesty. The Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl will not attack those with the ’Power of Gold’. After you successfully perform Blood Recognition, you can slowly merge with the Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl. The extent of the merger depends on your body’s Cultivation, the Cultivation of the Power of Gold, and your Soul Cultivation," said the Guardian Elder before walking up the steps of the altar.
Qin Yu watched from the side.
The Guardian Elder reached the top of the altar, emitting beams of golden Energy from his hands, while Qin Yu could also feel the rich aura of the Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl emanating from the Elder.
Finally, the Guardian Elder struck a spot on the altar with his palm.
"Boom~~~" The entire altar began to shake, and the Inheritance Hall trembled as if an earthquake had occurred.
"Whoosh!"
A brilliant golden light shot up from the center of the altar—it was the Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl!
"Emperor Liu Xing, quickly perform Blood Recognition!" the Guardian Elder immediately transmitted his voice urgently.
Qin Yu moved, reappearing beside the Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl, and the space around him became like a quagmire, trapping the Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl.
A drop of red blood, shining with a golden light, fell upon the Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl.
The Pearl ceased its struggle instantly, absorbing the drop of blood like a sponge, filling Qin Yu with joy: "It’s done. The Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl is mine."
The Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl merged directly into Qin Yu’s body.
Watching all this, the Guardian Elder let out a sigh of relief, turned pale, and nodded, saying, "Emperor Liu Xing, the degree to which you can merge with the Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl depends on your own strength. Please feel at ease to merge here, as no one will disturb Your Majesty."
Qin Yu nodded, sat down cross-legged on a cushion in the Inheritance Hall, and closed his eyes to begin quietly Cultivating.
"What an oddity. The Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl absorbs only the Power of Gold, completely ignoring other energies." When Qin Yu tried to infuse it with the Nine Transmutations Force, it could not be merged into the Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl.
Then, Qin Yu could only continue to infuse the Power of Gold.
After a certain level of the Power of Gold was infused, the Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl began to spin, and streams of mercury-like golden liquid flowed from the Pearl.
Qin Yu’s entire body—his muscles and bones—absorbed the golden liquid greedily like parched riverbeds, undergoing a terrifying evolution.
With a thought, Qin Yu clenched his right fist sharply.
"Bang!" A sonic boom emerged from his palm, and tiny spatial cracks appeared around his right fist.
"How strong. My strength has increased by at least tenfold," Qin Yu couldn’t help but be astonished.
Although he felt a significant improvement in his muscles and bones, Qin Yu was still shocked by the extent of this advancement. No wonder the Golden Punishment Monarch was the foremost among the Three Great Sovereigns.
"Such exquisite Power of Gold. This level of Power of Gold is several levels above that of an Eighteen-star Emperor Level," Qin Yu’s fingertips emitted a Sharp Sword-like golden Finger Beams, which created slight black cracks in space as they passed through.
Qin Yu’s degree of merging this time was much higher than that of any previous Golden Punishment Monarch.
Because Qin Yu’s Soul Realm was much higher, by several levels, than a typical Golden Punishment Monarch, he was able to merge with the Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl even more... However, it still wasn’t enough to merge with it completely.
If it merged completely, the Golden Punishment Spirit Pearl would have turned entirely into a golden liquid.
(End of Chapter One!)
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