Stellar Transformation-Chapter 60 - 14: After Darkness, Comes the Light (Part 1)
Atop Donglan Mountain, a golden figure moved at extreme speed, drifting like mist, unreal and elusive. Beside it was a giant black eagle, flapping its wings occasionally, its sharp eyes constantly fixed on the golden figure. This golden figure and the eagle were none other than Qin Yu and Little Black.
Such cultivation had been ongoing for a whole twenty days. Throughout this time, Qin Yu didn’t rest, nor did he eat or drink. However, his spirit had become ever more vibrant, far more formidable than when he had just left the Prince Mansion.
Suddenly, the golden figure halted, and the thirty-six golden Qi Columns completely dissipated, revealing the lone figure of Qin Yu.
"The thirty-six auxiliary diagrams of the second Tongtian Map were all successfully mastered," Qin Yu said, looking at his skin. With just a bit of effort, a faint golden halo could be seen circulating mysteriously beneath the skin’s surface. Moreover, Qin Yu discovered his body had reached a new level.
Strength? Qin Yu was no longer able to accurately measure his body’s might with such a term.
"Little Black, let’s go," called Qin Yu to Little Black, who immediately let out a few excited cries. Then, Qin Yu mounted Little Black’s back, and with a flap of its wings, the eagle soared away from Donglan Mountain, embarking on another journey.
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In a branch of Heavenly Net, deep winter had set in, with snowflakes drifting through the air. The courtyard of the branch was covered in a thick layer of snow. Qin Yu stepped directly onto the snow, leaving only a light set of footprints which, as more snowflakes fell, soon vanished without a trace.
"Mr. Liu Xing, please have a seat," a seductive woman said as she placed a list of missions before Qin Yu.
Qin Yu immediately opened the Gold Medal missions, browsing the profiles of the targets. When accepting missions, Qin Yu didn’t question the strength of the targets, he only considered their character. If they were evil, he’d accept the mission; if they were good, he would not. Of course, Qin Yu wouldn’t bother himself with protecting those good people either.
"Gold Medal mission number six," said Qin Yu indifferently.
The seductive woman quickly noted the mission, and then, with a provocative wink, teased, "Mr. Liu Xing, it’s a heavy snowfall outside. Why don’t you stay the night here, and leave when the snow stops tomorrow? It won’t be too late."
As she spoke, the seductive woman reached out with her slender hand, taking hold of Qin Yu’s hand.
"Let go," Qin Yu said calmly.
The woman covered her mouth, laughing, "Mr. Liu Xing is really..." She was about to say something when she felt a jolt of force from Qin Yu’s hand, numbing her fingers and forcing her to reluctantly let go. Qin Yu then turned and walked into the snowy world.
The seductive woman watched his figure disappear into the snow. Suddenly, that figure split into several afterimages before vanishing from sight altogether.
...
"Daring to come and kill me? You’re asking for death. Ghost Flame Hand, kill him!" a fat man arrogantly ordered.
Qin Yu, wearing a golden mask, had a trace of a cold smile on his lips. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
"Yes," a bald, one-armed man said with a cold smile, looking at Qin Yu. "Gold Medal Killer, to think you’d face us in the open rather than assassinate from the shadows, that’s just foolishness. To die at the hands of my Ghost Flame Hand, you should feel proud."
Qin Yu shook his head slightly, thinking, "Middle Innate, too weak."
"Whoosh!"
Qin Yu turned into a streak of light, flashing past the bald, one-armed man. The man stood there utterly dumbfounded, then two screams rang out in quick succession. As Qin Yu’s figure disappeared, having completed the mission, he naturally left the scene.
"My right hand, oh, my right hand is gone!" Ghost Flame Hand gazed at his only hand in horror.
Qin Yu’s speed had been too fast; he cut off the man’s only hand with a knife-hand strike without allowing any resistance, then with astonishing speed, he executed another knife-hand strike, severing the fat man’s head before taking it and drifting away.
From start to finish, it was over in an instant.
"Indeed, after successfully mastering the second Tongtian Map, my strength has risen to a whole new level. Combined with shedding the Xuantie Arm Guards, Xuantie Leg Guards, and this Black Gold Vest, my speed is so fast that probably only Late-stage Innate Experts could, at best, compare to me," Qin Yu said, a confident smile on his face.
Having cultivated the second Tongtian Map, Qin Yu’s strength had greatly increased, and his body had undergone a transformation. Merely in terms of physical toughness, his body had become impervious to ordinary Xuantie weapons, and Qin Yu’s defensive power had caught up with that of the Black Gold Vest.
Therefore, Qin Yu took off the Black Gold Vest as well as the Xuantie Arm Guards and Leg Guards. After all, weighted training was of little use to someone who had reached such a realm.
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"Mr. Liu Xing is really fast, the mission was completed in a moment," the woman who received Qin Yu said with a flirtatious smile.
After collecting his reward, Qin Yu flipped through the mission list and said directly, "Gold Medal mission, third on the list!"
...
For three full months, Qin Yu had taken on nine Gold Medal missions, averaging three a month, all of which he completed with ease. He killed his opponents face-to-face, regardless of their level of expertise.
Among them were even two Late-stage Innate Experts.
Even against Late Innate Experts, Qin Yu didn’t use the Flame Sword or Flame Burning Gloves, but killed his opponents with his bare hands, leaving them unable to resist at all. Now, Qin Yu’s strength was such that even unarmed, he could rival Innate Great Perfection Experts.
The silver and gold light of the two Tongtian Maps had brought about tremendous changes to his body, which was the reason for Qin Yu’s rapid progress.
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"Mr. Liu Xing isn’t taking any more missions?" The woman who received Qin Yu asked in confusion, noting from the records that Qin Yu had been accepting missions continuously, and she had thought he would keep on doing so.
"Could it be that I’ve been wasting my time on these missions, huh, there’s no challenge in these targets at all," Qin Yu said indifferently after taking the reward and then left; his attitude had clearly changed, not as cold as it had been three months earlier.
In the hall where missions were received, a person came from behind and, watching Qin Yu’s departing figure, frowned slightly and said, "No challenge? Even Late Innate Stage Experts pose no challenge?"
Within a Nameless Mountain Forest.
It had been over two months, and Qin Yu had stayed in this Nameless Mountain Forest for more than two months, constantly cultivating the third Tongtian Map. With the experience from the first two maps, his cultivation of this one was naturally very smooth.
But what surprised Qin Yu was... that the third Tongtian Map was completely different from the first two.
Because... the third Tongtian Map actually generated purple-colored Innate True Qi, which permeated and fused into every part of Qin Yu’s body, muscles, bones, meridians... wherever there was a part of Qin Yu’s body, there was the presence of Innate True Qi.
"Ha!"
Surrounded by thirty-six columns of purple Qi, Qin Yu, like lightning, plunged from high in the sky, and then his right leg smashed fiercely into the ground. Strangely enough, the ground did not break at all, yet the entire ground vibrated secretly. After a moment—
"Boom!"
The land within dozens of meters exploded, and dust billowed. When the dust had settled, a crater tens of meters wide and ten meters deep appeared.
"The first and second Tongtian Maps only took one month to achieve great success, but this third Tongtian Map actually took more than two months," Qin Yu stopped and the thirty-six columns of purple Qi around him also disappeared, and the simple purple halo on the surface of his body gradually receded.
From the outside in.
Compared to the first two Tongtian Maps, the third was indeed the most formidable, not only strengthening the body but also producing the unique purple Innate True Qi of Heavenly Ascension Mysterious Technique.
"It’s been half a year, and it must be almost time for father to undergo his Tribulation Crossing," Qin Yu reflected inwardly, and suddenly the joy of increased strength faded.
