Stellar Transformation-Chapter 69 - 23: Death (Part 1)

Although the fourth Heavenly Thunder was about to strike, Qin Yu’s gaze was fixated on the fresh blood still at the corner of his father Qin De’s mouth. Witnessing the pale face of his father, the king, Qin Yu felt as if his blood was set aflame, and rage gradually reddened his eyes.

A surge of murderous rage began to swirl incessantly in the depths of his heart.

Upon taking on this mission and discovering that the target was indeed his own father, just as he had suspected, Qin Yu couldn’t describe how elated he was. He had resolved deep in his heart that, no matter what, he would ensure that his father would not be disturbed by anyone.

But now...

"Father is grievously wounded, yet the most ferocious fourth Heavenly Thunder is about to descend. What should I do, what should I do!!!" Qin Yu was extremely anxious. Filled with guilt, he knew that the probability of surviving the fourth Heavenly Thunder with severe injuries was exceedingly low. Yet, he couldn’t help someone else with their Tribulation Crossing, "It’s all my fault. If I had killed Xiang Bei earlier, then Ge Min wouldn’t have had the chance to feign serious injury and get close to Father!"

Though it wasn’t Qin Yu’s fault, he still felt a deep sense of self-reproach. He had vowed in his heart that he would not let anyone disturb his father, yet now his father had been seriously injured by others.

"You all deserve to die, all of you!!!" Qin Yu’s gaze swept towards Xiang Bei and Ge Min, flashing with lethal intent.

Qin Yu clenched his fists tightly as the purple Innate True Qi inside his body went wild, constantly merging into his entire body. His formidable physique absorbed this Innate True Qi, making his entire body seem as if it were formed from purple jade. He then unleashed the strongest burst of purple Innate True Qi, completely enveloping himself in purple light.

"Whoosh!"

A frenzied, piercing howl rang out as a shadow, glowing purple, shot straight towards Xiang Bei like a line. Xiang Bei, seeing the approaching purple shadow and feeling its presence, confirmed that this purple shadow was Qin Yu, the one who had killed his three brothers.

Madness glinted in Xiang Bei’s eyes. The mission was already accomplished. He didn’t believe that Qin De, in his gravely injured state, would be able to survive the fourth Heavenly Thunder. The death of his three elder brothers meant that even if Xiang Bei managed to escape alive, he would be in great pain.

"Let’s die together!"

Watching Qin Yu charging at him, Xiang Bei let out a ferocious roar. The violent Innate True Qi within him exploded in an instant according to the last desperate move of the "Overlord Heaven-defying Technique," like a bomb. The power within Xiang Bei, who had reached the Innate Great Perfection Realm, completely detonated in a flash, while Qin Yu collided with him like a meteorite.

Effortlessly overpowering!

"Die!"

Grinding his teeth in determination, Qin Yu didn’t resort to using his fists or feet. Instead, he elevated his power to its peak, allowing the purple True Qi to fuse with his flesh and forming Protective Gang Qi on the surface of his body. He then hurled himself at Xiang Bei at the highest speed, like a meteorite.

He intended to crush Xiang Bei to death with his own body.

"Bang!"

At the moment of impact, Xiang Bei’s entire body exploded, chunks of flesh flew in all directions, and blood scattered across the sky, while Qin Yu, like a purple meteor, passed straight through Xiang Bei’s body.

Everyone was stunned.

One could kill by colliding like this?

Each of them gazed at Qin Yu under the purple shadow. In their eyes, this mysterious assassin ’Liu Xing’ had an attack power that was horrifyingly formidable - to think he had killed an Innate Great Perfection Expert just by colliding with him.

"Self-Destruction... self-destruction... Unfortunately, the strength of my flesh has become unimaginable to you all." A cold sneer played at the corner of Qin Yu’s mouth. Although Xiang Bei’s final Self-Destruction was powerful, it would have killed any other Innate Expert.

Alas, Qin Yu was an unprecedented Innate External Power Expert, whose physical toughness far exceeded what anyone could imagine. Furthermore, after continuously transforming through the three pieces of the "Tongtian Map" Cultivation Technique, his bodily strength alone had neared that of a general Immortal Item. Combined with the miraculous Purple Innate True Qi and the Protective Gang Qi, even an Immortal Item would not be able to breach Qin Yu’s defenses.

"Ge Min, you... are unforgivable!" Qin Yu glared at Ge Min once more.

Feeling a chill from Qin Yu’s stare, Ge Min chuckled and said, "Mr. Liu Xing, you’re just an assassin. Why pledge loyalty to this Qin De? Isn’t your mission reward just an Upper-Level Immortal Weapon? If you help me deal with them, the Emperor will give you even greater rewards."

"Boom!"

A terrifying peal of thunder resounded, as the final Heavenly Thunder, the fourth one, emerged like a purple dragon from the tribulation clouds and struck down directly. In an instant, everyone, including Qin Yu, halted their attacks as they turned to look at Qin De.

With a low shout, Qin De’s face suddenly flushed red.

Suddenly, a heaven-shaking dragon’s roar erupted from within Qin De, and a near-solid golden yellow dragon made of Qi Force burst forth from his body, soaring into the sky and colliding head-on with the fourth Heavenly Thunder.

"Boom!"

The purple lightning dragon and the golden Qi Force dragon clashed fiercely, unleashing a wild force that spread rapidly. In just a moment, the golden Qi Force dragon dissipated, and the purple lightning weakened by more than half, but the remaining purple lightning still thundered down.

"Bang!"

A dark red long sword thrust towards the heavens, meeting the purple lightning head-on. The lightning struck the dark red long sword, which emitted a blinding light. Qin De’s complexion turned deathly pale, his body trembling violently. In just a moment, the power of the thunder and lightning dissipated.

Afterward, Qin De collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted.

"Did he succeed?" Qin Yu was stunned, realizing what this scene meant.

Qin De had successfully crossed the tribulation. With the innate power of the Eight Trigrams Formation and the power of the Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact sword, although Qin De was grievously injured, he had still triumphantly crossed the tribulation. However, seeing Qin De prostrate on the ground, it was clear he was severely hurt.

The tribulation clouds in the sky slowly dissipated, and the dark red heavens returned to their past state of a starry sky, the myriad stars becoming visible to all.

Qin Yu’s heart was filled with immense joy. Although his father, the king, was badly injured, it was still considered a successful crossing of the Four-nine Heavenly Tribulations. The wounds, with the treasure of the Qin Family, would heal quickly, and Qin De would soon form his Golden Core and become a cultivator.

"Ge Min!" Qin Yu looked towards Ge Min, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

Ge Min slightly furrowed his brows while staring at Qin De, "I did not expect—did not expect him to be like the Emperor of the past, to have trained ’Ancestor Dragon Body Protection’ to the Great Achievement Realm. Even without a Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact, I believe Qin De could still have crossed the Heavenly Tribulation."

Suddenly, Ge Min shivered, feeling the killing intent coming from not far away. Turning to look, he saw Qin Yu.

Remembering the scene where Qin Yu had killed the Four-directions Killing God, Ge Min knew he was no match and inwardly raged, "If I had a Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact, why would I fear this assassin ’Liu Xing’? Back then, Qin De used Stone Burning Iron to refine Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts. Due to material limitations, he created a war saber for Lian Yan and a long sword for himself. And, after that, he only had enough to make five short knives, which he gave to the minions of Dark Arrow to form a battle array. In contrast, Lan Yi, myself, and the others did not receive Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts."

There was only that much Stone Burning Iron to begin with. For Qin Yu, they refined a short sword and knuckle-dusters, and combined with the Flying Sword of Feng Yuzi, they used up a fifth of it. Qin De’s own long sword and Lian Yan’s war saber each took another fifth. The remaining two-fifths went to the five short knives.

As for Lan Yi, Ge Min, and the rest, they were left without Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts. Although Lian Yan died, the remaining Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact was given by Qin De to Qin Feng.

"Haha... Foolish, oh, so foolish... Qin De, prepare to die. But I must thank you for gifting me a Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact!" Wu Xing, who was under attack by the five elites of Dark Arrow and the Heavenly Net, suddenly burst into a crazed laughter as though he had thought of some technique to deal with these ten desperate experts.