Stellar Transformation-Chapter 72 - 2 Early Heavenly Tribulation?
"What a large storage room," Qin Yu exclaimed as he opened the door to the storage room on the first floor of Thunder Mountain Residence. The size of the room, as big as the martial arts hall, surprised Qin Yu, but what surprised him most was that the storage room was filled with various types of ores.
Red, green, gold, silver, black, white...
Different colors and halos spread out, resembling an attractive treasure trove. Qin Yu’s first impression was that the ores inside were extremely precious crystal stones, and none were inferior to the Stone Burning Iron. That was Qin Yu’s feeling.
"Master, when Lei Wei was drifting through the universe, he once reached a strange planet. Not only was the gravity on that planet extremely strong, but it was also covered with various precious crystal stones. The master then mined quite a few of the better crystal stones. According to the terms of the Cultivation World, these are all top-grade crystal stones that can be used to refine top-grade spiritual artifacts," a little cat suddenly appeared, floating beside Qin Yu.
Qin Yu couldn’t help but be greatly surprised.
Crystal stones for refining top-grade spiritual artifacts! Qin Yu remembered what Feng Yuzi had said; even an upper-grade spiritual artifact was extremely precious on Overseas Immortal Island, let alone these top-grade crystal stones filling up half of the storage room.
Qin Yu couldn’t help but reach out to touch one of the stones, but—
"Bang!"
Before Qin Yu’s hand even touched the crystal stones, a rebound force came, shaking Qin Yu’s entire body, who then dissipated the rebound force. Little Star hurriedly said, "Master, the former master Lei Wei once told Little Star about the principle of ’bearing a treasure invites misfortune.’ Master, if your power hasn’t reached the Star Core Stage, you absolutely cannot use these top-grade crystal stones."
"Oh... the master really did think things through thoroughly. Cultivators might fight over a decent crystal stone, let alone top-grade crystal stones," Qin Yu said with a slight smile, then frowned, "But having a treasure mountain that I can only look at is really frustrating."
Little Star swished its tail proudly and said, "Meow—Master has already prepared everything for you. Look, that counter over there, there’s a ring on it, and that ring is a ’space ring.’ A space ring is much more advanced than your storage bracelet, and its space is much larger too."
As Little Star spoke, Qin Yu immediately walked over and took the ring.
After performing the blood recognition, Qin Yu put on the space ring and immediately felt its marvelous features. The space inside was astonishingly large.
"How big exactly is the space in this space ring?" Qin Yu got a shock as he observed. The space in the storage bracelet was only about the size of a room, but the space ring was tens of thousands of meters both in length and width, and also in height—completely incomparable.
It could easily fit a mountain.
Little Star continued wagging its tail proudly, "In the Cultivation World, when it comes to artifact refining, Lei Wei said he was second to none. This ’Dream’ ring was refined by Lei Wei in memory of his home planet and is one of the best space rings he made. Lei Wei said that the space in the Dream ring is much bigger than that in the so-called number one space ring of the Cultivation World, the ’Mingxu Ring.’
Qin Yu’s thoughts moved, and the Dream ring immediately vanished into hiding. Such a treasure must absolutely not be taken out, especially since his own power was still too weak. Of course, this also required that someone having the insight to recognize the ring’s prowess.
"I’ll use this ordinary storage bracelet as the façade in the future, otherwise, being robbed over this Dream ring would be awful," Qin Yu understood that wealth should not be flaunted, especially while he was still considered weak in the Cultivation World.
Although the Dream ring had merged into his body, using it was not hindered at all for Qin Yu.
"Ah, there are still some things inside," Qin Yu suddenly found some collectibles inside the Dream ring; upon closer inspection, they were some crystal stones, but these did not seem as precious as the top-grade crystal stones he had seen in the storage room.
Little Star proudly said, "Master, those are middle-grade and some upper-grade crystal stones, left by Master Lei Wei for you to refine artifacts. There’s also a bottle of spirit pills—’Green Vermilion Pill,’ which is used to recover from injuries."
Qin Yu laughed upon hearing this. Injuries?
Qin Yu felt that the Green Vermilion Pill was a very good spirit pill by all means, but its effects could not match his ’Meteor Tear,’ which had saved his life. He felt a complex emotion towards the Meteor Tear.
"It’s time to start cultivating. To survive and return through the Primordial Wilderness, reaching the ’Star Nebula Stage’ (equivalent to the Golden Core Stage) is essential," Qin Yu immediately left the room and started to cultivate seriously.
Qin Yu had been cultivating the "Tongtian Three Diagrams" and had already reached the state of Three-colored Armor, with 108 Qi Columns simultaneously surrounding his body. However, Qin Yu was unable to sense when the Heavenly Tribulation would arrive. He understood that this required understanding something about the heavenly path, and in a flash, seven days had passed. Over these seven days, Qin Yu had perused many cultivation books which also discussed how to cultivate to sense the arrival of the Heavenly Tribulation after reaching Innate Great Perfection.
Qin Yu then cultivated according to some of the methods described therein.
At Thunder Mountain Residence, standing in the middle of Bibo Lake with his eyes closed and feet surprisingly floating motionless on the surface of the water, Qin Yu was enveloped by 108 Qi Columns around his body.
In the past, one needed to follow the movements prescribed by the "Tongtian Three Diagrams" to form silver, gold, and purple Qi Columns. However, during that one battle in Qinglian Mountains, Qin Yu had a breakthrough at the last moment, and now could display the Three-colored Armor even without moving.
The ability to tread on water without sinking at all was something Qin Yu had only recently come to comprehend.
His spirit entered a state of oblivion, a vast and hazy plane, merging naturally with the universe. Within several miles, Qin Yu could clearly feel the vitality and vigor of all animals and plants, showing how shocking his progress had been in just seven days.
"Boom!"
Qin Yu’s spirit was violently shaken, and he could no longer maintain his previously attained state, falling directly into the water. He swiftly regained consciousness, slapped the water surface with one hand, and once again stood on it. At that moment, Qin Yu was filled with excitement.
"Five months, in five months the Four-nine Heavenly Tribulation will arrive. Good, it is really good," Qin Yu’s eyes brimmed with excitement as a vast energy had penetrated deep into his mind just now, and from then on, Qin Yu understood when he would face the Tribulation. This feeling was truly mysterious.
At that moment, a cry of an eagle resonated across the sky as Black Hawk dived down fiercely. Black Hawk often hunted fierce beasts in the surrounding area, and ordinary Innate Fierce Beasts were no match for it.
Qin Yu quietly cultivated in the Primordial Wilderness, undisturbed. However, at that moment, the Chu Dynasty was tumultuously turbulent, with the Qin Family mobilizing troops and moving hundreds of thousands of soldiers, a move that could not possibly be concealed from the Xiang Family’s spies. The Qin Family was planning a rebellion!
The Xiang Family was caught off guard when they received this news.
"What’s going on? Ah, Shangguan Hong said it would be several years, and the ’Dark Chess’ secret letter also mentioned, two years from now the Qin Family would rebel. How come they are suddenly mobilizing troops and heading to the border right now?" Xiang Guang was furious at this moment.
The man with the hook-nosed beside him dared not utter a word, given Xiang Guang’s fiery mood.
Why wouldn’t Xiang Guang be angry? He originally thought the Qin Family would rebel in two years, and his Xiang Family naturally devised a series of measures accordingly. However, this early move had caught Xiang Guang completely by surprise.
"Have those bandits in the Black Water Mountain Range been dealt with? These bandits have been in the Black Water Mountain Range for hundreds of years, growing their power all this time, still undefeated to this day. However... it now seems beneficial, let them drag down the Qin Family," Xiang Guang sneered coldly.
The hook-nosed man hurriedly addressed, "Your Majesty, I was just about to report this matter, those bandits from the Black Water Mountain Range are particularly greedy, and I didn’t dare make a decision on my own..." The hook-nosed man took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Xiang Guang.
"Don’t say so much, at this time you still worry so much," Xiang Guang rebuked angrily, but still took the letter.
Upon unfolding the letter, even though Xiang Guang was prepared, his face changed color, "Damn, this bunch of bastards, just a group of bandits, and they dare ask for so many conditions, demanding so many troops and supplies. It really is...it really is..."
Xiang Guang trembled with anger, then took a deep breath and sneered, "Fine, agree to their demands. They dare to ask, I will give it to them. Once the Qin Family is exterminated, I want these bandits to spit everything out, and with interest!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" the hook-nosed man bowed hurriedly.
"Go!" Xiang Guang waved dismissively, and the hook-nosed man bowed and left immediately.
In the independent courtyard of Prince Zhen Dong Mansion, originally Qin Yu’s residence,
Qin De stood by a willow tree, looking up at it, standing motionless. Since his return, he often visited the independent courtyard where Qin Yu used to live. He might stand there for an entire day, with no one daring to disturb him.
With his eyes closed, the scenes of that Tribulation Crossing battle appeared in Qin De’s mind.
...
"Ah——"
Qin Yu suddenly looked up at the sky and howled, his face turning ferocious. His hands transformed into the shape of dragon claws, slicing through the air with a sharp whistling sound, "Sssh—" as the sound of flesh being pierced echoed. Qin Yu’s claws plunged into Wu Xing’s chest, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and with a violent grab of his right hand, he shattered Wu Xing’s heart.
...
In that battle, Qin Yu’s ferocity and his reckless bravery caused the Four-directions Killing God, the traitor Ge Min, and Wu Xing to be killed one after the other under his frenzy. Even when facing the Cultivator Wu Xing, and being in a clear disadvantage, Qin Yu still fought desperately, stopping at nothing to kill the opponent.
What was it all for?
Scene after scene played out in his mind, and Qin De’s heart grew increasingly sorrowful, fully aware of why his son had become so frenzied. He would never forget everything his son had done for him, his son’s every move, the fierce look in his son’s eyes as he fought his enemies, and his decision to perish together with Wu Xing.
He would never forget all of this!
"Yu’er, your father is sorry, now, there’s nothing more I can do for you, nothing more to make up for, all I can do is flatten the Xiang Family and kill Xiang Guang and Wood for you as companions in death. Don’t worry underground, it will be soon, in half a year, the great battle will begin," Qin De’s eyes flickered with cold light.
However... Qin De did not know that at this moment, Qin Yu was continuously cultivating in the legendary and perilous Primordial Wilderness.
In the Primordial Wilderness.
In a forest, a green giant wolf the size of a tiger was slowly moving forward, its bloodthirsty eyes surveying its surroundings. Suddenly, the fur of this green giant wolf bristled, and flames erupted from its body.
"Boom!" 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
The green giant wolf let out a painful howl as it was kicked like a sandbag, crashing into an old tree, which "crack" broke upon the impact and fell onto other trees.
"Iron head, steel bones, tofu waist, it’s indeed true," Qin Yu suddenly appeared beside the green giant wolf, now clad in animal skins, his nearly perfect muscles fully accentuated, and an air of fierceness about him.
The lower back of the green giant wolf was completely twisted, evidently fractured by Qin Yu’s kick. But wolves are extremely fierce beasts, especially this Green Fire Wolf.
"Awooo," the Green Fire Wolf violently howled up to the sky.
"Calling for help? Too bad, under my Spiritual Sense, you can’t possibly surround me." Qin Yu’s current range of Spiritual Sense nearly covered a kilometer, yet considering the vastness of the forest, it would still take some time for the other Green Fire Wolves to arrive.
"Hiss," the Green Fire Wolf crouched slightly on its front limbs, its eyes flickering with murderous light, its body ablaze with intense flames. However, being merely at the Innate Realm, these flames could not harm Qin De’s body. As the Green Fire Wolf leapt, its claws seemed to tear through the air aiming for Qin Yu.
Qin Yu’s body produced several illusions and then returned to his original spot as if he hadn’t moved at all.
Meanwhile, the Green Fire Wolf was sent flying back, its claws already broken, and its wolf’s head twisted bizarrely during that instant. Qin Yu used his movement technique speed and hands to break its claws and twist its head.
"The speed of the Green Fire Wolf is so fast!" Qin Yu’s Spiritual Sense had already detected that three Green Fire Wolves were approaching at a speed close to a hundred meters per second within a kilometer range, and Qin Yu stood still.
Soon, the three Green Fire Wolves appeared within Qin Yu’s line of sight. Seeing one of their own dead, the wolves’ nature erupted. They howled a few times and shockingly charged at Qin Yu simultaneously.
Qin Yu remained motionless as the three Green Fire Wolves approached him.
"Ha!"
Qin Yu suddenly let out a low shout, a sharp light burst forth from his eyes, and at the same time, 108 Qi Columns surrounded Qin Yu’s body. In that instant, Qin Yu transformed into three figures, each delivering a straight iron fist to the heads of three Green Fire Wolves.
"Boom!" The three Green Fire Wolves fell to the ground powerlessly, their heads intact, but the insides were pulverized by Qin Yu’s dark force.
One move, three wolves dead.
"The ’Tongtian Three Diagrams’ practiced to the utmost, should be considered the strongest technique in close combat," Qin Yu’s eyes sparkled with excitement. On the day of crossing the tribulation to save his father, Qin Yu had finally comprehended the method of having 108 Qi Columns protect his body simultaneously, which increased his speed several times over in that situation.
However, after fighting in the Primordial Wilderness for over two months, Qin Yu had also discovered many benefits of having 108 Qi Columns surrounding his body simultaneously.
"Phew, kill one and three appear, kill three and dozens more come, haha, this Princely Heir is not playing anymore," Qin Yu laughed heartily and then, with a move of his body, a residual image flickered through the forest, disappearing after a few flashes.
If Qin Yu really fought dozens of Green Fire Wolves, he could clean them up, at most getting injured. But, if dozens died, then hundreds to thousands of Green Fire Wolves would follow. In the mountain woods near ’Thunder Mountain Residence’ where Qin Yu was, there were at least a thousand Green Fire Wolves, and even Qin Yu dared not battle so many.
After leaving that forest, Qin Yu entered another mountain range near Thunder Mountain Residence.
"Roar!" A black-striped tiger stared at Qin Yu, constantly roaring but seemed to sense Qin Yu’s prowess and didn’t dare to attack immediately.
Suddenly, a sharp eagle’s cry rang out, and a black lightning streaked down from the high sky at extreme speed, its two sharp claws directly grabbed the black-striped tiger’s spine, easily breaking it. With a "bang," the tiger’s head was pecked open.
"Little Black, what’s with you lately? Killing so many wild beasts, and especially targeting the formidable ones. I finally meet a black-striped tiger that nearly reached the Innate Limit, and you beat me to killing it again," Qin Yu said discontentedly.
Little Black spread its huge wings, hopping around constantly, incessantly chirping. Seeing this, Qin Yu couldn’t help but smile.
Time flew, and it had already been three months in the Primordial Wilderness.
One day, Qin Yu was sitting cross-legged by the lakeside, in total silence. Cultivation is not only about fighting; it also involves the cultivation of the spirit. When facing an enemy, those with a weak spirit will get nervous and underperform. Those with an ordinary spirit can perform normally and sometimes even go berserk. But those with a truly strong spirit remain undisturbed even if Mount Tai were crumbling before them, their minds absolutely calm and analyzing the enemy’s weaknesses.
Suddenly—
"Whoosh"
A fierce wind rose abruptly, the towering trees in the Primordial Wilderness shook violently, and the beasts quieted down as if sensing something terrifying, the clouds in the sky cleared, and although it was still daytime, the sky suddenly turned a dark red.
Qin Yu’s eyes snapped open, staring into the sky. This scene was all too familiar, identical to the one when his father underwent his tribulation.
"Four-nine Heavenly Tribulations?" Qin Yu was shocked, "Could there be some powerful demon beast around here undergoing tribulation? But I’ve been here for so long, there doesn’t seem to be any strong beasts within tens of miles."
Suddenly, a huge vortex formed in the dark red sky, and the whole dark red sky spontaneously generated streaks of electric snakes which were absorbed by the vortex, gathering toward the middle of it. In just a moment, the vortex turned into a purple tribulation cloud.
The strangest thing was... this purple tribulation cloud was right above Qin Yu.
"What... my Heavenly Tribulation?" Qin Yu was a bit dumbfounded. He clearly remembered his tribulation should still be over two months away. How could a tribulation suddenly appear, and that the purple tribulation cloud was right above his head?
Had the tribulation come early?
