Stellar Transformation-Chapter 76 - 6 True Star Fire

The Purple Heavenly Thunder, like the great hammer of the Thunder God, brutally smashed upon Qin Yu’s body. Qin Yu’s purple Protective Gang Qi shattered like torn paper within moments, and the lightning struck directly against Qin Yu’s chest.

Compared to the first Heavenly Thunder, Qin Yu’s body had now completely merged with the Purple True Qi, making him as solid as amethyst and increasing his defensive strength. The initial Protective Gang Qi also neutralized some of the lightning, but the power of the second Heavenly Thunder was indeed overwhelming.

"I was careless—" Qin Yu’s brow furrowed slightly, a scent of charred flesh wafted in the air, and a burning sensation spread from his skin. The power of thunder and lightning had scorched Qin Yu’s skin and even slightly damaged his muscles.

"Big Brother." Little Black grew anxious at the sight of the burns on Qin Yu’s chest.

"It’s just a flesh wound," Qin Yu said, unconcerned.

Little Black breathed a sigh of relief, then conveyed carefully through spiritual communication, "Big Brother, crossing the Tribulation is no trivial matter. You have a Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact, yet you’re not using it. Even with your strong body, you’re bound to get injured if you face the Tribulation like this."

Qin Yu smiled slightly. "I was indeed a bit careless just now. I thought that with the fusion of Purple True Qi and my flesh, along with the Protective Gang Qi, I could withstand it. I didn’t expect the second Heavenly Thunder to be stronger than I had estimated."

As Qin Yu spoke, his body’s Meteor Tear once again generated streams of coolness that flowed through his injured muscles, bringing a soothing, tingling relief. The minor injuries on his body healed instantly, thanks to the power of the Meteor Tear. It was the reason Qin Yu had dared to do what he did.

"Big Brother, the power of your Heavenly Tribulation seems even greater than mine. Don’t be too careless," Little Black reminded from the side.

Qin Yu cracked a slight smile, aware of Little Black’s concern for him.

As time passed, the rolling purple tribulation clouds became increasingly frantic, with electric snakes shooting out. The ferocious aura ravaged the area for dozens of miles. The third Heavenly Thunder was accumulating, ready to strike, and Qin Yu’s inner Purple True Qi began to surge once again.

"Boom!"

A purple dragon thunderbolt burst forth from the tribulation clouds, charging straight at Qin Yu. The aura of the Heavenly Thunder was terrifyingly intense, oppressive enough to stifle the spirit.

"Haha—"

Qin Yu burst into laughter, his eyes blazing with brilliance as he stared directly at the descending Purple Heavenly Thunder. His right fist, carrying the weight of ten thousand jun, smashed toward the Heavenly Thunder like a meteor—

"Boom!"

When the mighty forces collided, the air itself twisted completely. Qin Yu was driven a foot deep into the ground, but to his triumph, the second Heavenly Thunder was shattered by his punch, turning into electric snakes flickering around his body.

Not a scratch was seen on the Flame Burning Gloves on Qin Yu’s right hand.

"The third Heavenly Thunder is merely so," Qin Yu said with a smile.

With the Flame Burning Gloves, Qin Yu’s fist was easily capable of handling the third Heavenly Thunder. It must be noted that Feng Yuzi had previously overcome four Heavenly Tribulations using only a Low Grade Spiritual Artifact, so it was natural for Qin Yu to smash the Heavenly Thunder with a punch.

"Just one more Heavenly Thunder to go. Once I get through it, I can begin cultivating ’Star Transformation’ and truly become a Cultivator," Qin Yu looked up at the tribulation clouds in the sky, his heart was already thinking about the post-Tribulation period. The mere thought of cultivating ’Star Transformation’ excited him.

Catastrophic clouds churned, and peals of thunder rumbled. Suddenly, within those tumultuous clouds, purple lightning began to flicker incessantly. At the edge of the forest, a number of Green Fire Wolves poked their heads out to look around. Little Black’s sharp gaze immediately swept over them, frightening the wolves so much that they scurried back into the woods.

"Those Green Fire Wolves really are asking for extermination." Qin Yu glanced disinterestedly, and then looked up at the thunder clouds. A bolt of purple lightning suddenly burst forth from the clouds.

"Boom!"

The fierce wind howled, and the purple lightning twisted and turned, like a purple Divine Dragon descending from the heavens, striking directly towards Qin Yu. This was the last Heavenly Thunder. Once he withstood this lightning, he, Qin Yu, would become a Cultivator.

"Break for me!"

Qin Yu laughed heartily. His muscles bulged violently as he threw his fists with the might of shattering mountains, like two massive meteors, smashing fiercely towards the Heavenly Thunder. The Flame Burning Gloves on his hands emitted a dark red glow.

"Boom!" With a thunderous roar, the lightning completely dissipated under the assault of the Middle Grade Spirit Artifact, the Flame Burning Gloves, with electric snakes twinkling about.

A head-on collision between forces!

Qin Yu’s entire body seemed to have been hammered fiercely into the ground, with half of his torso embedded into the earth. Violently shaking his head, the intense collision made even Qin Yu’s fists numb, and the taste of blood surged to his throat.

"Peng!" With a smack of his hand on the ground, Qin Yu shot up and flew out. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Little Black’s playful voice rang in Qin Yu’s mind, "Big Brother, how was the rebounding force of the Heavenly Thunder just now?"

"So-so," Qin Yu forcefully swallowed back the blood, cursing to himself, "Miscalculation, the impact force of this fourth Heavenly Thunder is much stronger than the third one. Not only did that rebound make my arms numb, even the blood in my body boiled."

Little Black, flapping its feathered wings, quickly flew to Qin Yu’s side, chirping joyously. It also gently patted Qin Yu’s back with its wings, in congratulations.

"Big Brother, congratulations on passing the Four-nine Heavenly Tribulations," Little Black expressed its happiness for Qin Yu.

"Mhm, Little Black, you cultivate on your own for a while. I’m planning to enter closed-door cultivation to focus on practicing the ’Star Transformation’. Of the Six Great Realms of the ’Star Transformation’, the initial Star Nebula Stage is indeed the hardest to cultivate," Qin Yu said to Little Black.

Qin Yu had read the ’Star Transformation’ secret books, including Lei Wei’s explanations, so he naturally understood the difficulties of cultivating at the Star Nebula Stage.

Little Black nodded its eagle head and communicated through Spiritual Sense, "Big Brother, go ahead and focus on your cultivation. When you have made progress, I still want to see who is more powerful between you and me." Hearing this, Qin Yu couldn’t help but laugh, "Good, once I’ve successfully cultivated, I will definitely compare with you."

Afterward, Qin Yu entered the Thunder Mountain Residence.

This time, Qin Yu’s crossing of the Four-nine Heavenly Tribulations seemed rather effortless.

Generally speaking, if a person undergoing the Four-nine Heavenly Tribulations possesses a Lower Grade Spiritual Artifact, their chances of success are great. If they have a Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact, there is hardly any danger. The reason so few succeed in Tribulation Crossing in the Hidden Dragon Continent is precisely because they lack Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts.

As for Qin De, even after suffering a severe injury from Ge Min’s sneak attack, he successfully crossed his tribulation because he possessed a Middle Grade Spirit Artifact, which highlights the importance of such an artifact.

In the Martial Arts Hall, atop the silver ground in the center, Qin Yu sat cross-legged, recalling verses of the Star Transformation incantation in his mind.

From a young child to his current state of cultivation, he could now, relying on the "Star Transformation," step into the world of the Cultivators in one fell swoop. To become a Cultivator would signify Qin Yu entering a new level, a new world, where his fellows in exchange and contest would all be the flying and escaping cultivators.

Suddenly—

"Master, the original master Lei Wei once entrusted, if you are to formally cultivate ’Star Transformation,’ it is easier to succeed after first watching a segment of imagery," a little kitty unexpectedly appeared in midair, speaking human language to Qin Yu.

"Oh? Imagery, what imagery did Master leave behind?" Qin Yu opened his eyes, his heart filled with doubt. Since he had received the "Star Transformation" cultivation technique, he had regarded Lei Wei as his Master, so Qin Yu nodded and said, "Little Star, let me see it."

"Meow—"

With a flick of Little Star’s tail, it vanished into thin air.

The walls and ground of the Martial Arts Hall likewise became transparent and insubstantial, revealing images of the cosmos, turning the entire hall into what seemed like cosmic space; distant constant stars burned, lifeless planets floated nearby, shrouded by the dark starry sky.

Suddenly—

The images around the Martial Arts Hall abruptly shifted, and the cosmic starry sky disappeared. In front of Qin Yu, a colossal Star Nebula appeared.

This Star Nebula, like a giant cloud of mist, drifted in the cosmos, slowly rotating, absorbing the universe’s energy, forming granules, which after unknown years, slowly aggregated toward the rotating center...

With various evolutions, a planet gradually took shape.

...

The evolution of the cosmos unfolded before Qin Yu’s eyes.

Qin Yu slowly became immersed in these images, recalling the various cultivation secret methods of "Star Transformation," his mind gaining some enlightenment. He did not know how much time had passed when the imagery finally formed a gigantic constant star, emitting scorching flames and energy so tremendous it was astonishing.

Qin Yu suddenly remembered a phrase that Feng Yuzi once recounted to him from the battle of the immortals, the words left by his Master Leh Wei after failing the Ninety-nine Tribulations:

"Soaring through the infinite universe, experiencing the evolution of the cosmos. Drifting for thousands of years, across countless planets, yet alas, today my soul shall scatter, heaven does not aid me, the transformation of the stars, how can the blazing sun be the final destination, alas, alas! Let all on this continent listen, today I pass on the three diagrams of ’Tongtian,’ should one acquire the three diagrams and comprehend their mysteries, they shall inherit my cultivation technique. Haha... Fortune, or calamity..."

Qin Yu fully understood then what Lei Wei had in mind.

Lei Wei originally had the strength to overcome the Ninety-nine Tribulations, but just before the Tribulation Crossing, a few Independent Immortals, along with Great Success Stage masters, as well as Transcendance Tribulation Stage and Kongming Stage masters, had attacked him all at once, leaving Lei Wei severely injured. Facing the Ninety-nine Tribulations in such a state, how could he resist?

Therefore Lei Wei naturally felt anger and resentment, heaven did not aid him.

The "Star Transformation" technique was extremely powerful; even before Lei Wei underwent his tribulation, he could kill Great Success Stage masters, Independent Immortals, and so many Transcendance Tribulation Stage and Kongming Stage individuals. Having killed so many and yet able to withstand the first eight of the Ninety-nine Tribulations, his strength was certainly no small matter.

The might of the "Star Transformation" can be imagined, yet it is unlike any other cultivation method in the Cultivation World. Once cultivated, Qin Yu must create subsequent realms. If he fails in this creation, he will be led astray into madness and his soul will scatter.

Qin Yu suddenly stood up and laughed heartily, "Fortune, or calamity? Haha— Fortune and calamity go hand in hand, why bother with so much? If one lives their life cowering in fear, merely following the established path, cultivating according to the methods of others, it’s too boring. Master, you created the first six realms, the later realms I, Qin Yu, shall forge myself. Even if it leads me to madness and my soul scatters, I’ll consider it laying the groundwork for my future disciples."

At this moment, Qin Yu felt a surge of heroic spirit in his heart.

"Alright, now to begin cultivation!"

Qin Yu calmed his emotions, then sat down cross-legged in tranquility and began to meticulously cultivate the "Star Transformation."

The first realm of "Star Transformation"— the Star Nebula Stage.

Following the secret technique, Qin Yu began to move the liquefied purple streams within his body. After the Four-nine Heavenly Tribulations, these Purple True Qi had fully liquefied. As Qin Yu controlled them, droplets of purple gathered throughout his body began to converge.

First to gather, gathering within the Dantian.

When immersed in heart and mind, one can sense the boundless expanse of the Dantian. Qin Yu had not seen others’ Dantians and did not know if there were differences between his and others, but he paid it no mind and directly controlled the liquid.

The Dantian, like the cosmos, was boundless. "Whoosh—whoosh—" like flowing streams, the Liquefied True Qi circulated within the Dantian, then began to converge, forming something akin to a water ball. If one were cultivating a Golden Core, it would be possible at this stage.

However, Qin Yu was not cultivating a Golden Core!

"First gather, then disperse!" Qin Yu remembered clearly the method of cultivation, as he was about to follow the trajectory to disperse it, suddenly—

An extraordinary force appeared out of nowhere in the Dantian, like Centrifugal Force, spinning outwards in all directions, naturally affecting the ’water ball,’ which, subject to the bizarre ’Centrifugal Force,’ shattered and dispersed in all directions.

Cold sweat immediately covered Qin Yu’s body, and his face turned utterly pale in an instant.

"Not good!"

Qin Yu had not expected that at this critical juncture, this abnormal Dantian would display such a flaw. It is known that the most crucial part of entering the ’Star Nebula Stage’ is to ’disperse.’ How it disperses, how perfectly it scatters is very important, absolutely not to be mistaken.

The rotation of the Star Nebula, that is to follow the natural way of the cosmos; initially, Lei Wei also contemplated for a long time before coming up with the method of ’dispersion.’

"As a child cultivating Inner Strength, this Dantian would disperse my Inner Strength, and now it’s doing this again." Qin Yu grew anxious, but he was not worried that his Purple Liquid True Qi would be lost, for even if it left the Dantian, this Qi would still be under Qin Yu’s control, melding into all parts of his body.

However...

Under the influence of the ’Centrifugal Force’ from the bizarre Dantian, how could he control the formation of the Star Nebula’s trajectory?

"Failing to cultivate Inner Strength and now failing to cultivate ’Star Transformation’ as well, this odd Dantian is truly..." Qin Yu felt exasperated. The Purple Liquid True Qi had already dispersed, changing to a mist-like form and leaving Qin Yu’s Dantian, with some even bursting through his skin.