Time passed, and a month had gone by since Qin Yu entered the Chaotic Star Sea.

In the towering waves of the Chaotic Star Sea, a black figure effortlessly weaved through them, unfazed by the surging torrents.

"Roar~~~"

An extremely domineering roar rang out, and at the same time a Flood Dragon burst forth from the seabed, soaring into the sky, the surrounding fierce beasts fell silent like cicadas in winter.

In the world of fierce beasts, it was the world of the strong. Fierce beasts only began to develop higher intelligence during the Tribulation Crossing period, and didn’t reach normal human levels until the Great Success period. Most fierce beasts had very low intelligence, and they submitted even more to the powerful—the moment the Flood Dragon’s roar sounded, not a single creature around dared to make a noise, and all quietly swam away.

"My Spiritual Sense is having difficulty probing its soul realm, it must be a Great Success period Fierce Beast!" Qin Yu saw the ferocious Flood Dragon and couldn’t help but show a look of excitement on his face.

The Flood Dragon’s blood-red eyes swept around, seeing fierce beasts all around fearing to make a sound, it couldn’t help feeling very proud and at ease, but in just a moment, it became enraged.

Its blood-red eyes fixed on the black figure ahead.

"Are you a Cultivator?" Murderous intent appeared in the Flood Dragon’s eyes, and at the same time, its deep voice resonated through heaven and earth, the great waves of the Chaotic Star Sea utterly unable to mask the Flood Dragon’s voice.

Cultivator?

I suppose so. Qin Yu smiled faintly and nodded.

To a fierce beast, all non-beasts were enemies, even demon beasts were not recognized by them. After all, demon beasts were more intelligent than they were and practiced different methods.

In the eyes of fierce beasts, all non-beasts were called Cultivators. Cultivators... were what all fierce beasts most wanted to kill.

"Cultivator, haha... You actually dare to venture into the Chaotic Star Sea. Oh, not bad, your soul realm is almost at the late stage of Tribulation Crossing, nearly at the Great Success period. But Cultivator, do you know that our strength as fierce beasts is almost comparable to that of Divine Beasts? I am a Great Success stage fierce beast, equivalent to a Great Success stage Divine Beast, and you... you’re not even a Great Success stage Cultivator. So, you are undoubtedly doomed to die," the Flood Dragon boastfully declared.

Even Great Success stage Cultivators were generally no match for Divine Beasts of the same level, so the Flood Dragon’s confidence was not unfounded.

Qin Yu’s mouth curved into a slight smile: "Interesting, truly interesting. I’ve heard that the intelligence of Great Success period fierce beasts is comparable to that of a normal person, it seems to be true. I’ve encountered many fierce beasts, but you’re the first one to talk so much."

"How dare you speak to me like that, you’re seeking death," the Flood Dragon grew furious, and instantly its tail swept out, transforming into an illusion and reaching Qin Yu’s side in a flash.

A glint flashed in Qin Yu’s eyes.

Black Flame Monarch’s Ring—Gravity Domain!

The Flood Dragon felt as if it was suddenly crushed by a mountain, unprepared and its movements became distorted as it involuntarily plummeted down.

With Qin Yu’s current strength, the Gravity Domain he induced was indeed formidable, but the Great Success stage fierce beast that was the Flood Dragon could still withstand it. This Gravity Domain would certainly not harm the Flood Dragon in the least.

However—

"I’m not trying to injure it, I just need an opportunity," Qin Yu’s mouth curled upward, and he finally made his move.

In the moment when the Flood Dragon was unprepared and suppressed by the Gravity Domain, Qin Yu made his move.

As fast as lightning!

The Flood Dragon Fierce Beast, being at the Great Success Stage, obviously had quick reactions. After falling a short distance, it left the Gravity Domain and coldly watched Qin Yu approaching for the kill.

"Cultivator, come then, come to your death."

The voice of the Flood Dragon echoed in Qin Yu’s mind, a clear instance of Spiritual Communication. However, Qin Yu’s face bore a profound smile at this moment, which sent a chill through the heart of the Flood Dragon Fierce Beast.

"Hmph, a Cultivator not even at the Great Success Stage, how could I, a Fierce Beast of the Great Success Stage, be afraid of him?" the Flood Dragon Fierce Beast comforted itself while focusing all its attention on facing Qin Yu.

It was fast.

Qin Yu had arrived.

Just as Qin Yu came close to the Flood Dragon Fierce Beast.

"Ah!" The Flood Dragon Fierce Beast’s preparedness for battle was shattered, as it felt like a large mountain had smashed down on it from above, causing the Flood Dragon Fierce Beast’s body to plummet.

Black Flame Monarch’s Ring—Gravity Domain.

Qin Yu activated the Gravity Domain once again in the final moments before he neared the Flood Dragon.

"Puchi!"

Qin Yu’s short sword slashed directly toward the abdomen of the Flood Dragon, which, due to being affected by the Gravity Domain from the beginning, had its movements deformed and Qin Yu caught it off guard; blood flowed from the abdominal wound.

"Ao~~~" The Flood Dragon Fierce Beast roared angrily, casting aside all caution and swiping a claw directly at Qin Yu, intent on killing him, but Qin Yu regarded the dragon claw as nothing.

"Puchi." Qin Yu’s body, hard as steel and flexible as silkworm silk, sustained only a wound from the Dragon Claw, which shockingly healed in the blink of an eye. The Flood Dragon Fierce Beast was stunned by this sight.

At the same moment the Flood Dragon Fierce Beast wounded Qin Yu, Qin Yu also launched his killing blow.

"Break!"

Qin Yu’s expression was cold, his hands forming a handprint Seal Technique, as he shouted chillingly.

A Middle Grade Immortal Artifact short sword turned into a streak of light, passing through the Flood Dragon Fierce Beast’s abdominal wound, then directly piercing through the head of the Flood Dragon Fierce Beast. The Sky-breaking Sword Energy contained within the sword even shot out, obliterating the soul of the Flood Dragon Fierce Beast.

"Just using the Gravity Domain and my body, I killed a Fierce Beast at the Great Success Stage... A Fierce Beast of the Great Success Stage, it’s probably comparable to an Independent Immortal at the fifth or sixth Tribulation, I imagine." Qin Yu, holding the inner core, smiled lightly.

A Third Tribulation Independent Immortal is equivalent to an ordinary Great Success Stage Cultivator.

And a Flood Dragon Fierce Beast of the Great Success Stage, with strength roughly ten times that of an ordinary Great Success Stage Cultivator, is indeed comparable to an Independent Immortal of the fifth or sixth Tribulation.

Qin Yu was able to kill it; his formidable body and terrifying recovery powers played a crucial role. The surprising and disappearing ’Gravity Domain’ that always threw off the enemy’s attacks was also very important. And then there was... the shocking power of the Middle Grade Immortal Artifact as one of the reasons.

All three aspects combined, it was normal for the Great Success Stage Flood Dragon Fierce Beast to be killed.

"With this Great Success Stage Fierce Beast’s inner core, if I refine it, I might reach the Mid Tribulation Crossing Stage," Qin Yu calculated to himself.

"Good, the task for today is finished, time to start preparing for refinement." Qin Yu smiled as he dived headfirst into the Chaotic Star Sea, heading directly down to the seabed.

When it comes to depth, the Chaotic Star Sea is much larger than average seas.

Qin Yu’s body was now extremely robust as he directly descended tens of thousands of meters deep—a dark canyon that sunlight could not penetrate, lit only by some special luminescent plants casting a faint glow.

Qin Yu controlled his Primordial Spirit Essence, and with a thought, a colossal palace appeared on the seafloor. Naturally, Qin Yu effortlessly entered the interior of the palace.

One could see—

The massive palace that radiated azure light instantly transformed into an ordinary-looking mountain range at the bottom of the sea, indistinguishable from other seafloor mountain ranges.

Inside Qingyu Immortal Mansion.

Sitting on a recliner in the back garden, Qin Yu, sipping a cup of Immortal Dew Spring, mused to himself, "The defensive array formation restrictions of Qin Yu Immortal Mansion are really good, even just the basic Illusion Technique Restriction is quite impressive... The Illusion Technique Restriction set by Immortal Emperor Ni Yang is not something many can see through."

Although the Qingyu Immortal Mansion was vast, it was negligible compared to the nearly boundless expanse of the Chaotic Star Sea. It could easily be placed within any undersea canyon or crevice in a seafloor mountain range. Coupled with the Illusion Technique Restriction, nobody could tell it was there.

After drinking the Immortal Dew Spring, Qin Yu sat down cross-legged in the very center of the back garden and began to refine the inner core of a Great Success stage fierce beast...

... 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

In the dantian of Qin Yu, at the center of the ’True Solar Core’ of the star core was a mass of flames—this was Qin Yu’s True Star Fire, which at this moment had completely turned into Purple Heavenly Fire.

As Qin Yu’s cultivation improved, the ’True Solar Core’ gradually grew larger, and an ever-increasing portion of the planet within Qin Yu’s dantian became ’True Solar Core’.

The Transcendance Tribulation Stage is essentially the process of refining and purifying the ’True Solar Core’ to make it larger and more pure.

After absorbing for an entire half-month, Qin Yu finally completely refined and absorbed it.

"This, this..." Qin Yu, feeling the state of his cultivation, couldn’t help but laugh and cry at the same time.

The Transcendance Tribulation Stage focuses on cultivating the ’True Solar Core’ while also using its flames to automatically temper the body. It’s extremely difficult to cultivate during the Transcendance Tribulation Stage.

The True Solar Core not only needs to absorb more energy to enlarge itself, but it also requires purification to make the energy even more pure. Qin Yu’s quantity was sufficient, yet purification would take some time.

Initially, he thought he could reach the Mid Tribulation Crossing Stage, but now he was only at the peak of the Early Stage of Tribulation Crossing. He estimated that he might reach the Mid Tribulation Crossing Stage once the purification was complete.

Reaching the Mid Tribulation Crossing Stage would mean... the Ninety-nine Tribulations would soon arrive.

"The Tribulation Crossing Stage in ’Star Transformation’ is really too hard to cultivate. The inner core of a Great Success stage fierce beast, such mighty energy, could take an ordinary Cultivator straight to the Late Tribulation Crossing Stage, or even further. The efficiency of refining and purifying the ’True Solar Core’ really isn’t that great," Qin Yu felt somewhat helpless.

And at this moment—

"Hm," Qin Yu’s mind stirred as he took out the Communication Order.

"Big Brother, this is Feifei. Little Black and I have left that mysterious place, but we can’t come back right now. Because... our Ninety-nine Tribulations are approaching soon."

Ninety-nine Tribulations?

Qin Yu immediately smiled. There had been news a while ago that Feifei and Little Black had reached the Early Stage of Tribulation Crossing, so it wasn’t impossible for them to now be facing the Ninety-nine Tribulations.

"I wonder what mysterious place Uncle Lan sent them to," Qin Yu pondered with curiosity, while replying through the Communication Order, "Feifei, Little Black, be careful with the Ninety-nine Tribulations. According to the message left by my Master, the Ninety-nine Tribulations are the most difficult to overcome. The higher one’s cultivation, the more powerful the Ninety-nine Tribulations will be."

Although Lei Wei killed so many experts before his Tribulation Crossing, the energy he lost from those killings wasn’t that much; he only withstood the first eight of the Ninety-nine Tribulations.

Whether Lei Wei could have successfully transcended the Ninety-nine Tribulations in a perfect state without those experts besieging him is actually very hard to say.

"Big Brother, we understand, not to mention you guys, even us Divine Beasts... actually, many Divine Beasts fail the Ninety-nine Tribulations. We have good talents, but the power of the Ninety-nine Tribulations is even more outrageous," Hou Fei resignedly communicated.

Little Black also communicated, "Big Brother, I’ve heard Uncle Lan say that the leader of the Dragon Clan is a Five-clawed Golden Dragon, the most top-notch Divine Beast, and it also failed the Ninety-nine Tribulations. Now it’s become a Twelfth Tribulation Independent Demon."

The Dragon Clan Patriarch failed the Ninety-nine Tribulations?

Qin Yu was greatly surprised and immediately communicated, "Then you guys must be careful, and definitely not be careless. Once you fail the Tribulation Crossing, you’ll have to stay in the Mortal World for at least ten thousand years."

"Haha, don’t worry, with Uncle Lan’s guidance, we are full of confidence in facing the Ninety-nine Tribulations," Hou Fei communicated.

"Big Brother, we have some certainty in transcending the Ninety-nine Tribulations, don’t worry," Hei Yu also communicated.

Afterwards, Qin Yu and Hou Fei, Hei Yu chatted for quite a while before ceasing their spiritual communication.

Through this conversation, Qin Yu also understood that the Ninety-nine Tribulations were incredibly terrifying, with the power of the tribulations doubling for those with greater strength.

******

Tenglong Continent.

After returning to the Tenglong Continent, Shan Qu and the other Four Great Independent Immortals discreetly leaked a piece of news. This message quickly spread among the upper echelons of the Tenglong Continent.

This message was—

"Behind Star Pavilion, the mysterious Senior Lan is incredibly powerful; Shan Qu and the Four Great Independent Immortals are no match for him with a single move, and an Independent Demon from the Chaotic Star Sea who has transcended the Twelfth Tribulation was also easily defeated by Senior Lan. His strength is very formidable."

The mysterious and secretive experts of the same level as ’Shan Qu,’ upon seeing the four returning in a disheveled manner, believed this news even more.

The mysterious Independent Immortal behind Star Pavilion?

Soon, the talks of Huo Can, Lady Yan Ji, and their predecessors about Star Pavilion’s mysterious Independent Immortal refining a Middle Grade Immortal Artifact also spread.

The Four Great Independent Immortals are no match for a single move? The Twelfth Tribulation Independent Demon was defeated? A Middle Grade Immortal Artifact was refined?

Suddenly, this message intimidated the scheming Independent Demon experts. Like the Qingxu Temple, the Yin Yue Palace was the first to send the news about the Ni Yang Realm to the envoy of the Demon World, who then reported to the Demon Emperor. Then, the Demon Emperor issued a command.

The Sky-breaking Map! The Demon Emperor ordered them to strive for the other Sky-breaking Map.

However, the news about ’Uncle Lan,’ the mysterious Independent Immortal, spread throughout the Tenglong Continent, and those Independent Demon experts didn’t dare to rashly attack Star Pavilion either.

After all, that was a super mysterious expert who could easily defeat a Twelfth Tribulation Independent Demon.

(Completion of the second Chapter for today...)

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