498: Chapter 498 Star Lord

Southwest of Great Xia.

A high mountain stood tall, far surpassing the surrounding peaks.

In the old era, this peak was the second highest in the world, its fame unremarkable.

After the Spiritual Qi recovery, in just a hundred years, this peak had surpassed Mount Everest to become the highest in the world, reaching a height of ten thousand meters.

One couldn't help but marvel that in this current era of cultivation, even a mountain peak was working so hard.

At the mountain's summit.

A black-clad figure sat cross-legged, letting the ice and snow cover his body.

Sunrise and sunset.

Time passed quickly.

Xiao Weiqing sat there silently, motionless.

Within the Sea of Consciousness.

A starry sky map unfolded, where over a hundred stars stood, shining brightly. Upon closer count, there were exactly one hundred and one.

The golden Divine Soul situated within a lotus flower had its eyes closed, its chest rising and falling slightly.

Between each breath, the entire body seemed to turn into a vortex.

The flames enveloping the body and the starlight filling the sky were mixed together, all being inhaled into the golden Divine Soul.

Gradually.

The golden Divine Soul began to float, leaving the lotus and rising into mid-air until it reached a certain point, where a barrier seemed to block it.

Rumble~~

A mysterious roar exploded within the Sea of Consciousness.

The golden Divine Soul opened its eyes, its divine light piercing through the starry sky. It raised the blade in its hand and slashed fiercely at the starry sky.

Swoosh~

The invisible barrier shattered with a bang.

Endless starlight fell from those one hundred and one stars, turning into silver pillars of light that reached from the heavens to the earth, all pouring into the golden Divine Soul's body.

The golden Divine Soul bathed in the starlight, crystal clear like jade, echoing the stars from afar.

Faintly, a vast galaxy manifested behind the Divine Soul, surrounded by billions of star systems, illuminating the entire Sea of Consciousness.

After an unknown amount of time.

In the Sea of Consciousness, the starlight faded, and the one hundred and one stars hung in the starry sky.

Beneath the starry sky, only a lotus flower remained. Its nine petals had completely bloomed, but the golden Divine Soul had disappeared.

Everything returned to peace.

...

At the summit of the high mountain.

Xiao Weiqing, who had not moved for a long time, opened his eyes.

"Bang!"

The thick layer of ice on his body exploded.

Xiao Weiqing stood up and took a step forward. His pressure swept through the entire mountain range, causing avalanches on all the high peaks.

He made no other movement.

However, Xiao Weiqing's body automatically rose into the air, as if gravity no longer had any effect.

"The Star Lord Realm is truly miraculous."

Feeling the changes within himself, Xiao Weiqing murmured.

He could clearly feel every muscle and every drop of blood in his body undergoing a transformation unlike anything before.

The most obvious change was that even though he wasn't using the energy within his body and his Physical Body was completely relaxed, he was still floating high in the sky.

"No wonder lifeforms at the Star Lord Realm or above can enter the Universe; gravity has lost its effect on them."

"Status Panel!"

Realm: Star Lord Realm

Extraordinary Talent: Starfire (Dominator Grade)

Divine Soul: Star Lord Grade

Divine Body: super class

Starry Sky Martial Arts: Wanxiang Saber Technique (Mountain Elephant), Seamless Slash, Star-Slaying Fall

With a thought, the power of his Divine Soul radiated outward.

Buzz~

Everything within a thirty-kilometer radius appeared in his mind, incredibly clear, comparable to an ultra-high-definition photograph.

Such a change gave Xiao Weiqing a start.

Before breaking through to the Star Lord Realm, it was very difficult to activate the power of the Divine Soul; most of the time, one could only rely on Mental Energy.

But Mental Energy is essentially derived from the Physical Body. The thoughts and ideas produced by the brain are a special kind of energy—thin, easily dissipated, and difficult to master unless one is a Spirit Cultivator. Moreover, it consumes a lot of energy, can be depleted, and easily makes a person tired.

The most important point is that once a lifeform dies, its Mental Energy perishes with it, just like the cultivators of the old Blue Star. This has nothing to do with being a Martial Cultivator, Technique Cultivator, or Spirit Cultivator.

No matter how high the Rank of Mental Energy is, it is always just a quantitative change.

This is the limitation of Mental Energy.

Divine Soul power is different.

It is a type of Origin power condensed from the Divine Soul. It is the core of life and can transcend the Physical Body.

The Demon Venerables of the Yao Race are like this. With strength at the Eighth Realm or above, even if their Physical Body is destroyed, their Divine Soul can still survive for a period of time.

When Xiao Weiqing broke through to the Star Lord Realm, his Mental Energy was completely burned away and transformed into pure Divine Soul power. This transformation is also a major change for a Star Lord Realm lifeform.

"Let's try this move!"

Having successfully broken through to the Star Lord Realm, Xiao Weiqing could finally try to use that Starry Sky Ultimate Technique.

His figure rose into the air again, reaching five hundred meters above the mountain peak.

ten thousand calamities appeared in his hand.

Xiao Weiqing stared at what was now the world's highest peak. His eyes narrowed, the power of his Divine Soul surged, and he gave a cold shout:

"Star-Slaying Fall!"

He swung the saber casually.

The sky suddenly darkened, and light from the entire area retracted. ten thousand calamities lit up with a crimson glow, trailing blazing golden flames as it crashed down.

The moment the saber light fell, it was like a falling star, making the space tremble.

Rumble~~

The earth sank under the force.

From the mountainside up, a quarter of the ten-thousand-meter peak simply vaporized and disappeared.

The aftershock swept through the entire mountain range again, triggering an avalanche that was even more intense than the previous one.

Xiao Weiqing looked at the world's highest peak that had partially disappeared and blurted out a curse.

"Holy crap!"

He really hadn't expected this strike to be so terrifying. He had only tested it and hadn't used his full strength. If he had used his full strength, he might have split the entire mountain in two.

"Hmm?"

In the distance, several black shadows were flying over rapidly; they were reconnaissance drones.

"Run!"

Xiao Weiqing's figure moved and disappeared from the spot, slipping away immediately. His speed was fast, approaching four kilometers per second.

Half an hour later.

A message arrived on his Wristband.

"Emergency Notification!"

"At 4:12 PM, an anomaly occurred at the summit of the world's highest peak in our country's Guangling Prefecture. A terrifying burst of energy erupted, destroying a quarter of the peak. The cause is currently unknown."

"After analyzing the scene, some experts speculate it was caused by an unknown powerhouse. This speculation has been met with unanimous opposition from various experts, who believe it's impossible for anyone to cause such destruction. The experts suggest that the analysts should not make wild guesses."

"The mountain range has been cordoned off. For safety reasons, please do not go near the mountain range."

Xiao Weiqing glanced at it and ignored it, though he felt a bit bad for those experts. After all, they were actually right this time.

...

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Incubation Ground.

On a certain desolate planet.

Even though it was a planet, viewed from space, it was incredibly massive, with an estimated volume a hundred times that of Blue Star.

On the desolate planetary surface, the ground was cracked and dry, covered in weathered rubble.

At this moment.

Two battered figures were fleeing at high speed.

A cat-type Spirit Beast with incredibly pure eyes had its fur stained with blood. Its aura was weak, and it stumbled on all fours as it fled for its life.

Its companion was also a Spirit Beast—a white horse with a long single horn. Its body radiated a trace of a holy aura, but the hideous wounds all over its body marred that beauty.

Behind the two Spirit Beasts.

Three massive and hideous black shadows followed.

Each stood nearly a thousand meters tall, several times larger than the two Spirit Beasts. Their malevolence was overwhelming, and their crimson eyes were fixed deathly on their prey ahead.