198: Chapter 198 Comparison! The Empress's Intense Competition vs. Tantai Mingyue's Effortless Victory!
In the Three Thousand Upper Realms, the territory is vast and boundless.
On the edge of the Demon Race territory, in a swamp of foul water shrouded in toxic miasma year-round.
"Swish!"
A cold, blood-colored sword light tore through the thick miasma, splitting a half-step Immortal Realm crocodile monster, which was the size of a small hill and attempting a sneak attack in the mud, into two.
The foul-smelling Yao Beast blood sprayed out, but was blocked a foot away by an invisible layer of protective Devilish Qi.
The Empress wore a tight-fitting night suit specially made for easy infiltration, wrapping her exquisite figure to perfection.
She gasped for breath, reached out, and nimbly dug out the Yao Beast's core and stored it in her Storage Pouch.
To complete the mission Su Yuan had assigned her—collecting information on the Demon Race Goddess—she had suffered greatly along the way.
She not only had to disguise her Qi, but also frequently deal with various alien races and Yao Beasts robbing people at the borders.
Although she slept in the open and killed constantly.
But fortunately, the Shadow Pavilion was generous, and the promised mission reimbursement was solid; this remained her best way to obtain resources quickly.
"As long as I can reach the Heavenly Immortal Realm before that Tantai Mingyue, I can get those eight immortal cores from Su Feng..."
The Empress stood in the foul-smelling mud, wiped the mud splashed on the corner of her mouth, and a fiery crimson flashed in her dark golden eyes.
"If I condense another immortal core myself to make nine, the moment I step into the Heavenly Immortal Realm, I can directly begin the Fusion of the Great Dao Origin!"
"To be able to master the Great Dao Origin just after entering the Heavenly Immortal Realm—such a Heaven-Defying Foundation, I'm afraid no one in the entire Star Domain has been able to achieve it yet, right?!"
Thinking of this, the flame of competitiveness in the Empress's heart burned even brighter.
"Su Feng, you just wait for this Empress! Not only will I take your immortal core, but I will also make you watch with your own eyes just how fast my Cultivation speed is!"
The Empress sneered, her figure turning into an afterimage again, diving deep into the crisis-ridden Demon Race territory.
Meanwhile, far away inside the taiji heaven and earth diagram, in the deepest part of the Su Family mansion.
In stark contrast to the Empress's gritty, grinding style.
Su Feng had specially opened up an extremely large, independent courtyard for Tantai Mingyue.
The dome of the courtyard was not the outside sky, but a brilliant miniature galaxy evolved by Su Feng using a Formation!
Countless stars emitting soft halos hung overhead like jewels that could be plucked by hand.
And beneath this galaxy was a massive Spirit Gathering Formation paved with High Grade Star Origin Essence.
Outside this Formation, piles of High Grade God Crystals, enough to make Immortals in the Upper Realm turn green with envy, were burned and absorbed crazily by the Formation like coal that didn't cost anything, and then converted into the purest Star Origin power in the world, continuously injected into the young girl at the center of the Formation.
"This... this is too extravagant..."
Tantai Mingyue stood in the center of the Formation, feeling the Star power that didn't even require her to actively refine it, automatically merging into her limbs and bones; her galaxy-like eyes were filled with shock.
Su Feng, in white robes, stood beside her with his hands behind his back, a faint smile on his gentle, jade-like face:
"Your Star Physique has been thoroughly stimulated after five years of accumulation; now is the golden period for your rapid Cultivation growth."
Su Feng pointed to the galaxy Formation around them, which looked like a dreamlike fairyland, "As long as you stay in this Formation with an almost infinite supply of God Crystals, even if you just sleep every day, making a Breakthrough to the Heavenly Immortal Realm... is just a matter of time."
As soon as these words were spoken, Tantai Mingyue's heart skipped a beat.
She turned her head to look at the man beside her, who looked like a god, and her eyes suddenly turned red.
This man not only saved her from the muddy swamp of a Family that was like Hell, cured her eyes, but also avenged her blood feud.
Now that she had ascended to the Upper Realm, she had thought she could finally become his help, but she didn't expect that he still treated her like the most precious, rare treasure, exhausting everything to protect and provide for her.
And she herself was nothing but an abandoned child, spurned by the Family and even regarded as a disaster star by her clansmen.
"Brother Su..."
Tantai Mingyue suddenly turned around, opened her arms, and hugged Su Feng's waist tightly without hesitation.
Feeling the slight trembling of the soft body in his arms, Su Feng was slightly stunned, then reached out and gently patted her back.
"What's wrong?"
Tantai Mingyue buried her cheeks deep into Su Feng's broad and warm chest, listening to his steady and powerful heartbeat, and finally mustered the greatest courage of her life.
"Brother Su... Mingyue is not the kind of shameless woman who only knows how to take."
Her voice was trembling slightly, yet it revealed an indomitable determination.
"You treat me so well, Mingyue really doesn't know how to repay your great kindness. I... I have nothing of value, only myself. I only ask that Brother Su... do not despise Mingyue's broken body, which was once regarded as a disaster star..."
Su Feng lowered his head and stretched out his slender fingers, gently lifting her beautiful chin.
He gazed into those eyes dotted with a miniature galaxy; just by the purity and brilliance of these eyes, Su Feng felt that no other eyes in the world could compare to them.
"Mingyue, are you truly sure?"
Su Feng's voice became somewhat low and magnetic, his thumb gently rubbing her delicate cheek.
"At the banquet last night, that girl named Jiuyou said quite a few heartfelt words to you. She told you not to be misled by a man's sweet talk."
"Don't mention her!"
Tantai Mingyue hurriedly reached out her small hand to cover Su Feng's lips, "Brother Su, I am not the kind of person who receives great kindness and still acts high and mighty."
"In the past five years, during those dull days and nights in the Lower Realm, the only motivation that supported me to Cultivate crazily was the hope that I could ascend sooner and see you sooner!"
Two lines of clear tears flowed slowly from Tantai Mingyue's galaxy-filled eyes.
That was joy and the longing suppressed for five years.
"In this world, what Great Dao, what Immortal Ascension, Mingyue doesn't care! Mingyue only asks that Brother Su... don't reject me!!"
Things had reached this point.
The beauty was weeping, her feelings sincere and deep.
If Su Feng were to still pretend to be reserved and refuse at this moment, he would truly be letting down the pity-guaranteed chances he had painstakingly saved up with the System!
[Ding! Detected pity-guaranteed chance: 10000 / 10000 (Full)!]
"Silly girl, how could I reject you."
Su Feng sighed softly, picked Tantai Mingyue up horizontally, and strode towards the soft jade couch paved with ten-thousand-year cloud brocade in the deepest part of the Star Formation.
That night, in this Formation completely shrouded by the brilliant galaxy, isolating all heavenly secrets.
Starlight swayed, and a pink galaxy gushed out like spring water, completely engulfing Su Feng.
Between every breath, the pure and intense Pure Yang Sacred Body and the ethereal and holy Star Physique completed a perfect Fusion, passionately exploring the deepest mysteries of the Star Dao.
Accompanied by a slightly painful cry.
Tantai Mingyue's tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed, and a tear hung on the corner of her eye, but a happiness and flush never seen before bloomed on her beautiful face.
"Please husband... love Mingyue well..."
The garden full of starlight all turned into the most moving spring scenery.
...
I don't know how long it had been, when the starlight filling the sky gradually retracted into Tantai Mingyue's body.
[Ding!]
An extremely crisp and pleasant System notification sound rang in Su Feng's mind!
[Ding! Detected that the SS+ grade target Tantai Mingyue has successfully conceived (Triggered ten-thousand-time pity-guaranteed)!]
[Target: Tantai Mingyue (Last divine descendant of the Star Clan)]
[Physique: Heavens Star Physique (SS+ grade)]
[Predicted talent of conceived offspring: Innate Nine-Radiance Star Fate! Accompanied by Innate Star Dao Bones! Born with a miniature Star Domain phenomenon, possessing the greatness to command the stars of the heavens!]
[Reward 1: Unconditional infusion of 700 years of Cultivation! (Can be stored and compressed for later use)]
[Reward 2: Obtain one complete Star Dao Origin!]
[Reward 3: The Low Grade Immortal Artifact taiji heaven and earth diagram absorbed the power of the Star Origin, successfully advanced to Low Grade Imperial Weapon — Ancient Star Diagram! (Defense and internal world Laws fully upgraded, can block the prying eyes of Saint Realm powerhouses!)]
[Reward 4: Obtain Low Grade Imperial Weapon level protective treasure — Star Armor!]
Su Feng held the beautiful Star Clan woman who had fallen into a deep sleep in his arms, listening to the series of explosive reward notifications in his mind.
He let out a long, satisfied breath, and a satisfied arc curled on the corner of his mouth.
"This is the correct way to open the path of Immortal Cultivation..."