Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 289 Nebula Period

At the moment he survived the Heavenly Tribulation of the Forty-Nine Heavens, miraculous changes began to occur in Zhou Yang's body.

It was as if an invisible shackle had been broken, making his body and mind feel relaxed and clear. The bottleneck that had previously hindered his further improvement had completely disappeared. With the gathering of a large amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, his physical attributes had begun to continue to improve beyond the peak of the God of War level.

"Splash splash~~~"

In his mysterious sea of ​​consciousness, streams of water, like dazzling galaxies, were spinning wildly, forming whirlpools.

Then the whirlpool suddenly expanded, and the water flow became much thinner, just like a transparent water curtain.

Whew, contract!

The originally expanding transparent rotating water curtain suddenly contracted, instantly transforming into a giant rotating water sphere.

The water sphere was translucent, with various strange rays of light shimmering within it.

Expansion, contraction!

Expand again, then contract again!

The whirlpool formed by the converging streams resembled a heart, expanding and contracting again and again, as if it had its own life.

Within this special rhythm, a completely transparent, enormous water sphere gradually took shape, hovering and spinning in the sea of ​​consciousness.

Those streams of water are the very source of Zhou Yang's soul!

Unexpectedly, after he overcame the Tribulation of the Forty-Nine Heavens and the bottleneck that had been preventing him from further improvement disappeared, his soul power automatically gathered and began to transform into a planetary-level soul crystal core!

not only that!

Within his body, a powerful current of heat surged forth in every part of his flesh and cells, and streams of heat swirled and gathered, ultimately converging at the dantian point in his abdomen.

Breakthroughs have also begun in the area of ​​gene energy!

If he continues like this, he will soon be able to break through to the planetary level in both his soul and primal force, which should be equivalent to a Golden Core cultivator in this world.

However, at that moment, Zhou Yang suddenly had a flash of inspiration, as if a divine inspiration had struck him, and he actually made a bold move!

He actually managed to stop the soul and primal force from continuing their transformation, and then guided the transparent 'water streams' in his sea of ​​consciousness to flow towards his dantian.

Originally, the powerful genetic energy from every cell and gene segment of his body had gathered in his dantian. The massive genetic energy was constantly rotating and converging, and it was about to completely condense into a force crystal core symbolizing the planetary level.

When those streams of soul power, transformed into 'water,' converged, they were instantly drawn into the massive energy cluster formed by the convergence of genetic energy.

As streams of water merged in, the originally fiery and explosive genetic energy, like a chaotic army now having its own commander, gradually became more and more rounded and natural.

whoosh whoosh~~~

Soon, all the soul 'water flow' merged into the huge energy cluster formed by the genetic energy.

A huge liquid sphere, which looked extremely dreamlike and shimmered with silver mist in golden light, appeared in the dantian space!

This sphere is the convergence of all of Zhou Yang's soul power and genetic energy; it is the source of all his power!

At that moment, a hint of unexpected joy appeared on Zhou Yang's lips.

"I was worried that I didn't have any true qi in my body, and even if I survived the Heavenly Tribulation, I wouldn't know how to continue cultivating. Now it seems I was overthinking it. Although I don't have true qi, I possess even more abundant genetic energy and spiritual power. Moreover, I have gathered both of these powers together, making my true qi far stronger than that of a cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Innate Realm!"

Normally, according to the cultivation system of devouring worlds, the soul crystal core and the primal force crystal core will only converge when one reaches the domain lord level, thus forming the unique domain lord power.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yang's impulsive attempt resulted in the fusion of the two powers just as he broke through to the planetary level.

Mental power and genetic energy represent the power of the soul and the physical body, respectively. When these two powers merge, they form an even more wondrous and incredible powerful energy.

"In that case, perhaps I can directly begin cultivating the Stellar Transformation technique."

If he had to choose between the Devouring World cultivation method and the Stellar Transformation technique, he would naturally choose Stellar Transformation without hesitation. After all, it is a heaven-defying technique that can cultivate a world whose size surpasses that of the original universe, far exceeding all the Devouring Universe cultivation systems he currently knows!

Zhou Yang's heart stirred, and the entire cultivation method of "Stellar Transformation" instantly appeared in his mind.

According to the cultivation system of this world, the cultivation realms are divided into: Golden Core Stage, Nascent Soul Stage, Void Realm Stage, Emptiness Realm, Tribulation Transcending Stage, and Great Completion Stage.

Each realm is divided into early, middle, and late stages.

Cultivators face numerous tribulations during their cultivation process. They must undergo the trials of the Lesser Heavenly Tribulation (49), the Greater Heavenly Tribulation (69), and the even more terrifying Tribulation (99). Only after enduring countless tribulations and reaching the Great Completion stage can they ascend to immortality and ultimately become a celestial being.

Now, Zhou Yang has just passed the first test for cultivators, the "Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulation," and is about to step into the first realm of cultivators, the "Golden Core Stage."

After a cultivator successfully transcends tribulation, the innate true qi in their boundless dantian becomes liquid. It must then condense together into a water sphere and be refined into a golden core. This is the origin of the Golden Core stage.

However, according to the description in "Stellar Transformation", the first realm is not "gathering", but "scattering"!

Transform the innate true energy back into a gaseous state and disperse it, not only throughout the dantian but also outside the body. Use the dantian as the heart, the body as the bridge, to connect the universe with the original mind and jointly evolve the natural way of heaven.

"Gather first, then disperse."

Zhou Yang recalled the cultivation method in his mind, and then began to try to control the liquid sphere in his dantian, which was formed by the convergence of mental power and genetic energy, to disperse along a specific trajectory.

However, as soon as he took action, a special power appeared out of nowhere in his dantian.

As soon as the liquid spheres that had been gathered together dispersed, streams of water were immediately absorbed by this force, spreading in all directions and even disappearing from the dantian space in the blink of an eye.

His body had suffered severe damage before birth, resulting in a deficiency of his fundamental essence and a shattered dantian, making it impossible for him to maintain his true qi for long.

The liquid spheres were fine when they were initially held together by an invisible force, but once they dispersed, the attraction between them disappeared, and naturally, they could no longer remain in the dantian.

However, Zhou Yang wasn't too worried about this.

The liquid sphere was formed from his mental power and genetic energy, and was naturally under his control.

With a thought, the golden water that had already dissipated from his dantian returned to his body according to his will.

Then it dissipates again and is absorbed back in.

In the blink of an eye, a near-perfect cycle was formed!

Cycle, cycle. Cycle after cycle, and soon, the liquid sphere containing all of Zhou Yang's power began to move, and a perfect nebula formed in Zhou Yang's dantian!

(End of this chapter)