Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 297 Slaying

Fortunately, Zhou Yang's soul realm had already reached the mid-stage of the Void Realm, and the chaotic scene of strange phenomena in his mind only lasted for a moment before he suppressed it with his powerful soul ring.

However, this brief moment of distraction was enough to put him in an extremely passive situation!

Boom!

The extremely thin, yet terrifyingly powerful, bluish-black lightning first struck the top-grade spiritual weapon short sword in his hand. Due to Zhou Yang's distraction, the power on the top-grade spiritual weapon short sword dissipated, only negating less than 20% of the power of the heavenly lightning.

Then, the dark blue-black color, still containing endless terrifying power, struck Zhou Yang's head directly without warning!

It's important to understand that even if someone were to physically withstand the tribulation lightning, they would never directly use their head to withstand it.

The instant Zhou Yang was struck by the bluish-black lightning, he had only one feeling—

Dizziness! A buzzing sound filled his mind, almost causing him to lose consciousness!

His body inevitably suffered damage; the skin of his entire head, face, and even his entire torso was scorched and destroyed by the intense lightning, even turning the internal muscles into a charred black, and even cracks appeared in his skull.

Fortunately, while his body suffered severe injuries, mysterious streams of clear energy continuously emerged within him, rapidly healing the damage.

The cracks in his skull and the burns on his muscles and skin began to heal rapidly under the gentle caress of this mysterious, clear stream.

That was the effect of the 'Nine Tribulations Creation Pill' sealed in his body. One 'Nine Tribulations Creation Pill' was enough to instantly restore a critically injured and dying Ten Tribulations Loose Immortal to full health. For Zhou Yang at his current stage, it was like a 'miracle pill'.

In just one breath, Zhou Yang's injuries were almost completely healed.

Although his newly healed injuries were torn apart again by the aftershocks of the sixth heavenly lightning, the continuous healing effect of the Nine Tribulations Creation Pill meant that it was no longer a fatal threat to him.

Through repeated destruction and recovery, Zhou Yang's physical body rapidly transformed, becoming increasingly powerful.

Even after he regained consciousness, he deliberately drew in heavenly lightning to temper every inch of his flesh, bones, and cells, making the transformation even more intense.

However, the sixth heavenly lightning only lasted for a short while, and the tempering and transformation of the physical body also ended quickly.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~"

Just a few breaths later, all the lightning completely dissipated, and even the thick clouds that had covered the entire sky had disappeared, and the sky returned to its clear state.

Meanwhile, within Zhou Yang's dantian space, the golden meteor formed from endless nebulae, which had broken through the Flowing Star cycle, also began to undergo tremendous changes.

The core of the meteor began to gradually turn red, and flames rose up. The original golden meteor quickly transformed into a huge crimson fireball!

After surviving the final tribulation, Zhou Yang successfully broke through to the next realm of the Stellar Transformation technique—the Star Core stage!

At the same time, Zhou Yang felt a slight tremor in his consciousness, as if he had some kind of magical resonance with this space.

Under this state of resonance, his soul seemed to undergo some kind of transformation, and the various mysteries of breaking through to the Star Core Stage (Void Stage) naturally emerged in his mind.

Examples include the soul merging with the nascent soul, the nascent soul leaving the body to fly, and attacking; the soul being able to transform into a scattered immortal body after the physical body is damaged; and the ability to comprehend the Great Dao of Nature.

Moreover, within this resonance, his perception expanded infinitely, allowing him to easily sense any slight movement within a radius of thousands of miles.

When he sensed the evil, chaotic, and dark aura about a thousand miles away, an endless chill appeared in his eyes!

According to the information he collected, the Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation did not involve the test of inner demons, but his emotions became uncontrollable and he went berserk during his tribulation just now, which was definitely influenced by some external force.

Within that dark aura he had just sensed, he also vaguely sensed a familiar power!

"The aura of a demon cultivator, no wonder."

Zhou Yang immediately understood.

Although the cultivation systems in this world are all ultimately based on understanding the natural order of the universe, there are subtle differences depending on the cultivation methods and styles of conduct.

For example, among human cultivators, there are two major camps: immortal cultivators and demon cultivators.

The cultivation methods practiced by cultivators are relatively peaceful, emphasizing tranquility and non-action, and harmony with nature. They usually absorb energy by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth or by taking elixirs to accumulate it gradually.

The cultivation methods of demon cultivators are much more brutal, basically pursuing quick results and combat power. Such practices as devouring the nascent souls or even the blood essence of other cultivators to rapidly increase strength, or feeding souls and nourishing spirits are commonplace.

Moreover, due to the influence of their cultivation methods, demon cultivators are often affected in temperament, and their actions are often crazy, domineering, and completely unreasonable.

When Zhou Yang was undergoing his tribulation, he was affected by a mysterious spiritual force, and this demon cultivator happened to appear near the place where he was undergoing his tribulation. Even a fool would know that there must be an inextricable connection between them.

"Speaking of which, I haven't really fought anyone since I came to this world. Let me use you as an example to experience my current strength!"

Zhou Yang smiled coldly, then immediately flew on his sword towards the place where he had sensed the demon cultivator hiding.

Now that he has broken through to the Star Core stage, his power is even more concentrated and profound. His speed in flying on his sword is incredibly fast. Almost instantly, he has already approached that vast, endless pool of water.

Meanwhile, on the surface of a lake a thousand miles away, the black-robed, white-faced youth exuding an evil aura also showed a look of surprise.

"Wasting my precious 'Curse Soul' at the Void Realm stage should have caused that person attempting tribulation to fail and perish."

The pale-faced youth sensed something silently, and suddenly, as if he had discovered something, his expression changed!

"Huh? How is that possible?"

"laugh!"

Just as he was filled with surprise and doubt, an extremely dazzling golden sword light came from nowhere and slashed down towards his head!

Seeing the golden sword light slashing down from above, the pale-faced youth's lips curled into a cold smile. Even if he was unwilling to reveal himself, he could not remain indifferent to such provocation.

"court death!"

The pale-faced youth let out a low shout, then flipped his hand and took out a small black banner the size of a palm. With a gentle wave, wisps of black smoke appeared out of thin air, sweeping wildly toward Zhou Yang, who was following closely behind the sword light.

Within the black smoke, strange human faces emerged, each one shrieking sharply, sending a chilling shockwave into Zhou Yang's mind.

However, Zhou Yang had already taken precautions after experiencing the Heavenly Tribulation. After surviving the Heavenly Tribulation in Jiashan, his soul realm also increased significantly. Therefore, he was not affected at all by this attack.

He then took the opportunity to raise his hand and form a hand seal.

"Star Realm - Star Core Movement!"

With a shout from Zhou Yang's heart, a star core flame from the ground was instantly ignited, and a dense golden light was directly injected into the top-grade spiritual weapon short sword, causing the short sword to erupt with boundless power!

He raised his hand and pointed, and the short sword, which was dyed a brilliant gold, suddenly disappeared. Then, as if by teleportation, it appeared directly behind the pale-faced youth's head, and the sharp wind seemed to have pierced his scalp.

"What? Oh no!"

The pale-faced youth hadn't expected Zhou Yang to be so strong, and he hurriedly waved the small black banner in his hand to block backward.

However, the top-grade spiritual weapon short sword, infused with the power of Zhou Yang's star core, reached an unimaginable speed!

"Tch~"

"puff!"

The top-grade spiritual weapon flying sword easily avoided the obstruction of the black banner, and then with just a single turn, it pierced straight through the head of the pale-faced youth.

"Whoosh~"

A flash of light, and a deep purple nascent soul, clutching an exquisite silver ring, burst forth from the pale-faced youth's body and sped away into the distance!

However, Zhou Yang simply urged the top-grade spiritual weapon flying sword to fly past at high speed, and the sharp sword energy that erupted from the flying sword directly shattered the soul attached to the nascent soul.

He raised his hand, and the deep purple nascent soul and the silver ring in its embrace fell into his hand.

(End of this chapter)