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Chapter 187: The Second Chi Qiu Star Master, Convening of the Star Alliance Assembly
Chapter 187: The Second Chi Qiu Star Master, Convening of the Star Alliance Assembly (End of Chapter)
Saint Son of Ten Suns was bewildered.
He thought he had misheard.
But at his level, it was impossible to mishear.
The black-haired elder had definitely said, 'It was the Thirteenth Peak Master who entered the Seventh Stage.' This was indisputable.
So, Saint Son could only assume that the elder had made a mistake.
Perhaps he had said 'thirteen' when he meant to say 'ten,' and it was actually ten Peak Masters who had entered the Seventh Stage?
"Your Highness, when I first received this news, I thought it was absurd too. But after checking and reconfirming multiple times, it's indeed the case," the black-haired elder said cautiously.
He was well aware of how much Saint Son of Ten Suns yearned for a battle with the Thirteenth Peak Master. The challenge during their Fifth Stage limit had left a profound impact on Saint Son.
Saint Son had always been blessed with smooth sailing. Possessing the 'Nine Yang Divine Vein' and under the tutelage of the Ten Suns Star Master, he was far ahead of his peers in terms of evolution.
However, on that battle platform, the Thirteenth Peak Master shattered Saint Son's confidence with three palms.
That overwhelming fight left Saint Son no choice but to concede, and he immediately went into seclusion to break through to the Sixth Stage.
Compared to other evolvers, Saint Son's 'Nine Yang Divine Vein' would undergo a transformation upon entering the Sixth Stage, something that other Sixth Stage evolvers lacked.
And despite knowing how formidable Lin Yuan was, with his terrifying display of power at the Fifth Stage limit, Saint Son still confidently issued a challenge.
He was confident that with his breakthrough to the Sixth Stage, he would only become more formidable.
Yet, Lin Yuan's repeated refusals left Saint Son perplexed.
But now...
Saint Son remained silent. He connected his consciousness to the virtual network.
Soon, he saw the announcement released by the Chi Qiu lineage.
Under the announcement were countless comments from evolvers, all expressing their shock at the Thirteenth Peak Master's breakthrough to the Seventh Stage.
Saint Son carefully read the announcement and then read it several more times before sitting down again.
"Thirteenth Peak Master..."
Saint Son's gaze was complex.
He did not doubt the authenticity of the announcement.
Such announcements from the Chi Qiu lineage held high authority and were thoroughly verified before being authorized by the Star Master for release.
Since the Chi Qiu lineage dared to release this announcement and had left it unchanged for so long, it confirmed that the Peak Master who entered the Seventh Stage was indeed the Thirteenth.
Given the status of the Chi Qiu Star Master, there was no need to lie about this matter, as it would be easy to verify afterward.
"How could it be so fast?"
Saint Son was dazed. Entering the Seventh Stage was not something one could achieve overnight. It required sufficient accumulation and a deep foundation.
Saint Son believed he had a solid foundation, but even with that, attempting to break through to the Seventh Stage would take at least a decade or even several decades.
And that was with the advantage of being sealed within the 'Ten Suns True Crystal' and sleeping inside a star for nearly a century after his birth, allowing him to constantly cultivate.
"I actually wanted to challenge him?"
Saint Son's smile held a hint of self-mockery. He had previously wondered why the Thirteenth Peak Master repeatedly refused his challenges.
Could it be that he was afraid?
Now, it seemed more likely that the Thirteenth Peak Master felt that accepting the challenge would be akin to bullying him.
"Your Highness, are...are you alright?" The black-haired elder asked tentatively, worried that Saint Son's proud nature might be deeply affected by this news.
"Don't worry about me," Saint Son shook his head and said, turning to the black-haired elder. "Go and ask my teacher for a 'Ten Suns True Crystal.' I'm going to enter the star's interior to cultivate again."
The temperature inside a star was infinitely more intense than its surface, and Saint Son's physique allowed him to endure the star's surface for a while.
However, venturing into its interior was a death wish.
But with the help of an external object, like the 'Ten Suns True Crystal,' a fire-type wonder, Saint Son could venture deeper into the star.
Despite the protection of the True Crystal, he would still endure endless pain from the star's scorching heat and flames, and any slight mishap would turn him to ashes.
When Saint Son was first born, he was sealed within the 'Ten Suns True Crystal' and cast into the star's interior due to the Ten Suns Star Master's special means.
However, those means could not be replicated, so even with the True Crystal's protection, Saint Son would still risk his life by entering the star's interior.
"Your Highness, this..." The black-haired elder hesitated.
"Just do as I say," Saint Son said firmly, his gaze resolute.
So what if the Thirteenth Peak Master had reached the Seventh Stage? With five or ten years of bitter cultivation inside the star, he would reach the Seventh Stage as well.
At that time, he, the Saint Son of Ten Suns, would challenge the Thirteenth Peak Master again.
Chi Qiu Main Star.
Deep within the Grand Hall of the Thirteenth Peak.
Lin Yuan sat with his legs crossed, his consciousness connected to the virtual world.
Personal Space.
Lin Yuan's figure appeared out of thin air.
After synchronizing his strength, his physical body and soul in the virtual world also reached the Seventh Stage, with no difference from reality. Deep within his dantian's qi sea, a Taiji microcosm slowly rotated.
"Simulate a starry sky environment," Lin Yuan willed it, and his surroundings began to shift.
A stellar system appeared, with a massive star radiating light and heat in the distance, and twelve planets orbiting it.
"Hmm."
Lin Yuan retracted his gaze.
For a Seventh Stage evolver, only the vastness of the cosmos could provide them with the freedom to fully unleash their power. Ordinary planets would only hinder them.
Of course, the alien battlefields that spanned light-years could also accommodate the might of Seventh and even Eighth Stage evolvers.
Rumble...
Lin Yuan slightly stirred the power of his microcosm, raising his right hand to strike out at a distant planet.
Rumble...
The vast power surged through the vacuum, causing space to distort. Soon, a million kilometers away, a planet was penetrated by this force, shattering into countless fragments that shot out in all directions.
"Just a casual strike is enough to destroy a planet," Lin Yuan said, a smile on his face.
While Sixth Stage evolvers were known as Starfallers, to truly destroy a star required them to exert their full strength and land multiple blows.
As for Lin Yuan, turning a planet into countless fragments was likely something only a peak Sixth Stage evolver could achieve.
Yet, Lin Yuan had done it with a casual strike, without even employing his Rule Understanding. It was solely the might of his microcosm at work.
"The power of a microcosm is truly overbearing," Lin Yuan mused, feeling a sense of awe. There was a world of difference between having the power of a microcosm and not.
"My current microcosm is only ten li in size, and the power it bestows is already so formidable. If I reach the standards of an Eighth Stage evolver and my microcosm expands to a hundred li, then..."
Lin Yuan's eyes shone with anticipation.
Of course.
Lin Yuan was also well aware.
Even if the little world within his body grew to a hundred li in size, it would still be difficult to rival a true Eighth Stage evolver.
After all, an Eighth Stage evolver possessed not just an inner world, but also a physical body and soul that comprehended the rules, completely overwhelming a Seventh Stage evolver in every aspect.
"To advance to the Eighth Stage, the first thing I need to do is to open up my inner world, and I've already achieved that, so there's no need to worry," Lin Yuan said to himself as he disconnected from the virtual world and returned to reality.
Having an inner world ahead of time would greatly benefit Lin Yuan, but the boost to his combat strength was secondary. More importantly...
By observing the operation of his inner world, Lin Yuan could gain a deeper understanding of the rules.
Although his inner world was far inferior to the main world's universe and even fell short of the five other worlds he had traveled to, it was still a complete world.
No matter how small, a gnat was still a living being.
"As for the second point, one needs a firm mental will to face the 'heart demon tribulation' when breaking through to the Eighth Stage."
Lin Yuan fell into deep thought.
Unlike strength, mental will was difficult to measure.
Perhaps the mental will of an ordinary person could even surpass that of a Sixth or Seventh Stage evolver.
"Slowly but surely," Lin Yuan thought to himself. The best way for evolvers in the main world to strengthen their mental will was to live.
Only by living through countless years, millennia upon millennia, experiencing various emotions, and witnessing the deaths of loved ones and close friends could one's mental will gradually grow strong enough to withstand the 'heart demon tribulation'.
"I wonder if the time I've spent traveling through different worlds has also tempered my mental will?" Lin Yuan mused, feeling pleased.
At the border of human civilization.
Several terrifying wills descended, piercing through the void.
"What's going on?"
"Wasn't it said that the Thirteenth Peak Master only had slightly better talent than the other Peak Masters? How has he reached the Seventh Stage in just a few years? Is this what they meant by 'slightly better'?"
The foremost will among them roared with a powerful mental fluctuation.
In less than two years, the Thirteenth Peak Master had advanced from the initial Sixth Stage to the Seventh Stage. Such talent was frightening. If given a few hundred or even a thousand years to grow, who knew what heights he would reach?
If they had known about the Thirteenth Peak Master's talent earlier, their clans would have done everything in their power to try and eliminate him, even at a great cost.
It was better to pay the price now than to face the consequences on the alien battlefield in the future.
"I don't know either? Who was it that assessed the talent of the Thirteenth Peak Master back then? They deserve severe punishment!"
The second will immediately spoke out, its tone stern, as if vowing to get to the bottom of the matter.
"It's not really their fault. The Thirteenth Peak Master has kept a low profile. Apart from when he was about to break through to the Sixth Stage and started challenging Fifth Stage evolvers from various star domains, who could have known his true strength?"
The third will couldn't help but interject.
This was indeed the case. Information about genius evolvers like the Saint Son of Ten Suns was widely circulated throughout numerous star domains.
However, what was known about the Thirteenth Peak Master?
"It's useless to keep talking about this. Now that things have come to this, what are we going to do?"
The fourth will sent out a mental fluctuation.
"What can we do?"
"What can we do now?"
The foremost will that had roared earlier sounded a bit helpless.
Now that the Thirteenth Peak Master had reached the Seventh Stage, it was unrealistic to try and curse-kill him.
Even if they did manage to curse-kill him, with the talent the Thirteenth Peak Master had displayed, there would surely be a peak expert who would immediately step in to resurrect him, without even needing to wait.
"Indeed."
"We've missed our chance."
"The Thirteenth Peak Master is too cautious. After stepping into the Sixth Stage, he has stayed on the Chi Qiu Main Star and hasn't left."
"Right."
"If he doesn't leave, what can we do?"
The several wills continued to communicate, their tones filled with helplessness.
"Perhaps, thousands of years from now, a second Chi Qiu Star Master will appear on the battlefield between our race and humankind, and countless members of our race will die by his hands."
The foremost will fell silent for a moment.
"A second Chi Qiu Star Master?"
The mental states of the other wills trembled slightly.
The Chi Qiu Star Master was an almost invincible existence among Eighth Stage evolvers.
Even on a medium-sized alien battlefield, the Chi Qiu Star Master could run rampant. His true body was the Star Sea Swimming Dragon, fearless and unrestrained, having devoured countless other Eighth Stage evolvers from different alien races.
Only the high and mighty Ninth Stage aliens could make the Chi Qiu Star Master feel a little wary.
Chi Qiu Main Star.
Lin Yuan was about to continue his cultivation.
Suddenly...
The voice of the intelligent assistant sounded out.
"Master, the Star Alliance Assembly is about to convene. Will you be participating?"
"The Star Alliance Assembly?" Lin Yuan was slightly taken aback.
Information about the Star Alliance Assembly immediately flashed through his mind.
The Star Alliance Assembly, also known as the 'Annan Star Alliance Assembly', was a grand event held once every hundred years by the Annan Star Alliance.
The Annan Star Alliance was a massive alliance consisting of hundreds of star domains.
The internal relationships within the alliance were intricate and complex, and it would take a short amount of time to resolve the various interests and conflicts between the numerous star domains. Hence, the Star Alliance Assembly was established.
The purpose of the Star Alliance Assembly was to resolve the various internal conflicts within the Annan Star Alliance, and as for why the three goddesses didn't intervene directly, it was because they were absolutely impartial. However, sometimes, being too fair could lead to bigger problems.
Additionally, the Star Alliance Assembly would also make changes to the policies within the alliance to better suit the habits and needs of the citizens.
And the Chi Qiu Star Domain was a powerful star domain within the Annan Star Alliance.
That was why the intelligent assistant had asked Lin Yuan whether he wanted to participate in the Star Alliance Assembly.
Of course, not just anyone could participate in the Star Alliance Assembly.
This assembly dealt with decisions that affected entire star domains, so one had to be at least a Level 6 citizen to have the qualifications and rights to get involved.
Not long ago, before Lin Yuan's fifth journey, he had accumulated enough merit to advance to a Level 6 citizen, so he had conveniently upgraded his citizenship to Level 6.
With this, he now had the qualifications to participate in the Star Alliance Assembly.
A Level 6 citizen was merely meeting the threshold to participate in the Star Alliance Assembly.
They had the right to vote, but a Level 7 citizen would automatically become a 'councilor' of the Annan Star Alliance, possessing true decision-making power.
"The Star Alliance Assembly?"
Lin Yuan thought about it. He had never been particularly interested in such events, and if it weren't for the fact that the Star Alliance Assembly was extremely important, capable of deciding the fates of hundreds of star domains, and that he now met the qualifications to participate, the intelligent assistant probably wouldn't have bothered to remind him.
"Alright, I understand."
Lin Yuan nodded, dismissing the intelligent assistant.
"Should I attend or not?"
Lin Yuan pondered the question in his mind.
"Forget it."
Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.
No matter how important the Star Alliance Assembly was, it held little significance for him.
He would rather spend this time gaining a deeper understanding of the rules and perfecting the seventh stage of his martial arts evolution path.
(End of Chapter)
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