Chapter 342: Heavenly Venerable
Chapter 342: Heavenly Venerable
Night.
Fang Xing gazed at the endless stars in space, his mind gradually wandering.
"The Nine-Origin Starlight Body Tempering Secret Art... It's an inherited technique from the Yuan Yan Palace, only a Neutron Star-rank technique, but it's already extraordinary."
According to the combat power conversion of the Main Universe, the Star Sovereign Realm's Satellite Rank corresponds to the Eight Realms of Professionals.
The Planetary Rank is equivalent to the Nine Realms of Professionals.
The Stellar Rank is on par with the Ten Realms of Professionals.
The Red Giant Star Rank is the power of the Eleventh Realm.
The Neutron Star Rank corresponds to the highest Twelve Realms of the Blue Star Federation! Moreover, there are no true Twelve Realm Professionals in the entire Blue Star Federation, and they can only rely on the combined efforts of Eleven Realm Professionals, aided by technology, to momentarily achieve Twelve Realm destructive power!
"In other words, this Secret Art is already enough for me to surpass all Professionals in the Federation..."
Fang Xing's psychic power continued to spread, capturing the starlight from the universe and drawing it into his Stellar Palace.
The application of this psychic power naturally came from the Ten Thousand Hearts Secret Scripture.
With Martial God-level willpower, learning some psychic power techniques was like building upon a solid foundation. He encountered no significant obstacles.
'Psychic power, soul energy, and divine perception... they are essentially the same, strictly speaking, they are just the outermost layers of the soul.'
'Above psychic power lies willpower, located in the middle layer of the soul! And beyond willpower, the core of the soul is the true spirit!'
'It's a pity that even the peak of universal civilizations doesn't know how to cultivate the true spirit...'
'This Secret Art only requires drawing in starlight to begin, and the most crucial part is to temper the physical body to the hardness of a neutron star...'
In the cultivation world, although Fang Xing had also collected some body cultivation techniques, he was too lazy to practice them.
Because in terms of comprehensiveness and development, they couldn't compare to the various hard training methods of the Blue Star Martial Way.
But this Nine-Origin Starlight Body Tempering Secret Art from a higher universe was completely different.
After just a few attempts and entering the initial stage, Fang Xing felt that his Martial Saint-level physique had been further enhanced.
'Using Origin Energy to draw in starlight...'
'To cultivate this body tempering secret art, the practitioner must possess Origin Energy, which is the Star Sovereign Realm.'
Fang Xing pondered, 'So even if this technique is passed on, native martial artists won't be able to cultivate it, let alone enter the initial stage... For me, the first reason is having Origin Energy, and the second is that the initial stage corresponds to an Eight Realm physique, so it was relatively easy for me to enter, right?'
He glanced at his attribute panel:
【Nine-Origin Starlight Body Tempering Secret Art: 1/100 (Initial Stage)】
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"Nine-Origin Starlight Body Tempering Secret Art... corresponds to five levels of proficiency. The Initial Stage should be the Martial Saint physique, as my body has already met the requirements, so it was easy to enter."
'The "Proficient" stage corresponds to a Martial God physique... In the cultivation world, this would be a Fifth-Stage Body Cultivator, capable of resisting a Divine Transformation Venerable?'
'The "Mastery" stage is likely impenetrable even for Stellar Rank practitioners.'
'The "Grandmaster" stage has a physical strength comparable to a Red Giant Rank practitioner!'
'The final "Master" stage is the highest level of this Secret Art, representing the strength of a Star Sovereign Realm Neutron Star Rank practitioner!'
Neutron Star Rank experts, like the Gray-Robed Marquis, can roam freely even in advanced universal civilizations.
They are absolute powerhouses in the Xia Universe.
If not for bad luck, encountering a heaven-defying 'Black Hole Rank' existence, they wouldn't have suffered such an unfortunate demise.
"The proficiency levels in the Stellar Palace Volume seem to follow a similar pattern... Does the Mastery level correspond to promotion to the Neutron Star Rank?"
In the Star Sovereign Realm, the Neutron Star Rank is usually the pinnacle, after which one must consider how to advance to the Dharmaraja Realm.
The Stellar Palace Volume only covers up to the Neutron Star Rank and does not include the Dharmaraja Realm.
Not to mention, the Black Hole Rank is a very special realm and cannot be reached solely through cultivation.
'Once the Nine-Origin Starlight Body Tempering Secret Art reaches the Proficient level, my physique will be comparable to a Martial God, capable of resisting a Divine Transformation Venerable with my physical strength alone...'
'With the willpower and physique of a Martial God... I can wield a Martial God-level mech!'
'Of course, there's no need to blindly pursue the myth of a Martial Saint piloting a Martial God mech. Whether it's the Planetary Rank or the Martial God Realm, I must continue to accumulate and break through whenever possible...'
As Fang Xing contemplated, he circulated his Origin Energy, mixing it with starlight and spreading it throughout his body.
'This Nine-Origin Starlight Body Tempering Secret Art... primarily involves using psychic power to draw secret patterns in the mind and draw in starlight.'
Starlight is a very special energy, but the Blue Star Federation has already found ways to utilize it.
When combined with Origin Energy and accompanied by the visualization diagrams in the body tempering secret art, it becomes the supreme 'Body Tempering Elixir'!
'This technique is indeed worthy of my careful selection... The most crucial part is that starlight is everywhere, so there's no worry about a lack of resources.'
In terms of body cultivation techniques, even among the lower-tier legacies, there are more formidable ones.
For example, the Ten Thousand Devouring Demonic Body not only has an astonishing cultivation speed but is also renowned in the late stages for its ability to devour all things with the physical body, achieving a perfect physique capable of rivaling Dharmaraja Realm existences.
However, cultivating this technique is not only extremely difficult to enter, but it also requires consuming 'Black Hole Spirit Liquid,' a heavenly treasure that Fang Xing has never even heard of, or else there would be a risk of death during cultivation! Fang Xing contemplated for a long time before choosing this Secret Art.
(End of Chapter)Even if the effects are slightly weaker and the cultivation slower, at least I won't be held back by the environment.
"After my cultivation is complete, I should venture into the Demon World... Not only to gather food for the evolution of the Great Sun Bodhimanda Mantra, but also to collect materials for the Black Death God and Nan Gong Xue's mech."
...
The next day.
After breakfast, Fang Xing went for a walk on the beach.
Little Blue appeared beside him, swirling and dancing around his body: "Master, master... The news of your full recovery has spread, and your communication list is blowing up!"
"Master, master, the video of you fighting in your armor is circulating... So cool!"
"Master, master, you have a call... from Principal Xia Long."
...
Fang Xing hummed casually, ordering Little Blue to handle it.
"Master, master... There's news you asked to keep an eye on."
Little Blue suddenly spoke up.
"Oh? Let me see!"
Fang Xing became interested.
Little Blue immediately projected a screen from her eyes, displaying a news flash:
"According to reports, War University's Principal Andrew Doyle has stepped down due to health reasons. The new principal will be Martial Saint Xia Fanghai..."
The image showed a panoramic view of a vast university.
A female reporter was interviewing a middle-aged Martial Saint: "Martial Saint Xia, may I ask why Principal Andrew stepped down due to health reasons?"
Xia Fanghai had a square face with stern features. He replied expressionlessly, "No comment."
"Alright... then according to the Federation's tradition, the vice-principal, Martial God Venus, should have taken over as the principal. However, Ms. Venus hasn't been seen for a long time... She disappeared halfway through her visit to the Evil Dragon Star System. There are rumors that a Martial God Battle took place on White Bird Star. What does Martial Saint Xia think about this?"
Xia Fanghai's face twitched. "No comment..."
...
"Is this... finally taking action?"
Fang Xing knew that Principal Andrew had definitely been removed.
But to prevent public outcry, they gave him a face-saving excuse, saying he stepped down voluntarily.
"He's just a university principal; there's still a gap between him and the real power behind the scenes..."
"What about that strange Predestination Cottage?"
"Chaos Flame?"
He sighed lightly.
In the vast universe, an Eight-Realm Martial Saint barely meets the threshold for the upper echelons of the Blue Star Federation.
Even a Nine-Realm Martial God struggles to truly stand at the core of the top layer.
"But I just need to wait... wait for my strength to increase and for the Martial God Armor to be built, then I can unleash the power of the Ten Realms!"
"The Federation's strongest is only at the Eleventh Realm. With the power of the Ten Realms, I can become a big shot!"
Just as Fang Xing was thinking, Little Blue spoke up: "Master... Good news! The Federation Parliament has approved the request to build the Martial God Armor!"
"Oh? So fast? It seems Teacher Nie Ying and Blue Star University have contributed a lot."
Fang Xing nodded.
The relationship with Professor Han Chunfeng was established long ago, and the workload wasn't significant.
After all, they had initially left room for upgrades, and the Black Death God's critical core components were made from Foreign Demon God materials.
Now, with a large amount of the same Foreign Demon God materials, the upgrade wouldn't be difficult.
Even the mech built by the Pale Matrix wouldn't reject the mother body.
It could be said that Fang Xing's previous use of mother-child materials for his mech had saved a lot of resources and avoided many troubles for the current upgrade.
"In the Demon World, the Pale Matrix has fallen into eternal death... Those Primordial Spirits are all at the Eight-Realm, and the more promising Foreign Demon God offspring have been slain by me..."
"With my current strength, I can kill a bunch of Primordial Spirits even without my armor..."
"Fighting in my armor, I can directly sweep through..."
Regarding the concern of leaking secrets while using the Black Death God, Fang Xing was no longer worried.
After all, the Black Death God was his private property, and its core had already been refined.
The current Black Death God was the Great Sun Fetus' Lifebound Artifact!
"This time, it's just an experiment. The Demon World is probably still in this universe... Even if it's discovered, it's not a big deal."
"But if, after deploying it, there's no information leak upon its return for maintenance... Then the next step is to bring it to the Immortal World."
Fang Xing's eyes lit up with anticipation.
"With me piloting the Black Death God in the Immortal World, I'll be a formidable Divine Transformation force!"
The Immortal World's three holy sites—Ethereal Immortal Palace, Limitless Hall, and Primordial Soul Sword Sect—each had Divine Transformation Venerables presiding over them.
Additionally, some large sects and individual cultivators occasionally produced Divine Transformation geniuses.
Of course, the Primordial Soul Sword Sect had been annihilated.
However, Fang Xing estimated that there were still numerous Divine Transformation Venerables in the Vast Sea Immortal World.
"If I, the main body, go to the Immortal World in my mech, I might not just be an ordinary Divine Transformation Venerable... I could even be a Divine Transformation Heavenly Venerable!"
In the Immortal World, Yuan Ying cultivators were called True Monarchs. Late-stage Yuan Ying cultivators were revered as 'Great True Monarchs', held in the highest regard as they possessed the ability to kill early and mid-stage Yuan Ying cultivators!
Divine Transformation cultivators were generally honored as Divine Transformation Venerables, and late-stage Divine Transformation cultivators were respectfully called 'Heavenly Venerables'!
'Divine Transformation Heavenly Venerables' were only a step away from achieving the Void and ascending. They could slay ordinary Divine Transformation Venerables!
(End)
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