This system... this cheat... it was too damn unreasonable!
Too damn hardcore!
Too damn awesome!
From a roasted bird that had been blown apart by an arrow, he had directly evolved into a neutron star egg.
Now he could even choose to become a black hole or a savior!
He could even ascend in a single step and charge straight into the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm!
Overwhelming shock swept through the soul within his "egg" like a cosmic storm.
One moment, he had been drowning in the despair of imminent death; the next, he held the key to rewriting his Destiny and even ascending in a single step!
The extreme contrast of soaring from hell straight into the clouds made his entire consciousness tremble.
He began considering what to choose.
Choice One would let him ascend in a single step, gain a Black Hole Physique, and even possess the power of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
But!
This choice was completely a trap!
Accrete the other Golden Crows?
Evolve into a black hole?
It sounded like the ultimate romance of Star Evolution!
But for Lu Jun, a rookie who had just transmigrated here and had not even gotten comfortable in the Grand Unity Immortal realm, it was no different from jumping straight into the Netherworld Sea Eye!
"Are you kidding me? I haven't even left the beginner village, and you want me to solo a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Tribulation?"
"Third Brother and fourth brother have been stuck at the peak of Grand Unity Immortal for who knew how long and still dared not touch that thing. Am I supposed to go up there and serve myself on a platter?"
"And what about energy? Is that huge Sun Star in the sky just decoration?"
"Wouldn't going home and clinging to the Sun Star to absorb energy be better than absorbing a few brothers who are about to die?"
"There's unlimited energy and it's safe! Choice One is practically a poisoned apple—tempting to look at, but one bite and it's GG!"
Lu Jun ranted wildly inwardly.
Choice Two was far more reliable!
A body comparable to an Ancestral Witch's was basically a luxurious beginner set right from the start!
He could also save these eight unlucky brothers along the way—not because Lu Jun had suddenly developed a saintly heart, but because he was scared!
Just imagine it: if he were the only one of the Nine Golden Crows to return alive...
Di Jun: "My son, how did you survive? Let your father have a look." (Divine sense scan.)
Tai Yi: "Hmm? This state of the body... interesting." (The Chaos Bell stirred restlessly.)
Kun Peng: "Hehehe, Your Highness, this old minister is quite interested in your path of 'Nirvana.'" (An ill-intentioned gaze.)
Just thinking about it made Lu Jun's eggshell go numb—in the literal sense!
But if all eight brothers survived, the nature of the matter would change!
It would go from "Lu Jun had a fortuitous encounter" to "the Golden Crow clan's hidden talent had undergone a great awakening"!
Phoenixes could undergo Nirvana, so why couldn't Golden Crows be reborn from eggs?
How reasonable!
How domineering!
It would also make certain people with ulterior motives—such as Kun Peng, who would eventually betray Di Jun—think twice about the price of laying hands on the Golden Crows!
Besides, if his brothers had not died, would Di Jun still launch an all-out attack in a fit of rage?
Would he still forge that Witch-Slaying Sword that would offend the Human Race to the death?
Without the blood debt of the Witch-Slaying Sword, would Empress Nuwa's attitude toward the Demon Race become a little more lenient?
Maybe he could even latch onto one of the thickest thighs in the Prehistoric World!
Play it safe. He absolutely had to play it safe!
Lu Jun made up his mind. "Choice Two! Brothers, undergo Nirvana for me!"
[Choice Two confirmed! Executing the 'Empowerment' protocol!] [Activating the Higher-Dimensional Interference Field, stabilizing target dying stars (Golden Crow remnants), guiding the Synchronized Collapse Program!] [Target: Golden Crow First Crown Prince Bo Huang! Energy injection... law overwrite... forced collapse initiated!]
The moment the system prompt ended, a beam of light that only Lu Jun could "see," seemingly composed of countless profound geometric runes, appeared.
It instantly struck First Crown Prince Bo Huang, who lay not far away at death's door, his tiny flames nearly frozen into icy fragments.
"BOOM!!!"
Without warning, First Crown Prince Bo Huang's enormous Golden Crow remains underwent a heaven-shaking external explosion and internal collapse!
A violent torrent of energy instantly tore apart the frozen void, and the blazing white radiance was so piercing that no one—egg included—could open their eyes!
Once the flames faded, all that remained was an... egg, a million times smaller, spinning at high speed and radiating astonishing gravitational force!
"Holy shit! Big Brother... really turned into an egg?"
Second Crown Prince Zhong Lang, who had witnessed the entire scene, was so frightened that even his consciousness fluctuated wildly!
He had merely guessed "Golden Crow Nirvana" in his excitement earlier, yet Sixth Brother had shouted, "Brothers," and actually turned Big Brother into an egg through Nirvana?
This innate divine ability... awakened whenever he said it would?
And it came with on-site instruction and one-click enlightenment?
"Second Brother, don't panic! You're next! Endure it! This is our Golden Crow clan's hidden life-saving divine skill! Secondary development, get it? Endure it! Don't resist, no matter what!"
Lu Jun hurriedly bluffed in the most "certain" tone he could manage, terrified that Second Brother might have a stress reaction and disrupt the system's guidance.
[Target: Golden Crow Second Crown Prince Zhong Lang! Empowerment initiated! Forced collapse in progress...]
"W-wait! Sixth Brother, I'm not rea—"
"BOOM!!!"
Before Second Crown Prince Zhong Lang could finish his "last words," that terrifying gravitational force from the deepest core of a star erupted within him!
He felt as though an invisible giant hand had seized him, forcibly kneading, compressing, and compressing his soul and body again!
That feeling... was ten thousand times more intense than being struck by a Xuanming Arrow!
Before his consciousness completely sank into darkness, only one thought remained in Zhong Lang's mind.
This innate divine ability... had an activation method that was way too... hardcore...
Then, like a series of cosmic explosions—"BOOM!" "BOOM!" "BOOM!"...
Under Lu Jun's egg-based "enlightenment," the Third Crown Prince, the Fourth Crown Prince...
One after another, they were blasted apart without any ability to resist...
Uh, no—they underwent Nirvana and became Golden Crow eggs!
The scene was spectacular for a time.
Perhaps because the Nine Golden Crows differed in strength and cultivation realm, the nine eggs on the scene were all different sizes.
Gravitational ripples flowed over their bodies, their surfaces radiated terrifying heat, and they were neatly arranged across the scorched black earth.
[Empowerment protocol complete! Eight dying stars successfully converted into other celestial bodies!] [Choice Two reward settlement: The host's second-stage evolution, 'Innate Divine Being Form,' will gain an Ancestral Witch-level Body!] [Environmental warning: A cluster of high-energy hostile lifeforms has been detected rapidly approaching!] [Emergency activation of the host's second-stage evolution: Innate Divine Being Form (Human Race template)! Evolution accelerating...]
Before Lu Jun could rejoice, the system's urgent alarm suddenly sounded!
Meanwhile, dust billowed at the end of the earth, and murderous aura shot into the heavens!
"Quick! They're right ahead! Those Golden Crow brats' corpses must still be warm!"
A rough voice roared like thunder.
"Hahaha, warm? I think they've long since frozen into ice blocks!"
"That's right, Xuanming Ancestral Witch's Great Dao of Ice can freeze even True Sun Fire!"
"Chief Da Yi is awesome! One arrow per Golden Crow Crown Prince—what a satisfying shot!"
"Exactly! Avenge Chief Kua Fu! If the Demon Race dared touch our Great Witches, we'd wipe out ten of their Crown Princes!"
"Chief, how should we deal with those Golden Crow corpses later?"
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