Brilliant Star River

Xu Mingxi tried to activate his Martial Soul in this dark place, but there was no response. The Starlight that he could summon at will was also unresponsive. He knew that the only thing he could use here was his perception ability.

But when his spirit emanated, all he could perceive was boundless darkness. He desperately tried to remember the only remaining sensation in his mind about those three points of light: the Starlight was dazzling, the moonlight was gentle, and the sunlight was scorching.

In a short time, all he could remember from the light spot was his first impression. He needed to rely on these three senses to perceive the existence of the light spot in the darkness.

Xu Mingxi has been exposed to Starlight since birth, grew up on Starfall Mountain, awakened the Star Crown Martial Soul, ate the meat of the Soul Beast Star Bearing Ox most often, and spent most of his time in the meadow under the Starry Tree that was full of Gathering Star Grass.

It can be said that Xu Mingxi's life has been intertwined with Starlight. Although he does not know why Starlight is included in the trials of the Sun God and the Yue Shen, this does not prevent him from using Starlight as a breakthrough point.

Xu Mingxi forced himself to calm down, quell his somewhat agitated heart, sat cross-legged, suspended in the darkness, his mind as still as water, as if he had entered a state of emptiness and clarity.

A fragment suddenly appeared in the calm Sea of Consciousness, then shattered, turning into scattered stars that fell across Xu Mingxi's Sea of Consciousness.

His mind seemed to sink into a night sky, where there was no Silver Moon, only a galaxy of stars, and from each star seemed to come a faint call.

Xu Mingxi closed his eyes, and a river of Starlight flowed beneath his body, carrying him past these stars without missing a single one.

"First Elder, Mingxi has been inside for a year now, hasn't he?"

"Yes, it's been a year already. We've been away from the Douluo Continent for almost three years now. I really wonder how things are going in the sect."

"It's alright, with the Sect Master here, you can rest assured."

The Three Elders sat together chatting and drinking tea, occasionally glancing at the place where the gate had once appeared. They were not afraid of waiting, but they were afraid that they would never see Xu Mingxi appear again in their lifetime.

The Star Crown Sect, which they were concerned about, was doing alright at the moment, but the Star Crown Sect Master had not relaxed his furrowed brows for a long time.

He looked at the intelligence in his hand, then turned to look at the messenger from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect standing beside him, and sighed slightly.

"Go back and tell your Sect Master that if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is in trouble, we will help if we can, but the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has nothing to do with us, and the Star Crown Sect will not offend Bibi Dong for this reason."

After the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect members left, the Sect Master couldn't help but rub his temples. Had the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan been forced into this situation?

Half a year ago, Bibi Dong, the Pope of the Spirit Hall, demonstrated her strength to the outside world. At only twenty-eight years old, she had already reached the level of Soul Douluo, and she had even recruited two Titled Douluo, under her command. She was once the most prominent figure in the world.

No one expected that the first major thing she did would be to kill Liu Erlong, the Slaughter Corner of the Golden Iron Triangle.

No one knew the inside story, only that on that day, two mournful roars echoed from the Golden Iron Triangle's residence in Heaven Dou City.

The next day, the Sect Master the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan personally visited and brought back the former abandoned pawn, while Cat Eagle Flander Flying Horn Cat Owl left Heaven Dou City and disappeared without a trace.

From this point on, the Spirit Hall began targeting the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, using every means possible, from seizing resources to assassinating them in the wild.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan wanted to resist, but they couldn't find any clear evidence that the Spirit Hall was behind it. They could only gather their clansmen together and reduce their outings.

While this approach ensures the safety of the family members, it leads to a reduction in family funds and resources, exacerbating conflicts over resource allocation within the large family, and causing former outcasts to be driven out of the family again.

Yu Xiaogang was kicked out of his home, but the Spirit Hall's targeting did not stop. If Bibi Dong targeted the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan before because of Liu Erlong, then now it was because they drove Yu Xiaogang away.

Bibi Dong's feelings for Yu Xiaogang are very complicated, a mixture of love and resentment, making her both feel sorry for him and want to tear him to pieces.

Over time, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan began to struggle. For a clan, the shortage of resources is the beginning of its decline, and they began to request assistance from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Fengzhi wanted to help, but the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was no match for the Spirit Hall. He could only ask the Star Crown Sect for their opinion. If they added the two Titled Douluo had appeared there and Dugu Bo, they really wouldn't be able to underestimate the Spirit Hall.

The Sect Master directly refused; he would not choose to step into this vortex voluntarily. What the Star Crown Sect needs to do now is wait—wait for Xu Mingxi to return, or for Xu Mingguang to grow up.

At this moment, Xu Mingxi, on whom he had placed high hopes, finally awoke from the river of Starlight. He looked at the seemingly endless, dazzling stars before him and reached out to touch them.

But before Xu Mingxi could touch it, the entire night sky shattered, and he returned to pure darkness. But this time, he could clearly feel a call coming from afar.

With a knowing smile, Xu Mingxi turned to look behind him, where the Starlight was. Having determined the direction, the Starlight appeared naturally in front of him without him having to search for it, merging into his body and appearing above the Sea of Consciousness.

Xu Mingxi felt a gentle energy flow into her limbs and bones, her body was nourished, and her Soul Power directly increased by one level, reaching level eighty-seven.

As the Starlight faded, Xu Mingxi was plunged into darkness again, but the infusion of Starlight filled him with energy, and the boost to his Soul Power filled him with passion.

He floated cross-legged in the darkness, his senses stronger and wider than before. He seemed to have established a connection with the sunlight and moonlight. A faint call came from the darkness, but he could not yet pinpoint its location.

After sitting in solitude for another year, Xu Mingxi finally grasped a glimmer of silver light from the boundless darkness. Moonlight appeared around him and merged into his body.

The golden and silver light spots met in the Sea of Consciousness and began to slowly rotate until, six months later, the sunlight also joined them.

The three formed a circle, their rotation speed increasing continuously until they finally shattered, turning into scattered starlight. Xu Mingxi suddenly felt a clarity in his soul, his mental strength rapidly increased, and his Soul Power reached level eighty-eight, bringing him one step closer to becoming Titled Douluo.

The High Priest reappeared, and his gaze towards Xu Mingxi once again held a hint of warmth.

"Congratulations on completing the First Trial. You will have seven days of rest before the Second Trial begins."

"Thank you, High Priest."