Battle Through the Heavens: Han Feng Here, Respect the Teacher and Value the Dao

The Seven-Star Pan Peach was a rare treasure that could move even a Rank 8 Magical Beast.

But now, it belonged to me.

Azure-blue Flame suddenly ignited in Han Feng's palm, and his figure vanished in an instant.

"Fire Owl!"

A gigantic flaming bird suddenly bloomed in the air. Before the Six-Armed Ape could react, it was blasted away by the firebird.

Its body, already wounded by Medusa, now gave off the stench of charred flesh. The Six-Armed Ape let out a painful howl as a black mark quietly appeared between its brows.

"Roar!"

Thin black threads suddenly emerged from the Six-Armed Ape's body and wrapped around it.

Ssssh!

The Heavenly Flames were scattered by the black threads, and the Six-Armed Ape's injuries healed in the blink of an eye.

"Demonization?"

Han Feng stared at the scene before him in astonishment.

Wasn't this an ability of the Dark Race?

There were actually Magical Beasts like this in the Jia Ma Empire.

During his travels across the continent, Han Feng had encountered quite a few forbidden zones where humans were barred from entering.

For example, the Barbaric Ancient Region, the Black Abyss, the Purple Shattered Ruins...

They were said to be ancient battlefields whose terrain had been altered by powerful forces, making them unsuitable for human habitation.

The Dark Race came from the Black Abyss, located at the edge of the Eastern Profound Continent.

Why had it come to the Northwest Continent?

Han Feng was startled, but the ape had already launched its second attack, lunging at him with incredible speed.

After demonization, its strength had increased across the board. Unfortunately, it was still no match for Han Feng.

"One Finger Opens Heaven and Earth!"

Han Feng gathered his Dou Qi, and the energy of heaven and earth around him instantly changed color as it surged toward him.

A High-grade Earth Tier Dou Technique, the Heavenly Origin Finger.

A massive, solidified index finger descended from the heavens, shaking everything within several miles.

"Open!"

Han Feng roared sharply. The Six-Armed Ape was instantly pressed beneath the mountain by the giant finger, and the black lines across its body were purged one by one.

A dazzling white light briefly erupted deep within the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

After a stretch of silence, Han Feng landed beside the Six-Armed Ape's corpse and sent his Soul Power into its body.

Aside from a Rank 6 Gold Attribute Magic Core, Han Feng also found a Strange Fragment inside the Six-Armed Ape's stomach.

After taking both items out, Han Feng could clearly sense the Demonized Dou Qi on the Strange Fragment.

A Heavenly Flame flicked out and clung to the Strange Fragment, gradually dispersing the Demonized Dou Qi upon it.

The fragment fell into Han Feng's hand. After examining it closely for a few moments, he felt it resembled a Sword Body Part, though it was badly shattered—merely a small piece broken off from it.

Without paying it much attention, Han Feng put away both items and flew deeper into the cave.

The Seven-Star Pan Peach inside was his true objective.

Star Map

Inside the cave lay a long, dark stone passage. Beyond it was a spacious cavern, where moonlight poured down onto a pool of clear spring water.

The light reflected by the spring illuminated the cave's interior.

Only one crimson, radiant fruit hung from the enormous peach tree.

Seven golden stars adorned the fruit.

This was the Seven-Star Pan Peach, one of the finest Rank 7 medicinal ingredients. It possessed the powerful effects of reshaping one's foundation and extending one's lifespan.

The reason Han Feng was so excited was that the Seven-Star Pan Peach was an extremely rare item at his current stage that could restore his aptitude.

A Rank 8 Pill could also restore aptitude, but with his current strength and wealth, he could not refine one.

This Seven-Star Pan Peach was exactly what he needed!

"It'll ripen soon. No wonder that ape was so anxious."

Han Feng stared at the Seven-Star Pan Peach and silently calculated the time.

When the full moon hung high in the sky, the power of moonlight and Star Power flooded into the cave together. The Seven-Star Pan Peach erupted with golden-red radiance, and the air was instantly filled with a sweet, fragrant scent.

Han Feng immediately stepped forward and plucked the Seven-Star Pan Peach, then swallowed it in a few bites.

For edible rare treasures like this, swallowing them directly was enough. The remaining pit could still be used as a Rank 7 medicinal ingredient.

The Seven-Star Pan Peach digested extremely quickly. The moment he swallowed it, Han Feng felt an endless stream of heat rise within his body.

"My Life Origin is increasing. The strength of my meridians and the hardness of my bones are improving too. Most importantly..."

Han Feng clenched his fist, and the Space Power around him instantly twisted.

"I've touched the threshold of Dou Zong!"

With Han Feng's original aptitude, it would have taken at least a year or so to touch the threshold of Dou Zong.

Advancing through major realms was simply this slow. It depended on aptitude and opportunity.

Some cultivators could spend ten years or even decades before having a chance to touch that barrier.

Otherwise, Medusa would not have gambled everything on it.

"My body's aptitude has clearly improved by quite a bit."

Han Feng's tone was light. He could break through to Dou Zong at any moment now.

But he was in no hurry to break through.

For geniuses, Dou Zong had never been a difficult hurdle. What mattered was how to accumulate a solid foundation.

Starlight continued to descend, and Han Feng vaguely sensed that his body was absorbing this power.

It was said that swallowing a Seven-Star Pan Peach gave one a chance to awaken a physique known as the Seven-Star Body.

It was not particularly powerful, only mid-tier.

Han Feng was quite lucky. He encountered that tiny chance and awakened the Seven-Star Body, which could absorb Star Power.

"It's passable."

Han Feng sensed it for a moment and gave his assessment.

The Seven-Star Body could not affect his plans. If it were the Zhou Tian Star Body, ranked fifth on the Sacred Body Ranking, that would be another matter.

For now, Han Feng treated this physique as nothing more than a toy, since it was not even comparable to the Acquired Fire Spirit Body tempered by Heavenly Flames.

After looking around and finding nothing else of value, Han Feng flew out of the cave.

When a Rank 7 medicinal ingredient ripened, it would produce an unusual phenomenon and attract many powerful experts. But Han Feng had eaten it too quickly, so the phenomenon did not last long.

Arriving beside the Six-Armed Ape's corpse, Han Feng wrapped its entire body in Dou Qi and stored it in the Nether Sea Storage Ring.

He needed to return and investigate why the Dark Race had appeared here.

After finishing this, Han Feng returned to the place where Medusa and Cai'er were resting.

Cai'er had been transmitting Dou Qi to Medusa, speeding up the digestion of the healing pill. Medusa's complexion had improved considerably.

"Han Feng, is everything all right?"

"It's fine."

Han Feng smiled, then sat down beside them.

"We'll rest here tonight. After dawn tomorrow, I want to investigate the area nearby."

"Mm."

Cai'er nodded, then gently stroked Medusa, who was sleeping with her head resting on Cai'er's thigh.

Han Feng took out the Strange Fragment that seemed to be a piece of a sword body and turned it over in his hand.

The Demonized Dou Qi on it was extremely heavy. Even burning it with Heavenly Flames only suppressed it.

Han Feng could sense that if he withdrew the Heavenly Flames, the Demonized Dou Qi on the fragment would still be released.

Could it be that the Six-Armed Ape had been demonized because it accidentally swallowed this fragment, and was not actually a member of the Dark Race?

Otherwise, crossing such a vast distance would be rather unimaginable.

Han Feng added several more Heavenly Flame seals, completely sealing away the fragment before tossing it into his storage ring.

He had collected plenty of things like this in his previous life—things that looked incredibly mysterious but whose use was unknown.

Yet most of their secrets had remained unsolved even by the time he died.

He did not care much. He would just treat them as collectibles.

Han Feng took out the Golden Page he had obtained from the amber earlier, intending to study it again.

Yet this time, the instant his hands touched the Golden Page, the profound patterns upon it emitted a faint starlight.

"This is... a Star Route?"

Han Feng's eyes widened. He finally understood what was on the Golden Page.

It was a map, though not a map of the continent, but a Star Map.

The countless stars overhead were what this map depicted.

Even many powerful experts at the Dou Zun level had explored very little of the Boundless Void.

Thus, the Star Map in Han Feng's hand was worth at least a Rank 8 Pill.

Han Feng continued studying the map and vaguely saw three colors of markings on some of the stars.

Azure, silver, and purple.

Just as he was about to continue examining it, he suddenly saw the light on the Golden Page gradually fade, returning it to its previous appearance.

"Hmm?"

Han Feng frowned. He had already memorized the routes on the map, but the patterns clearly had not fully appeared. Most of them remained shrouded in fog, and now it had suddenly reverted...

With a thought, Han Feng quickly realized something.

After obtaining the Golden Page that afternoon, no matter what he did to it, it had shown no reaction.

The only obvious change in him now was his improved aptitude, but that definitely was not the main reason.

Stars... Could it be because of the Seven-Star Body?

When he awakened the physique in the cave earlier, Han Feng had instinctively absorbed some Star Power.

So Star Power was the key to opening the map?

Han Feng immediately began circulating his cultivation technique, actively absorbing Star Power.

Beside him, Cai'er saw seven golden stars faintly flickering behind Han Feng, noble and beautiful.

Specks of starlight turned into energy and flowed into Han Feng's body.

Buzz!

The Golden Page lit up once more.

However, only a small portion was still illuminated, while the rest remained dim. Perhaps the intensity of the Star Power was insufficient.

After absorbing Star Power for half an hour, Han Feng gained a slight understanding of how this power worked.

Compared to ordinary energy of heaven and earth, Star Power was purer.

If he could make good use of Star Power, it would make for an effective trump card.

Han Feng glanced at the Golden Page. He had already committed the illuminated portions to memory, while there was nothing he could do about the parts that had not lit up.