The countless bizarre-looking members of the Demon Race were a real eye-opener for Li Xiaoya. Nothing like this existed in the Human Realm, and his current attire was that of a Demon Race Free Warrior.
What was a Free Warrior?
Li Xiaoya had asked the Five-Element Rainbow Ganoderma, but he did not know either. In truth, it was quite simple. In every Star Realm, beings of any race who lacked immortal roots revered martial prowess and worshipped the strong. Many pursued the martial path, whether they were humans or members of other races. Each race merely had a different name for them. The Demon Race called them Free Warriors, and they were essentially the equivalent of the wandering martial heroes in Li Xiaoya's Human Realm...
Along the way, Li Xiaoya had also learned quite a few taboos he needed to heed in the Star Realm. For example, under the Race Pact, anyone discovered massacring cultivators without immortal roots really would be hunted down. However, what constituted a massacre depended on the number killed. Killing a few did not matter much, but killing too many brought serious consequences: the entire race would put out a warrant for the offender. Generally speaking, trouble arose if one went too far or killed a powerful being without immortal roots.
Li Xiaoya was quite astonished by these powerful beings without immortal roots. It turned out that, because the Heaven and Earth spiritual qi in the Greater Star Realm was so abundant, even ordinary people had constitutions far stronger than mortals in the Human Realm. By practicing martial arts and other body-tempering disciplines, they could reach extremely high levels of cultivation. Some beings without immortal roots could even cultivate to a state of ageless longevity, without facing any Heavenly Tribulation. It truly defied heaven. As for