Going Back

Jiang Che's pupils contracted. He could not leave his spot; the Star King Flower was at a critical moment.

Just then, the Star King Flower bloomed.

The golden bud blossomed in an instant, its three gold-patterned leaves unfurling. At its center, the stamens released a fist-sized ball of golden light, blazing like a miniature sun.

An exquisitely crisp fragrance surged out like a tide, tinting all the surrounding purple Stars Flowers pale gold.

At that instant, the Purple-Patterned Iron Centipede abruptly froze.

A trace of utterly greedy madness flashed through its scarlet compound eyes, and its gaping mandibles lunged straight for the golden light!

"Get away!"

Jiang Che roared, driving both his Soul Power and True Qi to their limits.

Blade Force slashed straight toward the Purple-Patterned Iron Centipede's head.

At the same time, he made a grabbing motion with his left hand. As though possessed of a will of its own, the golden light trembled lightly, then turned into a golden streak and sank into his palm.

Cold!

The pale golden ball of light, radiating the brilliance of a blazing sun, was actually so cold in his hand.

Jiang Che felt as though he had been thrown into a land of ice mountains and snow.

At the same time, the Blade Force sliced through the Purple-Patterned Iron Centipede's head, scattering brain matter everywhere.

[Ding-!]

[Killed a 1,002-year Purple-Patterned Iron Centipede. Obtained 15 Skill Points.]

[Current Skill Points: 371.]

With the crisis resolved, Jiang Che did not hesitate any longer. Every second of delay would greatly diminish the Star King Flower's effects!

Jiang Che swallowed the essence.

The Star King Flower's essence rampaged through his body, its golden energy scouring and reshaping every inch of his flesh.

Cold!

Jiang Che let out a long breath of cold air, his body trembling uncontrollably.

He circulated his Soul Power at full strength to digest the medicinal power.

Broken, muffled groans escaped between Jiang Che's tightly clenched teeth.

Motherfucker! Jiang Che cursed inwardly.

When he read the novel, he had never seen the Shrek Seven Devils suffer this much while absorbing Immortal Herbs!

What, just because I'm not part of the main cast?

The Star King Flower's overbearing medicinal power surged endlessly through his meridians.

His Soul Power circulated faster and faster, until he could barely control it.

The Blue Silver Emperor grew out of the ground.

Changes were taking place inside Jiang Che.

The Blue Silver Emperor was also changing. The golden patterns along her stems grew more distinct, while flecks of golden Starlight began appearing on her leaves, like a starry sky-one night, one sky of stars.

Golden lines appeared across Jiang Che's skin at the same time, corresponding to the meridians within his body.

Touched by this aura, the surrounding purple Stars Flowers bowed low, as though submitting to a new king.

Amid these purple Stars Flowers, entirely new Blue Silver Emperors began to grow.

An unknown amount of time passed. When the final wisp of golden energy was fully drawn into his dantian, Jiang Che abruptly opened his eyes.

The moment he opened them, Jiang Che noticed the difference!

The world had changed.

More precisely, the way he perceived the world had changed.

He was inside the cave. Although the only light around him came from the Stars Flowers and the moss and fungi on the walls, Jiang Che could now see everything clearly even without that light.

"My Soul Power hasn't changed."

He stood and stretched his sore, stiff body.

His bones gave a series of fine cracks, and every inch of his flesh felt as light as though newly born.

Then he froze.

Right beneath his feet, a Blue Silver Emperor broke through the soil, growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Her leaves were nearly twice as broad and thick as ordinary Blue Silver Grass, with patterns like Starlight faintly flowing across their surfaces, giving off a soft silvery-blue glow in the dim light.

That was his Martial Soul.

Jiang Che reached out and lightly brushed a Blue Silver Emperor leaf with his fingertip.

It felt cool, yet exceptionally tough.

He tried injecting a trace of Soul Power.

In that instant, the Blue Silver Grass suddenly surged in size, slender vines darting up like agile snakes and swaying gently in the air.

The Starlight-like patterns on the vines abruptly lit up, winding and flowing along their length.

"Its toughness... has at least tripled," Jiang Che murmured.

"In a sense, my Martial Soul has now mutated from the Blue Silver Emperor into a new Martial Soul."

Jiang Che turned his gaze back to the Star King Flower, whose blossom had already withered. He summoned the Blue Silver Longsword and cut it down with a swift stroke.

Jiang Che then tossed it to the Profound Water Turtle beside him.

"Although I absorbed its essence, this Star King Flower is still a rare Immortal Herb. It'll greatly improve your strength."

The Profound Water Turtle caught the Star King Flower precisely and swallowed it.

The medicinal effects took hold. Judging by the Profound Water Turtle's pained expression, it was clearly suffering.

Jiang Che also pulled the Star King Flower's roots and stem out of the little mound and put them into his System Storage.

"I'll see if I can find a suitable place to replant it later."

After waiting for the Profound Water Turtle to finish absorbing the Star King Flower's medicinal power, the man and beast returned to where they had fallen.

Jiang Che used his Flying Ability first and flew up.

Then he used Blue Silver Vines to build a staircase for the Profound Water Turtle to climb.

Night had fallen over the Starry Sky Great Forest.

The moon hung high.

Beneath the moonlight, Jiang Che felt incomparably comfortable.

The Blue Silver Emperor swayed gently in the moonlight, looking immensely excited.

It was not just the Blue Silver Emperor. Jiang Che also felt extremely comfortable under the moonlight.

Jiang Che climbed onto an exposed boulder, sat cross-legged, and began cultivating.

To Jiang Che's astonishment, his cultivation speed was a full ten percent faster under the moonlight!

Moreover, while standing beneath the moonlight, even without cultivating, his Soul Power would increase at an extremely slow rate!

"Is this a new skill I gained after taking the Immortal Herb?"

Not only that, but his Blue Silver Emperor would also gain an entirely new state under the moonlight.

The Stars State. In this state, the Blue Silver Emperor would enter a state of accelerated regeneration, and her toughness would also increase.

"All right, turtle, head back! It's time I left the Star Dou Great Forest too," Jiang Che said, patting the Profound Water Turtle's shell.

This Soul Beast really was loyal. He wondered whether he would run into this turtle again the next time he came to the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Profound Water Turtle's strength had advanced by leaps and bounds over these past few days. Among Soul Beasts of the same age, there probably were none that could break through its defenses.

The Profound Water Turtle kept rubbing its head against Jiang Che, clearly still reluctant to part with him.

Jiang Che handed the Profound Water Turtle a Soul-Enhancing Pill, then turned and headed north.

The Profound Water Turtle lay where it was, watching Jiang Che disappear into the night.

The fastest way back to the Heaven Dou Empire was to cross the Star Dou Great Forest. But crossing the Star Dou Great Forest with Jiang Che's strength? What a joke. A small fry like him would not even be enough to fill the gaps between the teeth of the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts inside.

Jiang Che could only skirt the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, making a full half-circle before he could reach the Heaven Dou Empire. This would certainly take the most time, but it was also the safest route.

Spending time was no issue at all for Jiang Che. He could also kill some Soul Beasts and earn Skill Points on the way to the Heaven Dou Empire.