Death... and me

Sister Orb was happy to hear that. [Good! Let's start then. Fortunately, you kept the Molten Divine Rock Flowers outside the Dimensional Realm. Anyways, take ten flowers each.]

The twins nodded in response before taking the flowers out. 

[Now, you will use your Divine Soul Power to crush the flowers. Other than the fact that they're rare, they're also very delicate, so it shouldn't be a problem. After that, you will use your meridians to absorb the flower's properties into your bodies while following the Yin Yang Starlight Body Cultivation Technique. That way, you should be able to get your Third Grade Star Body.]

The twins followed Sister Orb's instructions even though they already knew all the steps. Sometimes, Sister Orb would tell them to fix some imperfections during the process. In fact, there were times when they would be moving too slow or too fast. In any case, the process itself went quite smoothly. 

Suddenly, Luan felt like a huge burst of Starlight Energy washed over the twins. Since he also had a Star Body, he could feel it, unlike Falangia and Rafatia. 'They look so strong now... I have to keep cultivating to get as strong as dad.'

Rean then took a deep breath and stretched their bodies, saying soon after, "This feels quite good."

Roan nodded in agreement. "I can feel the difference in power between the two stages. If we were to fight that guy at the Initial Stage of the Void Tempering Realm now, we would easily win."

Rean shook his head, though. "Only if he didn't flee. We can't even fly, while a Void Tempering Realm cultivator can use some spatial powers, even if a little. Of course, if they don't flee, then we can win with certain ease."

Rean then punched the air a few times, forming strong gusts of wind inside the bubble. "Where do you think our real strength stands at the moment?"

Roan pondered over it for a bit before saying, "It's hard to tell. However, I believe we wouldn't have any issues fighting a Middle Stage Void Tempering cultivator. If we fight together, maybe we can put up a fight against someone at the Late Stage. Of course, that's only as long as they don't try to flee. If that happens, then we'll be powerless to stop the opponent."

Back then, the twins had to fight together to match someone at the Initial Stage of the Void Tempering Realm. After achieving Third Grade Star Body, they could now fight someone at the Middle Stage in the same realm alone. That showed just how much the body cultivation technique increased their strengths.

Rean nodded in response to that and thought about the next level. "We also have the Freezing Star Liquid, which could be said to be the opposite of the Molten Divine Rock Flower. The problem is that it'll take a very long time to accumulate enough Starlight Energy."

Then again, there was no helping it. They only reached the Third Grade this quickly because they used the fragment's Starlight Energy. Now that it was spent up, they had to accumulate it on their own. Thinking about it, Roan contacted Sister Orb in the Dimensional Realm, asking, 'Sister Orb, can you predict how long it will take for us to get enough Starlight Energy for the Fourth Grade? We already have the materials for it, after all.'

[Hmm... first of all, you can only get the Fourth Grade Star Body once you reach the Transition Realm. Well, that won't take long as you probably need just another year or so of cultivation. However, you just broke through your body cultivation techniques. I will need to see you two cultivate it for a few days to be certain. Though, from what I can see at the moment, it will take no less than fifteen years to accumulate enough energy.]

'That sure is a very long time,' Rean couldn't help but say in response.

Sister Orb didn't agree with that, though. [That's not a lot if you think about it. The Fifth Grade Star Body can only be acquired by cultivators at the Space Bending Realm. You two aren't even at the Transition Realm yet. Do you think you can reach the Space Bending Realm in less than fifteen years? First of all, after you get the Fourth Grade Star Body, you will still need to accumulate enough Starlight Energy to get to Fifth Grade. I can't even think which one will take longer, Space Bending or enough Starlight Energy for Fifth Grade.]

The twins had to admit Sister Orb's words made sense. The twins already needed over three years just to go from the Peak Stage of the Elemental Transformation Realm to the Transition Realm. Once they entered the Transition Realm, the time necessary to break through between stages was bound to become even higher.

The twins then spent a few extra days getting used to their bodies. They even went to see Kentucky and test if their bodies were stronger than the Minokawa. Unfortunately for them, Kentucky was still much more resistant than the twins. If anything, Kentucky's body only got stronger and stronger the more he consumed high-level metals. Then again, the twins were still satisfied since, compared to normal cultivators, their bodies were definitely many times better.

"Alright, it's time for us to leave," Rean said in the room.

Falangia and Rafatia, obviously, already expected that. "Big brother Rean, don't worry, we will be fine. My mom and I got a lot stronger after all this time cultivating." As she got older, Rafatia stopped calling Falangia mommy. She was really maturing quickly.

In response to those words, Falangia patted Rafatia's head and nodded at Rean, saying, "She's right. Even if we don't have this formation to keep the water away, we can still use our Divine Energy to do it. By now, Rafatia and I already understand how the white powder affects our bodies, so we can prevent it from affecting us."

Rean was satisfied to hear that. "Good. In any case, I left you quite a few Divine Stones. Just make sure you don't show them to others, or you'll definitely be robbed, if not killed."

Roan wasn't in the mood for farewells, though. "That's enough. Luan, Rean, let's go. We need to find the source of the white powder."