Chapter 927 - 409: Star Core

Chu Xiu had a curious expression as he looked at the spirit body in front of him.

At this moment, it had already opened its eyes, and the deep blue pupils were filled with unease, instinctively wanting to approach Chu Xiu but fearing the Ghost Cry Stick at his side.

"..."

Chu Xiu raised his hand and put away the Ghost Cry Stick.

The deep blue spirit body immediately brightened its eyes, eagerly reaching out with its thoughts, cautiously trying to connect with Chu Xiu.

Chu Xiu also continued to scan it with his divine sense, and he could feel that this blue spirit body was truly like a newborn baby, its thoughts vague and without any distractions.

It was originally supposed to still be in the process of brewing life, but his arrival broke this process, causing it to awaken early and instinctively regard himself as a trustworthy presence.

"Mama..."

"Hungry..."

Various thoughts came from the spirit body, making Chu Xiu somewhat speechless as he massaged his forehead, then, after a slight contemplation, flicked his finger, releasing a stream of Yin Qi from the Soul Banner.

Since they are both spirit bodies, one would imagine that this Yin Qi might be useful.

Unexpectedly, the Yin Qi merely circled around the spirit body before being directly decomposed, and another thought was sent out.

"Tastes bad..."

"You’re quite picky, aren’t you?" Chu Xiu chuckled lightly.

But he had nothing else to feed this little guy with; even he couldn’t find any source of High Tier energy.

Eating some Yin Qi to sustain oneself should be enough, why so many demands?

Ignoring the little fellow for now, Chu Xiu made a round of the surroundings, confirmed that there was nothing else within the stone tablet, and prepared to leave.

After a moment’s hesitation, he decided to take the little guy with him. Although it seemed like a burden for now, it was born in the core area of a god, and no one could know what peculiarities it might have.

Upon returning to the present world, as soon as he opened his eyes, Chu Xiu felt the little guy constantly sending him thoughts of terror. Turning his head, he saw that the humanoid little guy inside the stone tablet had now curled into a blue light ball, its soul body seemingly on the verge of dissolving uncontrollably.

"It’s just like an ordinary ghost."

Chu Xiu stroked his chin, lightly tapped his finger, and with the injection of spiritual power, the little guy’s condition quickly stabilized, finally transforming into a small blue human figure.

As soon as its soul body stabilized, it fervently jumped to Chu Xiu’s shoulder, tightly gripping his neck with both hands.

Chu Xiu, somewhat amused, softly patted it, asking with his thoughts, "What’s your name?"

The little guy gazed blankly at Chu Xiu, seemingly unable to comprehend the meaning of the word "name".

"You’re entirely blue, so for now, I’ll call you Blue Boy. You can change it when you grow up if you wish."

Blue Boy nodded slightly, as if half-understanding.

Chu Xiu stopped worrying about it. This time, he inexplicably gained a "child", yet the energy issue remained unsolved.

He didn’t succumb to self-pity, but instead quickly made a decision: from now on, he would pour all his efforts into searching for the remaining Tribulation Transformation Creatures within the Star Jumping Ship. If time really ran out in the end, it could only mean the end of his civilization’s destiny.

"Ashtar was already difficult to deal with, and now that I’ve lost my Golden Core, I can’t predict whether this journey is a blessing or a curse. Being stuck here might have kept me from a disaster."

Chu Xiu consoled himself this way.

With his mind made up, Chu Xiu’s primordial spirit swirled, a vast spiritual power surged forth, rapidly accelerating to over fifty times the speed of sound within moments! It didn’t take long before he rushed out of the passage.

He then proceeded as planned, intending to thoroughly search the parts of the Star Jumping Ship he hadn’t visited before.

But just at that moment, he uttered a light "hmm" of surprise, his face displaying a strange expression.

Near the passageway exit, a thin layer of "Tribulation" had gathered unknowingly. The quantity wasn’t much, but Chu Xiu clearly remembered it wasn’t there before he came down, otherwise, he wouldn’t have missed it.

Feeling baffled, he first absorbed these Tribulations into his body, then unleashed his divine sense to investigate their source.

Unexpectedly, upon unfolding his divine sense, Chu Xiu revealed a look of surprise and joy!

For within the Star Jumping Ship’s shell, masses of Tribulation Transformation Creatures had appeared at some unknown point! They were rapidly crawling along the Star Jumping Ship’s surface, howling like they were on stimulants, rushing towards him!

In an instant, Chu Xiu realized what was happening!

While in the Hundred Ghosts Melting Furnace earlier, those Tribulation Beasts crazily pursued Qingyunzi, forcing him to hide within the small world he created!

Chu Xiu speculated that whether it was the god born from Qingyunzi or this current god, they were originally killed by Tribulations, and the Tribulation Transformation Creatures born from the Tribulations inherited the "task" of [exterminating gods], so when life was nurtured from a god’s body, these creatures were instinctively attracted!

"I never thought you had such an effect!" Chu Xiu happily patted Blue Boy’s head.

He charged out of the Star Jumping Ship and saw the sheer number of Tribulation Transformation Creatures swarming across the Star Jumping Ship. Roughly estimated, they appeared to be in the tens of thousands!

This magnified Chu Xiu’s joy even further!

"I never imagined there were so many Tribulation Transformation Creatures hidden within the Star Jumping Ship. Completely refining them, not only can the Star Pill be formed, but the Ghostly Legion could fully recover, even rise to a higher level!"

The Tribulation Transformation Creatures were originally King Tier; the flesh and divine souls of tens of thousands of King Tier beings, that’s an enormous treasure!

Of course, the premise is that Chu Xiu can handle all these Tribulation Transformation Creatures.

In reality, tens of thousands of Tribulation Transformation Creatures constitute a formidable force. Should a Civilization Envoy like Zhu Jiu from a Tenth-level Civilization appear, they’d have to flee in distress, or else be worn down to death!