Chapter 928 - 409: Star Core (2)

After all, it was initially dealing with merely thousands, don’t push it to use the Rule of Destruction.

However, the truly formidable aspect of Tribulation Transformation Creatures lies in the restraint effect of the tribulation on other beings, especially those above Heroic Spirit level.

But for Chu Xiu, after completely refining the Tribulation Body, those tribulations that hadn’t undergone special refinement could hardly cause him any harm.

This made those Tribulation Transformation Creatures appear even weaker than ordinary King Tier beasts in Chu Xiu’s eyes!

Common creatures can reach King Tier, more or less have their own survival and combat methods, but the Tribulation Transformation Creatures before him only possess the basic attributes of King Tier, their combat skills are limited to beast-like instincts!

"Such beings, no matter how many come, they are nothing but offerings to be slaughtered."

Chu Xiu clapped the Soul Banner, and suddenly two Ghost Kings shrieked out, dense ghostly aura poured toward the surroundings, instantly turning the entire central area into a ghostly domain!

During the past month’s hunt, the Ghostly Legion had already recovered to about sixty or seventy percent of its prime; now, with their forces all out, stationed near the central area, like a gaping maw ready to devour all living creatures!

Once the charging Tribulation Transformation Creatures entered the ghostly domain, they were torn apart by the Domain’s Power, and then intercepted and killed by small squads of ghosts!

Of course, the ghosts were still quite fearful of the tribulation; Chu Xiu just used the ghostly domain to sweep away the stragglers.

The main force still had to rely on him!

With a thought, the Fighting Spirit was directly summoned from Chu Xiu’s physical body, hovering above his head!

In an instant, a vast amount of Spiritual Power surged like an ocean beside Chu Xiu, spiritual power spears rapidly materialized, instantly filling the entire sky!

"Buzz!"

In the next moment, tens of thousands of long spears fell, instantly slaying most of the approaching Tribulation Transformation Creatures!

Such a large-scale killing skill, even an ordinary demigod would not be able to support it if they drained all their internal energy! However, the Spiritual Power in Chu Xiu’s Primordial Spirit continued to pour out endlessly!

The spiritual power spears were like Judgment Swords falling from the heavens, constantly taking the lives of the Tribulation Transformation Creatures.

No accidents occurred, and this one-sided slaughter concluded half an hour later.

"Sixty-five thousand nine hundred seventy-two."

"It’s a lot more than I expected!"

As the last spiritual power spear pierced through the chest of a Tribulation Transformation Creature, a smile of satisfaction appeared on Chu Xiu’s face.

The only pity was that these Tribulation Transformation Creatures did not drop Cause and Effect Points.

Feeling a bit too greedy, Chu Xiu shook his head with a chuckle.

Not wasting any time, he sat down cross-legged in the center of the ghostly domain, with the operation of the cultivation technique, all the life energy and tribulations in the field gathered towards him!

Under such a vast energy supply, the nebula within Chu Xiu’s Dantian spun rapidly as if it had consumed a Great Nourishing Pill!

Three days later.

As the last trace of energy was absorbed, the nebula within Chu Xiu’s Dantian had reached a completely "saturated" state!

A great deal of energy dispersed nearby, unable to absorb even a bit more.

Its size also swelled so much that if fully expanded, it would probably have a diameter of over a hundred meters, thanks to the mystery of the Awakening Space it could still be stored within Chu Xiu’s Dantian.

At this time, the speed of the nebula had reached a nearly unimaginable level!

Theoretically, the faster the rotation speed, the faster the centrifugal force, the material within the nebula should all be flung out.

However, as the rotation speed intensified, instead of showing signs of dispersing, all energy and material converged inward!

Chu Xiu showed a pleased look, it was happening!

He knew this had reached the most crucial step of pill formation, which was the [Collapse] when both material and energy were gathered to their extremity!

Only by overcoming this step could this colossal nebula merge into a pill!

Chu Xiu immediately focused all his attention, concentrating intensely on promoting the merger of materials in the Dantian nebula according to the [Nebula Pill Formation Method] estimated by the Demon Dao predecessors.

The completion of this step by a star was naturally accomplished under the influence of gravity, but although the Nebula Pill Formation Method originated from the birth of a star, it couldn’t be completely replicated, otherwise, it would not develop into a cultivator’s core Golden Core, but rather become a "bomb" compressed to the extreme and then exploded.

After all, which cultivator could withstand the power of nuclear fusion inside a star?

There are many intricacies involved, and those Demon Dao predecessors only provided possibilities, no one had ever truly practiced it.

What Chu Xiu was using now was a pill formation method proposed by a great power of Integration Stage, acknowledged by multiple Demon Dao leaders, theoretically having the greatest likelihood of forming pills, and most stable, with the only flaw being it requires Divinity Transformation Level meticulous control!

But for Chu Xiu, who possessed [Perfect Refining], it was the most suitable method!

Realizing it’s a critical moment, Chu Xiu stopped holding back, burning a large amount of Cause and Effect Points to aid the pill formation!

Under the promotion of Cause and Effect Points, those rapidly spinning materials did indeed coalesce into a sphere visible to the naked eye!

At this moment, there were no gaps between all the materials, and as the sphere rotated rapidly, its surface became increasingly smooth, and the frenzy of energy subsided with it!

Sweat drops slid down from Chu Xiu’s forehead; this intensely focused state lasted for a whole half day, finally, after consuming nearly two million Cause and Effect Points, with a soft sound, the last gap in the sphere within Chu Xiu’s Dantian was filled, with no energy leaking from it!

"Finally succeeded!"

Chu Xiu let out a long breath; even with the strength of his Divine Soul, a deep fatigue welled up in his heart.

Of course, besides fatigue, Chu Xiu felt more excitement!

This pill formation method, always existing just in legends, he had actually managed to refine it!

He instantly closed his eyes, impatiently studying the Star Pill within his abdomen.

And after a meticulous probe with Divine Sense, Chu Xiu’s expression turned complex again.

There was a good news, a bad news, and a neither good nor bad news.

The good news is, true to the name of Hundred Generations Core Formation, the energy contained within this Star Pill is at least six times that of his previous Flawless Golden Core!

Chu Xiu’s Golden Core was already terrifyingly strong, speaking of energy alone, even a Perfect Demigod would pale in comparison, now increased sixfold...he felt even a divine envoy like Ashtar would be outmatched in terms of total energy!

But the bad news is, such enormous power, he simply cannot use it!

"Core Formation is not merely about refining mana." Chu Xiu sighed lightly.

The Golden Core is not just the condensation of energy, it’s also a fusion of the Dao Foundation and Divine Thought!

This is why, to form a Flawless Golden Core, one must cultivate both mana and divine soul!

Although Chu Xiu now successfully condensed the nebula within his Dantian into a pill, he neither integrated it with his Dao Foundation nor with his divine soul thoughts. It’s like a fully equipped computer without an operating system or external mouse and keyboard for control, naturally accomplishing nothing.

"Right now, the sphere in my Dantian cannot be termed a Star Pill, at most it’s a Star Core..."

To completely refine it, he still needs great effort to integrate the Dao Foundation and thoughts, essentially forming a core again, using the Star Core as the center and following the regular method.

Of course, this news is not entirely bad.

Although without complete fusion, he cannot mobilize the energy within the Star Core, but as it was refined from within Chu Xiu’s body, this massive force will still benefit Chu Xiu himself.

He sensed that after the Star Core was formed, his constitution and spirit, which had begun to slowly weaken due to the loss of the Golden Core, not only restored but further increased.

His constitution increased by more than thirty percent, and his spirit also grew by nearly twenty percent.

The most important thing is that when Chu Xiu integrates the Dao Foundation and thoughts, completely forming the Star Pill, its power will also see a substantial increase! At that time, even tenfold that of the Flawless Golden Core wouldn’t be surprising! That would truly be the Hundred Generations Core Formation!

Chu Xiu dared not imagine how much his strength would grow then! It might even equal crossing a large boundary!

"As for lastly, there is the neither good nor bad news."

This news concerns the method of detachment he cared about most.

To his delight, after forming the Star Core, the Awakening Space did indeed stabilize as he had anticipated, allowing him to enter smoothly.

But what troubled him was that he could not directly return to Blue Star this way!

Because previously, whether detaching or teleporting, it was utilizing the power of the Abyss, essentially allowing the Abyss to create an "official fast lane" for Chu Xiu.

But now, after becoming dataless, he lost all help from the Abyss, and even though he could enter that miraculous space within the Awakening Space where a single step equates to billions of kilometers in the real world, he must explore his own path to return.

Which meant—

Free Deep Diving!