Chapter 1663: Fourth Star Zone! Haley Breaks Through to the Eternal Stage!

"Oh? Arrived?" Xu Jingming's eyes lit up as he set down his wine cup.

The lazy drunkenness on his face vanished instantly, replaced by anticipation.

"Activate 100% external holographic simulation."

"Got it." Vera waved her small hand.

In an instant, the walls and ceiling around the lounge became transparent and vanished.

As if the entire room had been exposed to the vacuum of space.

The boundless starry sky surrounded them in a full 360-degree panorama.

Directly ahead, a magnificent continent—beyond description—hung silently against the deep cosmic backdrop.

The continent's overall tone was a dark, deep gray, as if forged from some ancient metal and rock.

Most astonishingly, above this continent, it was not a single star that illuminated it.

But seven stars, varying in size and radiance, orbited around it.

Dividing the continent into alternating zones of light and shadow.

"This is the Seven-Star Continent—a supercontinent over twenty light-years in diameter."

Lin Qianxue also stood up and walked beside Xu Jingming.

Her pale golden eyes fixed on the awe-inspiring sight before her, she whispered:

"Just as the records described—it's truly extraordinary."

Feeling the fierce divine energy and battle spirit surging through his body from the Flame Wine, Xu Jingming smiled:

"The larger the area, the better—the more bugs, the more military merit to earn."

The more source points too.

"True." Lin Qianxue smiled sweetly.

Her face, flushed with a faint red from the Flame Wine, looked stunningly beautiful.

The Star-Scar Vessel adjusted its course and soon headed toward the ancient continent bathed in the Seven-Star light.

The entire Seven-Star Continent was wider than imaginable.

Over twenty light-years in diameter—larger than twenty solar systems lined up side by side!

The entire continent was divided by the seven stars above into seven distinctly different star zones.

Each zone differed drastically in illumination, energy concentration, and ecological environment.

Xu Jingming chose to head to the Fourth Star Zone.

According to battlefield data reviewed before departure:

Insectoid activity here was frequent, with numerous Eternal-Stage insectoids entrenched.

An ideal place to harvest military merit and source points.

The Star-Scar Vessel surged forward for two more days in warp travel, finally nearing its target.

The ship slowly exited superluminal speed, its engines dropping to a low hum.

Like a great beast retracting its claws and fangs, it landed silently deep within a vast, gray-brown mountain range in the Fourth Star Zone.

Jagged rocks jutted everywhere; dense forests stood tall.

Energy fluctuations were chaotic—a perfect natural hiding spot.

"This is the Fourth Star Zone."

Xu Jingming stepped out of the ship and scanned his surroundings.

Aside from the gravity and the noticeably much taller trees and forests,

This place looked no different from the outskirts of Blue Star.

"Haley." He summoned Haley out of the World Ring.

"Master."

Haley's figure materialized, still tall and slender as ever.

Her skin, a blend of pale gold and luminous white, shimmered faintly in the dim light.

She bowed respectfully, her three pairs of transparent wings gently folded behind her.

"This is for you—it should help you break through to the Eternal Stage."

Xu Jingming flipped his palm.

In his palm rested a magnificent orb, as if condensed from the purest seawater.

Within the orb, light rippled, faintly echoing the sound of tides.

It emitted a vast, gentle aquatic primal energy.

Ocean Essence!

SSS9-grade heavenly treasure!

Greatly aids Life-Path cultivators in breaking through to the Eternal Stage.

Exactly the resource Haley needed.

It was a treasure he'd unearthed from the Starfall Lord's inheritance during the voyage.

Otherwise, with his current mountain of debt,

He truly wouldn't have had the funds to acquire a resource of this caliber for Haley.

"Ocean Essence?"

Haley froze in surprise, then her deep blue compound eyes flared bright:

"Master, you're too kind to me!"

She stepped forward immediately.

A soft, fragrant body rushed into Xu Jingming's arms.

Her astonishingly full and firm chest pressed against him without restraint, shaped into an alluring curve.

At the same time,

the delicate Heart-Eroding Mark on her abdomen glowed faintly, emitting a hazy pink radiance.

"Hmph, already in heat?"

Not far away, the tiny succubus girl Vera floated midair, arms crossed.

She smirked, then turned to look at Lin Qianxue with curiosity:

"Aren't you jealous?"

Lin Qianxue wore a black battle suit, her posture upright.

Her exquisitely beautiful face bore a calm expression.

She glanced at Vera, her voice cool and clear:

"She's just an alien slave. Why should I be jealous?"

Lin Qianxue didn't care much about this.

Otherwise, with all of Xu Jingming's many lovers, wouldn't she drown in jealousy?

Besides...

She gently rubbed her still-tingling abdomen and whispered:

"If Little Master likes it,

letting Hailai serve him isn't a problem—it'll help share my burden."

"?!"

Vera's eyes widened, her small face filled with shock:

"Wait, you can do that?

Don't human beings usually value emotions deeply?"

She couldn't help muttering to herself, her curiosity about Xu Jingming deepening.

Just how strong is this guy?

To turn a cold, proud Bingshan beauty like Lin Qianxue into this?

Too bad, ever since Xu Jingming and Lin Qianxue became a couple,

every time they did it, he blocked her out completely—she'd never seen a single thing.

"The Seven Stars Continent is full of dangers.

Only when you break through to the Eternal Life Realm can you play a greater role and help more."

Xu Jingming didn't notice their conversation.

He gently pulled Hailai slightly away from his embrace.

True.

A Zerg Empress at the Eternal Life Realm would see a qualitative leap in the scale and combat power of her insect horde.

More importantly, if no other alien enemies could be found,

these insect warriors were ready-made sources of Origin Points.

"Yes, Master." Hailai finally suppressed her outward emotions.

Her gaze refocused on the Ocean Essence, her eyes sharp and yearning.

She took the cluster of brilliant blue radiance.

Without hesitation, she pressed it directly against her chest.

The light seeped into her glass-like skin like mercury.

In the next instant, a vast, oceanic surge of pure energy exploded within her!

"Hum—!"

Centered on Hailai, a staggering energy wave surged skyward!

She involuntarily floated into the air, her body blazing with brilliant blue light.

The radiance grew stronger, gradually stirring the cosmic laws beyond.

High above, the sky abruptly changed!

The heavens, previously streaked with alternating light and shadow from seven suns, suddenly hosted a vast phantom.

It was an endless, boundless phantom ocean of blue.

Composed of the purest water-elemental cosmic origin, its tides surged, its waves roared.

Simultaneously, another torrent of green energy—vibrant, life-giving—wove itself into view.

It was the Origin of Life!

Both the Water and Life Origin Seas were simultaneously stirred!

Hailai's primary cultivation focused on Water and the Origin of Life.

Now, in her breakthrough, she advanced on both fronts at once.

Under the infusion of the Origin Seas, Hailai's body underwent a radical transformation.

Her height of one point seven five meters reverted to her original six meters.

Her slender form stretched within the light; her three pairs of transparent wings grew wider and more solid, their edges shimmering with crystal-like hues.

The faint golden and luminous white patterns on her skin became clearer, as if naturally divine runes.

Her entire body was being refined by the Origin Seas, evolving toward a higher-tier divine body structure.

A sacred, immortal aura, yet bearing the unique majesty of the insect race, slowly spread outward.

"No wonder they're elite insect race members—this breakthrough is causing too much commotion."

Xu Jingming and Lin Qianxue stood at a distance.

They carefully observed this rare breakthrough scene.

The breakthrough to the Immortal Stage contained fundamental truths of the Dao that also inspired them.

Yet, just as Haley entered the most critical phase of divine body reconstruction,

Xu Jingming suddenly felt a thought stir.

His powerful spiritual sense detected several thousand kilometers away.

Several powerful and sinister energies were rapidly approaching this location!

Those energies were cold and brutal, carrying the unique psychic fluctuations of the insect race, and all were Immortal Stage!