Chapter 499: Lüshui Star

No wonder 【Star Warriors】 primarily rely on the Source Power system...

The Creator itself followed the Source Power path, unlike the Qi cultivation of the Qingyuan Great Realm where the Black Dragon resides...

Of course, these are merely elementary energy systems; in the end, all paths converge—from mystery to law, law to Dao, then transcendence...

Since the Creator was a being of the Great Xia world, after its demise, parts of its inner cosmos collapsed and became the Borderlands.

Thus, Fang Xing's passage through the Borderlands to reach Great Xia was only natural.

This wasn't even dimensional travel—it was truly arriving in this world.

Fang Xing took a deep breath.

Whoosh!

Vast amounts of cosmic Source Power emerged, thick as solid matter, even forming tides that enveloped him.

In an instant, the place was submerged beneath a sea of Source Power...

"Fully comprehending one Law, combined with the 【Star Warrior】 class trait, makes absorbing Source Power astonishingly swift..."

"And this is merely a cosmic frontier region—its Source Power density far exceeds the Creator's inner cosmos... After all, how could an artificial universe match the true cosmos?"

Fang Xing's thoughts shifted, and the progress bar of the 【Star Palace Scroll】 on his status panel surged:

【Star Palace Scroll: Proficient → Master → Grandmaster!】

BOOM!

Inside his body, within the tiny Star Palace, the original star instantly expanded a hundredfold, a thousandfold, ten thousandfold... transforming into a red giant!

The red giant continued collapsing inward, its mass and density skyrocketing at an unimaginable rate, becoming a dark neutron star!

"Star Lord realm—Neutron Star tier... that's the 12th realm."

"This pace is decent... but to accumulate enough Source Power to break through to the 13th realm, Heavenly Immortal Law Lord, I'll still need... three years and six months!"

Fang Xing judged internally: "This time is too slow... Among the powerful of Great Xia, who still painfully absorbs cosmic Source Power themselves? Don't they all directly consume energy liquids or even Source Power crystals used as currency?"

"Perfect—I'll find a inhabited planet, find out what era this is and where exactly I am... and gather some resources along the way."

He moved, becoming a streak of light slicing through the dark cosmos.

While traveling, Fang Xing did not forget to use the 【Star Warrior】 trait to continuously absorb cosmic Source Power.

"At this point, I can already be counted as 13th realm power... but how should I proceed from here?"

"Theoretically, I'm perfectly suited to follow the Creator's 'True-Illusion Dao'—as long as I resolve these conflicting Law insights, ascending to the 14th realm, Chaos Dao Lord, poses no issue..."

These conflicting Law insights were unsolvable even by the Creator; they required childbirth and dangerous secret arts.

But for Fang Xing, who inherited the Eternal-level Pangu Martial Legacy, the problem was negligible.

"Yet the 'True-Illusion Dao'... may not suit me."

"Once the True-Self Law is fully comprehended, I can continue studying other Laws and condense them into the 'Pangu Martial Dao'—perfect for martial artists!"

"Disguise myself with the True-Illusion Dao while secretly cultivating the Pangu Martial Dao?"

"Besides, I mustn't waste my cultivation avatar—while my main body follows the Pangu Martial Dao, my cultivation avatar can pursue the 'Space-Time Dao'..."

"Though this will cause Law insights between main body and avatar to clash and interfere... the 【Pangu Martial Scripture】 contains a secret technique called 'Divine-Demon Separation' that can resolve this issue..."

"Moreover, if I only aim to reach the 14th realm, Chaos Dao Lord, perhaps I don't need to go through such trouble... but if I aspire to Eternity—or even transcendence—gaining early insight into these Law and Dao conflicts brings immense benefits."

This is Fang Xing's advantage: with the Eternal-level legacy guiding him, he can avoid countless detours others must endure.

"Once I become a Law Lord Heavenly Immortal, I can charge the Gate of All Realms faster—perhaps even open a new world sooner."

Fang Xing activated the 【Heavenly Mother's Virtuous Golden Lotus Twin Guardian Secret Art】, and his cultivation avatar, which had returned to his main body during his breakthrough, floated out gracefully.

"Hmm, with my cultivation avatar's current power, none of the Grand Cultivation experts in the Spirit Realm can match me."

"Combined with the devouring trait of the Great Sun Tathagata Spell... if I seize a few more treasure vaults, I should be able to reach Grand Cultivation, then transcend and ascend to the True Immortal Realm."

Fang Xing waved his hand; the Gate of All Realms trembled slightly, sending his cultivation avatar away. He thought silently.

For those Spirit Realm Grand Cultivation experts who desperately sought but could never attain the True Immortal realm, it was already within his grasp.

After all, the so-called 'True Immortal Realm' is merely the 13th realm—the Heavenly Immortal Law Lord.

Both his cultivation avatar and main body face the same problem: they've comprehended the Laws, but still need to devour vast quantities of pills to push their realms upward...

The Great Xia world's cosmos was too vast—even with his main body's speed, it took him over half a month to find a life-bearing planet.

Ninety percent of this life-bearing planet's surface was covered by oceans, upon which floated countless strange, multicolored bubbles.

Only upon closer inspection could one see that within those multicolored bubbles lay dreamlike cities.

Fang Xing swept his willpower across the planet and saw its native inhabitants.

They mostly retained human form, but bore multicolored scales on their foreheads, with status determined by the number and hue of these scales.

Additionally, there were other races and even pure energy-based lifeforms.

"When I first descended into Great Xia... Great Xia had only one planet, never truly connected to cosmic civilization... But this planet—has it fully integrated with the cosmic civilization?"

Fang Xing withdrew his will, and at the same time learned the planet's name—'Lüshui Star'.

The beings dwelling here were called the 'Sea Clan', a subspecies of humanity.

"Fascinating!"

Fang Xing brushed his forehead, and gill-like organs appeared on both cheeks, while five delicate, petal-shaped scales formed on his forehead, resembling a plum blossom imprint.

"This Illusion Law is quite useful—my current illusion arts cannot be pierced even by Heavenly Immortal Law Lords, let alone by technological scans."

He chuckled softly, his form dissolving into the void and vanishing.

Mona City.

In the Sea Clan's language, 'Mona' meant beauty.

The city was indeed exceptionally beautiful—the beach's fine sand was pure, without a trace of impurity.

The ocean, viewed from afar, was crystal-clear, like the finest sapphire.

Fang Xing lay on a sun lounger, a parasol planted behind him, with juice and a snack platter beside him.

In his hand was a scale the size of a page.

As Fang Xing tapped it, information and screens surfaced on the scale—clearly a tech device akin to a smart terminal.

"Hmm... these Sea Clan are born from the sea, regard it as their mother, and consider any pollution of the ocean sacrilege—punishable by death at the highest level... This is also the top warning for extraterrestrial visitors."

"Within the Sea Clan, competition is fierce and brutal, even retaining elements of slavery... Those without forehead scales are of low bloodline and can be reduced to slaves... To manifest a scale, one must awaken their bloodline—or become a professional?"

Fang Xing said nothing.

Under the backdrop of the cosmic universe, talk of gentleness and humility was absurd.

Between civilizations, only interests endure!

Though the Sea Clan were cruel to their own kind, this system ensured a constant emergence of strong individuals; the entire Sea Clan's 'Deep Sea Civilization' was now classified as a 'Cosmic High Civilization', possessing numerous immensely powerful beings and unimaginable scientific technologies.

After finishing his juice, Fang Xing left the beach and saw a multicolored bubble, with a Sea Clan woman bearing three scales on her forehead standing respectfully beside it: "Respected guest, is our private beach service to your satisfaction?"

"Hmm, acceptable."

Fang Xing always preferred moderation.

With his current power, he could obliterate this planet with a breath—but the Sea Clan were a high civilization, with some depth.

Thus, he couldn't draw attention by assuming an overly extraordinary identity.

In short: the Sea Clan determined status by forehead scales—too many scales seemed fake, too few invited constant bullying.

Five scales were upper-middle tier—perfect.

"I've long heard the beaches of Lüshui Star are excellent..."

Fang Xing stepped into the bubble—this was the Sea Clan's portable flyer: "Take me to the 'Star Bank'..."

"Yes!"

The Sea Clan woman immediately led the way.

Suddenly, her vision shifted as a Source Power crystal was tossed toward her: "Here's a tip..."

"Thank you, my lord."

The Sea Clan woman was overjoyed, secretly astonished: 'He paid directly with a Source Power crystal—this lord must have an extraordinary background...'

Source Power crystals were the universal currency of the Great Xia cosmos, condensable only by strong cultivators absorbing cosmic Source Power.

They also possessed many special functions and could be directly absorbed for cultivation.

Naturally, their value remained high; within the Deep Sea Civilization, only foreign trade and giant corporations used 'Source Power Coins'—all else used their own issued 'Deep Sea Coins', with an exchange rate of roughly 10, 00: against one Source Power Coin.

Moreover, the Deep Sea Civilization's government guaranteed that in all its banks, Deep Sea Coins could be directly exchanged for Source Power crystals—otherwise, Deep Sea Coins would never be accepted.

A single Source Power crystal could be divided into at least six or seven 'Source Power Coins'!

For this Sea Clan woman, it was years' worth of income.

'Actually, I'm just a broke man—this pocket change was casually pinched out.'

Fang Xing stood within the multicolored bubble, gazing at the city's architecture, thinking silently.

The earlier tip was, of course, casually pinched by him—compared to the Source Power he absorbed daily, it was negligible.

'The Creator Lei Ousi died at my hands... He left behind some legacy—perfect chance to sell off a few trinkets and exchange them for vast quantities of Source Power crystals...'

'As long as I have enough Source Power crystals, I won't need three more years—I can ascend to Heavenly Immortal Law Lord immediately!'

Second update later

(End of chapter)