[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starlight-professional":3,"chapter-starlight-professional-starlight-professional-chapter-726":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starlight Professional",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":12,"novelImage":21},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2309386,4512,"Chapter 726","starlight-professional-chapter-726",726,"\u003Cp>Countless years later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A breath surpassing all things spread out, instantly radiating across the entire Xia Universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, the eternal beings, Dao Lords, and Law Lords in seclusion were startled, gazing toward the direction of Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yun, Liu Wei, Nangong Xue…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These old acquaintances of Fang Xing were now either Law Lords or Dao Lords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, hundreds of trillions of years had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only had Fang Xing’s footsteps spread to every corner of this temporal river, but they too had gained much over the endless span of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention, Fang Xing had gathered all the transcendental legacies and treasures he deemed unworthy of him into the Blue Star Legacy Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any single treasure within it could make Dao Lords—even eternal beings—green with envy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Human civilization had now birthed more than one eternal being!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Fang Xing found slightly regrettable was that none among these eternal beings were those he knew intimately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had given his acquaintances special advantages, achieving eternity still required one’s own effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talent, comprehension, and fortune were indispensable; in the end, perhaps even fate decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Blue Star’s population had multiplied, and among them, at least one or two peerless geniuses had risen to surpass all others and crossed the threshold of eternity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the “trait of transcendence” was difficult to condense; it was uncertain whether they could successfully transcend before the temporal river ran dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The path of transcendence is a solitary path…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When transcending the temporal river, will all my acquaintances fall into stillness when the river withers?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No! Even if I cannot save the transcended… I will keep ascending, to realms beyond transcendence!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing’s eyes were resolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over these countless years, his footsteps had spanned the entire temporal river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had taken all he needed, enjoyed all he could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after repeating it countless times, he felt only boredom, emptiness…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then… transcend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing sensed his True Martial Dao. He had not sought anyone to “fill his Dao”; he intended to transcend by sheer force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s the Eternal Councilor… Lord Fang Xing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s about to transcend…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Wei, Nangong Xue, and others wore calm expressions, their eyes only faintly stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep emotion turns cold with time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had lived countless eons, attained great power; the time Fang Xing spent with them paled to a billionth of a billionth of their existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At all other times, he had towered above them, like a divine sovereign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had long abandoned any thought of catching up, content to look up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Congratulations, Lord Fang Xing, on your transcendence!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, they could only offer their blessings like ordinary great beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Farewell, Blue Star!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Farewell, my second homeland…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint sorrow rose in Fang Xing’s heart as the might of the temporal river descended, stirring violent storms around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless threads of karma surfaced; the thickest of them all was unmistakably the True Martial Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Fang Xing wished to maintain a half-transcendent state within the temporal river, he naturally did not sever his karmic threads—instead, he delighted in nurturing young successors, forging karmic bonds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force striking him now far exceeded that of Pangu Wu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with immense resistance, Fang Xing’s expression remained serene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He revealed his True Martial form, becoming a giant, his body shimmering with faint divine radiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Transcendence Trait—Great Divinity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the giant’s forehead, a solar phantom appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Transcendence Trait—Transcendence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two transcendence traits resembled twin “chains,” exerting tremendous pull, driving the giant to transcend the temporal river toward the shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything unfolded as naturally as water flowing downhill, impossibly smooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A white pillar of light shot skyward, within it a human silhouette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The radiance of his transcendence even spread across the entire temporal river!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He… transcended?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nangong Xue stared blankly at the scene; though her expression remained calm, two tears flowed unbidden…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Unsayable Place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, there was no concept of time or space, existing beyond all temporal rivers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon arriving here, Fang Xing felt a pull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though this place has no concept of time or space, can I define time and space around myself?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flew toward the pull and beheld a sun of indescribable hue, ineffable and imperishable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this… the physical manifestation of my Imperishable Solar King Spell? Could such a sun truly exist above infinite time and space?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled softly and, guided by an inner sense, merged his form with the imperishable sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, transcendence was complete!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around him, all was empty, hazy, without beginning or end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the perspective of the imperishable sun, Fang Xing saw one temporal river after another!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So… the temporal river I once knew was never the only one?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed slightly and located the one he had once inhabited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because I forcibly transcended with the True Martial Dao, there remain karmic ties within that river… and descending there will be simpler—directly manifesting through the True Martial Dao.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile appeared on Fang Xing’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, a giant of chaotic color rushed toward him—it was Pangu Wu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Friend!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pangu Wu bowed with a smile: “You’ve come.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and Fang Xing had only a slight teacher-student bond, and he owed Fang Xing great karma; now that both had transcended, they addressed each other as peers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing’s voice came from the imperishable solar body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a figure slowly coalesced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Without transcendence, one never knows the vastness of heaven and earth…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now that you’ve transcended, many things can be spoken…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pangu Wu smiled: “I once befriended a few companions and learned that after transcendence, all transcended beings face no further path—some find solace in mountains and rivers, some fall into deep slumber, others wander countless temporal rivers, leaving legacies… and some evil ones delight in drying up temporal rivers to harvest their essence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If a temporal river dries up, can its inhabitants still be saved?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing asked, curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If possible, he still wanted to help his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if it was truly impossible, then so be it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, beyond transcendence, surely there were ways to resurrect such beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pangu Wu said: “We transcended beings can now create new temporal rivers… as long as you obtain the essence of a temporal river after its annihilation, you can easily resurrect all those who bore its imprint…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The new timeline river... as long as you obtain the primordial essence left behind after the timeline river we once inhabited was annihilated, you can easily resurrect each one of those marked within it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing’s eyes lit up, then he said: “How many transcended beings are eyeing the essence of this temporal river?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A few, one of whom is called ‘Lord Canghai’—always greedy. You’ll likely have to fight him…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There should be several, one of whom is known as 'Lord of the Vast Sea,' always greedy; by then, a fight will surely be unavoidable...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All were transcended beings; none feared the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm… then let your promise to aid me be fulfilled in seizing the essence of this temporal Dao.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing said: “When I recreate this temporal river, you may resurrect whomever you value within the new river…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had requested that favor only as a precaution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, even after ascending to transcendence, no hidden dangers have surfaced—so there is no need to keep it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now it seems that even after ascending to a transcendent state, the hidden dangers have not erupted, so there is no need to keep them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pangu Wu said: “In truth, your condition makes you best suited to refine the essence of that temporal river…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because I still have ties to the True Martial Dao?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing understood—this was likely the advantage of transcending by force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing suddenly understood—this must be the advantage of proving the Dao through brute force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Correct, precisely so... We transcendent beings cannot remain too long within the River of Time and Space, for we are easily rejected... but if a mark of the Great Dao is embedded within that River, we can use it as a foundation to slowly refine its primordial essence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pangu Wu: \"If you become the master of that River of Time and Space, when it eventually collapses and dries out, revealing its primordial essence—who could possibly compete with you, friend?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, that is a viable method.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing nodded: \"Still, I will rely on your protection at that time... My promise remains valid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Pangu Wu departed, Fang Xing scanned his attribute panel:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Name: Fang Xing】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Occupation: Star Warrior】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Sixteenth Realm: Transcendence】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Gate of All Realms】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve transcended... and yet my golden hand is still here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems I underestimated my golden hand—could it be an artifact beyond transcendence?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing sighed: \"And... there seem to be no hidden dangers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Outbreak...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He landed upon the immortal sun, feeling the changes in surrounding time and space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Unsayable Place had no concept of time or space—it was time and space as he defined it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he could gaze for ten thousand years in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, the River of Time and Space would collapse in the next moment—but Fang Xing could continue cultivating for trillions of years within that instant, for if he did not wish it, the next moment would never come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or conversely, millions of years could vanish in a single instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only another transcendent being could resist a transcendent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But... more time, more techniques—none of it matters to a transcendent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing fell into thought: \"It seems... my true reliance must still be my attribute panel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gazed at the Gate of All Realms and found it strange: though he could still move freely within the Unsayable Place and enter any River of Time and Space, it no longer seemed effective for breaking through realms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is the next level beyond this scope?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing focused his intent on his occupation: \"Perhaps... I should return to the essence?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The occupation of Star Warrior had guided his cultivation through the realms of Law Lord, Dao Lord, and Eternal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, as his intent stirred, it subtly transformed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Occupation: Star Warrior → Supreme One!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Supreme One?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing suddenly understood: \"Of course—beyond the Sixteenth Realm, there is still a path... the Seventeenth Realm, named 'Supreme Realm'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as I continue to contemplate and embody the occupation of 'Supreme One,' I can break through to the Seventeenth Realm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Compared to these transcendent beings with no hope ahead, I’m clearly cheating... well, I am cheating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing silently mused: \"Perhaps... now, among transcendent beings, I am already a formidable presence?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt that assuming the occupation of 'Supreme One' not only showed him the path ahead, but also brought a qualitative transformation in status and symbolism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His own techniques, empowered by the occupation’s nature, would likely be terrifyingly potent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then... I should find an opportunity to test it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the Gate of All Realms, Fang Xing observed that the Unsayable Place was, in truth, quite dull—a mere residence for transcendent beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, it connected to countless Rivers of Time and Space, appearing as the very 'source' of all such rivers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was infinitely vast, yet strangely constricted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he slightly adjusted his own flow of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a single breath, through the imprint of True Martial Dao, he sensed his own River of Time and Space beginning to dry up, wither...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It has begun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing moved, and the immortal sun vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The source of a certain River of Time and Space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infinite worlds, heavens, and universes were collapsing, withering... countless beings within them—even eternal ones—faced the Five Celestial Decays and swiftly perished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, terrifying transcendent beings, their Dao rhythms entangled, paradoxically stabilized this region of time and space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pangu Wu manifested as a colossal chaotic giant, standing at the end of the River of Time and Space, laughing loudly: \"This is the river of my birth—its primordial essence belongs to me and my friend Fang...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among transcendent beings, there was little distinction of strength, and it was nearly impossible to completely obliterate another transcendent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, time was infinite, and the River of Time and Space was infinite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing these words, several transcendent beings yielded face and immediately withdrew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the boundless sea remained flowing across the River of Time and Space, as if seeking to sever this realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Canghai Jun... it’s still you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pangu Wu laughed, slamming down a palm that manifested trillions of martial arts, ultimately condensing into the single character: 'Force.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>JIU JIU!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a nine-headed monstrous bird transcendent appeared, seizing the opportunity while Canghai Jun and Pangu Wu clashed, aiming to seize the completely dried River’s primordial essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its speed was incomparably swift; each head carried divine might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nine Heads... how dare you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within the sea came a roar of fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that instant, a great sun descended, transforming into a single palm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immeasurable light! Immeasurable longevity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And supreme divine might!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With just one palm, it destroyed most of the nine-headed bird, forcing it to flee in panic, wailing incessantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Nine Heads is a transcendent in his own right—how could a stranger transcendental so severely wound and drive him away?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That transcendent... how strong is he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Canghai Jun shrank back, transforming into a middle-aged man in dark robes, gazing at Fang Xing with a flicker of wariness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Canghai Jun... this River of Time and Space was always mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing smiled, waving his hand—the dried primordial essence of the River coalesced into a strange object, narrow at the top, broad at the base, imbued with the meaning of the cosmos, settling into his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, he had secretly refined this River’s primordial essence long ago, using the imprint of True Martial Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Excellency, formidable technique... may I ask...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Canghai Jun spoke, voice dry and hoarse...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name... Fang Xing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing smiled, watching Canghai Jun depart, then joined Pangu Wu at another location within the Unsayable Place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He casually tossed the River’s primordial essence—it instantly swelled, becoming a 'fountainhead'!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The River of Time and Space flowed gently, giving birth to countless small, medium, and great worlds... a brand-new time-space was opened!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at the center of countless world-'stars,' the embryonic forms of Celestial-level world essences were gestating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing willed it, and those long-dead—Nangong Xue and others—reappeared one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the charm of cultivation... if one’s cultivation is high enough, every regret can be undone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pangu Wu sighed, then turned to Fang Xing, eyes gleaming: \"Friend, that palm of yours... nearly surpassed the limits of transcendence. Did you glimpse the path ahead?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes... I’ve seen the path ahead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing’s gaze stretched far, as if seeing the future of this River of Time and Space—and beyond it, even farther...\u003C\u002Fp>",2463,"2026-06-20T11:03:23.251Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","36baea7935bf8370a7d14d5d3cf4c0c375ee78e7457613748a04a915f6d1f0a6",null,"starlight-professional-chapter-725","https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarlight-professional-cover.jpg"]