[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars":3,"chapter-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-202":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Immortal Path Among the Stars",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"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},2320134,4537,"Chapter 202: Arm Rings","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-202",202,"\u003Cp>Not only that, after a few breaths, countless insects of all sizes suddenly crawled out from beneath the soil near the large pit—but as soon as they emerged, they all flipped over and lay motionless; in an instant, a thick layer of insect corpses floated in the pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Wang Yu quickly formed a hand seal with one hand and released a fireball, which burst into roaring flames and reduced all the insects in the pit to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A foul odor immediately filled the tree hollow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu merely sniffed it briefly and felt a wave of nausea; he held his breath, flipped his hand to reveal a silver folding fan, and slashed it hard—sudden gales erupted within the hollow, sweeping away every trace of the stench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he exhale, sealed the gourd, and placed it directly on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu then checked the other gourd; it too contained the same dark green liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ceased further testing and collected everything into his storage bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, he took out a black leather pouch—the storage bag of the Mo Luo Sect’s true disciple who could transform into a monkey and a black panther.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He upended the pouch’s mouth toward the ground, and with a flash of white light, a large pile of items tumbled out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides hundreds of mid-grade spirit stones and several vials and talismans, the most eye-catching items were a thick stack of beast pelts, followed by two blood-red talismans placed separately, a three-inch-long crimson arrow, a pair of black arm rings, and a silver box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief inspection of the pelts, he found four black monkey pelts, two white tiger pelts, one silver panther pelt, and one blue ox pelt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These pelts were clearly unlike ordinary animal hides—not only were they perfectly intact with not a single tear, but faint spiritual patterns shimmered faintly across their surfaces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing these special pelts, Wang Yu became deeply intrigued by this transformation technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his Four Beasts Diagram body cultivation art, if he could learn this direct beast-transformation technique, it would be like adding wings to a tiger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Wang Yu examined the blood-red talismans and found they were both second-rank Blood Escape Talismans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed every Mo Dao true disciple entering the Jialan Secret Realm had prepared such a life-saving talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then picked up the crimson arrow and examined it closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red arrow’s body resembled coral, riddled with countless tiny holes; its tip was triangular and exceptionally sharp, with grooves resembling blood channels along both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held the arrow in his palm and infused a trace of spiritual energy—immediately, it hummed, and eleven black spiritual runes surfaced on its surface, exuding a strong stench of blood; Chucizhiwai , there was no other anomaly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu was puzzled; after thinking for a moment, he flicked his wrist and tossed the crimson arrow away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow skewed and embedded itself slightly into the tree hollow’s wall, its sharpness allowing it to pierce a bit—but then its glow dimmed and its hum ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu sighed; it seemed this artifact required a special technique or secret to be truly activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only place the arrow back on the ground and picked up the pair of black arm rings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black arm rings were palm-width, their surfaces marked with rough natural textures, entirely dark and dull, yet warm to the touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curious, Wang Yu slipped one ring onto his arm and infused a trace of spiritual energy—no reaction. After a brief hesitation, he slipped the second ring onto his other arm and simultaneously channeled spiritual energy into both rings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, ten faint red spiritual runes glowed on the rings’ surfaces, and a surge of heat flowed into his arms, causing his muscles to twitch slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu raised an eyebrow and instinctively moved his arms, then clenched his fists—his strength had clearly changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s thought, he pulled a low-quality bone knife from his storage bag, applied slight pressure with both hands—the bone knife bent slightly; then, with all ten fingers squeezing together, clear finger impressions remained on its surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, his strength had increased—by nearly two-tenths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing his original strength was already extraordinary, this two-tenths boost meant an immediate gain of nearly a thousand catties—such an increase was truly astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never seen or heard of any auxiliary artifact that could directly enhance strength; he couldn’t help but marvel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carefully inspected the pair of black arm rings once more, confirmed they had no flaws, used a talisman to conjure purification spirit liquid to cleanse them, then confidently slipped them back onto his arms, deciding not to remove them again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why, he wondered, had the Mo Dao true disciple who transformed into a monkey not worn this artifact directly, when it so clearly boosted combat power?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did the monkey-transformation technique prevent simultaneous use of other artifacts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu felt puzzled, and finally turned his gaze to the silver box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The box was square, seven or eight inches long, its surface gleaming silver, engraved with intricate patterns, and sealed with two binding talismans crossed over it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu grasped the silver box and slapped its surface—the two talismans silently fell away, but instantly, a thin silver lightning arc flashed across the box’s surface and struck his palm holding it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zi-la!”—dense sparks danced across his hand, but fortunately, the golden fist armor protected him; he wasn’t truly injured, and instead felt invigorated, carefully opening the silver box’s lid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crackling sound emerged from within the silver box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At its center lay a black pearl, the size of a thumb, covered in a faint layer of black mist, from which intermittent threads of lightning flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu swept his spiritual sense toward the pearl—but the black mist instantly repelled it, preventing any penetration; he was startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hesitated, then gently touched the black mist on the pearl’s surface with one finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A silver lightning arc, ten times thicker than before, shot out from the pearl and struck his entire palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu felt his palm grow hot, then a sharp pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly pulled his hand back and looked—inhaling sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden fist armor, formed from dark aura, had completely dissolved; his bare palm was charred black—the “energy membrane” had failed to fully block the lightning’s power, leaving the surface scorched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pupils contracted slightly; he swiftly closed the silver box’s lid, then pulled out a talisman and pressed it to his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, green light flickered over his injured hand; the charred layer peeled away rapidly, revealing fresh, pale skin beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>",1108,"2026-06-20T15:44:32.161Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","866ec5c392490599bffc6f362056f62ebd72aeb343f7f9c5b059d1c83a118602","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-203","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-201",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]