In the vast sea of stars, Lu Qingyang walked through the void, experiencing the incredible feat of crossing the stars with his mortal body for the first time in his life.
Before him, the boundless starry sky stretched infinitely, filled with an indescribable silence. Ordinary sounds were completely absorbed in this space, making prolonged residence here excruciating.
Meanwhile, as Lu Qingyang traversed the interstellar expanse, he clearly sensed his inner spiritual power slowly dissipating, with no way to replenish it—a worrisome condition.
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Half a month later, atop a drifting meteorite in the starry river, a figure in green robes sat cross-legged, surrounded by numerous spirit stones. As his mouth opened, the spiritual energy within the stones was instantly absorbed into his body, causing a thunderous vibration.
The spiritual power that had been more than half depleted was now fully restored.
Lu Qingyang opened his eyes and gazed at the spirit stones turned to dust, gently waving his hand to make all the fragments disappear.
"Fortunately, I prepared adequately for this interstellar journey, carrying a large amount of spirit stones with me. Otherwise, I might have perished before reaching my destination!" Lu Qingyang thought to himself with relief.
For half a month, Lu Qingyang had wandered through the starry sea, unable to determine his current location or whether he had already left the star system where the Qingyang Realm was located.
Only after truly entering the depths of the starry sky did he realize the true meaning of vastness and boundlessness.
Even the Wuxian Realm was nothing more than a drop in the ocean in this immense starry sky, insignificant and minute.
During these fifteen days, Lu Qingyang lost count of how many stars he had passed, and he had explored multiple planets in search of signs of life.
Unfortunately, all these planets were desolate, with extremely harsh environments—extreme cold and heat, violent winds, and some even filled with a terrifying devouring force.
Several times, Lu Qingyang almost lost his life on these planets, narrowly escaping death.
Thus, it became clear that many planets in the starry sea harbored hidden dangers, and a moment's carelessness could lead to death.
Initially, Lu Qingyang thought that the greatest threat to a sixth-level cultivator traversing the starry sea was the depletion of spiritual power. However, he now realized that the starry sky was fraught with dangers.
Although a sixth-level cultivator could travel through the starry sea with their physical body, the probability of death was extremely high.
To survive safely in the starry sea, one needed to possess at least seventh-level cultivation.
At this moment, Lu Qingyang suddenly felt a strong premonition of danger and immediately left the meteorite he had been hiding on.
"Boom—"
Almost instantly after Lu Qingyang left the meteorite, a terrifying giant mouth appeared out of nowhere, swallowing the meteorite whole.
It was only then that Lu Qingyang saw what had caused the earlier sense of danger.
It was a colossal beast, tens of thousands of meters long, covered in black scales, with a hideous and terrifying appearance. Its huge mouth was slowly chewing, treating the incredibly hard meteorite as if it were a snack.
"A starry sky beast!" Lu Qingyang instantly recognized it.
Starry sky beasts were terrifying creatures in the starry sea, possessing immense individual strength and vitality, capable of traversing the starry sea without dying.
Even the weakest starry sky beast had strength around the sixth level, and ordinary sixth-level cultivators had little chance of defeating one.
The reason was that starry sky beasts had enormous bodies and incredible physical strength. Without a supreme treasure for protection, ordinary cultivators could hardly penetrate their defenses.
As for the top-tier starry sky beasts, they could even annihilate ninth-level civilizations.
According to the memories of the Shenmu people, the Shenmu Empire had once encountered a top-tier starry sky beast that nearly destroyed half a galaxy.
In the end, the Shenmu Empire paid a great price to kill it.
Otherwise, the power of a starry sky beast could have destroyed the entire Shenmu Empire.
However, such terrifying starry sky beasts were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns in the vast universe.
The remaining starry sky beasts, while not as powerful, were still formidable, starting at the sixth level, with many at the seventh and eighth levels.
At present, Lu Qingyang activated the Heavenly Dao Eye to investigate the attributes of the starry sky beast.
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[Name: Unknown]
[Body: Starry Sky Beast]
[Realm: Early Seventh Level]
[Physique: Star Body]
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"Star Body!" Lu Qingyang's expression changed slightly.
He wasn't surprised that the starry sky beast was nameless or that it was at the early seventh level, as he had anticipated.
What truly shocked Lu Qingyang was that the starry sky beast before him possessed a special physique—the Star Body.
Although Lu Qingyang was not yet clear on whether the Star Body was stronger or weaker compared to other immortal bodies, possessing a special physique was not something ordinary beings had.
"Does this starry sky beast alone have the Star Body, or do all starry sky beasts possess this physique? If it's the former, it's fine. But if it's the latter... the might of the starry sky beast race would be unparalleled."
If all starry sky beasts had the Star Body, it would be logical for them to be terrifying entities feared throughout the starry sea.
Unfortunately, based on the Shenmu people's memories, records about starry sky beasts were scarce. Lu Qingyang speculated that this might be because the Shenmu person's status was not high, and they lacked access to detailed information.
After all, when the Shenmu people wore their spirit armor, their strength was comparable to a fifth-level cultivator, but without it, they were only around the second level.
While Lu Qingyang was deep in thought, the starry sky beast, having swallowed the meteorite, now turned its gaze towards him. With a roar that shattered space, it shot a dazzling beam of light from its mouth, aiming to obliterate Lu Qingyang.
Seeing this, Lu Qingyang's expression changed slightly. He swiftly drew the Purple Thunder Bow to its full extent, his inner spiritual power surging into the bow like a broken dam.
In an instant, he fired more than a dozen Purple Thunder Arrows.
"Boom!"
The two forces collided fiercely, causing a terrifying energy wave. Immediately, a giant claw covered in black scales broke through the residual waves, heading straight for Lu Qingyang's head.
Facing this deadly strike, Lu Qingyang did not confront it head-on. Instead, his figure flickered like a ghost in the starry sky, continuously shooting Purple Thunder Arrows from the Purple Thunder Bow, launching a dense attack on the starry sky beast.
However, the beast's scale armor was as tough as a divine artifact. Even the powerful Purple Thunder Arrows could only create dazzling sparks on its surface, failing to penetrate its defense.
At this moment, Lu Qingyang truly experienced the starry sky beast's invincible and resilient body that allowed it to dominate the starry sea.
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