Stellar Transformation-Chapter 549: Episode 16 - 10 Selection of Candidates
In the hall, Qin Yu sat in the main seat, while Uncle Fu and Qiu Zhongfu sat on either side as guests. Two Heavenly God Servants then brought tea.
Qiu Zhongfu and Uncle Fu exchanged glances; they could both tell that at the moment, Qin Yu was in a very good mood.
Qin Yu waved his hand to dismiss the two maids and said with a light smile, "Uncle Fu, Qiu Zhong, how has Liuyun Mansion been during this period? Has nothing significant happened?"
Qiu Zhongfu said with a smile, "There hasn’t been much, only Princess Jing and Princess Ling visited, and that disciple from Baihua Royal Mansion, ’Xue Yu,’ also came. We all responded that the master was in seclusion, so they left."
"They?" Qin Yu frowned.
He could understand why the Huangfu sisters had come, but why had that Baihua Royal Mansion’s disciple ’Xue Yu’? Qin Yu still maintained a sense of vigilance towards this ’Xue Yu’.
Suddenly, Uncle Fu said, "Master, have you successfully transformed your Heavenly God Power?" Uncle Fu was very clear about Qin Yu’s affairs and knew that Qin Yu wanted to find Li’er. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
Once fully transformed into Heavenly God Power, Qin Yu would be able to unlock the Third Layer of the Jiang Lan Realm.
"Not yet," Qin Yu shook his head, "I guess it will take some time before the full transformation is successful." As he spoke, Qin Yu flipped his hand, and a green tower appeared in his hand.
Qin Yu once again tried to unlock the Third Layer of the Jiang Lan Realm, pouring in the verdant Heavenly God Power.
Most people, upon just stepping into the Lower Heavenly God Realm, would transform their ’Divine Power’ into Heavenly God Power.
And Qin Yu?
Having set up the ’Qiankun’ Array Formation and gained insights into the evolutionary path of the next phase in "Star Transformation," Qin Yu’s Soul Realm reached the peak of the Lower Heavenly Gods. Assisted by the Meteor Tear and his soul’s Control Power, Qin Yu was comparable to Middle Grade Heavenly Gods.
With Control Power rivaling that of Middle Grade Heavenly Gods, the transformation of ’Divine Power’ was, of course, astonishingly fast.
In just a few decades, a third of his Divine Power had transformed into Heavenly God Power.
"Is this much Heavenly God Power enough?" Qin Yu tried, and the green tower faintly shimmered with light. However, when he poured all his Heavenly God Power into it, it was still somewhat insufficient.
Qin Yu had already forgotten how many times he had attempted this.
He would try to unlock the Third Layer of the Jiang Lan Realm whenever he had the chance.
"Judging by the degree to which it can currently be unlocked, once completely transformed into Heavenly God Power, it should be enough to open it," Qin Yu inwardly sighed. "Still, I must endure!"
To endure until the day the Third Layer of the Jiang Lan Realm could be unlocked.
Stowing the green tower away with a flip of his hand, Qin Yu’s mood quickly smoothed over. Having done this for years, his resilience had grown very strong. Qin Yu looked at Uncle Fu: "Uncle Fu, in a little over five months, the battle for the position of Lanxuan Hall’s Hall Master will commence. We will need three contenders for this battle, one being myself, a candidate for the Hall Master, another from the Middle Grade Heavenly Gods, and one from the Lower Heavenly Gods. Tell me, which two should be chosen for the Middle and Lower Heavenly God contenders?"
Qin Yu felt helpless in his heart.
Initially, he had wanted Little Black to be the contender for the Lower Heavenly Gods, but not long ago, Qin Yu learned that Little Black’s ’Flowing Light Spear Path’ might be related to the Time Law.
Upper Heavenly Gods might not discern the nature of the ’Flowing Light Spear Path,’ but Divine King experts certainly could.
At that time, during the battle for supremacy, the East Pole Saint Emperor, the Baihua God King, and even that Golden Sword God King might all appear. If any of the Three Great Divine Kings discovered that a Lower Heavenly God had some understanding of the Time Law... Qin Yu dared not even think of the consequences.
Qin Yu didn’t mind trouble, but he didn’t like it either.
Especially since the discovery of Little Black’s secret by the Three Great Divine Kings, he could very well fall into danger. Qin Yu dared not gamble, nor did he dare to let his brother take such a risk.
In Qin Yu’s heart, a position as a hall master of Lanxuan Hall simply could not compare with his brother.
Therefore, the Lower Heavenly God who would fight must not be Little Black.
Uncle Fu said doubtfully, "Master, if I remember correctly, you said the candidate for the Lower Heavenly God was Young Master Hei Yu, and his strength is also..."
"That’s enough, Little Black needs to cultivate. I won’t let him participate in this battle for supremacy," Qin Yu said directly.
Uncle Fu, hearing Qin Yu say this, did not pursue the matter further. Instead, he turned to look at Qiu Zhongfu, smiling as he spoke, "Qiu Zhongfu, you’re more familiar with the strengths of those Heavenly Gods. Who do you think would be a good candidate?"
Qin Yu also looked towards this Upper Heavenly God, Qiu Zhongfu.
After a moment of contemplation, Qiu Zhongfu slowly said, "There are a total of ten Middle Grade Heavenly Gods, among which the strongest are Yigong Shu and Black Dragon. If these two were to fight desperately, Black Dragon would be slightly stronger."
Qin Yu nodded slightly.
He knew that this ’Black Dragon’ was Tan Jiu, except very few people knew the name Tan Jiu.
"As for the Lower Heavenly Gods, these Gods have also been measuring each other’s strength recently. Among them, two are the strongest. One is Sui Fu, and the other is called Kang Qi. Both of these are at the peak of the Lower Heavenly God realm and also possess some unique abilities," Qiu Zhongfu said directly.
Qin Yu nodded slightly, "Qiu Zhong, instruct someone to call Black Dragon, Sui Fu, and Kang Qi here."
"Yes, Master," Qiu Zhongfu immediately stood up and walked out of the hall, calling out to a maid not far away, "Quickly go and call Black Dragon, Sui Fu, and Kang Qi here."
In just a short while, the Nine-headed Black Dragon ’Tan Jiu,’ Sui Fu, and Kang Qi had already arrived.
Tan Jiu was still with his red hair and red eyebrows, looking like a slim young man. Sui Fu, meanwhile, was a very robust giant, nearly three meters tall, with a back like a tiger and waist like a bear. Kang Qi was a sunny-looking young man.
"Greetings, Master," all three of them knelt on one knee and respectfully said.
"Stand up," Qin Yu focused his gaze on Tan Jiu, "Tan Jiu, have your injuries healed?" A trace of a smile played on Qin Yu’s face. Tan Jiu’s severe injury was related to him, after all.
Tan Jiu was slightly taken aback before saying, "They’ve almost completely healed."
"You’re injured?" Qiu Zhongfu frowned, looking at Tan Jiu, "If you’re injured, can you still be an opponent for Yigong Shu?"
A trace of pride flashed across Tan Jiu’s face as he coldly said, "Even if I’m injured, I can still kill Yigong Shu. Besides, my injuries have almost healed."
"Almost?" Qin Yu frowned, "Does that mean you’re not yet fully healed? Tell me, how long do you need to fully recover?"
Tan Jiu respectfully replied, "I only need ten years to completely recover."
Tan Jiu’s injury was in his soul. If it were a physical injury, he could use Heavenly God Power to repair it, but a soul injury was quite troublesome.
"Ten years?" Qin Yu nodded slightly, "All right, after you’ve chosen your weapon, I’ll let you go into the Jiang Lan Realm to cultivate for ten years."
Tan Jiu’s eyes lit up as he looked at Qin Yu, "Weapon?"
Qin Yu glanced at Tan Jiu and, with a flip of his hand, took out four Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifacts. The four Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifacts included one that resembled a long sword, one a long spear, one a battle axe, and the last one a gigantic sword.
"All four of these are Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifacts; I attach great importance to the position of Hall Master of Lanxuan Hall this time. Tan Jiu, choose one Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact to use for the time being," Qin Yu said indifferently.
Tan Jiu, Qiu Zhongfu, and others were all shocked that Qin Yu could take out four Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifacts at once.
Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifacts, even ordinary Divine Kings would probably not be able to produce four of them all at once. Tan Jiu thought Qin Yu had many treasures, but he didn’t expect there to be so many.
But upon hearing Qin Yu say to select an Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact for ’temporary’ use, he couldn’t help but feel a bit disappointed inside.
It was just for temporary use after all.
"If you win the battle for the selection, then the Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact you chose will be yours," Qin Yu added. Tan Jiu’s eyes immediately lit up, then he knelt on one knee and respectfully said, "Master, rest assured, as long as my opponent is a Middle Level Heavenly God, I will certainly win!"
At this moment, Tan Jiu had made up his mind.
No matter who the opponent was, for the sake of the Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact, Tan Jiu was willing to go all out.
"Pick one," Qin Yu said with a faint smile.
Tan Jiu nodded slightly and carefully studied the four Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifacts. He recognized the Red Blood Divine Sword. As for the other three weapons, he could also guess their power.
"I’ll choose..." Just as Tan Jiu was about to decide, Qin Yu spoke up, "Let me remind you that this greatsword is not as simple as it appears on the surface. It can be divided into two war sabers and one war sword."
The greatsword was sharp on both sides and could be split in half, turning it into two war sabers. After being divided, a war sword as wide as three fingers that lay inside the greatsword then appeared.
Qin Yu himself was very clear, each of the four divine artifacts had its own advantages.
The Red Blood Divine Sword was formidable in its ’sharpness’ effect, the battle axe-shaped one in its ’heavy’ effect, and the longspear-shaped one in its ’shattering body’ effect. As for the greatsword, its effect was quite ordinary in comparison. But it could be used as three separate weapons.
Tan Jiu, who could split himself into nine, found that the greatsword suited him perfectly.
Tan Jiu’s eyes immediately brightened, and he picked up the greatsword, performing the Blood Recognition ritual. Soon after, the greatsword directly split into two war sabers and a war sword. Looking at the two war sabers and war sword in his hands, Tan Jiu’s eyes turned red.
"Thank you, Master. With this Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact, no matter who it is, I will definitely win," Tan Jiu said firmly.
Tan Jiu had already decided to fight with all his might in order to keep this Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact forever. Even if it meant resorting to using his clones for Self-Destruction, he, Tan Jiu, would win!
"Good, now go into the Jiang Lan Realm to cultivate with peace of mind," Qin Yu directly took Tan Jiu into the second layer of the Jiang Lan Realm. Although there were only a little over five months left in the outside world until the battle for selection, there were still several decades within the Jiang Lan Realm.
Qin Yu turned to the other two Lower Heavenly Gods.
One was Sui Fu, the other Kang Qi.
Sui Fu, the burly man, and Kang Qi, the sunny youth, both had eyes that turned red as they looked at the three Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifacts floating in front of Qin Yu.
"Hmph, Lower Heavenly Gods aspiring for Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifacts?" Qiu Zhongfu snorted coldly.
Sui Fu and Kang Qi both snapped out of it. Kang Qi even said, "Mr. Qiu Zhong, we dare not covet them. Even if given, we would not dare to take them, for fear of being killed by jealous Middle Level Heavenly Gods."
In the Divine World, it’s extremely dangerous for a Lower Heavenly God to possess an Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact.
Unless like Qin Yu, one possessed the Array Formation Space Divine Ability.
"Alright, I’m not actually giving them to you, just letting you use them during the battle for selection. Of course... if you win and make a great contribution, I will reward one of you with a Middle Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact," Qin Yu said directly.
Sui Fu and Kang Qi were overjoyed.
A Middle Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact was already extremely valuable to Lower Heavenly Gods.
"Master, Sui Fu and Kang Qi have different abilities. Among these three Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifacts, I believe Sui Fu is suited for that battle axe, and Kang Qi for that longsword. As to which of them is more powerful, it’s hard for a subordinate like me to judge," Qiu Zhongfu honestly said.
Qin Yu nodded slightly.
"It’s simple. Each of you takes one, Sui Fu the Chongjun Battle Axe and Kang Qi the Red Blood Divine Sword, then enter the Jiang Lan Realm to fight. Whoever wins will be chosen as the Lower Heavenly God candidate," Qin Yu commanded directly.
Sui Fu and Kang Qi exchanged glances, their eyes brimming with fighting spirit.
Then, with trembling hands, the two men each took one of the Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifacts. It was probably the first time they had ever touched Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifacts.
"Let’s go, to the Jiang Lan Realm," Qin Yu stood up.
In an instant, Qin Yu, Uncle Fu, and a group of people in the hall directly vanished.
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As time passed, in the blink of an eye, over five months went by, and Qin Yu had selected his candidates for the battle: Tan Jiu as the Middle Level Heavenly God, and Sui Fu as the Lower Heavenly God.
The battle between Sui Fu and Kang Qi is something Qin Yu still marvels at to this day. The unique abilities of the experts in the Divine World are often beyond imagination. This has made Qin Yu even more cautious about the upcoming battle.
If his own people were formidable, the opponents’ candidates would not be any lesser!
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Tomorrow is the day of the great battle.
The whole of Xuanjin City was bustling with excitement—whether in wine houses, tea houses, or military camps—most people were talking about the three parties about to participate in the battle for selection: those were—
The Array Master personally invited by the East Pole Saint Emperor, Mr. Qin Yu’s side.
The side of ’Xue Yu’, an Upper Heavenly God, fully supported by the Baihua Royal Mansion.
The side of the super-fierce general ’Dong Hou’, an Upper Heavenly God, whom more than ninety percent of the Heavenly God Army supported vigorously.
These three parties, to outsiders, Xue Yu and Dong Hou seemed to have more solid backing and supporters. Yet Qin Yu was too mysterious; it was difficult to predict who would win or lose.
The three parties will compete tomorrow under the joint presiding of the East Pole Saint Emperor, the Baihua God King, and the Golden Sword God King, and in front of most of Xuanjin City’s population as they watch the battle unfold!
Who will seize the position of Hall Master of Lanxuan Hall? We’ll find out tomorrow.
(End of Chapter Two! Little Black cannot participate in the battle, but that’s just how it is, haha~~~)
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