Stellar Transformation-Chapter 592: Episode 16 - 53 Judgment

Chapter One!

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Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was only a little over a month until the second slot for the marital contest was to be judged. Seventeen candidates had already arrived at Snow City of the Northern Pole, all quietly waiting for the day of judgment to arrive.

Snow City of the Northern Pole, Piaoyun Mansion.

Snowflakes fluttered about as Hou Fei and Hei Yu, each wearing a long robe, walked side by side on the small path paved with bluestone slabs.

"Monkey, the day of judgment is coming soon, so why hasn’t Big Brother returned yet?" Hei Yu also showed a trace of anxiety between his brows.

Ever since Qin Yu had entered the New Universe nine years ago, he had not returned.

Hou Fei shook his head and then pursed his lips, "Mixed Feathered Bird, don’t worry too much. No matter what, Big Brother won’t miss such an important day. Let’s just wait, isn’t there still over a month left? Ah, I’ve been thinking, what kind of weapon did Big Brother craft for us?"

Hei Yu also smiled slightly, "Big Brother is an Artifact Refining Master, whatever he crafted, it definitely won’t be an ordinary weapon."

"Not ordinary, then what grade of weapon do you think it is?" a voice suddenly asked.

"At least..." Hei Yu suddenly paused.

The voice that had just spoken was not Hou Fei’s. Turning his head, Hei Yu saw a young man in a black robe with long hair standing not far away, and he immediately exclaimed with joy, "Big Brother!"

Marquis also became excited.

"Big Brother, is your gift ready?" Hou Fei asked in rapid succession.

Thinking of the prepared gift, Qin Yu felt a surge of confidence. His crafted ’Zixuan Mansion’, comparable to a Heavenly Divine Artifact in its entirety, was decorated with hundreds of Middle Grade Heavenly Divine Artifacts and sixty-two Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifacts, plus three miniature spaces.

Even the Illusion Spirit Mirror was just one of the decorations.

If such a gift can’t win first place, Qin Yu would doubt the fairness of the contest himself.

"A gift? Feifei, Little Black, just wait for me to claim that second slot," Qin Yu said confidently, and Hou Fei and Hei Yu both felt relieved seeing his confidence.

"By the way, Feifei, Little Black, don’t you want to see the weapons I crafted for you?" Qin Yu’s gaze swept over Hou Fei and Hei Yu.

Hou Fei and Hei Yu looked at each other and laughed.

"Big Brother, bring it out quickly!" Hou Fei urged.

Qin Yu said with a smile, "Feifei, Little Black, your weapons are of a similar level. They are now absorbing Xuanhuang Qi and have been doing so for nearly a hundred thousand years. These two pieces have absorbed nearly five one-thousandths of the Xuanhuang Qi, and in terms of power... they definitely match a first-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure."

"Xuanhuang Qi?"

Hou Fei and Hei Yu looked at each other again. They had heard of Xuanhuang Qi from Qin Yu, a mystical energy born from the Creation of Heaven and Earth when he stepped into the ’Qiankun Realm.’

Even Qin Yu’s Residual Snow Divine Spear had absorbed ten percent and was completely saturated. Its power was outrageously great.

Hou Fei and Hei Yu were both somewhat excited and anticipatory.

"Now, these two weapons have not absorbed to saturation, but you can still feel them a bit," Qin Yu thought, and then a blue-black spear and a blue-black stick floated in mid-air.

The two weapons, entirely blue-black with fine Xuanhuang speckles punctuating their surface, levitated.

Immediately, a unique aura spread out. This aura, thicker and more daunting than that of a Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure, was characteristic of the absorption of ’Xuanhuang Qi.’

"Big, Big Brother? Are these our weapons?" Hou Fei slightly stammered as he spoke, his eyes firmly fixed on the long stick.

Hei Yu was also staring at the long spear.

"You two fools, if these weapons aren’t for you, then who are they for? Go ahead and perform the Blood Recognition," Qin Yu said cheerfully. Hou Fei and Hei Yu both gave Qin Yu a grateful look.

Usually, the three brothers hardly distinguished who owned what treasure, but the two weapons Qin Yu brought out this time were too shocking.

Their power matched that of a first-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure.

In the entire Divine World, there were only about ten such first-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures. However, it was due to Xuanhuang Qi that these two weapons possessed such powerful effects.

Two drops of fresh blood, two Xuanhuang treasures.

Hei Yu extended one hand and grabbed the blue-black spear. As Hei Yu swung it with one hand, the blue-black spear moved through space and time like a swimming dragon.

Around Hei Yu’s body, it seemed as if time and space were shifting.

Hei Yu himself had comprehended parts of the Time Law, and this blue-black spear, with its special effects of ’Penetration’ and ’Breaking Space’, coupled with the Flowing Light Spear Path, had even greater power.

Where the spear shadow passed, space fluctuated; at the tip’s vibration, space tore apart.

"Flowing Light Spear Path, indeed formidable," Qin Yu praised in his heart.

"Buzz! Buzz!"

Hou Fei appeared like an illusion, his hands wielding the long stick which flew like a wild dragon, sometimes tearing through the sky, sometimes piercing the earth.

Hou Fei, who originally enjoyed power-based attacks,

found that the special effects of this stick, ’Blast’ and ’Heavy Scale’, were perfect for doubling his attack power. Especially as the Xuanhuang Qi moved along the two weapons, their aura became even more astonishing.

"With these two weapons, ordinary Upper Heavenly Gods are definitely no match for Feifei and Little Black," Qin Yu nodded slightly.

Hei Yu suddenly stopped and, holding the blue-black spear in one hand while staring at it with shinning eyes, joyfully said, "I practice the ’Flowing Light Spear Path’, so this spear shall be named ’Flowing Light’."

"Haha, this stick is truly great, the color even changed, calling it Black Stick wouldn’t be appropriate anymore. Hmm, it’s blue-black with Xuanhuang Qi... let’s call it ’Xuanqing One Qi Stick’ then," Hou Fei, holding the Xuanqing One Qi Stick, laughed heartily.

Flowing Light, Xuanqing One Qi Stick.

"Little Black, Feifei, you’ve tried them out, now give these two weapons back to me, so they can continue absorbing Xuanhuang Qi until saturation," Qin Yu said with a smile.

Hou Fei and Hei Yu exchanged glances, their eyes filled with reluctance.

Who would want to let go of a good weapon that had just been acquired? Although Qin Yu only wanted these two weapons to continue absorbing the Xuanhuang Energy to become more formidable.

"Big Brother, don’t worry. Absorbing Xuanhuang Energy takes a long time, so let us play with them for a few days. After Brother finishes with the royal engagement, we can let these two weapons continue absorbing the Xuanhuang Energy," Hei Yu suggested.

"Yes, let’s wait till after the engagement is over," Hou Fei agreed, clutching the ’Xuanqing One Qi Stick’ tightly in his hands.

Qin Yu naturally understood the thoughts of his two brothers.

"Haha, alright, we’ll wait until after the engagement." Anyway, there was no rush, especially since, even now, the two weapons were already very powerful.

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With many people looking forward to it, the day for judging the second gift quickly arrived. Early that morning, seventeen candidates and a host of prestigious Heavenly Gods made their way toward the Imperial City.

Qin Yu also led Uncle Fu and the others toward the Imperial City.

Upon reaching the city gates of the Imperial City, they noticed another group, led by Zhou Xian, approaching from a different direction.

"Brother Qin Yu," Zhou Xian called out with a smile from afar. Qin Yu had intended to pretend not to see him, but now that Zhou Xian had called out, he had to stop.

"It’s Brother Zhou Xian, what a coincidence," Qin Yu said, also wearing a slight smile.

Zhou Xian seemed to be in a good mood, scrutinizing Qin Yu and Uncle Fu behind him, he chuckled, "Brother Qin Yu, you seem confident. Could it be because of the Illusion Spirit Mirror?"

Qin Yu glanced at the smile on Zhou Xian’s face and smiled faintly in response.

Knowing that he had obtained the Illusion Spirit Mirror, Qin Yu was well aware that Zhou Xian would definitely be able to find out. Moreover, Zhou Xian would likely try to win this slot by any means necessary.

"You know I have the Illusion Spirit Mirror and still so confident?" Qin Yu thought coldly to himself, "Fortunately, I am also well-prepared. With such a vast Zixuan Mansion, I don’t believe I can’t beat you!"

Zixuan Mansion, in terms of treasures, in terms of refining techniques...

Had Ou Yezi or Duanmu Feng, the two Artifact Refining Masters, been asked to refine it, it would probably take an astonishing length of time. At the same time, those two Masters probably wouldn’t spend so much effort and would only refine some Heavenly Divine Artifact-level decorations.

"Brother Qin Yu, even if you don’t respond, I understand. But, if you think having the Illusion Spirit Mirror means the second slot of the Heze will fall into your hands, then you are greatly mistaken."

Zhou Xian confidently smiled, then turned and laughed heartily as he entered the gates of the Imperial City.

"Laughing now might be a bit premature," Qin Yu also entered the city gate, and the others in attendance at the banquet watched the drama unfold beside him.

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In the vast Divine World, the Eight Great Saint Emperors along with the three Divine Kings from the Three Ascenders’ Forces were all gathered in the Northern Pole Holy Emperor Palace. This royal engagement had a vast influence throughout the entire Divine World.

At that moment.

Inside the Northern Pole Holy Emperor Palace, thirteen Divine Kings were seated on high, with all the Heavenly Gods below smiling. The seventeen candidates were sitting on the side.

"Brother Qin Yu, I hear you have obtained the Illusion Spirit Mirror?" Marquis Kui Yin asked in a low voice.

"Brother Kui Yin, you know about it too?" Qin Yu said in surprise.

This was something only he and Duanmu Yu knew, but now it seemed to have spread far and wide.

Marquis Kui Yin responded cheerily, "There are no walls in the world that can block everything. You’ve obtained the Illusion Spirit Mirror, and I’ve heard that Zhou Xian has also prepared a rather exceptional gift. It seems that the second spot will be born between the two of you."

"Not necessarily," Qin Yu said with a smile, "among the seventeen candidates, there’s not a single ordinary one. Perhaps someone will present a gift that astonishes everyone."

"You’re right, the second spot tests the ’carefulness,’ looking at novelty and uniqueness. Until the results are out, it’s hard to say," Marquis Kui Yin nodded in agreement.

Qin Yu saw the Northern Pole Saint Emperor ’Jiang Fan’ stand up in the hall, and immediately gave Marquis Kui Yin a slight smile. Both consciously ceased their conversation, looking up towards Jiang Fan.

The entire hall fell completely silent.

Jiang Fan had a warm smile on his face, "Gentlemen, today is the day we evaluate the second entrant for the marriage selection. Before this, as you all know... among the initial eighteen candidates was Duanmu Yu from the South Pole Mirror Light City, and now, Duanmu has already stepped into the Divine King Realm. During my daughter’s courtship process, Duanmu’s breakthrough into a Divine King makes me very honored indeed."

All the Divine Kings above nodded in agreement.

"Duanmu’s ascension to Divine King, exiting the courtship, I also feel some regret," Jiang Fan sighed softly, then smiled and continued, "However... there are still seventeen candidates left, each one a fine figure from the Divine World."

When Jiang Fan’s gaze swept over the crowd below and rested on Qin Yu, he smiled at him.

Qin Yu knew in his heart that his future father-in-law, both in impression and attitude, liked him very much. This was quite normal as, last time, he had presented a first-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure.

"I know everyone is eager to find out to whom this second slot of the courtship will go. Well, I won’t delay any further, now, I will ask the seventeen candidates to present their gifts one by one," proclaimed Jiang Fan, his voice rising.

According to the seating arrangement,

starting from the last, the candidate seated at the very end was a prince from the Southeast Underground City, just a Middle Level Heavenly God.

The prince smiled as he walked to the center of the great hall.

"Respected Divine Kings, my gift is the ’Heavenly Chaotic Flash Star.’ This is a rather unusual planet which I personally obtained from a cosmic space in the Mortal World. This planet is special because it constantly emits different lights, looking extremely dazzling at night. I have refined that planet into this small gift."

The prince turned his hand over, and a fist-sized planet hovered in his palm, its colorful lights constantly changing, indeed very unusual.

For a Heavenly God, isn’t a planet of the Mortal Realm just like a toy?

...

One after another, the candidates showcased their gifts, many of which Qin Yu could not help but admire for their ingenuity and uniqueness.

To the right of Qin Yu sat Zhou Xian, on his left Shen Tufan, and on the far left, Marquis Kui Yin.

In sequence, it was now Zhou Xian’s turn, and next would be Qin Yu.

Zhou Xian stepped confidently into the center of the Holy Emperor Hall with a smile, "Respected Divine Kings, my gift is the ’Nine Phoenix Crown.’ The uniqueness of this Nine Phoenix Crown, please allow me to elaborate shortly but first, let everyone take a moment to appreciate the Nine Phoenix Crown."

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