Stellar Transformation-Chapter 654: Episode 18 - 19 The Birth of the Earth Seal
Ten years had passed since the emergence of the Cangtian Seal, yet there was still no sign of the "Spiritual Treasure Mother Cauldron". No one knew when the Earth Seal would appear.
In a pavilion at the center of the Inner Lake, Qin Yu sat alone, cross-legged and still.
Qin Yu’s soul, however, had fully merged with the new universe. The rate of evolution of the new universe was accelerating. The most complex layer, the Mortal World, had already succeeded, and the cosmic layer with energy levels of the realms of Immortals, Demons, and Spirits was now in its final phase.
"Hiss hiss~~~"
Countless streams of Hongmeng Spiritual Energy surged crazily, and one space after another in the second layer of the new universe kept perfecting.
"I estimate that in one or two years’ time, the second layer of the new universe will be completely successful," Qin Yu opened his eyes, a hint of a smile on his face. He was expectant of the perfection of the new universe’s second layer.
He was very eager to find out, once the second layer was perfected, to what extent would his strength reach.
"There’s no movement from the Spiritual Treasure Mother Cauldron in Heavenly Venerable Mountain. When will the Earth Seal make its appearance?" Qin Yu thought, and the Power of Universe Space flowed along the Relief Channel into Heavenly Venerable Mountain.
...
In the Heavenly Venerable Mountain Valley.
Jiang Lan, Zuo Qiulin, and Yi Feng were still grouped together. At this moment, almost all Divine Kings in the valley were on alert, knowing that the Earth Seal could emerge at any time.
Compared to the previous wait for the Cangtian Seal, the number of Divine Kings in the valley had significantly decreased. The Asura God King Luo Fan was missing, along with eight Divine Kings he had killed. However, there was also an additional Divine King...
Jiang Lan couldn’t help but glance toward the woman with blood-red hair in the distance.
"Brother Jiang Lan," Yi Feng communicated telepathically from the side, "Based on Qin Yu’s identification, this woman with blood-red hair is that mysterious expert, capable of using ’Time Freeze’, the super expert. Do you truly not recognize her?"
After Qin Shuang’s emergence, Jiang Lan and others returned to Heavenly Venerable Mountain. There, Qin Yu instantly recognized the woman with blood-red hair as the Blood Sea Queen. When Qin Yu asked Jiang Lan if he recognized her, Jiang Lan at that time said he did "not recognize" her.
However, as time passed, Jiang Lan became somewhat uncertain.
Jiang Lan’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, as if hesitating.
"Not sure," Jiang Lan replied.
"Not sure? If you recognize her, say so; if you don’t, say so. What do you mean by not sure?" Yi Feng was slightly displeased, "Brother Jiang Lan, just speak openly if you have something to say."
Jiang Lan communicated through divine sense: "Brother Yi Feng, this Blood Sea Queen, judging just by her appearance and aura, I seem never to have seen her. However, I have been paying attention to her these past years, and from her smiles, frowns, simple gestures, I find that she bears a strong resemblance to an old acquaintance of mine."
"An old acquaintance?" Yi Feng looked at Jiang Lan.
"My acquaintance’s name is Xue Yun, a very reticent and pure girl. Back then, Xue Yun formed a group with the Xiao Yao God King to compete for the treasures of Heavenly Venerable Mountain," Jiang Lan explained in detail.
"In alliance with the Xiao Yao God King? You mean Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate?" Yi Feng was somewhat surprised.
"Yes, but later on, Xiao Yao God King was lucky to obtain a Heavenly Venerable Spiritual Treasure and became the new Heavenly Venerable. Xue Yun, however, remained an ordinary Divine King and disappeared under an assumed name," Jiang Lan frowned and glanced at the Blood Sea Queen in the distance, "But Xue Yun’s strength back then was really quite ordinary. And her demeanor, her gaze, they didn’t have the ferocity of this ’Blood Sea Queen’. I find it hard to believe that the once pure Xue Yun could undergo such a drastic change."
"It’s just that some of her actions bear resemblance to Xue Yun’s from back then. That’s why I suspected she might be related to Xue Yun. Of course, it’s just a suspicion," Jiang Lan communicated through a transmission.
Yi Feng nodded.
"Brother Jiang Lan, God King Zuo Qiulin." Yi Feng suddenly transmitted his divine sense to the two, and Zuo Qiulin also opened her eyes to look at Yi Feng.
Yi Feng continued with a smile through his transmission, "I’ve thought of something. Now that the Asura God King is no longer within Heavenly Venerable Mountain, in terms of strength, I believe that the three of us working together should be considered a significant force. We might have a chance at obtaining the Earth Seal."
Zuo Qiulin’s eyes lit up.
Without first-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures, the strength of Zuo Qiulin and Jiang Lan would be close to that of a Holy Emperor. Now that Jiang Lan possesses the ’Luo Yu Saber’ and Zuo Qiulin wields the ’Ten Thousand Willows’ scepter, their power definitely surpasses that of ordinary Holy Emperors. As for Yi Feng, he also has a first-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure, ’Ten Thousand Miles’.
Together, their strength was surely not weaker than that of three Holy Emperors joining forces.
"Yes, there’s hope," Zuo Qiulin said, a rare flicker of excitement passing through her eyes. "Because the Asura God King is absent, the Eight Great Saint Emperors are not united. Jiang Fan, Zhou Huo, Shen Tuyan form one group, Duanmu Yun, Tang Lan, Mu Qin another, and the remaining two stand by themselves. The Eight Great Saint Emperors are not united... and the Blood Sea Queen, she doesn’t have a first-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure with great attack power. If we are just a bit careful, there is still hope."
Jiang Lan pondered for a moment.
"Then let’s plan this out well," Jiang Lan said, his heart also harboring a trace of anticipation for the Earth Seal. Immediately, the three Divine Kings began discussing their strategies to compete for the Earth Seal.
...
Jiang Fan, Shen Tuyan, and Zhou Huo sat calmly.
After a while, Jiang Fan’s gaze inevitably drifted towards the center of the valley where the ’Spiritual Treasure Mother Cauldron’ was located, within which the ’Earth Seal’ was about to be born – an item that Jiang Fan had been longing for in his heart.
First to get the Earth Seal, then to rely on Thunder Punishment Heavenly Venerate to acquire the ’Ten Thousand People Seal’. If successful, Jiang Fan’s chances of becoming a Heavenly Venerable were enormous.
As Jiang Fan habitually glanced at the Spiritual Treasure Mother Cauldron just as he always did, intending to look away as usual, he suddenly froze. He noticed that the cauldron was faintly beginning to glow.
"Eh?"
Jiang Fan’s eyes immediately brightened.
"Shen Tu, Zhou Huo, hurry, the Earth Seal is about to emerge," Jiang Fan reacted instantly, transmitting his divine sense without making a sound, for fear of drawing attention from the other Divine Kings. He even hoped the others would discover it later.
However, the Divine Kings were all extremely vigilant.
The slight changes in the indistinct glow around them almost made all the Divine Kings turn their heads to look.
"The Earth Seal is about to be born?" The Blood Sea Queen, standing in a corner of the valley, immediately lit up. The Blood Sea Queen had entered Heavenly Venerable Mountain concealing her true power, and no one, not even the Eight Great Saint Emperors, had discovered her astonishing strength.
Licking her lips, the Blood Sea Queen glanced at several Holy Emperors in the distance, "Hmph, it’s been sixty trillion years, and it seems that not many recognize me. Looks like my change has indeed been significant. But that’s good; not drawing your attention allows me to get the Earth Seal unexpectedly."
With the Asura God King absent, the Blood Sea Queen was filled with confidence.
"Hiss~~~"
The giant Spiritual Treasure Mother Cauldron began to emit light from the totems on its sides, but the light above the cauldron was even more striking. All the Divine Kings stood up, focusing their gaze on the Spiritual Treasure Mother Cauldron.
"Buzz~~~"
Suddenly, the Spiritual Treasure Mother Cauldron began to tremble, and the light above the cauldron intensified dramatically. Nearly all the Divine Kings present ’swooshed’ and flew straight towards the Spiritual Treasure Mother Cauldron at almost the same moment.
"Space Freeze!"
Among the Eight Great Saint Emperors, five simultaneously deployed the Space Freeze. No matter who obtained the Hou Tu Seal, they would not be able to instantly move into the Relief Channel.
"Whoosh!"
The Spiritual Treasure Mother Cauldron suddenly quaked, and a streak of gray-black light shot out at a terrifying speed.
This gray-black light was extraordinarily strange, it drew a small arc before it plunged directly into the rocky ground of the valley and went deep into the belly of Heavenly Venerable Mountain.
Dumbstruck!
The dozens of Divine Kings who had been flying all stopped mid-air. They also tried to use their Divine Sense to penetrate through Heavenly Venerable Mountain, but the stone quality of the mountain was extremely unique. The Divine Senses of dozens of Divine Kings failed to penetrate those stones.
Many Divine Kings expanded their Divine Senses, monitoring every place. Although they were unable to send their Divine Senses into the belly of Heavenly Venerable Mountain, they could still wait calmly for the Earth Seal to fly out again.
However...
After waiting for quite a while, there was not a single movement from the Earth Seal, as if it had taken a liking to staying inside the stones of Heavenly Venerable Mountain.
"Escape!"
The Divine King of the Pu Tai Family, ’Pu Tai Tu,’ let out a low shout and immediately used a unique escape skill of the Pu Tai Family. The Pu Tai Family, most adept at escape skills, had failed this time.
Pu Tai Tu tried several times but was utterly unable to enter.
"It seems we only have the option of using weapons to excavate Heavenly Venerable Mountain," said Jiang Fan, frowning. But thinking of the immense size of Heavenly Venerable Mountain, "How hard could the stone of Heavenly Venerable Mountain be?" Jiang Fan looked at the stone on the ground.
But suddenly—
"Boom!" A loud noise echoed when one of the Divine Kings boldly struck the rocks with an axe in his hand, scattering small fragments and revealing a half-meter-deep pit.
Clearly, not only Jiang Fan thought of excavating Heavenly Venerable Mountain; other Divine Kings did too, and some were already taking action.
"Eighty percent of my attack power and it only created a small pit," murmured the Divine King.
By now, Jiang Fan had realized how hard the stone of Heavenly Venerable Mountain was. Looking at the nearly boundless mountain range, "At this rate of excavation, when will we be able to break through the entire Heavenly Venerable Mountain?"
Moreover...
Heavenly Venerable Mountain, descending from the skies. Unless absolutely necessary, the Divine Kings were reluctant to destroy the entire mountain.
"Huff!" "Huff!" "Huff!" "Huff!"...
One after another, the Divine Kings began to fly swiftly in all directions.
Yi Feng looked at Jiang Lan and said, "Brother Jiang Lan, now that the Hou Tu Seal is hidden within Heavenly Venerable Mountain’s interior, which has a peculiar stone quality impervious to Divine Senses. No one knows from where the Hou Tu Seal might emerge. Why don’t we three separate and wait quietly in three different places? Perhaps, with some luck, we might just get the Hou Tu Seal. Once obtained, we might even manage to leave in time."
The words of Yi Feng were actually the thoughts of many Divine Kings.
If a group of people stayed in the valley, by the time the Earth Seal came out, it would probably end up in the hands of someone strong.
This Heavenly Venerable Mountain, spanning tens of thousands of miles in area and nearly a million miles in height. Such a colossal floating mountain peak, since ’Space Freeze’ prevented Instantaneous Movement and flying being the only option, would take quite a while.
"No rush, Brother Yi Feng," said Jiang Lan with a light smile, "What’s ours will be ours, and what’s not meant for us won’t come to us by force."
"Moreover, if we three separate to other locations, waiting like rabbits for the Earth Seal, even if we are lucky to get it, it’s very likely we’d get intercepted. It’s better to stay together. Once obtained, our joint efforts will make it difficult for anyone to snatch it from us," Jiang Lan looked at Yi Feng.
Yi Feng smiled and said no more, while Zuo Qiulin gave Jiang Lan a look and fell silent as well.
Few Divine Kings could be as indifferent to the Hou Tu Seal as Jiang Lan. The other Divine Kings flew to different parts of Heavenly Venerable Mountain, their Divine Senses alert at all times.
"Shen Tu, Zhou Huo, do not stray too far from me. If any of us three obtains the Earth Seal, the other two can come for support," commanded Jiang Fan as he stood floating in the air, fully expanding his Divine Sense.
Shen Tuyan and Zhou Huo were nearly ten thousand miles away from Jiang Fan, both observing cautiously and carefully.
...
As all the Divine Kings carefully searched and waited, time seemed to crawl.
A span of time enough to brew a cup of tea felt like a century long.
"Yi Feng, look at those Divine Kings, each one of them..." Jiang Lan pointed out with a laugh towards some Divine Kings in the distance.
"Whoosh!"
Abruptly, a streak of gray-black light shot directly from the ground near Jiang Lan’s feet and sped towards him. Jiang Lan instinctively grabbed at the gray-black light.
"Puff!" Feeling a jolt in his hand, Jiang Lan looked down to see a gray-black seal in his grasp; the face of the seal marked with three extremely special characters, which Jiang Lan did not recognize, but somehow, the words ’Hou Tu Seal’ naturally surfaced in his mind.
"The Hou Tu Seal?"
Jiang Lan was stunned, and so were Yi Feng and Zuo Qiulin beside him.
"What are you looking at? Let’s go!" Jiang Lan suddenly snapped to his senses and immediately conveyed his thoughts to the other two through Divine Sense. Yi Feng and Zuo Qiulin also grasped the situation, and the three shot away like beams of light towards the foot of the mountain.
Meanwhile, the other Divine Kings who detected the ’Hou Tu Seal’ with their Divine Senses were now frantically circling around from all parts of Heavenly Venerable Mountain towards Jiang Lan and his companions.
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