Chapter 1335: The Secret of the Radiant Heaven

Its first ray of light, when Huangtian was born…

In the world of Huangtian, Xu Qing sat cross-legged beside the sleeping Second Ox, gazing down at the ball of light in his palm, its reflection shimmering in his eyes.

Beside him, Seventh Master also sat cross-legged, watching Xu Qing and slowly spoke. “Do whatever you wish. I am here to protect you.”

“I’m also very curious to know what secrets this mysterious light holds, which the Huangtian God Clan has worshipped throughout history. It’s even rumored that their clan was born from this very light.”

Seventh Master’s gaze fell upon the light source in Xu Qing’s palm. They had investigated this secret years ago but never found a true answer.

Xu Qing nodded, lifted his right hand holding the light source, and clenched his fist tightly. He squeezed the brilliant light source firmly. The next moment, the light source flickered intensely, then transformed into threads, seeping under the skin within Xu Qing’s clenched fist and flowing into his body.

It spread throughout his entire body, along his flesh, meridians, and bones. During this process, a sharp glint appeared in Xu Qing’s open eyes. His aura surged explosively at that moment, causing the heavens and earth to change color and winds to gather around him.

Seventh Master watched closely, raising his hand to cast numerous protective seals around them. Meanwhile, Xu Qing’s heart was also trembling.

“Source Essence?” As the mysterious light spread within his body, he sensed that it contained a trace of extremely pure Source Essence! Though not much, its purity felt no less potent than the Original Mother Star’s Source Essence he had experienced in the Fourth Star Ring.

This discovery struck Xu Qing as peculiar. Before this, whether he absorbed the light from the Huangtian tribe members or held the mysterious light source in his hand, he had never felt any Source Essence.

“Interesting,” Xu Qing mused, slowly merging his spiritual sense into the light within his body for a deeper perception. However, resistance was inevitable. The light seemed to possess its own will, blocking Xu Qing’s investigation and resisting fusion with him. It appeared to only recognize the Huangtian God Clan! Even when Xu Qing manifested his own Dawn Light within his body and tried to merge with it, the process was still not particularly smooth.

Seeing this, a coldness rose in Xu Qing’s heart. The next instant, his Constitutional Law erupted within his body, flowing throughout, then forcefully suppressing the light. He attempted to decompose it. Immediately, the light vibrated intensely, its resistance exceptionally clear.

A cold glint radiated from Xu Qing’s eyes. He raised his right hand, and the lens of Immortal Lord Mieming instantly appeared in his palm, reflecting dazzling light before retracting and surging into his body. It headed directly towards the mysterious light source, empowering Xu Qing to suppress it once more.

In an instant, the mysterious light worshipped by the Huangtian God Clan became even more turbulent, yet it still resisted. Seeing this, Xu Qing waved his hand, and the Divine Eye Lamp, a gift from Master Bai, immediately floated before him. The lamp flickered within, faintly igniting. The Divine Venerable’s eye inside instantly opened a slit. Divine light surged directly towards Xu Qing. Xu Qing’s body trembled as he drew the power of the lamp, transforming it into a surging sea of light within him, moving towards the mysterious light source he was suppressing.

At the moment of contact, a faint, mournful sound seemed to emanate from within the mysterious light source. It didn't sound human, but more like a Daoist hum. As the sound emerged, the mysterious light source within Xu Qing’s body flickered even more violently, seemingly attempting to struggle. However, under Xu Qing’s methods, none of its struggles could last. Its resistance was gradually diminishing.

Time slowly passed. A day later, its struggles and repulsion finally ceased. “To endure for an entire day under my methods... this light source is truly extraordinary!” Xu Qing thought. After sensing this, he formed hand seals, and his own law erupted once more, becoming the final surge of power to shatter the light. In an instant, the light within his body could no longer hold on... Its radiance dimmed. And Xu Qing’s spiritual sense, at the moment of its dimming, forcefully probed into the light’s interior...

The moment he perceived its interior, Xu Qing’s mind suddenly reeled. His breathing quickened at that instant. “This...” What presented itself to Xu Qing’s perception was a boundless... sea of Source Essence! The Source Essence was incredibly concentrated! Its purity was equally extreme! And its quantity was terrifying. Even beneath the sea, Xu Qing sensed thick crystals, like layers of ice. This was Source Essence that had changed form after reaching a state of extreme concentration!

“Here...” Xu Qing’s breathing grew even more rapid. He now understood part of the light’s secret. “If this light is a lamp, then the Source Essence is its wick!” “After the Source Essence reached an extremely pure state internally, it arranged itself in a special, contained manner, radiating outwards as light.” “That’s why, without deeply merging with this light, one couldn’t perceive the Source Essence within it!” “No wonder Master said that the birth of the Huangtian God Clan was rumored to be connected to this light they worship...” Xu Qing’s mind was turbulent.

After emerging from the space-time turbulence of the Fourth Star Ring, his cultivation realm was Xia Xian, but his Constitutional Law had transcended, no longer belonging to the Xia Xian level, but reaching that of an Immortal Lord! Hence, he possessed the power of Law. Therefore, Xu Qing was very clear that, without merging with his divine body, he could already be considered to possess the combat strength of a Half-Step Immortal Lord. To progress from the Xia Xian realm to an Immortal Lord, what he lacked was Source Essence! However, the required amount was too vast, making it difficult to achieve in a short time. Regardless, his own Constitutional Law had already transcended, so the path ahead of him... becoming an Immortal Lord, was merely a matter of time and accumulation.

“If I were to devour this light that birthed the Huangtian God Clan...” Xu Qing licked his lips, but didn’t immediately choose to absorb the Source Essence from the light. Instead, he directed his spiritual sense onto the sea of Source Essence, then plunged it downwards.

The moment his spiritual sense touched the crystals below, Xu Qing’s Constitutional Law erupted again, accompanied by Mieming’s Constitutional Law, and the Divine Eye Lamp, whose divine eye was now fully open. Combining the power of all three, he violently struck the crystals. He wanted his spiritual sense to penetrate deeply and see what truly existed beneath these crystals!

The crystals beneath the Source Essence sea were immediately pierced by Xu Qing’s spiritual sense, which rapidly spread downwards. Initially, it was smooth, but after Xu Qing’s spiritual sense descended to a certain depth, an unprecedented repulsion erupted from the crystals – or rather, from the ultimate secret of this mysterious light. This caused Xu Qing’s spiritual sense to halt, even showing signs of being forced out.

At this critical moment, Xu Qing’s voice echoed in his mind. “Master!” Outside, Seventh Master, who was guarding Xu Qing, immediately sensed it. Without hesitation, he raised his hand and roared lowly, “Thick Earth!” The next instant, Thick Earth materialized, and with the power of the Thick Earth Star Ring, it descended towards Xu Qing! In that moment, Xu Qing’s body trembled. The arrival of the Thick Earth power gave his spiritual sense renewed momentum. Enduring the repulsion from the Source Essence sea, it plunged downwards once more!

With this plunge, it was as if a barrier had been broken. After a colossal roar, like the creation of heaven and earth, exploded in his soul, Xu Qing’s spiritual sense finally broke through its restraints. He saw... A star, seemingly composed of special flesh and blood! Dense Source Essence, accompanied by unparalleled exotic matter, and countless divine sounds, twisted everything, altering all. In this environment, the familiar appearance and fluctuations of the star immediately brought a name to Xu Qing’s mind. “Original Mother Star!!” “Huangtian is actually the Original Mother Star of the Ninth Star Ring!”

What shocked him even more was... what he saw before him was not just one Original Mother Star! There were two of them! Two Original Mother Stars, fused together! They formed a peculiar existence, like twin stars! This was the ultimate secret of the mysterious light source!

As this scene caused Xu Qing’s mind to churn intensely, the twin-like Original Mother Stars suddenly trembled. With the tremor, an utterly terrifying repulsive force erupted from within the special Original Mother Stars. It was unparalleled, far exceeding that of the Original Mother Star in the Fourth Star Ring. With an overwhelming force, like a bamboo shattering, it surged towards Xu Qing. The next instant, Xu Qing’s spiritual sense trembled and rapidly retreated. Just before the repulsive force arrived, his spiritual sense recoiled and returned to his main body. The moment it returned, he, sitting cross-legged, directly spat out a mouthful of blood. Seventh Master’s body also stiffened, his face pale as he looked at Xu Qing. “There...”

While empowering Xu Qing, he had also vaguely glimpsed the scene Xu Qing saw! “The Original Mother Star...” Xu Qing took a deep breath, his voice hoarse. As he slowly spoke, a sudden realization dawned on him. “The light worshipped by the Huangtian God Clan is indeed the first ray of light when Huangtian was born, and it is also... the key to opening the Original Mother Star!”