Chapter 740 (1/2)

The thirty-seventh whirlpool gradually rose from Zhou Weiqing’s Dantian. The process of the rise was slow and gradual just like a drifting flight. Under the drive of the potent Saint Energy Galaxia in Zhou Weiqing, it rose upwards in a gradual manner.

At the same time, the other whirlpools in Zhou Weiqing were also undergoing changes. The once rapid circulation slowed down. Not only did the absorption process of the devoured energies slow down, the speed the whirlpool spun at also slowed down at the same time.

At that moment, Zhou Weiqing felt as if his body was filled with extremely viscous mercury, causing it to spin slowly.

He would not be able to stop even if he wanted to. His body was just like a statue, his insides all solid. The speed of his blood circulation had been slowed to the extremes. If Shangguan Bing’er was to place her finger under his nose, she would discover that Zhou Weiqing was not breathing at all.

This did not mean that Zhou Weiqing was dead even though he was not breathing. He was in an extremely mysterious and dangerous situation that was full of opportunities.

Because the Immortal Deity Technique could not be cultivated until one was on the 36th tier, Zhou Weiqing had no suitable means of cultivating after he had entered the realms of Nine Jewels. Thus, he had only been concentrating on raising his Saint Energy. He had never heard anything from anyone about the situation he was in so he could not comprehend it either. He could only proceed according to his imagination.

However, the fact was he could not stop even if he no longer wanted to continue.

‘The Saint Nucleus Core! Is the Saint Nucleus Core about to be solidified?’ Zhou Weiqing thought.

Although Zhou Weiqing could not move, his heart was burning hot. Six days ago, his Saint Energy had broken through to the 39th tier. Followed by the five days of devouring, his Saint Energy had completely transformed into the Saint Energy Galaxia for an entire day. However, there were no other traces of a breakthrough after that. He had no idea how his Saint Nucleus Core would solidify either.

One had to know that what he devoured was the Heavenly Energy of an entire Heavenly God-tier Heavenly Beast! Even under such conditions, he failed to break through to the rank of Heavenly King Tier. One could imagine how much stronger the Saint Energy’s attribute was compared to the other attributes.

In Hui Yao’s opinion, Zhou Weiqing would at least be elevated to the initial stage of the Heavenly God-tier through the devouring process. However, at this point, it would be considered good if he even managed to reach the rank of Heavenly King-tier. Currently, the Dreadfiend Sea Naga was only left with its Origin Force.

Although the energy of Origin Force was the purest, the amount was limited. There was no guarantee it could assist Zhou Weiqing in breaking through to the realm of the Heavenly King Tier.

The Saint Energy in Zhou Weiqing was still rising. Although the speed was slow, it was still painful to his already bloated body.

He could feel a sharp pain in his bones and meridians due to the bloating as the 37th-tier whirlpool rose to his chest.

Once it reached Zhou Weiqing’s chest level, it stopped rising and began to spin again. Nevertheless, it showed no signs that it was going to continue the absorption process.

However, just as it began to whirl, Zhou Weiqing felt a unique sensation within him.

No words could describe this sensation. When the whirlpool in his chest began to rotate, a realization dawned on Zhou Weiqing. His surroundings had completely transformed. It seemed like he was no longer on the Boundless Mainland.

The world within his consciousness darkened. However, amidst the darkness, there were countless lights.

The lights were gradually approaching him in his consciousness. They were gathering, spinning and circling around his body.

The number of the light spots were increasing as it slowly formed tendrils of lights that were similar to ribbons. On the other hand, the illumination around Zhou Weiqing’s consciousness were getting stronger as if it formed into a nebula.

Zhou Weiqing had never studied astronomy so he did not know what kind of state it was in. He could only faintly feel that there was another source of energy, beyond the force of the heavens and earth, one from a faraway land that was merging with his body apart from the Atmospheric Energy.

‘What power is this? It seems like the energy of the stars that came from the sky,;’ he wondered.

Zhou Weiqing’s emotions were very calm. He was not aware of what was happening. However, after entering the mysterious realm, all the previous pain he had with him had vanished. In his heart, there was only an epiphany.

As the tendrils of light ribbons increased, the rate at which the nebula spun also began to speed up. As for the nebula’s size, it did not increase but began to shrink instead. During the contraction process, the light bands had been gathering a massive amount starlight toward its direction, effectively increasing the nebula’s illumination

Zhou Weiqing did not know that when he had his epiphany, it shocked the people outside terribly.

Almost instantly, the last of the Dreadfiend Sea Naga’s Origin Force had been completely devoured by Zhou Weiqing. Then, silver rays shone from within Zhou Weiqing. Once the silver light appeared, the grey silhouette descended from the sky and entered Zhou Weiqing’s body.

However, even after the shadow entered his body, it did nothing to change the silver light radiating from Zhou Weiqing.

While the Dreadfiend Sea Naga might have lost his Heavenly Energy, his body was still of Heavenly God-tier. However, when Zhou Weiqing’s body was emitting blinding starlight, his physical body seemed to have transformed into energy along the streams of vibrations and ended up being devoured by Zhou Weiqing. In the next moment, the body of the Dreadfiend Sea Naga that was being gripped by the two huge dragons vanished into thin air.

At the same time, the light ribbons surrounding Zhou Weiqing suddenly strengthened. Amidst the violent spinning, a terrifying presence exploded. Hui Yao immediately took Shangguan Bing’er onto his body and retreated with his wife at top speed as they distanced themselves from Zhou Weiqing.

It was not that Hui Yao could not withstand the presence. However, if he were to defend himself forcefully, he was worried that he would harm Zhou Weiqing.

‘What power is this?’ Hui Yao wondered. At this very moment, Hui Yao and Duo Si felt complete astonishment in their hearts.

Initially, the two dragons took control of the heavens and the earth to prevent it from interfering in Zhou Weiqing’s cultivation. However, the skies changed at that very moment.

Day turned into night, and the sky became crystal clear. There was not a single cloud to be seen.

One could see clearly that every star in the sky was radiating bright colors. On the other hand, the floating Zhou Weiqing was just like another star floating in the ocean. The bright colors he radiated was interacting with the faraway starlight. There were even faint starlight that gathered around his body.

There was no precedent to such a mysterious phenomenon even in the history of the Dragon Clan. The pressure had disappeared. However, Zhou Weiqing had also vanished from the two dragons’ senses. It was as if he had completely fused with the stars in the sky and he was no longer an ordinary human being.

Shangguan Bing’er put her hand over her mouth. Since she was human, her senses were naturally different from the two dragons. At that moment, she suddenly felt that her Little Fatty no longer existed in the same rank as her. It was not a change in his power, but rather a change in his charisma. It was really hard for her to describe.

The starlight on Zhou Weiqing strengthened, and the speed they circled him at increased. All of a sudden, when the speed of the light ribbons reached their limits, all the lights converged on Zhou Weiqing’s body.

Then, a brightness so terrifying that one could not even look at it directly with naked eyes, exploded from Zhou Weiqing’s body. The light spread to thousands of miles away. At that moment, all the stars in the sky lost their shine.

It was only the light that was bright, and it did not have a terrifying presence. Even so, the two dragons almost fell into the sea from the intimidating pressure that they felt.

‘What, what on earth is this power!’ The two dragons wondered. They were stunned and had no idea what Zhou Weiqing had done.

In fact, Zhou Weiqing himself did not know as well. What he felt was that all the starlight had merged with his body abruptly, and it felt as if his body had exploded.

HIs consciousness continuously extended outward, as if there was no limit to it. He could sense the endless illumination of the starlight.

Feeling like there was not even the slightest trace of energy around him, Zhou Weiqing realized that it was as if everything was under his command amidst the stars. The feeling was really unique. It was also at this moment that Zhou Weiqing was shocked when he discovered all the Saint Energy within him had vanished. The Saint Energy Galaxia from before had all disappeared.

He felt his senses returning to his body upon his discovery.

The galaxy-shaped Saint Energy was gone but there was something else in his body. It was a perfectly rounded jewel that was light gold in color.

The jewel was floating in mid-air right at his chest. The most baffling thing was there were fine tendrils of lights that surrounded the jewel.

Zhou Weiqing only exerted his will slightly and he could feel that everything within his body had undergone drastic changes. His body seemed to no longer exist and everything in the heavens and earth also seemed to fall under his command, including the stars in the vast sky.

‘Is… Is this the Saint Nucleus Core?’ he pondered. At this moment, Zhou Weiqing felt confused.

Outside of his body, the night sky finally turned into day. In a short amount of time, everything was restored to its original state. However, the dragon Hui Yao suddenly yelped.

For a Heavenly God-tier huge dragon who was also the descendant of the Dragon Emperor to cry out in surprise, one could only imagine how shocking the incident was.

“Forty-nine days! It’s been forty-nine days?” Stupefied, Hui Yao mumbled incoherently.

Duo Si was puzzled as she inquired, “What forty-nine days?”

Hui Yao looked at her, “Try and feel the changes in our body. After we were bathed in the bright colors of the galaxy, my body seems to have gained some benefits. Furthermore, I can feel that even though it seems like the night sky occurred for just a short moment, 49 days have passed.”

Because they were Heavenly God-tier powerhouses, it was only natural that their perception of the world was much more sensitive than those of humans. Especially when it came to the changes in time. After all, they would often fall into a long and deep slumber. If they did not have the ability to detect the changes in time, would it not mean that they would not be able to tell their age as well?

When Hui Yao’s words finally sunk in, Duo Si immediately activated her senses. In the next moment, her mouth was opened in shock. Hui Yao was right, 49 days had passed within the short amount of time it took for the stars to speed up and contract.

‘What exactly is this situation?’ They wondered in unison. They had no idea. However, the Zhou Weiqing in their eyes was no longer the ordinary human youngster.

Zhou Weiqing still remained hovering in the air. All of the shine on his body had almost disappeared. The only difference was that there seemed to be a ray of light radiating faintly from his chest.

Without the strong energy waves, Zhou Weiqing appeared like a normal person. Although the pair of wings on his back had vanished, his entire being still remained afloat.

His whitened skin was illuminated with faint colors while his features which were not considered handsome before this, gave a holy impression. His whole being became crystal clear as he hovered there. It was as if he was a component of the air and was no longer a human being. If they were to close their eyes and not look at him, even the two Heavenly God-tier dragons would not be able to detect his presence.

Hui Yao inhaled deeply and widened his eyes. He used to be able to easily sense the changes in Zhou Weiqing’s cultivation base. However, Zhou Weiqing was now a mystery even to a powerhouse like him. There was no longer any use in trying to detect Zhou Weiqing by using one’s senses.

Zhou Weiqing opened his eyes slowly as he hovered in mid-air. When they saw his eyes, the two dragons and Shangguan Bing’er were stunned once again.

Zhou Weiqing’s eyes did not radiate a blinding light as one might imagine. On the contrary, aside from the fact that his eyes were slightly moister than others, he did not seem like he was powerful in any way.

Heavenly Jewel Masters were different from ordinary humans. When the the cultivation base of a Heavenly Jewel Master increased in strength, there would be distinctions in his presence and eyes. However, Zhou Weiqing seemed like he had lost all the abilities of a Heavenly Jewel Master. He looked like an ordinary person.

‘Is he really just an ordinary person? How is it possible for normal human beings to float in mid-air?” the dragons thought.

As he opened his eyes, the blinding light on his chest also dimmed. It seemed like everything had returned to its normal state.

Still floating in mid-air, Zhou Weiqing bent his waist and gave a deep bow toward the husband and wife, Hui Yao and Duo Si, “Thank you for your help, senior.”

His voice did not seem to have change. However, there was an additional unique charm to it that gave people a sense of comfort.

While smiling, Hui Yao shook his head and said, “This is an opportunity you brought onto yourself. Do good deeds, and you shall receive good returns. Furthermore, we gained some benefits from your cultivation as well. I want to know what level your cultivation base is currently at?”

Zhou Weiqing chuckled and said, “To be honest, I myself don’t really understand as well. I think I’ve joined the ranks of the Heavenly King Tiers. However, I’m not really sure what rank I’m in.”

Upon hearing the words Heavenly King Tier, the two dragons were dumbfounded. In their eyes, Zhou Weiqing’s recent transformation could not even be released by Heavenly King-tier powerhouses. It clearly showed that his attributes had undergone some changes as well.

However, Shangguan Bing’er interpreted the entire situation differently. ‘A twenty-three-year-old Heavenly King-tier master!’ She thought. Nobody else had such a great cultivation speed on the Boundless Mainland except for this person, and he was her man.

Feelings of pride rose from within Shangguan Bing’er. It was a mysterious feeling. She was not shy as she batted her eyes and leaped into Zhou Weiqing’s embrace.

Zhou Weiqing returned Shangguan Bing’er’s hug. His feelings of joy at the moment was not any lesser than Shangguan Bing’er but he did not show much of it. It seemed like there were mysterious changes to his mindset as well, along with his cultivation base.

Shangguan Bing’er remained in Zhou Weiqing’s embrace. She felt that there was an extremely fragrant smell emanating from him. She could not tell what it was exactly, and only thought that it was very refreshing and comforting.

Zhou Weiqing said to Hui Yao and his wife, “Seniors, I’ve delayed much of our time. Let’s get back on the road now.”

Hui Yao nodded in agreement. After exchanging a glance with his wife, each of them transformed into a red light and merged with Zhou Weiqing and the Spatial Transportation Stone.