Chapter 174: Home Sick (1) (1/2)

Inside a small restaurant in the town of Marshstop were three individuals sitting down and eating.

”So...Why did you come out of the lake again?”Questioned Xu Lizhi with his lips twitching while recalling the scene before.

”Ah, right!” Exclaimed Xu Xiaoyan after swallowing a meat bun that she stuffs in her mouth a few seconds earlier.

”Remember when I told you guys that I was going to visit Skyorder Star Ocean Academy?” Questioned Xu Xiaoyan, who then smiled after receiving a nod from Tang Wulin and Xu Lizhi.

”Well, it all started when I went there and began using their observatory.” Said Xu Xiaoyan with a sigh.

She went there to cultivate in the private observatory to increase her cultivation speed and gain some insight into the stars.

Of course, this required her to get an approval form from both the Skyorder Star Ocean Academy and Shrek.

It was only through Yali that she was able to gain an approval form to enter. Since Yali also believed her going to the place was immensely beneficial to her cultivation journey.

She was right, as after just three weeks Xu Xiaoyan was able to increase her cultivation up to rank 70 Spirit Sage.

She chooses not to try and get a Spirit Soul right after she hit that mark because she was still in the middle of slowly comprehending the stars above.

She stayed for another week, to fully condense her cultivation and try to gain even more insights on the stars. While she was doing this, she was using and learning from the book that Wulin gave her before she left.

”You gave her a book?” Questioned Xu Lizhi with his eyes widening in surprise.

”Yes.” Said Tang Wulin with a slight nod.

It was a book that was made by Zeref who had an encyclopedic knowledge of mages that used Star Magic.

Inside of the book were notes from a wide arrangement of Star Magic from back in Fiore that he studied during his decades of traveling the world.

Every so often it made Tang Wulin sigh in a bit of awe at how many magics Zeref has studied and mastered. It's not wrong to say, Zeref could produce hundreds of books that were filled with magic and still have the knowledge to create even more.

With the help of the book of Star Magic, Xu Xiaoyan was able to increase the speed and refine her knowledge in the stars. To say she was shocked at the in-depth knowledge that the book contained would be an understatement.

Just from reading only a few pages, she could already tell her understanding was improving tremendously. This meant just a few pages of this book were able to help her way more than all of the teachers in the Skyorder Star Ocean Academy!

These were the same teachers who have put most of their time and effort into trying to uncover the secret of the stars. Yet compared to the book that Wulin gave her, the difference in knowledge and understanding was too far apart.

This wasn't because the Douluo Continent didn't care about the study of the stars or outer space. It was because compared to Fiore, the number of people who use stellar energy was far too small.

With the additional fact that magic was more lenient and easier to comprehend.

As there were other-worldly beings who were willing to spread their teachings. No one knew why they did this and most didn't try to question it.

Zeref and Tang Wulin who were some of the few who knew the reason would always chuckle whenever the question was brought up.

After the end of the month, she decided to leave and head toward the Spirit Pagoda in Eastsea City to get her next Spirit Soul.

The Spirit Pagoda was already rebuilding most of their buildings, with them making the Spirit Souls area the first priority.

Fortunately for her, she also received a special pass from Yali and also Gu Yue recommendation.

Making it so it was easy for her to get one that was over a hundred thousand years. Yali also supplied her with the money needed to get the Spirit Soul.

Regrettably, she had to walk all the way since most of the transportation was still down from the Calamities attack.

”In my trip towards Eastsea city, on the way, I felt a fluctuation of stellar energy around the Moonlight Valley.” Said Xu Xiaoyan.

The moonlight valley was a place that was filled with countless fractured stone pillars. It was a place that lacked all greenery and vegetation, yet that did nothing to take away its beauty. As for some reason, it had an unusual way of drawing the star lights towards it.

From the words of one of the teachers at the Sky Order Star Ocean Academy, the Moonlight Valley was a place that was filled with too many profound mysteries.

She told them, she began following the fluctuation after thinking about the opportunities that she may be able to gain.

Of course, she still held a sense of caution while moving through the valley. As she moved through the valley, she started to see trails of stellar energy.

It was leading the way towards a cave in the valley, which was closed off and yet the trail was still phasing through it. She thought she would have to break open the and so she summoned her martial spirit.

But it was then the stellar energy began shining as if it was a reaction to her staff before opening up an entrance for her.

As she moved through the cave, she came up to a place where there was a spectral spirit beast. To her surprise, it was a large moonlight lion that had stellar energy coiling around it.

The lion informed her. It went through tribulation to become a five hundred thousand-year-old beast but in the end, it failed. Yet to Xu Xiaoyan shock, the lion told her it was able to continue staying in this world because of its potent essence.

The lion called itself the Sky Devourer, Orion. Orion told her, only someone with a large amount of compatibility with either ice or stellar energy could enter.

”I guess she was talking about your ultimate ice and stellar energy?” Questioned Tang Wulin.

”Most likely.” Said Xu Xiaoyan before continuing.

Xu Xiaoyan had a crazy idea but it was an idea nonetheless. As from what she could see, the Orion had a look of reluctance on her face.

She told Orion about the contract of a Soul-Spirit, which to the joy of Xu Xiaoyan she quickly agreed to.

”Just like that? You got someone like Orion as your spirit soul so easily!” Shouted Xu Lizhi in shock.

”More or less, I was surprised too.” Said Xu Xiaoyan with a light laugh.

Xu Lizhi's shock wasn't unfounded. The odds of someone randomly finding a cave that had a Spirit Beast who was willing to be its spirit soul was rare.

It was even lower when that same Spirit Beast was over five hundred thousand years old. Anyone would be surprised, and shock at Xu Xiaoyan god sent luck.