Chapter 405 – The Bigger They Are, The Stronger, The Role of Primal Energy

In Lu Yuan’s slightly dilated pupils, the sky ahead suddenly transformed into a vast expanse of deep purple.

Beneath this mysterious purple hue, an incredibly thick black tentacle-like monstrosity roared towards him.

This black tentacle was enormously large, almost ten thousand times his size. The overwhelming force of its crushing strike left Lu Yuan feeling nothing but an unparalleled suffocation and despair, his mind nearly incapable of processing any other emotion.

Lu Yuan instinctively raised his hand towards the fiercely descending black tentacle, assuming a defensive posture, and then… there was nothing more.

“Boom-“

A second before his consciousness shattered, in a dazed and confused state, Lu Yuan finally managed to see the full appearance of his adversary on the eleventh stage of the trial.

It was like watching a film, a third-person view appeared in his mind.

In a dark void, a massive and bizarre creature was curled up into a ball, its eyes closed, deeply asleep.

The monster’s skin was pitch black, completely bald except for a few sparse black hairs on its long, wrinkly trunk.

Its body intermittently emitted a sinister purple glow, which appeared utterly malevolent and mysterious.

Suddenly, the view zoomed in rapidly, magnifying countless times until it focused on a specific spot on the monster’s trunk.

Visible there was a speck of dust emitting a faint red glow, gently floating downwards.

Upon zooming in further, it became clear that this speck of red light was actually a handsome little figure with four heads and eight arms, looking extremely vigilant…

“Uh…”

The moment Lu Yuan processed this image, he was completely stunned.

The faintly glowing little figure was clearly himself.

This meant that what he was seeing was the scene of him just having attempted to pass the eleventh stage of the trial.

“The sleeping long-nosed monster is the guardian monster of the eleventh stage? Its true body is this massive?!”

Lu Yuan felt his scalp tingle and tighten.

This long-nosed monster was as large as a planet.

He had been exploring for quite some time, and it turned out he hadn’t even fully explored a single hair on the opponent’s body.

“Is this the eleventh stage of the trial? Is this a Star Lord Level evil deity monster?”

Lu Yuan was no stranger to grand spectacles.

In his dreams, he had seen the Hundred-eyed Nether Crow spread its wings and destroy a world, and creatures of cosmic starry mythology so vast that they could swallow the Hundred-eyed Nether Crow with a black hole for a mouth.

The crow deity Lamashtu manipulated the Styx with a flick of her finger, sweeping across the endless cosmic starry sky…

Compared to these visions, a monster the size of a planet seemed almost insignificant.

But this was a scene he was experiencing firsthand. The shock and impact were indescribable; he felt suddenly minuscule, as if he had shrunk into the dust.

“Compared to these beings, I’m less than a microorganism…”

“How can I fight this? We’re not even in the same league. To say it’s like a mayfly shaking a tree would be an understatement…”

At that moment, Lu Yuan seemed to grasp something profound, murmuring in a dazed tone: “Powerful, powerful. To be big is to be strong…

I want to become stronger, and ultimately, I need to aim for greater size…”

He had once thought that activating the elephant deity professional panel and assuming the asura form, which greatly increased his size, was already excessive and made him somewhat cumbersome.

Now, however, he didn’t feel that way at all.

If he wanted to continue developing in the direction of the evil deity system, pursuing an ultimate massive form was one of his goals.

“I understand now…”

As Lu Yuan pondered this, the scene before him suddenly vanished.

In its place appeared a mysterious yellow light.

This yellow light, like a meteor, crashed fiercely into his chest, enveloping him completely.

Simultaneously, a streak of emerald green swiftly darted into his heart.

Lu Yuan’s vision blurred, and all the light and scenery around him disappeared.

On the desolate planet, the Bai Family’s trial grounds.

Beside a faintly glowing crystal column, a massive vortex quietly emerged in the void.

From the vortex, a fair and handsome young man staggered out.

His slightly disheveled appearance did not provoke any laughter from the onlookers; instead, everyone cast admiring or awe-filled glances at him.

The young man steadied himself, took a look around, pausing his gaze briefly on a few individuals who were of key interest.

Then, after straightening his robes, he walked confidently toward the white-haired middle-aged man presiding over the trial.

“Bai Guangqian of the Nine Branch has completed the trial.”

Approaching the white-haired middle-aged man, the young man bowed and then exhaled a sphere of yellow light.

The intensity of the yellow light sphere far surpassed that of any previous participant, with fluffy substances swirling and flowing within it, creating a fascinating spectacle.

The unprecedented richness of the primal energy caught the attention of everyone present instantly.

Under the radiant glow of the primal energy, the young man’s originally pale and slightly weakened face now appeared vibrant and spirited.

A faint, undeniable pride shone through his expression, and he stood a bit straighter.

He indeed had every right to be proud.

The results of the Star Spirit Tower trial had firmly established his position as the top among the Bai Family’s younger generation.

The talent displayed during the trial and the resources he brought back were enough to garner more attention from his family and secure a greater allocation of resources in the future.

The white-haired middle-aged man, usually serious, allowed a rare smile to cross his face.

He casually collected the primal energy handed over by the young man and was about to offer some praises and encouragement.

However, just at that moment, an untimely exclamation broke the atmosphere.

“What?!”

Both the white-haired middle-aged man and Bai Guangqian turned their heads toward someone not far away.

“What’s the matter? Such a fuss.”

The white-haired middle-aged man frowned slightly, his tone tinged with displeasure.

The other, however, looked stunned and a bit bewildered as he said, “That… that person has passed the tenth stage and entered the eleventh stage.”

“What?!”

The calm expression on the white-haired middle-aged man’s face faltered as he heard this, pausing for a moment in surprise.

After a few seconds, he finally realized who the other was referring to.

“Boom!”

A massive surge of mental power burst forth from the white-haired middle-aged man, instantly isolating the immediate area around him.

With eyes wide with shock and disbelief, he teleported in front of the reporter and asked hurriedly, “Are you sure there’s no monitoring error?”

“There shouldn’t be.”

The reporter shook his head, glanced down at the disc in his hand, and blinked.

“He’s already come out… He must have been teleported directly into the ancestral realm.”

The white-haired man didn’t speak, his eyes flickering rapidly with light, his mind already in turmoil.

How many years had it been since someone below the Star Lord Realm had passed the tenth stage of the Star Spirit Tower and entered the eleventh stage?

Such a level of genius, not just in the Bai Family but even among the top-tier families of the Moyun galaxy, was rare, perhaps spanning several generations without a single occurrence.

And this time, the one who accomplished this feat was merely a native of the ancestral star!

It was simply unbelievable.

If this news were to spread, it would probably cause a sensation not unlike the discovery of the Immortal Bloodline.

“What a pity he’s a heretic…”

“To clear the tenth stage of the Star Spirit Tower in the Star Spirit Realm, could this guy be the reincarnation of some evil deity heretic?”

“No, we must report this to the Council of Elders.”

The white-haired man’s eyes flickered rapidly for a moment, then he sharply withdrew his mental power barrier, grabbed the Bai Family member responsible for monitoring the Star Spirit Tower trial, and jumped into an aircraft to hurriedly leave without saying a word.

The other Bai Family members waiting for the trial to end couldn’t help but discuss among themselves, wondering what significant event had occurred.

Only one person, who had just been standing next to the white-haired man and included within his mental barrier, Bai Guangqian, was fortunate enough to hear a few truths.

At this moment, Bai Guangqian’s face, once filled with confidence and pride, was completely gone.

It was as if someone had fiercely punched him in the forehead several times-his entire being was utterly dazed.

His mind was consumed by a single thought, endlessly echoing and buzzing.

“Somebody… Somebody actually passed the tenth stage of the Star Spirit Tower!”

“Whoosh-“

Lu Yuan’s figure swayed slightly as he shook his head gently to suppress the dizziness, then surveyed his surroundings.

He found himself on a bare hilltop.

Above him, the sky was bright, adorned with a fuzzy sun, flanked by a crescent moon-and not just one.

“Is this… the ancestral land secret realm?”

Lu Yuan blinked, roughly guessing where he was now.

This so-called ancestral land secret realm contained traces of the evil deity factor and was abundant with cosmic energy.

“The gravity is almost like that on the planet…”

Lu Yuan took a few steps forward, his expression quickly changing. “No, the gravity here is many times stronger…

And in this spot, it’s weaker again…

How can the gravity vary so much within such a small area?”

Lu Yuan halted his exploration, finding that the environment of the ancestral land secret realm could only be described as “chaotic.”

There were many phenomena that defied the laws of physics, yet they existed steadily and harmoniously.

Looking up at the feeble suns or moons in the sky, Lu Yuan frowned, his mind filled with various speculations, but he quickly suppressed these thoughts.

These were not the concerns he needed to address at the moment.

“Maybe I should first figure out what exactly is inside me?”

Lu Yuan bowed his head, employing his mental power for internal visualization.

He “saw” that, at the location of his chest, a fingernail-sized yellow crystal was quietly hovering above the blood pill.

“Cuckoo-cuckoo-“

Something in his arms was frantically trying to burrow into his body, seemingly eager to snatch the yellow crystallized form.

“If it’s making the cuckoo bird this eager, it must be something valuable…”

Lu Yuan grabbed the cuckoo bird with two fingers by the back of its neck and pulled it out, watching as it desperately flapped in his hands.

Lu Yuan casually tossed the cuckoo bird aside.

With a “swoosh,”

No sooner had he thrown it out than it darted back, burrowing into Lu Yuan’s arms again.

This creature, previously uncatchable, now seemed impossible to drive away.

Clearly, the cuckoo bird had been forcefully pulling itself through trials, mostly aiming for the yellow crystallized form within its body.

Lu Yuan no longer cared about it and refocused his attention on the yellow crystal inside his own body.

He diverted a portion of his mental power, cautiously probing into the crystal.

Nothing unusual happened, but Lu Yuan felt unexpectedly comfortable.

The sensation was like being nestled in a mother’s embrace, warm and instantly free from any worries or pressure.

“Let’s try splitting some off…”

After thinking it over, Lu Yuan attempted to separate a strand of yellow light from the crystal for experimentation.

The process went smoothly, and soon a strand of yellow light was separated by Lu Yuan.

This strand of yellow light was very obedient, going wherever Lu Yuan directed it.

However, as Lu Yuan used his mental power to guide the yellow light through every corner of his body, there was absolutely no “chemical reaction.”

“What is this thing?”

Lu Yuan blinked, puzzled.

If it couldn’t be absorbed by the body… could it be a special material meant for crafting weapons or something?

As he pondered this, he directed the yellow light to the chest area where the Phoenix Essence was being continuously washed by the tides of his blood and Qi.

“Whoosh-“

Before Lu Yuan could react, the yellow light darted into the Phoenix Essence.

It was unclear whether it entered on its own or was drawn in.

Following this, the Phoenix Essence, which had been as solid as rock and only slightly diminished by thousands of washes, loosened up a bit.

“Boom!”

A massive surge of essence energy rolled off the Phoenix Essence, akin to a pigeon’s egg, and merged into the blood and Qi below, where the blood pill, nourished by this energy, instantly grew larger.

Lu Yuan felt as if his four basic attributes fluctuated slightly.

“This yellow light can actually accelerate the absorption of the Phoenix Essence?!”

Lu Yuan was both shocked and elated.

Ever since he had absorbed this batch of Phoenix Essence, his daily routine had been like mining, slowly and painstakingly extracting it, which felt like staring at a mountain of treasure with a sigh.

Now, with the help of the yellow light, he could speed up the absorption of the Phoenix Essence, and his strength was sure to surge significantly in a short time.

“Alright, let’s do a Mars collides with Earth!”

Lu Yuan’s eyes lit up. Clenching his teeth, he directly manipulated the entire yellow crystal and slammed it hard against the Phoenix Essence.

In an instant.

It was as if millions of thunders exploded in his mind, and millions of volcanoes erupted within his body.

Every single pore on Lu Yuan’s body emitted blinding yellow light and a radiant glow.

“Huff huff-“

Lu Yuan felt as if an endless surge of Strength was flowing inside him.

The cuckoo bird, which had been staying in his arms till now, seemed to go crazy as well. It flew out of his embrace, fluttering wildly around him, its beak agape, continuously swallowing the yellow light spilling from his body.

“Boom!”

Lu Yuan punched the ground beneath him.

The earth shook, and the ground cracked open, a huge fissure spreading from where his fist landed.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Lu Yuan jumped into the fiery breach.

Then came another loud “boom.”

The split earth rapidly closed back up.

It was as if… a great door was being forcefully pulled shut from the inside.