Chapter 269: Then How About Being a Little Sun?

Time passed bit by bit, and Wang Ruiqing had not been exaggerating.

He said ten days, and in ten days, all three weapons were forged—top-tier eighth grade.

Retrieving the Lunar Blade and Sword, Jiang Changkong grasped the Solar Blade, feeling the terrifying power contained within.

If the energy within this blade were unleashed, it would be enough to annihilate a group of Star Spirit Peak experts.

Even with his own strength, it could amplify his power by thirty percent.

As for the Lunar Blade and Sword, their amplification was no weaker, if not stronger, than this blade.

Storing the blades, Jiang Changkong continued studying Star Script, translating the information in his mind.

Three months passed like this. Many people called or messaged him, but he didn’t respond to any of them.

The three families had contacted him, and people like Huo Qinglan and An Shanhe had also called.

But the one who contacted him the most was not them—it was Liangqiu Xuanyi.

Because he hadn’t replied for so long, Liangqiu Xuanyi directly threatened him with a small mineral vein, asking if he still wanted it.

Jiang Changkong ignored it all. Before fully mastering Star Script, he had no intention of going to the Void Realm.

Over these three months, he finally learned all the Star Script and could apply it proficiently.

The information in his mind was also fully translated.

The content of the information was: Power Pattern War Body, Taiyin War Body, Taiyang War Body.

When the Three Great Battle Physiques merged, they would form the Ultimate War Body.

Each of the Three Great Battle Physiques, when cultivated to the extreme, could lead to becoming a Celestial God. But merging the three would result in something even stronger.

Yin and Yang combined, with power as the foundation, returning to the origin, Attaining the Dao to become a Celestial God.

The three palaces corresponded to the cultivation methods of the Three Great Battle Physiques.

The complete three palaces, with nine levels, corresponded to the high-grade, top-grade, and the Celestial God Physique beyond the top grade.

What he had obtained was only half of the high-grade Star Array, and only half of the top-grade. The remaining half, along with the Celestial God Physique, was stored on the ninth level.

Those Near-Deities had all gone for these three Celestial God Physiques.

They had sought their respective War Body methods. Whether any of them had Attained the Dao and become Celestial Gods, Jiang Changkong didn’t know. He only knew that over a hundred had died in the War Palace.

The Three Great Battle Physiques could be cultivated separately into three distinct War Bodies, but merging them would achieve the ultimate strength.

However, there was a condition: one had to be a Near-Deity, with all Three Great Battle Physiques at the Near-Deity level, before attempting to merge them.

“Three Great Battle Physiques—though I don’t believe in any so-called ‘ultimate’ strength,” Jiang Changkong pondered. What ultimate strength? Of course, his own strength was the ultimate!

Upon reaching the Stellar Body realm, one would condense a Stellar Body—what was referred to as a Stellar Body.

Either he could find methods to condense Taiyin and Taiyang Stellar Bodies himself, or he could upgrade on his own.

And this merging had to wait until the Near-Deity level? To hell with that—upgrading on his own was far more reliable.

What truly caught his attention was one piece of information: the Power Pattern War Body, upon reaching the Near-Deity level, would grant an indestructible physical body!

Even if the person died, the body would not perish; the power would not fade. This was why the Power Runes could still roar—the person was dead, but the body lived on!

Jiang Changkong felt fortunate that he also cultivated his physical body and that they hadn’t provoked that corpse. Otherwise, he might have witnessed what it meant to shatter a star with a single punch.

As for the Star Script in the Stellar Embryo, he now understood its function: it could accelerate the refinement of the Power Pattern War Body, speeding up the transformation of the War Body during breakthroughs, all the way to the Near-Deity level. Beyond that, it had no other use.

After clarifying all this information, Jiang Changkong left directly, moving far from the abyss and heading to the surface to break through.

Finding an uninhabited area, Jiang Changkong began his ascension. First, he raised all his martial arts and array techniques to the peak of the Stellar Embryo realm.

At the peak of the Stellar Embryo realm, he gained another Power Rune—seven in total!

Immediately after, he stepped into the Stellar Body realm.

A Stellar Body Martial Artist merges the Stellar Embryo with the body, achieving a special physique!

Within the Eight-Star Gate, Jiang Changkong’s Stellar Embryo absorbed boundless Star Power, swelling up.

The Stellar Embryo rapidly expanded, directly stepping out of the Star Gate. As it grew larger, it also grew fainter.

The Power Runes on its surface trembled violently as the Stellar Body manifested, devouring the power of the Stellar Embryo.

Then, the Stellar Embryo erupted with various lights—Taiyin, Taiyang, the intangible Tyrant Blade, and pale clouds.

There was also the intangible Divine Control Art, Yin-Yang Taiji—all sorts of powers burst forth from within the Stellar Embryo.

The Divine Control Art and Tyrant Blade Stellar Body even allowed his body to become transparent, transforming into an intangible energy form.

The Power Runes on Jiang Changkong’s body faded away, replaced by new patterns.

Across his entire form, countless patterns interwove, forming a Star Array and condensing into a special constitution.

In his mind, Star Arrays for six martial arts also emerged.

The Three-meter Golden Body belonged to the Force Pattern Star Array and did not need to be re-condensed.

The six martial arts continuously shimmered across his body, interweaving into Star Arrays.

Bright Moon Stellar Body, Holy Sun Stellar Body, White Cloud Stellar Body, Divine Control Stellar Body, Tyrant Blade Stellar Body, and Taiji Stellar Body.

All were Stellar Bodies formed according to their respective techniques, perfectly harmonizing with his own being!

There was no fusion as he had imagined, but he could freely switch between Stellar Bodies without revealing them, making it impossible for others to detect.

And with the Taiji Yin-Yang Art’s ability to differentiate Yin and Yang, he could simultaneously employ three Stellar Bodies, one of which was the Taiji Stellar Body.

With the six Stellar Bodies condensed, this time without anyone’s assistance, Jiang Changkong could only let them form naturally, quietly contemplating and comprehending.

In the outside world, the six martial arts manifested extraordinary phenomena.

Six Star Arrays spread out from Jiang Changkong as the center, sweeping across a radius of ten thousand meters.

Star Demons that inadvertently wandered in were instantly annihilated.

Fortunately, he had chosen a deserted location; otherwise, there might have been many casualties.

The gap between those below the high rank and those at the high rank was simply too vast.

As the Stellar Embryo fused with his body, the Power Runes at its brow also manifested on his own forehead.

Thankfully, these Power Runes could be hidden with a single thought, without even consuming any Star Power.

Thus, three days passed before the changes within Jiang Changkong’s body finally ceased.

Every corner of his body brimmed with surging Star Power, condensing into special patterns.

With a single thought, Jiang Changkong rapidly shrank. Another thought, and he began to grow larger again.

Of course, this ability to change size at will had its limits—at most, he could reach a height of one hundred meters, and his strength would neither increase nor decrease.

When shrinking, he could reduce to the size of a fist at most, with no change in strength either way.

Only then did he check his own data:

Jiang Changkong: Stellar Body Initial Stage

High-Rank Mid-Grade Martial Arts:

Three-meter Golden Body: Beginner 1/200,000

Taiji Yin-Yang Art: Beginner 1/200,000

Tyrant Blade: Beginner 1/200,000

Holy Sun Technique: Beginner 1/200,000

Divine Control Art: Beginner 1/200,000

Bright Moon Art: Beginner 1/200,000

White Cloud Nine Layers Scripture: Beginner 1/200,000

High-Rank Mid-Grade Array Dao:

Battle Form Star Array Diagram (Incomplete): Beginner 1/200,000

Essence, Energy, and Spirit: 11,656,115.4

With over ten million points remaining, Jiang Changkong did not hesitate and continued to upgrade.

Jiang Changkong: Stellar Body Mid-Stage

High-Rank Mid-Grade Martial Arts:

Three-meter Golden Body: Minor Achievement 1/1,200,000

Taiji Yin-Yang Art: Minor Achievement 1/1,200,000

Tyrant Blade: Minor Achievement 1/1,200,000

Holy Sun Technique: Minor Achievement 1/1,200,000

Divine Control Art: Minor Achievement 1/1,200,000

Bright Moon Art: Minor Achievement 1/1,200,000

White Cloud Nine Layers Scripture: Minor Achievement 1/1,200,000

High-Rank Mid-Grade Array Dao:

Battle Form Star Array Diagram (Incomplete): Minor Achievement 1/1,200,000

Essence, Qi, and Spirit: 10,056,115.4

“Calculating it this way, it’s only enough for me to step into the Late Star Body Stage.”

Jiang Changkong sighed softly and chose to upgrade.

The Star Power within his body surged once again, and the Star Array Patterns on his body became even more intricate.

In his mind, insights about Star Arrays also increased.

The enhancement of the Power Runes Battle Diagram allowed him to comprehend more about the Star Array in his mind.

Stepping into the Late Star Body Stage brought another earth-shaking change in his strength. If he encountered someone like Yao Qing, who was at the Star Body Peak, he could easily overpower them.

As for Huo Qinglan, he wasn’t sure. She had obtained the Near-God method, and her strength had advanced further. It was better not to seek death by challenging her to a spar.

Jiang Changkong moved slightly, transforming into a small sun.

The Holy Sun Stellar Body activated, and the Stellar Body Patterns continuously flowed across his body’s surface. Jiang Changkong watched the data, which trembled but only trembled.

“No wonder. This truly is cultivation, but progress is very slow.”

Jiang Changkong confirmed that maintaining this state would cause the Stellar Body Patterns to continuously circulate, tempering his body and enhancing his Star Power.

It also strengthened the cultivation of Star Arrays. This was equivalent to a cultivation state, which was why those Stellar Body Martial Artists so enjoyed becoming light spheres.

So, should he become a small sun from now on?

Jiang Changkong glanced at the data for Major Achievement. Upgrading a single martial art required 7.2 million Essence, Qi, and Spirit.

He felt as if he had been screwed over. He had eliminated twenty-one High-Rank Martial Artists and seized the Sin Domain, yet he only had 200 million Essence, Qi, and Spirit.

If things continued like this, how many High-Rank Martial Artists would he have to kill to upgrade?

Could it be that he would have to excavate the entire Void Realm?

Forget it, no need to dwell on it. He should return first, contact Liangqiu Xuanyi, and ask her for information about small mineral veins.

It was time to pioneer the Void Realm, and he also needed to take another look at the Lunar Yin Broken Sword.

His base should be almost completed. He hoped the three families hadn’t carelessly thrown together some garbage for him.