Chapter 623 - 375: Picking a Star for You
Chapter 623: Chapter 375: Picking a Star for You
Soon, the ground was littered with the corpses of Exotic Beasts. Among them were seven at the Saint Tier.
"Let’s go. We’re heading inside Ceres," Li Xiang said, using his Earth Escape Superpower to take Luo Feifei with him.
With her strength at the Peak of Divine Tier, Luo Feifei could also travel deep underground, just not as quickly as Li Xiang.
"There’s really an underground ocean?"
But Ceres only had a diameter of just over nine hundred kilometers, so the underground ocean was merely a hundred kilometers or so wide. They quickly passed through it.
They entered the unique Dark Cosmic Space near Ceres’s Star Core. Inside, as expected, was a powerful Divine Tier Exotic Beast, which was drawing power from the "Heart of Ceres."
The scene was littered with the corpses of several other Divine Tier Exotic Beasts, and the victor had already begun to fuse with the planet’s will.
However, it was far from complete. With a single glance, the experienced Li Xiang estimated that the "progress bar" of the beast’s Fusion with Ceres was only at about 40%.
"Attack!" Li Xiang and Luo Feifei exchanged a knowing glance and attacked simultaneously. Even if the Fusion had been complete, with his power in the Moon Wheel Divine King Realm, he could have forcibly killed it and snatched the prize.
The poor Divine Tier Exotic Beast was quite powerful in its own right and had gone through untold hardships, defeating many competitors to claim Ceres. Little did it know that Li Xiang and Luo Feifei would come knocking to pluck the fruit of its labor.
In less than thirty exchanges, the Tier Thirty-Eight Divine Tier Exotic Beast met a violent end.
This Exotic Beast was also massive, though smaller than the Divine Tier Exotic Beasts on the Moon and Earth. At eighty to ninety kilometers tall, its form was similar to the giant, ugly, two-headed, eighteen-legged spider monster they had seen on the surface. Its name was the "Dual-headed Frost Spider."
System: "Congratulations, Host. For killing the Tier Thirty-Eight Mutated Creature ’Dual-headed Frost Spider,’ you are awarded 380 million Achievement Points, three Tier Thirty-Eight Mutated Spiritual Medicines ’Godfall Frost Crystal Fruits,’ and one Tier Thirty-Six Divine Tier Extraordinary Item ’Frost Splintering Sky Stab’."
Li Xiang glanced at the White Tiger Sword Luo Feifei was still using and immediately took out the new loot to give to her.
Both the Godfall Frost Crystal Fruits and the Frost Splintering Sky Stab were actually a perfect fit for Luo Feifei.
They had come to the right planet.
Not only was the planet’s Attribute a good match, but even the loot "dropped" by the Divine Tier Exotic Beast they killed was perfect for her.
Since she had already performed Dual Cultivation with Li Xiang and was now his, Luo Feifei didn’t stand on ceremony and happily equipped her new gear.
She tested her newly acquired "Frost Splintering Sky Stab" and felt it was a perfect match for her. This Divine Soldier was also a long, narrow thrusting sword, even more slender than the White Tiger Sword, but its quality was a whole major tier higher.
It had several Extraordinary Attributes, such as "Luck," "Critical Strike," and "Rift." The "Rift" attribute, in particular, had a chance to tear open a spatial fissure. Combined with her Space-Time Anchor Superpower, its might would be greatly enhanced, offering countless ingenious applications.
A Divine Soldier naturally needs Divine Armor to go with it. Li Xiang sifted through his Otherworldly Warehouse and picked out a piece called the Mystic Abyss Frost-Soul Armor for Luo Feifei.
This Divine Armor was as high as Tier Thirty-Five. It was a reward "dropped" by one of the Divine Tier Exotic Beasts he had killed during an ambush on the Moon.
In truth, he didn’t have many Divine Tier Extraordinary Items. He had been specifically saving this one because it contained the Frost Attribute, thinking he would one day give it to Luo Feifei.
’I thought I’d never get the chance... but who knew Luo Feifei would actually come back!’
"Brother Xiang, it’s so good to have you!" Luo Feifei was so moved she was on the verge of tears. The main reason was that she had been all alone in a distant Star Realm, fighting for everything herself and relying on her own strength. Now that she was back, she was immediately being pampered and doted on like a princess.
"I have some experience to share with you," Li Xiang said, holding her in his arms. He was now in the Divine King Realm and had experience from his Fusion with the Heart of the Moon. So, he once again began Dual Cultivation with Luo Feifei, imparting his precious experience and insights to her in a unique way.
Imparting knowledge during Dual Cultivation would leave a much deeper impression and lead to a more profound understanding.
With Li Xiang’s help, it was as if Luo Feifei had divine assistance. Adding to that her own status as a Quasi-Divine King and her astonishing talent, it took her only ten days to resonate with "Ceres."
This planet was much smaller than the Moon, so the Fusion process would take less time.
But even with Li Xiang’s aid, Luo Feifei estimated it would take her at least a year and a half to succeed.
"Why don’t you go back first? I’ll be fine here alone. I’ll come find you after I succeed," Luo Feifei said. She knew Li Xiang was Earth’s greatest combat power, and if he was away for too long, any unforeseen incident on Earth could have unpredictable consequences if he couldn’t get back in time to help.
"I’ll stay and stand guard for you. I can’t rest easy leaving you here alone," Li Xiang said worriedly.
"I’ve already resonated with Ceres. I can’t make any other promises, but my early warning capabilities are top-notch. Besides, I have a trump card up my sleeve!" Luo Feifei said with a fair bit of confidence.
"What trump card?" During their reunion, they had endless things to talk about and had engaged in Dual Cultivation many times, but there were still many things they hadn’t had time to share.
A spiritual light flashed between Luo Feifei’s brows. She summoned the Star Map from within her Space-Time Anchor, materializing it before her.
She circled an area with her slender fingers and swiped outwards, zooming in on the Star Map. Li Xiang’s eyes lit up. He asked, "Is that the Solar System?"
"Yes." Luo Feifei zoomed in on the Star Map again and pointed to a blue planet. "This is Earth. I have Earth’s coordinates."
"And then?" Li Xiang asked.
Luo Feifei took out the Frost Splintering Sky Stab and made a light slash. A spatial rift appeared before them. The Space-Time Anchor between her brows pulsed with spiritual light, enveloping the spatial rift.
The spatial rift flickered unstably, but once the Space-Time Anchor locked onto it, it immediately stabilized.
"Xiang, I’ll send you back to Earth," Luo Feifei said, her chin tilting up in a display of cute pride.
"Whoa, you can do that?" Li Xiang’s gaze on Luo Feifei grew even more fervent. ’She really is a treasure.’
Luo Feifei took his hand, and they stepped through the spatial rift, appearing on the summit of Taishan.
"I’ve also recorded Ceres’s coordinates on the Star Map. You can rest easy now, right?" Luo Feifei hugged him, reluctant to let go. They had only just reunited and now had to part again.
Li Xiang was also reluctant to part. He stroked her silky hair and said, "Since it’s this convenient, I’ll stay and keep you company for a few more days."
The two of them passed through the spatial rift again and returned to within Ceres.
This kind of temporary spatial rift, even when stabilized by the Space-Time Anchor, couldn’t exist for too long. It would disappear in just three to five minutes. Still, three to five minutes was enough time for them to travel back and forth.
「Three days later.」
Luo Feifei opened another spatial rift. This time, she didn’t accompany Li Xiang through but instead watched him leave. She was afraid that if she went with him, she wouldn’t be able to bear parting and would just pull him back again.
"Tell my mother not to worry too much," Luo Feifei urged.
"Don’t worry. I’ve been taking good care of your mom."
"Miss me."
Seeing Li Xiang arrive safely on the summit of Taishan, Luo Feifei used her Space-Time Anchor to close the rift. Then, she began to focus wholeheartedly on fusing with the "Heart of Ceres."