Chapter 728: 715 Divine Star Nexus_1
At the same time, Chu Qin and the others entered the Dimensional Passage and arrived in another space.
The Dimensional Passage also closed behind them.
Once he saw the surrounding area was safe, Chu Qin immediately dismounted from Pluton and walked towards Shi Tian Di, "Senior Shi Tian Di, are you alright?"
Hearing this, everyone turned their gaze toward Chu Qin, hoping to get Shi Tian Di's response.
"Rest assured, I'm fine! It seems that it's not yet my time to die!" Shi Tian Di replied, "Chu Qin, young friend, who exactly was that person just now? I have never seen such a mighty figure before!"
One could imagine just how formidable the Gluttonous Ogre must be to elicit such words from Shi Tian Di.
"I don't know who he is either," Chu Qin answered.
"Ah? You don't know?" Shi Tian Di and Luo Tianyun and the others were all surprised.
"Chu Qin, young friend, is that even possible? You don't know his identity, yet he has saved you time and again?" Luo Tianyun asked.
Chu Qin gave a light smile, "Senior Tianyun, I truly don't know!"
Chu Qin then recounted his romantic encounter on Sacred Fire Star to everyone.
"What! A meal, a string of candied hawthorns!" Xiaowu said, somewhat astonished.
"Yes, at that time, he also helped me save Xixue's imperial father," Chu Qin nodded.
"Alas, it seems that he is a reclusive supreme powerhouse!" Luo Tianyun said, "Chu Qin, young friend, your luck is truly extraordinary."
"Could it be that you are the legendary son of fortune?" Shi Tian Di joked as well.
"Both seniors, please stop teasing me," Chu Qin said with a light smile, "Besides, we have not even left the Pixiu Secret Realm yet. Joking now is premature!"
"Right, right, right!"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Speaking of which, is this Pixiu's tomb? Why is it pitch-black?" Luo Yiyi asked, puzzled.
"Pluton!" Chu Qin called out to Pluton.
Pluton nodded and immediately emanated an extremely brilliant radiance, and in an instant, the pitch-black space was fully illuminated!
The scene in front of them nearly scared everyone to death.
What they saw was an immensely giant beast lying before them.
The creature was golden and jade in color, with a body similar to that of a tiger or leopard, yet its tail was that of a dragon's. Its scales glistened with dazzling luster, it had a pair of wings on its shoulders that seemed unable to spread, and it had a backward-tilting single horn on its head.
This ferocious beast's aura was so overwhelming that Chu Qin and Luo Tianyun both felt nearly suffocated!
"Is this, could this be the Pixiu?" Wang Qiu'er clutched her chest, her complexion pained, "Chu Qin, I feel so uncomfortable!"
The Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor were also struggling immensely.
Upon hearing this, Chu Qin massaged Wang Qiu'er's chest for her, and then stuffed a piece of medicinal herb into her mouth.
"Everyone, take some of these Immortal Herbs; it can help alleviate the pressure!" Chu Qin then passed the remaining Immortal Herbs to Xiang Li, Xiaowu, Luo Yiyi, and the others.
Chu Qin had anticipated that the Pixiu would be extraordinary, so he had prepared some in advance.
After taking the Immortal Herbs from Chu Qin, that feeling of pressure finally subsided.
"This Pixiu, it must be dead already!" Luo Tianyun said, "I really didn't expect that a dead Pixiu could still emit such a terrifying aura."
"Grandpa Tianyun, is it really dead?" Luo Yiyi asked, "Could it be, it's not dead?"
"Rest assured, Yi Yi, it is indeed dead," Chu Qin replied. "Pluton told me it has no signs of life whatsoever, it's just a carcass now!"
Hearing this, the crowd let out a sigh of relief. Otherwise, if a fight broke out here, one slap from the Pixiu would kill them, with nowhere to hide.
"Chu Qin, isn't the Pixiu an Ancestral Level Being? Its lifespan should be eternal; why would it die?" Xiaowu asked.
"In fact, there's no such thing as an eternal being," Luo Yiyi said, "Superpowers have proposed that though Divine Power beings can be immortal in appearance, a Divine King can live up to twenty billion years at most, and a Supreme God only a hundred billion years. The higher the realm, the longer the lifespan. Since the birth of the universe, no one knows how many eons have passed, so it's normal for the Pixiu to grow old and die."
Hearing this, Chu Qin nodded thoughtfully. If the Pixiu could die of old age, then why was the Azure Dragon still alive?
Logically, the Azure Dragon predates the Pixiu and might even have been the creator of the Pixiu.
There's only one possibility, the realm of the Azure Dragon is higher than that of the Pixiu!
"Right, where is the Pixiu Treasure?" Ice Emperor asked.
"This is the treasure!" Luo Yiyi said, "The body of the Pixiu, its entire being is a treasure, and if trained into a puppet like Thunder Emperor did, it would be even more powerful."
"Then, how are we supposed to take it out?" Shi Yao questioned, "We can't even use our Soul-Guiding Divine Artifacts, we surely can't just carry it out, can we?"
"It's too heavy to lift!" Luo Yiyi replied, "Don't be fooled by the Pixiu's size. Legend has it that its weight is greater than an entire galaxy, I reckon not even Chu Qin's Pluton could lift it!"
"Hmm, Yi Yi is right!" Chu Qin nodded, "Pluton can't lift it, but let's search for other clues!"
System had instructed that one could learn how to use the Supreme Qinglong Seal here, so it definitely wouldn't be so simple.
"Chu Qin, come over here and look, what is that?" After a search, Shi Yao pointed at a beam of light and asked.
The group immediately walked over to where Shi Yao was.
Looking in that direction, they saw a purple, crystal-clear, transparent column of light.
"This thing, why does it look somewhat familiar?" Life God King was the first to speak.
"Hey, Second Brother, doesn't this column of light somewhat resemble the Nexus light column of our Giant God Star?" Shi Xun Dao said to Shi Xun Xian.
"Right, it does feel a bit like a Divine Star's Nexus pillar," Luo Yiyi added.
"Could it be, this is the Nexus of the Divine Star within the Pixiu Secret Realm!" Luo Tianyun also expressed surprise.
"Grandpa Tianyun, if that's the case, does controlling this Spiritual center mean controlling the Divine Star?" Luo Yiyi asked.
"In theory, that would be the case, and controlling the Divine Star would cause a Demi-Emperor to immediately ascend to Supreme God. Ownership of all planets would undergo rapid growth, helping a Pinnacle God King to advance to Demi-Emperor, not to mention even greater advancements for those below the rank of God King," Luo Tianyun explained, "But a Divine Star is no ordinary planet; handling its energy is immensely challenging, and its owner should be this Pixiu. It surely left a seal within it. Although it's dead, breaking its seal won't be easy."
"So, Grandpa Tianyun, does that mean we can't control the Divine Star?" Luo Yiyi asked, "Couldn't we gather Grandpa Cangqiong and my father and everyone else here?"
"Hmm," Luo Tianyun answered, "Not to mention our Luo Family, even the entire Ancient Family combined wouldn't have the power to control this Divine Star."
"The Divine Star, unless created by oneself, is very difficult, no, impossible, to harness its power."
"Not necessarily!" Chu Qin interjected.
"Young friend Chu Qin, what did you say?" Luo Tianyun inquired.
"I said, I may have a way to control this Divine Star!" Chu Qin said with a slight smile.