C1291 The Gift of God

After their passionate embrace, reality inevitably came back into focus. Yuan Lianyao's true body remained with the Red Devil Sect, and even if Yu Yuan wanted to take her away, he couldn't simply leave with just her Yang God. Without her true body, the Yang God was akin to a rootless weed, unlikely to advance further in cultivation—a path fraught with obstacles, much like Yan Ziyang of the Ghost Spirit Sect.

Yu Yuan certainly didn't want Yuan Lianyao to end up like Yan Ziyang. The Red Devil Sect, protected by a supreme Primordial Spirit, was not to be trifled with. After careful thought, he realized that he and Yuan Lianyao would have to endure a period of separation. Only when the Red Devil Sect declined, or when he became powerful enough to demand her release, would he be free from worry. At the very least, Yuan Lianyao's Yang God should return to her true body to discreetly escape the sect's influence. The current situation was far from ideal.

"Listen to Faang Yao. You should head to the Galaxy Crossing managed by the Profound Sky Sect as soon as possible. The Deep Starfield is currently too perilous, with threats like the Void Spirit Succubus, Origin Realm Gate, Pei Yuling, the ancient beings of Dark Elfkind, and possibly the Chaos Roc en route."

"Don't linger; make your departure swift," Yu Yuan urged.

Yuan Lianyao was filled with reluctance, her mind still savoring the sweetness of their recent embrace and Yu Yuan's gallant devotion.

"As for the imperfection within your Yang God form..." Yu Yuan stroked his chin, deep in thought about how to help this stunning City Lord Sister address the delicate fissures on her neck.

Just then, Yu Yiyi's cauldron soul transmitted a message from afar, "She's awake. You need to return immediately."

Yu Yuan was startled. The next instant, a searing sensation emanated from the Yellow Court point within his lower dantian. His diligently cultivated Glorious Heavenly Wheel sprang into action, and his soul, as if touched by an enigmatic force, detected a significant anomaly. He turned around, looking back in astonishment.

Within the Deep Starfield, thousands of miles away from him, a dark red meteorite suddenly burst into fragments!

At the heart of the meteorite, a dazzling red crystal shone brightly, as if it bore the imprint of the sun's birth and its absorption of the universe's fiery energy. It grew steadily into a crystalline core, eternally radiating light that brought illumination and the mysteries of life to the entire realm.

It was unmistakably a solar nucleus!

In the Boundless Great World, Sun Essence Fire was already considered a Heaven Level treasure. But a solar nucleus... that was of Divine Level!

A Divine Level spiritual material signified that it could be used to forge and smelt into an Artifact!

Whoosh!

Driven by some mysterious force, this solar nucleus burst forth from the shattered stone and soared through the void.

Crack!

Another solar nucleus, sealed by a secret technique, lay hidden within a pile of shattered meteorites.

Suddenly, a mysterious power struck from above, blasting apart all the meteorites and activating the solar nucleus that had been meticulously sealed by a Silver Scale Clan tribe.

Whoosh!

The second solar nucleus also screamed into the air, speeding away.

Yet another blood-red meteorite was being penetrated by streams of fiery light. Xu Jingyao of the Primordial Yang Sect wielded the Fire God Spear, tirelessly chiseling away at the stone.

Xu Jingyao's eyes blazed with fervor as he whispered, "Almost there! With such a massive solar nucleus, I can reforge my Yang God body once more!"

Back in the Illusion Starfield, he had sustained grave injuries, and his Yang God had been shattered. Zhu Huan had used transcendent techniques to reconstruct it.

The reassembled Yang God had many flaws, and he had been diligently repairing it.

Wielding the Fire God Spear, he had been communicating with the Artifact Soul, scouring the Outer Battlefield for an object that could aid in mending his Yang God.

He was overjoyed upon discovering this place and sensing the solar nucleus!

Legend had it that in the now fragmented Deep Starfield, there once burned a sun even more resplendent than the Illusion Starfield, a sun of a higher order. This immense sun's radiance was so intense that even the mighty beings of the Silver Scale Clan and the Asura Clan from nearby starfields could see it.

Alas, such a splendid sun also perished in a catastrophic racial conflict.

And within that fierce sun lay the most treasured wonder—a solar nucleus.

It was akin to the heart of a Demon God!

When Xu Jingyao plunged into the yellow sun within the Illusion Starfield, with the aid of the Fire God Spear, he did so merely to gather Sun Essence Fire to purify and temper his Yang God body.

The heart of a sun, the Solar Nucleus, was a divine treasure beyond compare, not something he could easily capture.

He was merely a Yang God, not at the Unrestrained Stage, and certainly not a Primordial Spirit.

A Divine Level Solar Nucleus could heal his wounds and restore his Yang God to its former glory, even refining it several times over!

Indeed, for those at the Unrestrained Stage and Primordial Spirits, a Solar Nucleus was exceedingly rare and could be assimilated into their very essence.

With the Artifact's assistance, Xu Jingyao had finally located such a place, confirming the presence of a residual Solar Nucleus, and was ready to harvest it.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The meteorite, long resistant to his attacks, shattered suddenly under the influence of an unknown force.

In an instant, a fire crystal resembling a miniaturized sun burst forth, scattering Sun Essence Fire as it hurtled through the void for millions of miles.

Xu Jingyao stood, stunned by the spectacle, unable to react for quite some time.

"Who is it? Who dares to snatch prey from the jaws of a tiger!?"

Xu Jingyao roared, his soul thoughts and the Artifact Soul of the Fire God Spear linking in a flash.

He commanded the Fire God Spear to exert its full might, to carry his Yang God form in hot pursuit of the massive Solar Nucleus.

But the Fire God Spear did not respond with urgency.

"Why?!"

Xu Jingyao's rage simmered down to a quiet fury, his menacing visage gradually easing.

He understood the Artifact Soul of the Fire God Spear; he knew it would have acted without his command if there was certainty, absent any anomalies or irregularities.

Its stillness signified one thing—the Artifact Soul lacked confidence.

"It must be the Death Bird associated with Yu Yuan..."

The Artifact Soul's thoughts came through, tinged with a sense of grievance and helplessness.

"She has grown stronger. Despite the vast distance between us, her divine power managed to reach us in a mere moment. My advice is this: no matter her intentions, we should steer clear of her. And we should also avoid the area where the Solar Nucleus has flown." The Artifact Soul's words were earnest.

Xu Jingyao paused briefly before saying, "A true man knows when to bend and when to stand tall. For now, let's just steer clear."

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Yu Yuan and Yuan Lianyao stood in disbelief, gazing at three differently sized fire crystals that emitted a destructive scarlet blaze, now present in this vast expanse.

"Solar nuclei! And three of them!"

Faang Yao of the Red Devil Sect rushed over from his distant retreat.

He rubbed his bald head, his face a canvas of confusion and uncertainty, as he exclaimed, "Yu Yuan, why have three solar nuclei suddenly appeared? After the Deep Starfield shattered, the sun also exploded. The solar nuclei hidden within should have been completely mined over the years."

"To think there were three that slipped through the net and ended up here!"

"Do you realize that the solar nucleus is a Divine Level treasure? Even our Demonic Seed is desperate to acquire it! The cultivators of the Primordial Yang Sect and our Red Devil Sect at the Unrestrained Stage scour the world for solar nuclei, seeking to integrate them into their dharma!"

"Three! To find three solar nuclei is utterly astonishing!"

He rambled on incessantly.

For any Red Devil Sect powerhouse, the solar nucleus was a coveted treasure. Naturally, he was intensely eager to possess it.

Yet, he was acutely aware that these three solar nuclei were not meant for him, nor were they within his reach.

"Cough, cough..."

Yu Yuan coughed awkwardly, his expression peculiar.

Thousands of miles away, Yu Yiyi, with whom he shared a soul connection, had clearly conveyed the empress's directive: do not tarry and make haste to join her.

The three solar nuclei before him emanated a faint, barely perceptible aura of regeneration.

Who else could it be?

"This is for you," Yu Yuan said, smiling.

"Ah!"

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