Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Young Gilas, Sandstorm King!

Chapter 167 Counterfeit!

Young Gilas was so dizzy from the light that it made a protesting "yo-ji yo-ji" sound, waving its little paws wildly, but keeping its mouth tightly shut.

Finished!

I really swallowed it!

Lin Xia's heart sank into an abyss, chilled to the bone.

Fear overwhelmed him like a tangible tide.

run!
We must run immediately!
He didn't even have time to pack anything; he scooped up the baby Gilas and tried to stuff it into his arms, with only one thought in his mind.

Charge out!
Bring Zhu Zhuqing with you!
immediately!

immediately!

Escape Xingluo City as fast as you can!
The only option is to escape! Escape to the deepest part of the mine and hide like a rat!

They barely survive by relying on Larvitar's talent for eating ores!
Cultivate! Become stronger!
So powerful that he can ignore the entire Star Luo Empire and reappear...

What a long and dark period those will be!

What should Zhu Zhuqing do?
Just as Lin Xia's thoughts were about to be completely consumed by the fear of being on the run, and she had even taken half a step forward—

"Burp~~!"

A long, clear, even slightly satisfied burp escaped from Young Gilas's throat, which he was holding tightly.

The sound was like a thunderclap in the deathly silent workshop!

Lin Xia froze instantly, looking down at the little one in her arms in disbelief.

Young Gilas was also looking up at him, and there was no trace of discomfort in his large, scarlet eyes.
Instead, it was filled with... an indescribable sense of pride?

There was even a hint of reassurance, like "Don't panic, master, watch my performance."

It patted its round belly, covered with lava-like shell, with its little paws, making a few crisp "thump-thump" sounds, and then called out "yo-ji yo-ji" in a slow and steady voice with a peculiar rhythm, as if it were humming some kind of song that only it could understand.

Lin Xia's heart pounded like a drum, a mixture of immense terror and a ridiculously faint hope suffocating him. He forced himself to calm down, staring intently at Young Kiras, trying to decipher the message contained in those simple syllables.

"...What...what did you say? Energy? Changing form? Distribution?"

Lin Xia's voice trembled so badly that every word seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth.

Young Kiras nodded its little head vigorously, its scarlet eyes gleaming with a confident light that said, "Leave it to me, no problem."

It stretched out its little paw and pointed to the piece of cut Illusionary Star Glass that Lin Xia had just used for comparison on the workbench.

Lin Xia held her breath, stiffly handing over the piece of Illusionary Star Glass like a puppet on a string.

The young Gilas took it, but didn't eat it right away. Instead, it patted it with its little paws and then sniffed it, looking picky as if to say, "The quality is okay, it can be processed."

Then, under Lin Xia's tense, almost explosive gaze, it opened its mouth and swallowed the pigeon-egg-sized piece of Illusion Star Glaze in one gulp!

"Gulu."

A clear swallowing sound.

Lin Xia felt her heart sink along with the stone, then float in mid-air.

He stared intently at Young Kiras's round belly, forgetting even to breathe.

The workshop was eerily quiet; even the light from the soul-guiding lamps seemed deathly pale.

One minute... two minutes... five minutes...

Time has never felt so long. Every second felt like an eternity.

Lin Xia's forehead was covered in a fine layer of cold sweat, and the clothes on her back were already soaked through, sticking to her skin and feeling icy cold.

He could even hear the roar of his own blood rushing through his eardrums.

Young Kirlas, on the other hand, seemed quite "busy".

Its eyes were closed, and a strange light, a mixture of earthy yellow and pale blue starlight, faintly emanated from its small body.

The dark gold dragon and crimson gold phoenix markings on his chest glowed slightly, as if they were working together to mobilize some kind of power.

A faint, grinding or smelting sound could be heard emanating from inside its body.

Just as Lin Xia's nerves were stretched to their limit, almost teetering on the brink of despair and collapse once again—

Young Gilas suddenly opened his eyes!
His scarlet eyes were incredibly bright!
Its little belly rippled strangely, like waves.

Then, it opened its mouth—

"puff!"

A sliver of warm light shot from its mouth, landing precisely on the velvet tray with a soft, crisp "ding."

Lin Xia's pupils suddenly contracted!
That was a gemstone!
The dark blue background is as deep as night!

Before Lin Xia could even see clearly, Young Gilas opened its mouth again—

"puff!"

The second drop of light fell, landing crisply on the tray, right next to the first one!
The light dissipated.

On the workbench, in the very center of a velvet tray, lay two... almost identical gemstones!

Lin Xia stood frozen in place as if under a spell, her eyes fixed on the two gems, forgetting even to blink.

The immense shock, like a tsunami, shattered all the barriers of his mind, leaving only blankness and deafening roar.

He trembled and almost crawled to the workbench, frantically picking up the soul-guided lens, turning the light to its brightest setting, and frantically comparing the two gems inch by inch and thread by thread!
The two gemstones have the exact same dark blue base color!
The countless tiny starlight inside now presents a near-perfect dynamic flow!
It's no longer the casual and unrestrained style of Illusionary Starry Sky Glass, but is full of profound and mysterious rhythm!
Like two miniature galaxy vortexes unfolding simultaneously!

No matter which angle you look at it from, the size, density, flow trajectory, and speed of the points are completely consistent!
They're like twins cut from the same mold!
Lin Xia cautiously released an extremely weak wisp of spiritual energy to probe it.

boom!
A pure, vast, ancient, and powerful stellar force, imbued with the rhythm of space, instantly returned!
The one on the left exudes a majestic and awe-inspiring aura, like a sleeping star god.

The one on the right also possessed a pure, vast, ancient, and majestic aura! Although upon closer inspection, the total energy of the one on the right seemed to be only about half that of the one on the left, the frequency of its energy fluctuations, the characteristics of the star's origin, and the faint yet real sense of spatial distortion... were exactly the same!
It's like the same star shining at different times!

Lin Xia's heart pounded as he tried to carefully inject a wisp of soul power into the "new" gem on the right.

hum!
The starlight inside the gem suddenly accelerated its flow, and a pure and gentle stellar power instantly fed back into his soul power circulation, carrying a familiar sense of tempering!

Although its strength is far less than the star power that the original gem can draw upon, the core characteristic of "communicating with the stars" has been perfectly simulated!
This will absolutely fool anyone who doesn't use full power or deep arcane detection!
"Gudong."

Lin Xia could clearly hear herself swallowing, because her throat was so dry it felt like it was on fire.

He suddenly looked up at Young Gilas, who was patting his little belly with his tiny paws and had a "praise me" expression on his face.

An immense, overwhelming joy of surviving the ordeal erupted from the depths of his heart like magma, instantly washing away all fear and despair, almost threatening to drown him completely!

“Youngkiras…”

Lin Xia's voice was terribly hoarse, trembling uncontrollably, and filled with an almost worshipful awe.

"You... what kind of magical cave is this belly of yours?!"

(End of this chapter)