Douluo Continent: The World Shines with Stars

Chapter 52 Sacrifice

Night fell, and moonlight spilled onto the lake's surface. Such a beautiful scene went unappreciated, as everyone on the shore of Moon Lake stared intently at Xu Mingxi, who sat cross-legged on the ground.

After swallowing the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, Xu Mingxi felt an unnamed burning sensation rising from the deepest part of her body, gradually spreading to her limbs and bones.

It felt as if every part of her body was being scorched by flames. Intense pain swept over her entire body. Xu Mingxi clenched her teeth and swallowed the agonizing screams that were about to escape her lips.

The Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower is an extremely domineering pure yang immortal herb, while the Star Crown Martial Soul originally had no related attributes. Now, trying to artificially mutate it is far more difficult than evolving the Martial Soul.

The sect leader and the others were watching the surrounding commotion from the outside, but their eyes couldn't help but glance at Xu Mingxi, whose skin was burning red from the heat.

Xu Mingxi emanated a scorching aura. Centered on his body, the surrounding plants had withered and died, and even the Fourth Elder, who was closest to him, had to move away from him.

The crowd waited from night to day, and then from day to night. Under the sect leader's astonished gaze, starlight came from all directions and converged on Xu Mingxi.

His flushed skin gradually returned to its normal color, and his expression changed from ferocious to peaceful. As the heat dissipated, Xu Mingxi slowly opened his eyes.

A golden light flashed, and Xu Mingxi's originally black eyes turned golden, neither sharp nor unrestrained, but filled with a majestic aura.

Two pairs of golden eyes met, and the Yangyan Crow let out a cry. A dazzling golden-red light spread from its brow, transforming into a golden-red halo that instantly expanded outwards.

Crimson flames burned on its body, consuming its life, its cultivation, and everything else, before transforming into a golden-red shadow that entered Xu Mingxi's body.

Within Xu Mingxi's spiritual sea, the figure of Yang Yanwu appeared, then shattered instantly, leaving only a remnant soul that surged forth, gathering all the energy of its soul beast body to transform into a pitch-black soul ring.

"I have no choice but to obey the command of the revered god. My remnant soul will reside within the soul ring. Let me see just how far you can go."

A clear female voice suddenly rang in Xu Mingxi's ears, and the words she spoke were intriguing, but he was no longer able to ponder their deeper meaning.

He was originally a level 70 Soul Emperor. Most of the medicinal power of the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower could not be converted into Soul Power for growth and was basically stored in his body. Now, under the sacrifice of Yang Yanwu, it has been drawn out.

Two energies converged within his body, constantly intertwining and entwining. Fortunately, they shared the same properties, preventing Xu Mingxi from exploding and dying, but intense pain erupted within him, far more violent than before.

The pain almost made him faint. He tried to bite his tongue to wake himself up, but due to his lack of experience, he accidentally bit off a piece of flesh. The taste of blood filled his mouth, but thankfully he finally regained some consciousness.

Sweat poured from his head, evaporating before it even hit the ground due to the intense heat. Xu Mingxi's body was constantly undergoing a cycle of destruction and repair.

The starlight around him flowed into his body, which not only accelerated his recovery, but more importantly, as the starlight flowed through his meridians, the explosive energy in his body seemed to be sorted out, constantly merging and gradually returning to calm.

Amidst the worried gazes of the crowd, Xu Mingxi opened her eyes, her seventh spirit ring lit up, and a huge phantom of a star crown appeared.

Everyone could clearly see that on Xu Mingxi's star crown, the golden gem on the right had been tinged with crimson. At this moment, this golden-red gem was the most dazzling presence in the night in everyone's eyes, even the silver gem on the left, which gathered endless moonlight, could not conceal its brilliance.

As Xu Mingxi raised his right hand, golden-red light shone from the star crown. The sect leader reached out and touched it. He felt a gentle warmth from the light, but more than that, a domineering heat.

"Mingxi, you really succeeded?"

"Yes, just as we envisioned, I can now make initial use of sunlight."

Xu Mingxi became extremely excited. He hadn't expected his plan to actually succeed, but he quickly calmed down. What exactly did Yang Yanwu mean by what he said during the sacrifice?

Xu Mingxi could understand the remnant soul; after a soul beast dies, a portion of its soul remains in its soul ring. If given the chance in the future, he would definitely revive the Yangyanwu. But who was the Venerable God?

Looking up at the sky, only the bright moon and stars hung high in the darkness of the night. Xu Mingxi had a certain guess about the Venerable God that Yang Yanwu mentioned. On this Douluo Continent, there must be those beings that Yang Yanwu could call Venerable Gods.

Unbeknownst to him, the moment he absorbed the spirit ring and began to control the sunlight, a goddess cast her gaze upon him, adding a brand new mark to his body.

The passing of Yangyanwu brought Moon Lake back to peace. The giant tree on the island in the middle of the lake glanced at Xu Mingxi with complicated eyes, and the face on the tree trunk disappeared, returning to its usual ordinary appearance.

Moon Lake is the junction of the core area and the inner area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, where 100,000-year-old soul beasts, or even stronger soul beasts, may appear at any time.

Xu Mingxi and the two elders no longer recognized the path they had taken to obtain their fifth spirit ring. The group had no choice but to follow the scorch marks in the forest and the poison array left by Dugu Bo as they retraced their steps and embarked on their journey home.

Along the way, no foolish soul beasts dared to harass them. The sect leader led the team at breakneck speed through the Star Dou Great Forest. Just as they returned to the territory of the Yangyan Bird, a loud roar rang out not far away, attracting everyone's attention.

They didn't want to cause any trouble and wanted to leave the Star Dou Great Forest as soon as possible, but a sharp, even somewhat violent, cry that followed the roar made Xu Mingxi, who was walking at the back, turn around abruptly.

He would never forget that cry, the cry that came from the Giant Winged Eagle Martial Soul. The wounds on his body, which had almost run through his entire back and had already scabbed over, seemed to ache slightly at this moment. Memories of the past surfaced in Xu Mingxi's mind.

"Sect Master, wait, let's go take a look."

The sect leader looked at Xu Mingxi's eyes, which were filled with murderous intent, and knew that there must be someone or a soul beast in that direction that had attracted him. It wouldn't hurt to go and take a look. As the young sect leader of the Star Crown Sect, he should not leave any loopholes in his mind.

Xu Mingxi stared intently in the direction from which the roaring sound came from, his heart filled with hatred. However, he was not blinded by it and cautiously approached the source of the sound. The scene that appeared before him shocked him.

(End of this chapter)