Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Steel of the Heart

"Phew, it's over." Lying in the deep pit, Xiang Bei didn't get up immediately, but first let out a long breath.

Of the three star-level lizards, two are dead and one is crippled. The remaining little guys are not a problem. Given some time, they can be easily cleaned up.

However, there are two more important things to do now.

After the fierce battle and Xiang Bei's method of cutting off the Yangtze River for his own use, Xiang Bei felt a certain stirring within him. He gained a great deal of understanding of the power of the domain and believed that it wouldn't be long before he could successfully enter the second level of the Water Domain.

In addition, there is his own cultivation level. Before he came to Yuanguang Star, Xiang Bei was already a seventh-level planetary warrior. Now, after receiving another boost from the Heart Steel, Xiang Bei's cultivation level has finally reached the limit of the seventh-level planetary realm. With a little stimulation, he can officially break through to the eighth-level planetary realm.

Xiang Bei was naturally delighted with these two breakthroughs.

Every improvement in his strength was a huge encouragement to him. In particular, the improvement in his domain gave him much more confidence in cultivating the "Five Elements Primordial Water Method".

Thinking of this, Xiang Bei jumped up and then quickly left in a certain direction.

As for the lizards that were already terrified, Xiang Bei ignored them and simply picked up the unconscious one-eyed lizard and took it away.

Even when it is on its last breath, the vitality of a star-level being is still incomparable to that of an ordinary planetary-level being.

We can't let it go to waste.

Xiang Bei sped along, not lingering in the Tu Lizard Secret Realm this time, but returning directly to the entrance. Although the plan was disrupted, the result was good.

They sped along, encountering some lizards blocking their way. However, for Xiang Bei, the threat of planetary-level lizards was almost nonexistent. After easily killing them, he also collected a lot of lizard blueberries as quest items.

However, when Xiang Bei returned to the entrance of the Tu Lizard Secret Realm, he had only collected less than a hundred ripe Tu Lizard Blueberries, which was far short of the task of collecting a thousand.

Fortunately, the Tu Lizard's Secret Realm does not prohibit repeated entry, and there is no problem in returning to complete the task after a period of time.

Upon returning to the secret realm, Xiang Bei immediately entered a state of seclusion. Breaking through levels is a rather serious matter, and under normal circumstances, it is forbidden for others to disturb him. Otherwise, at best, the breakthrough will fail, and at worst, his race will suffer severe injuries from qi deviation.

Of course, the villas provided by Iris Star are extremely well protected, and even a cosmic-level expert would not be able to harm Xiang Bei inside the villa.

Back in the villa, more than ten hours passed quietly. When Xiang Bei opened his eyes again, his strength had successfully reached the eighth level of the planetary realm.

Next is the domain, which is the most crucial part.

As Xiang Bei gently adjusted his breathing, he suppressed his initial excitement after the breakthrough and then closed his eyes again to recall the scene of drawing the water of the great river.

At the same time, his hands unconsciously began to sketch the secret pattern diagram of the first level of the "Five Elements Yuan Water Method".

In a daze, Xiang Bei seemed to return to the scene of the previous great battle, his body merging into the waters of the great river, his body like the waves crashing beneath the rushing water, the mighty Yangtze River flowing endlessly, suddenly gathering water into a python, surging and churning the turbulent waters.

At that time, it seemed that the so-called great river was as easy for him to control as his own body, moving and turning without any obstruction.

Despite his enormous size, he never appeared bulky.

It was as if I were the water of this great river, and the water of this great river was like a ten-thousand-foot-long water python.

With a single thought, he could cause rivers to break apart, waters to flow backward, or floods to rage and cause devastation.

For a moment, Xiang Bei was completely immersed in the feeling of transforming into the waters of a great river. His own consciousness seemed to become much more blurred at this moment, and time and space became indistinct in his mind.

Time rolls on, and the path of cultivation knows no bounds.

In the blink of an eye, a month passed quietly in Xiang Bei's dazed state. When Xiang Bei woke up again, he felt exhausted and his mind was hazy. He swayed slightly and before he could even return to his bedroom, he quietly collapsed to the ground and fell into a deep sleep.

Exhausted, Xiang Bei didn't know how long he slept. When he woke up again, he felt much lighter, as if the heavy weight that had been pressing on him had disappeared.

"I can't believe I actually fell asleep." Xiang Bei exclaimed in surprise. Since becoming a planetary-level martial artist, he has been cultivating almost every night instead of sleeping, and he hasn't slept for more than a year now.

However, it seems quite nice to relax completely once in a while.

Thinking of Xiang Bei, his eyes brightened again.

With a slight manipulation of his domain power, Xiang Bei instantly conjured an invisible body of water around him, far larger, smoother, and more solid than before. With a gentle wave, the invisible water instantly vanished into nothingness.

"This is... the third level of the Water Domain?! How could it have improved so much?" Xiang Bei exclaimed in surprise.

Before this, he only felt that he needed to make a breakthrough in his understanding of the domain, and he always thought that he would advance from the first level of the water domain to the second level, after all, he had only just entered the first level of the water domain not long ago.

Unexpectedly, he bypassed the second realm and leaped into the third realm of the Water Domain.

However, there are still many insights in his mind that have not been fully digested and need to be gradually broken down and sorted out.

Then Xiang Bei extended another finger and sketched directly in mid-air. This time, Xiang Bei's drawing was incredibly relaxed and freehand. The first layer of the "Five Elements Water Method" diagram, which she originally thought was somewhat abstract, was extremely complex, with densely packed secret texts forming an obscure diagram.

Yet now, he completes a copy of a catalog with remarkable ease and fluency, without a trace of obscurity.

Even during the process of Xiang Bei's copying of the project, he had already analyzed many of the principles behind this map.

We found a trace of the changing water element hidden within the path of this painting.

The change in meaning is—entanglement.

Water acts like a rein or an iron chain, yet it is formless and invisible, impossible to break free from or cut off. It traps the enemy in the invisible realm, and under the entanglement of the domain, even if the opponent has a thousand abilities, they can only be beaten and unable to exert their own strength.

This is a rather ingenious change in the field. As long as Xiang Bei can comprehend it, it will not only give him an advantage in battle, but also temporarily trap the enemy, and allow him to escape from opponents he cannot defeat.

"An unexpected surprise." Xiang Bei's eyes shone brightly. He felt that he had gained a lot from the previous battle, and being chased by the swarm of lizards was a blessing in disguise.