pappabearbooks Chapter 580 - 551: A Drop in the Ocean
Chapter 580 - 551: A Drop in the Ocean
Once, long ago.
The Cyan Yang Divine Realm was but a drop in the ocean within a star system.
Looking again at the present.
The Cyan Yang Divine Realm now encompasses an entire star system.
The Cyan Yang Star System is the Cyan Yang Divine Realm, and the Cyan Yang Divine Realm is likewise the Cyan Yang Star System; the two can no longer be told apart.
The star system is vast.
Even if an ordinary cultivator could withstand the power of the starry sky, in their entire life they might never leave a single star system.
Even for a sixth‑order cultivator whose physical body can traverse the void, the time needed to truly leave a star system is hard to fathom.
This.
Is the vastness of a star system.
Now that the Cyan Yang Divine Realm has grown to match a star system in size, for many cultivators living within it, this is a world with no end.
To truly travel every corner of the Cyan Yang Divine Realm, one can only rely on Teleportation Arrays.
By the same token.
Now, if other cultivators wish to leave the Cyan Yang Divine Realm, unless they cross the Star Sea by force, they can only depart via Teleportation Arrays.
What lay before his eyes in the Star Sea was exactly the scene of the former Cyan Yang Star System.
The difference was.
The Cyan Yang Divine Realm had accommodated and devoured its original star system, making it a part of heaven and earth.
"Roar!"
A deep, mighty roar rang out as a Starry Sky Behemoth the size of a star tore across the heavens, devouring the power within other stars as nourishment for itself.
This was a Starry Sky Behemoth that had stepped into the eighth order, an existence not considered weak even in the outer starry sky.
When the power within a star was completely devoured, the star naturally crumbled and fell apart.
Yet.
Elsewhere in the Star Sea.
New stars were once more being born.
The power of stars comes from the starry sky; though the Star Sea has merged into the Cyan Yang Divine Realm, it is still connected to the power of the outer starry sky. Thus the Star Sea, by some unseen design, draws in starry power and continuously breeds new stars.
So in this way, over and over.
It brings the two into a state of balance.
Gu Qingyang did not exterminate these Starry Sky Behemoths. In his eyes now, all such Behemoths were like ants; if he wished, a single thought could slaughter them all.
But doing so was unnecessary.
Leaving the Starry Sky Behemoths here could serve as a barrier for the Cyan Yang Divine Realm, and also provide a training ground for other cultivators.
As Gu Qingyang’s mind withdrew from the Star Sea, just as it was about to enter the power of the outer starry sky, a subtle force surged forth and condensed a clone for him.
Then.
The clone kept rising.
No one knew how much time had passed before Gu Qingyang seemed to break through the surface of water; looking down, he could see vortices of all sizes slowly moving through the boundless void.
Some vortices collided with one another and ultimately both were annihilated.
Some vortices slowly devoured others, constantly swelling themselves.
Careful observation revealed that these vortices were in fact star systems of all sizes, each one containing countless—hundreds of millions upon billions—of stars.
Yet.
In the eyes of ordinary cultivators, stars that rival heaven and earth in size, from this vantage point, were but drops in the ocean; without careful scrutiny, one might not even notice them.
"Without ever glimpsing the true starry sky, one will never understand how insignificant they are!"
Gu Qingyang sighed softly. He lifted his head again to look upward, where star systems still stretched endlessly.
There was no end above.
No end below.
Nor was there an end in any direction.
But Gu Qingyang understood that the universe must have an end; it was just that with his current cultivation, he could not yet truly probe the existence of that so‑called end.
One day to come.
When he truly stepped into some supreme and sacred realm, he would naturally comprehend all things.
As this thought fell.
Gu Qingyang’s Dharma Body dissipated.
His Divine Thought once more returned to the Cyan Yang Divine Realm.
Then.
Gu Qingyang opened his attribute panel and glanced over his changes.
...
Name: Gu Qingyang
Essence: Cyan Yang Divine Realm (Third‑Order)
Combat Power: Twelfth‑Order Perfection
Divine Kingdom: Tenth‑Order (61 quadrillion/100 quadrillion)
Heavenly Dao Origin: 6501
...
"Twelfth‑Order Perfection!"
Gu Qingyang mused inwardly.
Before the Cyan Yang Divine Realm advanced to a third‑order heaven and earth, his combat power level was only around mid‑twelfth order. Now that the Cyan Yang Divine Realm had advanced, his own combat power had leaped two minor realms at once, stepping into Twelfth‑Order Perfection.
However.
Gu Qingyang understood.
Twelfth‑Order Perfection in combat power was not his present limit.
His cultivation had only just broken through; his control over his own strength was not yet truly perfect. If, later on, he further familiarized himself with his power and dug deeper into his potential, he ought to be able to push his combat power even further.
At the end of the day.
Combat power is not a realm; it is the manifestation of one’s strength.
That said.
Accurately judging the level of someone’s combat power is by no means easy.
But the Hongmeng Jade Disc is wondrous; observing his own combat power was naturally a simple matter for Gu Qingyang.
Thus.
The first thing Gu Qingyang did was enter a Divine Kingdom simulation; this time, his target in the simulation was Demon Venerable Xuan Yin.
For Demon Venerable Xuan Yin was the first Twelfth‑Order Perfection powerhouse among all targets available in the Divine Kingdom simulation.
Thus.
Gu Qingyang sought him out at once.
In past simulations, Gu Qingyang had always fallen to Demon Venerable Xuan Yin, but this time, when he crossed blows with him again, he truly achieved an evenly matched battle.
No!
Strictly speaking.
At the very beginning, Gu Qingyang was barely at a disadvantage, but as he gradually grew familiar with his own strength, he clawed back that disadvantage. Though he found no way to firmly suppress his opponent, he did manage to fight him to a standstill.
This battle.
Lasted a full year.
Only at the final moment, by taking grievous injuries upon himself, did Gu Qingyang manage to behead Demon Venerable Xuan Yin on the spot.
With his mind withdrawing from the Divine Kingdom simulation, Gu Qingyang looked toward the place in the Kunlun Divine Realm where Demon Venerable Xuan Yin was currently in seclusion, his heart filled with mixed feelings.
He had not expected.
That this Upper Realm True Immortal’s true strength would be so great.
If not for truly fighting him in life‑and‑death combat within the Divine Kingdom simulation, Gu Qingyang would never have imagined that Demon Venerable Xuan Yin possessed so many trump cards.
After that.
Gu Qingyang entered the Divine Kingdom simulation once more, but this time his target was a Star Divine General of the Nine Heavens Immortal Court.
Every Star Divine General was a top‑tier powerhouse of the twelfth order; in terms of cultivation, they were on par with Demon Venerable Xuan Yin. Though they exerted considerable pressure on Gu Qingyang, they could not be compared to Demon Venerable Xuan Yin at all.
In just half a month, Gu Qingyang seized upon a flaw in that Star Divine General and blasted him to death on the spot.
From this battle.
Gu Qingyang gained an even deeper understanding of how extraordinary Demon Venerable Xuan Yin was.
The opponent’s strength.
Far surpassed that of the Star Divine Generals of the Taichu Immortal Court.
This also indirectly explained why Demon Venerable Xuan Yin had been able to survive the ancient great war of bygone eras.
For any powerhouse capable of that feat, it would be impossible if they lacked a few formidable methods.