My Golden Core is a Star, do you call this cultivating?

Chapter 371: Let Me Show You a Trick—Swallowing Stars Whole

The car stopped at the Jun’an Residential Area.

A woman wearing a tight outfit got out of the car, her face filled with urgency.

“A great war is about to start. This place isn’t safe anymore. I must take Xiao Yuan away. Only at the Tianyuan Sect might there be a sliver of hope.”

The woman in the tight outfit was "Xiaomei," a disciple of Qi Yuan’s parents.

She had always kept a silent watch over Qi Yuan.

Originally, she didn’t want to disturb Qi Yuan’s peaceful life.

But now, with war imminent and the entire Qin Yuan Country on the verge of falling, she had to take Qi Yuan away. She couldn’t let her master’s bloodline be cut off.

In the residential area, people hurried along the street, all with expressions of urgency on their faces.

The Sky Eyes had been destroyed, and Canxing’s army could descend from the stars at any moment.

Everyone could smell the stench of war in the air.

The woman in the tight outfit climbed the stairs, her mind racing. "In such a short lifetime, I’ve already witnessed so much history."

She couldn’t help but sigh.

Soon, she arrived at the door of Qi Yuan’s apartment. As she stood before the door, she felt a bit hesitant.

Taking a deep breath, she pressed the doorbell.

After about five breaths of time passed, the door opened, revealing a delicate, slender robot.

“Hello, may I help you?” Zero-One asked politely, holding a phone as if recording a video.

From deep inside the house, a miserable meowing could be heard.

“I’m here to see Qi Yuan. It’s urgent,” the woman said hastily.

“I’m sorry, but my master isn’t home,” Zero-One replied.

“Where is he now? This is urgent—extremely urgent!” The woman’s anxiety was rising.

If Qi Yuan were missing at a time like this, it would be a huge problem.

“I’m sorry, but that’s private information. I can’t reveal my master’s whereabouts.”

“This is a matter of life and death for Qi Yuan! Don’t talk to me about privacy!” The woman was desperate.

The Tianyuan Sect’s airship was leaving in three days.

She didn’t have much time left.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t have the authority to disclose that,” Zero-One responded firmly.

The woman gritted her teeth. “This…”

At that moment, a gentle voice came from inside the house. “Zero-One, it’s alright. I’m back.”

As the voice faded, Qi Yuan’s figure emerged from inside the house.

He had just returned home after crossing the bridge formed by Emperor Shu and Emperor Hu.

Dressed in a blood-red robe, he looked extraordinarily handsome.

For a moment, the woman in the tight outfit was dazed at the sight of Qi Yuan.

Although she had seen him decades ago, this time was entirely different.

“Qi Yuan, I am—”

“Hmm, I know, you’re Xiaomei,” Qi Yuan recognized the woman. “You didn’t come to ask me to repay money, did you?”

Qi Yuan hesitated, visibly conflicted.

He hadn’t bought Gongxing yet, nor saved up enough to buy land and build the underworld. He was trying to be frugal and wasn’t keen on repaying debts just now.

“No,” Xiaomei rubbed her forehead, “A great war is about to start—”

“Are you out of money?”

“No.”

“I know you’re in a hurry, but hold off for a second. I have something urgent to take care of. Can we talk after I handle it? It’ll take, what, ten minutes? Maybe an hour?” Qi Yuan asked.

He really wanted to avoid paying the debt.

Why repay money that he borrowed with his own skills?

This world was full of malice.

Interrupted, the woman in the tight outfit could only nod. “Fine, just be quick. I have something important to discuss with you.”

“Alright, make yourself at home. See you later.”

Qi Yuan pushed the woman into the house and disappeared in a flash.

The woman was left there, anxious yet relieved after seeing Qi Yuan, feeling that there was no major issue at hand.

In the pitch-black deep space, from a distance, several blue or red planets could be seen.

They floated in the vast universe like the eyes of colossal creatures, suspended in endless silence and isolation.

The deep space was eerily quiet, like a world that had lost its voice.

Meteors floated by, their streaks illuminating the void.

Up ahead, nearly a hundred warships formed a massive fleet, patrolling the cosmos.

The warships shimmered with a cold, silver light. Their intimidating design could send a shiver down anyone’s spine with just one glance.

Inside one of the ships, a male demon, Pang Xie, draped in a human-skin robe, wore a haughty smile.

“Human technology is fascinating. This speed… it’s even faster than that of a Purple Mansion cultivator.”

“These warships are all the latest models. Each one of them is enough to flatten the Qin Yuan Country. But of course, compared to the lords of the Myriad Demon Realm, these are nothing but scrap metal,” said a man dressed in a special combat suit, fawning over Pang Xie.

He was the commander of this warship and the highest authority in this operation.

But in reality, the real leader was the demon beside him, Lord Pang Xie.

“The power of these warships is indeed impressive, and they’re not easy to deal with. But, once you eliminate the people inside, they’re nothing special,” Pang Xie remarked.

If the Myriad Demon Realm were to face these warships head-on, there was no doubt they’d suffer heavy losses, even losing some Purple Mansion cultivators.

But the Myriad Demon Realm was clever and chose to corrupt the leadership, controlling Canxing from the top down.

Now, Canxing’s fleet was entirely under the control of the demons.

The soldiers and officers on this mission were all from the war faction.

“We are but mere mortals, utterly incomparable to you, my lord!” the commander flattered.

Just then, a sudden voice echoed through the fleet.

“Hey, can someone tell me how to get to Canxing?”

The soldiers inside the warship immediately tensed up.

The commander also became alert.

“Search for the source of the voice! Identify the unknown entity!”

He quickly gave orders.

Within moments, the screen displayed a blood-red figure.

A man in a blood-red robe stood on a massive meteor, following closely behind the fleet.

“A cultivator?” Pang Xie grinned, admiration flickering in his eyes. “To traverse space like this, he must be a Purple Mansion.

So this is Qin Yuan’s hidden ace, a Purple Mansion cultivator?”

“Hey, are you guys from Canxing’s fleet?” The blood-red figure asked again.

The meteor beneath his feet continued to keep pace with the fleet.

Pang Xie looked at the blood-red robe, a hint of appreciation in his eyes. “You’ve got courage. If you swear loyalty to me, I’ll ensure the safety of your entire lineage!”

Pang Xie offered generously.

Hearing this, Qi Yuan, who stood on the meteor, froze. “Not only do you want to cancel the Martial Arts Tournament, but you also want to kill me?”

Pang Xie found Qi Yuan’s words puzzling.

Then, with a cold smile, he said, “It seems you have courage but no wisdom. In that case, you’ll die. No need for further words.”

“As you command!” the commander responded eagerly and issued the orders.

“Target the individual! Activate the heavy cannons of the Tianzang class! Prepare to annihilate!”

At the commander’s command, the fleet quickly scattered, moving at high speeds through space.

In just a few moments, they had Qi Yuan surrounded, cutting off all escape routes.

The heavy cannon of the Tianzang class locked onto Qi Yuan.

The Tianzang heavy cannon was a formidable weapon modeled after planet-destroying cannons.

It was the most powerful weapon on a starship.

Second only to Canxing’s most powerful weapons, its might was said to be comparable to that of the Sky Eyes.

As the commander’s voice echoed, over a hundred Tianzang heavy cannons locked onto Qi Yuan.

Electronic voices filled the air.

“Charging in progress: 3… 2… 1…”

The commander’s face was full of excitement.

Such a weapon could kill even immortals!

A mere Purple Mansion cultivator was nothing more than a dead man walking.

Qi Yuan, clad in his blood-red robe, remained calm. “It seems there are quite a few bad apples among the NPCs.”

He stood still.

Missiles and energy beams flew toward him from all directions, an overwhelming barrage of attacks.

Even a Great Sovereign wouldn’t be able to escape such a barrage.

But he was Qi Yuan.

This level of a fleet?

He didn’t even care.

“How boring,” Qi Yuan said, before blowing gently in the direction of the fleet.

In the previously silent and still cosmos, a powerful gust erupted.

It was as if a cosmic storm had been unleashed, causing stars to explode.

Countless meteors shattered and disappeared in an instant.

The missiles and projectiles aimed at Qi Yuan disintegrated into dust.

As for the warships, they didn’t even have time to sound an alarm. The soldiers and demons inside didn’t have a chance to react; they were all instantly obliterated by Qi Yuan’s breath.

In space, not even the sound of an explosion could be heard.

The once formidable fleet had been wiped out, without causing so much as a ripple.

“They couldn’t even withstand a single breath from me, and they were boasting so much. Laughable!”

Qi Yuan yawned, his gaze wandering.

“That glowing green planet—is that Canxing?

The sun next to it is a bit too bright and annoying!”

The Gongxing and Canxing systems were only slightly larger than the solar system.

This ecosystem had two stars.

Well, not counting Qi Yuan’s projection.

“Let’s go.”

In the vast cosmos, Qi Yuan’s figure vanished.

Meanwhile.

At Canxing’s largest military base.

A man in a military uniform looked panicked. “Marshal, the Qihang fleet… has gone missing!”

“Missing?” The marshal raised an eyebrow. “Did they lose signal?”

“Marshal, it’s worse than that. Our soldiers… all of them, the Qianliming, are dead!”

The Qianliming was a special kind of organism, or more accurately, a colony of bacteria.

Part of it was implanted into the soldiers’ bodies, while the rest was kept in culture dishes.

If a soldier died, the bacteria would die as well, and the culture in the dish would die correspondingly.

It served a similar function to soul lamps in the world of cultivators.

If the soul lamp went out, it meant death.

“What? All of them are dead?” The marshal’s face changed drastically, for the first time showing a hint of panic.

Did that mean the fleet had been wiped out?

That was a fleet of over a hundred starships, each one powerful enough to destroy a nation on its own.

Now… they were gone?

How could he not be terrified?

“Was there any message from them?” The marshal stomped his foot anxiously.

The soldiers’ deaths were one thing, but failing to complete the Myriad Demon Realm’s mission would be a catastrophe.

“No, they completely lost contact! But just before the link was severed, the fleet had encountered an enemy and had even activated the Tianzang heavy cannon.”

“This… immediately activate the Star River Defense Line at full power! No one is allowed to set foot on Canxing!” The marshal immediately ordered.

If the fleet had been wiped out by an enemy, then the enemy must be incredibly powerful.

If such a terrifying enemy reached Canxing, they would be utterly helpless, just like when they faced the Myriad Demon Realm.

The best course of action was to kill him in space.

The Star River Defense Line was the strongest defense system in Canxing’s space.

It consisted of seven stars.

Five of these stars were moons of Canxing, and two were captured using advanced technology.  

The seven-star Star River Defense Line was equipped with Canxing’s most powerful weapons.

If an enemy were to invade, it could be activated.

When operated at full capacity, the Star River Defense Line was terrifying.

With railguns, planet-destroying cannons, super-radiation, star bombs, and space light, it had every powerful weapon imaginable.

It could shatter a small moon into pieces.

“I need to report this to the Demon Lord and the King!” the marshal said anxiously.

Time passed slowly.

In the vast palace, the Thousand-Eyed Demon Lord received the report, his expression calm. His head rested on the lap of a young queen.

“An enemy attack? Interesting.”

He didn’t care at all.

The elderly king stood nearby, his face showing no emotion.

The princess stood to the side, her body tense.

At that moment, a sudden projection appeared in the palace.

“I am the robot Zero-One, here to relay a message from my master.

‘Canxing, in your arrogance, you seek to conquer Gongxing and cancel the Martial Arts Tournament.

Today, I shall come in person to teach you a lesson.’

My master, Qi Yuan, will arrive on Canxing in three minutes.

Those who surrender may live! Those who resist will be killed without mercy!”

The mechanical voice was cold and emotionless.

Only then did the Thousand-Eyed Demon Lord rise, a trace of killing intent flickering in his eyes. “Interesting. He dares to threaten me?”

The Thousand-Eyed Demon Lord stood up, exuding an overwhelming aura of malice.

The king remained expressionless, while the princess’s eyes flickered with barely noticeable excitement.

“Demon Lord, what should we do?” The marshal bowed his head, fearful.

After all, their fleet had been wiped out by the enemy. This was no ordinary foe.

“Don’t you have the Star River Defense Line? The void will be his final resting place!” the Thousand-Eyed Demon Lord said, filled with killing intent and completely unafraid of Qi Yuan.

In his eyes, this Qi Yuan who had wiped out a fleet at most was just a peak-level Purple Mansion cultivator.

He was also a peak-level Purple Mansion, and there were more than a hundred such cultivators in the Myriad Demon Realm.

In terms of combat power, he feared nothing.

Besides, the Star River Defense Line was indeed formidable.

Even ten peak-level Purple Mansion cultivators would find it impossible to break through.

“As you command. I will make sure he doesn’t live to reach Canxing.”

“Hmph, he’s like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. He’s asking for his own death!” the Thousand-Eyed Demon Lord sneered.

Meanwhile, the princess felt a twinge of anxiety.

At that moment, the battle robots sounded an alarm.

“Beep, intruder detected in the Star River Defense Line. Beginning extermination!”

“Railguns activated!”

“Stellar Annihilation Line activated!”

...

“Planet-destroying cannon activated!”

Countless powerful weapons were deployed.

At that moment, anyone who looked up at the sky would see countless lights in the heavens.

Of course, human eyesight wasn’t that good.

But on the screens, they could see endless flashes of light and crisscrossing beams.

The seven armed satellites were firing at full power, launching a bombardment and saturation strike.

Weapons, beams, and radiation filled the sky as if they were free, all aimed at the target.

“Even I couldn’t survive an attack like that. Hmph, he’s just come to die,” the Thousand-Eyed Demon Lord said coldly.

In the starry sky, Qi Yuan stood motionless.

Countless missiles and energy beams hit him, but not a single one could penetrate his blood-red robe.

His expression was calm, with a hint of disappointment.

“I thought, given that you dared to cancel the Martial Arts Tournament, you’d have some kind of trump card. But this? This is just disappointing.”

Qi Yuan spoke softly.

Yet his voice seemed to ignore space itself, echoing across Canxing.

Everyone on Canxing heard his voice at that moment.

“What was that?”

“Did you hear that?”

“A god’s voice?”

Everyone looked up at the sky but saw nothing.

They couldn’t see the battle happening in space.

For the first time, a serious expression crossed the Thousand-Eyed Demon Lord’s face. “Increase the power. Destroy him.”

“As you command!” the marshal immediately passed down the order.

Meanwhile, Qi Yuan’s voice continued to boom across the heavens.

“After walking for so long, I’m feeling a bit hungry... Let me grab a bite to eat, then we’ll continue our conversation.”

As his voice fell, the sky suddenly turned blood-red.

There was no more white light, only red light.

“What is that?”

“What’s happening?”

“A planet?”

Everyone looked up, confused and fearful.

Because the sky above them, the stars, and the sun had all disappeared.

All they could see was a massive… round, star-like object.

No, not one—two!

“Are those... eyes?” The king’s eyes widened in shock.

The object in the sky, blocking out all light, looked like… the eye of some massive creature.

A voice echoed once more.

“It feels great to grow big! Always being trapped in such a tiny body is so dull.

But being big has its downsides too. My eyeball is practically pressed against Canxing, and I still can’t see you clearly!”

He stood in the void of space.

Canxing wasn’t even the size of his hand, his body spanning the entire universe.

At this moment, it was as if he wasn’t even bound by the laws of the universe.

As soon as he appeared, everyone could see him.

His voice, too, didn’t travel through the air in the usual way. As soon as it sounded, everyone could hear it.

The Thousand-Eyed Demon Lord trembled, unable to speak.

All the people of Canxing, too, lost their courage and knelt in fear.

Meanwhile, on Gongxing, countless miles away, the people also saw the blood-red figure.

When a Yang God’s manifestation was unleashed, all living beings, regardless of space, could see that terrifying figure.

Canxing was far from Gongxing.

From Gongxing, Canxing looked about the size of a fist.

But now, the blood-red light had replaced the sun.

A massive figure stood in the void, with Canxing seemingly blocked by him.

The sun near Canxing looked as small as his palm.

Everyone rushing to buy supplies on Gongxing involuntarily looked up at the sky.

Fortunately, their eyesight was excellent this time.

They could clearly see a massive figure standing in deep space.

“What’s that blood-red thing in the sky?”

“Is that a person?”

“Am I seeing things?”

“Mom, I’m scared, honey!”

At that moment, the blood-red giant in space moved.

He extended his enormous hand and grabbed the star next to Canxing.

A booming voice echoed across not just Gongxing and Canxing, but also the projection shown in the Origin Land.

“Do you understand the worth of winning the Martial Arts Tournament for seventy-six consecutive years?

How dare you try to conquer Gongxing and cancel the Martial Arts Tournament!”

The people of Canxing trembled in terror.

They were too close to see Qi Yuan’s face clearly and could only see a small part of the terrifying giant.

The princess, too, was filled with fear. She recalled Fang Hun’s words.

Fang Hun had said there was a powerful figure on Gongxing, someone very strong.

She knew he was strong, but she hadn’t expected this strong!

In the Origin Land, all the martial masters were dumbfounded.

Master Black Deer’s eyes widened in disbelief.

“This... is Qi Yuan?”

He couldn’t comprehend it, couldn’t imagine it.

That terrifying figure could crush the entire Origin Land with a single step!

Was this a Martial God?

On Gongxing.

Countless people were confused, then overjoyed.

“It’s Mr. Qi! It’s Mr. Qi, hahahaha!” The king laughed and then cried tears of joy.

Gong Yi Qing knelt on the ground, worshipping the terrifying figure.

Qi Yuan’s wife had destroyed the Sky Eyes.

They had thought Qi Yuan was weaker than his wife.

With Canxing’s invasion, they feared Qi Yuan might not be able to fend them off.

But now… this wasn’t just resistance—this was beyond terrifying!

Incomprehensible, or perhaps impossible to comprehend!

How could such a being exist in this world, one with fists the size of a sun?

Did that mean that if he wished, a single strand of his hair could crush Gongxing?

On a tall building, a seventeen-year-old boy looked at his white-haired grandfather. “Grandpa… weren’t you the runner-up of the Martial Arts Tournament?”

He looked at his grandfather with excitement and admiration.

If the champion was this strong, how weak could the runner-up possibly be?

Meanwhile, in the Jun’an Residential Area, the woman in the tight outfit swallowed hard.

Xie Xinsu’s eyes widened in shock, trembling with fear, unable to move.

Wu Qi stood upstairs, her eyes filled with awe and reverence.

“Was I really that bold?”

She suddenly recalled how she had once flirted with Qi Yuan in that vacuum.

Qi Yuan was this big… How could her small body possibly handle him?

The young man who had just replied to Qi Yuan on the forum was stunned. “Bro… you were serious!”

At that moment, everyone’s eyes were on the terrifying blood-red figure.

At this moment, the blood-red giant moved.

He stretched out his enormous hand and grabbed the star in Canxing’s system.

His voice echoed in the void.

“I’ve never eaten a star this big.”

He grabbed the star and stuffed it into his mouth.

Crunch.

Sparks and explosions erupted in his mouth.

Qi Yuan savored the taste. “Not bad, tastes like deep-fried sugar bombs. A bit tingly.”

The massive figure finished eating the sun, his gaze drifting toward the sun in the Gongxing system. A trace of greed flickered in his eyes.

He swallowed hard.

But ultimately, he overcame his hunger with sheer willpower.

Turning his gaze back to Canxing, his voice boomed across the heavens.

“I’m about three-quarters full. Now, let’s continue our conversation. Will you surrender... or resist?”

Qi Yuan’s voice echoed across Canxing.

On that day, everyone truly witnessed history.