Immortal Starry Sky-Chapter 616 - 591: Transformation (Part 1)

It took Wang Xu several days to barely get used to his current body.

Without fingers, Wang Xu couldn't grasp anything. Fortunately, as the days passed, not only did he not feel a hint of hunger, but an invisible force continuously flowed into his body from the heavens and the earth, making him feel powerful. He could pierce a towering tree completely with his ice spike.

"This strike of mine is probably already comparable to someone at the Mixed Universe Realm in the chaos."

Wang Xu used the power within the chaos as a metric for comparison.

He marveled in his heart.

He was only "born" a few days ago and already possessed such power. Ganges creatures were truly blessed by the heavens.

"Unfortunately, although this Ganges creature's body is inherently strong, it can't use any secret techniques from the chaos."

There is no Ancestral Qi here, no Law; all conditions for performing secret techniques are absent.

It's like electrical appliances; without electricity, even the most advanced electronic devices are powerless.

"Hmm?"

However, Wang Xu soon discovered something that surprised him, "I can cultivate 'Xiàng' here!"

After trying various chaos secret scriptures and primordial techniques without success, Wang Xu naturally tried the ancient secret technique 'Xiàng', expecting a similar failure. Surprisingly, 'Xiàng' operated smoothly, with no sense of obstruction!

"That's right, 'Xiàng' is an ancient secret technique. The ancients originally created it by listening to the whispers of the Ganges, didn't they?" Wang Xu thought.

Since the ancients derived the ancient secret technique from the Ganges, it makes sense to cultivate it in the Ganges Realm.

"Is the power of the heavens and earth… Constant Force?" Wang Xu speculated, "But if it is Constant Force, why don't I feel anything when cultivating the 'Emperor's Extreme Divine Suppression Record'?"

The 'Emperor's Extreme Divine Suppression Record' requires Constant Force, yet he felt nothing, so what indeed is that trace of power in heaven and earth?

Wang Xu researched bit by bit, contemplating slowly.

...

It had been almost two months since he arrived in the Ganges Realm.

Wang Xu could now start running fast, moving at a speed of a hundred meters per second.

"I possess the power of the Mixed Universe Realm, yet I can't achieve the speed of the Mixed Universe Realm," Wang Xu shook his head.

A hundred meters per second; even Genetic Warriors on Earth could accomplish that, hardly the speed befitting someone at the Mixed Universe Realm.

"The form of Ganges creatures… is truly unflattering."

Running to a crystal-clear lake, Wang Xu leaned over, and his reflection appeared on the water's surface.

With a rugged, ghostly face and eyes like flickering flames, and a wide, large mouth, this appearance didn't fit Wang Xu's aesthetic as a chaotic being.

Though his appearance resembled a humanoid shape with two arms, two legs, and a head connected to his body, Wang Xu found it hard to accept his current appearance.

Scree!

Just as Wang Xu was scrutinizing his appearance, suddenly, a sharp avian cry came from the primitive forest.

Wang Xu's expression turned vigilant. He turned sharply, holding two ice spikes across his chest, ready for battle.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a violent storm swept in, breaking all the trees in front of Wang Xu. Under the storm, Wang Xu couldn't stabilize his body and was blown hundreds of meters away, only stopping when the two ice spikes firmly drove into the ground, preventing him from flying further.

As the storm raged, an enormous shadow soared to the sky.

It resembled a bird but with feathers gleaming with a metallic sheen, and it had six claws—a monstrous creature.

"A Ganges Fierce Beast!"

Wang Xu's gaze sharpened.

Even before coming to the Ganges Realm, the white elder had informed Wang Xu of much information about the Ganges Realm to prepare him.

And the massive shadow shooting up to the sky was one of the fierce beasts from the Ganges River.

Ganges fierce beasts were fundamentally different from Ganges creatures.

They had no ice crystal bodies or "fingers," resembling the star giant beasts in chaos with violent, rampant animalistic instincts and a greedy, murderous nature.

Although Wang Xu didn't know the power level of this fierce beast, he chose the safest method at the first moment—avoidance.

With ice crystal feet moving swiftly, Wang Xu crawled through the jungle, letting the grass several meters high obscure his form.

His flame-like eyes stayed locked onto the avian fierce beast.

"Scree!"

The avian fierce beast circled in the sky as if searching for something.

Soon, the fierce beast's gaze zeroed in and its form shot out like an unleashed arrow.

Wang Xu only saw the avian fierce beast dive at the distant ground. In the blink of an eye, when the fierce beast soared again, it had an ice crystal body clasped in its mouth.

"It captured a Ganges creature?!" Wang Xu was struck.

The ice crystal body's size was about the same as Wang Xu's, suggesting its strength was similar as well. It struggled desperately, letting out a despairing howl, furiously stabbing the avian fierce beast with its ice spikes, trying to break free.

Yet its power was too weak, unable to even pierce the avian fierce beast's feathers, let alone injure the fierce beast.

Crunch. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

The predatory bird soared into the sky, its mighty beak snapping shut, biting the Ganges creature in half. The shattered ice crystal body plummeted from the sky.

"It's so powerful..." Wang Xu felt waves of shock surging in his heart.

It was evident that the Ganges creature, like him, had just been born. As such, its intelligence was low, not knowing how to hide itself, making it an easy target for the predatory bird that saw it as a mere meal.

After the predatory bird bit through the Ganges creature, it seemed uninterested in the corpse, instead lifting its head as if swallowing something into its belly.

One meal was far from filling the predatory bird; it circled in the sky, keenly observing the ground for any disturbance, ready to swoop down at the slightest sign of movement.

Wang Xu, aware of the danger, lay still, quietly crouching in the grass.

Screech!

The predatory bird failed to notice Wang Xu. After circling for a while without finding a second meal, it let out a high-pitched cry and flapped away to a more distant place.

Only after the predatory bird had been gone for an hour or two did Wang Xu determine that it had indeed left. He then rose from the grass.

"The world of the Ganges is truly brutal."

Wang Xu sighed.

Yet, he didn't forget to leave this place quickly.

This was the predatory bird's nest, and if Wang Xu stayed any longer, he would eventually end up as its meal, just like that Ganges creature.

...

After running for a long time, it wasn't until dusk fell that Wang Xu finally stopped.

"Let's settle down here."

Wang Xu didn't know where he was or how vast this primeval forest was, but he knew danger lurked everywhere, and wandering aimlessly could lead him right into the jaws of another predator similar to the bird.

Sitting down to meditate, Wang Xu began to circulate that trace of invisible power in his mind as described by "Xiang".

"Xiang" required Constant Force, a large amount of it, yet this trace of invisible power fundamentally differed from Constant Force.

"Here, I can feel that the operation of 'Xiang' is noticeably smoother and faster compared to when in Chaos," Wang Xu thought to himself.

The rapid progress of "Xiang" was good news for Wang Xu.

Even without vast amounts of Constant Force, he could cultivate the Ancient Secret Technique.

As the Ancient Secret Technique grew stronger, it allowed Wang Xu's power to increase and progress faster, giving him a fighting chance against fierce beasts later on.

In the blink of an eye, dawn arrived the next day, and Wang Xu stretched and stood up, his ice crystal body gleaming as sunlight cascaded and reflected off him.

"After cultivating all night, I feel like my strength has increased significantly. It seems 'Xiang' is extremely beneficial to me, and I must devote more time to cultivation in the future."

Wang Xu glanced around, picked a direction, and set off running.

For the past two months, he had been continuously exploring the Ganges world.

If he stayed in one place too long, he risked encountering unknown dangers and would remain ignorant of the outside world.

His most pressing need was to understand where exactly he was and how to leave here to reach the Ganges Realm of Truth.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh...

In these past days of cultivation, Wang Xu's strength had increased, doubling his speed.

From his original speed of a hundred meters per second, up to now nearly three hundred meters per second, Wang Xu had shown remarkable progress.

Even his power, comparable to the Initial Chaos Universe Realm, gradually rose to match the Demigod Chaos Realm, with only one step left to the Celestial God Realm.

As he moved through the forest, Wang Xu called out to You Ji while admiring the surrounding scenery.

From the moment Wang Xu awoke, he had been calling to You Ji daily in his heart.

But never received any response.

To the point where Wang Xu nearly believed You Ji was no more.

However, when Wang Xu felt the faint red-and-white flame within himself, he relaxed, knowing You Ji was merely too weak, having fallen into a deep sleep, and not yet awakened.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, as he raced forward, Wang Xu slowed his pace, gradually coming to a halt, "There's a fierce beast!"

Wang Xu's eyes were fixed on a distant creature, resembling a rat, covered in spiked flesh, nibbling at the plants.

Not all fierce beasts were as enormous as predatory birds; others like this one were small in size.

Naturally, their strength was also very weak.

Previously, Wang Xu wasn't strong enough, unable to gain an advantage when encountering such beasts, so he would avoid them. But this time, Wang Xu was confident he could kill the rat-like beast before him!

With silent footsteps, Wang Xu approached step by step.

The ice spike in his hand was poised, ready to strike and end the rat-like beast's life in one blow.

"Squeak——"

However, Wang Xu ultimately underestimated the rat-like beast's wariness; when he was just about four hundred meters away, the spines on the beast's back suddenly bristled, transforming into steel-like spikes, its vigilant eyes locking onto Wang Xu's direction.

"Die!"

With the situation at a tipping point, Wang Xu had no choice but to act since he'd been discovered, opting for a preemptive strike! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)