Chapter 93.2: Hundred Nations Blood War, Qi Yuan's Impatience

"Little Bride, I won't stargaze with you tonight. I need to study my cultivation methods."

Recently, Qi Yuan trained every day and sometimes lay on the boards stargazing with Little Bride. However now, with the Bright Palace's shadow looming, he knew he had to push harder.

He had to master all the techniques and integrate them into his growing system, even the low tier ones. The more he learned, the more his eyes

could see

, and the faster his Qi Yuan Scripture evolved.

Little Bride obediently sat nearby. The night was quiet. Firefly-like spirit insects blinked faintly inside the lantern, casting dim light across the wooden house.

Qi Yuan's divine sense swept over the scrolls as he studied and analyzed them. By dawn, he had completely digested the Profound-tier technique from Luo Jing's corpse. The Qi Yuan Scripture had advanced another step.

He looked over. Little Bride had dozed off, her sleeve resting on the table, like a sleeping beauty. Outside, the sky was turning pale. Dawn on the Seven-coloured peak was slightly chilly.

He cast a soundproofing spell, tossed a piece of dried woodfish into the wooden cat puppet's mouth, and gently draped his robe over her shoulders.

Qi Yuan murmured softly, "Following me must be hard for you..."

He knew Little Bride's identity wasn't simple. Her appearance in this world had to mean something. Still, he dismissed the thought away. Sentimentality be damned, strength and refinement of his arts were his priority.

"The Great Sun’s Daydream Art is my most powerful technique right now, but it doesn't match my cultivation system at all." He sighed. "If I could merge it into the Qi Yuan Scripture, I could probably reach Core Formation instantly, maybe even higher."

Yet he couldn't. Not yet. He didn't just lack understanding, but also hadn't found the bridge between Canglan World and Moonwatch Continent.

"Perhaps at higher realms, all laws will converge."

Still, the Daydream Art

's

philosophy could be borrowed.

He looked up at the heavens. "The later part of it devours stars to strengthen oneself. Ridiculous."

The stars above weren't real, they were only reflections of divine projections.

"No wonder the Great Sun fell. He must've coveted god's star projection and was crushed for it." Then, his eyes lit up. "What if the Daydream Art is useless here but works on Blue Planet?"

There was no such thing as useless treasure, only misplaced one. Devouring divine star projections here was suicide. But on Blue Planet? The stars were real

,

unclaimed, and ownerless.

"To devour stars here is to war against gods. But could I actually succeed if I devoured stars on the Blue Planet?" The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. "But how do I leave this world and reach a universe like Blue Planet's?"

Canglan World and Moonwatch Continent clearly belonged to the same cosmos. To devour a star, he'd have to reach a second universe.

"Blue Planet... I miss you. Sun, Pluto, Big Dipper, I miss you all." His stomach growled. "I think I'm getting hungry just thinking about it."

Then he sighed. "Forget it. Let's focus on reaching Core Formation first. I need to enter the second game world."

Everything he was aiming for hinged on his need to enter the second game world to quickly raise his cultivation. Qi Yuan took out his remaining Soul-Split Pills and swallowed them slowly. His divine soul steadily strengthened.

After an unknown stretch of time, he awoke. Someone, probably Little Bride, had draped a robe over him, and left snacks on the table. She was still asleep beside him, moonlight glimmering over her .

"My divine soul has finally reached mid-stage Foundation Establishment," he said quietly.

Finally, he could attempt entry into the second game.

Qi Yuan took out the gaming jade and activated it. His divine soul drifted toward that familiar glowing icon again. Cautiously, like a shopper wandering through a bazaar, then suddenly lunging at the target.

"Let me in!"

This time, his strengthened soul met less resistance.

Almost... almost there!

Then came the fierce backlash. Qi Yuan felt a wave of disappointment wash over him. He realized that unless his divine soul reached the late-stage Foundation Establishment realm, he wouldn't be able to slip into the game world unnoticed. However, attaining it wasn't easy. Even if he obtained the same amount of Soul-Split Pills again, it wouldn't be enough to raise his soul to that level. The stronger the divine soul became, the harder it was to strengthen further.

Qi Yuan's heart sank with frustration. "Failed again?"

Just then, someone whispered in a familiar voice beside his ear—softly, seductively, "Darling, oh darling~ your little wife's already stripped completely bare. Aren't you going to come take a look?"

Qi Yuan froze, then his face darkened with rage.

This damned perverted game!

This dog of a game!

It had just shut him out, and now it was using an NPC's voice to tempt him? Was it mocking him for not being able to get in?

"I'll come! I'll come right now!" Qi Yuan roared, his divine soul surging as he struck back against the barrier of the game icon.

***

At that very moment, within the Skyheart Palace...

Ning Tao—her robes half undone, a smooth, pale shoulder exposed—smiled faintly.

She murmured, eyes gleaming mischievously, "Darling, let's see where you run this time."