Cultivating Through The Game-Chapter 660 - 354: The Third Divine Soldier_2

The Sun Star was stimulated by external forces, causing fluctuations. Lu Yu exerted himself to suppress the power of the Sun Star, enduring the bitter cold pain.

After a long time, the cold seeped into his meridians, flowing into his Dantian.

The Power of the Moon gathered in Lu Yu's Dantian, beginning to condense a second Golden Core.

When Divine Soldiers are not used, they are usually stored in the Golden Core for nurturing. Typically, one Golden Core can only contain one Divine Soldier. This is why most Martial Cultivators in the Core Formation Realm can only possess one Divine Soldier.

Theoretically, one can possess as many Divine Soldiers as the number of Golden Cores one can condense.

Unconsciously, Lu Yu had already walked into the pool formed by the Water of the Moon, his body enveloped by it. The spiritual membrane on the surface of his cells slowly changed, adapting to the cold.

...

The Ferryman glanced at the sky. Though it hadn't changed much, the glow over the Netherworld River was gradually dimming.

He looked into the depths of Garbage Island but did not see Lu Yu come out.

He took a wooden board from under his raincoat, fingers moving over it to write a passage, inserting it into a crevice. He paddled sluggishly away from Trash Mountain.

Leaving was much more difficult than entering.

But without any unforeseen events, the Ferryman managed to safely pilot his small boat out of the whirlpool after a long time.

...

A month later, Lu Yu emerged from the base of Trash Mountain. The process of absorbing and refining the Water of the Moon was simpler than he had imagined.

Although it took considerable time, Lu Yu successfully condensed a second Golden Core.

One blue and one red Golden Core rotated slowly in his Dantian. The attributes of the Moon Star were similar to the Sun Star, invoking the power of the Moon Star.

The only difference was that Lu Yu could summon as much of the Sun Star's power as he could endure, as he refined only a small part of the Sun Star.

The power he could summon from the Moon Star depended solely on the strength of his Divine Soldier "Moon Star."

Strong Divine Soldier, strong power summoned, unrelated to his own endurance ability.

Lu Yu had also tried to communicate with the Moon Star through his Divine Soldier, attempting to progressively consume the Moon Star, but the process was exceedingly difficult.

There was enormous resistance in refining the Moon Star, leaving him temporarily at a loss.

Arriving at the edge of Garbage Island, Lu Yu found the spot where he had first landed, but did not see the Ferryman. However, he saw something that shouldn't be there—a yellow wooden board.

Pulling out the board the Ferryman had inserted, Lu Yu glanced at the writing on it. The script was from the God-Martial Realm.

The Ferryman likely came from the God-Martial Realm, which seemed to explain why he had been so protective of Lu Yu.

The fiery flames rose from Lu Yu's palm, slowly consuming the wooden board. Uncertain of its material, the board astonishingly withstood such high temperatures for so long.

Far away on the Netherworld River, the Ferryman sensed something and stuffed a captured soul into a lantern, quickly paddling toward the direction of the whirlpool.

The lantern emitted a faint white light, illuminating the waters around the small boat, which advanced swiftly.

Seeing the boat covered in faint light gliding across the river surface, the terrifying presences in the Netherworld River ignored the boat passing swiftly overhead.

Emerging from the dark waters, the Ferryman's view widened considerably. He extinguished the lantern's light, heading toward Lu Yu's direction.

On the river surface behind him, the newly born soul bodies sank into the water silently, disappearing entirely before they could struggle.

The Ferryman's duty was to lead the dead into the cycle of reincarnation.

It seemed a single gust of Underworld wind could remove all soul bodies, but many souls were accidentally consumed and assimilated by the terrifying presences in the Netherworld River before the wind could even rise.

Thus, the Ferryman was needed.

The Ferryman was not an omen of death; instead, it was a stroke of luck.

At least there was a chance to reincarnate.

After watching for a long time, Lu Yu saw a small boat appear on the raised water surface in the distance.

He watched the distant boat disappear and reappear dozens of times before it approached Garbage Mountain.

Bang~ The Ferryman's boat crashed into Garbage Mountain, and the violent impact halted its advancement. After a fierce shake, it docked steadily at the mountain's edge.

Lu Yu rushed to where the Ferryman had docked. Navigating through the whirlpool to reach the center was already challenging enough, and the Ferryman couldn't control the location where he stopped.

No sooner had the Ferryman docked his boat, did he see Lu Yu appear in his view.

Seeing Lu Yu alive, the Ferryman grinned with some happiness.

Lu Yu was among the few who could converse with him, while those souls confined within high walls saw him as a menace. Moreover, Lu Yu was his compatriot, both from the God-Martial Realm, fostering a sense of familiarity.

Once Lu Yu approached, the Ferryman sensed the wondrous energy fluctuations around him and said, "It seems that you've gained quite a lot."

Lu Yu chuckled and said, "Indeed, quite a lot. Let's go."

He boarded the small boat, and the Ferryman pushed the paddle, navigating the boat upstream against the current.

Lu Yu sat on the boat, carefully feeling the transformation of the two Golden Cores within him. The gains from forming the second Golden Core were more significant than he imagined.

The Sun Star possesses the ultimate yang power.

The Moon Star possesses the ultimate yin power.

Combining the two, the so-called Yin and Yang is the beginning of all things.

Yin-Yang gives birth to all things, a viewpoint in many high-level cultivation methods, a perspective of the world's origin held by the strong.

In Lu Yu's Dantian, Yin and Yang converged, like a newborn universe at the start of its development, carrying infinite possibilities.

As long as his Sun Star and Moon Star elevate by one level, they will undergo a transformation, birthing a new blank "star."

Upon refining a Spiritual Object and integrating it into the star as a Divine Soldier, this star would automatically communicate with its corresponding star power, gaining the blessing of star power.

Meaning, with each stage of realm improvement, Lu Yu could have an additional Divine Soldier.

Just the Sun Star and Moon Star provide Lu Yu with a 20-fold base enhancement. If elevated to the peak of the Core Formation Realm, possessing ten Divine Soldiers would offer a fundamental enhancement of up to 100 times.

For the third Divine Soldier's refined Spiritual Object, Lu Yu had already decided that the Immortal Heart is the best choice.

The Ferryman returned Lu Yu to Silent Island.

Returning to Silent Island, Lu Yu's mindset had significantly changed.

Initially, he felt uneasy, fearing confrontation with invincible foes and being deceived by the natives of the Netherworld.

Now, he understood that the survivors of the Netherworld harbored no hostility against him. His only foes were the demons in the mist.

Seeing the boat return to Silent Island, Lu Yu had considerable doubts. He thought the Ferryman might take him back inside the high walls.

Actually, if he were taken back, he probably wouldn't dare go.

Previously, unaware, he believed the high walls protected the spirits inside. Now he knew, those high walls were used by demons to cultivate spirits. How could he dare go back?

Lu Yu feared that returning would mean encountering a harvest of the "scallions" inside the high walls by demons.

His current strength was completely inadequate to deal with those formidable demons perched atop the high walls, devouring soul bodies.

It was still that black skeleton. Once the small boat docked at Silent Island's pier, the black skeleton gestured for Lu Yu to disembark and enter Silent Island with it.

After Lu Yu departed, the Ferryman rowed the small boat into the distance, alone.

Inside a cave, the Grand Elder seated at the head of the table glanced at Lu Yu, with a glint flashing in his eyes, perceiving the power within Lu Yu.

Lu Yu gave him a feeling of hope, a possibility.

The Grand Elder of Silent Island tore open space and sent Lu Yu to a space rift leading to the God-Martial Realm.

He once again reminded Lu Yu to come back once he found a method to save the Netherworld.

They were placing their hopes on Lu Yu, though he was not the sole hope-bearer. He just had more favor from the Grand Elder.

After entering the forest, Lu Yu immediately sensed the location of his mental mark, quickly heading toward the space rift.

Now he knew, dangers lurked everywhere amidst the mist; he dared not tarry.

Poof~ Lu Yu slipped through the space rift, appearing beneath Kugu Ridge.