28: Chapter 28 The Second Sacred Mark

It was already nine o'clock in the evening when they returned home.

Qian Mo had simply bought some cooked food on the way back, and he and Xing Yaoyan had just made do with a meal.

After "reluctantly enduring" Qian Mo's pre-sleep petting for a while, and waiting until he had gone into the bedroom to rest, Xing Yaoyan, who had been lying on the sofa feigning death, quietly climbed up.

After pricking up her ears and sensing the youth's steady breathing, she finally felt at ease and secretly took out a golden crescent-shaped stone from her storage space; this was the star crystal that Hu Wang had secretly given her as a token of gratitude when they parted ways.

After absorbing so much spiritual energy and Demonic Power, the Power Of Will in her spiritual sea was already nearing saturation. That golden Sacred Mark hung high above her spiritual sea, emitting faint fluctuations in rhythm with her heartbeat.

She felt that she had reached the critical point for a Breakthrough.

Having experienced the oppressive pressure from a Seventh-Order Demonic King and several Sixth-Order big shots, Xing Yaoyan was now even more eager for power.

No matter how careful she was or how much she tried to avoid conflict, there would always be a day when she was discovered, especially since the next 'Star Calamity' was only a few years away. By then, it would become increasingly difficult to hide her identity as a Star Beast.

And today, thanks to Qian Mo's cover, which diverted the attention of the Enforcers, she hadn't been captured and studied for her Heaven-Defying performance.

And speaking of Qian Mo...

A faint blush appeared on Xing Yaoyan's cheeks beneath her white fur.

"Pfft, pfft, pfft. I am a straight man, and it is absolutely impossible for me to be turned. Even if he is such a handsome, smart man who protects me and treats me with all his heart, it's not like it's impossible..."

"No! It is absolutely impossible!"

Thinking of this, Xing Yaoyan silently took a deep breath, threw these miscellaneous thoughts to the back of her mind, and focused all her attention on the star crystal in front of her.

The specks of fluorescent light inside the star crystal shimmered in harmony with Xing Yaoyan's golden wolf eyes after she used her Power Of Will.

"How should this thing be used? Should I just try absorbing it directly?"

Action followed thought; Xing Yaoyan secretly activated her Star Swallowing Art, and the entire wolf emitted a soft golden light in the darkness.

She had long anticipated this situation; she had already drawn the curtains in advance, and with the Illusion Array Cube she had "borrowed" from Hu Wang, she was fully prepared for the Breakthrough.

She slowly placed her golden paw over the surface of the star crystal. The next instant, the star crystal seemed to sense her aura from the starry sky; the crystal began to tremble violently and finally shattered in mid-air.

The next moment, countless golden specks of light scattered and floated in the air like stars in the night sky, making the Little White Wolf amidst them look like a monarch traversing the Universe.

After circling around Xing Yaoyan several times, these "stars" all submerged into her body, appearing directly in her spiritual sea, and finally forming a new Sacred Mark next to her original one.

"Hum~"

The moment this second Sacred Mark formed, an invisible spatial wave radiated from Xing Yaoyan, quickly colliding with the edge of the illusion array constructed by the Illusion Array Cube, emitting a muffled thud.

"Whew~"

Xing Yaoyan exhaled a breath of stale air, retracted the golden light from her body, and then slowly lay down, using her Power Of Will to let her consciousness wander through her body to examine her current state.

First was her spiritual sea; it was at least twice as large as before, and the golden Power Of Will contained within it had become much more solid. Then, she was surprised to discover that the hard lump in her spiritual sea—the mass of pink spiritual energy left behind by Sister Han—had actually begun to slowly dissolve, gradually becoming a part of her spiritual sea.

"Is this Fourth-Order spiritual energy..."

While devouring this mass of spiritual energy, she also obtained the information it contained.

"It seems my digestive ability has increased quite a bit as a result..."

"Eh? I suddenly have an idea..."

In fact, when Xing Yaoyan discovered that her primordial power could analyze the essence of matter, she realized that perhaps this Power Of Will could also analyze the spiritual energy of different Espers, and thereby use their Superpower. Her previous analysis of the sound transmission method used by Hu Wang was her first attempt, but at that time, she had used her Power Of Will, not the spiritual energy converted from the Demonic Power used by Hu Wang.

Since she arrived in this world, she had only been able to use the spiritual energy she devoured, and she could only convert this spiritual energy into her own Power Of Will. Like the spatial transfer ability she had previously seized from that burly man, it had disappeared when the spiritual energy was exhausted at that time.

So now, with the improvement in her strength, could she try to convert her own Power Of Will into different styles of spiritual energy?

Thinking of this, Xing Yaoyan's thoughts stirred slightly. Her originally calm spiritual sea suddenly became agitated, and the golden Power Of Will, under her control, slowly began to transform into a certain specific type of energy...

She didn't know how much time had passed.

"Holy crap, it actually works!"

Xing Yaoyan was so excited that she bounced on the spot.

She stretched out her paw, and slowly, a mass of colorless spiritual energy appeared in her palm; this spiritual energy brought with it that annoying feeling, exactly the same as Liu Yan's.

"Although I don't know how long this conversion took, it is at least a major Breakthrough from zero to one. And, doesn't that mean..."

"As long as I eat a diverse enough diet, theoretically, I can use the Superpower of every Esper and possess the Innate Talent of every demon! This is just too... too Heaven-Defying..."

Suddenly, Xing Yaoyan seemed to think of something and silently shuddered.

"When I just broke through, I felt like there was no resistance at all, and my abilities are so Heaven-Defying. So, are other Star Beasts just as formidable..."

But soon, an urge from her Bloodline dispelled her worries.

She was formidable because she was a Star Swallowing Sky Wolf; the pride in her Bloodline did not allow her to bow her head to those Star Beasts, and even if she hadn't met any other Star Beasts yet, that still wouldn't do!

With her thoughts clear, Xing Yaoyan climbed up, quietly put away the Illusion Array Cube, and then...

Started lying on the sofa and playing on her phone!

"What are you doing! Are you still blaming me for why I don't continue to devour star crystals to stabilize my strength? Come on, I am a Star Swallowing Sky Wolf, a Star Beast that can improve its strength just by eating whatever, why should I be so competitive? After all, I am still young, and as for cultivation... no rush, I'll have it when I grow up."

Feeling that she had been subjected to invisible disdain, Xing Yaoyan said silently in her heart. This was also because this major discovery was too Heaven-Defying, filling her with great hope for the future.

"Wait! Speaking of growing up..."

Xing Yaoyan looked at the phone lying quietly on her right paw, which was barely larger than her paw, and fell into silence.

She suddenly discovered that her size seemed to have increased quite a bit; she was now as long as an adult husky.

If my size doesn't change with age, but rather changes with the improvement of my own strength...

Then how old am I exactly?