The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

"How dare a mortal dabble in astrology? You're courting death!"

The Jingmu Han, whose entire body was formed from the power of stars, revealed a fierce glint in its eyes. After letting out a deafening roar, it spoke in human language and charged towards Chu Xiu with the terrifying aura of a late-stage Reincarnation Realm cultivator.

After failing to kill Chu Xiu and being evaded by his rapid retreat, it immediately opened its blood-red maw and spewed out a large amount of green venom, completely engulfing Chu Xiu's figure.

Chu Xiu merely frowned, flicked off the venom clinging to his body, and with a swift movement, slammed a fist into Jing Mu'an's chin, shattering it and preventing him from spitting out the disgusting, viscous venom.

With just this one punch, Jingmu Han, who resembled a fierce tiger, showed a look of fear in his eyes. He used all his strength to twist his body and dodge Chu Xiu's subsequent punches.

"Why is my beastly poison ineffective against your divine soul body?"

Jingmu Han let out a resentful roar.

Chu Xiu shrugged, and the constellation Jing behind him, which he had illuminated, appeared and disappeared intermittently.

Jingmu Han's pupils contracted. "That's... my power! Impossible! You haven't even gained my approval, how can you directly wield my power?"

"Throughout history, only those domineering ancient gods could act in this way! How could you, a mere mortal, possibly do it?"

Jingmu Han paused, looking at Chu Xiu in disbelief: "Could it be that you didn't secretly dabble in star arts... but instead obtained the inheritance of some ancient god and activated your natal star chart?!"

"Oh! That's right."

"Have you finished speaking? Then prepare to die."

Chu Xiu snapped his fingers, then stopped wasting words with Jingmu Han. He concentrated his natal star power and pressed down on its huge head with one finger. A tremendous force descended from the sky, and in just an instant, it squeezed Jingmu Han's body and caused it to explode, turning into a large amount of star power.

Chu Xiu's soul body opened its mouth and inhaled, refining all the power of a hundred stars. At this moment, his soul cultivation also stepped into the late stage of the Reincarnation Realm!

After receiving the power of these hundred stars, his natal Purple Star shone even brighter than before, and the Jing Constellation Star Chart that was lit up on the star map was fully formed, with the image of the star beast Jing Mu Han leaping off the page.

Immediately afterwards, a flash of starlight appeared, and the massive body of Jingmuhan once again climbed out from within the star map.

This time, however, it held a scroll in its mouth, and its beastly eyes, which looked at Chu Xiu, no longer held the unruly arrogance of the past, but rather absolute obedience and loyalty.

Chu Xiu reached out and touched the big head of Jingmu Han, took the scroll from its mouth, and after unfolding the scroll, it disappeared from Chu Xiu's hand, turning into a beam of inherited memories that shot into Chu Xiu's mind.

[Ancient Mystic Art - Star Control]

[Secret Technique First Level: Control. The master of one's natal star chart can use the art of controlling stars, commanding all celestial star beasts to fight alongside them. The cultivation level of the star beasts is equivalent to that of their master's divine soul cultivation.]

[Secret Technique, Second Level: Fusion. The master of one's natal star chart can fuse with a star beast to transform into a star lord, temporarily increasing their cultivation to twice that of their original form.]

“Summoning star beasts to fight alongside you is simple and easy to understand.”

"This double cultivation level..."

Chu Xiu stroked his chin with great interest: "Based on my current late-stage Reincarnation Realm soul cultivation, I have approximately four hundred natal star powers, equivalent to four hundred thousand years of soul cultivation."

"It would take approximately 400,000 years of cultivation to advance from the late stage of the Reincarnation Realm to the early stage of the Qiankun Realm!"

"In other words, if I merge with Jingmu Han and transform into a Star Lord, I can briefly enter the early stage of the Qiankun Realm to engage in combat!"

"Such a significant increase in strength, truly worthy of being called an ancient and mysterious technique!"

Chu Xiu was in a good mood. He didn't need to spend time studying this ancient and mysterious technique; he had already learned how to use it the moment he obtained it.

"Perfect! There are two formidable opponents at the Qiankun Realm outside. I can test just how effective this upgrade is!"

With a thought, Chu Xiu withdrew from the mental world where his soul resided and returned to his physical body.

With the help of the ancient god's reversal of star technique, Chu Xiu obtained all the ancient god's essence blood contained in the blood pool, except for a portion that was absorbed by the Butterfly Queen and the Insect Mother.

His physical cultivation has now reached the late stage of the Reincarnation Realm.

Chu Xiu suddenly opened his eyes, startling the Butterfly Queen and the Blood Demon Queen who had been watching him closely for a long time.

The Insect Queen's eyes widened in shock: "She completed the Star Beast Trial so quickly? Even she herself had to fight the Star Beast to win back then..."

"Could it be that this kid's affinity with astrology far surpasses that of his predecessors?"

On the other side, the Butterfly Queen swam towards Chu Xiu with joy in her eyes. With the help of the blood pool's immense life force, her injuries were almost completely healed, and her cultivation had returned to its peak—the Great Perfection of the Qiankun Realm.

The Blood Demon Queen is the same; the injuries she suffered inside the Phoenix Emperor's body have been healed, and her cultivation is almost on par with the Butterfly Queen.

"How is it? Your cultivation level..."

The Butterfly Queen asked.

Chu Xiu smiled slightly, "I'm fine. I just didn't expect that this Blood Demon Source was actually the essence blood left behind by an ancient predecessor, containing his legacy, which I was fortunate enough to obtain."

The Butterfly Queen nodded: "The life force contained in the essence blood in this blood pool is probably even stronger than the Nirvana power of the Fire Phoenix. Without the help of this essence blood, it would be difficult for me to restore my body and cultivation to their original state in a short period of time."

Just as the two were talking, the insect queen let out a sneer:

"What kind of bullshit Fire Phoenix dares to compare itself to His essence and blood!"

Chu Xiu glanced at the Insect Mother: "If you really despise the Fire Phoenix Demon Emperor so much, why would you have parasitized his body for so many years?"

"you!"

Chu Xiu's words nearly ignited the insect queen's fiery temper.

The thought that this tiny human had now become the successor of the one who held such a high place in her heart forced the Insect Queen to suppress her anger and look at Chu Xiu:

"Now that you've become His successor, I won't hold this small matter against you. But if you dare to speak disrespectfully to your elders again, don't blame me for bullying the younger one!"

Chu Xiu frowned as he saw that the Insect Queen had changed her previous attitude of wanting to kill him, and looked at the Butterfly Queen: "What's wrong with this fleshy worm?"

The Butterfly Queen shook her head: "She seems to have a past relationship with the owner of this essence blood, which is why her attitude changed after you accepted the inheritance of the essence blood owner."

"What worms? Watch your language!"

The Blood Demon Queen exuded the aura of a Great Perfection of the Qiankun Realm, startling Chu Xiu into taking a step back warily.

Fortunately, it did not intend to attack the two of them. After a flash of light, it transformed into the figure of a graceful and tall mature woman, appearing before Chu Xiu and the Butterfly Queen.

However, she was completely naked at the moment, which made Chu Xiu quite embarrassed. He turned his head uncomfortably and happened to meet the eyes of the Butterfly Queen, who had a teasing look on her face.

The Butterfly Queen raised an eyebrow: "Is it pretty? Am I prettier than her?"

Chu Xiu scratched his head: "That's a bit of a stretch... They're all different kinds. You're beautiful in a more refined way, she's more intellectual. They each have their own unique charm and can't be compared."

"What nonsense..." The Butterfly Queen rolled her eyes at Chu Xiu, then looked at the Blood Demon Insect Queen, who had already transformed into human form, and said to Chu Xiu:

"She was in cahoots with that being in the Misty Sea and that old man from the Yaksha clan. Otherwise, she wouldn't have happened to parasitize my and Fire Phoenix's true forms after our crushing defeat in the battle against that being."

Chu Xiu nodded: "I understand. Since she has a past with the senior who bestowed my inheritance, there are some things I need to ask her about..."

"Let's see if she's friend or foe!"