Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 1227 - 1081: Sudden Change

Chapter 1227: Chapter 1081: Sudden Change

Cancer Galaxy.

In the universe, this galaxy resembles a multi-colored cloud, extending its crab-like limbs in all directions.

The two massive claws are the galaxy’s major spiral arms, from which an untold number of planets and stars branch out.

At the core of the galaxy, atop a pitch-black planet.

Here, the pressure has reached an extremely astonishing level, likely resulting in the death of any Planet Level expert who dares to come...

A mechanical satellite fortress orbits around this pitch-black planet, its engines running at full capacity to avoid being captured by the terrifying gravitational pull of the Neutron Star.

A strange force field is deployed, greatly reducing the pressure and gravity within the fortress, making it barely bearable even for Planet Level Immortals.

"The Cancer Fortress... it truly lives up to its reputation as an interstellar fortress built by the Royal Science Academy at extravagant expense, capable of withstanding the gravitational pull of a Neutron Star..."

Buzzing!

A spaceship lands on the fortress’s landing pad, and Fang Xi steps out from the cabin door.

"Welcome, Prince Kaya!"

Next to the landing pad, a man dressed in a white shirt and black vest, with the head of an elk, bows deeply, "I am the local supervisor—Ava, at your complete service."

"I need to use the Neutron Star for cultivation... I’ve already made contact beforehand, arrange a closed-door cultivation room immediately,"

Fang Xi waved his hand.

"Of course!"

Ava smiled amicably, "Let me introduce you, Prince. Our fortress is protected by a force field, so the pressure here isn’t too great... Below us, in the Neutron Star, the Empire has expended vast resources to construct Cultivation Rooms of types S, A, and B. The B-Level Cultivation Rooms cost one million a day and are located on the surface of the Neutron Star, which is the least intense option. As you’ve only recently started cultivation as a Red giant Immortal, I’d recommend this option."

"Then there’s the A-Level, which is inside the Neutron Star, and costs three million a day... The last one is the S-Level, located at the core of the Neutron Star, with only one room available for breakthroughs, costing ten million a day..."

"Is the S-Level Cultivation Room available right now?" Fang Xi couldn’t help but ask.

"It’s currently occupied, and the latest queue is set for the year 21145... this is the waiting list for your status as a prince. For a regular application, the wait extends beyond one hundred thousand years..."

Ava continued, "Prince Kaya, it’s quite possible to die outright using the S-Level Cultivation Room for the first time as a Red giant Immortal..."

"I was just asking casually. What about the A and B levels?" Fang Xi continued to inquire.

These cultivation rooms are in high demand, hence needing advance payment and waiting in line.

Of course, being a prince, one could still expect some preferential treatment.

The reason why the S-Level Cultivation Room had such a long waitlist was that many of those in line had statuses not inferior to Prince Kaya, like some of his brothers and sisters...

"There will be availability in the A-Level Cultivation Room in three days, and with your status, Prince, you can be first in line."

"The B-Level Cultivation Room has about a year’s wait,"

Ava replied.

"In that case, book the A-Level for one year to start with; if the B-Level becomes available, put me on the list immediately..."

Fang Xi nodded.

Ava nodded in response, yet thought to himself skeptically, ’What can a year in the A-Level Cultivation Room achieve? Rushing to the B-Level later will be just as dangerous...’

However, he had already advised once before, so he did not press the matter further.

After all, it wasn’t the first time a prince had died while cultivating on this Neutron Star.

If not for the sake of his own salary and bonus, he wouldn’t have bothered to advise even once.

Fang Xi entered the fortress and rested for the night.

It must be said that the facility was complete, although it was nothing compared to the luxurious standards of Emperor Star.

But with a view of the pitch-black Neutron Star below, one could understand just how massive the expenditures must be to maintain operations here.

The next day,

Fang Xi’s Smart Housekeeper received a message that the Cultivation Room had been arranged, and they immediately went to the fortress’s lower level.

The lobby here was sparsely populated.

Aside from the staff, there were cultivators who had come seeking its fame, many of them were civil servants of the Empire or of noble birth, all carrying an air of ascetic Cultivators.

After waiting for a moment, Fang Xi entered an elevator.

The next moment.

Boom!

The space elevator plummeted rapidly with a thunderous roar, bringing him to the surface of the pitch-black Neutron Star.

Here was a pitch-black structure; pressure and gravity were maintained at normal levels all around.

The narrow corridors, constructed of an all-black metal, were made of the Empire’s hardest alloy – the Mysterious Yuan metal. On either side of the corridor were small doors, giving off a dungeon-like feel of narrow confinement.

Beep beep!

Fang Xi found his room number and swiped his bracelet.

The door automatically opened; he entered and it closed behind him immediately.

Inside were just under five square meters, without even a space for washing up or eating.

Of course, for Red giant Immortals, eating and drinking were for pleasure.

For sustenance, it was better to transform into a ’Star Devouring’ form and consume a few satellites or planets.

"Welcome to A-22 Cultivation Room. This room is equipped with different settings, and we suggest newcomers start from the lowest setting..."

"Attention! Attention! Once activated, the fortress’s gravitational protection will be lost, and there’s a possibility that your atomic nucleus could rupture and lead to death!"

"During cultivation, cosmic communication may be difficult to reach due to gravitational fluctuations..."

Fang Xi carefully reviewed the rules and couldn’t help feeling a sense of déjà vu, "Isn’t this just... a gravitational training room? It’s just that the gravity here has reached a terrifying level..."

He sat cross-legged and pressed the large button directly.

Boom!

In a flash, the pressure surrounding him changed dramatically!

Had he been an ordinary person, he would likely have been reduced to a smear on the floor by now!

Fang Xi let out a slight groan, then quickly regained his composure, "Good... Only this level of heavy pressure can crush atomic nuclei, facilitating the fusion of protons and electrons..."

If it were an ordinary Red Giant Immortal, enduring such pressure would definitely require a gradual adjustment, followed by fine-tuning.

He would then ascend to the A-grade Cultivation Room and finally the S-grade Cultivation Room.

However, for Fang Xi, this was nothing more than a Cultivation accelerator.

A faint smile appeared on his face as wisps of the Law’s power swirled around him, stimulating the dramatic transformation of his life stellar.

In his dantian, within the subspace crystal, the Fire Feather Star, which had already turned into a red giant, roared and its rotation speed dramatically increased!

Atoms were under immense pressure, undergoing some unknown transformation...

"Very well, cultivating at this rate, the time it takes for me to break through to the Neutron Star Level will be cut at least in half..."

Fang Xi nodded and then cranked the Cultivation Room to its maximum power.

Boom!

The pressure equal to that on the surface of a Neutron Star emerged.

In an instant, Fang Xi was flattened against the ground like a frog.

The very material of his body began to shatter, as if to reassemble and reorganize starting from the most minuscule particles...

...

Imperial Calendar of the Fire Glorifying Era, year 88933.

The Lanicanian Empire launched a counter-attack against the Insect race, advancing irresistibly.

In the midst of the war, the renown of princes such as Sato and Zorro reverberated across the universe, pushing the Insect race back to the border battlefields.

Marshal Nietzsche immediately declared the reconstruction of the Star Gate on the ruins of the northern fortress to utterly defeat the Insect race!

Meanwhile, Fang Xi continued his Cultivation.

Year 88934.

The Star beasts entered the fray, and the eastern troops fell into a hard struggle.

His Majesty the Cosmic Emperor almost took to the battlefield himself but ultimately decided to dispatch a Marshal of the Empire to provide support in the East.

Fang Xi remained in Cultivation.

...

Emperor Star.

The forty-fourth prince, Wolf, was appointed as the Commander of the defense forces and was conducting his daily patrols.

Outside Emperor Star, more than nine thousand satellites together composed Emperor Star’s first line of defense, the renowned ’Phoenix’s Defense Line’!

"Rest assured, Your Highness, as the Empire’s last bastion, Phoenix’s Defense Line has undergone countless reinforcements and optimizations... Even if Black Hole Immortal-level enemies attack, we can detect them in advance and respond accordingly..."

Inside the spaceship, the person in charge of the defense line, a Neutron Immortal, said with a fawning face.

"Indeed, a defense system made up of nine thousand artificial satellites. Even though they’re called satellites, they’re actually bigger than planets or stars..."

Looking at this scene, Wolf couldn’t help but sigh, "Every time I see these satellites, my heart heats up, and I can hardly contain myself..."

"Hardly contain yourself?"

The Neutron Immortal looked surprised but then saw Prince Wolf holding a sparkling hexadecahedron, which he casually tossed.

Clang!

Prismatic shapes emerged, like a crystal, encapsulating the Neutron Immortal within.

The man’s face still bore a hint of astonishment, but he was immediately compressed, collapsing inward, and turned into a thumb-sized crystal.

"The Royal Science Academy’s weapons are indeed useful... Right now, I’m only a Neutron Star Immortal. To take you down, I really needed to make a move."

Wolf muttered, while the surrounding guards treated it as nothing unusual, even starting to consolidate their colleague’s position from before.

A moment later.

A tall man dressed in Royal Guard armor walked in, looking at the horns on top of Wolf’s head with a hint of intrigue, "Caesar Uhou... at your service, the forty-fourth prince."

"Good. How long will it take me to cripple Phoenix’s Defense Line with the authority of the defense forces’ commander?"

Wolf asked casually.

"It’s impossible to completely cripple it, but disabling the reconnoiter function to let the Top Five Pirate Gangs enter is already enough..."

Caesar spoke.

It was nearly impossible to shut down Phoenix’s Defense Line, but with the defection of Wolf, the commander in charge, and the support of the Royal Guard, it became possible to paralyze some functions.

"Then... let’s start!"

Wolf looked at Caesar, a smile flickering on his face, "At this point, there is no need to call me prince... You presided over the ceremony for my official ordeal back then, didn’t you? Without your help, my successful Soul Possession and recognition would not have been so straightforward."

"All allegiance to Phoenix!"

Caesar Uhou pounded his chest.

He was certainly loyal to the Empire, but not necessarily to the Emperor.

Although the Emperor might be the most powerful Black Hole Immortal in the history of the Empire, there were very few paths ahead after breaking through that level.

The Cosmic Emperor wanted to devour the concept of the entire universe, unify it, and become the ’Universe Integrator’—which meant killing everyone!

Anyone who knew this plan would resist!

...

Outside Emperor Star.

The satellites that had been smoothly operating suddenly became sluggish.

Then one by one, pirate ships appeared, firing antimatter projectiles, and the satellites of Phoenix’s Defense Line began to explode, one after another.

"The feast begins!"

Star Devouring Hu You looked at Emperor Star, now unprotected, a strange expression flickering across his face, "We are Interstellar Pirates! For freedom, for wealth... Charge!"