Bathed in the radiance of the Seven-Star Golden Tower, Evan Chu revealed his true form. At this moment, the blood coursing through Evan Chu’s body was already pure Sacred Dragon Emperor blood. Though his outward appearance remained human, at his core he had become the juvenile form of the Sacred Dragon Emperor.
Of course, the true profound meaning of the Seven-Star Golden Tower was not simply to make Evan Chu manifest his true body, but to baptize him from the surface of his skin all the way down to his bone marrow and soul’s origin.
The resonance between the Seven-Star Golden Tower and Ninefold Profound Meaning erupted completely within Evan Chu. All Stellar Power inside him underwent violent transformation, and even some of his long-calm star-souls grew restless.
Yet, Evan Chu was entirely unaware of these changes as they unfolded within him.
A mysterious, unprecedentedly powerful force surged between Evan Chu’s flesh and soul. In the faint corners of his consciousness, he realized this was the power of Ninefold Profound Meaning! It was the Ninefold Stellar Transformation—destined to evolve into a force beyond ordinary Stellar Power!
Evan Chu found it unbelievable, yet was wild with joy. The Seven-Star Golden Tower was intimately linked to Ninefold Stellar Transformation! The Big Dipper had already fused into it, and now, it seemed to be awakening even more of the Ninefold Profound Meaning’s latent power.
Though he didn’t know what kind of existence the Star-Treasure Pavilion truly was, Evan Chu understood that his current situation was excellent. At the very least, after this baptism by profound-meaning power, he could shed his old self and reach a new level—possessing the strength to truly show his power. Isn’t that a real boost in combat strength?
And with the Frostbane Grand Army about to descend, Evan Chu needed absolute power in his hands!
If he could improve even a little, he would do it—every bit counts!
Evan Chu felt his realm breaking through layer after layer. He sensed himself comprehending more and more of the Ninefold Stellar Transformation, while the Sacred Dragon Emperor bloodline continued to awaken. Even the Desolate Dragon Saber, unable to contain its excitement, began to hum and tremble.
"Don’t stop! Keep going!"
Evan Chu’s soul murmured quietly. The baptism of Ninefold Profound Meaning power made his mind feel utterly refreshed—he didn’t want it to end. If possible, he wanted it to go on forever.
Boom!
A deep, muffled sound rang out. Evan Chu felt a bottleneck in his realm shatter. Looking closer, his cultivation had already reached the peak of mid-stage Saint Venerable!
“This... such overwhelming power!” Evan Chu felt the torrent of new, stronger energy surging within him and nearly fainted from shock. The benefits were absolutely heaven-defying! This was probably a level he couldn’t reach even after five thousand years of cultivation.
Yet Evan Chu had no idea that during his brief moment on the Seven-Star Golden Tower’s first floor, a full five thousand years had passed inside the Chaos Trial World! A mysterious force of time and space had bloomed from the tower, and the price was a full ten percent drop in the Chaos Trial World’s total spiritual energy.
Meanwhile, Lynton Chu—the Chaos World’s artifact spirit—had been about to break through to peak late Saint Venerable, but his aura suddenly weakened, falling back to early late Saint Venerable!
Evan Chu knew none of this. All he felt was that he’d found a breakthrough point, a source of immense power to draw from. So, like a madman, he demanded more and more, regardless of the consequences! Finally, his body reached another saturation point—boom!
The Seven-Star Golden Tower trembled violently. At the same time, Evan Chu’s body echoed with subtle cracking sounds—another breakthrough! Evan Chu couldn’t believe it. In his mind, only a moment had passed, yet he’d broken through to late-stage Saint Venerable?
No, in reality, during that brief instant, another six thousand years had passed inside the Chaos World, and forty percent of the world’s energy had vanished along with it.
The energy loss in the Chaos Trial World had reached a critical point. If it continued, the world itself would be at risk of collapse.
The Elemental Spirit Pearl, Geocore Soul Mother, Sea-Eye Spirit Spring, and others quickly noticed the problem. Right now, they were extremely weak. They didn’t know what Evan Chu was doing—was he really going to destroy the Chaos World he’d built with his own hands? No! Whatever Evan Chu was doing, he had to wake up!
"Wake up!"
A furious roar shook Evan Chu’s mind. In that instant, the blinding light from the Seven-Star Golden Tower faded, and Evan Chu—standing on the first floor—snapped back to consciousness.
"What is this feeling?"
Evan Chu’s eyes flashed as he felt the surging power inside him. He didn’t bother to check what kind of mess he’d made of the Chaos Trial World—instead, he headed straight for the stairs of the Seven-Star Golden Tower.
At that moment, Evan Chu felt a powerful, mysterious force calling him—summoning him to the second floor of the Seven-Star Golden Tower!
Sure enough, as soon as Evan Chu stepped onto the stairs, the power inside him started surging again. But this time, it felt different—not a forced baptism, but a purification.
The Ninefold Profound Meaning power—formed by the fusion of Stellar Power, Sacred Dragon Emperor bloodline, and elemental law power—was now being purified, layer by layer, as Evan Chu ascended each step of the Seven-Star Golden Tower.
After purification, the quantity of profound-meaning power dropped dramatically, but its quality multiplied! In that instant, Evan Chu’s early late-stage Saint Venerable aura felt far stronger than Ye Chenbei, who had just broken through to the Holy Emperor Realm!
Although Evan Chu had already mastered techniques to defeat early-stage Holy Emperors, those were always external powers—his true cultivation realm was still far behind.
But now, Evan Chu’s cultivation aura was fully equal to any early-stage Holy Emperor!
In other words, although Evan Chu was only at early late-stage Saint Venerable, the eruption of power within him was already on par with a mid-stage Holy Emperor!
This is no exaggeration—it’s a fact! Profound-meaning power stands above any force in the Star-River Dominion. This is the true terror of Ninefold Stellar Transformation! Compared to so-called Star-Snatching Hand, Stellar Blazeburst, or Starshift Reversal, its precision and power are many times greater.
Understanding all this, Evan Chu finally set foot firmly onto the second floor of the Seven-Star Golden Tower—boom!
His mind quaked, just as it had every time a new Ninefold Profound Meaning law appeared. As expected, after his realm broke through again, Evan Chu comprehended a new Ninefold Profound Meaning law.
Evan Chu’s face lit up with joy. "This is... a power that can manipulate time and space! Star-Light Reversal!"
Change time? Change space? Evan Chu finally understood why he’d achieved such massive breakthroughs in such a short time—if he was right, the actual time that passed in the outside world was minimal.
With a single thought, Evan Chu reappeared in the Flowing-Light Dynasty’s base star-region. Sensing his surroundings, he confirmed it: only three days had passed since he entered the Seven-Star Golden Tower!