2848 Star Map Shackle The spirit and soul imprisoned in the ball of thunder, displayed on the altar in front of the temple, would not only protect the village but also serve as a warning to the villages. While Lin Yuan was nurturing the Thunder-Descending Shadow, Green Vine dug out the corpse from below the thunder zone. The corpse below the thunder zone was completely different from what Lin Yuan had imagined. He had been picturing an enormous creature that was thousands of meters long. Yet, it turned out to be less than even a meter long. It was evident that this was a leopard cub. Lin Yuan would never have expected this thunder zone to be created by the corpse of a leopard cub. He had been expecting to see a powerful thunder-type leopard-species lifeform who had died here some time in the past few centuries. This corpse was showing clear signs of beginning to skeletonize. For an unknown reason, cracks had appeared on the bones, and the partially crystallized interior was revealed. This was what had created the thunder zone. This leopard that lived many epochs ago definitely came from a powerful species! It would be easy for Lin Yuan to use the Abyss Red Lotus’ ability to reproduce this lifeform. The idea bloomed in his head. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎 [Lotus Creations]: Its bloodline will be injected into mature lotuses, and the lotus roots will activate bloodline energy based on the injected bloodline. The energy in the lotuses will be sacrificed to turn the activated bloodline and its genes into a replicated lifeform. The significance of Lotus Creations was that it could produce reproductions of powerful species that had lived many epochs ago. Lin Yuan intended to ask Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter to take a look at this leopard and if they knew what it was. Using True Data, Lin Yuan had already discovered that this corpse came from a lifeform called the Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard. However, he did not understand the situation in the Sky Beyond the Clouds and did not know what its significance was. The Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard’s corpse could create the thunder zone and hatch the Thunder-Descending Shadows. All Lin Yuan needed to do was extract some of the marrow from within the crystal and would be able to use the Abyss Red Lotus’s young lotuses to create the Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard. Green Vine led the demon insects back to Lin Yuan’s side and told him seriously, “Yuan, there are 19,677 Thunder-Descending Shadows. None of them were harmed or lost when they were captured, and I have brought all of them to you.” Lin Yuan nodded. He was satisfied with the number of Thunder-Descending Shadows in the thunder zone. 19,677 of them were sufficient to meet his initial needs. 19,677 Thunder-Descending Shadows could control 19,677 villages in his faith country. The large villages with a population of more than 10,000,000 would not be combined. However, the villages with populations in the millions would be combined. Every village in the faith country would have a population of more than 10,000,000. He only needed spirit qi crystals to nurture the Thunder-Descending Shadows. Lin Yuan gave numerous spirit qi crystals to Begin Lady and Celestial Sight so they could nurture and manage all of the Thunder-Descending Shadows. Lin Yuan did not want to waste time nurturing the Thunder-Descending Shadows. It would take at least a few months to nurture more than 19,000 of them. Fan Lou had sent a message to Lin Yuan through the Thoughts Letter Paper, but Lin Yuan had not received it. The Thoughts Letter Paper’s efficacy in the Sky Beyond the Clouds had already been tried and tested. However, the message had not been delivered because Wen Yu’s Elemental Paper’s level was too low. If its grade could be evolved, the message would be transmitted successfully! Communication and transmission were of the utmost importance to a faction. However, once Wen Yu’s power reached World Emperor/Divine Kingdom, it was no longer easy for Lin Yuan to increase her power quickly. After all, faith power needed to be accumulated slowly. Nonetheless, this did not really affect Lin Yuan because Fan Lou could get in contact with him through the soul contact if he really had something he needed to report. Once Lin Yuan moved nearer to the main area of the East Universe and was closer in distance to Fan Lou, they would be able to resume communication through the Thoughts Letter Paper. It was likely that the Dark Pufferfish envoy had begun making their way to meet with the Bloodians. … Lin Yuan brought the Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard’s skeletonized bones to Sky Sea’s back and called in Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter so he could ask them the questions he had. The four of them reacted as per Lin Yuan’s expectations. They were aware of the Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard’s existence and knew a lot about the Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopards. “Lord Saint, I can’t believe the corpse of a lifeform as powerful as the Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard was found in a place as barren as North of the Lonely River! “As far as I know, by the time we rose in power, the Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopards had retreated after being embroiled in internal conflict. Their biggest challenge was reproduction and continuing their legacy. “Once internal conflict emerges, it becomes even more difficult for a species to produce offspring. It’s almost inevitable that they will start heading toward their doom. This Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard cub’s bloodline is rather pure. But based on the degree of skeletonization of the corpse, it has been dead for at least seven or eight epochs!” From the extreme shock on Spring’s face, it was clear that she was flabbergasted at the fact that Lin Yuan had stumbled on the corpse of a Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard. This corpse of an ancient lifeform was an extremely precious treasure. Spring was aware of the Abyss Red Lotus’s abilities. It could enable the Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard to reappear in this world. The Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard could create unimaginable value for Lin Yuan! Lin Yuan had a certain level of understanding of the Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopards now. But his biggest concern was whether he would be able to create the thunder zone and Thunder-Descending Shadows by extracting marrow from the Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard’s corpse. If he could not be certain that he would be able to create the Thunder-Descending Shadows, Lin Yuan would prefer to use the Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard to create the thunder zone. Once the number of Thunder-Descending Shadows met his needs, he would then extract marrow from the Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard to enable it to reappear in this world! Lin Yuan asked the question that he most wanted an answer to. Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter were the only ones who could answer this sort of question. Spring began explaining to Lin Yuan seriously, “Young Master, this Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard might just be a cub, but it still possesses an enormous amount of thunder energy. If you want to create a thunder zone, you can break and expose its crystallized bones! Since the bones have been crystallized, they will be able to regain energy once they are nourished by spirit qi. Young Master, you can extract the energy at that point!” Lin Yuan relaxed when he heard this. If he could replenish the energy in the Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard’s crystallized bones by using spirit qi crystals, he could let go of all restraints and utilize the bones as he pleased! He could even take out a portion of the Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard’s bones and give them to Green Vine to absorb. This would enable Green Vine to increase its power. When necessary, Green Vine could even use its exclusive skill to summon the Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard. “Spring, why don’t you help me crush the Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard’s bones? Then, extract some of the crystallized bones.” Upon receiving Lin Yuan’s instructions, Spring immediately sprang to work and shattered the Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard’s bones. When a large portion of the crystallized bones were exposed, they began to shine with a brilliant bluish-purple light. Spring extracted the Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard’s spine and told Lin Yuan seriously, “Young Master, if you are going to re-awaken the Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard, my suggestion is that you use the marrow from the spine as it has the highest concentration of energy and will allow you to re- awaken the Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard in the shortest span of time. “Alternatively, you can use your Body of All Spirits to absorb the Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard’s bloodline. Its bloodline is highly worth nurturing!” When Lin Yuan found out that using the Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard’s crystallized bones would not prevent him from using it to create the thunder zone, a similar idea had formed in his head. Summer brought the Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard’s corpse to the location on Sky Sea’s back that Lin Yuan had specified. Sky Sea’s flesh swallowed the Raging Thunder Heavenly Leopard as though it was mud. This simultaneously nourished the corpse while releasing the energy within it. At this rate, the thunder zone would be produced in less than two weeks. … Lin Yuan had initially intended to take Spring and Summer with him when he left the King Blood Jackals’ territory and headed to the East Universe’s central area. But an unexpected occurrence forced him to halt his plans. This unexpected occurrence was that the Suzerain X/Myth III Merciful Star Peony was finally showing signs of a breakthrough after more than a month of absorbing energy from the stars. Not only was its grade about to evolve but its bloodline was also poised to transform. It went without saying that Lin Yuan would step in to help the Merciful Star Peony and prevent it from being tripped up at any point of the evolution process. With a raise of his hand, Lin Yuan summoned the Merciful Star Peony. The Merciful Star Peony shone with a faint silver glow. Now that it was about to evolve, the Merciful Star Peony chose not to undergo the process in its human form. Rather, it would undergo the transformation in its original form. The Merciful Star Peony had already reminded Lin Yuan that it needed to be supplied with pure spirit qi. Lin Yuan stood off to the side and instructed Source Sand to crush the spirit qi crystals and replenish spirit qi for the Merciful Star Peony. He also placed his hand on the Merciful Star Peony’s leaf and injected a large amount of spirit qi into its body. At this moment, the Sky Beyond the Clouds was filled with stars and an air of lonely vastness. Lin Yuan raised his head to look at the sky. He could clearly sense that the energy from the celestial bodies in the sky was much stronger than what he experienced in the main world. The Merciful Star Peony flexed its petals and made contact with the constellations. The energy from the constellations sunk into the Merciful Star Peony. In less than two hours, Lin Yuan noticed that the Merciful Star Peony’s petals had grown at least three times larger. The singular flower lit up with mottled starlight, and it looked as though maps of stars had been drawn on the petals. The Merciful Star Peony’s aura had changed completely. Spring quickly and deftly fought off the World Cleansing, and the Creation World Ley Line landed on the Merciful Star Peony. Lin Yuan knew that the Merciful Star Peony had transformed into a Suzerain/Creation fey! Since the Merciful Star Peony had only just evolved, it needed some time before it could transition from Suzerain X to Sovereign. Lin Yuan used True Data to check on the Merciful Star Peony. [Fey Name]: Star Vastness Peony [Fey Species]: Buttercup species/peony species [Fey Grade]: Suzerain (10/10) [Fey Type]: Wood/Light [Fey Quality]: Creation I Abilities: [Activate Light]: In a place filled with starlight, it will be guided by the stars and be unaffected by blinding effects. In a place with absolute darkness, the surroundings can still be clearly seen. [Casted Item Starlight]: When stars appear, the starlight can temper the body to improve the body’s quality. [Tempering Essence Starlight]: In a place with starlight, it will absorb energy from the starlight to temper spiritual energy and increase the strength of the spiritual energy. [Condensing Spirit Starlight]: In a place with starlight and when its soul is injured, the starlight will nourish its soul and heal it quickly. [Starlight Robes]: The starlight will be directed to a target’s body and transform into a robe. While the target is draped in the robe, they will be immune to poison and curses, and the harm suffered from poison and curses will be reduced. [Star-Storing Flower Jade]: Once the flower petals have absorbed sufficient starlight, they will become jade-textured and break away from the flower. The jade-textured flower petals can be stored for a long time and will speed up the rate at which starlight tempers the body. [Star River Guide]: In any environment, it can link its thoughts and the star river to confirm its location. It will also experience blessing effects to raise its luck and turn adversity into fortune. Exclusive Skill: [Constellation Imprint]: Attempt to communicate with the stars. If the communication is successful, a star imprint will appear on the body. The star imprint can help the body take on all curse effects. When the star imprint is triggered, the energy within it will flow into the body and raise the body’s quality within a short period. [Star Contraction]: It will become deeply bound to a star and be able to use the star’s energy to raise its defensive capabilities. The degree to which the defensive capabilities will be raised depends on the strength of the star and the bond with the star. [Merciful Stars]: For stars, containing too much energy will become a negative burden. The hardship of stars will be comprehended, and the energy within the stars will be extracted. The energy from the stars will be used to strengthen the body composition of a target. (If the target is forcefully strengthened and is unable to handle the power from the stars, the strengthening will be halted. They will need to take on the additional power from the stars as well as the consequences.) [Star Map Shackle]: It will use the energy of the celestial bodies it is linked to draw a star map that will be applied to a target’s body. Regardless of whether it is day or night, the shackle of the star map will prevent the target from strengthening its body and energy. The energy it absorbs will only strengthen the shackle. At night, the effects of the shackle will be amplified.