Yuan Qiuyuan and Chu Jia left the two large Star Ships of the Blizzard Pirates one after the other, and Cai Yingxue immediately went to the ship where her cousin was stationed. "How is the situation on your side?" Cai Zhuifeng asked. With a look of astonishment, Cai Yingxue said, "It was incredible! Her attainments in the Dao of Formations were astonishingly high. In this short time, she adjusted the protection formation on every Star Ship in the fleet. She did not add any spiritual materials or tools or modify any existing runes. She simply moved a few components around and changed the orientation of our array cores. The defensive strength of our fleet increased by close to 30 percent!” Although Cai Zhuifeng had been mentally prepared, hearing the specific increase still left him greatly shocked. Cai Yingxue continued, "I asked our Formation Grandmasters, and they said even a rank five Formation Grandmaster would not necessarily be able to accomplish something like that, at least not with such ease. True Immortal Chu is very likely a rank six Formation Grandmaster!" Cai Zhuifeng sighed with great emotion, "A rank six Formation Grandmaster... They are rare even in Heavenly Fields, are they not?" Cai Yingxue replied, "Rare is an understatement. Some Heavenly Fields can go centuries without ever seeing a rank six grandmaster!" Cai Yingxue paused briefly before changing the subject. "What about your ship? Is True Immortal Yuan really a Stargazer?” Cai Zhuifeng shot her a glance and mumbled, "How can it be fake? True Stargazers are really rare in the Chaotic Sea of Stars. What we usually see are some worthless first or second rank oddballs. An Astrologer is already revered as an honored guest by every Star Pirate Group... However. True Immortal Yuan is most likely a genuine Stargazer!" Cai Yingxue nodded. "You have actually met true Stargazers before. Your judgment should not be wrong!" To that, Cai Zhuifeng shook his head with a bitter smile. "I only know a little about them and their skills. Everything True Immortal Yuan did was beyond my understanding." Cai Yingxue thought for a moment and cautiously asked, "Do you think they are merely putting on a show to make it look like they know what they are doing?” Cai Zhuifeng rolled his eyes a little. "Do you think I’m that easy to fool?" Cai Yingxue’s expression grew serious. "Then..." Cai Zhuifeng seemed to know what she was about to say and nodded. "Their origins should be almost exactly as we have guessed!" Cai Yingxue frowned. "If it really is as we suspect, then, according to the news we received, they seem to have already formed a Star Pirate Group. Why would they still need to control us?" Cai Zhuifeng shrugged helplessly, "Strictly speaking, it was we who walked right into their hands!" Cai Yingxue froze at his words, unable to think of a response for some time. Eventually, Cai Zhuifeng added, "But this may not be a bad thing. From what I know, their Heavenly Field may be a rising star, but they have two Sages who are unreasonably strong. For us, this might be a good opportunity." Even so, Cai Yingxue couldn’t help but complain. "What of it? If they have already formed their Star Pirate Group, then even if we throw ourselves under their banner, we’d be treated as outsiders. Not to mention if we are absorbed... We may be used up and discarded when no longer useful, like oxen and horses to be slaughtered once the millstone breaks!" Cai Zhuifeng could only reveal a butter smile. "Even having the chance to merge into their Star Pirate Group would still be fortunate. What worries me more is what we will encounter next!" He continued, "They are clearly traveling in secret this time. Now that we’ve fallen into their hands, our greatest fear should be being used as cannon fodder to be expended... We might even be silenced after this entire journey!” The siblings exchanged a silent glance, the atmosphere growing heavier. After a while, Cai Yingxue whispered, "We have no choice..." Cai Zhuifeng said quietly, "Indeed, we have to..." Cai Yingxue noticed a change in Cai Zhuifeng’s voice. Looking up, she saw him staring in shock at something behind her. "What happened?" She asked as she turned her head back. Before she even turned fully, she felt the light in the surrounding void flickering. When her gaze finally shifted, she saw several enormous stars in the depths of space actually moving slowly in different directions, causing the changes in the intensity of light she was seeing. The stars hanging in the deep void could not possibly move on their own, let alone several at once in different directions. Thinking of how Chu Jia and Yuan Qiuyuan had just returned to the Spirit Ark, the siblings’ suspicions fell simultaneously on the Sage there. But could humans really shift multiple stars at once? Yet not far away, on the Spirit Ark that was surrounded by the dozens of Star Ships of the Blizzard Pirates, it was enveloped in starlight. Waves of energy spread out from it like a tide into the surrounding void, leaving no doubt in the siblings’ minds that their suspicion was correct. "What in the world is that Sage doing?" The siblings exchanged glances. The same question echoed in both their hearts. What was Sage Shang doing?! Naturally, they didn’t dare to actually say his name. Inside the bridge of the Spirit Ark, the Giant Ape King, Chu Jia, Yuan Qiuyuan, and Tian Mengzi were gathered. Judging by their postures, they were clearly waiting for Shang Xia’s arrival, and in their gazes were visible expectation, unease, and awe. A moment later, Shang Xia walked in through a hatch on the bridge. His expression carried fatigue and helplessness. Check latest chapters at 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅✦𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾✦𝗇𝖾𝗍 "You succeeded?" Of course, the first to speak was Chu Jia. Shang Xia shot them a bitter smile, gestured for them to sit before he continued, "I failed! Otherwise, I wouldn’t have hastily summoned you two back to the Spirit Ark to help me control a portion of the power that exceeded my capabilities to control." Tian Mengzi frowned and looked puzzled. "How could that be? I saw multiple stars moving in the void. What kind of mighty force was that? Wasn’t that the effect of your martial intent?” Shang Xia shook his head. "It was merely moving a few stars. Back when I had just advanced to the Seven Star Realm, pushing one or two stars was already possible. Now, the number has barely increased slightly. In essence, it is not a true transformation. It is still just the seventh form of my Seven Star Mace Technique. At most, the effect has been barely amplified.” The faces of every True Immortal on board twitched, and all of them restrained themselves from saying anything. In the end, Chu Jia was the first to find her voice again. "Then what is the martial intent you envisioned? What would count as a true transformation?" Shang Xia thought for a moment before he explained, "I cannot describe it clearly. The qualitative change of a martial intent varies from person to person. Only upon reaching a certain state will I comprehend its exact effects!" Everyone nodded in agreement. Even Chu Jia realized her question had been a little too direct, but Shang Xia did not mind. Finally, a smile returned to his face and Shang Xia said, "Anyway, I have already chosen a name for the martial intent. I shall call it the Star Shifting Constellation Transformation!”
