An Unexpected Turn: Villain Becomes Dad

Chapter 214

The turbulent solar qi began rampaging through his meridians and body, chaotic and uncontrollable. Even with his Solar Divine Physique and robust body refinement, tiny cracks began to appear across his body.

“Xiao Chen, you—!” Zhan Qiuyun, equally alarmed, stared in disbelief.

She hadn’t expected the Solar Star Core to merge directly into Yang Chen’s body. This had become a serious problem.

Although Yang Chen could rapidly refine and absorb the solar qi within the Star Core, it was still supposed to be a gradual process. But now, with such an overwhelming surge of solar qi directly flooding into his body all at once, the consequences could be catastrophic.

Yang Chen’s body was at its limit, on the verge of exploding.

“Martial Aunt, help me!” Yang Chen growled lowly, quickly sitting cross-legged to stabilize himself. The Solar Star Core, affected by the earlier lightning tribulation, was now madly releasing torrents of solar qi. The amount of solar qi surging through his body was overwhelming.

With his current cultivation, there was no way he could absorb it in time. This solar qi was far more volatile than the solar qi from the Yin-Yang Mirror.

That energy was a product of nature—gentler and harmonious. But the solar qi from the Solar Star Core was pure, violent, and untamed, and now it filled every inch of his meridians. If he couldn’t stabilize and absorb it in time, it wouldn’t take long for his meridians to shatter completely and his physical body to explode.

Zhan Qiuyun stepped forward, ready to help him. But suddenly, arcs of lightning crackled across her body. The lightning tribulation had already locked onto her. Within moments, the heavenly tribulation would strike.

If the lightning hit Yang Chen, combined with the volatile Solar Star Core energy inside him, it wouldn’t just destroy his physical body—even his soul would be obliterated.

“Damn it! What should I do?” Zhan Qiuyun was deeply anxious.

Although her goal had already been achieved—she had successfully transformed into the Bright Moon Sacred Physique and was about to step into the Dao Integration Realm—she couldn’t just let this little rascal die.

“Master, is Senior Brother Yang in danger?”

At that moment, an urgent voice came from outside the cave—Chu Xi.

The Star Sword within her body seemed to sense something, trembling uncontrollably.

“Chu Xi?” Zhan Qiuyun’s beautiful eyes lit up. “How could I forget her?”

“The Celestial Purple Physique can control the power of stars, and the Solar Star Core is, after all, a star!”

“There’s a chance Chu Xi can help stabilize the Solar Star Core within this little rascal!”

Without hesitation, Zhan Qiuyun condensed her true energy into a hand and directly pulled Chu Xi into the cave.

“Master … Senior Brother Yang, what’s wrong with him?”

Chu Xi’s face was full of worry as she saw Yang Chen, whose entire body was covered in fine cracks.

“Chu Xi, the Solar Star Core has entered Yang Chen’s body, and its energy is far too violent. His body cannot withstand it! I am moments away from breaking through, and the heavenly tribulation is about to strike. I cannot help him! Your Celestial Purple Physique allows you to control star energy. Go now and stabilize the Solar Star Core! Whether Yang Chen’s physical body survives or not depends on you!”

After speaking, Zhan Qiuyun turned her gaze to Yang Chen, her expression complex as she thought to herself: “You little rascal, this is all I can do for you. If you survive this ordeal, perhaps … I might even consider becoming your dao companion someday.”

With that, Zhan Qiuyun took a single step forward.

Her figure disappeared from the cave, leaving to face her heavenly tribulation.

***

Chu Xi looked at Yang Chen, who was sitting cross-legged, his body covered in fine cracks. Ignoring the sight of his bare body, she hurriedly sat in front of him.

The purple mark between her brows flickered. The power of the stars emanated. It enveloped both her and Yang Chen.

“Senior Brother Yang, you must hold on!”

As she spoke, purple light flowed into Yang Chen’s body.

Although Chu Xi was only at the Nascent Soul Realm, and the star power she could unleash was relatively weak, the violent Solar Star Core within Yang Chen’s body gradually stabilized under the influence of her power.

The solar qi being released also returned to normal.

“Whew!” Yang Chen let out a deep breath.

Then he opened his eyes. Within his eyes, golden flames seemed to dance.

Looking at Chu Xi, whose face was pale and weary from expending so much star power, Yang Chen couldn’t help but say: “Junior Sister Chu Xi, you’ve worked hard!”

“Senior Brother Yang, you’ve helped me so many times. Being able to help you even once makes me very happy!”

A smile bloomed on Chu Xi’s face. Every time, it was Senior Brother Yang who helped her, saving her life. Now, it was finally her turn to help Senior Brother Yang.

Dao companions were supposed to help one another. Otherwise, she would feel completely useless in front of Yang Chen. Even her master, a peerless figure, was one of Yang Chen’s women.

As a Nascent Soul cultivator, if she wanted to have a place in Senior Brother Yang’s heart, she had to keep up with his pace and prove herself useful, rather than being just a pretty vase.

At this moment, Chu Xi’s gaze unintentionally fell upon Yang Chen’s body.

Instantly. A hint of shyness flashed in her eyes.

That thing, though she was already quite familiar with it, still made her blush when she saw it suddenly. It looked intimidating, almost serpent-like, which made her feel a bit uneasy.

Yang Chen naturally noticed her glance. However, he wasn’t in the mood to tease Chu Xi at the moment. Although the Solar Star Core within his body had stabilized, it was still slowly releasing solar qi.

All of his meridians were now filled with solar qi, reaching the critical limit his body could endure.

The most pressing matter right now was to extract the Solar Star Core.

Yang Chen sank his consciousness into his body, his divine soul power transforming into formations that began to wrap around the Solar Star Core.

Boom!

The Solar Star Core suddenly began to violently accelerate its spinning again.

Frightened, Yang Chen hurriedly dispersed the divine soul power surrounding it.

“Damn it,” he cursed inwardly.

A dignified Solar Divine Physique, yet he couldn’t even deal with a single Solar Star Core. If they were outside, he could forcefully seal it. But now, it was inside his body, leaving him restrained and helpless.

At this moment, Chu Xi noticed his current predicament and spoke up: “Senior Brother Yang, perhaps I have a way to help you extract the Solar Star Core!”

“Oh? You can help me take it out?”

Chu Xi nodded.

Her jade-like finger pointed to the star mark at the center of her brow.

“The most magical part of the Stellar Purple Body is this Star Gaze! The Star Gaze can control celestial bodies, and the Solar Star Core is naturally a type of celestial body! Moreover, the Star Gaze forms its own unique space that can temporarily contain the Solar Star Core. The solar qi it releases can be stored within that space. At the same time, I can absorb the stellar energy from the Solar Star Core!”

“Is that so?” Yang Chen was slightly surprised. He hadn’t expected the Stellar Purple Body to be this extraordinary. “Then how will you extract the Solar Star Core?”

Hearing this, Chu Xi’s expression turned a little shy: “As long as the star mark on my forehead maintains contact with your … lower abdomen, the Solar Star Core can be extracted!”