Chapter 649: The Heart of the Stars
Xiao Ze never expected to encounter a legendary treasure of heaven and earth in this place. A treasure like the Heart of the Stars is said to appear once in ten thousand years. Even in Xiao Ze's view, this Heart of the Stars is even more precious than the Bodhi Heart he had obtained. Of course, this is because the most valuable part of the Bodhi Tree is not the Bodhi Heart, but the spirit of the Bodhi Tree itself.
If the Bodhi Heart is beneficial to Dou Saints and those below, the spirit of the Bodhi Tree can greatly benefit even Dou Emperor level fighters. Indeed, within the illusions of the Bodhi Tree, a black robed Dou Emperor, severely injured, still thought to extract the spirit of the Bodhi Tree to heal his wounds. It shows how beneficial the spirit of the Bodhi Tree is to a Dou Emperor, as the black robed Dou Emperor was being pursued by another Dou Emperor at the time and would not seek something useless.
On the contrary, the spirit of the Bodhi Tree could likely heal the black robed Dou Emperor's wounds immediately and even enhance his strength further. This illustrates the value of the Bodhi Tree's spirit. The Heart of the Stars, a treasure of this caliber, is often discussed alongside the Bodhi Tree regarding which is superior among the top three treasures on the Dou Qi Continent.
For Xiao Ze personally, he believes the Heart of the Stars is even more potent because it is directly associated with a Dou Emperor in legends! If the "Enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree," one of the three treasures of the Bodhi Tree, offers the potential to reach the Dou Emperor level, the Heart of the Stars is directly linked to the birth of a Dou Emperor in legends. Moreover, that Dou Emperor's title was directly derived from the stars!
Legends say the Heart of the Stars grants unmatched regenerative abilities, making one incredibly difficult to kill. It also provides the power to harness stellar forces, drawing vast stellar power from the heavens, with each strike capable of destroying a region as large as an empire.
The most terrifying aspect is that those who utilize the Heart of the Stars can also absorb the stellar power from the endless starry sky. If one could harness the vast stellar forces accumulated over eons, their growth rate would astonish everyone. To Xiao Ze, the Heart of the Stars even seems to gather all the advantages of the Bodhi Tree's treasures.
The Bodhi Seed and Bodhi Heart help one break through to Dou Saint, but the Heart of the Stars' ability to absorb stellar forces can do just that directly. Frankly, if one could indeed absorb the stellar power from the vast starry sky, the immense gulf between Dou Zun's peak and Dou Saint would no longer seem so insurmountable. Under the nourishment of the vast stellar forces, advancing through Dou Saint could be as simple as eating and drinking.
And like the ultimate treasure of the Bodhi Tree the Enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree that grants the potential to reach the Dou Emperor realm, the Heart of the Stars is no less significant. In legends, it even granted its name to a Dou Emperor! As for how the healing abilities of the Bodhi Tree's spirit compare to the self healing abilities of the Heart of the Stars, Xiao Ze couldn't say for sure.
Looking at the Heart of the Stars before him, Xiao Ze's heart couldn't help but race. He took a deep breath to calm his thoughts and spread his soul perception. Such a high level treasure of heaven and earth wouldn't be easy to obtain. It might have a guardian or possess extremely formidable capabilities, like the Bodhi Tree, which could confront a Dou Emperor.
Even now, Xiao Ze would not dare provoke the Bodhi Tree. In fact, on today's Dou Qi Continent, where no Dou Emperor has emerged, the Bodhi Tree is the strongest entity. Even the Emperor grade Fledgling Pill from the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's cave would likely flee before it, if the Bodhi Tree were not restricted in movement.
However, after sensing his surroundings, Xiao Ze found no guardians. He then focused intently on the Heart of the Stars. It seemed this innocuous heart might be as formidable as the Bodhi Tree! Yet, with such a treasure before him, Xiao Ze couldn't just give up without even trying.
So, he carefully extended his soul power to probe the Heart of the Stars. After a thorough examination, Xiao Ze was surprised to discover that despite its name, the core of the Heart of the Stars was not a heart but resembled a miniature planet. What he initially perceived as the "heartbeat" was merely the pulsating glow from the outer layer of the Heart of the Stars, which likely inspired its name.
Feeling no imminent danger, Xiao Ze frowned slightly. With his Emperor level soul, his ability to perceive his surroundings was exceptionally strong. Even the Bodhi Tree couldn't completely evade his detection. "No danger? Impossible!" Xiao Ze instinctively denied this, but then he reconsidered, looking back at the starry barrier he had passed through. He realized that the Heart of the Stars might not be unprotected; perhaps he had already overcome its defenses.
Just considering the stellar vortex he had passed through, any ordinary Dou Saint would find it immensely difficult, if not a life threatening challenge, to cross. And the final starry barrier? Xiao Ze estimated that without the strength of a Nine Star Dou Saint, breaking through would be unthinkable.
Thus, Xiao Ze's journey here, overcoming such peril, placed him among the rarest of beings on the Dou Qi Continent. With only a handful of Nine Star Dou Saints like Gu Yuan, Hun Tiandi, the Old Dragon Emperor, and Wu Hou, Xiao Ze's achievement in reaching this point was extraordinary, putting him in a class of his own on the continent.
(End of Chapter 649)
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