With the Starfall Sovereign's cultivation level, it was rare for him to be wrong when it came to advancing from a Spirit Immortal to a Planet realm. In fact, this was indeed the case. The masked woman … did not manage to hit the ninth time.
It was not that she did not want to. She even used a secret technique, but the ninth time was different from the sixth time. The little fatty could hit the drum six times with the secret technique, but she could not hit the ninth time with the secret technique.
The gap between nine and six was an insurmountable ravine.
Although it was a bit of a pity, the masked woman was in a good mood. In the end, she chose one of the three unique planets, which was violet in color. After fusing with it, she vanished from everyone's sight. When she reappeared … she was on the planet she had chosen.
Next, it was the fusion and breakthrough. There was no problem in safety when breaking through here. This was also the last step of every trial in the Graveyard of Stars.
Then, everyone hit the drum one after another. Some were high, some were low. Among them, the expert hit the drum seven times and obtained a special star of the lower seventh grade. The other two people who did not have much interaction with Wang Baole also stopped at the sixth or seventh grade. Although they obtained special stars, they were all of the lower grade.
Wang Baole paid attention to all of this. While comparing it to himself, he also had a better understanding of the method and experience of hitting the Heaven Reaching Drum.
At the same time, the performance of the remaining four people — the elegant cultivator, the black-robed young man, the Bell Maiden, and the little girl — made Wang Baole pay great attention to them.
Among them, the little girl was the most strange. She clearly hit the drum eight times under extreme circumstances and drew out a special star of the upper second grade. However, she gave up everything in the end and did not choose any star as her Planet.
Seeing this, even the Starfall Emperor had a thoughtful look in his eyes as he took a few more glances at her.
Wang Baole was also extremely surprised. If it had been any other time, he would definitely have thought about it carefully. However, now wasn't the time to do so. That was because the next three people's performances were so shocking that not only did they shock him, but they also shocked everyone in the Star Fall Empire.
This was the scholarly Cultivator from the number one Heretical Sect. He was the first person in the group to sound the drum nine times. Although that was his limit, and he couldn't sound the drum ten times, he had plenty of power left over. He was weak, but he was still able to stand there, looking up into the starry sky. There were numerous second grade planets, as well as three … planets that were even more dazzling than any of the others!
If one looked carefully, one could even see the illusions of strange beasts on the three most brilliant stars. It was as if they were no longer simple stars but had a preliminary life!
"There are only thirty-seven special stars of the upper first grade in the Graveyard of Stars. For this kid to be able to draw out three of them, he's not simple!" There was a look of admiration in the Starfall Emperor's eyes as he spoke slowly. Wang Baole's gaze was also attracted by the special stars in the sky. However … no matter how dazzling the three special stars were, they couldn't catch the elegant cultivator's eye!
He stood there looking up at the sky. He did not look at the three stars of the upper first grade. Instead, he was looking for the Dao Star that he felt was connected to by destiny!
"Why hasn't the Dao Star appeared yet …?" The elegant cultivator was panting. He knew that if he wanted to, he could choose any one of the three stars of the upper first grade. If it were before, he would definitely have chosen it. But now … he only had eyes for the Dao Star!
Amidst his anxiety, a look of madness appeared in the elegant cultivator's eyes. He lifted his right hand, unleashing some sort of divine ability that caused blood to ooze out of his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. Blood sprayed out of his mouth as he waved the drumstick in his hand.
Rumbling could be heard as … a tenth note rang out. The sky shook, as if it were about to flip over. More stars appeared, but as soon as the tenth note rang out, the elegant cultivator's drumstick collapsed. He seemed to have lost all of his strength, and he dropped down onto the ground. He struggled to his feet, his eyes bloodshot as he looked around at the stars. He searched madly for the Dao Star, but to no avail. Finally, he laughed bitterly, clenched his hands into fists, and roared.
"I only want the Dao Star! The rest of the stars are like ants!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, the starry sky began to shine brightly. All of the stars that had appeared dimmed and faded away, including the three first grade stars. Even as the sky darkened, a beam of starlight descended from above, converging onto the elegant cultivator.
Shockingly, a star appeared in the sky. It was as dazzling as the sun, like a sovereign. However, it wasn't completely visible. It was only an illusory image, and the beam of starlight that descended was not there to attract it, but rather … to mark it as a backup option!
Although it was only a backup option, it still caused the elegant cultivator to tremble, and his aura to rise. All of the cultivators in the Starfall Empire were shaken to the core, and began to kowtow to the Dao Star!
Even the Emperor of Starfall bowed his head slightly to show his respect. As for Wang Baole, his heart was pounding, and his eyes shone with intense longing. This Dao Star was his greatest dream in the Graveyard of Stars!
However, the Dao Star was simply too arrogant. It was so arrogant that it seemed to be used to the worship and longing of all living beings. Even when the elegant cultivator went all out and struck the tenth note, which was a rare occurrence since ancient times, the Dao Star was only an illusory image, a mark.
As for Wang Baole, it didn't even seem to look at him. Instead, the black-robed youth and Bell Maiden were swept by the starlight, causing their hearts to tremble. They rushed out almost simultaneously and headed straight for the Heaven-Reaching Drum. There was no distinction between who came first and who came first. Their targets were the sides of the gigantic drum, and it was obvious that they were going to strike it at the same time!
It was almost as if they were competing, but also putting on a show. They wanted to attract the Dao Star's attention and have it choose them!
Although this was not in accordance with the rules, when the Dao Star appeared in the sky, even the Emperor of Starfall didn't say anything. The others also seemed to have forgotten the rules. They only had eyes for the only dazzling illusory Dao Star in the starry sky.
Seeing this, Wang Baole's eyes flashed. He felt that the Dao Star seemed to be ignoring him, but he thought that it might be an illusion. Now that he saw the Bell Maiden and the black-robed young man striking the drum at the same time, he gritted his teeth and leaped out of the main hall, heading straight for the Heavenspan Drum!
Wang Baole, who was in a hurry, didn't notice the Emperor of Starfall behind him. He wanted to say something but stopped. He also didn't notice the helplessness and regret in the Red String Paper Doll's eyes. Naturally, he didn't hear the Red String Paper Doll's murmur.
"It won't choose you …"
At this moment, Wang Baole, whose eyes were filled with desire, suddenly accelerated. In an instant, he flew across half of the square and arrived almost at the same time as the Bell Maiden and the black-robed young man. When the two of them were about to strike the drum, the drumstick in Wang Baole's hand appeared, and he also struck the drum at the center of the Heavenspan Drum!
The first strike caused the sky and earth to change colors. After the arrogant Dao Star looked down on all living things, it disappeared in the sky again. It seemed to be testing the three people who struck the drum to see if they were qualified to make it appear again!
The second strike caused starlight to appear in the dim starry sky again. However, these starlights were not only few in number, but they were also dim. They even seemed to be anthropomorphic. They seemed to be in low spirits.
The third strike caused ripples to spread out in the starry sky. More stars appeared, but they were still in low spirits. When the three of them struck the drum at the same time, after the fourth and fifth strikes, they seemed to have some vitality. At the same time, the stars transformed into rivers of stars. Mortal Stars, Spirit Stars, and Immortal Stars appeared one after another!
Then, the sixth strike, the seventh strike, until the eighth strike!
The Heavens rumbled, and countless stars appeared, filling the entire starry sky. Then, the unique stars began to explode with unprecedented power. Countless low-grade stars, large quantities of mid-grade stars, and over a hundred third-grade stars and second-grade stars appeared.
This caused the starry sky to be magnificent and indescribable with words!
For the black-robed young man and the Bell Maiden, it wasn't difficult to strike the drum eight times in one breath. However, the pressure and the feeling of overdraft caused their breathing to become chaotic and their faces to turn pale. It was the same for Wang Baole. He finally felt the difficulty of those who struck the drum previously.
Because every strike was a storm to the body and spirit. It felt as if they weren't using drumsticks to strike the drum, but their own lives!
That was especially so for the eighth strike, which shook his Divine Soul and caused Wang Baole's vision to blur. Although he recovered quickly, he could feel that even though it wasn't impossible for him to do the ninth strike, the price he would have to pay would definitely be greater.
"This is nothing. I'm going to hit it ten times!" Wang Baole gritted his teeth fiercely, and a ruthless expression appeared on his face. Without the slightest hesitation, he waved the drumstick in his hand and struck the drum for the ninth time together with the black-robed young man whose body was bursting with murderous aura and the Bell Maiden whose eyes were fierce and fierce!
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