Chapter 132 Sweet Temptation

Three days later, at noon, Luke woke up. Tian Xing happened to be carrying some homemade desserts, accompanying Ye Cang to Luke's room.

"Oh, buddy, you're awake! Come and eat some desserts to replenish the sugar you've lost," Ye Cang said, urging Luke to eat as he walked.

Luke put on his shoes and sat down in front of Ye Cang, saying somewhat dejectedly, "Buddy, I'm not really in the mood for desserts right now."

Ye Cang double-checked, "Buddy... are you sure you don't want any?"

Luke was in no mood at all and casually said, "No, no..."

Ye Cang casually picked up an egg tart and said as he ate, "This... was made personally for you by a girl named A Xue."

As soon as Luke heard it was A Xue, he immediately perked up.

"A Xue? Buddy, are you saying all these desserts were sent by her?"

Ye Cang was only focused on eating and didn't speak, simply nodding.

Without saying a word, Luke turned around, picked up the fruit platter, and began to enjoy it all by himself. He ate as he asked, "Buddy, how many days have I been unconscious?"

"You, ah, you've been unconscious for three days. These three days, Miss A Xue has been sending some desserts. But... when she learned you were still unconscious, she left after dropping them off."

"Then... buddy, did Miss A Xue say anything?" Luke asked.

At this time, Ye Cang had finished the egg tart in his hand and was about to reach for another when Luke hurriedly guarded his fruit platter. "Buddy, you've been eating for two days while I was unconscious. Let me have this plate for myself."

Ye Cang wiped his hands and casually told Luke, "That girl named A Xue didn't say anything, didn't mention anything. She just told us she was a friend of yours. Also, I have something I want to ask you to do."

As soon as Luke heard that Ye Cang had something to ask of him, he wiped his mouth and asked, "Buddy, what is it?"

Ye Cang explained, "I'm sure you and I are both aware of Lao's strength. I heard from Xier that Lao once had a fight with K. It was when K was on a mission and encountered Lao, who was out hunting. Neither of them would give in, so they started fighting."

"At the critical moment, An Qi appeared and interfered with Lao, which allowed K to knock Lao down. So... I might be absent from the upcoming King of Fighters tournament for a while. During this time, I hope you can take my place."

Luke asked, "Buddy, what about you? What are you going to do?"

"Me? Of course, I'm going to cultivate. With my current strength, I'm no match for Lao at all. I'm not like you, with such a tough body, you can't kill him no matter how hard you hit him. The duel between you and Lao a few days ago made me very nervous. If it were me, I would have been killed by Lao long ago."

"Taking your place in the King of Fighters tournament is no problem. Buddy, be careful on your path of cultivation," Luke said with concern.

In a space that no one could detect or interfere with... the stars were dazzling, and the starry sky was vast.

The stars, like rhododendrons blooming all over the mountains, were the brilliance of life, endless prosperity, and unforgettable passing...

Ye Cang had never seen such a magnificent scene. "This... is this the Star Mother's domain? It's so beautiful!"

At this moment, the Star Mother appeared, with thousands of stars surrounding her like a cosmic rain.

"Ye Cang... think carefully. Once you step into the laws of the universe, you will no longer be in control of your own destiny from now on."

Ye Cang's expression remained calm. "Star Mother, aren't we already in a space-time where we have no say and no control? The real Star King was replaced by the current fake Star King, and you, as the Star Mother, are not in control of your own destiny. The fake Star King killed the real Star King, and you can only pretend not to know."

"Star Mother, we are now in the vortex of the universe, and no one can escape. Humans, me, the dead Star King... we cannot control any of this, nor can we predict it."

"We are all in this vortex, and the only thing I can do is live the way I like in it. Not to waste every hardship I have suffered, and for my own ambition to become stronger."

Ye Cang's words surprised the Star Mother. "Ye Cang, I didn't expect you to be so enlightened, so intelligent and nimble. No wonder my daughter, Tian Xing, fell in love with you at first sight."

Ye Cang sighed. "Star Mother, don't even mention it. The time you transformed into Granny almost killed me. Fortunately, I have a great life and was favored by fate. Otherwise... I'm afraid I would have died that time with Xue Shengnan."

"And... the time I retrieved the dragon spine was the same. If it hadn't been for Xier's timely rescue, let alone retrieving the dragon spine, it would have been difficult for me to escape the dragon ghost's claws."

"Star Mother, your repeated tests of me almost killed me."

The Star Mother chuckled. "No matter what, Xing'er and I managed to get away with it. You are so smart; it wasn't easy for me to pretend to be Granny. In the end, the result is good; you passed my test."

"Next, I will teach you how to comprehend the next stage of your Lingyu. Ye Cang! You are different from other Leapers. Your strength does not need any form of affirmation. So... those so-called S-class experts, or Wushuang-class experts, have nothing to do with you."

"You only need to remember that your real strength is not whether you have reached Wushuang or S-class. The real standard for measuring your combat power is what stage your Lingyu has reached."

Ye Cang couldn't help but ask, "Star Mother, what stage has my own Lingyu reached now?"

The Star Mother replied, "You have only just entered the first stage: Star Scar. The so-called Star Scar means that you have just acquired the preliminary traces of surpassing the limit. In this way, when you transform into the Star Scar state, your attack, speed, destructive power, and annihilation power are all enhanced."

"And this Star Scar power has also become your capital for fighting monsters beyond your level. When the Star Scar power is condensed to a critical point, this power will be infinitely compressed, resulting in infinite qualitative change. At this time, you will successfully enter the second stage: Star Domain."

"Star Domain, as the name suggests, is a self-exclusive domain. Opponents in your domain will be suppressed by you. It's like Ying Ning's exclusive weapon,怦然心动 (Peng Ran Xin Dong, Heartbeat)."

"The greatest use of her weapon is the domain unfolded with her own weapon as the center. Opponents in the domain will all be suppressed by Ying Ning's space-time gravity. Under the suppression of gravity, the opponent's speed, attack power, and physical endurance will be severely affected."

"As for what kind of exclusive strength your Star Domain can exert, it depends on what kind of resonance you can create with the universe after you enter the second stage. Only then will I be able to know your exclusive ability."