Death... and me



Just like the cultivation technique, the starlight body cultivation technique created by the system was perfect. As long as the requirements were fulfilled, there would be no bottleneck. That said, the twins quickly left Luman's residence and went back to their own before entering the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm.

[Alright, what you need to do now is to absorb the Iridescent Tears into your bodies and control the elements. As mentioned before, the tears have various elements, and the starlight cultivation technique will make them clash inside when operated,] Sister Orb explained. [it will be a process of destruction and rebuilding, so you better be ready. Of course, make sure to connect to your own stars and mix the Iridescent Tears' Energy with the Stars' power.]

Rean couldn't help but sigh. "As always, each level is a pain in the ass."

"Stop complaining and let's start," Roan didn't seem to mind. "I want to go  back outside to fight the Swamp Demon Beast to get used to our new realm."

Rean didn't have any objections and took the Iridescent Tears out. Right after, the twins shared the vial equally and gulped the entire content in a moment. 

*Boom!*

Sure enough, the moment the Iridescent Tears' energy entered contact with their bodies and the refinement process of the starlight cultivation technique, their bodies were instantly impacted. Cracks began to appear on the twins' skins, and Celis, Kentucky, and Luan noticed several elemental colors coming out from them.

They looked more like smoke, covering the twins' bodies in no time. Rean and Roan gritted their teeth as they resisted the pain. Rean had found a method to feel painless with his Light Element, which the twins had used during the last breakthrough. However, for some reason, it didn't work this time. The only good news was that they had passed through the pain process before during earlier stages, so they knew what to expect.

This cycle continued as their bones and organs were constantly damaged and rebuilt by the power of Starlight. Fortunately, there was no mistake to be made, and the breakthrough only needed time. Around seven hours later, the twins suddenly dropped to the ground as they could move a single finger. 

Nonetheless, Sister Orb looked at them with satisfaction. [Great! Now your Yin Yang Starlight Bodies are on par with your cultivation once again. Your overall power has definitely increased a lot. Perhaps you won't find it difficult to fight a Middle Stage Elemental Space Realm enemy, even if you are alone. If you fight together, then you should be able to challenge a Late Stage one. You are only in the Initial Stage of the Space Bending Realm, so it is impressive.]

However, Rean and Roan weren't paying attention to Sister Orb. Instead, they noticed that something different appeared in their bodies after they finished their breakthroughs. 

"Sister Orb, was it supposed to happen?" Rean then struggled to raise his hand before a new kind of energy came out of his palm. It shined with semi-transparent Light, but it was not Light Element, nor was it his Soul Origin Energy. It was the power of the stars!

Roan also tried the same thing, and sure enough, he was able to summon the Power of Stars from within his body.

One must remember that the power of stars can only be used to refine the body. After that, the twins used their new body strength to fight. However, they had never been able to use the power of stars for anything else other than absorbing it into their bodies. Yet, here they are, controlling the Power of Stars as if it was the same as their Soul Origin Energy.

[This...] Sister Orb was taken aback by that sight. She quickly went through the Yin Yang Body Cultivation Technique but didn't find any mention of that ability in the manual. [That's weird. The Starlight Power should be something that can be absorbed to strengthen your body but not to be used somewhere else. How come you can do that?]

Rean and Roan finally got enough energy to sit while they checked the condition of their bodies. "As far as we can see, the breakthrough worked perfectly. However, we can feel that our entire body seems to have become some kind of Starlight Storage."

Roan suddenly had an idea. "No, that's not correct. To break through each level of the Starlight Cultivation Technique, we always had to absorb Starlight Power into our bodies. Once we got enough of it, we used the items to break through. It's just that the Starlight Energy we absorbed couldn't be used for anything else other than the breakthrough later on. Simply put, we have always been a Starlight Energy Storage. The difference is that now we can summon this stored energy for our own use."

Sister Orb also had complete access to the twins' bodies, which she used to check every cell of their bodies. She was already looking into it while Roan gave his explanation. After he finished talking, Sister Orb quickly partially refuted Roan's words. [That's not entirely correct. From what I can see, you are indeed using the Starlight Energy from your bodies. But there is a difference. It seems like the Starlight Energy that needs to accumulate in your body for the breakthroughs is separated from the Starlight Energy that you are summoning from your body now.]

Rean quickly understood where Sister Orb was coming from. "Do you mean that even if we use this Starlight Energy, it will not affect the Starlight Energy that we need to accumulate for our next Breakthrough?"

Sister Orb continued to check the twins' bodies and confirmed Rean's words after a while. [From the looks of it, that's exactly the case. I can clearly feel that your Starlight Energies are properly divided in your bodies. They are the same, but their use is different. Even if you expend all the Starlight Energy that you can control, it will not affect the Starlight Energy that will be used to enter the Grade Six Starlight Body.]

Rean and Roan looked at each other. They knew that it was great news and they had to test it as soon as possible.

[Eh?!] Suddenly, Sister Orb exclaimed. [Hey, there is a new option in the System Reward list.]