Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation-Chapter 577 - 239 Certainty_2

Knowing many things is not as good as being strong in one.

Even if one mastered numerous Divine Soul Star Techniques, without sufficient Cultivation Level, it would all be in vain.

No matter how good an engine is, if your limit is 230 miles per hour, but you have no fuel, or are unwilling to refuel, it would all be in vain.

A small engine, as long as you have plenty of fuel and are willing to use it, stomping down on the gas can still soar you to 180 miles per hour.

At this thought, Xu Jin made a decision.

He would first do something more certain.

Something that could enhance his foundational strength and greatly increase Xu Jin’s ability to survive and gain resources in the future.

If he left the Star Pattern positions empty instead of using them to enhance his strength, he would regret it when he was slain one day, and by then it would be too late.

Firstly, the engraving on the second Divine Soul Star was his own evolution of the Divine Soul Star Technique Shock Dream, which, together with the Clearing Soul Star, occupied five Star Pattern positions in total. There were still five vacant Star Pattern positions.

Is there a possibility that this Divine Soul Star Technique will become stronger in the future?

Yes!

That was an absolute certainty.

But how many more Star Patterns could it strengthen?

The combination Divine Soul Secret Techniques that Xu Jin had just obtained from the Lingji Star Hall consisted of one with five Star Patterns and another composed of four Star Patterns; together with the most basic Clear Soul, they would occupy at most six Star Pattern positions.

Evolving Shock Dream to a combination of five Star Patterns would require at least a Fifth Tier Candou Platform, six would need a Sixth Tier Candou Platform, and seven—setting aside whether it could be successful—was a very distant matter.

Very quickly, Xu Jin made a decision.

To reserve two Star Pattern positions for the Shock Dream Star Technique.

The remaining Star Pattern positions of the second Shock Dream Star Core would all be engraved with the unaffected Clearing Soul Star Pattern.

In this manner, the number of Xu Jin’s Clearing Soul Star Patterns increased from five to eight.

Compared to the initial four, it had doubled.

The passive Cultivation effect of the Divine Soul Star Patterns had also doubled compared to the beginning.

Continuing this trend, Xu Jin felt that his Fourth Tier Divine Soul Cultivation would only need about a year to advance one layer.

But that’s not all.

Xu Jin continued to increase the number of Clearing Soul Star Patterns.

On the third, fourth, and fifth Divine Soul Stars, two more Clearing Soul Star Patterns were engraved.

That is to say, the first, second, and third Star Pattern positions on these three Divine Soul Stars were all Upper Fifth Tier Clear Soul.

Even so, these three Divine Soul Stars still reserved seven vacant Star Pattern slots.

That was enough.

Furthermore, as Xu Jin’s Divine Soul gradually broke through, at least five more Divine Soul Stars would appear.

There would be enough room.

Thus, the number of Upper Fifth Tier Clearing Soul Star Patterns engraved within the Upper Star Palace by Xu Jin reached an astonishing fourteen.

Compared to the initial four, it had increased by two to three times.

And the speed of Xu Jin’s passive increase in Divine Soul Cultivation also increased exponentially.

Just one day had given Xu Jin a definite improvement.

In the future, it would not take more than six months or exceed seven months for Xu Jin’s Fourth Tier Divine Soul Cultivation to improve by one layer.

Within three to five years, Xu Jin’s Divine Soul Cultivation could catch up with the State Preceptor.

With the aid of Pills, it would only be faster.

Xu Jin felt that this Divine Soul Cultivation, combined with the Divine Soul Star Technique, would likely become his life-saving trump card in the future.

After all, even an existence like the State Preceptor only had a Fourth Tier Peak Divine Soul Cultivation.

*****

On the evening of October 23, Xu Jin entered the Third Tier Martial Arts Secret Realm as usual.

He was still ranked second.

Ren Woxing was still in third place.

Cold Moon was still in fourth.

The top few in the Martial Arts Secret Realm all had a lot of self-respect or pride.

They scorned to use rule loopholes to obtain a better ranking.

Otherwise, Xu Jin, who hadn’t entered the Third Tier Martial Arts Secret Realm for seven or eight consecutive days, would have been directly defeated according to the rules of the Secret Realm if he did not respond to challenges for three days in a row, no matter the reason.

The challenger would directly rise in rank.

Ren Woxing actively challenged Xu Jin seven days ago, and after Xu Jin did not respond, he stopped actively challenging and sent a Starlight Transmission every day asking if Xu Jin would come to fight.

Xu Jin didn’t reply and just kept waiting.

This, in turn, made Xu Jin very pleased.

So after entering the Third Tier of the Star-picking Tower Martial Arts Secret Realm, Xu Jin fought three rounds with Ren Woxing first!

There was still no suspense.

Ren Woxing currently specialized in Wind Series Star Techniques, and his movement technique was very elusive.

But in terms of speed, he was not as fast as Xu Jin.

To some extent, movement technique was something Xu Jin could imitate.

To Xu Jin, Ren Woxing became less and less of a threat.

And this was without Xu Jin using any Divine Soul Secret Techniques.

Otherwise, it would have been an instant kill.

Xu Jin, as if repaying a favor, fought three matches with Ren Woxing, followed by one with Cold Moon, and then accompanied Drunk Moon Immortal for three more.

Drunk Moon Immortal’s combat skills held considerable practical value. Her Space Star Technique was mysterious and had immense killing power.

One hit would mean either death or severe injury.

Xu Jin felt that this Space Star Technique seemed to somewhat ignore defenses.

It would slice right through.

So now, whenever Xu Jin entered the Martial Arts Secret Realm, a match with Drunk Moon Immortal was a must.

And Drunk Moon Immortal was delighted to accept Xu Jin’s challenges.

Worth mentioning was Moon Shadow; this woman just wouldn’t give up.

She practically sent a friend request to Xu Jin every single day.

Xu Jin instantly rejected it every single time.

Now, even if Xu Jin wanted to add her, he dared not.

He felt that the woman had gone mad from being rejected so quickly.

Otherwise, why would she persistently send him a friend request every single day?

[Would you like to challenge the Third Tier’s number one in Martial Learning, Star Fire?]

[Challenge]

After sending out the challenge request, Xu Jin was somewhat eagerly waiting for a response.

Don’t be away again.

But the next moment, Xu Jin was amused.

[Star Fire has agreed to the battle, you will soon enter the Secret Realm of Practical Combat]

[Terrain: Mountain Forest]

In the next instant, starlight flashed before Xu Jin’s eyes, and he was transported into the Secret Realm of Practical Combat, located in a mountain forest. Across the screen, a tall red-haired man was looking down at Xu Jin, sizing him up.

"Great Sage Equalling Heaven, that name doesn’t sound bad! But you’re quite patient. I thought you, as the second rank, would challenge me soon. I didn’t expect you’d wait another eight days," Star Fire said proudly, looking at Xu Jin with the confidence of a hunter eyeing his prey.

"Star Fire? Judging by your appearance, your main mastery must be Fire Series Star Techniques, right?" Since the other party didn’t seem to start the fight immediately, and the screen had dissipated, Xu Jin didn’t make a move yet, rather starting a conversation.

Hearing this, Star Fire showed a surprised expression, "You don’t know who I am?"

"Know you? Are you famous?" Xu Jin asked, astonished.

The next moment, Star Fire broke into laughter, "Interesting, you will find out shortly."

"You still haven’t answered my question."

Star Fire, taken aback, replied, "Yes, I cultivate the Fire Series Star Techniques."

"What a coincidence, I also cultivate Fire Series Star Techniques, perfect for a showdown."

Star Fire was stunned, then burst into laughter.

"This is truly interesting. Somebody wants to compete with me in Fire Series Star Techniques. Seems like you really don’t know who I am."

"Then let’s test it out, see if you’re interesting enough for me to take the initiative to verify your identity," Xu Jin said cockily, tilting his head in challenge!

"Hahaha, good!"

"Bring it on!"

The next moment, Star Fire transformed into a streak of flame light and charged forth.

He threw a punch, launching a wildly powerful Fire Meteor directly at Xu Jin.

Xu Jin responded without hesitation, clashing with a Spiral Flame Burst!

Boom!

The two bursts of starlight collided, spread out in a ripple, and then extinguished together!

Star Fire, surprised but thrilled, found someone who could meet his attack head-on for the first time!

Xu Jin was also taken aback.

He had just used a Mid-tier Fire Origin, enhanced with the effect of a Mid-tier Red Scale Heart.

The next instant, Xu Jin lunged again, this time using an Upper Mid-tier Fire Origin.

The exchange still resulted in mutual annihilation!

But it was evident that Xu Jin had gained a slight advantage.

This brought a serious look to Star Fire’s eyes.

The two of them clashed again.

This time, Xu Jin added the protective effects of two Fifth Tier Fire Spirit Star Cores from the Candou Platform, one Mid-tier Fire Origin and one Initial-tier Fire Elephant.

Two blasts of flame light erupted, with Xu Jin’s Spiral Flame Burst completely obliterating Star Fire’s Fire Meteor, its residual power engulfing Star Fire, leaving him slightly disheveled in an instant.

Star Fire was dumbfounded!

Someone bested him in Fire Series Star Techniques.

How could that be?

"Again!"

The next moment, both of them charged again.

This time, Xu Jin used a High-tier Fire Origin Star Pattern from the seventh-tier middle.

Xu Jin’s Spiral Flame Burst completely extinguished Star Fire’s Fire Meteor and then even consumed Star Fire himself, reducing him to nothingness!

[Great Sage Equalling Heaven: Victory]