Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

39: Chapter 35: Star Power Doubles

39 -35: Star Power Doubles

At night, after finishing his daily evening cultivation, Xu Jin had just gotten into bed and helplessly curled his lips.

The door opened again.

That mysterious green-clothed man had come again.

In the dead of night, every day without fail.

But today, the green-clothed man, Qi Shanye, had learned his lesson.

Before placing his hand on Xu Jin’s head, he revealed his form and simultaneously offered another Rejuvenation Pill to Xu Jin’s lips.

“Do you know about the institute’s training session today?” Xu Jin swallowed the Rejuvenation Pill and tried to start a conversation.

“I know.”

“Do you know why it’s happening?”

“I don’t know.”

Xu Jin: “…..”

“Calm your mind and safeguard the spirit….”

“Wait, I have something.”

“What thing?”

As soon as the green-clothed man responded, Xu Jin knew he had guessed correctly; his observations over the last few days should have been correct.

This mysterious green-clothed man wasn’t actually that difficult to get along with.

“Could we train for only an hour today?”

“Why?

A Rejuvenation Pill should sustain your Divine Soul for an hour and a half,” Qi Shanye said.

“I feel the atmosphere at the institute is off.

I want to quickly finish the Small Star Gathering Pattern in these few days, so my body’s Star Power can double, and my strength can greatly improve,” Xu Jin explained.

Qi Shanye suddenly paused, then asked, “You’re confident about engraving the Small Star Gathering Pattern?”

“In the next two or three days, it should be about done.”

“Alright.”

Qi Shanye agreed outwardly without showing emotion, but inside, he was taken by surprise.

He even felt an urge to shout in disbelief.

Yesterday, seeing his immense Star Power, he thought Xu Jin had extraordinary talent.

But today, Xu Jin said he was confident about engraving the Small Star Gathering Pattern.

And if he remembered correctly, this young man had only learned the Small Star Gathering Pattern three days ago.

If he succeeded in engraving in the next two or three days, it would actually mean completion in five to six days.

In his twelve years as Sub-Hall Master at Lingji Star Hall, the quickest disciple to condense the Small Star Gathering Pattern was his former top disciple, Shen Shu, who took eight days.

However, it’s hard to say how much backing Shen Shu received from experts in the Shen Family.

But this young man, Qi Shanye understood well, had no backing.

Though if he had to count, he would include himself.

But the Small Star Gathering Pattern, he hadn’t helped at all.

While Qi Shanye felt he had struck gold, Xu Jin felt slightly relieved.

This mysterious green-clothed man seemed reasonable, suggesting possibilities for maneuvering in the future.

“Focus on the Upper Star Palace.” In the next instant, Qi Shanye’s gentle and moist Divine Soul Power flowed in again.

Qi Shanye was highly punctual, saying it would be an hour, and it was indeed exactly an hour without taking a bit of Xu Jin’s time.

An hour later, he left without hesitation, leaving behind a sentence.

“This Clearing Soul Star Pattern, if successfully engraved, will bring you nothing but benefits, no drawbacks.

In terms of protection, its effect is more than ten times that of the Small Star Gathering Pattern.

You’d better put some thought into it and ponder deeply.”

After interacting for several days, Qi Shanye had gauged Xu Jin’s temperament a bit before leaving such a comment.

This remark indeed moved Xu Jin.

If it were truly as the green-clothed man said, and it was unavoidable, pondering it seemed reasonable.

Thinking for a few moments, Xu Jin first immersed himself into the Candou Platform Star Lamp, perfectly engraving the Small Star Gathering Pattern inside the lamp, then formally began engraving.

Before officially engraving, Xu Jin swallowed a Mental Awakening Pill.

He had to restore his Divine Soul Power to its best state for a chance at success.

Fifteen minutes later, thanks to the hundreds and thousands of previous sketches, Xu Jin smoothly used Star Power to completely sketch the Small Star Gathering Pattern on his chest.

Next, it was continuous Star Power circulation to achieve solidification, ultimately succeeding in the engraving.

The effect of engraving the Clearing Soul Star Pattern with Qi Shanye in the Upper Star Palace at night every day also showed.

The Upper Star Palace required Star Power to be steady and slow without interruption, and under Qi Shanye’s hands-on guidance, Xu Jin greatly improved his Star Power directing and control over the past few days.

Of course, Xu Jin’s solid foundation from thousands of Martial Learning practices within the Star Lamp was also indispensable.

There was no flash of inspiration.

Only water flowing, logical progression.

After more than half an hour, Xu Jin looked at the Star Pattern that had completely solidified on his chest and was glowing, and was extremely pleased.

The simplified Gathering Star Pattern was flat, like a plane, while the Small Star Gathering Pattern was a three-dimensional half-lotus shape.

At first glance, it seemed like the Small Star Gathering Pattern was sprung from within the chest.

With Star Power flowing, this half-lotus seemed to come alive.

In the next instant, Xu Jin was inspired, and without posing the Drinking Radiance Style, he directly concentrated on the Small Star Gathering Pattern on his chest to start channeling Star Power.

As the instructor said, the Dining Dawn Form and Drinking Radiance Style were mainly for youngsters striking star points.

In fact, Star Power existed everywhere.

With the Star Pattern, simply concentrating allowed the Drinking Radiance Style everywhere.

Of course, outside under starlight in the Drinking Radiance Style or Dining Dawn Form, the speed of channeling Star Power would be slightly faster.

But only slightly.

With concentrated channeling, a large amount of Star Power surged into Xu Jin’s chest, and Xu Jin quickly had the sensation.

After the Small Star Gathering Pattern was engraved, the speed of channeling Star Power indeed increased significantly, and the crucial part was that the threshold also greatly increased.

Twenty minutes later, his chest felt full, saturated with Star Power.

Excited, Xu Jin got up and went outside to a secluded spot behind his house to start practicing the Five Battles Killing Fist.

Ten minutes later, Xu Jin stood with his fists clenched, a face full of joy.

Sure enough, the Star Power doubled, and more than doubled.

Before engraving the Small Star Gathering Pattern tonight, in a state of full Star Power, Xu Jin could perform the Five Battles Killing Fist four times in one go without drawing in the Starlight from the Candou Platform.

Now, he could perform it eight times in one go!

Bear in mind, even Yue Daqi, who was the first in Star Pointing and had reached the Fifth Layer of Dining Dawn, could only do the Five Battles Killing Fist seven times in one go currently.

The Star Power multiplied.

More crucially, the speed of drawing in Star Power became faster.

This meant that Xu Jin’s Divine Soul Power remained unchanged, but the number of times he could train doubled compared to his fellow disciples.

This also meant that the cost-effectiveness of pills like the Mental Awakening Pill and Rejuvenation Pill, which restore Divine Soul Power, doubled.

And there were rewards!

Thinking about the rewards, Xu Jin’s eyes suddenly brightened.

Tomorrow morning, he could go to Instructor Ning to claim the reward for engraving the Small Star Gathering Pattern.

Over a hundred taels of silver.

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The effect of engraving the Small Star Gathering Pattern was fully revealed during training the next morning.

Lately, Xu Jin had been practicing three rounds of Dining Dawn Form or Drinking Radiance Style each morning and evening.

Yesterday morning, after each round of Dining Dawn Form, Xu Jin could perform the Five Battles Killing Fist for Body Refining four times continuously, twelve times in total across three rounds.

But today, after one round of Dining Dawn Form, he could perform the Five Battles Killing Fist eight times continuously, twenty-four times in total across three rounds.

The speed of Body Refining doubled.

Previously, Xu Jin took two doses of Mental Awakening Pill each morning and evening, and after drawing in the trace of Starlight from the Candou Platform, he could manage forty-two repetitions of the Five Battles Killing Fist for Body Refining per day.

But now, with just six rounds of training in the morning and evening, he could do forty-eight repetitions of the Five Battles Killing Fist.

Moreover, because he performed eight times consecutively each round, the refining effect was better.

If he drew in the Starlight from the Candou Platform, the number of consecutive times Xu Jin could perform the Five Battles Killing Fist increased to eighteen.

Previously, it took Xu Jin five and a half days to break through from the First Layer to the Second Layer of Dining Dawn.

But now, Xu Jin felt it would only take three days.

In two more days, he should be able to break through to the Third Layer of Dining Dawn.

Suddenly, Xu Jin felt achieving the Fifth Layer of Dining Dawn within two months didn’t seem too difficult.

After finishing self-training during the morning class, Xu Jin initially planned to report the successful condensation of the Small Star Gathering Pattern to Ning Yuchan, hoping to secure the reward for being the first to engrave the Small Star Gathering Pattern as soon as possible.

But unexpectedly, right after breakfast, the urgent assembly bell rang.

Gathering again at the Martial Arts Hall.

Some youths wailed on the spot.

After yesterday’s training, their legs and feet didn’t feel like their own, and they thought they could rest in the morning.

To their surprise, they had to continue today.

But military law was not to be taken lightly.

Someone was punished with a military cane yesterday.

“Brother Jin, do you think they are preparing us for the battlefield?” Qian Xiaohu, who ate with Xu Jin, was a bit worried.

“Train hard, learn diligently, practice bitterly, fight bravely.

Haven’t you noticed that the trusted aides are teaching survival skills?

First survive, then kill the enemy.”

After speaking, Xu Jin returned to the dormitory, put on the leather armor, grabbed the Iron Wood Blade, and headed straight to the Martial Arts Hall.

Today, Xu Jin’s opponent changed to Yu Guan from the second rank of the Middle Court.

Yu Guan had reached the Fourth Layer of Dining Dawn in cultivation level.

Both legs and a right arm had already been refined, so whether in speed, strength, or overall flexibility, he was far superior to Xu Jin, showing a clear advantage.

This advantage was overwhelming for Xu Jin at first.

From time to time, a blade would slash hard, knocking Xu Jin’s Iron Wood Blade out of his hand; when the Iron Wood Blade hit his body, it was extremely painful.

But the intense training yesterday had paid off.

Xu Jin had learned to deploy Star Power to enhance defense and had also learned to deploy Star Power to enhance explosiveness, making each move incredibly lethal.

At first, it was still overwhelming, but later on, as he adapted to Yu Guan’s attack rhythm, by midday rest, the outcome had become evenly matched.

The afternoon training continued.

Although the youths were complaining incessantly, and there were many injured, the Star Power flowing within greatly increased recovery capabilities, so afternoon training could not be stopped.

To secure the reward for being the first to engrave the Small Star Gathering Pattern quickly, Xu Jin went to find Ning Yuchan right after lunch.

“Xu Jin?”

Seeing Xu Jin at the gate of the small courtyard with a bruised face, Ning Yuchan was a bit surprised.

And secretly, a bit worried.

Could this kid be here to borrow silver again?

“What’s the matter?” Ning Yuchan asked after Xu Jin entered the courtyard.

“Instructor, I came specifically to report to you that I successfully engraved the Small Star Gathering Pattern.” Xu Jin said directly.

“Hmm?” Ning Yuchan was stunned, seemingly not hearing clearly, “Could you say that again?”

“Instructor, I successfully engraved the Small Star Gathering Pattern.”

“What!”

Ning Yuchan stood up at once, leaping directly to Xu Jin’s side without using the Iron Crutch.

Upon placing a hand on Xu Jin’s shoulder, she realized the impropriety.

Xu Jin was stunned too.

He had the feeling that Ning Yuchan was about to disrobe him directly.

It felt a bit thrilling.

“Show me.” Ning Yuchan said, stepping back.

In the next moment, Xu Jin undid his clothes, and with a thought, the half-lotus-shaped Small Star Gathering Pattern on his chest shimmered with starlight, vivid and lifelike.

Ning Yuchan’s eyes widened, murmuring in a daze, “It should have only been four days…”