Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

Chapter 94: Chapter 86: Protection Star Pattern (Seeking first subscription and monthly tickets for the third update)_2

”I have two Third-tier Middle ones.”

”I have one Fourth-tier Lower one.”

Within the entire black market, three people responded to Xu Jin.

Xu Jin ran to each one, purchasing one after another.

In the black market, selling items is expensive, and buying them is also expensive.

A Third-tier Lower Star Core is valued at 1,500 taels of silver by the Taoist Institute, but in the black market, it costs two thousand taels per core, and a Third-tier Upper core demands even more, at four thousand taels each.

Very quickly, Xu Jin had collected all four Third-tier Star Cores, spending a total of 11,600 taels after some haggling—the two Third-tier Middle cores priced at three thousand taels each, he managed to get them for 5,600 taels for both.

”Brother, how much for this Fourth-tier Lower Star Core?” Xu Jin approached a man in a cloak with a bamboo hat, who was missing an arm, and asked for the price. As he got closer, he was already inwardly shocked.

Under normal circumstances, Xu Jin would not be able to sense this man’s cultivation level, but when Xu Jin activated the Mingji Star Pattern, he faintly sensed that the man’s aura had surpassed that of the Star Refining Realm. This man was an expert of the Star Condensing Realm.

It’s important to know that most of the flag masters in the Star Patrol Guard are merely in the Star Refining Realm.

A Fourth Tier Condensing Realm expert is already considered a master, at least within Jinshan County.

”Ten thousand taels!”

”Can you reveal what type of Star Beast this Star Core comes from?” Xu Jin inquired.

”Sea Calming Thunder Dragon.”

The man with the bamboo hat only gave a four-word answer that surprised Xu Jin.

Dragons?

There are dragons in this world?

Yet they are being slaughtered for their Star Cores; it seems dragons in this world aren’t that impressive.

”Brother, can you give me a discount?”

”Ten thousand taels, not a tael less!” the one-armed man stated.

”I mean, brother, at this price, there surely aren’t many who can afford it, right? Make it cheaper, and I’ll buy it.”

”Ten thousand taels, not a tael less.”

A minute later, Xu Jin parted with ten thousand taels somewhat reluctantly and purchased the seemingly impressive Star Core of the Sea Calming Thunder Dragon.

As soon as he took possession of it, a flash of starlight appeared on the Candou Platform, and information appeared on the Jade, confirming to Xu Jin that the Star Core was indeed Fourth Tier Lower.

But the name was exaggerated.

What Sea Calming Thunder Dragon, it was clearly a Fourth-tier Lower Star Beast Thunder Stingray.

Xu Jin had truly thought it was a Star Core extracted from a dragon.

Before this, Xu Jin had just broken through to become a thirty thousand-tael man.

But after purchasing five Star Beast Star Cores, his status had immediately dropped back down to a thousand-tael man, with only 9,500 taels of silver remaining.

However, the gains were also tremendously significant.

The information displayed on the Jade of the Candou Platform was clear proof.

[Eligible for Ritual Offering: Third-tier Tiger Spirit, Third-tier Bear Spirit, Third-tier Leopard Spirit, Fourth-tier Thunder Stingray]

Xu Jin had bought a total of five Star Cores, two of which were the same, both being Third-tier Bear Spirits.

Xu Jin did not rush to leave the black market as he still did not know if he had found the Star Beast Star Core he needed.

So he simply found a spot, sat down right there, his thoughts sinking into the Candou Platform.

With a thought, Xu Jin directly placed the Third-tier Tiger Spirit below the offering table of the Candou Platform, considering it an offering.

The information on the Jade of the Candou Platform immediately changed.

[Ritual Offering of Spiritual Objects available: Third-tier Lower Tiger Spirit consumes a wisp of Starlight to obtain or exchange for Protection. Fully energized with Star Power, it can unleash the peak, mightiest strike of the present Spiritual Object, accompanied by a slight Divine Soul attack. After the burst, the Spiritual Object vanishes]

[Protection available: Tiger Roar Star Pattern]

After seeing clearly what Protection the Third-tier Lower Tiger Spirit offered, Xu Jin immediately switched to the next Star Core.

Not quite satisfied.

After Xu Jin received the protection of the Third-tier Lower Tiger Spirit, he could use the Star Power to unleash a tiger’s roar, which was a kind of sonic attack that held some capacity to assault the Divine Soul, functioning as a group attack. However, it wasn’t what Xu Jin was looking for.

Subsequently, Xu Jin took out the Third-tier Lower Tiger Spirit and replaced it with a Third-tier Middle Bear Spirit.

To Xu Jin’s surprise, this Third-tier Middle Bear Spirit actually offered him three protection choices.

[Protection options available: Giant Power Star Pattern, Spirit Sniffing Star Pattern, Earth Storm Star Pattern]

The first two were fairly standard Star Patterns, but it was the third, the Earth Storm Star Pattern, that made Xu Jin’s pupils constrict.

Extraordinary.

This third Star Pattern represented true Extraordinary Power.

The Earth Storm Star Pattern allowed one to cause tumultuous changes to the land through Star Power, manipulating it at will.

Just from the surface understanding, this Earth Storm Star Pattern was an extremely practical Star Pattern; if he wasn’t in the black market right now, Xu Jin would have wanted to test it already.

What struck Xu Jin as odd was that the two Third-tier Middle Bear Spirits offered different protections; the second Bear Spirit didn’t have the Earth Storm Star Pattern.

It seemed that even the same Star Beast might possess different Star Patterns.

Next, Xu Jin switched to the fourth Star Core, a Third-tier Upper Leopard Spirit.

[Protection option available: Rapid Electric Star Pattern]

This Third-tier Upper Leopard Spirit had only one protection Star Pattern.

But this Rapid Electric Star Pattern made Xu Jin’s eyes light up.

The Rapid Electric Star Pattern could considerably increase one’s speed, enabling movements as fast as lightning, with turns as quick as thunder.

Just these two Star Patterns, the Earth Storm, and the Rapid Electric, made Xu Jin feel that his trip was not in vain; the two thousand taels of silver spent in the black market were worth it.

Moreover, there was another Star Core with a higher Rank yet to be examined, the Fourth-tier ’Sea Calming Thunder Dragon.’

In the next instant, Xu Jin put the Fourth-tier Lower Thunder Stingray’s Star Core into the Candou Platform, and information immediately surfaced on it.

[Protection options available: Thunder Snake Star Pattern, Water Control Star Pattern]

When he saw the Thunder Snake Star Pattern, Xu Jin’s eyes sparkled.

After receiving the protection of the Thunder Snake Star Pattern, one could unleash Thunder attribute star power; the resulting lightning, although somewhat weak, moved like a snake and was hence called Thunder Snake Star Pattern.

The Water Control Star Pattern was simpler; after acquiring its protection, one would be as comfortable in the water as if returning home, significantly enhancing all kinds of states while in the water.

Worth it!

Just for this Thunder Snake Star Pattern alone, the ten thousand taels were well spent.

This was also the reason Xu Jin had come to the black market.

Because it was impossible to quickly increase his Cultivation Level in a short time, but Xu Jin’s Combat Power could be increased.

The Candou Platform had previously hosted a Snake Spirit, granting the Spirit Sniffing Star Pattern, which significantly enhanced Xu Jin’s Practical Combat Ability.

And a Second-tier Candou Platform could host two Spiritual Objects, obtaining protection from two Star Patterns.

Prior to this, Xu Jin only had one; he came here with the aim to acquire another Star Pattern protection to enhance his Combat Power.

Moreover, after obtaining a Star Core, one could not only receive Star Pattern protection but also directly infuse Star Power to unleash the mightiest strike of the Spiritual Object’s lifetime.

It was equivalent to a one-time use Emblem.

If accounted for in this way, Xu Jin’s acquisition of five Star Cores today meant he had five Emblems ready to burst forth with power.

Especially the Fourth-tier Lower Thunder Stingray’s Star Core, which, if unleashed, would equate to an attack from someone at the Star Condensing Realm Peak tier—very powerful.

However, Xu Jin hadn’t anticipated that he would acquire so many Star Cores in the black market, obtaining several useful protection Star Patterns in a row.

Currently, the Star Patterns Xu Jin favored were Earth Storm, Thunder Snake, and Rapid Electric. Each one could drastically improve Xu Jin’s Combat Power. Compared to them, the Rapid Electric Star Pattern not only increased his Combat Power but also all-around enhanced Xu Jin’s survival capability.

Speed, sometimes, was life or death.

But the best defense was offense.

Yet there was a dilemma—Xu Jin’s Candou Platform could only host one more Spiritual Object. Among these three protection Star Patterns, which should he choose?