Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

Chapter 165: Chapter 107 Special Training and the Start of the Autumn Exam (Please Subscribe)_3

”Special training?” Xu Jin was astonished.

”In the Martial Arts Secret Realm, we can’t interfere with the actual combat. And among the other disciples of the Taoist Institute, no one is capable of being your opponent anymore.

So, in the few days before the autumn exam, I will take an hour every day to give you special combat training

to enhance your practical combat ability.

In addition, your main rivals at that time will be the True Disciples of the Dachen National Daoist Institute, most of whom have engraved a special Star Pattern in their Lower Star Palace.

I will demonstrate these special Star Patterns to you in the coming days, so you don’t panic when you face them!” Ning Yuchan said.

”Special Star Patterns? Teacher, does our Dachen National Daoist Institute have many special Star Patterns?” Xu Jin asked.

”There are many Star Patterns, but there is only one unique special Star Pattern. With your performance, there is a great chance you will learn it once you enter the Dachen National Daoist Institute,” Ning Yuchan replied.

”Get ready!”

The next instant, Ning Yuchan tied up her long hair, and her gaze became fiercely sharp in a flash.

”I will control my Cultivation Level at the Peak of the Seventh Layer of Dining Dawn so that you can become familiar with some methods of attack of the special Star Patterns, as well as adapt to more Star Weapons’ modes of attack,” Ning Yuchan said.

”Today, you will familiarize yourself with the Spiral Star Pattern!”

”The Spiral Star Pattern is unique to each National Taoist Institute and each Star Hall, though the tier varies. As the name implies, it allows Star Power to spiral out, increasing the attack power.

My Blade Wheel, for instance, is imbued with the Spiral Star Pattern.

A Star Skill augmented by the Spiral Star Pattern has stronger lethality and is more adept at assaulting and breaking armors!”

The next moment, a Star Arrow came hurtling toward Xu Jin.

Xu Jin quickly conjured two Star Shields and a Starlight Shield to block.

However, it was frightening how easily Ning Yuchan’s Spiral Star Arrow penetrated Xu Jin’s two Star Shields.

Terrified, Xu Jin instantly initiated the Flying Star Step, dodging to the side.

”The Star Skills I deploy that are augmented with the Spiral Star Pattern are much stronger than those of a new learner, but even for a new learner, a Star Skill augmented by the Spiral Star Pattern is extremely lethal.”

”Let’s go again!”

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For five consecutive days, Xu Jin received special attention from Ning Yuchan.

She would forcibly imitate different star patterns with unique effects using her Star Power, even if she didn’t master them herself.

This included tactics for dealing with various Star Weapons in actual combat.

It was evident that Ning Yuchan had an immense wealth of practical combat experience, all steeped in the way of Slaughter.

This made Xu Jin curious—given her age, Ning Yuchan was only a twenty-three-year-old girl; where had she learned such fierce and ferocious techniques of Slaughter?

After all, even when Ning Yuchan suppressed her Cultivation Level to the Peak of the Seventh Layer of Dining Dawn to fight with Xu Jin, he was never at an advantage.

This wasn’t an overpowering of strength.

It was a crushing of skill, a crushing of experience.

Even Xu Jin’s most proud Kite Ring Strategy was easily broken by Ning Yuchan, prompting him to repeatedly improve his tactics.

Only the Star Arrow dumping tactic that Xu Jin had recently developed made Ning Yuchan somewhat struggle to cope.

Recently, Xu Jin had spent seven or eight days on the Star Lamp concentrating on this tactic, and he had made significant progress.

Previously he could control at most three Star Ropes with one hand, but now, he could effortlessly control five.

Then with a flick of his hand, he could launch five Star Arrows with his fingers.

Both hands playing like a piano, he could send out ten Star Arrows in an instant.

In one second, he could launch more than twenty Star Arrows.

Aside from the rapid consumption of Star Power, there were no other drawbacks.

Ning Yuchan was quite astonished when she saw it for the first time.

She even thought it was Xu Jin’s unique talent.

But in reality, it was a skill that Xu Jin had developed after millions of attempts in the Star Lamp.

During these five days, Xu Jin consumed a total of three top-grade Third Essence Transcendence Pills.

There were effects, but there was no sign of the nine Purifications.

Each time, the drug efficacy furiously boiled within Xu Jin’s body, and his Cultivation was very effective.

But there was no feeling like the Purification he had experienced before.

Xu Jin had originally wanted to use up the last two top-grade Third Essence Transcendence Pills in one go to see if he could make a breakthrough.

However, Qi Shanye stopped him.

”Don’t rush. If it was possible to achieve nine Purifications by consuming top-grade Transcendence Pills, then the various Star Halls and National Taoist Institutes, which are not lacking in top-grade Transcendence Pills, would have bodies without any flaws everywhere, and a seven-time Purification would be as common as dogs.

I can confirm that a special method must be used in combination to possibly achieve nine Purifications.

Don’t rush, let me think of a solution.

If I haven’t found a method before you do Star Casting,

then use a few more top-grade Transcendence Pills before Star Casting,” Qi Shanye instructed.

Xu Jin nodded and agreed to this.

What’s worth mentioning is that Xu Jin confirmed one thing: Third Essence is the upper limit of the pills currently available to him.

Xu Jin had taken a top-grade Transcendence Pill that reached Third Essence and was additionally nourished for five days, and its drug efficacy was the same as a newly nourished top-grade Transcendence Pill.

As for the Star-picking Tower, there had been no competitors in the past few days, nor had anyone challenged Xu Jin, because the second-place had been occupied by Drunk Moon Immortal, and those wishing to challenge were all challenging her.

Apart from entering the Star-picking Tower every day as a routine to accompany Drunk Moon Immortal for a few fights, Xu Jin lost interest in the Star Tower.

He felt a bit lonely.

There was no helping it, since Xu Jin was unmatched in the first tier of the Martial Arts Secret Realm.

But this undefeated status felt a bit like a fluke.