Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

Chapter 502: Chapter 214 Cold Ice Hell (Request for Monthly Ticket)_2

To be honest, Xu Jin was somewhat afraid too.

Picking it was inevitable.

The value of the Gold Star was self-evident.

However, if he kept picking, each repeat would trigger a disturbance, and over time, it would inevitably reveal his scheme, which worried Xu Jin that he might not grow in power.

Now, it was fine since the information was directly hidden; even if Xu Jin picked more Gold Stars, others wouldn’t be able to see it.

Even the State Preceptor couldn’t see it.

On the side of Da Chen National Daoist School, Xu Jin had already made up his mind, the six Gold Stars he had previously picked had to be contributed to Da Chen National Daoist School in gratitude for their teaching.

But the Gold Stars he picked later, Xu Jin was going to manage those himself.

How to use them and which direction to take in the future would be up to Xu Jin entirely.

As for when to use the Bright Star, Xu Jin hadn’t decided yet.

It depended on future acquisitions.

If Xu Jin could pick two or three more Bright Stars later, what was the use of spending one or two directly to enhance his strength?

Holding onto these things and using them after storing them for more than a decade was purely a waste.

If in these ten-plus years, Xu Jin happened to perish tragically, it would be a huge loss.

With a suitable opportunity, he should turn them into actual strength earlier.

In just two minutes, Xu Jin had two more Gold Stars deposited into his account.

Xu Jin specifically checked the leaderboard in the Star-picking Secret Realm. This year’s count of Gold Stars was still at nine, with no change.

This relieved Xu Jin.

Afterward, Xu Jin reviewed the established tactics for challenging the Bright Star several times in his mind before opting to challenge one.

”Challenge the current realm’s Bright Star?”

”Challenge.”

In an instant, the scenery changed; Xu Jin was pulled into the Illusion Realm Battlefield, where the Gold Star Level Heart Demon and Gold Star Level Gatekeeper, as always, formed a pincer maneuver against him.

The screen disappeared.

However, what made Xu Jin cautious was that the Gold Star Level Heart Demon and Gatekeeper that were supposed to chase after him did not pursue but instead teamed up and, after bolstering their defense, slowly advanced to attack Xu Jin.

Had they changed their strategy?

Clearly, the Heart Demon and Gatekeeper switched to a steady and methodical approach, increasing the difficulty.

”Could it be that some other being is adjusting their battle plan? I need to inquire from the Star Spirit.”

The Gold Star Level Heart Demon and Gatekeeper, with their steady approach, were even harder to defeat.

Because once you attack, you’ll be counterattacked all-out by another expert a full realm higher than you.

Any small mistake would get you killed!

Even with defenses such as Swimming Fish Star Pattern and Rain Curtain Fire Shield, Xu Jin could only endure one all-out attack from an enemy one realm higher.

To endure it a second time meant getting obliterated!

Soul-shaking Golden Lotus went off, Xu Jin executed Purple Thunder Bomb, preparing to obliterate the Gold Star Level Heart Demon.

To Xu Jin’s surprise, at a critical moment, the Gold Star Level Heart Demon also directly activated Thunder Wing, narrowly avoiding Xu Jin’s fatal Purple Thunder Bomb.

In the next instant, having lost the advantage, Xu Jin was surrounded and attacked.

After a tough two and a half minutes, Xu Jin was blasted into shattered starlight!

He failed the Challenge of the Bright Star!

He had failed.

Xu Jin stood stunned on the spot for a full 15 minutes.

This wasn’t discouragement.

He was reflecting.

Reviewing the tactical errors made in the last battle.

Xu Jin realized that he had overlooked something else – restrictions!

Tactics of restriction or control should not stop!

In an instant, Xu Jin once again chose to challenge the Bright Star!

This time, the Gold Star Level Gatekeeper and Heart Demon still employed a steady approach.

When Thunder Wing saw an opportunity to get close, just as Xu Jin’s Soul-shaking Golden Lotus created an opening, he instantly used Breaking Evil combined with Warm Dream, briefly freezing the Gold Star Level Gatekeeper. In the moment he endured an attack from the Gold Star Level Heart Demon, Thunder Net and Soul-shaking Golden Lotus burst forth, severely wounding the Gold Star Level Heart Demon!

By then, the Gold Star Level Gatekeeper had already broken free from the divine soul attack. Xu Jin didn’t hesitate and Thunder Wing burst flashed away.

But the Heart Demon and Gatekeeper pursued him like shadows.

He was caught!

In an instant, Flame Giant Handprint and Soul-shaking Golden Lotus went off simultaneously.

The former stalled the Gold Star Level Gatekeeper for a moment, while the latter directly obliterated the previously severely injured Gold Star Level Heart Demon.

With only one left, it was straightforward.

Ten breaths later, Xu Jin, without any major risks, killed the Gold Star Level Gatekeeper.

”Congratulations, Xu Jin, for your victorious challenge, you’ve obtained a Bright Star.”

Xu Jin was overjoyed.

The second Bright Star was in hand.

With this second Bright Star acquired, Xu Jin’s plans moving forward would be a lot more flexible.

Xu Jin only needed to keep one Bright Star on hand; he could convert the other one into combat power much earlier.

These items, after all, wouldn’t go to waste.

Of course, with plenty of Gold Stars still in hand, Xu Jin wasn’t going to waste the valuable Bright Star until absolutely necessary.

Having obtained a Bright Star, he was very happy, but worry still flickered in Xu Jin’s eyes.

The difficulty of the Bright Star was visibly increasing.

Previously, Xu Jin felt he could continuously obtain Bright Stars during the Star Refining Realm.

But now, he wasn’t so confident!

If he broke through to the Eighth Layer of the Refining Star Realm without any other trump cards, obtaining a Bright Star would be difficult!

After Xu Jin had completed challenging the Bright Star, the Star Spirit still hadn’t appeared.

Xu Jin wasn’t in a hurry, there was still time.

In a flash, Xu Jin directly moved on to the Third Tier Martial Arts Secret Realm.

Continuing to challenge the Third Tier Martial Arts Secret Realm.

In these four to five days, aside from the day surrounding the Siege of Cangming Star Hall’s Wanyi branch, Xu Jin spent every other night challenging the Third Tier Martial Arts Secret Realm.

The rule of the Third Tier Martial Arts Secret Realm was that after breaking into the top hundred, one had to challenge each spot individually. If the challenged people were not present or didn’t respond, you could skip up to three ranks to continue challenging.