Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

Chapter 503: Chapter 214 Cold Ice Hell (Request for Monthly Ticket)_3

Over the span of several days, Xu Jin’s ranking within the Third Tier Martial Arts Secret Realm had climbed to fifty-seventh.

Today, naturally, he continued to challenge upward.

When challenging the fifty-sixth place, Xu Jin’s gaze suddenly stirred.

”The fifty-sixth place, Stepping on the Star River, Refining Star Ninth Layer.”

This individual, who once caused Xu Jin to look up to him in the First Tier Martial Arts Secret Realm, had finally been caught up to by Xu Jin.

This person had started Star Casting a month earlier than Xu Jin, but his Cultivation Level had already reached the Ninth Layer of Refining Star.

This was only to be expected.

Talented disciples always improved their Cultivation Levels quickly.

Especially those who received key cultivation from their sects, their Cultivation Levels increased much faster than the speed of engraving star patterns.

It was a common situation for their Cultivation Levels to be high while there were still unengraved spaces for Star Patterns.

”Challenge!”

In the next instant, Xu Jin was pulled into the battlefield of the Secret Realm, the Mountain and River Battlefield.

There were forests and there was a great river!

Due to the obstruction of the starlight, Stepping on the Star River’s face could not be clearly seen, but one could tell that he was a young man of average stature, carrying a long spear!

As the countdown screen dissipated, towering waves of water instantly surged toward Xu Jin, and Stepping on the Star River’s figure vanished.

However, through the sensation of the Mingji Star Pattern, an extremely strong and extremely cold Star Power fluctuation was bombarding Xu Jin.

In the next instant, all the water turned to ice, and in that split second when Xu Jin was frozen, Stepping on the Star River rushed over, a chill flash exploding directly toward Xu Jin’s head!

Firelight surged out.

Just as Xu Jin broke free that instant, Purple Thunder bombarded Stepping on the Star River from above.

In an instant, Stepping on the Star River was blasted into a heap of ashes.

Instant kill!

The shadow of the spear also dissipated.

Xu Jin’s Purple Thunder Bomb, fueled with twenty percent of his Star Power, could heavily injure even a Gold Star Level Heart Demon, let alone Stepping on the Star River.

Xu Jin won!

But the next instant, another challenge request came.

”Stepping on the Star River, now ranked fifty-seventh, requests a challenge, would you like to respond?”

”Respond!”

In the next instant, Xu Jin was again pulled into the battlefield.

This Stepping on the Star River still held significant practical value.

Water Series, especially Ice Series Star Skills—Xu Jin was encountering them for the first time.

Moreover, this Stepping on the Star River’s combat prowess was extremely strong, his grasp on battle opportunities also impressively fierce.

After three consecutive battles, Stepping on the Star River used a Cold Ice Star Skill that Xu Jin had never seen before to trap and defeat him.

Xu Jin originally thought to counter-kill with Breaking Evil plus Warm Dream or the Soul-shaking Golden Lotus, but it ultimately wasn’t used.

It’s only martial learning, there’s no need to reveal one’s trump cards.

Common Star Skills would suffice.

But clearly, Stepping on the Star River had used his trump card.

In their fifth exchange, Xu Jin learned the name of Stepping on the Star River’s trump card, Cold Ice Hell!

From the start of the battle, it was continuously empowered and set up, waiting until the opponent realized what was happening, by which time Cold Ice Hell was formed and could execute a deadly finish.

But to Stepping on the Star River’s despair, after seven battles with Xu Jin, he had lost six and won only one!

”May I ask who you are? By rights, with such strong Combat Power, I should know of you,” Stepping on the Star River inquired.

”I am the Great Sage Equalling Heaven!”

Xu Jin smiled and, defeating Stepping on the Star River in their eighth scheduled fight, continued the upward challenges.

In a short time, Stepping on the Star River no longer held any value for practice, but he might in the future.

Thus, Xu Jin swiftly accepted Stepping on the Star River’s friend request.

After seven consecutive challenges, Xu Jin advanced his ranking to forty-ninth.

Just as he was ready to leave, suddenly, another Starlight Transmission came.

”Moon Shadow requests to add you as a friend, do you agree?”

”Reject.”

In a palace at the summit of a high mountain shrouded in clouds and mist, a young girl dressed in blue stepped out from the Star-picking Tower and began screaming madly.

”Ah... Yueyue, I must find this bastard and kill him!

He rejected me again, again!”

”I must slaughter him!”

Moon Shadow was almost driven insane by Xu Jin.

At the same time, another girl with bare, fair feet watched Moon Shadow go berserk but couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

”Xiaoying, you can’t even beat him. If you find him, how are you going to kill him?” the girl, called Yueyue, asked with a smile.

”Do I have to be the one to kill him?” Moon Shadow coldly retorted.

In the next moment, Moon Shadow moved closer and hugged Yueyue tightly, ”Yueyue, it’s no use, you have to help me, find a way to get his real identity. Even seduction is fine!”

”Why don’t you do it yourself? I certainly won’t!”

”I... he won’t accept my friend request, I don’t even have a chance to display my stunning beauty!”

”That must be because your seduction isn’t good enough.....”

...

Amidst laughter, the two girls began to tussle.

”Seeing that you’ve performed well recently, I forgive you. Let’s schedule a battle in the Third Tier Martial Arts Secret Realm tomorrow night.”

Just as he was about to leave the Star-picking Tower, Xu Jin suddenly received a Starlight Transmission from Drunk Moon Immortal.

It befuddled him.

What performance had been good?

He hadn’t shown any performance.

Forgive him?

Forgive what?

He had made no mistake!

*****

On October 8th, after morning lessons, Xu Jin began to cultivate with focused determination, continuously consuming top-grade Star Refining Pills.

Two hours later, the morning lessons were over, and Xu Jin’s Cultivation Level in the Central Star Palace had smoothly broken through to the Eighth Layer of Refining Star.

At the same time, within the Pill Dawn Academy, Chief Peng, the chief steward, suddenly rushed in, appearing behind the busy Great State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao, and then quietly reported, ”Palace Master, Xu Jin’s Cultivation Level has broken through to the Refining Star Eighth Layer.”