Chapter 225: Is This the Supreme Stellar Art? Gun Technique Metamorphosis

Chapter 225: Is This the Supreme Stellar Art? Gun Technique Metamorphosis



After imparting the Earth's Stellar Vein True Essentials, the White Mountain Star Lord had discussed numerous key points about this technique with Li Yuan.

Every Life Star contains the essence of life's vitality.

Imprinting Star Marks on the surface of Life Stars is, in essence, a process of making subtle adjustments to the nature of each Life Star through powerful Mental Power and advanced Skill.

Of course, this is just a surface adjustment... rather than a complete transformation of a star.

Naturally, with a sufficient number of Life Stars imprinted with Star Marks, once the Stellar Vein circulates, these Life Stars will create a chain reaction... ultimately unleashing an astonishingly powerful ability.

This is precisely why.

As a whole, a Stellar Vein can only cultivate one Stellar Art.

Cultivating multiple Stellar Arts on a single Stellar Vein? Once the Stellar Vein circulates, it's easy for the Star Marks of different Stellar Arts to collide with each other, causing fatal harm to oneself.

This is a lesson learned through the blood and tears of countless predecessors.

Similarly, some terrifyingly powerful Stellar Arts require a large number of Life Stars to be activated together, necessitating the Seventh Level, Eighth Level, or even Ninth Level Stellar Vein.

"According to the White Mountain Star Lord's words,"

"My Skills and Mental Power are sufficient, and with the Earth Essence Crystal awakening the potential of Life Stars... as long as there is a certain degree of resonance with the Earth's Stellar Vein, the initial imprinting of Star Marks will quickly succeed as my proficiency increases." Li Yuan recalled the White Mountain Star Lord's words, "But to succeed in one go?"

"Is it because of my Skills? Mental Power? No! It can't be!"

"With the White Mountain Star Lord's perspective, he clearly understands my approximate level in these aspects, and it's impossible for him to miscalculate... so there can only be two possibilities." Li Yuan thought to himself, "First, my resonance with the Earth's Stellar Vein is extremely high, to a surprising degree, making it easy to imprint Star Marks."

"Second, it's the Perfect Stellar Vein... just as it's difficult to cultivate high-level Stellar Arts on lower-level Stellar Veins, conversely, powerful Stellar Veins will find it much easier to cultivate ordinary Stellar Arts."

A powerful Stellar Vein is like fertile land, making it easy to cultivate anything.

"Never mind."

"Regardless of the reason, being able to succeed so quickly is a good thing."

"Let's focus on thoroughly mastering the introductory chapter of this Stellar Art." Li Yuan closed his eyes lightly.

With a thought, he continued to circulate the Perfect Stellar Vein, absorbing the strange power contained within the Earth Essence Crystal.

In fact, Li Yuan had tried from the beginning to see if he could cultivate it on his own.

However, he found that without the Earth Essence Crystal, the Life Stars were too obscure, and he could only achieve a vague sense of perception... there was no way to perform complex operations on the surface of Life Stars.

It was only with the help of the Earth Essence Crystal that Li Yuan was able to cultivate the Earth's Stellar Vein True Essentials.

Time passed.

The Earth Essence Crystal was continuously absorbed by Li Yuan, who was giving it his all. His Mental Power was fully engaged in perception and continuous attempts... one by one, Life Stars were successfully imprinted with Star Marks.

One after another...

Even if he occasionally failed, Li Yuan would quickly adjust.

Life Stars, the essence of life, accompanied by the large number of Life Stars on the Perfect Stellar Vein being imprinted with Star Marks... they quickly merged into Li Yuan's flesh and blood.

Gradually, as the Stellar Vein circulated, Li Yuan's body began to experience subtle changes in perception of the outside world.

Each Life Star only underwent a minor change, hardly noticeable.

But like a thousand grains of sand forming a tower! One hundred!

One thousand!

Three thousand!

When tens of thousands of Life Stars had their surfaces imprinted with Star Marks, it naturally caused a slight but noticeable change in Li Yuan's overall aura.

Finally, when Li Yuan finished imprinting the 12,960th Life Star... Boom!

Under Li Yuan's perception, as the Stellar Vein circulated, the entire surface of the Perfect Stellar Vein seemed to be enveloped in a layer of hazy yellowish-brown light.

It was very dim, but also clearly visible.

At this moment, Li Yuan felt that his perception of the entire world had subtly changed in a way that he couldn't quite explain or understand.

"Perception!"

"The power of the Fire Essence, Wood Essence, and so on hasn't changed... it's the Earth Essence! My perception has become clearer." Li Yuan could clearly sense this.

He could perceive more clearly the mysterious fluctuations brought about by the strands of Earth Essence Power in the vast heavens.

The increase in perception wasn't extremely obvious, but this was already an incredible transformation.

Because!!

This transformation was like a person's Mental Power metamorphosing from level 29 to level 30, fundamentally enhancing their cultivation efficiency.

Although the effect wasn't as heaven-defying as the Mental Power transformation, it was still incredibly miraculous.

"This is just the first step." Li Yuan was quite expectant in his heart, "According to the information in the Stellar Art, with every additional 12,960 Life Stars imprinted, the effect will increase significantly."

"Let's continue!"

Li Yuan cultivated diligently, and he was very patient.

Sharpening the knife won't delay the cutting of wood; the secret technique he was cultivating now was laying the foundation, establishing a solid base for future skill cultivation.

As for tomorrow night's Virtual Competition finals?

Li Yuan was quite calm about it.

Even if he focused on practicing his gun technique now, with only one day left, how much could he improve? 1%? It wasn't worth it.

It would be better to cultivate this Stellar Art to perfection in one go, as there might be unexpected gains.

...

Time passed.

Life Stars were imprinted with Star Marks by Li Yuan, and the more he practiced, the more proficient he became, cultivating faster and faster, to the point where he could imprint over ten Life Stars with a single thought.

The 25,920th, 38,880th... with each critical node reached, the entire Perfect Stellar Vein would circulate, enhancing the effect and producing even more profound changes.

Layer upon layer, each one stacked on top of the other!

Similarly, Li Yuan's relentless cultivation of Earth's Stellar Vein True Essentials caused the Earth Essence Crystal in his embrace to rapidly dissolve at an astonishing rate.

Finally, as the sun descended once more, darkness shrouded the land, and the time had come to 11:00 PM on February 17th.

It was quite abrupt.

"Hmm?" Li Yuan suddenly felt his entire Perfect Stellar Vein dim, and the once clearly sensed Life Stars became obscured.

"Gone?" Li Yuan was stunned for a moment.

In an instant, Li Yuan realized it wasn't that he couldn't continue cultivating Stellar Arts, but... the Earth Essence Crystal had been completely depleted.

"This!"

"Gone?" Li Yuan felt a deep sense of loss.

Because he had already imprinted over 80,000 Life Stars, and there was only about one-third left to completely imprint the entire Stellar Vein.

This feeling was like being pulled halfway... one must pull up their pants.

Taking a deep breath.

"According to Senior Bai Shan, the Earth Essence Crystal he gave me is quite a lot, and it would be easy for me to cultivate the Stellar Art to the second stage of perfection," Li Yuan couldn't help but laugh and cry, "But I've used it all up, and I haven't even perfected the first stage of the Stellar Art... not to mention the second stage imprint."

Stellar Arts, according to the cultivation foundation requirements, can be divided into First Layer Stellar Art, Second Layer Stellar Art... up to the legendary Ninth Layer Stellar Art, also known as Supreme Stellar Art.

Senior Dong Fang Ji's Ten Thousand Gold Divine Body is a Seventh Layer Stellar Art.

Similarly, according to Li Yuan's knowledge, the two Stellar Arts cultivated by the Flying Heaven level assassin of the Shadow were both Fourth Layer Stellar Arts.

However, they were extremely rare.

At the same time, all Stellar Arts, whether First Layer or Ninth Layer, are also divided into first stage, second stage, third stage... according to the depth of cultivation.

"That's right."

"According to Senior Bai Shan's intention, I should cultivate Earth's Stellar Vein True Essentials with either the Second Level Stellar Vein or the Third Level Stellar Vein," Li Yuan thought to himself, "This way, even if I cultivate to the second stage, I'll only imprint three to four hundred thousand Life Stars twice."

But in reality? Li Yuan had an entire Perfect Stellar Vein that needed imprinting.

"Alright, I'll have to think of another way," Li Yuan shook his head inwardly.

He couldn't just go and tell Star Lord Bai Shan or Fang Hai that he had run out of Earth Essence Crystals... at least not until he became an Origin Source Warrior.

Subconsciously, Li Yuan glanced at his Mind Palace panel.

Suddenly, Li Yuan froze, his pupils constricting, "How is this possible! Ninth Layer Stellar Art? This!"

"According to Senior Bai Shan, doesn't Earth's Stellar Vein True Essentials not have a specific tier?" Li Yuan's heart was already stirred by the surging waves.

Because, after a night of cultivating Stellar Arts, his Mind Palace panel underwent a special change:

【Life Level: 19.7 (First Stage)】

Fist Power: 64,100 kg

Speed: 111.1 m/s

Mental Power: 30.4

Willpower: 32

Spiritual Awakening Level: 37.9% (Current Limit 40%)



Stellar Vein: 11 (Cultivation Efficiency 10+0.5)



Skill Level: Gun Technique (Fifth Stage 33%), Body Technique (Fifth Stage 33%), Fist Technique (Perfection)



Stellar Art: Ninth Layer Stellar Art Earth's Stellar Vein True Essentials (First Stage, Sixth Grade/6th Grade)



【Note: When Spiritual Awakening Level reaches 50%, 75%, 100%, and 125%, you will receive Spiritual Guidance again.】

...

"Star Lord Bai Shan gave me a Ninth Layer Stellar Art? A Supreme Stellar Art?" Li Yuan's mind was momentarily dizzy.

This was something he had never dared to imagine.

After all, this was a Stellar Art that Star Lord Bai Shan casually took out, giving the impression that it wasn't very precious.

However, if someone else said that Earth's Stellar Vein True Essentials was a Ninth Layer Stellar Art, Li Yuan might not believe it.

But now, the Mind Palace panel has confirmed it!!

"The Mind Palace, never wrong, whether it's Meditation Techniques, Origin Energy Infusion, Spiritual Guidance, or Mind Palace Probing... all of them prove its incredible power." Numerous thoughts flashed through Li Yuan's mind, "The Mind Palace panel possesses an unbelievable ability to probe."

So much time had passed.

Li Yuan had long ago believed that the Mind Palace's power far exceeded the understanding of the higher-ups in the Seven Star Human Civilization... its strength was beyond doubt.

"Ninth Layer Stellar Art?" Li Yuan's heart trembled.

It must be known that over the past few hundred years, the entire Seven Star Human Civilization, after countless battles in various Star Realms, had only obtained a few very incomplete Ninth Layer Stellar Arts...

"That's not right."

"Star Lord Bai Shan can assist me in cultivating Earth's Stellar Vein True Essentials, and before that, he must have also assisted some Flying Heaven Warriors and even Demigods in their cultivation..."

"Even if this Stellar Art is incomplete, with only the first two stages of Star Mark cultivation methods, the highest it can be cultivated to is the second stage."

"But as a Ninth Layer Stellar Art, once cultivated to the second stage, its power should be comparable to ordinary Stellar Arts cultivated to the third or even fourth stage." Li Yuan felt perplexed.

There must be a reason why it's called a Supreme Stellar Art.

According to Principal Fang Hai,

In the legends of some powerful alien civilizations, the most incredible Flying Heaven level experts would use Ninth Layer Stellar Arts. Even if they hadn't cultivated to a high level, the terrifying might of their Stellar Arts would still crush many Demigods' Fifth Layer Stellar Arts.

This was also the reason why he was an unparalleled prodigy among the Flying Heaven ranks, capable of slaying Demigods.

But why hadn't Bai Shan Xing Zhu and the others discovered it?

"There's only one possibility."

Li Yuan's eyes gleamed with insight. "Although the 'Earth's Stellar Vein True Essentials' is a Ninth Level Stellar Vein technique, its entry difficulty is extremely low. Even with a Third or Fourth Level Stellar Vein, one can still achieve some effectiveness."

"It's just that the effects won't be as noticeable."

"Only by cultivating with a Ninth Level Stellar Vein can one truly unlock its potential. After imprinting over 116,640 Life Stars, this Stellar Art will finally unleash its true brilliance." Li Yuan's heart raced with a bold conjecture.

This speculation also confirmed Bai Shan Xing Zhu's words, 'The stronger the Stellar Vein, the more powerful the Stellar Art's effects will be.'

In short, according to Li Yuan's conjecture, "One must cultivate this Stellar Art to the 9th level of the first tier or the 9th level of the second tier to truly unleash its power as a Supreme Stellar Art." Li Yuan's heart stirred with desire.

...

Under the night sky, in the underground martial arts room of Li Yuan's villa, it was as bright as day.

"Others who cultivate the 'Earth's Stellar Vein True Essentials' and reach the 3rd or 4th level of the first tier will hit a ceiling and enter the second tier. But I have to cultivate to the 9th level of the first tier, or maybe even the 10th level!" Li Yuan shook his head in the darkness.

"Only then can the Stellar Art reach perfection and allow me to enter the second tier."

Of course, the effects would be much more significant.

"If I want to continue cultivating..."

"I'll need more Earth Essence Crystals." Li Yuan shook his head again. "After I reach perfection in the first tier, when I start cultivating the second tier, the required Earth Essence Crystals will only increase... It's impossible to obtain them."

He could only set it aside for now.

Forget about telling Bai Shan and Fang Hai, even if they believed him, how could they possibly provide more Earth Essence Crystals?

This was a Fourth-Tier treasure!

It wasn't like a cabbage on the side of the road.

...

Li Yuan had exhausted his supply of Earth Essence Crystals.

But he felt surprisingly calm and didn't dwell on it.

The next four hours passed.

Li Yuan practiced his meditation technique and cultivated the 'All Heavens Stars' once more, and his mind became utterly serene.

Time flew by, and it was already 4 a.m. on February 18th.

"Since I can't perfect the Stellar Art now, I'll leave it for later. When I become an Origin Warrior and go to the Flying Star, I'll naturally find a way." After cultivating his meditation technique, Li Yuan felt serene and refreshed.

He picked up the Black Star Gun from the weapon rack beside him.

"Hua!"

Li Yuan resumed his cultivation of the 'Star Gun Technique'.

With each move, the speed and ferocity of his long gun increased.

The continuous gunplay created a dazzling display, like a swirling starry river, with overwhelming might.

It felt incredibly smooth.

"Cultivating the 'Earth's Stellar Vein True Essentials' to the 6th level has indeed enhanced my connection with heaven and earth." Li Yuan's eyes lit up. He had never experienced such a smooth cultivation of his gun technique before.

This Stellar Art that improved cultivation efficiency was indeed mysterious and profound, and it was difficult to perceive its effects directly.

One had to cultivate it personally to feel the difference.

"There are only 16 hours left until the Virtual Battle Finals."

"Nevsky, Yin Man, and Harmon are all likely to be at the Fifth Stage Intermediate level."

"At least, Nevsky has already proven himself."

"If I want to win, it'll be difficult to rely on offense." Li Yuan remembered his battle with Hoffman.

The Essence of Stars was better suited for defense than offense.

When facing opponents with far inferior cultivation realms, it didn't matter.

But when competing with peers of similar strength, engaging in an offensive battle made it easy to lose the duel.

"I'll focus on defense."

"As long as I can hold my ground, I'll have a chance to claim the top spot in the finals." Li Yuan immersed himself in his gun technique. "I want to see who can break through my gun defense."

Hua! Hua! With each cultivation, Li Yuan felt more and more at ease.

Gradually, his entire consciousness became immersed in the gun technique, and his whole being seemed to merge with heaven and earth. With each strike of the gun, the most fundamental essence of heaven and earth burst forth, seeking to reach the pinnacle of power.

As the gun technique erupted, it began to draw upon the might of heaven and earth.

Gradually, Li Yuan entered a state of selflessness, completely merging with the gun technique.

Silently, without a sound.

"Your gun technique has improved from 33% to 34% of the Fifth Stage." A notification from the Mind Palace flashed by.

But Li Yuan didn't notice, as he was deeply engrossed in his cultivation.

The sun set and rose again.

Li Yuan had been cultivating for over ten hours.

In the blink of an eye, the second afternoon arrived.

With Li Yuan's current physical condition, he could maintain this high-intensity cultivation for over a dozen hours.

After all, this wasn't a life-or-death battle, and he wasn't pushing his body to its limits; it was pure gun technique cultivation.

Suddenly—

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

After cultivating for over ten hours, Li Yuan felt as if he had reached a state of bliss. His long gun roared like a giant dragon, and the gunplay seemed to reverse the starry river, creating a trail of dazzling light in the air, like a massive vortex erupting with astonishing devouring power.

It was as if a huge barrier had formed, capable of absorbing and blocking all attacks from the front.

The terrifyingly brilliant light engulfed Li Yuan, and at that moment, any attack that entered this range would be devoured and crushed by the countless gun rays that formed a starry sky.

After a brief pause, the aftershock rippled through the martial arts chamber, finally calming down.

"This! This! In just one night, I've unknowingly created such a defensive move?"

"Li Yuan had completely awakened and was amazed by the sheer power, 'The might is truly great.'"

"Gun Technique!"

"Whether it's weapons or Origin Power Stellar Arts, they are all just the foundation. To fully unleash these powers, one needs an incredibly high skill level." Li Yuan's eyes shone with excitement.

He had finally created a true Tier Three Gun Technique.

Indeed.

Stellar Arts were important, and the number of Star Veins was crucial, but even with great power in these aspects, an Origin Warrior would still be killed in one move by a Demigod.

How does one become a Demigod? Firstly, one's skills must be exceptionally high!

For aspects like Star Vein awakening, physical qualities, mental power, and the like, one can find ways to compensate with external objects... Only skill level relies solely on one's own understanding.

Just like becoming a Flying Warrior, even if you awaken Seven Star Veins or Eight Star Veins, without Fifth Stage Perfection skills, you still won't become a Flying Warrior.

When one's skill level is high enough, their strength can become extremely terrifying.

Take Principal Fang Hai, for example, with his raindrop flick.

It was the most impressive scene Li Yuan had witnessed.

With a simple strike, he had eliminated a Flying Level combat power.

"My skills have improved too quickly."

"Just a month and a half ago, I entered the Fifth Stage of skills."

"A month ago, I transformed into a Flying Level soul... I didn't have much time to consolidate my insights." Li Yuan was excited, "In terms of skill level, I'm already very high, but I've never been able to create my own core killing move."

In his previous battle with Hoffman, Li Yuan had displayed the Star Gun Technique.

In the end, he defeated his opponent by relying on the absolute power of the Starry River Intention.

But no matter how skilled one is, to fully utilize their power, they must execute their moves.

The Tier Three Secret Manual, Essence of Stars, only contains multiple intentions of the true meaning of stars, gradually guiding later practitioners to comprehend the realm... But it lacks specific killing moves.

It's best to create one's own killing move for the Gun Technique.

In martial arts cultivation and the understanding of nature, the path becomes more challenging as one progresses. Everyone's journey is unique, and even the insights from some seniors' secret manuals may not entirely suit later practitioners.

Therefore, in the Seven Star Human Civilization, many 'Skill Secret Manuals' provide more vague guidance as the level increases, only pointing to the general direction, and are more inclined to let later practitioners create their own techniques.

Self-created techniques are the strongest.

Self-created techniques are also the ones truly under one's control.

...

"Let's try again."

After creating this killing move, Li Yuan remained calm and continued to cultivate with full force after a brief rest.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The long gun moved like a dragon, with Li Yuan at its core, suddenly erupting. The gun tip tore through the air like a starry river, resembling a brilliant galaxy with countless stars revolving around its center.

These stars converged at the center.

It was like a massive vortex, forming an astonishing twisting and absorbing force, capable of deflecting some extremely terrifying killing moves.

"This killing move has greatly enhanced my gun technique's defense, more than doubling its strength compared to when I used 'Star Dawn' before." Li Yuan revealed a faint smile.

Previously, when Hoffman attacked him, there was no hope of victory.

But now? Even facing Nevsky, who easily defeated Tan Tai Feng, Li Yuan was confident he could withstand the terrifying blade light.

"This move..."

"Let's call it 'Starry River Vortex.'" Li Yuan named his self-created killing move.

His gaze fell on one of the panels in the Divine Palace:

Skill Level: Gun Technique (36% of Fifth Stage), Body Technique (36% of Fifth Stage), Fist Technique (Perfection)



...

In one evening, his gun technique improved by 3%.

This was a Fifth Stage gun technique.

"To improve so much, it must be because I created a defensive killing move." Li Yuan thought to himself, "But to let me, in just one night, integrate countless insights and create a Fifth Stage gun technique killing move... Earth's Stellar Vein True Understanding is truly incredible."

This auxiliary Stellar Art didn't show much improvement at first.

But over time, its effects became difficult to measure.

"Based on my current sensitivity to the operation of the natural world," Li Yuan silently recited, "I probably won't take too long to reach the Fifth Stage Intermediate limit."

Flying Level Soul!

Earth's Stellar Vein True Understanding Level 6!

Li Yuan's cultivation efficiency for skills was far superior to other geniuses.

...

Li Yuan's experiences over the past two days could be described as mystical.

But for martial arts university students across Blue Star, what they were most eagerly awaiting was the annual Global Martial Arts Tournament finals.

It was about to begin!

On February 18th, the top 20 would compete to determine the top 10, top 5, and ultimately, the champion!!

"Tan Tai Feng, Zhu Tong, Hoffman, Jin Heguo... All the eliminated contestants are Fifth Stage experts."

"Together with the previous battlefield firsts, Li Yuan, Yin Man, Nevsky, and the other ten."

"A total of twenty Fifth Stage experts!! It's insane!"

"If they don't fall, they will almost certainly become Flying Warriors."

"Who will win the championship?"

"I'm rooting for Yin Man."

"I think it will be Li Yuan."

"My bet is on Nevsky."

"Our Sakura Country's 'Hundred Rivers Roar' is the strongest, and he will definitely take first place."

"Haha, among the top 20, our Xia Country has six representatives. Maybe we'll sweep the top three." Amidst the heated discussions, time gradually approached 8 PM.

The Virtual Competition finals were about to begin!!

(End of Chapter)

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