Chapter 243: The Hope of a Perfect Stellar Art! Prepare for Battle!

Chapter 243: The Hope of a Perfect Stellar Art! Prepare for Battle!



These black beasts, though lacking life features, were indistinguishable from real life forms.

Resembling rats in appearance, their bodies were cat-sized, and their strength generally ranged from level 15 to 16.

Among them, the more powerful ones could reach around level 18, but such elite numbers were scarce.

Individually, their strength was far inferior to that of Origin Martial Artists, but their sheer numbers were terrifying, like a tidal wave. There seemed to be thousands upon thousands of them.

If it were an ordinary Origin Martial Artist, they would have to fight their way out immediately, or else they would be devoured in an instant if caught in a swarm.

What a pity!

They were up against Li Yuan, who was indeed terrifyingly powerful.

With a physical quality of 23.7 levels, combined with the True Intention Strike 'Star River Cyclone', the power he unleashed was truly awe-inspiring.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Countless black beasts collided, and soon, they died in groups, blood flowing like rivers... but they couldn't stop Li Yuan's advance. In the blink of an eye, he had traveled several hundred meters.

No one knew how many black beasts had died under the Black Spear.

"What a pity these guys don't have life features," Li Yuan muttered to himself. "Otherwise, with my spiritual awakening degree, I could definitely increase it to 40%."

But it wasn't a complete waste.

"It's not far now," Li Yuan said, relying on his powerful mental energy to truly sense it.

It was not far at all!

It was the energy fluctuation of the Earth God Crystal~ that peculiar and mysterious aura, one that Li Yuan would never forget in his lifetime.

Suddenly—

"Hmm?" Li Yuan's eyes narrowed, and the long spear in his hand danced like lightning. The tip of the spear emitted a cold light, like a burst of starlight.

It stabbed forward like lightning.

In the next instant—

"Howl!" A sharp screech sounded, and a black beast, nearly a meter tall and with an enormous body, charged out of the sea of beasts like lightning. It swung its sharp claws, attempting to block the black spear.

The two clashed instantly.

In that moment of collision—

"Roar~" A hint of terror flashed in the eyes of the beast leader as it felt a terrifying force instantly impact its resilient fur, comparable to the Origin Power Armor. Although this force couldn't tear its fur,

The terrifying impact force, however, penetrated more than half of its fur, striking every part of its muscles, bones, and flesh.

It was as if someone had been struck in the chest with a stick, appearing unharmed, but their internal organs were shattered... The beast leader was in a similar state, blood seeping from the corners of its mouth.

Terrifying.

"Sizzle, sizzle!" The beast leader's entire body, like a black flash, flew backward.

"Escape?" Li Yuan's eyes turned cold.

With his consciousness sweeping the area, he had already locked onto the beast leader. His body erupted with power, and countless strands of force exploded without reservation.

With a strength approaching 500,000 kilograms, Li Yuan's legs exerted tremendous force, causing the ground to shatter layer by layer. In the state of unity with heaven and earth, his body moved at a speed exceeding 260 meters per second.

Swish! The spear swept horizontally, and countless black beast bodies exploded into pieces.

They turned into a mist of blood.

The final thrust pierced through the air, lightning-fast, piercing the body of the beast leader that had escaped into the sky. The spear entered from the tail and exited through the throat, piercing the heart.

The beast leader was instantly killed.

In that instant—

The countless black beasts that had been rushing towards Li Yuan like a tidal wave stopped.

"Pfft!" The spear twisted, completely shredding the beast leader's internal organs, and then, with lightning speed, Li Yuan withdrew the spear.

"Boom!"

The massive corpse of the beast leader fell heavily to the ground. After a brief two seconds of silence—

Upon seeing their leader dead, the countless black beasts scattered in all directions like a retreating tide.

Li Yuan didn't stop them.

Killing these black beasts had no benefits; they didn't even have life features... Who knew what they were.

And they didn't provide any spiritual nourishment, so why bother fighting? It was important to note that although Li Yuan's combat style appeared ferocious and unstoppable, his Origin Power consumption was also astonishing.

"If I can save some strength, I will," Li Yuan thought to himself. "I don't know what dangers lie ahead."

Although he was confident in his abilities, Li Yuan held the belief that 'a cautious sailor never drowns' and dared not let his guard down.

"Let's go!"

With the black beasts gone, nothing could stop Li Yuan. He continued forward, and after traveling several kilometers in the darkness, the path narrowed, as if entering a cave.

Pitch blackness! Li Yuan couldn't see with his eyes and had to rely on his consciousness to scan and sense his surroundings.

The ground remained flat, and at this moment, Li Yuan was almost certain that the bottom of this canyon was man-made.

Finally—

Li Yuan stopped; he had reached the end. According to his consciousness scan, a massive stone wall stood before him.

No, to be precise, it was a wall about ten meters high.

"What?" Li Yuan was shocked. "This so-called large Origin Crystal Vein is actually man-made?"

He couldn't understand.

Although Li Yuan had accessed a lot of information in the Starfire Palace's database, as a new Origin Martial Artist, his perspective was still limited.

"The scent of the Earth God Crystal is emanating from the gaps in the stone door." Li Yuan was shocked, "And my divine perception can't seem to penetrate the stone door?"

Despite the cracks, it could block divine perception?

This was beyond Li Yuan's understanding.

"Let's try it," Li Yuan thought to himself, having come this far, there was no turning back.

Huff!

Li Yuan placed his palms on the stone door, his legs slightly bent, and with a burst of power, his muscles tensed! Origin Power erupted!

Boom!

The terrifying force, exceeding 500,000 kilograms, was fully directed at the stone door with the enhancement of Origin Power.

After a full two seconds, the silent stone door, whose age was unknown, finally began to move, slowly opening.

One step!

Two steps!

Li Yuan dared not relax, giving it his all, and continued to exert force.

Finally, the stone door completely rotated, revealing a gap large enough for a person to pass through, but Li Yuan couldn't push it any further.

Boom!

A dense aura dispersed, with an endless surge of Origin Power fluctuations, as well as the Earth God Crystal's energy fluctuations... and another mysterious energy fluctuation.

Li Yuan felt his entire body relax, as if his muscles and bones were cheering.

"What's inside?" Li Yuan flipped his palm, and a piece of bread appeared, which he threw through the gap, but there was no response.

At the same time.

The door opened, and Li Yuan's divine perception was no longer blocked, sensing that behind the door was a simple stone chamber.

Without hesitation, Li Yuan slowly stepped into the stone door, fully entering the space behind it.

"I understand, I understand." Li Yuan's eyes lit up, and a smile appeared: "So that's it, this place is probably the core of the Origin Crystal Vein, there is no Earth God Crystal or Fire God Crystal here... but this mysterious stone chamber is like a huge spirit gathering place, and practicing here will allow me to continuously absorb the energy of the Earth God Crystal."

The absorption was slow.

Because the energy of the God Crystal in the chamber was very thin... the absorption efficiency was estimated to be only one-tenth of absorbing a real Earth God Crystal.

"One-tenth efficiency?"

"I have all the time in the world, if I keep going, won't I be able to quickly cultivate the 'True Understanding of Earth Star Vein' to the second stage, ninth level?" Li Yuan's heart was filled with excitement.

This was a nine-star technique, and if cultivated to a certain height, its power would be unbelievable.

Even now, Li Yuan had only cultivated the 'True Understanding of Earth Star Vein' to the first stage, sixth level, and its power was already astonishing.

If he hadn't cultivated this star technique, Li Yuan's recent skills would have been impossible.

Time passed, and after repeatedly confirming.

Li Yuan first sent a message to Alicia... luckily, the stone chamber did not block the signal.

"Let's begin."

Li Yuan calmed down and truly started to absorb the energy of the Earth God Crystal... and then, like the last time, his spiritual perception began to imprint the 'star scars' on the life stars.

With the experience of the first cultivation, Li Yuan's practice of the 'True Understanding of Earth Star Vein' was now effortless. Ten life stars, a hundred life stars, a thousand life stars...

Imprinting one more life star was not noticeable.

But when the quantity accumulated, the quantitative change could lead to a qualitative change.

During the last cultivation of the star technique, Li Yuan imprinted star scars on over eighty thousand life stars in his Perfect Star Vein.

Today, as Li Yuan cultivated again, the imprinting efficiency was much lower, but it was stable and kept progressing.

Finally.

When the number of life stars Li Yuan imprinted reached 907, boom!

Li Yuan could clearly sense that with the circulation of the Star Vein, the entire Perfect Star Vein's earthy yellow glow became more dazzling.

At the same time, Li Yuan could sense that his perception of the Earth Origin Power fluctuations in the world had become slightly clearer.

"First Rank, Seventh Stage." Li Yuan glanced at the Divine Palace panel with his peripheral vision, his anticipation growing.

The Quintuple Star Technique, when cultivated to its limit at each rank, could only be cultivated up to the fifth level.

For example, First Rank Fifth Level, Second Rank Fifth Level... This was the perfection of the Quintuple Star Technique at each rank.

As for the Nonuple Star Technique, when cultivated to the extreme at each rank, it could be cultivated up to the ninth level, such as First Rank Ninth Level, Second Rank Ninth Level... Once unleashed, the power of the two would naturally be worlds apart.

This was also the reason why some freakish Skysoar Warriors, by cultivating the Septuple Star Technique to the Third Rank limit, could rival the Quintuple Star Technique used by many Demigods.

Li Yuan.

Right now, he was on the path to cultivating the Nonuple Star Technique to its First Rank limit.

"The Nonuple Star Technique, when cultivated to perfection at each stage, is known as the Ultimate Star Technique! Only then can it be considered the strongest Star Technique." Li Yuan thought, "The 'True Understanding of Earth Star Vein' is the Nonuple Star Technique displayed on the Divine Palace panel."

"Although it's an auxiliary cultivation Star Technique, if it reaches the nonuple level, its power should also be incredibly unimaginable."

While cultivating with utmost concentration.

Li Yuan also sensed the 'Earth God Crystal Energy Concentration' within the stone chamber.

"As I cultivate, the God Crystal Energy concentration seems to be decreasing." Li Yuan pondered, "But it doesn't seem to have dropped too much."

It was still within Li Yuan's acceptable range.

Li Yuan didn't dare to hope for an unlimited supply of Earth God Crystal Energy in the stone chamber; it was impossible to think of.

But as long as it was enough for his cultivation to reach the First Rank limit, Li Yuan would be extremely satisfied. If he could cultivate to a higher level, it would be even better.

Time passed.

More than an hour had elapsed since Li Yuan descended into the canyon, and on his perfect Star Vein, over 93,000 Life Stars had already been imprinted with Star Scars.

He was constantly advancing towards the First Rank Eighth Level.

Suddenly.

"Hmm?" Li Yuan suddenly felt his smart ring watch tremble continuously, indicating an emergency.

Whoosh!

Li Yuan immediately answered the call, and the communication was established.

"Li Yuan! Bad news! It's not looking good!" Alicia's voice was filled with urgency, "Bai Zhan has fallen in battle."

"What?" Li Yuan's expression changed.

He instantly remembered Bai Zhan, the red-skinned youth from Black Dragon Star. He was unremarkable, and he seemed a bit simple-minded, but they were still partners.

To have fallen in battle?

"What happened?" Li Yuan asked in a hurry, "Weren't they together? How did this happen?"

"You said you were going to close your eyes, so Si Feng and I have been guarding above the canyon." Alicia explained, "But Xiong Ze, Kros, and Bai Zhan, following Wugama Nong's orders, scattered to search, and those thousands of First Rank Martial Artists were also constantly scouting."

"Half an hour ago, they encountered traces of Moonward Divine Kingdom personnel and killed several of them."

"Since they didn't encounter powerful enemies, they didn't send a message to us." Alicia said.

Li Yuan listened.

They encountered enemies?

It was normal not to report it; if they had to report every minor encounter, he would be overwhelmed.

"But just two minutes ago, Bai Zhan encountered a terrifying expert." Alicia's voice turned solemn, "According to the message he sent before he died... This terrifying expert's burst speed was absolutely over 250 meters per second."

"Then, Bai Zhan was killed."

"250 meters per second?" Li Yuan's eyes narrowed, and his alertness rose.

Burst speed could indirectly reflect one's physical quality; even if they reached the Heaven and Man As One state, to achieve this level... they should at least be at the 23rd level.

23rd level?

To break through from the First Rank limit to the 23rd level in just a few days, one must either be a 'super genius' like Li Yuan, awakening multiple Star Veins at once with the aid of external treasures.

Or, they must have used an even more precious and rare treasure than the Life Extending Fruit.

Either way, it represented the enemy's extreme power.

"Where is this person? Where are they?" Li Yuan asked immediately.

"The Divine Palace Ruins." Alicia replied, "He's not alone; it's a large group from the Moonward Divine Kingdom, estimated to be dozens of people... This team has been discovered by our scattered scouting Martial Artists along the way."

"Based on their movement trajectory, we deduce that their ultimate goal is the Divine Palace Ruins... They're expected to arrive in half an hour." Alicia said.

Divine Palace Ruins? Half an hour?

"Tell Xiong Ze, Kros, and the others to bypass them and head towards the Divine Palace Ruins from other directions." Li Yuan's voice was low, "Come and join us."

"I'll be coming up from the bottom of the valley right away." Li Yuan made his decision.

He hung up the call.

"Divine Palace Ruins? They must have absolute confidence to come here, knowing that I've gotten even stronger." Li Yuan's eyes flashed, "But do you know that my strength has increased significantly?"

The Moonward Divine Kingdom was only on par with the Seven Star Civilization, and there might be powerful Demigods within the kingdom... But in the Realm Within a Realm, they wouldn't be of much use.

Here, only First Rank Life beings could enter.

Whoosh!

Li Yuan stood up, no longer hesitating. He slipped through the stone chamber's crack, quickly climbed along the cliff, and headed towards the top of the canyon.

"Continue cultivating the True Understanding of Earth Star Vein? It won't improve my strength in the short term."

"Stopping them from approaching the Divine Palace Ruins is more important." Li Yuan made up his mind.

The team from the Moonward Divine Kingdom was heading straight for the Divine Palace Ruins.

Although Li Yuan didn't know the enemy's intentions, preventing them from doing whatever they planned was the right course of action.

"The stone chamber is right here; it won't run away."

"Once we kill this batch of aliens from the Immortal Ruin Civilization, we can come back and continue cultivating Star Techniques." Li Yuan thought to himself, "I estimate I can directly increase my spiritual awakening degree to 40%."

Two birds with one stone!

In less than a minute.

Li Yuan had already returned to the foot of the vast, continuous mountain range. Alicia, Si Feng, and a large number of First Stage Warriors and Origin Martial Artists were quietly waiting in the distance.

"Li Yuan."

"Senior." Everyone gathered around him.

"Tong Guan," Li Yuan instructed, "You lead your people to continue investigating this large Origin Crystal Vein... try not to expose yourselves."

"There is indeed a treasure at the bottom of the canyon, but I haven't explored it fully yet." Li Yuan said, "There are many dangers below; don't take unnecessary risks."

Li Yuan had already decided that once he finished cultivating the Star Technique, he would inform the Seven Star Alliance about the stone chamber.

After all, he would eventually leave and couldn't monopolize this mysterious stone chamber forever.

"Yes." Tong Guan was very obedient, and he was secretly amazed. Did Li Yuan's words mean he had already solved the problem of the numerous beasts below?

"Alicia, Si Feng, let's go." Li Yuan said directly.

"Understood."

"Yes!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The three of them turned into streaks of light, swiftly heading towards the Divine Palace Ruins, dozens of kilometers away.

He didn't bring Tong Guan and the others because ordinary Origin Martial Artists were of limited use... but top geniuses like Alicia and Si Feng could provide significant help in critical situations.

Even if hundreds of experts as strong as Si Feng surrounded and attacked him, Li Yuan wouldn't be able to hold out.

...

In a desolate canyon, a team of over ten people was rapidly advancing.

They were the strong ones from the Moonward Divine Kingdom.

"These warriors from the Seven Star Civilization are really weak."

"Except for one who is slightly stronger and can withstand a few of my moves, the rest are just a mob." Prince Mo Hu, dressed in a fiery red robe, shook his head.

He seemed to still regret that the recent battle wasn't exciting enough.

"Haha, it's not that the enemies are too weak, but that Prince Mo Hu is too powerful." Lei Wu beside him laughed, "The Seven Star Civilization genius Prince Mo Hu killed earlier was also very strong, even stronger than Dong Ming and the other two... he also had a Fifth Tier Skill."

"The death of such a genius will surely sadden the higher-ups of the Seven Star Civilization," Lei Wu said.

"Hmm."

"Being able to comprehend a Fifth Tier Skill at the First Rank is indeed rare in a Fourth Tier Civilization," Prince Mo Hu nodded slightly, "I've heard of the Seven Star Civilization a few times. A newly risen civilization... if not for the birth of an Invincible Demigod, how would they have the capital to be arrogant in front of our Immortal Ruin Civilization?"

"Invincible Demigod?"

"Is it the first and strongest of the Seven Star Civilization, Dong Ming?" Lei Wu and Tie Mu Er were somewhat curious.

They had come to participate in the battle and had gathered some intelligence about the Seven Star Civilization.

They had heard of Dong Ming.

"Hmm."

"According to my master, when the Ten Thousand Demon Civilization invaded the territory of the Seven Star Civilization... ha ha, Dong Ming swept them away alone, slaughtering all the Demigods of the Ten Thousand Demon Civilization," Prince Mo Hu laughed.

Lei Wu and Tie Mu Er were stunned by what they heard.

The Ten Thousand Demon Civilization? That was also an extremely powerful civilization, far behind the Immortal Ruin Civilization, but still a civilization that had given birth to deities... such a powerful civilization invading a newly risen Fourth Tier Civilization and not winning?

"Invincible Demigod... I don't fully understand it," Prince Mo Hu said indifferently, "But in the end, they are just a Fourth Tier Civilization. No matter how strong Dong Ming is, it doesn't represent the overall strength of the civilization."

"Daring to challenge our Immortal Ruin Civilization."

"Then we will destroy them." Prince Mo Hu's voice was cold, filled with killing intent.

Lei Wu and Tie Mu Er couldn't help but nod; they had great faith in Mo Hu's strength.

Time passed.

After crossing two more desolate plains, they finally saw a continuous range of crimson palaces standing on the vast land more than ten kilometers away, and five figures in front of the palace complex.

"Someone? Waiting for us?" Prince Mo Hu's eyes flickered, but his speed didn't slow down for a moment.

With each step, he covered hundreds of meters, rapidly approaching.

"Prince, that's the one I mentioned, the suspected Demigod-level genius of the Seven Star Civilization," Lei Wu suddenly pointed to the earth-colored figure in the distance, his voice tinged with a hint of fear.

"Demigod-level genius?"

"Just kill him." Prince Mo Hu's speed didn't slow down at all. His figure burst forward, heading straight for the target.

"Kill!"

"Kill!" Tie Mu Er, Lei Wu, and the more than ten Origin Martial Artists behind them also burst forward, charging up.

... "They're attacking." Alicia and Si Feng's faces changed slightly.

"Kill!" Li Yuan waved his hand, his figure moving, his speed surging, rushing towards the most terrifying figure—the one who was Prince Mo Hu!

The battle erupted directly!

(End of Chapter)

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