Shattered Star Sword and the Great Heavenly Star Array Diagram (New Book, Please Bookmark)

In the Star Luo Empire, within a small mountain village.

Ling Qianyue stepped into a formation constructed from six black stones as a golden halo swirled around him.

"Hold out your right hand." A Soul Grandmaster from Spirit Hall, wearing a badge engraved with a longsword on his chest, spoke to Ling Qianyue.

Pale golden motes gradually gathered in Ling Qianyue's hand, and an Iron Sword with a diamond-shaped gemstone set in the center of its guard emerged.

"A Weapon Spirit, an Iron Sword." Su Hantao nodded approvingly. In a place that was not even a town, seeing a Martial Soul other than Blue Silver Grass or a hoe gave him at least some consolation for the exhaustion of the past few days.

"Place your hand on the crystal ball and test your Soul Power, child." Su Hantao's voice was gentle.

Ling Qianyue nodded and placed his hand on the blue crystal ball. The Soul Power within him automatically flowed into it, causing it to shimmer with fluorescent light.

"Innate Soul Power Rank 6!" Su Hantao's eyes lit up. It was common knowledge that one's Innate Soul Power level was directly proportional to one's aptitude as a Soul Master. This child might one day become a Soul Emperor!

Thinking of his distant relative Su Yuntao, he could not have been in a better mood.

If he could recruit this child into Spirit Hall, he would be able to marry his "Sisi" far earlier than that cousin of his!

Ling Qianyue's gaze flickered. Although he felt a little regret that this Soul Grandmaster had not declared his Martial Soul a "useless Martial Soul" during the Martial Soul Awakening and laid the foundation for his path to becoming a god, he was quite satisfied with his Martial Soul.

Moreover, in a place no one else could see, a phantom was slowly fading from within the sword guard and merging into the blade.

It was an incomparably magnificent Star Crown, with eighteen stars gathered around the diamond-shaped gemstone at its center.

His Martial Soul had not originally been this sword, but that Star Crown—one of the continent's top Martial Souls, represented by one of the six designs on a Spirit Hall Elder Token.

Ling Qianyue silently withdrew his Martial Soul. He could sense that as the phantom of the Star Crown faded away, his Soul Power was continuously increasing.

The Great Heavenly Star Array Diagram that had accompanied him into this world also reacted at that moment, awakening from its dormancy and flickering with faint light.

Because of the Great Heavenly Star Array Diagram, his Martial Soul had shattered and been reforged.

After completing the awakening ceremony for all the children and imparting the cultivation principles of the Meditation Method, Su Hantao kept Ling Qianyue by his side and led the children out of the wooden house.

Old Jason, who had been waiting outside, hurriedly stepped forward. "Lord Soul Master, our village this year—"

Su Hantao nodded and smilingly patted Ling Qianyue's shoulder. "Iron Sword, Innate Soul Power Rank 6. Congratulations."

Upon hearing that, every wrinkle on Old Jason's face trembled with his broad smile. He heavily slapped the boy's shoulder. "Good, good, good! We'll slaughter my sheep tonight!"

Ling Qianyue bared his teeth. Was anyone going to speak up for the sheep?

After the other children left, Old Jason looked at Ling Qianyue. "Qianyao, are you willing to study at a Martial Soul Academy? This year's work-study student spot from our village is yours."

"Of course I am. Thank you, Village Chief Grandpa." Ling Qianyue nodded firmly.

"Child, head home first. Your Village Chief Grandpa and I have some matters to discuss. When you arrive in Star Luo City a month from now, you can find me at the Spirit Hall branch there. My name is Su Hantao."

"I understand. Thank you, Brother Su." Ling Qianyue gave a slight bow before heading back to his residence alone.

Old Jason and Su Hantao watched Ling Qianyue's departing back as they spoke.

"He's an orphan?" Su Hantao was taken aback.

"He was abandoned. An old widow in the village took pity on him and cared for him for several years. Unfortunately, by the time Qianyao could look after himself, she passed away from a cold."

After returning home, Ling Qianyue did not immediately start fiddling with his Martial Soul. Instead, he waited until the dead of night, then closed the doors and windows and sat cross-legged on his bed.

He opened the most widespread Meditation Method on Douluo Continent. The thin booklet contained only a few pages, and Ling Qianyue quickly committed its contents to memory.

Following the Meditation Method, he began cultivating. The world's vital energy gathered around him, and his Iron Sword Martial Soul appeared before him out of thin air. The diamond-shaped gemstone in its guard gradually began to glow.

The Great Heavenly Star Array Diagram within his mind also lit up at that moment. This seemingly illusory yet tangible scroll of star screen gradually unfurled, revealing a boundless galaxy containing 365 major stars and 14,800 auxiliary stars.

As Ling Qianyue circulated the Meditation Method, the Great Heavenly Star Array Diagram in his mind abruptly transformed into streams of light that entered his body.

Three hundred and sixty-five rays of starlight imprinted themselves upon the 365 regular acupoints in Ling Qianyue's body. The remaining auxiliary stars entered his other extraordinary acupoints.

When the final auxiliary star took its place, a sword cry like a dragon's roar faintly rang from Ling Qianyue's spine. The 365 regular acupoints lit up with starlight at once, outlining a complete Star Chart of the Ziwei Imperial Palace across the surface of his skin.

Yet in an instant, it returned to normal.

"Innate Full Soul Power." A sharp glint flashed in Ling Qianyue's eyes. The origin of his Star Crown Martial Soul had completely transformed into nourishment for his new Martial Soul.

This change had begun from the moment his Martial Soul awakened. His Soul Power had now reached Rank 10.

The Iron Sword floating before him had also undergone a transformation. As Soul Power circulated through it, a miniature projection of the Great Heavenly Star Array Diagram glimmered on its guard. The blade was transparent, as though forged from stardust, and covered in fine patterns—365 in total.

With a thought, its unusual appearance reverted once more to that of an ordinary Iron Sword.

"Shattered Star Sword." Ling Qianyue gently stroked the blade and murmured.

The departure of the Star Crown Martial Soul was worth half a day of mourning for Ling Qianyue. Its demise had granted him three basic abilities.

Zhanxing, once per day, allowed him to glimpse omens of fortune and misfortune within the next twelve hours.

Star Quench could absorb the essence of the stars to automatically strengthen his Martial Soul.

Star Concealment could perfectly hide and disguise the aura of his Martial Soul Origin.

Looking within himself, the starlight flowing through the 365 regular acupoints flickered like breathing. There was some radiance, but it appeared dim.

Do I need to light them all up? But how am I supposed to do that?

Ling Qianyue tried to activate the Meditation Method that had awakened the Great Heavenly Star Array Diagram, but after a long while, he found it had no effect.

He opened his eyes, sighed, got off the bed, and opened the window.

The stars traced familiar paths through the night sky.

A sudden realization struck Ling Qianyue. The already vanished Great Heavenly Star Array Diagram appeared in his mind, its boundless galaxy unfolding endless transformations within his consciousness.

He saw the Big Dipper Seven Stars, and all his attention was drawn to the star at the end of the Dipper's handle.

Strands of starlight poured from the void into his body. The Mingmen Acupoint at the base of Ling Qianyue's spine suddenly burned like branding iron—it was precisely the regular acupoint corresponding to Yaoguang Star, Po Jun.

"Po Jun signifies slaughter." The dormant starlight within the Mingmen Acupoint suddenly surged upward against the flow.

All 365 regular acupoints trembled simultaneously, but only the Mingmen Acupoint corresponding to Yaoguang Star burst forth with brilliance. Of the 365 patterns on the Shattered Star Sword, the seventh pattern suddenly lit up.

He abruptly opened his eyes and instantly shut the window, killing intent rising in his gaze.

Looking at the massive stone that had sat in the corner for who knew how long, Ling Qianyue summoned Shattered Star and slashed!

With a faint sound, the massive stone split apart.

The corners of Ling Qianyue's lips lifted. "Visualizing the Great Heavenly Star Array to condense Star Power and temper my body? Then I'll call it the Visualization Method."

He placed Shattered Star beside him, folded his hands beneath his head, and lay on the bed with his eyes closed.

So it was originally a Star Crown Martial Soul. It seems I have another identity—the Star Crown Sect, one of the top sects of the Star Luo Empire and a Hidden Sect during the era of Douluo 1.