After teaching Li Yuan the True Explanation of Earth Star Pulse, Star Lord Baishan had explained many key points of this method to him.
Every Life Star contained the essence of life itself.
Etching Star Marks onto the surface of Life Stars was, in essence, using powerful spiritual power and superb skill to make subtle adjustments to the essence of each Life Star.
Of course, those were only adjustments to the surface... not a complete transformation of an entire star.
Then, as long as enough Life Stars bore Star Marks, once the Star Pulse operated, those Life Stars would trigger a chain reaction... ultimately unleashing unimaginable power.
That was precisely why.
As a whole, a Star Pulse could normally cultivate only one Star Art.
Cultivating multiple Star Arts on a single Star Pulse? Once the Star Pulse operated, the inconsistent Star Art Marks could easily collide with one another, instead inflicting fatal damage upon oneself.
Those were lessons countless predecessors had left behind with their blood and tears.
Likewise.
Some Star Arts possessed terrifying power, and to operate completely, they also required enough Life Stars to activate them together... demanding a Seventh-fold Star Pulse, an Eighth-fold Star Pulse, or even a Ninth-fold Star Pulse.
"According to Star Lord Baishan."
"My skill and spiritual power are both sufficient, and I have the Earth God Crystal to awaken the potential of my Life Stars... as long as I have a certain degree of compatibility with the Earth Path, I should succeed quickly in etching Star Marks once I begin, as my proficiency improves." Li Yuan recalled Baishan's words. "But I succeeded on the first try?"
"Was it because of skill? Spiritual power? No! Definitely not!"
"With Star Lord Baishan's insight, he clearly knows my approximate standards in those areas. He could not