"Nearly a hundred strands?"
Jiang Ye shook his head at that and smiled. "A little more than that."
"A little more? Could it be over a hundred?" Liu Xing Shi smiled.
Jiang Ye said, "Nearly ten thousand strands."
"What?!"
Zhang Jianwu and Liu Xing Shi both jolted, staring at him in astonishment.
Refining nearly ten thousand strands? Did this kid even know what he was saying?
Even someone with Nascent Talent might not be able to refine nearly ten thousand strands of Star Energy in seven days!
Before long, Liu Xing Shi smiled in understanding.
Jiang Ye had probably mistaken the refining he'd mentioned for absorption.
Absorbing over ten thousand strands in seven days was nothing unusual.
But those with Primitive Talent weren't sensitive enough to Star Energy, so refining it took a great deal of time.
On top of that, their refining efficiency was low.
In seven days, they might not even refine fifty strands of Star Energy.
Still, Jiang Ye had stayed in the Refining Pool the whole time, surrounded by dense Star Energy. Perhaps he could refine over a hundred strands, or even two hundred.
"Circulate your Star Energy for me. I'd like to see how far your Life Level has advanced," Liu Xing Shi said curiously.
"Sure."
Jiang Ye didn't hesitate and immediately began circulating his Cultivation Method.
"Bzz~" A strand of Star Energy slipped out of his Guanyuan Acupoint and began circulating through the meridians of his body.
At once, a powerful aura burst from Jiang Ye.
This was the first extraordinary ability gained from absorbing Star Energy—Martial Aura!
Through Martial Aura, one could directly sense his Life Level.
"Hm!?"
Jiang Ye's display would have been unremarkable—if not for how it left both Liu Xing Shi and Zhang Jianwu visibly shaken.
"Your Life Level... it's