The star core spun wildly inside him, and his star crown expanded, silvery light glowing faintly through his skin.
The light cast a thin halo across the cockpit.
Shelly saw it clearly from beside him. Without a word, she quietly switched the ship's autopilot to stabilization mode.
Once everything settled down, Song Chen took a few breaths and looked at the panel again.
Star Origin Power: 8,632 points.
He was only 1,368 points short of ten thousand.
He could make up that difference by taking down a few more base stations, but the problem had never been just the numbers.
After the seventh rank, reaching the required number was no longer enough to break through.
Song Chen opened the System Shop and turned to the breakthrough support page. The True Star Level shop had plenty of products related to a "true star core."
He read through them one by one. Star Core Marrow cost three trillion and provided an additional core condensation attempt when forming a true star core.
If the first attempt failed, the marrow would automatically take over the instant the star core shattered.
It would use its stored energy to condense another star core, effectively giving him a second chance.
True Star Origin Liquid cost five trillion and directly supplied Star Origin Power during a breakthrough.
It effectively added another thousand points to his core condensation reserves.
For someone attempting a breakthrough, it was practically a lifesaver. An extra thousand points in reserve could raise the chance of success by at least twenty percentage points.
A Star Core Stabilizing Pill cost two trillion. It could improve the success rate of condensation and reduce the risk of cultivation deviation.
A True Star Dao Fruit cost twelve trillion. It was the finest support item available, supposedly able