In truth, Lin Yuan had still underestimated everything he now had at his disposal.
He had thought that even with abundant resources and the talent of a martial prodigy, completing the entire marrow cleansing stage would probably take three months, perhaps even half a year.
But in reality...
He had taken only two months to accomplish his goal ahead of schedule—
"Boom!"
A deep, staggering blast suddenly tore through the air, like a tiger's roar mingled with thunder. It carried an overpowering force and resounded a hundred paces away.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp..."
The surrounding leaves trembled. Flocks of birds panicked, beating their wings and hastily fleeing as though some terrifying monster lurked here.
"..."
Lin Yuan froze.
He remained blankly in his punching stance.
Tiger-Leopard Thunder Resonance!
He had not used the double-force exertion technique of his fine perception level skill. Relying solely on his own strength, he had actually produced Tiger-Leopard Thunder Resonance?
Lin Yuan knew very well what that meant.
Ten thousand jin of strength!
Body tempering grandmastery!
Only someone who had perfected the marrow cleansing stage and achieved body tempering grandmastery, possessing ten thousand jin of strength, could unleash such a textbook, earthshaking Tiger-Leopard Thunder Resonance!
"I... just reached body tempering grandmastery?"
Even Lin Yuan found it a little unbelievable.
It had only been two months!
Since returning from the Wilderness Zone, he had trained diligently day and night, steadily improving his physique with an uninterrupted supply of premium meat and Vitality-Blood Potions.
Although he had known his progress would be fast, he had never imagined that in just two months, he would reach a realm he had not dared to dream of during the previous three years—
Body tempering grandmastery, foundation establishment perfection!
What did body tempering grandmastery mean?
Body tempering grandmastery represented the limits of a mortal. The body was tempered to extraordinary toughness inside and out, capable of withstanding ordinary iron weapons head-on and casually unleashing ten thousand jin of tremendous force. It represented minor flesh perfection.
Only such a powerful body could bear the wondrous, higher-order stellar energy of the cosmos without being torn apart.
In other words...
"I've already met the requirements to practice the Starry Sky Breathing Method!"
Lin Yuan was thrilled.
The Starry Sky Body Tempering Art was merely a cultivation method for mortals to temper their bodies, allowing them to reach body tempering grandmastery and flesh perfection.
The Starry Sky Breathing Method, however, was the cultivation method and secret art practiced by Starry-Sky Warriors!
The Human Federation was currently at a critical juncture in its rapid expansion into the cosmos, and it especially needed the strength of Starry-Sky Warriors.
Thus, not only had it made the supposedly most perfect body tempering art—the Starry Sky Body Tempering Art—available to everyone, but it also taught an advanced cultivation method free of charge after body tempering grandmastery: a true Breathing Technique.
A Breathing Technique was a method of inhaling and exhaling.
It allowed practitioners to actively absorb the higher-order stellar energy of the cosmos that existed everywhere between heaven and earth, refining it into natal stellar force.
Only after refining their first wisp of natal stellar force had they truly crossed the threshold of the stellar martial path and become a genuine Starry-Sky Warrior!
"Whew..."
Lin Yuan took a deep breath, calming himself.
Then he quickly left the park. That Tiger-Leopard Thunder Resonance had been far too extraordinary, its sound carrying a hundred paces. The people nearby had probably noticed.
"Off to the Starry-Sky Warrior Association!"
The Starry-Sky Warrior Association, whose full name was the Official Association of Starry-Sky Warriors, was, like the Hunter Association, an officially affiliated guild dedicated to serving Starry-Sky Warriors.
"So huge..."
On the broad street, Lin Yuan stood at the entrance to the Starry-Sky Warrior Association and looked up at the magnificent, enormous complex, awestruck.
He had already considered the Hunter Association large, but compared to the actual Starry-Sky Warrior Association, the difference was like that between clouds and mud.
The Starry-Sky Warrior Association was not merely a single building, but an entire complex!
The main building alone stood twenty-seven stories tall, cast entirely from a special blue star iron that glimmered with a mysterious, hazy light beneath the blazing sun.
Behind it stood countless more buildings. Though he did not know their exact purposes, their appearance alone was breathtaking.
"They say the entire Starry-Sky Warrior Association covers more than a million square meters..."
Recalling a few details recorded in his textbooks, Lin Yuan could not help clicking his tongue in wonder.
It was even larger than the Forbidden City in his previous life.
As expected of an official association serving genuine Starry-Sky Warriors. The mere Hunter Association could not even begin to compare.
Lin Yuan composed his expression and stepped into the Starry-Sky Warrior Association. At once, the space before his eyes seemed to transform, as though he had entered another world—
The first-floor hall had a framework of dark silver mystic steel, while its dome was fashioned after the vast, star-filled cosmos. Countless tiny fluorescent crystals were embedded throughout the ceiling, forming a sky full of slowly drifting stars that alternated between bright and dim, simulating the movement of real celestial orbits.
There were no ordinary candles or chandeliers here. The entire space was illuminated solely by the cool, gentle starlight flowing naturally from the star-river crystals, lighting every corner of the immense hall.
The surrounding pillars were densely engraved with ancient star patterns. Pale cyan light flowed through their grooves, winding upward around the pillars and joining the star river in the dome.
The floor was paved with star-jade tiles bearing faint nebula patterns. They felt warm and solid underfoot, and every footstep sent an extremely faint ring of silvery-blue star mist rippling outward before it vanished without a trace.
Even the air held thin yet pure currents of star power, as though simply breathing could condense star power and deepen one's reserves.
"..."
Entering the Starry-Sky Warrior Association for the first time, Lin Yuan could not help stopping in his tracks, deeply awestruck.
This sheer class...
Damn!
Even a transmigrator like him, who had lived two lives, was left at a loss for words.
All he could say was, as expected of the Starry-Sky Warrior Association!
The entrance and presentation alone were enough to demonstrate the nobility and strength of Starry-Sky Warriors, who stood far above every other profession.
"Hello, welcome to the Starry-Sky Warrior Association."
"How may I help you?"
A warm, gentle female voice drew Lin Yuan's gaze away from the dazzling star rivers surrounding him.
He turned to see a young woman wearing a blue-and-silver star robe, with a nameplate pinned over her full bust—
Starry-Sky Warrior Association attendant.
Lin Xue.
Attendant?
She must be one of the Starry-Sky Warrior Association's reception staff, right?
Lin Yuan discreetly glanced at the charming, lovely face of this young woman who shared his surname and marveled inwardly. As expected of the Starry-Sky Warrior Association—even its most ordinary staff members were beauties rarely seen in the outside world...
"I'm here to apply for eligibility to practice the Starry Sky Breathing Method."
Lin Yuan answered honestly.
"Of course. Please follow me."
Lin Xue was not surprised by his answer.
After all, the Starry-Sky Warrior Association was a platform serving Starry-Sky Warriors, and most people who came and went were genuine Starry-Sky Warriors.
Young people like Lin Yuan, who clearly had yet to truly step onto the stellar martial path, mostly came to apply for eligibility to practice the Starry Sky Breathing Method.
Still, Lin Xue took another look at the young man before her.
It was not merely because he was exceptionally handsome, with a striking bearing, sword-like brows, and star-bright eyes—a perfect match for her taste.
More importantly, he was remarkably young.
He looks barely of age, yet he's already qualified to practice the Starry Sky Breathing Method?
Lin Xue felt envious as she led the way.
Looks like he's a genius...
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