Thunder-Origin Dragon Spear, Shattering the Darkness!

"I knew Lin Yuan was really strong!"

Everyone in the Goddess Luo Squad was stunned.

Only Gu Yiyi proudly raised her head, her face blooming with delight.

She had said it long ago—dealing with a clumsy bull would not even take three moves...

No one had anything to say.

They had never expected what had seemed least likely to become reality.

And seeing Gu Yiyi's tiny expression of shared pride, they could not help but want to laugh.

This silly girl...

"Nicely done."

At that moment, Lin Yuan returned victorious.

Looking at the boy before her, Gu Shuangshuang revealed genuine admiration for the first time.

Setting aside that damned face of his, he could still amaze everyone and shine brilliantly.

"Hehe."

Lin Yuan smiled.

Though his smile was a little forced.

That sword strike had indeed possessed boundless power and dazzling brilliance.

But it had also truly drained the sole thread of Natal Stellar Force within him, using up all his strength.

After all, it was his first battle, and with the entire Goddess Luo Squad backing him up, there was no need to worry about safety. Naturally, Lin Yuan had not held back and had gone straight for his strongest move.

The result satisfied him, even exceeding his expectations.

The Heaven-Sundering Sword Draw really is incredibly powerful. Even a One-Pattern Star Beast couldn't withstand that strike...

Even its toughest "shell" was cleaved apart with a single sword.

Unfortunately, he was still too weak, and it had been too short a time since his breakthrough.

There was far too little Natal Stellar Force in his body. He simply could not unleash a second strike.

Only after refining more Natal Stellar Force and breaking through to a higher stage would the Heaven-Sundering Sword Draw's true power be brought out.

By then, it would not be merely a shallow sword mark stretching a hundred meters...

Lin Yuan could not help thinking of the Heavenly Sword King.

Legend had it that from an unknown distance away, the man had sent a single streak of sword qi through the air, tearing open a rift hundreds of thousands of meters long and effortlessly killing a Stellar Behemoth over a thousand meters tall!

A thousand meters tall?

Judging by size alone, it had at least been a super Star Beast that had entered the Four-Pattern level, comparable to a Marquis-Sealing Realm expert of human civilization!

And even that had been killed in one strike.

One could only imagine how powerful the King-Sealing Realm was.

Legend says that the Heavenly Sword King used... the Heaven-Sundering Sword Draw!

With that thought, Lin Yuan looked forward to it even more.

And personally killing a genuine Stellar Behemoth had also confirmed the value of Star Beasts to him—

"You killed a One-Pattern Earth Desolate Bull Beast. Experience +20..."

The long-absent game notification rang out.

Lin Yuan's eyes lit up.

Star Beasts truly were different. They were extraordinary lifeforms above ferocious beasts. Even the lowest One-Pattern Star Beast far surpassed the mightiest Tyrant Ferocious Tiger.

Twenty experience points?

Though it was not as much as he had imagined, at least it had entered double digits.

I'm level 11 now.

I need 2,048 experience points to reach the next level...

Lin Yuan glanced at his personal panel and did a little calculation. The excitement in his heart gradually cooled.

At this rate, I'll probably need to kill a hundred Star Beasts to level up and obtain my next Talent Trait.

A hundred?

That happened to be the requirement for upgrading his Star Warrior Badge to Silver-White Two-Star.

There's hope, in the end. No rush.

Lin Yuan calmed down, light gleaming in his eyes.

The second game notification made him even happier—

"Your Talent Trait 'Life Plunder' has activated. You plundered 8 years of lifespan..."

Life Plunder!

It could seize one percent of an enemy's remaining lifespan upon killing them and feed it back to himself, with no upper limit!

This time, killing the Earth Desolate Bull Beast had directly earned him eight years of life!

Stellar Behemoths truly are long-lived species. They live far longer than short-lived ferocious beasts...

Lin Yuan muttered inwardly, filled with delight.

One beast could add eight years to his lifespan. If he hunted a hundred, would that not be a full eight hundred years?

Eight hundred plundered years, plus his original lifespan of over three hundred years...

That meant he would soon possess a thousand-year lifespan!

One had to know—

The first realm of the Stellar Martial Path, the Transcendence Realm, granted a lifespan of two hundred years;

The second realm of the Stellar Martial Path, the Starfire Realm, granted a lifespan of four hundred years;

The third realm of the Stellar Martial Path, the Skyflight Realm, granted a lifespan of a thousand years...

This was the long lifespan only gained upon entering the third realm of stellar martial arts. It was the ultimate realm countless Starry-Sky Warriors dreamed of...

As long as I stay alive, I'll eventually attain immortality!

Lin Yuan was brimming with confidence, and his desire to hunt Star Beasts rose once more.

But he definitely could not do so now. His Natal Stellar Force had been exhausted, and he needed time to recover.

While he recovered his Natal Stellar Force, Gu Shuangshuang found another target for Gu Yiyi to practice on.

Gu Yiyi showed no fear either. Her petite body was delicate and shapely, and the obedient, gentle smile she had maintained around Lin Yuan gradually faded, replaced by a cold and murderous air.

Lin Yuan opened his eyes and looked up.

He had never seen Gu Yiyi go all out before. He was rather curious...

Whoosh!

On the ground, the girl stepped forward as though lotuses bloomed beneath her feet, walking straight toward the giant beast in the distance.

As she walked, she casually reached behind her, and a bright silver spear suddenly appeared in her hand.

A spear?

Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly.

He had not expected Gu Yiyi's weapon to be a spear.

It was a difficult weapon to master, but when used well, it was undoubtedly one of the best weapons there was.

In the present age, due to the existence of stellar force, Starry-Sky Warriors were more inclined to use cold weapons.

Among the many cold weapons, sabers and swords were undoubtedly the most beloved and the most common primary weapons.

In the Goddess Luo Squad, Lin Yuan and Wu Junru used swords, while Captain Gu Shuangshuang and the other two used sabers.

Of the eight of them, five used sabers or swords, accounting for the vast majority.

This showed the status of sabers and swords among martial artists.

Sabers were broad and forceful, easy to learn, yet no less powerful. Even a casual slash, backed by the strength of a Starry-Sky Warrior—often hundreds of thousands of jin—could split mountains and shatter stone.

Swords were much the same, except they were more agile and more technique-oriented than sabers, and likewise demanded greater talent.

Both sabers and swords were relatively light and easy to carry, so naturally many people used them.

Beyond those, weapons such as spears, axes, hammers, whips, and staffs—the whole range of traditional weapons—were also used by some, but their numbers were ultimately fewer, and they were harder to master.

But Gu Yiyi had clearly not chosen at random. She truly possessed extraordinary talent with the spear!

Whoosh—

With the spear in hand, her expression turned indifferent. With a light flick of her wrist, the spear moved with her will, instantly tracing several spear flowers like blooming plum blossoms, carrying a trace of bone-piercing chill.

The sight was rather striking—

The girl was petite and lovely enough to inspire pity, yet she wielded a spear more than two meters long with effortless ease.

Crackle—

As she walked, a strand of golden lightning emerged from Gu Yiyi's body.

It quickly flowed into the spear in her hand, transforming it into a dazzling golden lightning spear!

Lei Guang blazed brilliantly, shattering the darkness.

That astonishing aura was no weaker than Lin Yuan's earlier display—perhaps even greater!

Moo—

The Earth Desolate Bull Beast in the distance let out a low roar, keenly sensing that the person before it was no ordinary opponent.

It was furious and alarmed as it abruptly raised its head.

The star pattern on its forehead shone brilliantly, bursting with a dark golden halo.

Whoosh!

Dark yellow-gold light gathered into a beam and violently slashed toward the spear-wielding girl in the distance.

Earth Tremor Force!

Facing the Earth Desolate Bull Beast's all-out Natal Talent, Gu Yiyi's expression did not change. Only her eyes turned golden as well.

Thunder-Origin Dragon Spear!

She abruptly transformed into a streak of golden lightning, raising her spear and thrusting forward—

Rip!

Golden light exploded as lightning ran wild.

That golden lightning spear seemed to transform into an enormous thunder dragon, electricity raging as it tore through every obstacle.

Boom—

A tremendous roar echoed across the land.

Billowing dust and smoke swept outward, surging in all directions.

The momentum was immense, like thunder shaking the heavens.

Lin Yuan's eyelids twitched as he watched, inwardly calling it ridiculous.

This power was nearly no weaker than his Heaven-Sundering Sword Draw from moments ago!

Who would have thought that Gu Yiyi, usually so gentle and adorable, would be this domineering in battle?

The Thunder-Origin Immortal Body... truly is extraordinary.