"I knew Lin Yuan was strong!"
Everyone in the Goddess Luo Squad was stunned.
Only Gu Yiyi lifted her head proudly, her face beaming.
She had said all along that dealing with a stupid, lumbering bull wouldn't even take three moves...
The others were speechless.
They had never imagined that what they had considered least likely would actually come true.
Yet seeing Gu Yiyi's little expression, as though she shared in his glory, they also felt like laughing.
That silly girl...
"Beautifully done."
Just then, Lin Yuan returned victorious.
Looking at the young man before her, Gu Shuangshuang showed heartfelt admiration for the first time.
Even setting aside those damn good looks, he could still dazzle everyone with his skill and shine brilliantly.
"Heh."
Lin Yuan smiled.
His smile was a little strained.
That sword strike had indeed possessed boundless power and brilliance.
But it had also utterly drained the sole strand of natal stellar force in his body, using every ounce of his strength.
After all, this was his first battle, and with the entire Goddess Luo Squad backing him up, he had no need to worry about safety. Naturally, Lin Yuan had held nothing back and gone straight for his strongest move.
The result satisfied him, even exceeding his expectations.
Heaven-Sundering Sword Draw really is immensely powerful. Even a bona fide One-Pattern Star Beast couldn't withstand that strike...
Even its sturdiest "Boundary" was shattered with a single slash.
Unfortunately, he was still too weak, and too little time had passed since his breakthrough.
He had far, far too little natal stellar force in his body to unleash a second strike.
Only after he refined more natal stellar force and broke through to higher stages would he truly be able to bring out the power of Heaven-Sundering Sword Draw.
Then it would leave far more than a mere shallow, hundred-meter sword scar...
Lin Yuan couldn't help thinking of the Heavenly Sword King.
Legend had it that, from an unknown number of miles away, he had sent a single streak of Sword Qi tearing across hundreds of thousands of meters, easily slaying a thousand-meter-tall Stellar Behemoth!
A thousand meters tall?
Judging by its size alone, it had to be a super Star Beast that had at least entered the four-pattern realm, comparable to a Marquis-Sealing Realm expert of Human Civilization!
Even so, it had been killed instantly with one strike.
One could only imagine the might of the King-Sealing Realm.
According to legend, what the Heavenly Sword King used... was Heaven-Sundering Sword Draw!
At that thought, Lin Yuan grew even more eager.
And personally slaying a genuine Stellar Behemoth had also confirmed the value of Star Beasts for him-
"You have slain a One-Stripe Rank Earth Desolate Bull Beast. Experience +20..."
The game notification sounded for the first time in ages.
Lin Yuan's eyes lit up.
Star Beasts really were different. They were, after all, transcendent life-forms standing above fierce beasts. Even the lowest One-Pattern Star Beast far surpassed the strongest Tyrant Ferocious Tiger.
Twenty experience points?
Although it wasn't as much as he had imagined, at least it had reached double digits.
I'm level 11 now.
Reaching the next level requires 2,048 experience points...
Lin Yuan glanced at his personal panel and did a quick calculation, which cooled his excitement a little.
At this rate, I'll need to kill around a hundred Star Beasts to level up and gain 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 now, at least. No rush.
Lin Yuan regained his composure, his eyes shining.
The second game notification delighted him even more-
"Your talent trait 'Life Plunder' has activated. You have plundered eight years of lifespan..."
Life Plunder!
Whenever he killed an enemy, he could plunder one percent of their remaining lifespan to nourish himself, with no upper limit!
Killing this Earth Desolate Bull Beast had directly granted him eight years of life!
Stellar Behemoths really are long-lived creatures. They live so much longer than those short-lived fierce beasts...
Lin Yuan muttered inwardly, filled with delighted surprise.
One could extend his lifespan by eight years. Wouldn't hunting a hundred give him a full eight hundred?
Eight hundred plundered years, plus his original lifespan of over three hundred years...
In other words, he could soon possess a thousand-year lifespan!
One had to remember-
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...
That immense lifespan was only attainable upon entering the third realm of stellar martial cultivation, the ultimate realm countless Starry-Sky Warriors dreamed of reaching...
As long as I keep my head down and survive, I'll eventually attain longevity!
Lin Yuan brimmed with confidence, and his desire to hunt Star Beasts surged once more.
But he certainly couldn't do that now. His natal stellar force was exhausted, and he needed time to recover.
While he replenished his natal stellar force, Gu Shuangshuang found another target for Gu Yiyi to practice on.
Gu Yiyi showed no fear either. Her petite figure was shapely and full, and the sweet, gentle smile she always wore before Lin Yuan gradually faded, replaced by an icy, lethal aloofness.
Lin Yuan opened his eyes and looked up.
He had never seen Gu Yiyi fight with all her strength before, and he was rather curious...
Whoosh!
Across the ground, the girl walked straight toward the enormous beast nearby, each graceful step seeming to make a lotus bloom beneath her feet.
As she walked, she reached back and closed her hand. A bright silver spear abruptly appeared in her grasp.
A spear?
Lin Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly.
He hadn't expected Gu Yiyi's weapon to be a spear.
It was a difficult weapon to wield, but in skilled hands, it was absolutely one of the best.
In the present age, thanks to the existence of star power, Starry-Sky Warriors favored cold weapons.
Among the many cold weapons, sabers and swords were undoubtedly the most popular, as well as the most common primary weapons.
In the Goddess Luo Squad, for instance, Lin Yuan and Wu Junru used swords, while their captain Gu Shuangshuang and two others used sabers.
Of just eight people, five used sabers or swords-a clear majority.
That showed how dominant sabers and swords were among warriors.
Sabers employed broad, sweeping movements and were easy to learn, yet still possessed considerable power. Even a casual slash, backed by a Starry-Sky Warrior's strength of hundreds of thousands of jin, could split mountains and shatter stone with tremendous force.
The same principle applied to swords, though compared with sabers, they were more agile and leaned more toward technique, demanding greater talent as well.
Both sabers and swords were relatively light and convenient to carry, so naturally, many people used them.
Other than those, people also used spears, axes, hammers, whips, staffs... all eighteen varieties of weapons. Ultimately, though, their users were fewer, and mastering them was harder.
But Gu Yiyi clearly hadn't chosen at random. She truly possessed extraordinary talent with the spear!
Swish-
With a spear in hand, her expression turned impassive. A light flick of her wrist sent the weapon following her will, instantly spinning through several flourishes that bloomed like plum blossoms, carrying a trace of bone-deep chill.
The sight presented quite a contrast-
The girl was petite and endearing enough to stir anyone's tenderness, yet she now wielded a spear over two meters long with effortless ease.
Crackle-
As she walked, a thread 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!
Lightning blazed, shattering the darkness.
Her astonishing aura was even greater than Lin Yuan's had been earlier!
Moo-
The Earth Desolate Bull Beast nearby let out a low bellow, keenly sensing that the person before it was extraordinary.
Furious and alarmed, the beast abruptly raised its head.
The star pattern on its forehead shone brilliantly, erupting with a dark golden halo.
Whoosh!
Dark yellow-gold light gathered into a single beam and slashed ferociously toward the spear-wielding girl nearby.
Earth Tremor Force!
Facing the Earth Desolate Bull Beast's all-or-nothing innate talent, Gu Yiyi's expression remained unchanged. Only her eyes turned golden.
"Thunder-Origin Dragon Spear!"
She suddenly became a streak of golden lightning, raising her spear and thrusting-
Riiip!
Golden light exploded, and lightning crisscrossed the air.
The golden lightning spear seemed to transform into an enormous lightning dragon, its rampaging electricity tearing through every obstacle.
Boom-
A tremendous roar resounded across the earth.
Billowing dust swept outward, surging in every direction.
Its overwhelming force was like a thunderclap.
Lin Yuan's eyelids twitched at the sight. Inwardly, he thought it was absurd.
That power was almost on par with the Heaven-Sundering Sword Draw he had just unleashed!
Who would've thought that Gu Yiyi, usually so gentle and adorable, would be so domineering in battle?
The Thunder-Origin Immortal Body... really is extraordinary.
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