Cultivation Speed Beyond All Star-Martial Prodigies!

In fact, when Lin Yuan had first come into contact with Astral Realm Shards a few days ago, he had already felt something faint.

But the feeling had been too weak, and he had not paid attention to it at the time. It was only after learning the value of Astral Realm Shards today that he suddenly realized it.

This filled him with immense delight.

"On the market, a single Stellar Force Potion sells for ten million Azure Coins..."

"According to some of the secrets Captain Gu mentioned, one Stellar Force Potion requires the shattered Astral Realm Shards of roughly three Star Beasts, along with other supplementary materials, before it can be refined."

Lin Yuan calculated silently.

"For One-Stripe Rank Common-Rank Star Beasts, Astral Realm Shards aren't worth much because they contain too little stellar force... They're probably worth only five hundred thousand Azure Coins, not even enough to sell for one Contribution Point."

Three portions of Astral Realm Shards would only be worth 1.5 million.

Yet once made into Stellar Force Potions, their value increased seven- or eightfold!

One could imagine just how enormous the profit was.

If one relied purely on purchasing Stellar Force Potions for cultivation, the expenses for Mortal Transcendence Realm warriors would be astronomical...

"It could be said that Stellar Force Potions are the greatest daily expense for Mortal Transcendence Realm warriors."

Lin Yuan sighed.

After all, Natal Stellar Force was the foundation of everything.

Tempering one additional strand of Natal Stellar Force not only greatly increased one's strength, but also brought one closer to the Second Realm.

Only through continuous cultivation and breakthroughs could one gain a longer lifespan and enjoy greater benefits.

Thus, even knowing how expensive it was, they had no choice but to find every possible way to obtain more resources for the sake of their own paths.

But now, Lin Yuan could directly save on what was the largest expense for ordinary Mortal Transcendence Realm warriors!

And the effect of the Talent Trait "Swallowing the Starry Sky" far exceeded his expectations—

"Phew..."

The bright moon hung high in the night sky.

The Goddess Luo Squad also found a safe place to rest and recuperate.

At night, starry-sky energy between heaven and earth was more active. It was also more suitable for cultivating breathing techniques, allowing Natal Stellar Force to be tempered slightly more efficiently.

So none of them wasted time. Each found a suitable spot, sat cross-legged, closed their eyes, circulated their breathing techniques, and began their daily cultivation.

Lin Yuan was no exception.

He sat cross-legged atop a tree canopy. Looking up, he could see the bright moon hanging overhead, its pale radiance spilling down like mist and carrying dense starry-sky energy.

In his palm, he tightly held two Astral Realm Shards—the shards of a One-Stripe Rank Common-Rank Star Beast that he had split apart with a single sword strike.

As he circulated his breathing technique, Lin Yuan silently activated his Natal Talent Trait, "Swallowing the Starry Sky."

At once, a scene that delighted him immensely unfolded—

"My cultivation speed..."

He could not help opening his eyes. Looking down at the Astral Realm Shards glowing with a faint blue light, he saw wisps of weak stellar force drifting out from them before being absorbed into his body!

His already rapid tempering speed rose to an even higher level with the help of the pure stellar force within the Astral Realm Shards.

Even Lin Yuan himself was stunned.

"Too fast!"

Shock was impossible to hide in his eyes.

Originally, his cultivation speed had not been slow. Thanks to the effect of "Martial Prodigy," it was the cultivation speed of a true genius.

For ordinary people to temper a strand of Natal Stellar Force, it might take a year, or even several years.

But true Martial Prodigies only needed around two months!

And that was without using any resources at all—purely their natural cultivation speed.

When using cultivation resources such as Stellar Force Potions, Star-Martial Prodigies could even temper a strand of Natal Stellar Force in just one month, or perhaps even less!

That was the gap between geniuses and ordinary people.

But what about Lin Yuan?

"I feel..."

"I won't need a month. I won't even need half a month to temper my second strand of Natal Stellar Force."

He carefully sensed his current tempering speed. The conclusion he reached left even him feeling dazed.

It felt a little unreal.

Two weeks to temper a strand of Natal Stellar Force?

Even Star-Martial Prodigies needed a month, while I can temper two strands of Natal Stellar Force in a month. My speed is twice theirs!

"I..."

"Am I actually this strong?"

Lin Yuan was a little dumbfounded.

But he quickly came to his senses. It was not that he was strong—the Talent Traits were simply too powerful!

The trait "Swallowing the Starry Sky" could greatly accelerate his cultivation speed on its own. Now, it could also directly extract pure stellar force from Astral Realm Shards, accelerating his cultivation even further.

With this double enhancement, combined with the already top-tier cultivation speed of "Martial Prodigy," Lin Yuan had become what he was now.

"With a setup like this, even a pig could take flight..."

He muttered to himself, his heart brimming with joy.

Without hesitating further, he immediately threw himself wholeheartedly into cultivation.

In fact, this was far from Lin Yuan's limit.

Just seven days later, he successfully tempered his second strand of Natal Stellar Force!

"Counting the previous few days... ten days!"

"Ten days to temper one strand of Natal Stellar Force!"

Lin Yuan's face remained expressionless, but inwardly, he was laughing wildly.

A carefree exhilaration showed between his brows.

The reason he had been even faster than expected lay in another Talent Trait—

His sixth Talent Trait, Devouring Vitality!

Back in the Body Tempering Realm, Lin Yuan could rapidly replenish his physical exhaustion by consuming large quantities of vicious beast flesh. He could even increase his strength and physique.

And now that he had become a Starry-Sky Warrior, the effect of "Devouring Vitality" was still at work!

After consuming Star Beast flesh, he could not only quickly recover expended stellar force and replenish his stamina.

Even the faint stellar force contained within Star Beast flesh could be perfectly absorbed, further increasing his cultivation progress to a certain extent.

"As long as I keep eating, I can grow stronger..."

As Lin Yuan considered the effect description of the Talent Trait "Devouring Vitality," the more he looked at it, the more absurd it seemed.

Though it appeared inconspicuous, its actual effect was incomparably powerful.

It reduced what had originally been around fourteen days of tempering time down to ten days once more!

This made Lin Yuan immensely glad that his month of grinding in the Wilderness Zone had not been wasted.

All eleven Talent Traits had become indispensable, profound foundations on his current path forward!

He could not help looking at his personal panel—

Player: Lin Yuan

Level: 11

Experience: 581/2048

Lifespan: 502 years (302 years of lifespan plundered)

Talent Traits: "Swordsmanship Mastery," "Martial Prodigy," "Immunity to All Poisons," "Late-Blooming Greatness," "Heaven-Defying Earth-Shaking," "Devouring Vitality," "Transcendent Comprehension," "Infinite Space," "Invincible Golden Body," "Life Plunder," "Swallowing the Starry Sky"!

Lin Yuan had not looked at his complete personal panel in a long time.

Seeing it again now, he felt an overwhelming sense of security.

The eleven Talent Traits gave him unwavering confidence and courage to face any hardship.

Over these ten days, he had slain twenty-nine Star Beasts.

They had all been One-Stripe Rank Common-Rank Star Beasts, earning him 580 experience points.

He had also plundered nearly three hundred years of lifespan, officially pushing his total lifespan past five hundred years!

"I'm finally getting into the groove..."

"If I work a little harder, I should reach Level 12 this month."

"And welcome my twelfth Talent Trait!"