Starfire Veil, Frostmoon Radiant Slash!

Over a hundred ordinary One-Pattern Star Beasts, eleven Lord Grade ones, and even a Star Beast King!

No matter which elite warrior squad encountered such a force, they would have to steer clear and treat it with grave caution.

Yet before Gu Shuangshuang, who had stepped into the second realm of stellar martial arts, they were weak to the point of being pitiful...

Lin Yuan saw clearly that the star pattern in the center of the Mighty Giant Ape King's forehead was incomparably brilliant. The faint outline of a second star pattern had even begun to emerge.

This meant that its Stellar Force reserves were incredibly profound. Its accumulation was complete, and it was only one step away from the Two-Pattern Realm.

Such a terrifying Star Beast King, nearly invincible within the One-Pattern Realm, was still no match for a true Second Realm existence, like an ant...

This gave Lin Yuan a whole new understanding of the saying, "The Stellar Martial Path ascends to heaven step by step."

"In this world, it is already difficult enough to be invincible among those of the same realm. Fighting across realms is almost impossible..."

And just as Lin Yuan and the others were marveling at the terrifying might of a Starfire Realm warrior—

Gu Shuangshuang moved.

Her gaze was indifferent as she drew her blade with her right hand.

Whoosh!

The snow-white longsword had a streamlined shape, its entire body translucent and crystal-clear. Its edge was as flawless and white as ice and snow, with six faint cloud patterns barely visible along it.

Boom—

Deep-blue flames ignited around her.

The flames swayed, enveloping her slender, graceful figure as they surged toward the sky.

This was materialized Stellar Force. The incomparably surging flames of Stellar Force had nearly condensed into substance, making it look as though she had draped herself in a radiant Starfire Veil.

"Starfire Veil"!

This was also a unique technique of the second realm of the Stellar Martial Path—the Starfire Realm.

Using surging Natal Stellar Force to ignite transcendent flames and form an almost tangible Starfire Veil.

Not only was it dazzling in appearance, but it also possessed extraordinary defensive and explosive power, far beyond what Mortal Transcendence Realm warriors could compare with.

This aura was countless times stronger than the Stellar Force veil Wu Junru of the Goddess Luo Squad had unleashed before!

"What I used before was merely a unique Stellar Force Secret Art that imitated the 'Starfire Veil.'"

"With the Natal Stellar Force I have currently tempered, I am nowhere near capable of igniting a true 'Starfire Veil'..."

Wu Junru's expression was complicated, and her eyes brimmed with deep longing.

The others were much the same.

The Starfire Realm was an existence every Mortal Transcendence Realm warrior had to look up to, as well as the goal they constantly strove to attain.

For most warriors with ordinary talent, the Starfire Realm was even their ultimate goal.

Blaze—

After igniting her Starfire Veil, Gu Shuangshuang gripped her snow-white blade and walked forward slowly, every step seeming to bloom into a lotus. The surging fluctuations of Stellar Force seemed to slightly distort the entire void, her might awe-inspiring.

She raised her eyes. Though she stood less than two meters tall, she seemed to be looking down upon the seven- or eight-meter-tall giant beasts before her.

"Frostmoon Radiant Slash!"

She spoke softly, as though delivering the final judgment.

Blade light rose, like a streak of frost and a ray of moonlight, descending from the heavens upon the world.

Whoosh—

The Frostmoon blade light was boundless, filling the entire canyon in an instant.

Pfft...

Every streak of Frostmoon blade light landed precisely between the brows of a Mighty Giant Ape. That gentle, moonlight-like snow-white blade light actually contained terrifying, indestructible power.

There was not the slightest resistance, as effortless as melting snow under spring sunlight.

Over a hundred Mighty Giant Apes split apart while trembling, becoming two halves. Hardly any blood even sprayed out. Their cuts were smooth as mirrors, without a single superfluous movement.

One strike annihilated over a hundred Star Beasts!

Whether they were ordinary grade, Lord Grade, or even that strongest king-grade Mighty Giant Ape that was nearly about to break into the Two-Pattern Realm—

Under this incomparably magnificent strike, all were executed without the slightest struggle.

The entire process was quiet and beautiful.

It even gave Lin Yuan a peculiar sense of beauty—the beauty of the art of slaughter.

"..."

Lin Yuan fell silent.

A stormy sea had truly been stirred within his heart.

Too strong, too terrifying!

And this was only a Second Realm Starry-Sky Warrior. It was said that only Starry-Sky Warriors who reached the Third Realm could be considered true powerhouses. They could fly through the skies and burrow through the earth, open their divine senses, and enter the legendary Great Astral Realm to seek adventure...

What kind of sight would that be?

Lin Yuan did not know, but his heart yearned for it.

"Sister Shuang is amazing."

"That strike was so beautiful..."

"As expected of our captain..."

The women of the Goddess Luo Squad also exclaimed in admiration, their eyes and brows full of respect and yearning.

A great woman ought to be like this!

"All right, come down..."

Having ended the battle with a single strike, the chill in Gu Shuangshuang's expression gradually melted away. After withdrawing her Starfire Veil, she raised her head and called out.

The members of the Goddess Luo Squad hurried down and began cleaning up the aftermath.

There were more than a hundred Star Beast corpses, including eleven Lord Grade beasts and one king-grade beast!

Their Astral Realm Shards and Star Beast materials might not be worth much individually, but with over a hundred of them, they were still an extremely considerable fortune.

The women of the Goddess Luo Squad tacitly went to collect the high-value materials, while Gu Shuangshuang led Gu Yiyi and Lin Yuan toward the most valuable treasure here.

The Golden Glazed Fruit Tree!

"So these are Golden Glazed Fruits?"

Arriving beneath the golden fruit tree, Lin Yuan looked up at the small tree, which was only a little over three meters tall. Six or seven fruits hung sparsely from its branches.

The fruits shone with golden light and had a glazed, crystalline color throughout.

They also faintly emitted a strange fruity fragrance. With a single breath, Lin Yuan could feel the Natal Stellar Force within his body stir slightly, as though yearning for them.

As expected of a precious natural treasure. It truly was miraculous.

"Seven fruits, just enough for one each..."

Gu Shuangshuang spoke casually. With a lift of her right hand, Stellar Force swept forth like blade edges and plucked the seven Golden Glazed Fruits from the tree.

She then held them aloft with Stellar Force and tossed them to Lin Yuan and the other six.

Seven fruits?

Lin Yuan caught the flying golden fruit and could not help looking at Gu Shuangshuang.

"What about you?"

This battle could be said to have been Gu Shuangshuang's personal showcase.

Without her terrifying strength that crushed the entire field, they would have had almost no chance of breaking through the tight defense formed by those hundred-plus Mighty Giant Apes, much less obtaining the Golden Glazed Fruits.

Yet now, when it was time to reap the rewards, Gu Shuangshuang, who had contributed the most, did not want one?

"Though these Golden Glazed Fruits are precious natural treasures, they are not particularly effective for me anymore..."

Gu Shuangshuang smiled and explained.

Starfire Realm warriors had already opened Stellar Force apertures within their bodies. Whether in Stellar Force reserves or tempering speed, they far surpassed Mortal Transcendence Realm warriors.

Their life levels had evolved and transformed once more. Ordinary natural treasures had little effect on them, barely better than nothing.

Only higher-grade spiritual treasures, or even earth-grade natural treasures, could make them flock to obtain them and greatly increase their strength.

"Besides, it is not as if I gained nothing."

Gu Shuangshuang blinked and looked toward the golden fruit tree before her.

"Compared to the fruits, this fruit tree is the truly valuable thing..."