Continuous Breakthroughs

After obtaining the Star Vein Diagram, his physical aptitude had instantly increased tenfold!

Ye Chen felt like a humanoid Magical Beast now. A casual punch or kick, relying on Physical Body strength alone, surpassed his previous all-out strike.

Although his cultivation realm itself had not improved, Ye Chen was confident that his current combat power was no less than that of an Advanced Dou Ling!

Besides those most basic changes to his physical attributes, the Star Region Diagram Ye Chen had been looking forward to had also been activated...

The Dragon Head, four limbs, Dragon Tail, and Dragon Spine—a total of seven Star Domains and sixty-one Star Palaces.

Each time he lit up a Star Palace, he would not only gain all kinds of improved abilities; once enough Star Palaces were lit, he could also unlock Star Track Skills and Star Region Skills.

Although the four Star Souls he had previously lit had vanished, they had been returned as Star Essence. Therefore, Ye Chen could light up four Star Palaces at any time.

"If four stars are connected, the Star Track Skill obtained will only be comparable to a Mystic Tier Low-Level Dou Technique. It's barely worth having." Ye Chen thought to himself.

By the same logic,

Within the same Star Domain, connecting four stars granted a Star Track Skill with power comparable to a Mystic Tier Low-Level Dou Technique; connecting six stars raised its power to the Mystic Tier Mid-Level; eight stars were comparable to the Mystic Tier High-Level; ten stars to the Earth Tier Low-Level, eleven stars to the Earth Tier Mid-Level, and twelve stars to the Earth Hall Advanced Dou Technique. Once it reached fourteen stars, the Star Track Skill would already possess power equivalent to the Heaven Tier Low-Level; fifteen stars were comparable to the Heaven Tier Mid-Level, and sixteen stars to the Heaven Tier High-Level...

The more Star Palaces a single Star Domain possessed, the greater the power of the Star Track Skills it could produce... By the same token, the Star Region Skills unlocked later would naturally be even stronger!

Unfortunately, the number of Star Palaces was closely tied to the grade of the Star Vein Diagram.

Although the Unicorn Fire Spirit Flood Dragon possessed a powerful bloodline, and the Star Vein Diagram it formed was considered fairly high-grade, even the Dragon Spine Star Region, which had the most, contained only twelve Star Palaces.

In other words, with the Unicorn Fire Spirit Flood Dragon as his Star Vein Diagram, the strongest Star Track Skill he could obtain would only reach the level of an Earth Hall Advanced Dou Technique. Breaking into the Heavenly Rank was already impossible.

Thinking of this, Ye Chen still felt somewhat disappointed.

There was nothing he could do. For someone at his current level, obtaining a Magical Beast like the Unicorn Fire Spirit Flood Dragon was already an extraordinary stroke of luck. Anything of a higher grade would have to wait until he reached the Pill Tower.

Next, he should first light up the four Star Palaces currently available to him...

After thinking it over, Ye Chen had originally planned to choose the Dragon Spine Star Region as the first Star Domain to light up. But according to the markings on the Star Vein Diagram, the Dragon Spine mainly enhanced physical attributes and was weaker in areas such as Soul Power, Soul Control, and Fire Control, which made him hesitate.

With Ye Chen's physical aptitude now increased tenfold, it was enough to support him in breaking through to Dou Zun in the shortest possible time. What he needed to improve now was actually his Soul Power and control...

And in those areas, the Dragon Head Star Universe provided the greatest improvement.

"Ah, forget it. I'm an alchemist. An alchemist's most important qualities are Soul Power and control, so the other areas don't need such urgent attention for now..." Ye Chen consoled himself.

As a traditional alchemist, when would he ever need to roll up his sleeves and fight someone himself...

He chose the Dragon Head Star Region and began directly with the three Star Palaces on the horn, lighting them all the way to one located at the center of his brow. All four Dragon Head Star Palaces were lit.

Then he checked his attributes.

Name: Ye Chen

Age: 13

Realm: Three-Star Dou Grandmaster

Star Essence: 47

Star Soul: 4 points (Note: Special Hidden Star Soul—Primary Fire Secondary Wood.)

Essence: 100; Qi: 100; Spirit: 50+10; Speed: 50; Strength: 100; Skill: 10; Soul Control: 20; Fire Control: 30

Star Vein Diagram: Unicorn Fire Spirit Flood Dragon

Star Region Diagram: Dragon Head Star Region (contains 10 Star Palaces, 4 already lit), Left Front Dragon Claw (contains 8 Star Palaces), Right Front Dragon Claw (contains 8 Star Palaces), Left Rear Dragon Claw (contains 8 Star Palaces), Right Rear Dragon Claw (contains 8 Star Palaces), Dragon Tail (contains 7 Star Palaces), Dragon Spine (contains 12 Star Palaces)

Star Region Skill: None

Star Track Skill: Dragon Flame Song. Lighting three stars allows one to condense a Fire Dragon to attack. Each additional Star Palace lit allows another Fire Dragon to be condensed. Once all ten stars are lit, eight Fire Dragons can be condensed to attack enemies.

Connecting Star Tracks within the same Star Domain produces a Star Track Skill; fully lighting a single Star Domain grants a Star Region Skill.

His Spirit had increased by 10 points, his Skill by 10 points, while Soul Control had increased by 20 and Fire Control by 30. It could be said that after obtaining the Unicorn Fire Spirit Flood Dragon Star Vein Diagram, the abilities gained from every point of Star Soul had increased significantly.

As for the newly appeared attribute, "Skill," Ye Chen preferred to call it "comprehension." It was an attribute that affected the speed at which one cultivated Cultivation Methods and Skills, and even learned pill formulas.

By lighting four Star Palaces, Ye Chen had also successfully unlocked the Star Track Skill of his Dragon Head Star Region, though its power was not particularly strong yet.

Still, directly unleashing Fire Dragons to attack looked impressive enough and was quite intimidating.

Well, next he had to consider improving his cultivation realm!

"Old Hu, I'm going into seclusion to cultivate. Don't let anything disturb me from now on!" Ye Chen opened his eyes and solemnly instructed Hu Tian.

Hu Tian naturally understood Ye Chen's urgency. With a rare treasure like Dragon Yuan in hand, if he did not hurry and consume it for his own use, was he supposed to save it for the New Year?

"Young Master, rest assured. Cultivate in seclusion without worry. With me here, nothing will disturb you!"

The place they were in was not particularly dangerous to begin with, and there were no overly powerful Magical Beasts living nearby. With a Half-Step Dou Zong like Hu Tian guarding him, it was more than enough.

With Hu Tian's assurance, Ye Chen no longer delayed. He looked at the fist-sized Dragon Yuan in his hand, opened his mouth, and swallowed it in one bite...

It was not that Ye Chen's mouth was especially large. Though the Dragon Yuan appeared to be a round, indestructible crystal, the instant it entered his mouth, it transformed into a stream of pure energy that flowed down his throat and into his abdomen.

Boom!

Like a volcanic eruption, Ye Chen's entire body burst forth with terrifying pressure in an instant. Crimson-red light shone from all over him, and tiny flames even seeped from every pore, turning him into a little man of fire...

It was only because the Dou Qi Continent was a fantasy world rather than a martial arts world. Otherwise, Ye Chen would probably have transformed into a dragon right then.

Moreover, after the tenfold enhancement from the Star Region Diagram, Ye Chen's physical strength had been greatly increased. Even the terrifying energy contained within the Dragon Yuan remained within his capacity to endure.

After only a moment of chaos, Ye Chen relied on his powerful control over Dou Qi to restrain the streams of energy rampaging through his meridians. He then guided them according to the circulation of the Heavenly Sun Profound Fire Art, rapidly gathering them in his dantian and merging them into the Dou Crystal within his body.

For a time, Ye Chen's aura rapidly rose, and his cultivation realm began breaking through at an equally rapid pace.