91: Star-level barrier

Time flew by.

The showdown between the Mohe Clan and the Eka Clan ended.

The Mohe Clan won.

They won three more matches than the Eka Clan.

It was a narrow victory.

Under the mediation of the Galaxy Alliance, the two clans signed a series of treaties, overseen by the Galaxy Alliance.

The ultimate spoils of war still ended up in the Mohe Clan's hands.

While Lin Ye was training, Mr. Xu sent him a message.

Mr. Xu: Lin Ye, what do you plan to do with the reward the Mohe Clan gave you?

Lin Ye: I haven't decided yet. Does Mr. Xu have any suggestions?

Mr. Xu: Come quickly, let's talk offline.

Lin Ye would not miss such a good opportunity. He tidied himself up and went to Mr. Xu's residence.

Upon arriving again, he found that Mr. Xu, like himself, had seen his treatment and status skyrocket.

Lin Ye entered without any obstruction; everyone recognized him, and Mr. Xu had also given instructions.

"Mr. Xu, I'm here."

Mr. Xu was drawing blueprints on his optical computer.

Seeing Lin Ye arrive, Mr. Xu stopped what he was doing.

"You're here."

The two chatted for a while, then got straight to the point.

"Lin Ye, do you know the requirements for breaking through to Star Level?" Mr. Xu asked.

Lin Ye answered honestly, saying he didn't know.

"To break through to Tier 7 and above, you only need to continuously improve your physical and mental qualities and raise your ability level, and you can break through very easily."

"Even if Tier 7 is a qualitative change, it's not that different; it's merely a quantitative change leading to a qualitative one."

Then he changed the subject.

"But breaking through to Star Level is vastly different." Mr. Xu took a sip of tea.

Lin Ye's curiosity was piqued, and he asked, "How is it different?"

Mr. Xu said, "Before the Star Gate opened, humans also had cultivators, but it was too difficult to break through relying solely on cultivation methods, and their levels weren't high."

"But even so, throughout human history, countless powerhouses above Tier 7 were born, and there were even many at Tier 9. The ancients called them terrestrial immortals, patriarchs, true lords, etc., but a Star Level had never appeared."

"Oh? I wonder why?" Lin Ye felt an excitement akin to witnessing the truth of the world.

Mr. Xu said, "It's because of the physical limit."

"Reaching Tier 9 is already the physical limit; the body can no longer withstand more Star Power."

"At this point, a transformation is needed, a complete transcendence."

"And what guides this transformation is the ability."

"To reach Star Level, you need to smelt your ability, making it a unified whole, transforming it into its origin, which is called the original core."

"The original core is composed of abilities, but it requires external materials for filling."

Lin Ye finally understood why the Divine Grade ability had 'Limit Break' after it. So that was it.

He also understood the principle of Star Level cultivation.

It was like building a house; reinforced concrete was naturally stronger than wood and earth.

And this material was like cement, serving as filler, while the ability was like rebar, serving as the framework.

"Mr. Xu, does breaking through to Star Level require cultivating all abilities to Divine Grade?" Lin Ye asked, combining the information from his panel. The 'Limit Break' on his panel had puzzled him for a long time.

Mr. Xu shook his head, "It doesn't require Divine Grade; all of them reaching Great Accomplishment is enough to attempt a breakthrough. Do you think everyone can cultivate their abilities to Divine Grade? Divine Grade is very difficult."

Suddenly remembering that this kid's abilities seemed to all be Divine Grade, Mr. Xu instantly fell silent.

What a monster. Even he only had Rune Affinity and Overload at Divine Grade.

And that was because he was too compatible with those two abilities.

Knowing that it wasn't the case, Lin Ye wasn't surprised. It was easy for him to reach Divine Grade with his panel, but it seemed not to be the case for others.

"Mr. Xu, what are the filling materials?" Lin Ye asked, expressing his confusion.

Mr. Xu opened the projection screen.

Countless materials appeared on the projection screen.

"These advanced materials are called star core. Just like their name, they are too important for those who want to advance to Star Level."

Mr. Xu clicked on an earthy yellow material, a rock covered in cracks.

"This is the star core that matches earth-type ability users—Cracked Rock, considered a medium-grade star core."

"There are many sources of star core; they are basically produced in the Star Realm. Although there are some places in the universe that have them, they are too difficult to find."

Lin Ye noticed the key point: star core actually had attributes.

"Mr. Xu, does star core have attributes?"

Mr. Xu nodded, "Yes, different professions are compatible with different attributes, so they naturally need to find compatible star core. However, your profession, Martial Artist, doesn't need this. Martial Artists cultivate the most fundamental Star Power, and the materials are very common. The treasure land the Mohe Clan obtained this time is rich in unassigned materials."

Lin Ye suddenly understood. No wonder Mr. Xu had reminded him to choose Star Level materials as the reward from the Mohe Clan.

The newly acquired treasure land must have many good things.

Next, Mr. Xu carefully gave him a science lesson.

There were many ways for materials to be produced: from treasure lands, and from exotic beasts.

They also existed in the universe, but unfortunately, the Star Power concentration in the universe was not high, making cultivation difficult, so naturally, fewer good things were produced, and their grades were lower.

Different star core naturally had good and bad qualities. The higher the grade of star core used for advancement, the stronger the physical body after advancement.

The higher the ability level, the more star core needed.

It was also possible to advance using star core that didn't match one's own attribute, but there would be no bonus, and conflicting attributes would even have detrimental effects.

As for unassigned star core, they were the most numerous and most suitable as substitutes, making them quite popular.

No wonder the Mohe People and the Oka People fought to the death.

Their attributes were singular, suitable materials were scarce, and with too many people of the same attribute within the clan, the competition was even fiercer.

Lin Ye cultivated an unassigned attribute, so he could perfectly utilize the effects of unassigned star core.

So when the Mohe Clan notified him to choose his reward, he unhesitatingly chose the supreme-grade unassigned star core.

"Mr. Lin Ye, do you only want supreme-grade unassigned star core?" Kawi asked.

Lin Ye nodded affirmatively.

Kawi hesitated to speak, but finally reminded him, "The quantity you might receive might not be as much as you imagine, Mr. Lin Ye, after all, supreme-grade unassigned star core is too rare and valuable."

Lin Ye waved his hand, indicating it didn't matter, "It's fine, Kawi, get as much as you can apply for."

Lin Ye didn't expect to collect all the advancement materials at once, otherwise, Star Level would be running rampant everywhere.

Moreover, what he wanted was the supreme-grade.

The Mohe Clan's efficiency was quite fast; the reward was issued in less than three days.

star stone, supreme-grade unassigned star core.

The name sounded impressive, but it was actually just a pitted black stone with a low aesthetic appeal.

But Lin Ye could feel the rich Star Power within it.

Activating his Star Eyes, the Star Eyes were actually unable to penetrate this stone; the dense Star Power directly blocked his vision.

A good item.

He put it into his personal space.