276: Chapter 276 The Birth of Star Power! The Hope for Unleashing Star Arts!

Within Zhang Jian's body, a faint glimmer of star light appeared.

Outside his heart, it was enveloped by a circular phantom that was similar in shape but one size larger.

This was exactly the Stellar Core that Zhang Jian had just successfully completed Fusion with.

When he focused his gaze, rows of information unfolded before him.

[Unnamed]

Star Power storage limit: 0/100 (+45) / 500 (+225)

Usable time: 24 hours

Replacement interval: 48 hours

There weren't many prompts, and they were easy to understand.

This three-star Stellar Core originally had a storage limit of 500 points.

Under the bonus of the [Reward of Seeking Knowledge] entry that had just been upgraded by 1 level, the effect increased by a full 45%, becoming 725 points.

And for the Proficient-level [External Star Core Cultivation Technique], the capacity limit for Star Power was 20% of a normal Stellar Core.

500 points naturally corresponded to 100 points. After also receiving the entry bonus, it became 145 points.

That was even more than the complete Star Power contained in a one-star Stellar Core!

Zhang Jian looked at the Star Technique that the Will of the Heavenly Dao had brought him. Among them was one named [Powerful Recovery].

Consuming 120 points of Star Power could instantly recover minor injuries and slightly accelerate the automatic recovery speed of Star Power.

Zhang Jian was impatient and wanted to activate the Star Power. However, he discovered that while the limit was the limit, the Star Power currently usable within his Stellar Core was still empty.

He had no choice but to pick up another one-star Stellar Core and begin absorbing it.

Zhang Jian had originally thought that absorbing a Stellar Core should take about the same amount of time as the Fusion process. However, nearly half an hour passed before the Stellar Core in his hand transmitted a trace of Star Power sensation.

After more than two hours, Zhang Jian finally felt a slight, noticeable change. But compared to the Star Power within the Stellar Core in his hand, the magnitude barely reached one percent.

This discovery left him feeling extremely depressed. At this rate, wouldn't it take over 200 hours to completely absorb a one-star Stellar Core?

Even if he didn't eat or drink and focused solely on absorbing it, it would take a full ten days!

With a minimum requirement of 120 points of Star Power, he would need to absorb two one-star Stellar Cores, which would take even longer. This was something Zhang Jian could not accept.

He shook his head and tried again with a two-star Stellar Core. But the speed barely changed. Instead, Zhang Jian felt that as the Star Power in the Stellar Core increased, the time required to absorb it completely would double again!

Zhang Jian didn't want to believe it and picked up a three-star Stellar Core. But the result was the same.

Zhang Jian's eyes showed some helplessness, but his movements were very nimble as he kept rummaging through his backpack.

Until a Cultivation Technique that the Will of the Heavenly Dao had sent over earlier caught his eye. [Star-Shattering Art].

This was something extra that had been gifted when he had taken the complete Stellar Core to exchange for a Breakthrough Cultivation Technique for the Transcendence Realm from the mysterious will.

It allowed the use of special techniques to accelerate the speed of absorbing Star Power from Stellar Cores.

It could only be used after reaching the Transcendence Realm and utilizing Star Power.

Zhang Jian felt that it was too early to break through to the Transcendence Realm, so he had put it away.

Now, however, it made his eyes light up. A thought stirred in his heart: "Although I haven't broken through to the Transcendence Realm yet, I do have Star Power. Could it be that I can use it now?"

But when he picked up the Cultivation Technique and studied it for a while, he couldn't help but laugh bitterly.

The effect of this Cultivation Technique was correct, but the minimum requirement for use was to consume 10 points of Star Power.

He had just spent half a day absorbing it and had only absorbed 3 points. He was still quite far from 10 points.

He had no choice but to be patient, hold the one-star Stellar Core again, and begin to absorb it silently.

A day later, he couldn't wait to stand up from his meditative state.

Just now, the usable Star Power within his External Stellar Core had reached 10 points.

After starting to study the [Star-Shattering Art], he discovered that although the effect of this Cultivation Technique was very simple, it was not that easy to use.

It required a special resonance method to make the structure inside the Stellar Core unstable, causing the Star Power output speed to become faster.

But at the same time, it also required himself to echo with this resonance method at a corresponding frequency in order to safely integrate the more violent Star Power into his body.

Zhang Jian tried several times, but he couldn't even find a hint of the resonance method.

Fortunately, the [Source Enlightenment] entry kicked in. With a 200% speed bonus, his understanding of the Cultivation Technique became deeper and deeper.

Slowly, he began to grasp the knack of it. Until he had failed 10 times in a row.

A powerful conviction suddenly burst forth from within his heart. Zhang Jian was instantly struck by a flash of inspiration. His movements were natural as he formed a mysterious hand gesture.

Crack! After a crisp sound that only he could hear, the one-star Stellar Core in his hand suddenly increased in temperature and became scorching hot.

Zhang Jian's eyes lit up. "It worked!"

But he didn't dare to be careless. He immediately followed the requirements of the Cultivation Technique and began to absorb it.

About 10 minutes later, a trace of Star Power slowly flowed into his body.

More than an hour later, the Star Power limit in the Stellar Core increased by 1 point.

Zhang Jian was overjoyed! "This speed has directly doubled! The effect is really good."

Moreover, according to what was said in the Cultivation Technique, this was only the initial speed of the Star-Shattering Art.

As his mastery of the Cultivation Technique deepened, it could be continuously improved to accelerate the absorption speed.

If cultivated to Perfection, it could increase the speed by a full 10 times.

And Zhang Jian thought further: the Proficient-level [External Star Core Cultivation Technique] could forge up to a four-star External Stellar Core.

And Advanced Stellar Cores, besides the improvement in basic attributes compared to ordinary Stellar Cores, also had the effect of increasing the basic speed of Fusion and absorbing Star Power.

If one added the bonus from the [Star-Shattering Art], wouldn't that speed be sky-high?

The more Zhang Jian thought about it, the more excited he became. In that case, the day when he had absorbed enough 120 points of Star Power to use the Star Technique to heal his own injuries seemed not far off?

Furthermore, this time needed to be as soon as possible. In the last few days, although the blood-Qi value on the panel had not changed, Zhang Jian vaguely felt that his physical state seemed to be slightly worse than before.

It seemed that the Star Power attack from the Transcendence Realm BOSS in the Dungeon was still continuously causing an erosive effect.

Although this degree currently looked very weak, no one knew when it would suddenly erupt and cause serious consequences.

Zhang Jian dared not gamble. And it wasn't just him; several other members of the squad had such a situation.

Yesterday, Wang Fei even mentioned in passing that Nie Zhijun's physical condition seemed to be even worse.

Previously, every other day, he could briefly wake up from his coma for about half an hour. Although his breathing was weak, he could still say a few words.

But recently, the time he was awake had become shorter and shorter. Last time, he even choked when he tried to speak and directly fell back into a coma.

Although according to the monitoring of the instruments and the detailed observations of Yun Haiyao and the others, there should be no immediate danger to his life, it was a fact that his condition was worse than when he was first injured.

Although Wang Fei didn't say it explicitly, the worry between his brows and the desolation in his tone all revealed one piece of information.

If Zhang Jian couldn't come up with some good solution as soon as possible, Nie Zhijun might not be able to hold on!

Zhang Jian suddenly felt that the burden on his shoulders had become much heavier. Right now, the [Star-Shattering Art] had given him hope for rapid improvement.

Coupled with the continuous absorption of Star Power to nourish his body, for a body that had not yet reached the Transcendence Realm, the nourishing effect was very obvious.

Zhang Jian felt that going without food for several days and nights was absolutely no problem at all.

He told Wang Fei that they didn't need to worry about him and not to disturb him. He was preparing to go into seclusion. In one go, he would grind out 120 points of Star Power!