NOVEL NEXT Chapter 311: Sixth Order Star Technique
"Heavenly Saint Qi: Detected that you have a Divine Soul Mark in the Martial Learning Secret Realm. You have the following choices: First, use the previous Star-picking Order as if it was damaged, and your current Star-picking Order will inherit all the information from the previous order, including Taoist Merit, Starlight, breakthrough records, and the Copper Star, Silver Star, Gold Star, Bright Star, and Holder Authority obtained from challenging the Star-picking Secret Realm.
However, after the inheritance, Taoist Merit and Starlight, along with the Copper Star, Silver Star, Gold Star, and Bright Star, will be reduced by half; other aspects are fully inherited.
Second, consider the previous Star-picking Order completely damaged and start anew with this one."
When Xu Jin attempted to re-enter the Star-picking Order's Martial Learning Secret Realm, he was faced with these two prompts, which made him shiver with dread.
The two options given were too brutal.
The second option meant starting from scratch.
The first one involved a reduction by half, which at first glance, seemed acceptable.
The deduction of half Taoist Merit and Starlight might be acceptable – after all, those could eventually be earned back.
But to cut the Gold Star and Bright Star by half was inhumane.
Those were limited in number.
A Gold Star alone was worth a fortune, and a Bright Star was a priceless treasure.
If he had no other choices, Xu Jin would prefer to keep it secret and then risk using the original Star-picking Order to challenge for the Gold Star and Bright Star when the time came.
The loss was too great for Xu Jin to accept.
If he thought about it carefully, the risk wasn't actually that great.
In a month or a half, everyone would have heard of Xu Jin's death; who would have the time to send him a Starlight Transmission for no reason?
But Xu Jin wasn't stubborn; he decided to consult the Star Spirit.
Asking a few more questions wouldn't kill anyone.
Just right, Xu Jin planned to also visit the Xingyang Battle City's branch of the Star Tower to see if it differed from the current Star Towers.
Now, Xu Jin knew the limitations of the Star Spirit.
Except with special permission, he could only contact the Star Spirit from within a Star Tower, and it had to be the initiator; the Star Spirit was unable to contact anyone on its own.
Within the Galaxy Battlefield, aside from a few newly established Battle Cities, most had branches of the Star Tower built within.
They were usually at the county-level Star Tower branches.
A county-level Star Tower branch had at most seven floors and just some basic functionalities.
The Xingyang Battle City's branch of the Star Tower had only six floors, probably due to the cost.
Now, Xu Jin was no longer unfamiliar with the structure of Star Towers.
For example, the first floor was the entrance to the Star Tower, serving as a reception hall for all parties; the second floor was for transportation; the third floor and above were functional areas, but the top floor was always the Star Dome Secret Realm.
Since Xingyang Battle City's Star Tower branch only had six floors, only the third, fourth, and fifth floors were functional areas.
"Cultivation, huh? Two hours in the Third-Order Star Power Secret Realm cost ten strands of Starlight or ten points of War Merit; the Fourth Order Star Power Secret Realm cost a hundred strands of Starlight or a hundred points of War Merit per two hours."
Upon arrival at the branch of the Star Tower, a Guard immediately queried Xu Jin.
Hearing the price, Xu Jin was slightly startled.
It was quite high.
Inside the National Taoist Institute, two hours in the Third-Order Star Power Secret Realm cost only three strands of Starlight, and the Fourth Tier cost only forty strands, plus there was free time every month.
He once thought it was expensive, but compared to the Galaxy Battlefield, it was purely a welfare price.
No, it should be considered a subsidy price, insufficient even for the cost.
Of course, War Merit could also be used for cultivation, which was an excellent initiative.
Striving to kill enemies to gain War Merit was also a way to acquire cultivation resources.
Xu Jin expressed his thanks and stepped directly into the Star Tower hall, his thoughts stirring as he began to contact the Star Spirit.
"Eh, how did you get here?" The Star Spirit's tone was very surprised, which gave Xu Jin a start.
He had entered using the identity linked to Heavenly Saint Qi's Star-picking Order, and even his appearance had changed, yet the Star Spirit called him out immediately.
"What chapter are you on now?" Xu Jin asked abruptly.
"I'm on the seventeenth chapter now. It seems you have new chapters. Come on, give them to me quickly."
Hearing the Star Spirit's reply, Xu Jin breathed a sigh of relief.
There must be only one Star Spirit, otherwise, it couldn't have answered his question.
"I'll give it to you in a moment. First, I have a few questions. Help me to solve them properly. How did you recognize me when I have changed to a new Star-picking Order?" Xu Jin asked.
"Changing the Star-picking Order can't change the Divine Soul Mark! Each person has only one Divine Soul Mark within the Star Tower, which recognizes the mark, not the person!" the Star Spirit explained.
"Do other Authority Holders, like the Silver Level ones, possess such abilities?" Xu Jin inquired.
This was his biggest concern at the moment.
If that was the case, he would have to be even more cautious in the future.
"This is my unique ability; no one else has it," the Star Spirit's reply gave Xu Jin another sigh of relief.
Xu Jin then described his current dilemma to the Star Spirit, "This is the problem. I have assumed a new identity for my training, but I need to keep it confidential. Any remedy you can provide will suffice. I can accept the loss of some Taoist Merit and Starlight.
But to have the Silver Star, Gold Star, and Bright Star reduced by half is too heavy a loss."
The Star Spirit, however, sighed regrettably, "Do you have some misunderstanding about the powers of an Authority Holder?"
"What do you mean?"
"Didn't you use the blocking function before? You blocked your rankings in the God-Killing Battlefield of Dachen. Similarly, you can now block your friends.
This is just a basic privilege of a copper-level Authority Holder," said the Star Spirit.
Surprised and unexpectedly delighted by this, Xu Jin found that the Star Spirit had casually solved a big problem for him, "If I block my friends, what kind of notification will they receive when they send me a Starlight Transmission?"