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Fourteen people, including Wu Zhangkong, all gained some small opportunities under the assistance of star power.
Though their soul power didn't increase directly, the benefits they received were no less significant than raising their soul power by one or two levels.
Having never been exposed to star power before, they now experienced its most primal form, imbued with unique effects. The refinement process was undeniably clear and impactful.
"I should focus on my own cultivation as well."
Xu Yuan said to Wu Siduo, "You should hurry and cultivate. The star power will benefit you greatly."
The refinement of the body and physical strength through star power naturally brought many advantages to dual-spirit martial soul users.
Xu Yuan turned his gaze toward Xu Yucheng.
For Xu Yucheng, refining the body was of utmost importance. His Death Scythe wasn't considered a top-tier martial soul—not because of poor quality, but because this martial soul exerted reverse pressure on its user, causing it to fall short in overall evaluations.
Due to his martial soul, even as a thirteen-year-old genius Soul Ancestor, Xu Yucheng only had four yellow soul rings.
Sitting cross-legged, Xu Yuan released his spiritual power.
His spiritual power enveloped the entire observatory, sensing the process by which the formation channeled star power.
He couldn't observe all the intricate patterns inside the formation; for now, he was simply observing.
It was akin to studying an opponent's attacks during battle—feeling their techniques and incorporating those insights into his own abilities. This was precisely what Xu Yuan was doing now. By observing the external manifestations of the formation and how it functioned, he sought to incorporate these lessons into his own cultivation.
Simultaneously, he was channeling star power to refine his essence, energy, and spirit, along with his mech, carefully analyzing what made this star power unique.
Primal star power itself wasn't particularly special. Xu Yuan had previously, with Yun Ming's help, channeled raw star power twice, but it paled in comparison to what the observatory provided.
"It's related to vitality—not life attribute per se, but a characteristic that promotes the enhancement of life force. Let's call it 'vitality' for now."
Xu Yuan quickly identified the difference and then attempted to collect this star power into his dreamscape.
In a sense, the dreamscape had become his repository for collecting and studying various types of special energy, capable of preserving such energies.
But this time, he failed.
When the star power entered the dreamscape, it lost its vitality.
"It didn't retain its vitality?" Xu Yuan was astonished.
In the past, he had successfully preserved Tang Wulin's bloodline power within his blood qi, as well as others' blood qi and various special energies, using this method.
This time, however, it had failed.
Xu Yuan opened his eyes and looked up at the starry sky.
He trusted the capabilities of his dreamscape. If the star power lost its vitality upon entering the dreamscape, the issue likely lay with the observatory and its corresponding section of the starry sky.
Under the influence of the observatory and this portion of the starry sky, the star power gained vitality—it wasn't inherently present in the star power itself.
This was a realm Xu Yuan had never encountered before.
Energy possessing certain characteristics could be altered not by the energy itself being induced to change, but rather by being imbued with enhancements that created those traits.
Truly fascinating.
By now, night had fallen, and the stars in the sky twinkled brightly.
Xu Yuan looked up at the heavens.
As he gazed at the shimmering stars, the observatory's formation resonated with the stars above.
Through his own perception and spiritual observation of the formation, Xu Yuan suddenly gained insight.
"Star power truly is extraordinary."
Could it be a case of remote empowerment?
Perhaps it was a latent trait of star power, merely induced remotely.
"As the most primal form of energy, it inherently encompasses countless possibilities. Whether it's life or other domains, star power should contain everything—it just doesn't manifest visibly."
Xu Yuan reflected silently.
"My previous use of star power was far too naive."
Looking now at the star map within his spiritual sea, Xu Yuan found it almost laughable.
Aside from forming a cycle and fully retaining star power to continuously refine his spiritual power within the spiritual sea, this star map possessed no unique abilities whatsoever.
However, Xu Yuan now had a direction. He would soon begin improving the star map.
"Resonating with the stars."
"Xiao Tiantian." Li Zhilong cleared his throat, interrupting Xiao Tiantian's cultivation.
Opening his eyes, Xiao Tiantian looked at Director Li in confusion.
Director Li rarely interrupted their cultivation like this.
The other members of the Celestial Starlight team also looked over curiously, wondering what Director Li wanted to say.
"Stop cultivating for now and prepare any resources you can mobilize. If your families can support you, get in touch with them now."
Seeing the ten students still looking puzzled, Li Zhilong reminded them.
"The amount of spirit alloy used in Xu Yuan's mech is astronomical. According to Teacher Zhao Quan, Xu Yuan personally claimed that he forged all of it himself. Do you understand what that means?"
The members of the Celestial Starlight team weren't slow-witted—they quickly grasped Director Li's implications.
Their eyes lit up with excitement.
They were both shocked and thrilled.
They recalled Xu Yuan's earlier promise.
He planned to attempt forging here at the observatory and would prioritize selling any metal he produced to them.
After Li Zhilong's reminder, they realized that Xu Yuan's forging level might be extraordinarily high. Naturally, they wouldn't pass up the chance to acquire his works today.
They were well aware of the observatory's boosting effects on forging.
It was said that the observatory had hosted many high-level forgers. Some had achieved spirit forging or even soul forging here. Even Master Zhen Hua had once forged here and praised the observatory's effects.
Given Xu Yuan's already exceptional forging skills, even if he didn't break new ground today, reaching his peak state here would be enough to produce excellent works.
The group had already made up their minds—they would do whatever it took to secure Xu Yuan's forged pieces today.
And regardless of the grade of spirit alloy, the prices were steep. They, as students, didn't have enough funds on hand.
"Thank you, Director, for the reminder," Xiao Tiantian said gratefully to Li Zhilong.
The others also expressed their gratitude.
Perhaps Xu Yuan wouldn't forge many pieces, and they'd have to compete among themselves, but there would always be differences in suitability. By preparing in advance and ensuring they had sufficient funds, they wouldn't miss out on the chance to compete.
Time always flew when cultivating.
When Grade One, Class One opened their eyes, it was already the next day.
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