Chapter 6721 Star Meteor Initial Mastery

Long Chen’s body trembled. Immersed within the starry river, he completed his recovery.

In just a short two hours, Long Chen’s astral energy had fully replenished. The astral energy within this starry river was truly amazing.

Seated amid the flowing starlight, Long Chen formed complex hand seals. Countless star diagrams revolved through the air, layering, merging, and tugging at one another. Tiny stars within the diagrams flickered in sequence, gradually converging into a massive star.

This was the technique that Xue Ying had stolen from Xiao Yin’s faction—said to be one of the nine star line’s strongest divine abilities. At least, that was what Xue Ying described it as.

Xue Ying didn’t know its name. When Long Chen first condensed it, he named it Star Meteor.

Every divine ability required a name, and calling it aloud was part of aligning one’s will and control. Some divine abilities possessed multiple levels, and each level had a different name.

Long Chen was certain that the Star Meteor he was currently condensing was far from its ultimate form. He needed to continue refining it.

However, even this initial form was not something he could fully control. Its power was too immense, and Long Chen didn’t have that much time to train it. For that reason, he would not use it lightly.

Luckily, in this starry river, he was supported by the laws, which made the technique easier to control. He could perfect the details here.

While he couldn’t perfect the technique in the short term, he could use the astral energy here to gain some experience.

At the very least, Long Chen wanted to improve his control over it. Otherwise, he would be nervous every time he used it. Not only would that reduce its power, but he would also be in danger of losing his own life to his own attack.

The massive star slowly contracted. With each contraction, the stars within pulsed in precise rhythm.

Long Chen focused intently, identifying the stars that maintained control and balance. Only by maintaining this equilibrium could he achieve basic control over this move.

Yet, even this basic control was enough to drastically amplify the technique’s destructive force. Its potential was effectively limitless. That was what made Star Meteor so terrifying.

Long Chen recalled the eight divine statues. At a glance, he knew the techniques in them required overwhelming law power to sustain. Only acquired Divine Sovereigns had any hope of cultivating those techniques.

Thus, Long Chen couldn’t be bothered to delve into them.

He already possessed Star Meteor and the copied heaven whale technique he had yet to explore. For now, Li Yaochen’s legacy could wait.

In cultivation, biting off more than one could chew was a taboo. After all, there was no strongest divine ability in the cultivation world, only the one most suited to its wielder.

“Explode!” Long Chen shouted, altering his hand seal.

The massive star shot to the far end of the starry river and exploded.

The explosion sent massive waves into the starry river, but they were quickly swallowed by the flowing starlight.

“Too slow. Again!”

Another star condensed. This time, it formed in almost a single breath—much faster than before.

“Explode!”

“Explode!”

“Explode!”

Long Chen continuously unleashed the Star Meteor. Even with the starry river’s support, exhaustion overtook him. His face turned pale, and his Spiritual Strength was nearly depleted.

Yet, a pleased smile hung on his face. He had found the fastest method to trigger Star Meteor’s detonation.

With this, the Star Meteor did not need to land on its target to be effective. He could control its detonation at will.

“There’s still time,” Long Chen murmured. “I’ll take a look at the Starry River Demon Suppressing Bell.”

Long Chen took a deep breath. He had just reached an initial mastery of the Star Meteor, but that was enough for now.

The Starry River Demon Suppressing Bell was very powerful, even stronger than his expectations. If he could elevate it to seven rings, its power would multiply. That would give him far greater assurance.

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The Starry River Legion gathered in the plaza.

After a full day of recuperation, they had returned to peak condition.

After going through the baptism of blood and fire, as well as pain and sorrow, they had lost the youthfulness on their faces.

This single battle had forced them to mature; they had no choice. People did not mature because of what they gained, but because of what they lost.

Qing Yi’s death was a major blow to them, and it accelerated their growth. In just one day, they seemed like different people.

Only those who truly experienced pain could understand what it meant to become stronger.

Qing Yi’s body temporarily resided in the desolate mountain. She was not buried yet. Long Chen had said he would lay her to rest after finishing something important.

The Starry River warriors stood silently in the plaza.

Although the rain of blood had faded, the blood-soaked buildings were gone, and the stench of blood had dispersed, one thing remained as undeniable proof that none of it had been a dream—Li Wanci.

Li Wanci was still nailed on the Hidden Blade tablet. She wasn’t dead yet.

Her body and soul were sealed, leaving her in a state between life and death. The Hidden Blade tablet had become the pillar of her disgrace. Unless something changed, she would remain sealed there forever.

Everyone from the Starry River Palace watched nervously as the Starry River warriors gathered. Each of the warriors was blazing with killing intent.

At that moment, Qu Liushang arrived.

He now carried a simple, luminous sword. With it in hand, he looked less like a refined scholar and more like a decisive executioner.

His appearance startled the palace’s experts. It was clear something major was about to happen, yet none of them knew what.

Qu Liushang looked at Qu Yingying. Just as he was about to speak to her, Qu Yingying whispered, “Vice palace master, do you know why Long Chen gathered us?”

Qu Liushang was speechless.

He had been planning to ask her the same question.

If Long Chen intended to attack the Devil Slaying Battlefield, surely he had to have a strategy, right? But if even Qu Yingying and the others were in the dark, then wasn’t Long Chen being too secretive?

Just then, four figures arrived.

Two were among the Starry River Palace’s eight Sovereign Guards. They had survived by voting in opposition.

Whenever they thought back to that moment, their hearts still trembled. They had definitely thought about voting in favor of taking Long Chen’s Heaven and Earth Cauldron. After all, it was for the future of the Starry River Palace.

But fortunately, their conscience couldn’t allow such a thing.

The other two were ancient cultivators of the Starry River Palace—recluses who spent most of the time in seclusion and rarely involved themselves in palace affairs. Both were half-step acquired Divine Sovereigns.

Even they had been summoned.

The four elders looked toward Qu Liushang.

Qu Liushang awkwardly spread his arms and shrugged, signaling them not to ask him. He knew nothing either.

At this moment, space quivered.

A ray of starlight fell from the sky like a sharp sword piercing the earth. Long Chen’s figure appeared before them.

He glanced at the four elders and then nodded toward Qu Liushang.

“Since we’re all here, let us head out!” Long Chen shouted.

“Uh...”

Qu Liushang’s jaw dropped.

“Brat, are you pretending I don’t exist?!”

Li Canghao’s furious roar shook the plaza as his towering figure appeared before them.

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