Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

Chapter 2016: Chapter 864: Blood Crystals Are More Convenient Than Genuine Crystals

After completing their scouting missions, the reconnaissance team still doesn’t need to engage in frontal combat, just provide lateral support.

But the fact is, the death rate of the reconnaissance team is the highest.

This is true for all Star Islands, without exception.

So much so that cultivators who mainly practice Space Star Techniques in the Star Ruins are increasingly sought after.

As for the reason, Captain Lin Bowei just mentioned it briefly, and Xu Jin understood.

Greed!

Because the vanguard scout team is always the first to discover treasures emerging during a Star Surge, and the military order does not prohibit collecting treasures appearing during a Star Surge.

If found, and you see it, you can claim it.

Once claimed, it’s yours.

There’s no restraint except for the action code.

To be honest, this action code is difficult to adhere to.

Seeing ordinary Star Ruins Primordial Sand, or even Treasure Materials, Innate Spiritual Materials, Xu Jin can resist collecting them.

But like that Silver Line True Monarch, seeing a Chaos Earth Embryo?

Can you resist? Almost certainly not.

If there’s even a slight chance, one must try.

It’s like seeing a banknote worth millions on the edge of a cliff, would you pick it up?

Anyone would try to find a way!

In this sense, the greatest danger to the reconnaissance team actually comes from within themselves.

"This is an Alert Talisman for emergency warnings; it’s blue—crush it upon discovering Star Realm Fragments. If you find a high-tier True Monarch from the Alien Race, crush the yellow one. If encountering an Emperor-level expert from the Alien Race, crush the red one. For specially configured elite alien troops over a hundred, crush the purple one."

After finishing, Lin Bowei added, "Of course, generally, Emperor-level experts won’t appear unless there are medium or large, or above Star Realm Fragments triggering them.

However, emperors are stationed within our battle zone and can rush over in no time."

"With everything explained, we must set off. But finally, I must remind you again—remember, it’s not crucial if no intelligence is gathered; as soon as you sense something amiss or unusual, immediately perform a Space Movement to retreat.

Surviving is the most important thing!"

After Lin Bowei finished advising, the military drum sounds were already echoing; thirteen starships instantly shot skyward. Below, Vice Guardian True Monarch Nian Qinggui of Changxing Star Island had activated the defense array, and three thousand Dao troops were in position.

The forces stationed at Changxing Star Island are of two types: one is the island’s defense Dao troops, mostly below the tenth rank, eight or ninth tier predominating.

The other is the elite expeditionary task force, generally led by a True Monarch, with members being Emperor-level experts of the tenth rank.

And all are either Star Monarch or Star Monarch class.

Great Star Monarchs are fairly rare; an individual like Xu Jin, a tenth-rank Little Star Monarch, is unique.

To conserve Star Power and to wait for the various power fluctuations at the Star Surge site to dissipate, even the reconnaissance team takes starships to depart.

Two hours later, Guan’s voice unexpectedly sounded within the starship.

"We have detected Star Power fluctuations; we are less than ten thousand miles away from the Star Surge site. Reconnaissance team, head out!"

"Yes!"

Lin Bowei accepted the order with a shout, and in an instant, the starlight shield above the starship dispersed, "Everyone, explore according to the predetermined direction, report back immediately, and check-in for safety every twenty breaths.

Xu Jin, slow down a bit; don’t charge too fast!

Move out!"

At the same moment, six Spatial Waves rose and disappeared instantly from the starship.

The next instant, those six Spatial Waves fanned out in the distance, spreading afar and near.

Since it was his first mission, Xu Jin did not venture too far, maintaining a relocation distance of seven thousand miles. He even paused for half a breath upon arrival before disappearing again.

In comparison, the others’ spatial movement distances were slower, and the frequency of spatial movements was also slower.

While they moved twice, Xu Jin could move three times, with leftovers.

This wasn’t merely a gap on the Law Path; it was chiefly related to the characteristics of the spatial innate spiritual material Xu Jin previously acquired—Flash Space.

After nurturing and upgrading it to become a Space Innate Treasure Material for crafting the Space Lifebound Suppressing Artifact Silver River.

This Flash Space characteristic greatly enhanced.

After just two spatial transits, Xu Jin had already reached the periphery of the Star Surge outbreak site.

Landing there was an ordinary treasure material, casually collected, Xu Jin relocated again, this time covering three thousand miles.

Upon this brief deep entry, Xu Jin detected the familiar chaotic aura.

It wasn’t Chaotic Star Gang, but Chaos Star Fiend.

But upon discovering Chaos Star Fiend, would Chaotic Star Gang not be present?

Xu Jin instantly understood what Guan was saying prior.

Generally absent, but sure to appear when a Star Surge erupts!

The closer one is to the center of the Star Surge, the more apparent it is.

Finding a method to replenish the Chaotic Star Gang provided Xu Jin great reassurance.

He wouldn’t be left idle eating into nothingness post-eruption.

Though Guan and Lin Bowei commented previously that within the Star Ruins, strong suppression affects Divine Thought perception, Xu Jin still gave it a shot.

Upon activating the Mingji Star Pattern for a test, results were showing.

A hundred-meter range.

"This honestly... might as well rely on the naked eye..."

Thousands of meters away, Xu Jin started to discern a flicker of starlight, flickered with Thunder Wing and appeared in a flash, grinning.

One piece of Star Ruins Primordial Sand.

Considered as a favorable start.

The next instant, Xu Jin vanished again, heading towards the center of the surge.

Being his first exploration, Xu Jin remained vigilant, enveloped in Chaos Fish Scale Armor, with Silver River winding around him; moreover, he controlled each spatial movement to less than two thousand miles.

Preventing a too-forceful advance leading to danger.

After consecutively flickering several times, Xu Jin suddenly sensed a weakening in the Chaos Star Fiend’s concentration.

Moving back, it strengthened?

He’s reached the very center.

"In a small Star Surge’s core, there is no Chaotic Star Gang, only Chaos Star Fiend with a one-tier lower rank—isn’t it said only medium Star Surges contain supplemental Chaotic Star Gang?"

At the center of the Star Surge site, Xu Jin’s Thunder Wing clashing carried on the move to search around; he had already acquired the third Star Ruins Primordial Sand—quite a gain.

Another flicker, Xu Jin’s view changed, a floating piece of land suddenly appeared at his line of sight.

"A Star Realm Fragment?"

At the instant of delight, Xu Jin vanished, emerging instantly at the fragment’s edge.

Without needing perception, just approaching it, Xu Jin felt potent Vitality.

Impossible to describe the sensation.

It was like the vitality experienced when watching plants sprout, magnified a thousandfold, present on this particular Star Realm fragment.

With a movement of Divine Thought, a blue Alert Talisman appeared in Xu Jin’s hand, just about to break it when a chill ran down his spine, feeling watched.

Xu Jin abruptly turned, noticing in the desolate void thousands meters away a man possessing Silver Wings, displaying a handsome countenance, with a Star Monarch aura gazing at Xu Jin.

"Rookie, didn’t your Elder humans instruct that discovery means retreat, not signaling?"

While sneering, the Silver Winged Alien Race’s figure instantly vanished, a Spatial Wave rising around Xu Jin.

As Xu Jin crushed the blue Alert Talisman, from within the Spatial Wave, the Silver Winged Alien unexpectedly stepped out, appearing three hundred meters before Xu Jin, enormous spatial waves rose again, indicating an impending attack.

Right then, a golden crescent moon emerged and flashed by.

The panic hadn’t fully dispersed from the alien’s eyes, his body cleaved into two at once!

Alongside the cleaving, his Lifebound Suppressing Artifact and the silver wings shattered as well.

In the next instant, the Daoist Embryo of the Silver Winged Alien Race lifelessly surfaced, gazing at Xu Jin like he were a monster.

Boom!

Thunder deliberately controlled by Xu Jin exploded atop his Daoist Embryo’s head, thunder light swirling, while Xu Jin’s dissatisfied sigh resonated, "Star Monarch does have its bothers, to maximize gain I must seize Daoist Embryo—True Monarch Blood Crystal would be much simpler!"

At almost the same time, another Silver Winged Star Monarch emerged on Xu Jin’s other side; upon sighting the scene, he fled without hesitation.

Yet, the gleam of the golden crescent moonlight had already flashed!