Chapter 725: Continue... Don't Stop

The skill star core grew brighter and brighter, and also hotter.

Flames sprouted amid its rapid rotation.

Jiang Chen no longer had the mind to talk with Antares, staring intently at the skill star core.

"The second star is about to be born," Antares also entered Jiang Chen's soul, admiring the grandeur together with him.

Soul fusion reached one hundred percent, turning a normal skill into a soul skill.

"The soul skill you speak of is also called a technique in the greater world."

"And with a hundred percent fusion, the skill star core becomes a star, also known as a Star‑Rank technique."

"Those techniques that have not yet formed a star are called Planet‑Rank techniques.

Techniques can bear laws; the amount of law a technique can bear varies with its level. A Star‑Rank technique can bear several, even dozens or hundreds of times the amount a Planet‑Rank technique can."

"How wonderful, such a beautiful star!"

"Legend says that when a star is born, it is accompanied by something truly marvelous. Even a strong one rarely sees it a few times in a lifetime! Treasure it!"

Antares murmured, as if speaking to Jiang Chen, yet also as if speaking to themselves.

Jiang Chen firmly memorized Antares' words.

At that moment his attention was wholly drawn to the star about to be born, and he did not answer Antares.

Boom!

The skill star core reached its limit and burst open with a roar.

It turned into a blaze, soaring upward in the soul world.

The exploding light swept across the entire soul world, which seemed to undergo some subtle changes,

"What is this..."

When it burst within the star, Jiang Chen suddenly saw something wondrous.

It was something he had never seen before, at the very center of the intensely radiant explosion,

there was a tiny black dot.

The black dot seemed to be connected to somewhere.

Jiang Chen's attention had already been focused on the star, and after hearing Antares' intentional yet casual words, he became even more alert.

Now, upon looking, he indeed saw something different.

Within that pitch‑black dot was like a bottomless cave, filled with mystery that deeply attracted him.

But the black dot's abrupt appearance vanished even faster.

It lasted less than half a second before disappearing.

It was almost a flash.

When Jiang Chen came to his senses, the skill star core had become a star, hanging high in the soul space, emitting scorching light.

Compared with the star formed by the Undead Wing, this new star seemed somewhat lonely, a solitary speck hanging there.

Yet that does not diminish its nobility; it differs fundamentally from those Planet‑Rank soul skills.

Jiang Chen immediately felt his soul space expand a bit, and his soul tier rose accordingly.

On the path from Rank 93 to Rank 94, he took another small step.

If he takes a few more steps like this, he will reach Rank 94.

When the soul tier rises, combat power surges dramatically, in all aspects, with no weak points.

"Did you see anything just now?" Antares' voice rang out.

Jiang Chen replied, "I saw a black dot, it seemed mysterious, but it vanished too quickly to see clearly."

Antares chuckled, "Remember that black dot."

"What is it? Is it important?" Jiang Chen instinctively felt the black dot was mysterious, strongly attracting him, but he couldn't tell

what was inside it.

"It's very important, important to everyone, but for now you only need to remember it. At your current stage, you have no right to touch it," Antares said gravely, clearly unwilling to continue.

Jiang Chen naturally understood the words and asked no further.

What followed was the time of reaping; finally a normal skill was transformed into a soul skill, and it was a perfect Star‑Rank technique.

With excitement, he examined the skill.

【Bone Fang (Fusion 100%): Releases Bone Fang to attack; quantity and power depend on the amount of Spiritual Power consumed.】

That's it?

Reading the skill description, Jiang Chen was slightly stunned, his expression oddly strange.

Antares also noticed Jiang Chen's expression, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Chen said, "This skill of mine is a bit odd."

"What's odd about it? Stop stammering, can you be straightforward?"

Antares gave Jiang Chen a disdainful look.

Jiang Chen didn't know how to explain, "Let me demonstrate for you."

Technique: Bone Fang!

He pointed at the sky, activating the skill.

A sphere of white light lit his fingertip, then exploded, turning into tens of thousands of

sharp white bones piercing the heavens,

The fangs moved like lightning, crossing tens of thousands of meters in an instant, as if teleporting.

If Antares' eyes hadn't been sharp enough, it would have been almost impossible to see.

Only when the fangs completely vanished did a booming sound echo in his ears.

Jiang Chen himself possesses over 2.6 million Spiritual Power; with the Monarch Scepter's bonus, his Spiritual Power already exceeds 3 million.

During the skill demonstration just now, Jiang Chen directly used one third of his Spiritual Power, that is 1 million.

Spiritual Power;

Using one million Spiritual Power to cast a skill, even the strongest Forbidden Curse among mage‑type spells does not require such high Spiritual Power.

Spiritual Power can be regarded as the outward manifestation of soul strength; likewise, manipulating a large amount of Spiritual Power also requires an extremely strong soul.

Manipulating one million Spiritual Power poses no difficulty for Jiang Chen.

The moment Spiritual Power is consumed, it is fully replenished, as if it were never used.

The full connection of talents silently exerts its effect.

Antares watched Jiang Chen's skill demonstration and felt something was off.

Before it could speak, Jiang Chen released the skill a second time.

This time, lightning crackled from Jiang Chen's fingertips.

Jiang Chen employed the Lightning Law, which is also the only law he can currently command.

Again using one million Spiritual Power, a white Light Orb lit up at his fingertips; the white Light Orb rose into the sky with the lightning, then burst with a boom, illuminating an area of several dozen li as bright as daylight.

In the sky it was as if a small white sun appeared; the White Light lasted for several seconds before fading.

Failed……

Antares was stunned, "Failed?"

Jiang Chen nodded, "Unable to bear the law."

"Impossible!" Antares, shocked, found it hard to believe.

A perfect Star Rank spell cannot bear the law; in its long existence it has never seen such a thing,

Jiang Chen gave a wry smile, "I think I know what's going on."

When the star illuminated the spirit just now, Jiang Chen sensed a hint of something amiss.

Now I am 100% certain it's the World Rune causing trouble.

Antares asked with doubt, "Is it the World Rune?"

Jiang Chen nodded with difficulty, "It should be, I felt something was off just now.

"

Facing the World Rune's action, even Antares was somewhat helpless this time.

The last time Jiang Chen's Awakening Skill was thwarted, this time the World Rune changed its method.

Clearly it is a perfect Star Rank spell, yet it does not allow it to bear the skill.

It makes it even weaker than a low‑fusion Planet Rank spell.

Don't even mention how depressing it is.

Antares wanted to comfort Jiang Chen, but didn't know where to start.

Jiang Chen brushed off the wry smile, his eyes showing resolve, "Fortune and misfortune are intertwined; who can say how the outcome will turn out?"

"The World Rune isn't omnipotent; there's always a way to deal with it.

"Moreover, my Skill, even without a law, is no less powerful.

While speaking, Jiang Chen continuously launched Bone Fangs into the sky, as if venting his inner frustration.

Antares watched Jiang Chen, his gaze subtly changing.

"Continue, don't stop!"