Chapter 132: The First Star Divine Office

As a flood of inexplicable information surfaced in his mind, Lin Qing understood how to push this primal-level combat art to its limit.

That meant perfectly mastering one hundred and twenty variations of energy compression and stabilization; after three hundred and eighty perfect compressions, the energy would collapse into an ultra-high-density state.

After five thousand perfect compressions, a pure black star formed from dense energy would crystallize, and he would sense a trace of "Primal Truth."

"Primal Truth?"

Lin Qing felt a flicker of doubt, but before he could ponder it, a torrent of memories surged into him.

At that moment, the energy within his body began to condense at an astonishing rate, compressed again and again until it shattered a limit—

"Boom!"

Continuous streams of energy were crushed and collapsed into a heavy, high-density energy current, which then coalesced within his body into a pure black star.

Everything settled.

Lin Qing slowly opened his eyes, sensing his transformation, and couldn't help but be startled: "This is… the power of a primal-level combat art?"

After training "Six Motions of Sinking Stars," he had already felt significant gains in strength and defense—even among normal Level-Three elite patrols, he was considered among the strongest in raw power.

But now…

"Ten times."

"Just in raw strength and defense, nearly ten times what it was before!"

Lin Qing stared at his palms, easily perceiving the heavy, high-density energy flowing like a river, granting him terrifying power.

If he had only mastered the first half of this primal-level combat art, his enhancement wouldn't have been this extreme.

But by advancing "Divine Form Forging" directly to the instinctive level in one go, his strength and defense surged beyond reason.

"So it really is possible to advance directly to the instinctive level."

Lin Qing nodded silently, not surprised at all.

After all, he was a Life Faction cultivator, and he had already brought "Six Motions of Sinking Stars" to the instinctive level; "Divine Form Forging" was precisely the primal-level combat art selected by the Star Transmission Tower as most suited to him.

Moreover, he had already experienced the Tower's perfect cultivation process once!

If he couldn't advance it to the instinctive level now, he'd be useless.

"Even if I don't accelerate from eight hundred kilometers up, just throwing a javelin from within ten thousand meters, I'd probably be stronger than last time!"

Lin Qing estimated his improvement internally.

Accelerating from eight hundred kilometers above ground boosted the javelin's speed to roughly three times its original, increasing kinetic energy nearly tenfold.

Now, his own strength had increased by more than ten times compared to last time.

"Even face-to-face, I could easily overpower Urieo."

Lin Qing clenched his fist suddenly; the air exploded in his grip, and surrounding stray energy was drawn toward him by the high-density energy, "With abilities like Instant Light, I could kill him instantly!"

Urieo merely mastered an ordinary primal-level combat art.

In combat arts alone, he was already inferior; let alone Lin Qing's most crucial core gene abilities.

Compared to other abilities, Instant Light and Skywing were both monstrously powerful.

That was precisely why he always held such overwhelming advantages in battle.

Instant Light granted absolute first strike and escape; Skywing provided high-endurance flight without needing air—this was what made it all possible.

"Besides strength and defense, once 'Divine Form Forging' reaches the instinctive level, it also hides energy in a special way."

Lin Qing was pleasantly surprised: "Concealing all power within the ultra-dense star? Even my aura is fully absorbed, with not a trace leaking out?"

This concealment technique was powerful—even specialized life-sign detection devices couldn't sense his true aura.

If he further controlled his genes to display only partial traits, even a blood test would reveal nothing.

If he had been able to conceal himself like this during his last fight with Urieo, that "Energy Vision" ability of his wouldn't have detected him.

"Good combat art," Lin Qing murmured in admiration.

Not only did it grant extreme strength and defense, but it also produced unique methods to conceal aura and energy.

"My power has improved greatly, but… the Patrol Envoys still possess far greater strength through their Star Divine Offices," Lin Qing remained utterly unmoved in his mind.

He had seen video footage of Patrol Envoys in action; he knew exactly what level of power that entailed.

Logically, Patrol Envoys were merely Gene Reorganization level, with fourth-tier gene abilities and mastery of primal-level combat arts—their strength should be inferior to his.

But once they attained a Star Divine Office, their power underwent a transformative leap.

No wonder Star Divine Offices were hailed as the strongest evolutionary path in the cosmic stars.

"I wonder… could I match those freaks who mastered primal-level combat arts and developed fifth-tier abilities?"

"First, test the Star Transmission Tower."

Lin Qing didn't dwell on it; he immediately sank his awareness into the Star Transmission Tower within him.

…

This world was filled with boundless white mist, obscuring the majestic peak.

On the mountain path below, a blurred figure coalesced into Lin Qing, clad in pure white robes.

"It's been nearly a month since I last came."

Lin Qing sensed the changes within him and confirmed once more that the version of himself in the Tower was identical to his external self.

The moment he appeared in this world—

"Boom!"

The mist-choked sky abruptly cleared half its clouds, revealing a dark, profound starry expanse, stars woven like silk, dazzling and brilliant.

"Huh?" Lin Qing instinctively looked up.

The dazzling stars above suddenly began to shift.

"What's going on?" Lin Qing froze slightly.

At that moment, the angelic, emotionless little girl appeared beside him.

"This is..." Chen Guang looked up at the sky, then turned to Lin Qing and asked, "Master, have you successfully cultivated the 'God-Image Casting' combat technique?"

"Yes." Lin Qing nodded.

"No wonder..."

Chen Guang realized and immediately explained, "Master, this is because you have met the minimum requirements for a certain basic divine office, which is why the trial space of the Star-Transmitting Pagoda has undergone this change."

Meeting the requirements of a certain divine office?

Lin Qing looked up at the countless stars rapidly changing in the sky and couldn't help but feel expectant.

His current strength was far superior to that of many Patrol Envoys before they achieved a divine office, so meeting the requirements for a certain basic divine office was quite normal.

Before long, the starry sky finally calmed down, and countless stars formed rows of large characters.

【Detected talent abilities, basic attributes, comprehensive index, personal characteristics...】

【Minimum requirements for the basic-level divine office 'Hunter' have now been met!】

【Predicted success rate for appointment: 89.7%】

After a long while, the clouds and mist reformed, covering the starry sky.

Looking at the large characters formed by rows of stars, Lin Qing murmured, "Hunter?"

"Chen Guang." He couldn't help but turn to look at Chen Guang and asked, "Is the 'Hunter' divine office a rare one? What does 'basic-level' mean??"

Chen Guang shook her head slightly and said, "The 'Hunter' is a 'common divine office'. If it were a rare divine office, the Star-Transmitting Pagoda would tell you the remaining number of slots."

"A common divine office is one with no limit on the number in the universe, whereas a rare divine office has a limit on the number on each planet, which is why it is rare."

She explained, "As for 'basic-level', it is the rank of the divine office. Just as combat techniques can be divided into basic-level and Primal-level, divine offices are also divided into basic-level and Primal-level. However, even a basic-level divine office has a combat power amplification that far exceeds that of Primal-level combat techniques by ten or a hundred times."

"Oh?" Lin Qing pondered thoughtfully.

Immediately, he asked curiously, "Compared to those rare divine offices, how much weaker is the combat power of the 'Hunter'?"

"Master, you are mistaken."

Chen Guang said softly, "Compared to common divine offices, the combat power of rare divine offices is not necessarily greater; they merely possess special characteristics that are restricted by the universe."

"It can only be said..." Chen Guang said, "Indeed, the combat power of many rare divine offices exceeds that of common divine offices, but it ultimately depends on the individual."

Lin Qing realized.

"Moreover, even for a basic-level rare divine office, the requirements are very high."

Chen Guang said, "Master, you need not be anxious. The Star-Transmitting Pagoda will, based on your situation and the divine office situation of this planet, find a path to a divine office that you might achieve for you. It will not only cultivate you in that direction but can also help you deduce the success rate of appointment." She looked up at the large characters in the starry sky, "Any divine office with an appointment success rate exceeding 30% will be prompted to you."

Lin Qing realized: "No wonder the Star-Transmitting Pagoda is so precious..."

Now he understood even more clearly the power of the Star-Transmitting Pagoda.

The Star-Transmitting Pagoda was simply the best teacher, experienced, knowledgeable, and teaching comprehensively.

"Master, before you transform into a Primal Being, the cultivation trials of the Star-Transmitting Pagoda, if you complete enough of them, may grant you a rare divine office. The better you perform, the rarer the divine office."

Chen Guang said, "This is the Star-Transmitting Pagoda's evaluation of you. After you achieve a divine office, the rarer the divine office, the more the Star-Transmitting Pagoda will value you."

Lin Qing asked thoughtfully, "If I awaken telekinesis, will the evaluation also improve?"

"Of course. Normally, as long as you improve, the evaluation will increase." Chen Guang nodded and said, "Especially the awakening of Authority; this increases the evaluation the most exaggeratedly."

"The reason it is called a Starry Sky Divine Office is because it is truly a profession."

She said, "Combat techniques, genetic abilities, telekinesis, Authority... these are like a resume when looking for a job. The aspects you excel at are like specialized courses, and the height you have reached is like your academic degree. Ultimately, all of this is to achieve a divine office."

Lin Qing couldn't help but smile: "Ordinary people do this to be competent in a certain job, training and learning various courses... Could there be professional skills later on?"

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"Indeed there are." Chen Guang nodded.

Lin Qing was stunned.

"In short, the more outstanding you are, Master, the rarer the divine office you fuse in the future will be."

Chen Guang said, "Like Authority, it is the biggest bonus point. It is said that the ability of Authority itself is nothing; the key is its unparalleled transformative effect on civilization."

"Authority?" Lin Qing let out a helpless laugh.

The most important thing about Authority awakening is the 'Starry Sky Origin Stone', which exists only in legends. Even just knowing the name of one's own Authority requires 21 grams of Starry Sky Origin Stone.

Even the Wisdom Star Group cannot produce 21 grams of Starry Sky Origin Stone; one can imagine how precious it is.

Wanting to obtain Starry Sky Origin Stones on Earth?

It is simply a fool's dream.

The so-called Authority Awakening Method is merely used to detect the Genyuan Sect lineage.

"Telekinesis awakening is more realistic; I should learn the next Primal-level combat technique first."

Lin Qing shook his head slightly, not wanting to think about it further, and immediately stepped forward towards the two stone statues.

After he crossed the narrow crack on the mountain path, the two stone carvings near the mountain path not far away came to life. Stone dust and powder constantly peeled off their bodies, rustling down, transforming into real living people.

One of them was none other than the seductive woman with blood-red long hair from last time.

She was looking at Lin Qing with a smile, her eyes full of charm, and said coquettishly, "Little one, last time you only lasted three seconds in my hands."

Lin Qing said nothing.

The first time they fought one-on-one, he had chopped off this red-haired woman's head with a single slash.

The second time he tried, this woman's strength had increased tenfold. Teaming up with another intelligent life form, in just a few seconds, that intelligent life form had smashed his head to pieces with a single punch.

"Seems there is progress this time?"

The other stone statue had transformed into a white-haired man with a steady expression, who was eyeing Lin Qing without emotion.

He was also carrying a rather retro long sword on his back, looking imposing and fierce.

"Begin."

Lin Qing's muscles swelled, and a cyan light burst from his eyes. While threads of lightning coiled around him, a pair of cyan light wings unfolded behind him.

Then, with a reach of his hand, a long blade appeared in his grasp.

Then—

A cyan light flashed, and Lin Qing transformed into a streak of light with terrifying speed, instantly appearing behind the red-haired woman, then—

As the streak of light dissipated and he regained his physical form, his blade had already appeared at the red-haired woman's neck.

"That move again."

The red-haired woman still stood there smiling, but her entire body had taken on a luster like white jade.

Facing this absolutely preemptive attack, the only thing she could do was defend passively.

If she could withstand the first strike head-on, she could begin her counterattack.

Last time, she had easily blocked one of Lin Qing's strikes and then killed him.

But this time—

"Pfft!"

The blade shadow flashed with sharpness, instantly cutting into that white-jade-like skin, and then severed her head!

At the same time, another white-haired man with a sword on his back immediately drew his blade and attacked Lin Qing.

Lin Qing did not dodge.

"Clang!!"

This sword thrust struck Lin Qing's body, but a layer of dark golden faint light emerged, instantly enveloping his entire form and completely shielding him within it.

Upon closer inspection, that dark golden faint light was clearly a layer of faintly visible, god-statue-like shell, perfectly hiding him inside.

"Hmm?"

Lin Qing glanced expressionlessly at the white-haired man.

"I see..."

The white-haired man suddenly understood: "Forging the Divine Statue?"

"Die!"

Although Lin Qing no longer had the energy to use Instant Light, relying solely on the agility and high speed of the Sky Wings, combined with that terrifying strength, after just a few exchanges, he once again beheaded his opponent!

With his current strength, fighting an enemy of this caliber one-on-one, even without Instant Light, he had an extremely high success rate.

After the two stone statues crumbled into fragments, Lin Qing also returned to normal.

Not far away, the inheritance stele radiated brilliant light, and lines upon lines of dragon-soaring, phoenix-dancing characters had already appeared.

It was clearly a new Primordial-level combat technique.

Named "Source Divine Weapon."

As a Primordial-level combat technique of the Life faction, renowned for weapon manipulation and offensive killing capabilities, it requires a soul of the Life or Order faction, and only after cultivating the basic combat technique "Endless Sky Radiance" to the instinct level is there a sliver of a chance to enter.

Cultivating this technique places greater emphasis on comprehension, followed by the need for sufficiently high neural reaction speed and sufficient basic physical constitution.

"Source Divine Weapon?"

Lin Qing felt the naming format of this technique was somewhat similar to "Forging the Divine Statue."

However, these were merely translations that better matched his cognitive style.

The commonality between the two techniques is that they are combat techniques of the Life faction.

Lin Qing walked up to the stele again and attempted to experience a perfect and clear cultivation process.

A moment passed.

"I see..." Lin Qing revealed a look of sudden realization; regarding how to enter this technique, he now had a complete understanding.

Immediately, he stopped trying further and left the Star-Transmission Tower.

Although he had passed the trials of the two stone statues with ease, the difficulty of the third stone statue would increase tenfold; he might not even be able to break through its defense, let alone deal with three of them.

He would improve for a while first.

"Recently, the headquarters was just attacked and is not very stable; I'll look for Dr. Chu Hui's legacy in a while..."

Lin Qing pondered silently, "Just right, I'll study the Source Divine Weapon during this time; after entering it, I'll have more confidence in seeking Dr. Chu Hui's legacy."

The second day after the headquarters was attacked, which was November 8.

Early morning.

Lin Qing suddenly received an urgent message from Tang Wanqiu.

【Lin Qing, be prepared; someone from the management of the Wisdom Star Group wants to meet you.】

"Management of the Wisdom Star Group?" Lin Qing was slightly stunned.

(End of this chapter)