[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-star-martial-era":3,"chapter-the-star-martial-era-the-star-martial-era-chapter-193":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Star Martial Era",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2275051,4448,"Chapter 193: Evolution","the-star-martial-era-chapter-193",193,"\u003Cp>Wan Yi, Four Seas Forge Shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apprentices Qian Duo and Zhou Si ate a large flatbread with cold water, then lay down together to chat idly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Qian, are we still waiting? It’s been half a month—our last five copper coins are all gone, bought with bread. If the shopkeeper doesn’t show up soon, we’ll starve.” Zhou Si spoke, his stomach growling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were eighteen or nineteen, surviving on half a bread a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We don’t have to wait, but who pays our three months’ wages? The former proprietor said the new one would settle it. If we leave now, won’t we have worked for nothing?” Qian Duo sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Zhou Si whispered, “The man who delivered goods today didn’t know when the new owner would come. Why not sell a piece of iron essence? Then we’d have everything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you crazy? That’s not something we’re allowed to touch!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait a little longer. Since someone delivered goods today, the new owner still remembers this place—it should be coming soon.” Qian Duo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, but Brother Qian, I’m starving.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the shop, the invisible Xu Jin observed the two for a full quarter-hour, then circled the premises, detecting no hidden qi signatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confirmed safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking, he went nearby and bought a roasted chicken and a large bundle of flatbreads, then returned to the shop’s entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knocked on the door, showed the two stunned apprentices his land deed, and revealed his identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two apprentices immediately bowed deeply before Xu Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this era, apprentices were little better than half-slaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After asking a few questions, Xu Jin learned Qian Duo was the senior apprentice, managing the front counter, while Zhou Si was a blacksmith apprentice who had trained for years but mastered little—only capable of forging kitchen knives or patching pots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re starving—eat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin handed over the food; Zhou Si eagerly reached for it, but Qian Duo stopped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Master, for your concern. Why did you come so late? Are you here to inventory the shop?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, go through it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, please.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In half a quarter-hour, Qian Duo gave Xu Jin a thorough, clear account of the entire forge shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the land and building, there were roughly a hundred taels of silver worth of goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, there were the newly received iron essence and copper essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Duo was, indeed, a talent—clever, aware of boundaries, and knew when to advance or retreat; Xu Jin immediately saw potential in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This shop might be made viable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no rent, even if it didn’t turn a profit, losses would be minimal—and it could prove useful in a pinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qian Duo, do you want to become the shop’s manager?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Duo answered instantly, yet hesitated, “I fear I’m not capable enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You won’t know until you try.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin suddenly turned and said, “From this moment, you are the manager of this shop. Monthly salary: five taels of silver.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Duo quickly thanked him, but a flicker of disappointment passed through his eyes—he had earned four taels monthly after completing three years as an apprentice; now promoted to manager, his pay had barely increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xu Jin’s next words stirred his heart deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Starting next month, ten percent of the shop’s monthly net profit will be added to your salary.” Xu Jin said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Th-this—Master, are you serious?” Qian Duo was truly moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the forge shop thrived, in the capital, achieving a hundred taels of net profit per month wouldn’t be difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that were added to his salary, it would surpass even the pay of most senior managers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Serious!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here are two thousand taels as initial capital. Handle the rest as you see fit—hire your master, and send the monthly ledgers to the Guodao Academy once a month. Also, your back wages will be fully paid.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guodao Academy.” When Qian Duo accepted the order, he instantly grew solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the master was from the Guodao Academy, he was certainly no ordinary man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To most commoners, the Chen Guo Guodao Academy was as mysterious and sacred as the imperial palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Zhou Si, watching Qian Duo become manager, grew envious and hurried forward—but it seemed there was no place for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After giving a few more instructions, Xu Jin departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before leaving, he casually mentioned that he had sent someone to retrieve the iron essence and copper essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, Xu Jin had taken them himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to his full invisibility, Xu Jin spent a full half-hour returning to the Guodao Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sneaking into the academy and returning to his quiet chamber, Xu Jin finally exhaled deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron essence and copper essence weren’t extremely rare, but acquiring them had taken great effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, Xu Jin’s mind sank into the Candou Platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then took out three pieces of thousand-year Dragon Turtle Shell and placed the smallest one atop the platform, observing the jade tablet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No upgrade prompt appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then replaced it with the medium-sized piece of thousand-year Dragon Turtle Shell, on whose surface faint natural grid patterns could be discerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, Xu Jin saw the jade tablet on the Candou Platform change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words “Can Upgrade” became simply “Upgrade.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin rejoiced, and understood the meaning of one thousand-year Dragon Turtle Shell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Upgrade】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, in Xu Jin’s vision, a luminous starlight surged skyward from the Candou Platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the starry sky, the region of the Big Dipper’s stars blazed as all nine stars flashed simultaneously; at once, a vast torrent of starlight converged from the Big Dipper and, at an unimaginable speed, plunged straight into Xu Jin’s Candou Platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Candou Platform shimmered with unified starlight, clear and bright as moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment, inside his quiet chamber, Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao of the Danxia Academy abruptly opened his eyes, stepped forward, and shot straight into the heavens; the Nine Sheng Bells expanded instantly in the wind, glowing brilliantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-bearded Chief Peng followed closely behind, gazing down over the entire Guodao Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their immense spiritual power swept through the academy three times like a sieve; Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao finally frowned and said, “Just now, I sensed an extremely powerful yet profoundly hidden aura descending from the heavens, as if attempting to forcibly breach our Guodao Academy—but I found nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chief Peng, did you sense it too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I felt something faint, but by the time I emerged, it had vanished.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strange.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, how strong was that aura?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Cheng Yuexiao shook his head. “Impossible to describe—it was stronger than any aura I’ve ever encountered.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chief Peng’s face turned instantly pale. “Stronger than those few?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If true, then stronger than those few. But perhaps it’s my illusion—perhaps it’s tied to celestial changes; such things have happened before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After circling the Guodao Academy for a long while, Cheng Yuexiao returned to the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Chen imperial palace, Emperor Gao Ye was startled by the sudden, terrifying aura that had descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it vanished as quickly as it appeared—fleeting as a flower’s bloom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Emperor Gao Ye thought it was his imagination, but seeing Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao’s reaction, he knew it was real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only the two in the Star Palace could wield such power—could someone have descended?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this thought, Emperor Gao Ye’s presence instantly weakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment, in a distant, towering palace, an elderly man with a long beard suddenly opened his eyes, frowning in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Big Dipper stars have shifted three times now, yet each time for less than half a breath—why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the high clouds, a palace woven of starlight stood; within it, a figure formed of starlight also awoke in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the quiet chamber, the shining starlight and the radiant glow vanished together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xu Jin looked again at the Candou Platform, a new starlamp now rested upon it, and the platform itself had expanded noticeably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After examining it closely, Xu Jin sensed that the Candou Platform had undergone some subtle change since reaching the fourth tier—but he couldn’t quite articulate what it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, his mind focused on the newly added starlamp—and instantly, the lamp transformed into light and rose into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the new change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin instantly understood the full extent of the Candou Platform’s transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had come alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not literally alive, but imbued with a touch of sentience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Xu Jin turned his gaze to the Candou Platform’s jade tablet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Fourth-Tier Candou Platform】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Master: Xu Jin】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Granted Celestial Favor: One daily bow grants four strands of starlight】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Starlight: 398 strands】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Starlamp One: Solidified Star Art—Star Burst】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Starlamp Two: Solidified Star Art—Star Rain】【Starlamp Three: Solidified Star Art—Invisibility】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Starlamp Four: Empty】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Can Cultivate: Shen Spirit Golden Core, Ding Spirit Golden Core, Dragon Turtle Soul Forging Pill, One Qi Return to Star Pill, Four Mystery Revival Pill, Superior Shen Star Pill, Superior Spirit-Enhancing Pill, Whip Mountain Seal, Sand Glitter Seal, Dawn Seal, Spinning Blade Seal, Third-Tier Star Weapon Longsword, Third-Tier Star Weapon Armguards…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Star Arts: Basic Star Bind, Star Mist Art, Star Rain Art, Star Burst Art, Basic Star Shield, Basic Star Ray, Basic Star Ring, Basic Star Arrow, Basic Starlight Veil, Flying Star Step】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Offerings: Fourth-Tier Upper Thunder Spirit, Fourth-Tier Upper Thunder Spirit, Third-Tier Upper Fire Spirit】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Available for Cultivation: Third-Rank Snake Spirit, Third-Rank Tiger Spirit, Third-Rank Rampant Bear, Fourth-Rank Mid-Level Thunder Spirit, Third-Rank Upper Fire Spirit, Third-Rank Leopard Spirit, Third-Rank Thunder Eel.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Evolution: Requires consumption of eighty strands of starlight.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin carefully examined the jade tablet, feeling slightly disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially among the items available for cultivation, there was still no trace of the two Fourth-Rank Star Artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivating and upgrading the two Fourth-Rank Star Artifacts was a function Xu Jin had eagerly anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, only Star Weapons had been available for cultivation, never Star Artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin had assumed that once the Star Battle Platform reached Fourth-Rank, it would allow cultivation of Star Artifacts—yet it still could not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could there be other conditions required?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from this, the increased starlight from Star Lamp Four and from worship were both within Xu Jin’s expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unexpectedly, a new function—{Evolution}—had been added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, the Star Lamps could now move freely under Xu Jin’s mental control—he did not understand what this meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind sank deeper into the jade tablet, settling upon {Evolution}.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, information surfaced on the jade tablet, and all four Star Lamps rose simultaneously, hovering above the Star Battle Platform as if awaiting something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin now understood what {Evolution} meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evolution—evolves Star Techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not by creating Star Techniques out of nothing; rather, it experiments with combinations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any Star Pattern or Star Technique successfully inscribed into the Star Lamps could be temporarily imprinted at will, with each Star Lamp acting as one layer of star aura upon the Star Core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, by arranging and combining different Star Patterns and Star Techniques, new Star Techniques could be evolved or the power of existing ones enhanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this evolution was not limitless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was constrained by the Star Lamps themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Star Battle Platform’s upgrade, the cycle for replacing fixed Star Patterns on the Star Lamps had shortened from eight days to five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Temporary imprinting worked the same way: each temporarily imprinted Star Pattern vanished after five days before another could be applied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, each evolution consumed eighty strands of starlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin was eager to try this new function immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to see what it could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did one combine for evolution?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the inscribed Star Patterns, Thunder Techniques took priority—but only Fire Star Patterns and Soul Spirit Star Patterns remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If enhancement were possible, Xu Jin naturally wished to strengthen his strongest technique: Flame Explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought, the first Star Lamp’s pattern became Star Burst; the second became Blazing Flame—the basic Flame Explosion. Now, what should the third and fourth patterns be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Star Shift? Or Flame Blossom? Or Spiral Star Pattern?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking, Xu Jin eliminated the Spiral Star Pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spiral Star Pattern was passive—it required no participation in evolution; Xu Jin could test it himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Star Shift could potentially be fused, but after consideration, he abandoned it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Star Shift primarily altered the external manifestation of star energy—it seemed of little use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it might produce miraculous transformations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for now, try something else, take it slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There would be plenty of opportunities later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once every five days—that’s over seventy evolutions per year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Star Battle Platform upgraded again, the fixed pattern cycle might shorten to four days, increasing annual evolutions further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin replaced the third Star Lamp’s pattern with Flame Blossom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, what should the fourth Star Lamp’s pattern be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Options were limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Xu Jin had learned many Star Patterns and Star Techniques, he possessed few Fire-related ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Xu Jin’s mind raced with possibilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could Star Burst and Star Rain be combined?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or Star Mist?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What about Star Ring?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or Star Fire Cord?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ideas flooded Xu Jin’s mind all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Xu Jin felt five-day evolutions were too slow—if he could evolve five times a day, that would be perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, each evolution opportunity was precious—could not be wasted lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thought, Xu Jin considered trying evolution with Star Ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would happen if a point-blank Flame Explosion combined with a ring-shaped Star Ring?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But three breaths later, he rejected the idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could not waste this precious five-day evolution opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, point-blown explosions and ring-shaped area attacks were neither mutually exclusive nor complementary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin currently needed a stronger single-target explosive Star Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, evolving with Star Ring was clearly unsuitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With more opportunities later, he could experiment with these wild ideas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, better stick to conventional thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Star Arrow?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or Star Cord?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a thought struck Xu Jin: why not combine the Soul Spirit Star Pattern?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Stealth Star Pattern from the Spirit Era Star Hall was itself a fusion of Star Technique and Soul Spirit Star Pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could Soul Spirit Star Patterns be fused with these others?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for which Soul Spirit Star Pattern to choose, options were extremely limited—it must be offensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of the Soul Spirit Star Patterns Xu Jin had learned, only Break Evil and Warm Dream were offensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First choice: Break Evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, Xu Jin temporarily inscribed the Sixth-Rank Below Break Evil Star Pattern onto the fourth Star Lamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Evolve?}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Evolve}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Xu Jin confirmed, nearly four hundred strands of starlight on his Star Battle Platform instantly diminished by a quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, all four Star Lamps rose, their light swirling and merging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To an observer, the process would be incomprehensible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as master of the Star Battle Platform, Xu Jin directly witnessed the entire process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This so-called evolution was not a simple combination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It involved arrangement, timing, depth of embedding, consumption of Soul Spirit energy and star energy, and the integration of multiple Star Patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It appeared simple, but was in fact extremely complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than half a minute, Xu Jin, from a god’s-eye view, saw the four Star Lamps perform over a hundred different evolutions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, each Star Lamp emitted a beam of light, merging into a single new orb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin’s mind plunged into it instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, he knew the final result of the evolution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It matched his expectation—but its power remained unclear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Fix?}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A prompt flashed before Xu Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin naturally chose to fix it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fixed onto the newly added fourth Star Lamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, Xu Jin eagerly tested its power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He left the quiet chamber and stepped into the courtyard, instantly punching forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flame Blossoms erupted and spread—but under star energy control, the spreading blossoms rapidly bloomed into layer upon layer of flower buds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The buds exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several tiny flame mushrooms rose, accompanied by an immensely powerful Soul Spirit surge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the next instant, over ten beams of light flashed toward him from all directions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin froze even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2672,"2026-06-19T23:56:29.689Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 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