[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-star-martial-era":3,"chapter-the-star-martial-era-the-star-martial-era-chapter-214":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},2275072,4448,"Chapter 214: Frozen Hell (Requesting Monthly Votes)","the-star-martial-era-chapter-214",214,"\u003Cp>Xu Jin did not know about the high-level confrontation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the early morning of October 7, after following the Patrol Star Corps back from the Wan Yi Branch of the Cangming Palace, Xu Jin had begun quiet cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that ten fifth-rank Dou Gathering experts had been wiped out in an instant served as a warning bell to Xu Jin, who had enjoyed smooth sailing these past few months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It instantly cooled the arrogance that had begun to rise in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the newly admitted disciples, Xu Jin was top-tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among third-rank Star Refining experts, Xu Jin was among the very small group of top geniuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the fourth-rank Star Condensing realm, if he unleashed his full power, Xu Jin still had a chance to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if he encountered fifth-rank or even sixth-rank experts, these beings would kill him as easily as slaughtering a chicken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason Xu Jin could now move freely, unbound by any constraints, was fundamentally because he leaned on a great tree for shade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had the Chen Guo Dao Academy as his backer, and the Grand National Master Cheng Yuexiao protecting him with all his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, disciples of the Dao Academy, within three months of joining, were to focus entirely on cultivation and were assigned no external duties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from the assassination attempt, he had encountered no further danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the three-month period ended, things would change—he would have to frequently undertake external missions and trials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Dao Academy’s rule, its very foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A disciple who could not complete missions, no matter how high his cultivation, was useless to Chen Guo and to the Dao Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the first three months after entering the Dao Academy were the most precious cultivation time for all disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once awakened, Xu Jin began focusing entirely on cultivation and research—his window of safety was running out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, the Chen Guo Dao Academy imposed martial law again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin paid no attention; let them enforce martial law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just a tiny ant; he wouldn’t meddle in the struggles between giants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the evening of October 7, Xu Jin’s Lower Star Palace officially broke through to the peak of Star Refining Seventh Layer, and the star patterns in both the Middle and Lower Star Palaces were fully engraved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the eighth star pattern position of the Middle Star Palace, Xu Jin engraved the Fourth-Rank Superior Great Hand Seal star pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This star pattern was one with extremely broad application and formidable combat utility, strongly recommended by his teacher Liu Qingzhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin had originally not planned to learn it, until Liu Qingzhu mentioned that Master Peng had used this very star pattern to crush a fifth-rank Dou Gathering peak expert with a single palm strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was one of the strongest single-target offensive star patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the eighth star pattern in the Lower Star Palace, Xu Jin engraved the Vajra Star Pattern; the seventh position held the Object Control Star Pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Object Control Star Pattern was a uniquely special star pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because object control came in two forms: soul-based control and star-force-based control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only after mastering soul-based control could one augment object control with star force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, to fully unleash the power of object control, one must engrave Object Control in the soul star pattern, and also engrave Object Control in the star-force star pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Xu Jin had demonstrated to Ying Ge that day was the full power of the complete Object Control Star Pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what he demonstrated that day, Xu Jin had only just learned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To truly use object control against enemies required long-term practice and a suitable weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such as a small, sharp flying sword or flying needles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin had already taught Ying Ge the Flying Needle Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he himself had no intention of using it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever Xu Jin thought of flying needles, he imagined Dongfang Bubai—and felt a chill down below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flying swords were far cooler!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a child, he dreamed of riding a sword across the world; as an adult, he realized it was only a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he never expected that in this world, it might actually become possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the evening of October 7, Xu Jin quietly entered the Plucking Star Secret Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he entered, a torrent of curses flooded his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You bastard, you haven’t shown up in days—you’ve driven me crazy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“More! I need more!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t come again, I’ll curse your ancestors and descendants one hundred thousand times!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Xu Jin paid no mind to the Star Spirit’s furious curses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the final line made him deeply displeased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancestors—he didn’t know if he had any, having crossed over here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But descendants? They were very real possibilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cursing his ancestors meant nothing to Xu Jin; but cursing his descendants? That he could not tolerate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quick, give me the next part! Tell me what title they gave that monkey!” The Star Spirit, oblivious to Xu Jin’s irritation, pressed on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin narrowed his eyes, smiled faintly, and took no haste—he simply pulled out a blank jade tablet, focused his mind, and immediately recorded another segment of Journey to the West, stopping just as the monkey was sealed inside the Eight Trigram Furnace, leaving a cliffhanger, then tossed it to the Star Spirit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Star Spirit snatched the jade tablet like a beast starved for ten days and nights, then vanished with a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Xu Jin chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m not afraid you’ll read it—I’m afraid you won’t love it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, Xu Jin activated his mind and immediately challenged the Bronze Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin’s cultivation had only risen one level, and the guardian he faced had also risen only one level from last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he was at Star Refining Sixth Layer, he had utterly crushed the Gold Star-level heart demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, all the techniques he had been holding back until challenging the Star Refining Sixth Layer’s Brilliant Star could finally be used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, it was exceptionally easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just Bronze Star or Silver Star—even Gold Star was crushed effortlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before obtaining the Gold Star, Xu Jin had used the Plucking Star Talisman, following the method the Star Spirit had taught him, to completely hide all information beyond his Gold Star achievements within the Plucking Star Secret Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant, from today onward, even if Xu Jin claimed a Gold Star, it would not appear on the Plucking Star Secret Realm’s leaderboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There would be no more display of ten consecutive Gold Stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, Xu Jin himself was starting to fear it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not claiming them was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The value of Gold Stars was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if he kept claiming them, each consecutive streak would trigger another uproar; over time, he would inevitably be exposed—and Xu Jin feared he might never grow strong enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with the information hidden, even if he claimed countless Gold Stars, no one else could see them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even the Grand National Master could see them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Chen Guo Dao Academy, Xu Jin had already decided: the six Gold Stars he had previously claimed must be contributed to the Dao Academy—he owed them for their teachings and protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But any Gold Stars claimed from now on, he would manage himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How he used them, how he passed them on, what direction he chose—these decisions were now entirely his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for when to use the Brilliant Star, he had not yet decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It depended on future gains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Xu Jin could claim two or three more Brilliant Stars later, wouldn’t it be fine to use one or two to directly boost his strength?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoarding this for ten or more years before using it would be pure waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If during those ten years Xu Jin died suddenly, he’d have lost everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a suitable opportunity, it was better to convert it into power early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In two minutes, Xu Jin claimed two Gold Stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin specifically checked the Plucking Star Secret Realm leaderboard—the total number of Gold Stars claimed this year remained at nine, unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Xu Jin feel at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, he mentally reviewed his predetermined battle strategy for challenging the Brilliant Star several times before selecting to challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Do you wish to challenge the Brilliant Star at your current realm?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Challenge】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, light shifted, and Xu Jin was pulled into the illusionary battlefield—the Gold Star-level heart demon and Gold Star-level guardian still stood before and behind him, forming an encirclement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what struck Xu Jin as strange was that the Gold Star-level heart demon and guardian, who should have rushed forward, did not—they instead moved together, fully fortified, and slowly advanced toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had they changed tactics?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the heart demon and guardian had switched to a cautious, steady strategy—difficulty had increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could some other entity be adjusting the battle plan? I’ll have to ask the Star Spirit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gold Star-level heart demon and guardian, now employing a steady strategy, were far harder to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because every time you attacked one, the other—a being one full realm stronger—would launch a full-force assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One tiny mistake, and you’d be obliterated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with the Fish-Dodging Star Pattern, Rain Curtain Fire Shield, and other powerful defenses, Xu Jin could only withstand one full-force assault from an enemy one realm above him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second one would mean annihilation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin unleashed the Soul-Shaking Golden Lotus and activated Purple Thunder Strike, preparing to deliver the final blow to the Gold Star-level heart demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shocking sight appeared—the Gold Star-level heart demon, at the critical moment, activated Lei Yi and narrowly avoided Xu Jin’s lethal Purple Thunder Strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, Xu Jin lost the initiative and was surrounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After desperately holding out for two and a half minutes, Xu Jin was shattered into starlight—challenge failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin stood frozen in place for a full quarter-hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not discouragement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was analysis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Analyzing the tactical errors made in the previous battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin realized he had overlooked another thing: restriction!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Restriction or control tactics must not stop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, Xu Jin chose to challenge Canxing again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the Gold-Star guardian and the inner demon still employed steady, methodical tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lei Yi seized the opportunity to close in, Xu Jin unleashed the Soul-Shaking Golden Lotus, creating an opening—and instantly struck with Break Evil and Warm Dream, briefly locking down the Gold-Star guardian. In the same instant he took a direct hit from the Gold-Star inner demon, Lei Net and Soul-Shaking Golden Lotus detonated simultaneously, severely wounding the Gold-Star inner demon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the Gold-Star guardian had broken free from the soul attack; Xu Jin immediately vanished with a burst of Lei Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The inner demon and guardian chased after him without pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taken the bait!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, the Flame Great Hand Seal and Soul-Shaking Golden Lotus erupted simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The former blocked the Gold-Star guardian for a fleeting moment; the latter obliterated the already severely wounded Gold-Star inner demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With only one left, it became simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten breaths later, Xu Jin slain the Gold-Star guardian without serious injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Congratulations, Xu Jin. Challenge successful. You have earned one Canxing.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin was overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second Canxing secured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this second Canxing in hand, Xu Jin’s subsequent plans became far more flexible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only needed to keep one Canxing on hand; the other could be converted into combat power sooner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thing, after all, would never go to waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he still had many Gold-Stars in hand; unless he reached his limit, he would not waste precious Canxing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gaining one Canxing brought joy, yet hidden concern still lingered in Xu Jin’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difficulty of Canxing was visibly increasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, Xu Jin believed he could secure Canxing during his Star Refining realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, he had far less confidence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he reached Star Refining Eighth Layer without other trump cards, securing a Canxing would be extremely difficult!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completing his Canxing challenge, the Star Spirit had not appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin was not in a hurry; there would be time enough for that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, Xu Jin directly entered the Gao Jie Training Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Continuing to challenge the Gao Jie Training Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the past four or five days, except for the day when troops surrounded the Cangming Star Palace’s Wan Yi branch, Xu Jin had challenged the Gao Jie Training Realm every night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rules of the Gao Jie Training Realm: once you enter the top hundred, you must challenge opponents one rank at a time; if the challenged opponent is absent or refuses, you may skip up to three ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several consecutive days, Xu Jin’s rank in the Gao Jie Training Realm had risen to fifty-seventh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, naturally, he continued upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When challenging the fifty-sixth rank, Xu Jin’s gaze suddenly shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Fifty-sixth rank, Tà Xīng Hé, Star Refining Ninth Layer】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man, once the top-ranked challenger in the First-Class Training Realm—Tà Xīng Hé—had finally been caught up to by Xu Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had forged his Star a month earlier than Xu Jin, yet now his cultivation base had already reached Star Refining Ninth Layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was perfectly normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talented disciples always advance in cultivation faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially those heavily nurtured by the sect— their cultivation growth far outpaced their Star Inscription speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When cultivation reached a high level but Star Inscription positions remained empty, it was entirely common.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Challenge】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, Xu Jin was pulled into the training battlefield—the Shanhe Battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forests. A great river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to starlight obstruction, Tà Xīng Hé’s face was indistinct, but his build was clearly that of a medium-statured young man, carrying a long spear on his back!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the countdown screen vanished, a colossal water curtain roared toward Xu Jin—and Tà Xīng Hé vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet within the Mingji Star Inscription’s perception, an intense, freezing star force surged toward Xu Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, all water turned to ice; for a fleeting moment, Xu Jin was frozen—Tà Xīng Hé lunged forward, a flash of cold light striking straight for Xu Jin’s head!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames erupted violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant Xu Jin broke free, Purple Thunder crashed down upon Tà Xīng Hé’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Tà Xīng Hé was reduced to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One-shot kill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear shadow vanished with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin’s Purple Thunder, infused with two-tenths of his star force, could severely wound a Gold-Star inner demon—let alone Tà Xīng Hé.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin wins!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next instant, a challenge request arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Fifty-seventh rank, Tà Xīng Hé, requests challenge. Accept?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Accept】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, Xu Jin was pulled back into the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Tà Xīng Hé still held immense practical value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water-based, especially ice-based star arts—Xu Jin had never encountered them before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Tà Xīng Hé’s battlefield acumen was exceptionally strong, his timing and opportunity control formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After three consecutive battles, Tà Xīng Hé trapped Xu Jin with an ice star art Xu Jin had never seen, and defeated him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin had considered countering with Break Evil + Warm Dream or Soul-Shaking Golden Lotus, but ultimately did not use them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was merely training; no need to reveal his killing techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standard star arts were sufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But clearly, Tà Xīng Hé had used his killing technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their fifth encounter, Xu Jin learned the name of Tà Xīng Hé’s killing technique: Ice Hell!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It involved continuous setup from the battle’s outset; by the time the opponent realized it, Ice Hell was already complete—and lethal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Tà Xīng Hé’s despair, after seven consecutive battles, he had lost six and won only one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“May I ask, who are you?” Tà Xīng Hé pressed. “Logically, with your combat strength, I should know you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am the Great Sage Equaling Heaven!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin smiled, then delivered a fatal blow in the eighth duel, and continued upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the short term, Tà Xīng Hé had lost his value as a training partner—but perhaps he would regain it later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Xu Jin readily accepted Tà Xīng Hé’s friend request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seven more consecutive challenges, Xu Jin pushed his rank to forty-ninth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to leave the training hall, another starlight message arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yue Zhong Ying requests to add you as a friend. Accept?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Reject】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a palace atop a mountain shrouded in clouds, a girl in a blue dress suddenly stepped out of the Zhai Xing Tower—and screamed in fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah! Yueyue, I’m going to find this bastard and kill him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rejected me again! He rejected me again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m going to cut him to pieces!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Zhong Ying was nearly driven mad by Xu Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment, another girl, barefoot with pale skin, watched Yue Zhong Ying’s outburst and burst into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Ying, if you can’t beat him, how are you going to kill him when you find him?” the girl called Yueyue teased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does it have to be me who kills him?” Yue Zhong Ying sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, Yue Zhong Ying rushed over and hugged Yueyue tightly. “No, Yueyue, you have to help me. Find a way to get his real identity—even if you have to seduce him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why don’t you do it yourself? I’m not going!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He won’t add me as a friend! I never even got to use my beauty!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s because your seduction wasn’t good enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laughing and playfully wrestling, the two girls tumbled together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Given your recent performance, I’ll forgive you. Let’s meet in the Gao Jie Training Realm tomorrow night.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xu Jin was about to exit the Zhai Xing Tower, he received a starlight message from Zui Yue Xianzi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It left him utterly baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What “recent performance”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t show anything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forgive him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forgive his ass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even do anything wrong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On October 8, after morning cultivation, Xu Jin began focusing intently on his practice, swallowing one after another top-grade Star Refining Elixir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later, when morning cultivation ended, Xu Jin’s cultivation base in the Central Star Palace successfully broke through to Star Refining Eighth Layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, inside Danxia Academy, Chief Manager Peng Lao suddenly arrived behind Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao, who was handling official duties, and whispered, “Master, Xu Jin’s cultivation has broken through to Star Refining Eighth Layer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3050,"2026-06-19T23:56:34.019Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","52cc5dcd9f502ba7f6c99469681a3c18853c4dcf5865d74d9dd4a41b249474ce","the-star-martial-era-chapter-215","the-star-martial-era-chapter-213",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-star-martial-era-cover.jpg"]