Chapter 317

When Xu Jin last traveled from Great Chen War City to Xingyang War City, he had flown over, and the journey took three and a half hours.

However, that was Xu Jin flying at the speed of a normal fourth-tier early-stage cultivator.

About less than 100 meters per second, roughly 700 li per hour, flying all the way there with basically no consumption.

But this was far from Xu Jin's limit speed.

Xu Jin's Thunder Wings, combined with the Meteor Star pattern, could exceed 250 meters per second in extreme bursts, exceeding 1800 li per hour. At this speed, he could fly to Great Chen War City in an hour and a half.

But at this speed, not only was the consumption very high, but it was also very eye-catching.

Even many fifth-tier mid-to-late stage experts might not be able to reach this speed.

In front of others, it is better to be a bit low-key.

So Xu Jin set out at noon, continuing to head toward Great Chen War City at a leisurely pace.

At the same time, Xu Jin was also preparing to fish.

For the past ten days, the feeling of being watched every day had made Xu Jin very unhappy.

That old Ma who could hide and sneak around would come to observe Xu Jin every day, at least for half an hour each time, and more than three or four times a day.

At the intersection outside Xu Jin's small courtyard, there were even people continuously watching.

This made Xu Jin very uncomfortable.

Now, with four Bright Era Star patterns inscribed, Xu Jin's maximum perception range exceeded three hundred meters, which made Xu Jin's perception incomparably keen.

Think about it, even when you are sleeping, you can discover a pair of eyes watching you from afar; what kind of feeling is that?

It was not convenient to take action inside Xingyang War City.

Xu Jin wanted to take advantage of this trip out to fish and resolve the trouble.

Over these past few months, Xu Jin's mindset had already undergone a earth-shaking change.

When he first transmigrated, he still followed the set of "if people don't offend me, I won't offend people," having a bit of the moral cleanliness of his previous life.

But now, after experiencing so many things, it had long since changed.

Since you dare to plot against me, I will make you suffer eternal damnation!

There is only the principle of being a thief for a thousand days, not the principle of guarding against a thief for a thousand days.

It is worth mentioning that there are actually a large number of ordinary people on the Star River battlefield.

One is that for the cultivators on the Star River battlefield, ordinary food, clothing, housing, and transportation need to be solved by ordinary people, and many people buy servants.

Secondly, on the Star River battlefield, it is easier to make a fortune!

In the real world, it's not bad to earn a few dozen coins by selling some wine and food.

But on the Star River battlefield, if you don't earn several times more, you are sorry for the hardship of leaving your hometown.

Some ordinary people can earn wealth on the Star River battlefield in a few years that they couldn't earn in a lifetime in the real world.

Of course, opportunity and risk coexist.

The real world is safer.

But on the Star River battlefield, if you accidentally offend a certain cultivator in your speech, you won't even know how you died.

Although each war city has laws, the backlog of cases is like a mountain, and it is difficult to find the murderer.

The reason is also very simple: the war cities on the Star River battlefield are all built on star domains that have been completely broken through.

The land is extremely vast, and the people are extremely sparse.

Like here in Xingyang War City, there is only such a city within a radius of two thousand li.

If you kill someone, run into the wilderness, or simply change to another war city to live, who can find you?

Therefore, the prices of goods on the Star River battlefield have their reasons for being expensive, and being expensive has its risks!

But people still flock to it!

Besides this, there are also a large number of miners, prisoners, and so on.

"Eh, Young Hero Qi is going out?"

Before leaving the war city, Xu Jin ran into an acquaintance, the captain of the Sword Hero Mercenary Squad, Hou Yunzhang.

After selling him mid-tier Star Healing emblems last time, this Hou Yunzhang had specifically come to his door to thank him once, and logically, they added each other as friends.

Through coming and going, under Xu Jin's deliberate interaction, they became friends.

Maintaining a good relationship with him also made it convenient to obtain relevant intelligence about Ning Yuchan.

Occasionally mentioning Ning Yuchan, this guy could talk endlessly; it seems he is also an admirer of Ning Yuchan.

"Yes, Brother Hou, I'm preparing to go handle some matters," Xu Jin said.

Hou Yunzhang nodded, looked in all directions, and didn't discover anything unusual, "Brother, when you are out and about, pay attention to safety! If something is wrong, survival is the priority, and you can also call out to me, your older brother.

I will definitely be there if I can!"

"Many thanks!"

After Xu Jin cupped his hands in salute, he stepped on the stars and rose, flying away from Xingyang War City toward Great Chen War City.

Almost the moment Xu Jin flew away, inside the station of the Seven Kill Hall, old Ma hurriedly found the Hall Master, Zheng Guan, "Hall Master, that kid has left the city; it looks like the direction of Great Chen War City."

Hearing this, Hall Master Zheng Guan stood up abruptly, "Great! We've been guarding for ten days, and this fat sheep has finally gone out. However, caution is the mother of safety; bring old Liu along, and it will be foolproof!"

Old Liu was Hall Master Zheng Guan's die-hard subordinate, with extremely solid cultivation. Although he only had fifth-tier, sixth-layer cultivation, he had frequently killed cultivators of the same realm head-on and had even killed aliens across minor realms.

In less than ten breaths, the three of them stepped on the stars and rose, quickly chasing in the direction Xu Jin was flying.

Although the land is vast and sparsely populated, one can still occasionally run into flying cultivators on the road to Great Chen War City.

The closer to Great Chen War City, the greater the number.

But most of them are flying in groups.

But lone travelers like Xu Jin are relatively few.

Because beyond a certain distance, it is relatively dangerous.

The reason is very simple: the coverage range of the Star-Plucking Token.

Every war city has a branch of the Star-Plucking Tower.

A one-star Star-Plucking Token has a coverage radius of 400 li for the main tower and 200 li for the branch tower; a two-star Star-Plucking Token has 800 li for the main tower and 400 li for the branch tower; a three-star Star-Plucking Token has a coverage radius of 1200 li for the main tower and 600 li for the branch tower; a four-star Star-Plucking Token is 2400 li, and the branch tower is 1200 li.

Because the cost of upgrading the Star-Plucking Token is extremely high, most Star-Plucking Tokens are two-star; some individuals possess three-star Star-Plucking Tokens, and those possessing four-star and five-star Star-Plucking Tokens are very rare.

In the real world, every prefecture and county has a branch of the Star-Plucking Tower. Basically, as long as you possess a second-tier Star-Plucking Token, as long as it's not deep in the mountains and old forests, the situation of exceeding the coverage range will not occur.

But on the Star River battlefield, it is different.

Like the distance between Great Chen War City and Xingyang War City, which is as high as 5000 li, if you hold a two-star Star-Plucking Token, then the 400 li radius of Great Chen War City and Xingyang War City is the safe range, but the 4000 li in between is a signal blind spot.

It is equivalent to a no-man's land.

Even if you possess a three-star Star-Plucking Token, the range covered by the branch towers between the two cities is only 1200 li, and there are 3800 li that are signal blind spots.

These 3800 li are dangerous zones.

It's a bit like the no-man's land of the previous life.

So most cultivators travel in groups.

This is also one of the fundamental reasons why mercenary squads and gangs are rampant on the Star River battlefield—survival in groups!

Like this, in the eyes of veterans, Xu Jin is a bit reckless.

Xu Jin also wanted to find a companion, but after experiencing so much, Xu Jin had long had the idea: better to have nothing than to have something inferior!

Xu Jin has too many secrets on him; those who are not trustworthy are instead burdens and trouble.

After Xu Jin flew for an hour at the speed of a normal fourth-tier early-stage cultivator, he had already flown 1400 li away from Xingyang War City and had long since flown out of the safe zone, but behind him, no cultivators had followed.

He was just wondering if the fishing had failed.

He was still thinking, if these people aren't plotting against me, then why watch me every day?

Just as he was wondering, suddenly, two fifth-tier cultivators came quickly stepping on the stars from behind, and the aura of one of them was exactly that of Zheng Guan.

This is another benefit of the Bright Era Star pattern; as long as it is the aura of someone Xu Jin has seen, he can basically distinguish it quickly. Two breaths later, Xu Jin discovered a third aura.

The third aura was hidden; it was that old Ma.

This group of people is quite cautious in their actions!

Xu Jin originally thought this group would play some kind of drama, but he didn't expect it to be very direct.

After the two fifth-tier experts approached within a hundred meters of Xu Jin, they accelerated instantly, one in front and one behind, instantly surrounding and forcing Xu Jin to stop.

"Surname Qi, hand over the Star-Plucking Token, hand over the star light, hand over all the treasures on your body, and we will give you a way to live!" the fifth-tier, sixth-layer old Liu, who blocked Xu Jin's path, shouted directly.

At the same time, the auras of the fifth-tier, sixth-layer old Liu and the fifth-tier, ninth-layer Zheng Guan locked onto Xu Jin simultaneously.

Almost the moment old Liu shouted, Xu Jin's figure didn't stop; the moment the Fish Screen Jin Zhong rose, he instantly exploded toward old Liu.

Flame light erupted simultaneously; Xu Jin actually took the initiative to attack at the first moment.

"Seeking death..."

The moment the word "death" was spoken, a purple flame light the size of a fist slammed into old Liu. The moment it appeared, it had already swallowed the fifth-tier, sixth-layer old Liu.

A lion fighting a rabbit also uses its full strength.

The moment Xu Jin made his move, he had already urged the eighth-tier mid-grade Fire Source Star pattern, the Red Dragon Thumb Ring, the fifth-tier low-grade Fire Spirit Heart, and the offering star core to the extreme.

Under heavy reinforcement, Xu Jin was now at fourth-tier, third-layer cultivation, and it was a surprise attack, so in an instant, the fifth-tier, sixth-layer old Liu was swallowed in an instant.

Instant kill!

Zheng Guan, who was behind, was stunned instantly, and old Ma, who was hiding and sneaking, was so frightened by this scene that he almost revealed his figure.

Zheng Guan also hesitated at this moment.

Escape or continue?

If he continued, he wasn't very confident.

He didn't have the ability to kill old Liu in one move, even if it was a surprise attack, he didn't have it.

But this kid in front of him...

But the next instant, there was no time for Zheng Guan to think.

Because Xu Jin had already turned back and killed toward him.

And it was Xu Jin who had completely bared his fangs.

Thunder Wings appeared instantly, and with just a flap of the Thunder Wings, he instantly turned back and killed his way to Zheng Guan's front.

Xu Jin did not use divine soul attacks.

Zheng Guan was the first fifth-tier, ninth-layer expert Xu Jin had encountered on the Star River battlefield.

At this very moment, Xu Jin wanted to have a head-on confrontation.

Because all along, whether it was the National Dao Academy, the teachings of several teachers, or folk legends, they were all saying one thing.

That is, the combat power of experts on the Star River battlefield is higher than that of cultivators in the real world.

Many experts in the real world, after going to the Star River battlefield to train and returning, will have a significant improvement in their strength.

At this very moment, Xu Jin wanted to use Zheng Guan's hand to test his own strength.

At the same instant, Zheng Guan and the hidden old Ma were also communicating urgently.

"Old Ma, this kid is playing the pig to eat the tiger, but he doesn't know you exist yet! Our only chance to win now is for me to restrain him head-on, and you sneak attack for a fatal blow!

This kid, looking at this performance, is definitely the fattest of fat sheep!" Zheng Guan transmitted his voice.

"Good!" The hidden old Ma also made up his mind.

The next instant, cyan and earthy-yellow star light swept up and slammed into Xu Jin.

Xu Jin didn't rush to counterattack, but used the Fish Screen Jin Zhong to take it head-on.

Just one strike made Xu Jin's Fish Screen Jin Zhong ripple with heavy waves!

After two strikes, it actually made Xu Jin's Fish Screen Jin Zhong appear with tiny cracks!

This made Xu Jin stunned.

This fifth-tier, ninth-layer Zheng Guan is indeed very strong.

Previously, when fighting in the star domain, many sixth-tier early-stage aliens didn't have Zheng Guan's attack power.

Xu Jin was stunned.

But Zheng Guan was almost scared silly.

Damn, where did this monster come from!

He, a veteran fifth-tier, ninth-layer expert who had polished his star battle cultivation for more than ten years, bombarded him twice, and actually didn't break his defense!

He actually didn't even break the defense of this young man in front of him!

Zheng Guan himself broke his own defense first!

The fourth-tier, ninth-layer old Ma, who was sneaking over to prepare to sneak attack Xu Jin, also broke his defense directly!

Is this damn sneak attack useful?

The boss can't even break the defense.

Even if he sneaks over and the sneak attack is successful, it's just scratching an itch for the other party!

In an instant, old Ma realized one thing: he really had misjudged.

The one in front of him might really have an extraordinary background, just with a simple style.

Subconsciously, he wanted to escape first.

But at this very moment, a purple flame light suddenly slammed over, instantly incinerating his star light defense, and his flesh and blood turned to ash in an instant.

Without even struggling, he was killed instantly.

Looking at the ashes that fell directly from the void, Zheng Guan's scalp went numb, and he looked at Xu Jin as if he had seen a ghost.

Even the hidden old Ma was discovered and killed with a casual strike!

How strong must this person be?

How big must his background be?

"Attack with all your strength, attack me with all your strength! If you can hurt me, I will let you live today!" Xu Jin said.

When he heard this, a feeling of absurdity arose in Zheng Guan's heart.

In the past, he was the one who toyed with fat sheep!

He didn't expect to be toyed with by a fat sheep today!

Subconsciously, he turned and fled!

Can't kill him, but in terms of speed, he should be able to beat this fourth-tier early-stage pervert, right?

The next instant, Thunder Wings flashed, and amidst the thunder, Xu Jin blocked Zheng Guan's path forward. Zheng Guan almost bumped into him head-on.

"Last chance, attack me with all your strength!" Xu Jin shouted!

The next instant, Zheng Guan let out a roar of humiliation and attacked Xu Jin crazily with all his might.

It was truly with all his might, using all kinds of killing moves and secret techniques.

Behind him, the phantom of a star core even appeared, clearly having tried his best to the extreme!

Whether for a possible chance of survival or for a chance to kill Xu Jin, he had to do this!

Xu Jin, on the other hand, was evaluating unhurriedly!

Zheng Guan, this fifth-tier, ninth-layer expert, had combat power far stronger than fifth-tier, ninth-layer aliens, and his star art lethality was extremely high, two or even three times that of the fifth-tier, ninth-layer experts Xu Jin had seen.

At Xu Jin's level of Fish Screen Jin Zhong, connecting three strikes would bring it to the verge of shattering.

But it was different when Xu Jin stood on the ground!

If Xu Jin used the Flower-Shifting Star Art once in the middle, the Fish Screen Jin Zhong could recover again!

Zheng Guan attacked crazily for a full quarter of an hour, but Xu Jin was unscathed!

Zheng Guan was almost driven crazy!

There was a sense of unreality and illusion!

He was an expert who had killed sixth-tier, second-layer aliens!

But in front of him...

"Trash!"

With a cold shout, the Breaking Evil was blasted out. The moment Zheng Guan's mouth and nose bled, he was directly blasted into ashes by Xu Jin!

Afterward, Xu Jin began to clean up the battlefield.

The fourth-tier old Ma was completely incinerated into ashes, leaving nothing behind.

The fifth-tier, sixth-layer one only had two fourth-tier emblems, a few bottles of elixirs, and a dozen fourth-tier star jade tablets—a poor ghost!

The next instant, Xu Jin urged the Sumeru Star pattern, and suddenly he had a sense, slowly pulling out Zheng Guan's Sumeru space and taking out everything inside in one go.

Looking at that small pile of star jade tablets and elixir bottles, he was slightly moved in an instant.

At least there was one who wasn't a poor ghost!

(End of chapter)