Chapter 332: Star Patterns and Bloodline Limit-Breaking

The three sixth-rank Spirit Thunder aliens who arrived in succession were shattered.

Xu Jin's distance-free telepathy had made them believe it was a divine miracle, that their great king had truly become a god of the Spring Thunder Star Region—but when they arrived, their great king ordered them to release their soul cores and surrender their lives to another.

The first one tried to resist and was immediately subdued by Xu Jin's Shatter Evil strike, then became obedient.

Thus, Xu Jin gradually took control of each sixth-rank Spirit Thunder alien, solidifying his authority over the Spring Thunder Star Region.

In his spare time, he discussed another matter with the awakened Spirit Thunder King.

"Spirit Thunder, can you manifest your bloodline star Wen for me—or inscribe it into a Star Jade Tablet?"

Long ago, Xu Jin had already set his sights on the alien races.

He wanted to capture star-region aliens and obtain powerful or uniquely functional star Wen from them.

He had even considered using Wen Meng's interrogation to extract star Wen.

Back then, Xu Jin was simply ignorant.

Now, having come to understand the aliens better, he knew it was impossible to capture them directly and obtain star Wen from them.

Because alien star Wen originate in two ways: one is bloodline star Wen.

When cultivation reaches a certain level, or on some sudden day, the bloodline awakens, granting powerful star Wen.

But bloodline star Wen are not the entirety of an alien's power.

So how do aliens enhance their strength?

The second method is called inherited star Wen.

This is also why star-region kings among aliens enjoy such immense prestige, control, and combat power.

Usually, only those aliens born with a high number of awakened bloodline star Wen can become nobles—or even kings—within their race.

They can then transmit star Wen to subordinates based on their cultivation level.

The method is simple: condense a single drop of essence blood infused with the relevant bloodline star Wen, give it to the recipient to refine and absorb; if their talent is sufficient, they will gain the star Wen after refinement and enhance their strength.

Some will fail, indicating insufficient talent.

Usually, even one's own offspring, if they fail to obtain the star Wen after refining three doses of essence blood, will never be given another chance to learn that particular star Wen.

He had learned a little about this from the Wind Spirit Leopard-Tail Queen, but not much.

The Wind Spirit Leopard-Tail Queen herself was only sixth-rank ninth layer, of relatively low rank, and she hadn't explained it clearly.

But the Spirit Thunder King explained it to Xu Jin with perfect clarity.

"Master, I've never tried." Within just half a day, the Spirit Thunder King had been tamed nearly completely and now called Xu Jin "Master."

"Then try it. Use your spiritual sense to inscribe your strongest Thunder star Wen into these." Xu Jin handed the Spirit Thunder King several blank Star Jade Tablets, while covering them with his soul-nourishing awareness, observing closely.

"Alright."

Boom!

A few breaths later, the Star Jade Tablet exploded.

"Don't input star-force—only record the star Wen," Xu Jin frowned.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Even under Xu Jin's guidance, the Spirit Thunder King failed repeatedly while attempting to record his own star Wen.

"Master, whenever I try to record the star Wen, my bloodline and power naturally merge into it—I can't separate them." The Spirit Thunder King said.

"Can you draw it?" Xu Jin pulled out paper and brush.

Half a quarter-hour later, the Spirit Thunder King drew his most prized Thunder star-art: Thunder Cloud Explosion.

Xu Jin had seen it before—it was quite powerful, though it required preparation time; once unleashed, it surpassed Purple Thunder Strike.

But when Xu Jin saw the star Wen the Spirit Thunder King had drawn, his face darkened instantly.

This made the Spirit Thunder King uneasy.

This wasn't star Wen at all.

Even ghostly scribbles were better than this!

If anyone could deduce star Wen from these ghostly scribbles, they'd be seeing ghosts!

Clearly, this path—drawing it out—was impossible.

"Condense a few drops of the essence blood you use to transmit star Wen to your subordinates," Xu Jin said.

"Master, how many kinds?" the Spirit Thunder King asked.

"Pick two or three of the most powerful star Wen —three or five drops of each," Xu Jin instructed.

Hearing this, the Spirit Thunder King grimaced but agreed.

The drawback of bloodline transmission is this: condensing too many essence blood drops at once affects the condenser.

But a dozen or so drops were still acceptable.

A few breaths later, Xu Jin held twelve drops of essence blood condensed by the Spirit Thunder King: they contained four distinct star Wen —Thunder Elephant Star Wen, Thunder Cloud Explosion Star Wen, Rushing Thunder Star Wen, and Thunder Fire Star Wen.

Among them, Thunder Fire Star Wen and Thunder Elephant Star Wen interested Xu Jin most. Thunder Elephant Star Wen needed no explanation—it greatly enhanced affinity with Thunder star-force and the power of Thunder star-arts, one of the rarest star Wen.

Thunder Fire Star Wen seemed capable of combining Thunder and Fire elements.

Rushing Thunder Star Wen —Xu Jin had the Spirit Thunder King demonstrate it—it was an auxiliary star Wen, accelerating the strike speed of Thunder star-arts, swift as rushing thunder.

Xu Jin first took one drop of essence blood and attempted to decode it with his soul-nourishing awareness, observing it with Mingji Star Wen, hoping to detect and learn the relevant star Wen.

Even if he couldn't learn all of it, just a small part—Xu Jin believed that with his current expertise in star Wen deduction and the aid of the Spirit Thunder Heart—he could reconstruct the rest.

The hardest part is always the beginning.

Once you have a starting point, it becomes manageable.

But when Xu Jin's soul-nourishing awareness probed inside, he felt helpless.

Mingji Star Wen sensed profound power within, circulating in a strange pattern—but he couldn't discern anything.

His soul-nourishing awareness saw only countless streaks of bloodlight cycling chaotically, with no traceable order.

It was like seeing a text you knew contained meaning—but not a single character was recognizable, not even guessable.

It was like Xu Jin's first encounter with Mongolian script in his past life—more terrifying than English.

Xu Jin tried recording the movement of these bloodlights—but what he recorded was just ghostly scribbles, utterly useless.

Half a quarter-hour later, the cluster of essence blood disintegrated.

Xu Jin tried five drops in total—all the same: nothing gained.

But if he gave the essence blood to Lei Jie beside him, the latter began to contemplate it effortlessly.

What was missing?

If Spirit Thunder aliens could interpret and contemplate this essence blood, then theoretically, human beings should be able to too.

But a key medium was lacking!

What was the difference between these alien races and present-day humans?

Bloodline?

Race?

Xu Jin frowned deeply, as if he'd entered another unsolvable dead end.

Yet aliens within the star-region could directly learn present-day human star Wen.

Suddenly, Xu Jin wondered: how was the first star Wen in this universe created?

And how did the Xumi Palace and Wood Spirit Palace come to monopolize certain star Wen?

Xu Jin had a premonition: if he could solve this problem—if he could learn star Wen from alien essence blood—it would bring earth-shattering change to present-day humanity.

But now—at least for now—it was unsolvable.

"What about beings outside the Spirit Thunder race?"

Xu Jin instantly conceived a new idea.

If aliens outside the Spirit Thunder race could learn the star Wen within Spirit Thunder essence blood, then this restriction might not be purely bloodline-based.

"After the war ends, perhaps I can test it."

Then, get a Water Spirit and a Thunder Eagle to learn the star Wen from Spirit Thunder essence blood and see if it works.

Elimination, though simple, is sometimes very effective.

Within two hours, the three sixth-rank aliens summoned by Xu Jin via distance-free telepathy all reluctantly surrendered and pledged allegiance, releasing their soul cores.

Their own king had surrendered and pledged allegiance; they couldn't defeat him; no better option remained.

"Spirit Thunder, take Lei Jie and the other three and proceed normally to Thunder Eagle King City for the alliance. I'll follow close behind—you'll follow my orders at all times," Xu Jin commanded.

"Master, only four or five of us going to Thunder Eagle King City—I'm worried it's dangerous."

"With me here, what do you fear?"

To reassure the Spirit Thunder King, Xu Jin demonstrated invisibility, leaving the Spirit Thunder King stunned and even more reverent.

With this ability, combined with Xu Jin's other methods, if he were alone, he wouldn't even know how he died.

Immediately, the Spirit Thunder King flew with his four subordinates straight toward Thunder Eagle King City.

Xu Jin followed behind with Ji Hongli.

"Little Fish, cultivate here and help me observe the surroundings of Thunder Eagle King City—if anything happens, alert me immediately."

"Senior Brother Qi, rest assured."

Twenty li outside Thunder Eagle King City, after giving Ji Hongli instructions, Xu Jin vanished and infiltrated the city, while the Spirit Thunder King had already been personally welcomed into the palace by the Thunder Eagle King to meet the so-called Sacred Clan envoy.

Xu Jin had already, through his control of fifty percent of the celestial will, seen this Sacred Clan envoy with a godlike perspective.

He resembled present-day humans in appearance—extremely burly, with no visible alien traits.

But his aura was unmistakably alien.

It felt like everyone looked human, but when he spoke, you instantly knew he was a foreigner. His sixth-rank ninth-layer peak aura confirmed he was bound by the celestial will of the Spring Thunder Star Region.

It did not exceed the rules.

Yet his spiritual soul aura reached Fourth Tier, First Layer.

This is rare among the barbarian tribes.

Almost all Fourth Tier barbarians, and even most Fifth Tier ones, lack not only Fourth Tier spiritual soul cultivation, but even the ability to forge a star in their spiritual soul.

The rare barbarians who can forge a star in their spiritual soul are either kings or the supreme elites of their tribes.

Most Sixth Tier barbarians, after forging a star in their spiritual soul, are merely at Second or Third Layer of Star Refinement.

Take the Lei Ling King captured by Xu Jin—his star force cultivation reaches Sixth Tier, Ninth Layer peak, yet his spiritual soul cultivation is only Fourth Tier, Second Layer.

As for these Sixth Tier ones like Lei Jie, all their spiritual soul cultivation is below Fourth Tier.

This Holy Clan envoy is truly extraordinary.

"The King of the Lei Ling Tribe greets the Holy Clan envoy!"

Under Lei Ying's guidance, the Lei Ling King merely bowed slightly to the Holy Clan envoy, but the envoy's expression instantly turned cold. Nearby, the Lei Ying King wore a sly smile and barked, "Bold! Kneel in proper reverence!"

In the next instant, the Holy Clan envoy violently activated the token in his palm; a terrifying aura surged like a tidal wave toward the Lei Ling King.

A fear originating from deep within his bloodline, as if from the core of his spiritual soul, left the Lei Ling King panicked, his instinct screaming to kneel.

Yet this pressure was not irresistible.

Especially after being scolded by the Lei Ying King, the Lei Ling King felt humiliated and wanted to resist!

"Cooperate for now."

Xu Jin's voice sounded timely in the Lei Ling King's mind, causing him to instantly wilt and drop to one knee.

His courage to resist within the Lei Ying Royal City stemmed entirely from his master, Xu Jin.

Seeing the Lei Ling King kneel, the Holy Clan envoy nodded in satisfaction and gently lifted him with spiritual force.

"May I ask, Envoy, how exactly will this alliance be conducted?"

"And what must we do to obtain Holy Blood and break through to Seventh Tier?" the Lei Ling King asked directly.

"Lei Ling, let me clarify: granting Holy Blood and enabling your breakthrough to Seventh Tier are two separate matters," the Holy Clan envoy held up two fingers.

"Two matters?" the Lei Ling King was puzzled.

"To break through to Seventh Tier, you merely need the alliance to be fully established. As long as your Zizhi isn't too poor, you'll break through."

"Granting Holy Blood, however, is compensation for you!"

"A single drop of Holy Clan essence blood can directly awaken a higher-tier bloodline star pattern; a very few may even awaken the Ancestral Bloodline Star Pattern, potentially reaching Ninth Tier in the future."

"Understood?" said the Holy Clan envoy.

The Lei Ling King nodded. "Then may I ask, Envoy, when will the alliance begin, and how will it be conducted?"

"No rush. Wait until the Ice King arrives." The Holy Clan envoy said.

"My Lord Envoy, the Ice King will not come," said the Lei Ling King.

Hearing this, the Holy Clan envoy shot to his feet and demanded, "Why?"

If one king was absent, this alliance could not be completed.

"The Ice King dares not come—he fears for his safety," said the Lei Ling King.

"Tell him: with me here, no one will dare touch him. I guarantee his safety," the Holy Clan envoy declared.

"I already told him that. But he said you're aligned with Lei Ying—you're in the same boat. He absolutely won't come. To guard against ambush, he's already mobilizing his troops."

The Ice King's death had not yet reached the Lei Ying Royal City, as it had been less than half a day. Xu Jin had instructed the Lei Ling King to say this.

The Holy Clan envoy sneered. "Ungrateful fools! Defying the Holy Clan's Golden Edict? You seek death!"

With that, he waved his hand. "Then you two, gather your forces. We'll go find this Ice King. If he refuses, kill him."

At this, the Lei Ying King panicked. "My Lord Envoy, you don't understand: previously, the Wood Spirit King defected to the Ice King. Even if I and the Lei Ling King unite, we cannot swiftly capture the Ice King's royal city."

"We must mobilize a large army and advance step by step to possibly conquer the Ice King's royal city."

"Who told you to conquer the Ice King's royal city?"

The Holy Clan envoy hissed. "I command you to march immediately to the Ice King's royal city and behead the Ice King and the Wood Spirit King. What use is a king who disobeys orders?

Do you plan to keep them around to trouble the Master?"

"Better to kill them now."

The Lei Ling and Lei Ying Kings exchanged horrified glances and bowed low. "My Lord Envoy, we apologize—we've fought the Ice King for decades. If we could have done it, we would have already."

"Did I say for you to behead them?"

The Holy Clan envoy said, "You lead the way. I'll handle the beheadings myself. The lesser pests—you deal with them."

At these words, not only did the Lei Ling and Lei Ying Kings freeze in shock, but even Xu Jin, hidden a kilometer away, was stunned.

Could this Fifth Tier, Ninth Layer peak Holy Clan envoy truly swiftly slay two Sixth Tier, Ninth Layer peak kings?

Xu Jin found it unlikely.

Yet his expression and confidence were not feigned.

He was genuinely confident.

Perhaps he truly possessed terrifying power.

Or perhaps this Holy Clan envoy possessed some artifact, like a seal, capable of annihilating Sixth Tier, Ninth Layer peak cultivators.

Xu Jin's heart instantly turned grim.

He must be cautious.

If a fight breaks out, he must eliminate this Holy Clan envoy first.

Otherwise, if this blow lands on the Lei Ling King, the Lei Ling King might die.

Xu Jin would suffer a great loss.

Even if it landed on Xu Jin himself, he might be injured.

He must remain cautious.

At that moment, within the Lei Ying royal palace, a change occurred.

Though the Lei Ying King and Lei Ling King had yielded to the Holy Clan's Golden Edict and agreed to the alliance, this envoy was asking them to risk their lives on empty words.

They were seasoned kings, not fools.

"May I ask, Envoy, could you first explain what this alliance truly entails?"

"How exactly will it be conducted?"

"What exactly is this Holy Clan essence blood?"

"And how do we break through to Seventh Tier?"

"We demand precise answers," said the Lei Ling King and Lei Ying King in turn.

They were kings of their tribes—if they blindly followed every empty promise, their clans would have perished long ago.

Seeing their unwavering gazes, the Holy Clan envoy understood their intent. "So your meaning is: if you don't get full details, you won't obey orders?"

At this, both kings bowed deeply. "We beg your pardon, Envoy—this concerns the survival and future of our entire clans. We must be cautious."

"We humbly request the Envoy to clarify."

On this point, they were perfectly aligned.

The Holy Clan envoy, facing the resolute kings, felt helpless.

With the Ice King absent, his mission could not be completed—but using these two kings still offered a strong chance of success.

If he angered them completely, his mission would fail utterly.

Not only would he delay the Master's grand plan, he might even lose his own life.

His master, the true Holy Clan emissary, was both fair in reward and punishment, and ruthless in execution.

So when compromise was necessary, he must compromise.

After all, he would have to reveal the truth eventually.

"The alliance aims to activate the star domain, linking this world with the Holy Clan ancestral homeland's celestial realm, which the emissary has unsealed. The Holy Clan ancestral homeland's celestial realm is a rare world possessing a complete celestial and terrestrial will."

"Once linked, the complete celestial and terrestrial will of the Holy Clan ancestral realm will begin merging with the star domain's own celestial and terrestrial will."

"Over countless ages, the star domain's celestial and terrestrial will will gradually be completed, and your cultivation limits will continuously rise."

"As soon as the merging begins, the limit will break—your star domain's cultivation ceiling will rise to Seventh Tier."

"Later, it will slowly rise to Eighth Tier, Ninth Tier, until it becomes limitless."

"Theoretically, once merged, your cultivation—especially your kings'—can rapidly break through to Seventh Tier."

"In the future, your entire tribe will be free to enter and exit the star domain!"

"If you're capable, you may even freely conquer and expand territory," said the Holy Clan envoy.

Upon hearing this, the Lei Ling King and Lei Ying King remained composed.

But Xu Jin was instantly stunned.

This information was explosive!

If successful, the entire Star Battlefield's situation would be utterly overturned!

Even the mortal world would become extremely dangerous!

Xu Jin was even frightened.

If this succeeded, wouldn't the mortal human race be drenched in blood?

But could a star domain be activated and linked so easily?

"Ask: how is the star domain activated? How is it linked to the Holy Clan ancestral realm?" Xu Jin directly transmitted the question to the Lei Ling King.

(End of Chapter)