Chapter 940: The Secret of Being Targeted (Requesting Monthly Votes)

The Space Emperor Yin Zhong — this was the identity information Xu Jin obtained from the jade tablet within his Nirmala space.

Xu Jin originally assumed that the Space Emperor Yin Zhong had conspired with Hu Ling Star Island to ambush and hunt him.

But during Bai Changshan and others’ capture of the star island, Xu Jin continued reconnaissance and discovered the main force led by the Hu Yu True Person of Hu Ling Star Island.

As always, cautious.

Even during marching, those alien star lords remained connected to their bloodlines, ready to erupt at any moment.

Hu Meng was fierce, but this Hu Yu True Person was not fierce at all — he was excessively cautious.

From this, it seemed the Space Emperor Yin Zhong was acting alone.

Otherwise, with a ninth-catastrophe, an eighth-catastrophe, and a star emperor among the space scouts, why would he be so cautious?

Anyone else would have charged straight in.

In other words, the Space Emperor Yin Zhong could lock onto Xu Jin’s position not because of that ninth-catastrophe Yin Yi True Person.

“There is another special method!”

Xu Jin had already decided he would ask his master for guidance after the battle.

Being targeted and constantly tracked by a Space Emperor was far too dangerous.

Because the Hu Yu True Person of Hu Ling Star Island was so cautious, Xu Jin could not expand his gains; in the end, he slew two more Yin Yi True Persons — one ninth-catastrophe, one second-catastrophe — who had been traveling together.

The thunder True Person Xu Jin most wanted to slay was nowhere to be seen.

And the Wu Yang Star Island forces naturally succeeded in capturing the star island — no doubt about it.

Similarly, Xu Jin’s primary merit was unquestionable.

On the return journey after capturing this medium-sized star fragment, Xu Jin scouted everywhere.

As before, the Hu Ling Star Island’s master, Hu Yu True Person, was too cowardly — he didn’t pursue at all.

This directly allowed Wu Yang Star Island’s elite to win effortlessly.

Especially compared to the two battles Xu Jin had endured over the past month, one was heavenly, the other outright hellish.

The way everyone looked at Xu Jin — their gazes were practically stretched thin.

Xu Jin’s cultivation had reached the peak of Star Lord, temporarily unable to rise further.

Among the benefits of primary merit, aside from comprehending four entirely new Dao principles, all other opportunities were granted to Zhu Linxiao.

At this moment, the results of Xu Jin’s recent research into rule arts and fused rule arts star arts also manifested.

Previously, when Zhu Linxiao took Xu Jin’s place to enjoy the benefits of primary merit, Xu Jin needed Bai Changshan to cover for him.

But now, he could do it himself.

A variant fusion of the rule art: Space Void Cage Network.

Based on a space cage network weakened by several times, fused with thunder power, infused with the Earth Root technique he had previously learned, and combined with the stealth star art, he finally comprehended his own unique alertness-shielding secret art: Thunder-Space Concealment.

It could conceal Zhu Linxiao’s aura; any attempt by others to probe would be blocked by star force, forcing them to explode outward — if they tried to scan with spiritual sense, the thunder power would instantly retaliate and shatter it.

It was quite convenient.

It was at this moment that Xu Jin began to understand.

His cultivation had been rising too quickly lately.

He needed to slow down slightly.

Slow is actually fast!

Slow might be even faster than fast!

Only then could he fully excavate his potential — even his actual strength.

Right now, he continued his contemplation — he had much to comprehend.

For instance, fusing rule arts: the Wind Vortex of Xun and the Wood-Thunder Chaos, both currently his strongest rule arts.

But whichever one he chose, he could only activate one at a time.

Because fused rule arts could only be unleashed through the Chaos Cloud Tower.

Thus, dual-system fused rule arts were merely the beginning.

To fully unleash the Chaos Cloud Tower’s potential, he needed triple-system fused rule arts — even quadruple-system fused rule arts.

If he had triple-system fused rule arts, today’s battle against Emperor Yin Zhong might have been slightly easier.

But the dual-system fused rule art he himself had comprehended — Wood-Thunder Chaos — had already opened a promising path.

Thus, for Xu Jin, dual-system fused rule arts were merely the beginning!

Besides this, today’s battle against Emperor Yin Zhong also made Xu Jin realize something crucial.

The importance of the Abyssal Art.

During combat with Yin Zhong, his previous methods for slaying ninth-catastrophe True Persons — including rule art combos, the Abyssal Eclipse Art, and the Chaos Star Gang explosion techniques — had all been drastically weakened against a Star Emperor.

What ultimately allowed Xu Jin to endure and secure victory were the Chaos Cloud Tower and the Abyssal Art.

The accumulated explosive power of the Abyssal Art was truly terrifying!

It was not even on the same scale as the Chaos Star Gang explosions he had used before.

Even the most Chaos Star Gang he possessed amounted to only over ten thousand strands.

But how much Chaos Star force had accumulated over these days within that vast Abyssal space?

It was certainly over a million strands — possibly several million.

In an instant, Xu Jin made his decision.

In the coming period, he would strive to enhance the Chaos Cloud Tower and the Abyssal Art as much as possible.

One guaranteed his survival floor; the other guaranteed his explosive ceiling.

Previously, because he did not understand the intent of the Void Abyss Emperor, Xu Jin dared not fully cultivate the Abyssal Art, fearing hidden dangers.

But after being examined by Du Yue Emperor and his master, Fenghua Emperor, Xu Jin now held new thoughts.

Because his Abyssal Art had mutated.

Greatly mutated.

Others’ Abyssal Arts were purely spatial in nature.

His was chaotic in nature.

Even if Du Yue Emperor’s worst-case judgment were true — that the Void Abyss Emperor supported him, Lu Zhan, Lu Qi, and other space prodigies in cultivating this Abyssal Art to devour them and grow stronger —

meaning Xu Jin and the others were merely the Void Abyss Emperor’s nourishing meat —

any meat infused with chaotic qi would undergo a qualitative transformation.

If Xu Jin himself actively intensified his cultivation,

then if the worst-case scenario ever occurred, his mutated meat might not only be indigestible to the Void Abyss Emperor — it might even shatter his teeth!

This medium-sized star fragment was still on the larger side; Zhu Linxiao, the newly elevated fourth-catastrophe True Person, besides comprehending five Dao principles, was also fully satiated by the primary merit rewards.

His cultivation surged directly to the peak of fourth-catastrophe True Person.

Moreover, his three auxiliary systems each improved — two had already reached the level of first-catastrophe True Person.

With further cultivation, his auxiliary spatial system might even reach first-catastrophe True Person level.

After some preparation, he could attempt a breakthrough.

After enjoying the primary merit rewards, they began dividing the remaining benefits.