[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-star-martial-era":3,"chapter-the-star-martial-era-the-star-martial-era-chapter-953":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},2275811,4448,"Chapter 953","the-star-martial-era-chapter-953",953,"\u003Cp>Within the Abyssal Space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the True Person’s blood crystal of Spring Water True Person fell out, Lin Dapang suddenly froze, then knelt over Spring Water True Person’s white bones and burst into tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin did not stop him, only watched as Lin Dapang wept there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Dapang wept for only a dozen breaths, then fell silent, slowly rose, and without a word took Spring Water True Person’s flesh and bones, plus many items from his own Numinous Space—clothing, ornaments, books, woven flower baskets, and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most were gifts from Spring Water True Person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flame flickered between his fingers, instantly igniting a roaring fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the flames, everything belonging to Spring Water True Person began to vanish into smoke and ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purity in Lin Dapang’s eyes also rapidly faded, gradually replaced by coldness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once plump, smiling face that had inspired instant warmth now bore a touch of malevolence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin knew that a boy had vanished from this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his place stood a man named Lin Bowei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had grown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just later than others, that was all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great Saint, this is yours—take her Numinous Space too.” Lin Bowei spoke softly, then scanned the Abyssal Space and Zhu Linxiao watching from afar, and suddenly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, Lin Bowei sat before Xu Jin, wiping away his tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rose again, and beneath a veil of starlight, donned a new set of black attire, burning his previous green clothes to ashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That outfit… was her gift.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Lin Bowei sat before Xu Jin, dissolving the star power from his body’s surface, and said softly, “Great Saint, I did wrong. If I did wrong, I must bear the consequence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do with me as you will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how you punish me, I accept it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes and waited silently for Xu Jin’s judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression made it clear: even if Xu Jin killed him, he would feel no regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was precisely why he had felt helpless before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, the cleanest, easiest solution would have been to kill both Lin Dapang and Spring Water True Person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now it had turned out like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing Lin Bowei now… Xu Jin found himself unable to bring himself to do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet letting Lin Bowei go was even less possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Spring Water True Person missing, Lin Bowei would be the first person sought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Lin Bowei had seen his Abyssal Space—this was Xu Jin’s second-most important secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most crucially, for now, Xu Jin felt Lin Bowei was unreliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he seemed transformed, his future conduct was unknown; based on past behavior, he was a fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, fools are more dangerous than enemies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Release your Dao Embryo, then your Divine Soul origin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Bowei spoke no word of protest; his Dao Embryo flew out, and a speck of divine light appeared, directly releasing his Divine Soul origin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did so because Xu Jin had previously discussed with his Master, Emperor Fenghua, how to control high-level cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Emperor Fenghua, controlling high-level cultivators posed two challenges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, one needed a control technique of matching rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, one’s Divine Soul cultivation must vastly surpass the target’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, Tenth and Eleventh Realm True Persons, who could draw upon the Dao’s primordial source, could easily break free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of Divine Soul cultivation, Xu Jin now far surpassed Lin Bowei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the control technique, it was one of Xu Jin’s own recent discoveries through studying Star Arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Benefiting from insights gained in fusing rule-based Dao techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin tentatively merged the Divine Art Black Concealment Sore Thread with the modified Wood-rule Dao technique Star Fungus Spore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When combined, the Black Concealment Sore Thread could carry the Star Fungus Spore into the target’s Dao Embryo or Nascent Soul and implant it without detonating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When needed, Xu Jin could instantly trigger the Star Fungus Spore rooted deep within the target’s Dao Embryo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since it was implanted directly at the core of the Dao Embryo, a single detonation could instantly drain massive amounts of Dao Embryo and Divine Soul origin power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it drained Divine Soul origin power, the Star Fungus Spore—which normally could not harm the Dao Embryo—now could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It effectively fused the strengths of both techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Concealment Sore Thread could only penetrate the target’s Dao Embryo, but would fade over time and could not harm the target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Star Fungus Spore could harm the target, but could not be implanted inside the Dao Embryo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After modification and fusion, the problems were perfectly resolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theoretically, if Xu Jin implanted enough Star Fungus Spore seeds, even a True Person’s Nascent Soul or an Emperor’s Nascent Soul could be instantly destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, Xu Jin would test it on Lin Dapang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, when he had the chance, he’d test it on a prisoner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spring Water True Person had been the ideal test subject, but was killed by Da Pang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several breaths, Xu Jin’s eyes lit up with delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It worked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Concealment Sore Thread had successfully implanted over a hundred Star Fungus Spore seeds into Lin Bowei’s Dao Embryo, where they now lay dormant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the Star Fungus Spore seeds could continuously absorb minute amounts of the target’s Divine Soul power and feed it back to the Black Concealment Sore Thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the Black Concealment Sore Thread would not decay, nor vanish after half a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would exist forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At any time, Xu Jin could know the target’s location and detonate the modified Star Fungus Spore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a highly effective fused Dao technique for controlling captives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extremely practical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only drawback: it could not be forcibly implanted.\u003C\u002Fp>",944,"2026-06-19T23:56:35.933Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","522f360ee20b62c2bf62e837c10df10e257ac9237b7240f1672509d26e0d0ffb","the-star-martial-era-chapter-954","the-star-martial-era-chapter-952",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-star-martial-era-cover.jpg"]