[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-star-martial-era":3,"chapter-the-star-martial-era-the-star-martial-era-chapter-977":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},2275835,4448,"Chapter 977","the-star-martial-era-chapter-977",977,"\u003Cp>March 2nd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the sixth day Xu Jin had been on Youshi Star Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over these six days, Xu Jin had spent every day in rigorous cultivation under time acceleration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never before had Xu Jin felt so close to attaining True Personhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had used up all the Purple Yuan Bodhi branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six hundred and forty-plus Purple Yuan Bodhi branches he had gathered from Qingman Star Island, collected himself, and received from Master Louyang and Second Senior Brother Mu Jia True Person were all gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These allowed Xu Jin to directly refine over ten additional Purple Yuan bone veins, reaching a total of sixty-nine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, Xu Jin began using the cultivated Purple Yuan Bodhi roots to refine his Purple Yuan bone veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being cultivated under the Candou Star Lamp, the inch-long Purple Yuan Bodhi roots did not undergo any elevation in quality or increase in power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under the Candou Lamp’s cultivation, they began growing rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theoretically, if Xu Jin could cultivate this single inch of Purple Yuan Bodhi root within the Candou Star Lamp for a thousand years, it could grow into a Purple Yuan Bodhi root of Secret Realm treasure grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a thousand years was far too long—even with time acceleration, Xu Jin could not afford to wait that long now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Xu Jin cultivated many at once and used them directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He occasionally injected large amounts of Chaotic Cultivation Force and Chaotic Star Force to stimulate growth, which could accelerate its development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each inch’s medicinal potency increased by two to three percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over these six days, Xu Jin had already used over two meters—more than seventy inches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This successfully allowed him to refine twelve and a half additional Purple Yuan bone veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, the number of Purple Yuan bone veins on his Dao Embryo had reached an astonishing eighty-two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natural Nascent Soul formation might occur within just a few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Notably, when Xu Jin’s Purple Yuan bone veins reached sixty-seven, the Sixteenth Divine Sword Essence fully solidified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was indeed true that refining Purple Yuan bone veins could strengthen the Divine Soul’s origin and reconstitute Divine Sword Essences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the prototype of the Seventeenth Divine Sword Essence had already emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he continued refining, the Seventeenth Divine Sword Essence would surely form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, over these days, Xu Jin took time to fully comprehend all the True Person Blood Crystals he had acquired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The True Person Blood Crystals gathered from these numerous battles allowed Xu Jin to comprehend thirty-seven additional elemental Dao principles, all suppressed by the Chaotic Cloud Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accumulated together, the total number of Dao principles suppressed by the Chaotic Cloud Tower reached an astonishing three hundred and ninety-nine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, this still had not reached the Chaotic Cloud Tower’s limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin planned to ask his Master this question after forming the Transformation Nascent Soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where exactly was the limit of the Chaotic Cloud Tower?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>March 3rd. The dull sound of the assembly drum suddenly echoed over Youshi Star Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the drum sounded, Xu Jin, who had been in deep cultivation, opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he did not look toward the training ground—he turned his head toward the direction of the Star Wastes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he could not see it, Xu Jin had sensed the faint yet intense pulsation deep within the Star Wastes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A star surge had occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the disturbance was extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least a medium star surge—possibly approaching a large star surge!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merely by sensing it remotely with his divine sense, Xu Jin made a judgment far clearer than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Xu Jin realized this must be one of the benefits of his greatly enhanced Divine Soul cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Divine Soul cultivation had recently surged again, and the power of all his divine abilities and Dao techniques had risen further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sensing ability had grown stronger as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ling’er, end your deep cultivation,” Xu Jin called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must participate in this battle—and in recent battles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few days ago, to arrange Yu Zhong’s transfer, Xu Jin had shared a few drinks with Master Louyang True Person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their natural rapport was close, and they spoke at length.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin asked nothing classified, so Master Louyang held nothing back, allowing Xu Jin to learn much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, his mistress, Emperor Duoyue’s current predicament, was tied to rescuing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youshi Star Island had suffered consecutive defeats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the first defeat, the original Level-11 Breakthrough Warden died in battle, severely weakening Youshi Star Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the surface, it appeared to be a normal death in combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under normal circumstances, a Level-11 Breakthrough True Person could hardly die unless an Emperor intervened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he died precisely when Emperor Duoyue was absent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant the enemy’s Emperor had struck a treacherous blow, with no one able to stop it—or even know of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was why Emperor Duoyue faced pressure and criticism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the timing coincided exactly with when Emperor Duoyue and Emperor Fenghua had gone together to help Xu Jin slay the Jade Whale Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second defeat was also coincidental.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Emperor Kongyuan had threatened to devour Xu Jin’s Abyss Domain, Emperor Duoyue had rushed over for emergency aid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coincidentally, a star surge occurred here at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the star surge, a Level-9, a Level-8, and a Level-6 True Person died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This further crippled Youshi Star Island’s strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since then, in multiple star surges, due to Youshi Star Island’s depleted high-level combat strength, even with Emperor Duoyue present, they continued losing, with True Persons dying in every battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Emperor Duoyue was present, enemy Emperors dared not strike treacherous blows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real bloody battles were fought between the True Person champions on both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Youshi Star Island’s disadvantage had become entrenched—every battle lost, every battle claimed lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only a month ago, when Emperor Duoyue urgently summoned his eldest disciple, Master Louyang True Person, that the tide of defeat was finally stabilized!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was only a stabilization against total collapse—no more high-level True Persons died, yet the overall trend could not be reversed.\u003C\u002Fp>",1013,"2026-06-19T23:56:35.933Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","247abb87962933b49bfdec3b9744821bc7f831ecbaeb84b553567f357f2b0e73","the-star-martial-era-chapter-978","the-star-martial-era-chapter-976",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-star-martial-era-cover.jpg"]