Chapter 90: Object Control Art

The hollow sphere contained not a trace of Star Power.

Chu Tianxing refused to believe it and tossed several more, but they were all duds as well.

“Something’s wrong.”

Chu Tianxing’s expression turned ugly as another bomb materialized in his hand and was hurled forward.

Boom

This bomb exploded, but its power was pitifully weak, failing even to breach Jiang Changkong’s protective Taiji Diagram.

“Li Feng, how dare you deceive me!”

Chu Tianxing roared in fury, but as he scanned the surroundings, all he saw was devastation with no sign of anyone.

“The genius from the provincial capital seems rather watered down.”

Jiang Changkong raised his palm, gathering Star Power into a brilliant golden light that enveloped Chu Tianxing.

“Jiang Changkong, I am a son of the Chu family. Among my four brothers, I am the weakest.”

Chu Tianxing staggered backward, his face contorted with rage. “If you kill me, my three brothers will never let you… Gurgle…”

Blood stained the night sky and splattered onto the ground.

Chu Tianxing was flung several meters away, his body convulsing before falling still, unable to rise again.

Watching as Chu Tianxing’s life faded and he became a corpse, Jiang Changkong crouched down to search him.

He found a jade pendant carved with a dragon pattern. Infusing it with Star Power, a hazy starlight shone from it.

A space appeared—ten cubic meters in size—containing a small pile of Star Stones and several bottles of potions, projected into his mind.

Compared to the Hidden Star Ring, this jade pendant could also conceal Star Power fluctuations, though its storage space was larger.

All of them were third-tier!

Jiang Changkong was overjoyed, never expecting such an unexpected windfall.

“One hundred low-grade third-tier, twenty mid-grade, and three high-grade—what a pauper. And he still had the nerve to wear jade and call himself a young master?”

Jiang Changkong curled his lip and directly absorbed them. The Essence, Qi, and Spirit gained amounted to 34,900, which was quite decent. His total Essence, Qi, and Spirit now stood at 65,831.7.

His gaze shifted to Zhao Qianjun, who was still clinging to his last breath.

Jiang Changkong finished him off with a single strike, then dragged both corpses as he went to find Liu Feng and the others.

Liu Feng and his group were waiting for him at the agreed-upon location, as previously arranged.

They were all deeply worried, fearing he might not be able to handle the two.

If Jiang Changkong failed, they would have to flee immediately, which would surely anger Zhao Qianjun and Chu Tianxing.

“Everyone, sorry to keep you waiting.”

Jiang Changkong dragged the two bodies over as he approached.

“Changkong.”

The group was overjoyed and quickly gathered around, eyeing the two corpses. “Are they dead?”

“Yes, completely dead,” Jiang Changkong replied. “What comes next is up to you.”

Li Feng searched Zhao Qianjun’s body and retrieved a palm-sized device resembling a phone, displaying a red dot on its screen.

Handing the device to Jiang Changkong, Li Feng said, “This is the instrument used to track the Special Star Demon.”

“Thank you,” Jiang Changkong said, accepting the device. “Do you still need my help with anything else?”

“Commander Cheng will definitely contact you. When he does, just tell him the truth—that we begged you to intervene.”

Li Feng explained, “The bombs you used were ones we stole from Zhao Qianjun.”

“Understood,” Jiang Changkong agreed.

“Well then, Venerable Jiang, you may attend to your own affairs. Leave the rest to us,” Li Feng said with a smile.

“Then, until we meet again.”

Jiang Changkong clasped his hands in farewell.

“Until next time,” the soldiers replied with smiles, seeing him off.

Jiang Changkong left with the device to track the Special Star Demon.

The instrument could only confirm that the Special Star Demon was within a thousand-meter radius, but nothing more specific.

A radius of a thousand meters was more than sufficient.

Following the red dot, he encountered Star Demons along the way and slaughtered them without hesitation.

After the soldiers finished their tasks, they would return directly to the city, so his slaughter of Star Demons would not affect them.

By the time he reached the area where the Special Star Demon was located, it was already late at night.

He directly killed the Star Demons and once again used blood energy as bait to attract more.

After a night of slaughter, the Special Star Demon still hadn’t appeared, but Jiang Changkong was not discouraged.

Now that he had a general range, if it didn’t work once, he would just try a few more times.

By the next morning, when Jiang Changkong took out the instrument, the location of the Special Star Demon had changed again.

Jiang Changkong chased after it and resumed his slaughter.

Although the increase in Essence, Qi, and Spirit was slow, he wasn’t in a hurry. The coordination between Three Blades Without Trace and the Blazing Fire Technique had already reached perfection.

The blazing fire was concealed within the traceless blades, still silent and without revealing the slightest hint of fiery aura.

By nightfall, the location of the Special Star Demon had shifted once again.

“Could it be that this Star Demon is also on the move?”

Jiang Changkong muttered to himself and continued the pursuit.

This wasn’t impossible. The Special Star Demon had emerged from the depths and might very well be heading back.

And so, he chased and slaughtered Star Demons along the way.

It wasn’t until the fifth day that Jiang Changkong finally lured out the Special Star Demon.

Along with it came a Peak Star Sea Star Demon.

Roar!

Amidst the soaring blood energy and hundreds of Star Demons, a Peak Star Sea Star Demon roared.

Beside it was a Peak Star Qi Star Demon with a collar tied around its nose.

The Star Demon roared and, without the slightest hesitation, lunged forward to attack.

Star Power surged, its sharp claws tearing through the air, causing deafening explosions.

“Traceless.”

Jiang Changkong’s blade moved without a trace, the blazing fire deeply concealed.

The blade was silent, its momentum imperceptible, clashing with the Star Power.

Clang!

The longsword easily sliced through the Star Power, landing on the sharp claws with a crisp sound.

Boom!

A golden flame ignited, and the Peak Star Sea Star Demon’s claws immediately emitted the aroma of roasted meat, turning charred.

Roar!

The Star Demon roared in pain, its Star Power surging as it tried to extinguish the flames.

Jiang Changkong raised his blade again, striking the Star Sea Star Demon’s neck.

Golden flames erupted once more, directly burning through its neck.

Roar!

The Special Star Demon let out a low growl, a glint of fear flashing in its eyes before it turned and fled.

Jiang Changkong directly extracted the Essence, Qi, and Spirit of the Peak Star Sea Star Demon. Flames ignited beneath his feet, and a protective Taiji barrier rose around him, repelling the surrounding Star Demons as he gave chase.

Swoosh!

A flash of blade light, and the head of the Special Star Demon flew into the air, blood gushing like a fountain.

“Finally done.”

Jiang Changkong dug out the Special Starstone, holding it in his hand, and suddenly froze.

Jiang Changkong: Peak Star Sea

Low-grade Superior Martial Arts:

Bronze Skin Iron Bone Technique: Complete 128,000/128,000

Tai Chi Fist Scripture: Complete 128,000/128,000

Three Blades Without Trace: Complete 1/128,000

Blazing Fire Technique: Complete 1/128,000

Low-grade Inferior Martial Arts:

Object Control Technique: Beginner 0/500

Essence, Qi, and Spirit: 69,628.7

Object Control Technique?

Did I open this the wrong way?

Isn’t this immortal cultivation?

In a Martial Dao world, there’s also object control?

“Maybe I shouldn’t sell it?”

Jiang Changkong hesitated. Learning another martial art would require even more Essence, Qi, and Spirit.

But when faced with such a technique, who could resist?

How many years of martial arts training could compare to a single immortal cultivation technique?

Gritting his teeth, Jiang Changkong directly chose to upgrade.

A cool energy flowed from the Starstone into his body, and cracks appeared on the Special Starstone before it finally shattered into countless fragments.

A not-too-complicated energy circulation pathway flowed within his body, along with some additional information.

This… wasn’t an immortal cultivation method!

Or rather, it was an auxiliary martial art, but even that description didn’t seem quite right.

The Object Control Technique uses qi to manipulate objects, applying Star Power to move all things between heaven and earth.

Li Qiuchuan and the others were flung away by the Object Control Technique.

In theory, if the Object Control Technique is powerful enough, it can move any object, thereby achieving astonishing destructive force.

Its drawback is that it becomes ineffective against opponents of the same tier—it can barely fling them away—and against those stronger than oneself, it struggles to even budge them.

However, this limitation doesn’t apply to him, as his Star Power is immense!

Moreover, the greatest enhancement lies in its application to blades!

Using qi to control blades!

“The primary function of the Object Control Technique is still auxiliary—applying qi to wield weapons, achieving sword control and blade control,” Jiang Changkong reflected. Although he couldn’t yet fly with a blade, it would still allow his strength to advance further.

Without hesitation, he directly elevated the Object Control Technique to mid-grade perfection.

Within the Star Sea, another stream of Star Power was added, colorless like the Three Blades Without Trace, invisible to the naked eye when activated.

“Control the blade.”

Jiang Changkong stood with his hands behind his back. Using the Object Control Technique in conjunction with the Three Blades Without Trace, the long blade automatically rose and flew, weaving and slashing through the air as he willed, cutting down Star Demons.

Swoosh, swoosh

However, as the Object Control Technique was only at mid-grade perfection, its execution couldn’t yet perfectly harmonize with the Three Blades Without Trace, failing to maintain complete silence and invisibility.