Chapter 280: Peak Stellar Body

Jiang Changkong returned to his territory with the Stellar Body Martial Artist.

This person was named Lin Nanfeng, a member of the Immortal Palace.

They belonged to the Research Palace and were unaware of the situation in the other palaces.

Jiang Changkong casually found a place to sit down. “I’ve killed quite a few people from the Immortal Palace, but you’re the first coward I’ve encountered.”

Lin Nanfeng looked embarrassed, unsure how to respond to this.

Jiang Changkong said indifferently, “No need to feel ashamed. If you weren’t a coward, you’d already be dead. You could say you’re just being pragmatic, merely seeking survival.”

Lin Nanfeng remained silent, not knowing what to say.

“Now, tell me about the situation in my territory,” Jiang Changkong said, his gaze sweeping over the land. “Tell me about those Star Demons.”

“There are four Star Body Peak Star Demons and one Early Star Constellation Stage Star Demon. Deeper in, there are even stronger Star Demons. These Star Demons have their own forces and territories and generally don’t venture into others’ domains easily.”

Lin Nanfeng finally found his value. “The Immortal Palace here has only managed to recruit one Early Star Constellation Stage Star Demon.”

“Is that all?”

“Also, these Star Demons control some Ancient Ruins, Star Crystal Veins, medicinal herbs, and the like,” Lin Nanfeng quickly added. “The Star Demon recruited by the Immortal Palace has an Ancient Ruin within its territory. Even ordinary Star Martial Artists wouldn’t dare to enter it lightly.”

“And the other Star Demons haven’t tried to seize it?” Jiang Changkong was slightly surprised.

A place even Star Martial Artists dared not enter lightly, occupied by an Early Star Constellation Stage Star Demon?

“No, because the resources there are relatively scarce. The best items that appear are only ninth-tier low-grade. It’s fraught with dangers and not worth the effort. Even the Immortal Palace’s leaders aren’t interested.”

Jiang Changkong nodded. “Do you know Liangqiu Xuanyi?”

Lin Nanfeng shook his head. “Liangqiu Xuanyi? I only know of a Liangqiu family. I don’t know if this Liangqiu Xuanyi is a High-Rank Martial Artist from the Liangqiu family?”

“It seems you don’t know.” Jiang Changkong wasn’t disappointed; he had only been testing the waters. “I obtained a phone from killing a Star Demon, but it’s encrypted. Can you unlock it?”

“I can’t. The Star Demons set it up themselves. I always handed such things over to my superiors.”

“What about this token?”

“It’s an Immortal Palace token, representing one’s identity. Now that the leader is dead, this token is useless.”

Jiang Changkong toyed with the token, a golden plaque engraved with the character for “palace.” “It becomes useless when the owner dies?”

Lin Nanfeng explained, “The Immortal Palace also has practitioners of Soul Martial Arts who can extract the Soul Power of its members. They can sense when someone dies.”

Jiang Changkong understood. “Alright, I’ll take stock of the spoils first. You go rest over there.”

After finishing his questions, Jiang Changkong began counting the Star Crystals.

This harvest was enormous. Compared to the spoils from the War Palace, this was on an entirely different scale, not even a fraction of it.

Of course, it wasn’t just from one stronghold. That Star Martial Artist had clearly looted other strongholds as well.

Seventh-tier Star Crystals:

Low-grade: 300,000 pieces.

Mid-grade: 250,000 pieces.

High-grade: 130,000 pieces.

Top-grade: 50,000 pieces.

Eighth-tier Star Crystals were fewer:

Low-grade: 36,000 pieces.

Mid-grade: 21,000 pieces.

High-grade: 10,000 pieces.

Top-grade: 3,000 pieces.

Combined with his previous gains, this was enough to elevate all five of his martial arts to the Star Body Peak.

If he killed the Star Demon, he might even be able to advance all eight of his martial arts to the peak.

Thinking of this, Jiang Changkong looked at Lin Nanfeng. “Do you know where that Star Constellation Stage Star Demon is?”

Lin Nanfeng understood his meaning almost instantly. “I know, you want to go kill him?”

Jiang Changkong said indifferently, “My Uncharted Land also needs some cleaning up, to prepare for reclamation.”

“I can take you there.” Lin Nanfeng didn’t hesitate. Since he had already said everything, he might as well take him directly.

Jiang Changkong waved his hand. “Tomorrow. It’s already late today. Find a building to rest in, and don’t disturb me.”

Lin Nanfeng turned and entered a building, while Jiang Changkong left the base to find a place to break through.

He decided to advance all five martial arts to the Star Body Peak in one go.

The Taiji Yin-Yang Art, Taiyin and Taiyang, the Divine Control Art, and the Three-meter Golden Body—these five martial arts would be upgraded together.

The White Cloud Nine Layers Scripture, the Tyrant Blade, and the high-level Battle Form Star Array Diagram would be saved for next time.

The high-level Battle Form Star Array Diagram was actually quite helpful to him. By comprehending the Force Pattern Star Array, he could activate arrays with a single thought.

However, comparatively speaking, upgrading the five martial arts first was more cost-effective.

The Force Pattern Stellar Body would also upgrade along with the Three-meter Golden Body.

Thinking this, Jiang Changkong no longer hesitated and began advancing all five martial arts simultaneously.

This time, he suppressed the Star Power fluctuations, preventing them from spreading too far.

The Star Array Patterns grew increasingly complex, and the Power Runes became thicker, now twice as thick as they were in the Sin Domain.

By the time he reached the Near-God stage, his Power Runes should be several meters thick.

The five Stellar Bodies transformed simultaneously. Jiang Changkong’s defensive capabilities and resistance to corresponding attributes also strengthened.

The vast and boundless Star Power within his body surged, merging into every inch of his flesh and blood.

Through continuous transformation, he stepped into the Star Body Peak. Whether it was Star Power, physical strength, or pure power, everything had increased several times over.

Power Runes: eight!

If he were to fight an Early Star Constellation Stage Martial Artist now, he was confident he could overpower them using just one Stellar Body.

From now on, he could bulldoze his way through Early Star Constellation Stage Star Demons.

Daring to experiment on humans in his Uncharted Land and stealing his resources—they must have a death wish!

Jiang Changkong: Star Body Peak.

High-tier mid-grade martial arts:

Three-meter Golden Body: Perfection 1/4,200,000

Taiji Yin-Yang Art: Perfection 1/4,200,000

Tyrant Blade: Great Achievement 1/7,200,000

Holy Sun Technique: Perfection 1/4,200,000

Divine Control Art: Perfection 1/4,200,000

Bright Moon Art: Perfection 1/4,200,000

White Cloud Nine Layers Scripture: Great Achievement 1/7,200,000

High-tier mid-grade array arts:

Battle Form Star Array Diagram (Incomplete): Great Achievement 1/7,200,000

Essence, Qi, and Spirit: 1,081,854

“If things continue like this, won’t a single martial art require over ten million by the time I reach the Star Constellation Perfection stage?”

Jiang Changkong’s lips twitched. Could the Void Realm even sustain him?

Maybe he should see if he could conquer the Void Realm by then?

If that didn’t work, he could also embark on an expedition and explore the starry skies.

“Hmm, I should keep Lin Nanfeng around a bit longer. The Immortal Palace, that wealthy place, will be my future target.”

Jiang Changkong murmured to himself. At this point, it seemed only the Immortal Palace could sustain him.

Next time he killed someone from the Immortal Palace, he must use the Divine Control Art to preserve the soul power on the token so he could borrow it.

“Tomorrow, I’ll go kill the Star Demons. Whether I can advance all my arts to Star Body Peak depends on them.”

Jiang Changkong transformed into a Divine Control Art light sphere, entered the building, and hovered above Lin Nanfeng.

Unfortunately, this guy was only focused on cultivation, and no one from the Immortal Palace had contacted him.

Early the next morning, Jiang Changkong flew out of the building ahead of time and materialized his form.

The phone rang with a message from Huo Qinglan: Professor Yun and the others were already on their way and would arrive at the base within two days at the latest.

Lin Nanfeng had risen early and stood to the side, waiting for him to speak.

“Let’s go. First, we’ll deal with those two Star Body Star Demons,” Jiang Changkong transformed into a Holy Sun sphere.

Lin Nanfeng was slightly taken aback. “Two? Shouldn’t it be four?”

“After you left them, I killed two yesterday.”

Lin Nanfeng suddenly felt a chill, a creeping horror—this guy had been watching him all along!

He thought the Immortal Palace’s higher-ups hadn’t died unjustly. As for the damn suggestion to infiltrate Jiang Changkong’s side—which fool in the Immortal Palace had come up with that?