Header Background Image

    Starry Sky Professional Directory 76

    Read Advanced Chapters on Patreon: patreon.com/fantasystories797

    Chapter 76: Dragon Elephant Breaks Rank (In honor of the most beloved Xiaoqin League Leader)

    A high-grade cave mansion.

    Fang Xing tossed a storage pouch in his hand, feeling rather emotional: “To think, the things I sold have found their way back to me…”

    It goes without saying that the several high-grade magic weapons he sold were probably all in Old Rong’s storage pouch.

    “This time, I went to watch the show, didn’t make a move, yet earned a lot… This is what they mean by ‘a good warrior leaves no trace’.”

    He looked at a spirit contract in his hand, a smile widening on his face.

    This second-order spirit contract, made from unknown materials, felt leathery to the touch, about the size of a regular page, with strange and complex patterns around the edges.

    In the center was the content written by Su Ye in his own blood, including the subsequent ‘compensation’ of twenty-five bottles of ‘Boiling Blood’, a promise to take him out of Qinglinfang City, and a vow of no future revenge…

    At the very bottom were the signatures of Su Ye and the intermediary, Han Qingyun.

    More importantly, Fang Xing himself hadn’t signed! This was a one-sided contract restricting Su Ye!

    Fang Xing wasn’t actually eager to leave Qinglinfang City.

    Bringing Han Qingyun into the picture was simply to give Han Qingyun and Hua Feiyue a chance to leave the city.

    He’s always been pretty good to his own people.

    And Su Ye had previously plotted against him. If he’d really agreed to kill the Qingyan Ox, he would have certainly turned against the three Qi Condensation Perfection cultivators present, a very dangerous situation.

    Therefore, Fang Xing felt no shame in taking advantage of the situation—this was the compensation Su Ye owed him!

    “Been out for so long, I’m a little hungry…”

    Fang Xing set up a grill, placing slices of beef on it to barbecue.

    This beef came from the Qingyan Ox. While most of the flesh was for Su Ye’s pill refinement, he was craving it, so he cut off a leg for himself.

    With the Qingyan Ox’s eight-meter height, one foreleg was enough to feed him for a long time.

    The flesh of a second-order妖兽 (yao shou, demonic beast) naturally had extraordinary effects, and even the taste was incredibly satisfying.

    Paired with spices from the Blue Star Federation, it was even better.

    Fang Xing even had to use talismans to hide the scent in the courtyard, barely preventing him from attracting all the nearby demonic beasts!

    He picked up a skewer of grilled beef. A fist-sized piece of beef was threaded onto an iron skewer, sprinkled with spices, with drops of oil dripping down.

    “Good, this is how you eat meat…”

    Such a rough method, yet the taste was exceptionally delicate in his mouth. The beef was thick and firm; without the teeth of a body refinement cultivator, one probably wouldn’t be able to handle it.

    Fang Xing’s appetite was enormous, but after eating one skewer of beef, he felt almost full.

    Moreover, he sensed a surge of Qi and Blood coursing through his body, as if he had just taken body refinement pills, and eagerly started practicing the Fuhǔ Stake.

    Half an hour later.

    [Fuhǔ Stake: 80/200 (Proficient)]

    Looking at the slightly increased proficiency in the Fuhǔ Stake, Fang Xing’s face was full of joy: “The effect of this second-order demonic beast meat is so good? Not only that, it’s also all-natural and pollution-free, without a trace of pill toxicity…”

    “Coupled with the Boiling Blood I’m still refining, a second-order demonic beast is truly a treasure from head to toe! Too bad… they’re so hard to kill.”

    Time flew by.

    In a blink of an eye, it was time for the new semester to begin.

    Aquila Star.

    Happy Home Community.

    Fang Xing stood up and looked at himself in the mirror.

    In the mirror was a young man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, his skin a healthy jade yellow. He’d grown several inches taller, his body lines smooth and perfect, every inch seeming to contain terrifying strength.

    “The first level of Dragon Elephant Skill is complete!”

    He stretched out his hand, and the blood-refined magic weapon, Tiger-Restriction Blade, fell into his palm.

    A tiger’s roar seemed to echo in the void, a blade light heavily striking his shoulder, then shattering!

    During this period, living in a cave mansion with high-grade spiritual energy, eating spirit rice and second-order demonic beast meat every day, his martial arts progress was astonishingly fast.

    After Su Ye delivered the twenty-five bottles of ‘Boiling Blood’ as promised, the proficiency of the Dragon Elephant Skill soared like a rocket.

    Last night, he had just broken through the first level, entering the ‘Proficient’ stage!

    At this level of ‘Dragon Elephant Skill’, the ‘Dragon Scale Elephant Armor’ defense alone could withstand ordinary low-grade magic weapons.

    “It seems that once I reach the ‘Master’ level, I can ignore all magic weapons. Only the spiritual weapon attacks of Foundation Establishment cultivators can break through my defense. Isn’t that a second-rank body cultivator?”

    Thinking this, Fang Xing felt a little scared.

    ‘Dragon Elephant Skill’ is only an A-grade martial art. The cultivation threshold is the Sinew and Bone Realm, equivalent to a postnatal martial artist in another world, not even a cultivator!

    “This means that a mortal can have second-rank body refinement… In the cultivation world, they would be a monster, but in the Blue Star Federation, they would only be considered a small genius…”

    “Not to mention, above the ‘Master’ level of ‘Dragon Elephant Skill’, there should be another realm…”

    “Perhaps, now that I’ve reached the Jadeite level, I can barely start practicing S-grade martial arts. If I learn the ‘Mahāvajra-Prajñā Divine Power’, how awesome would that be?”

    This is the advantage of Blue Star’s martial arts!

    Even at the same level, the variety of martial arts gives Blue Star martial artists far greater power than those from other worlds!

    Whether it’s defense, speed, or strength… they surpass in every aspect, a true all-rounder!

    “With the Dragon Elephant Skill proficiency increased, my strength has grown considerably…”

    A joyful expression appeared on Fang Xing’s face.

    His previous defense had four layers: outermost, a talisman from the cultivation world; middle layer, a nanotech protective suit; inside that, a layer of Dragon Scale Elephant Armor; and finally, his own physique—Jade Skin, Xuan Flesh, Willow Sinews, Steel Bones!

    Previously, the four layers combined could withstand several attacks from high-grade magic weapons, allowing him to slaughter at will amidst the frenzied attacks of a bunch of Qi Condensation Initial and Middle stage cultivators.

    Now, after the upgrade of Dragon Elephant Skill, he could probably withstand more than ten attacks from high-grade magic weapons.

    Even if he encountered several Qi Condensation Late stage or Qi Condensation Perfection cultivators attacking him, he could hold out for a while.

    That time would be enough for a martial artist to kill multiple enemies.

    Once the Dragon Elephant Skill reached the Proficient stage, he would be virtually invincible among Qi Condensation cultivators, and Qi Condensation Perfection cultivators would simply be offering themselves up to die.

    If it reached the Master stage, he would be a second-rank body refinement cultivator, capable of testing his skills against a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

    “I still have a lot of ‘Boiling Blood,’ happy days are ahead…”

    Fang Xing sighed and began to silently check his messages.

    His regular phone had the usual greetings from classmates. He checked and found no message from Gu Yun.

    However, his fishing plan should have succeeded. It seemed that after going to school, he would have to inquire indirectly, he couldn’t be too deliberate.

    However, the other, black market communication device, was more interesting.

    “Zhang Jiare from the Blood Cage Fighting Arena again?”

    He looked, and found that the previous messages were text messages.

    From “[Handsome guy, lonely? Want to see a performance that will get your blood pumping?]”

    to “[Coach Ping said she misses you very much… She has a few more secret moves with her ‘Exquisite Emotion Sword’…]”

    These were relatively normal.

    But the later ones were a little off.

    “[The Prevention Bureau’s dogs are sweeping the black market again, so boring…]”

    “[There are some interesting things in the black market, handsome guy, do you want to see them?]”

    “[I’m being transferred… The black market here is too chaotic…]”

    “Transferred? I wonder where she’ll go?”

    Fang Xing thought for a moment, then chuckled. Zhang Jiare clearly held a high position in the Blood Cage Fighting Arena, so he didn’t need to worry wherever she went.

    Furthermore, being able to sense the current turmoil in the black market and then being transferred out immediately was something many people desired but couldn’t get.

    ‘She’s showing off, right? She must be showing off!’

    Fang Xing thought for a moment and decided not to reply.

    Anyway, he already had a solution for his body refinement pills, and he didn’t need to go to the black market recently, so he would reduce entanglement and avoid the possibility of exposure.

    “The most important thing now is tomorrow’s school start. If I expose my Jadeite level, I can request to learn the ‘Mahāvajra-Prajñā Divine Power’… This is an S-grade martial art, a level higher than A-grade martial arts, and has a follow-up, which can be perfectly matched with the Dragon Elephant Skill!”

    “If I can master this S-grade martial art, even cultivate it to a high level, maybe I can kill Foundation Establishment cultivators at the Jadeite level!”

    As he made his plans, he used an electric rice cooker to make himself a pot of spirit rice porridge for breakfast.

    Only after finishing it did he leisurely go out.

    The early spring chill still surrounded the river embankment, and there were few pedestrians on the riverside streets.

    Fang Xing wandered in his thoughts, his attention focused on his attribute panel:

    [Name: Fang Xing]
    [Age: 17]
    [Occupation: Martial Artist]
    [Third Realm: Jadeite (Five Zang Organs: 98/100)]
    [Military Fist Twelve Styles: 78/200 (Proficient)]
    [Great Dragon Stake: 25/400 (Master)]
    [Fuhǔ Stake: 100/200 (Proficient)]
    [Ghost God Blade: 89/100 (Proficient)]
    [Exquisite Emotion Sword: 58/100 (Proficient)]
    [Dragon Elephant Skill: 1/100 (Proficient)]
    [Gate of All Heavens (Charging)]

    “The progress during this winter vacation is amazing! It’s all thanks to the high-grade spiritual energy cave mansion, the second-order demonic beast meat, and the Boiling Blood…”

    “It seems that before the end of this semester, before the Hundred Star Joint Examination, I will definitely reach the fourth realm!”

    The fourth realm of martial arts—Brave Warrior Realm!

    This is the realm where one opens the Niwan Palace, awakens spiritual power, and can do what others cannot. Only at this point are martial artists considered to have entered the hall, can be called ‘Martial Artists’, and can obtain professional certification and improve their citizen level!

    Breaking through the fourth realm of martial arts in high school would be a genius among geniuses!

    It might even guarantee admission to a top university.

    Ordinary universities, second-tier universities, first-tier universities… each level of university is completely different, and the resources they can enjoy are incomparable.

    But Fang Xing’s current goal is a super-first-tier university!

    “First choice—Blue Star University, I also want to buy a house there…”

    Although he felt that buying a house was a bit of a rip-off, it was the previous owner’s wish, and Fang Xing would do it if he could, to settle the obsession.

    As he was pondering, a noble lady walking a dog walked over: “Fang Xiaodi…”

    “Captain Jing Xia…”

    Fang Xing greeted politely: “How was your winter vacation?”

    “Not good…”

    Jing Xia’s face was full of gloom: “I don’t know what damn fool dumped a batch of alien artifacts in the black market, making the higher-ups furious, and me even more furious!”
    (End of Chapter)

    Previous Chapter | TOC | Next Chapter

    0 Comments

    Heads up! Your comment will be invisible to other guests and subscribers (except for replies), including you after a grace period. But if you submit an email address and toggle the bell icon, you will be sent replies until you cancel.
    Note