CHAPTER 254: CHAPTER 227: MAY THE LIVING REJOICE, MAY THE DEAD REST IN PEACE

"Universal Celebration! The Human Federation’s Tenth King is Born!"

"Tentatively Named the Heaven-splitting King! Two Titled Kings in Three Months, the Human Race is Flourishing"

"Heaven-splitting Hand Breaks Through on the Cliff Alien Territory Battlefield, Advances to Titled King with a Casual Laugh"

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"Magical Youth: Three Sentences of Scolding Causes Alien Star General to Die of Shame"

"First Time in a Thousand Years, Death of an Exotic Star General, Heaven and Earth Mourn"

"Three Deaths and One Escape, Aliens Suffer a Crushing Defeat, Dignified Star General Shamed to Death by a Human Youth! Eye-witness Account"

"Shocking! Three Alien Star Generals Fall Simultaneously, Is It the Twisting of Humanity or a Tragedy of Society"

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A large part of the media reported on Duan Ya’s promotion to Titled King, but there were also those that drew attention by directly writing about Lu Lin’s furious scolding of the three major Star Generals, Hang Tang.

However, Lu Lin and Xing Fang, who were already deep within the cultivation room, naturally knew nothing of this.

Xing Fang’s attribute was of the Dark System, which belongs to the category of dark attributes.

Due to its exceedingly rare nature, Xing Fang currently does not possess many Star Skills.

Ghost Face, Domain, Resurrection, Extraction, Bone Dragon, Knight, Wandering Soul.

Ghost Face is an augmentative type Star Skill. After using it, Xing Fang’s physical fitness, mental strength, and thinking speed all receive a certain boost.

The Domain is just like what Lu Lin had seen outside the Food God City a moment ago.

It is worth mentioning that when fighting within the Domain, Xing Fang receives an all-round enhancement, not only in terms of her body and spirit but also in the Star Martial she cultivates and the Star Skills she comprehends.

Resurrection allows the dead to regain the ability to act, but it is not a true revival. The resurrected dead have no consciousness and rely entirely on Xing Fang’s control.

Bone Dragon and Knight are considered complementary Star Skills; from the Domain, one can summon a Bone Dragon and a skeletal Knight. Together, they are not easily matched by any ninth-level martial artist.

Wandering Soul is a reconnaissance type Star Skill. Only Xing Fang can see the Wandering Soul, which can enter any prohibition and easily penetrate walls.

However, the Wandering Soul can only serve as Xing Fang’s eyes, seeing things but unable to do anything.

Most notably, the Extraction Star Skill.

After Xing Fang releases this Star Skill, she can forcibly extract the soul of an enemy whose mental strength is weaker than hers.

However, because there is no container to hold the soul, the suddenly exposed soul will quickly dissipate.

Of course, its actual effectiveness in combat against enemies is poor because those weaker than Xing Fang are not worth using such a Star Skill against, while against a stronger enemy, her mental strength is no advantage.

It seems rather useless, yet this does not affect the terrifying nature of this Star Skill at all.

Lu Lin, upon seeing this Star Skill, felt it was tailor-made for him.

Currently, with only his own strength, facing off against a sixth-level martial artist is his limit.

When facing a martial artist who has achieved the Golden Body Realm, his Star Power, and Star Skills are of little use.

But with Extraction, Lu Lin can completely extract the souls of enemies whose mental strength is weaker than his.

Whether to place them into Lu Lin’s Star Power Domain or let them dissipate is an effortless choice for Lu Lin.

If he becomes familiar with this Star Skill, Lu Lin may even easily slay Level 8 Warriors, Star Soldiers, and exotic beasts.

Lu Lin was incredibly excited.

Amazing.

This Star Skill is simply perfect for him.

Yet, even in his happiness of gaining a powerful bottom card, Lu Lin did not forget the task at hand.

He still had to guide Xing Fang with the Star Skill.

Previously, when guiding Duan Ya, Lu Lin observed that the "Memory Method" had reasonable effects, which he also mentioned to Xing Fang upon entering the cultivation room.

Now Xing Fang also entered the most memorable events of her life.

She was recalling not just one event, or rather, not just a single event.

It was about her love and hate entanglement with a man.

Xing Fang, in her youth, was exceptionally remarkable. Her Dark System talent awakened independently. At the time, in the eyes of her classmates, although everyone envied her ability to awaken, there was a slight hint of fear.

Every strike sent souls flying, truly life-threatening.

So, although she was a star figure at school, not many dared to approach her.

However, during this time, there was a handsome, tall boy who liked her and pursued her.

At first, Xing Fang paid no attention to the boy, yet the boy was relentless, displaying a determination not to give up until pursuing her.

After some years passed, Xing Fang, as a girl with a soft heart, ultimately accepted the boy’s affections, and they started a relationship.

However, as Xing Fang’s power grew stronger, more malicious eyes focused on her.

The boy, who had liked her for so many years, eventually, for the sake of money and a so-called "bright future," sold Xing Fang’s intelligence.

Xing Fang narrowly escaped death; during that mission, she was the only survivor, with her team members dying before her eyes to protect her.

In the end, it was through Xing Fang’s breakthrough in combat that she managed to kill all her enemies.

Yet even though she had achieved a breakthrough, all her team members had died.

After returning to the federation, Xing Fang pursued the matter for seven consecutive days and nights before finally uncovering the truth.

It was that very man who claimed he would love her, selling her intelligence, which led to the death of her team members before her.

In anger, Xing Fang rushed back overnight to their former "love nest" and used the Star Skill "Extraction," newly comprehended after her breakthrough, to forcibly extract the soul of the man from his body.

He was in despair.

He was helpless.

He screamed.

He cursed.

But what greeted him was only Xing Fang’s terrifying face covered with a ghost mask.

This was the only emotional experience in Xing Fang’s hundreds of years of life.

Yet it brought her no beautiful memories.

In the Star Power Domain, a tear flowed from Xing Fang’s eye, then turned into a stream.

"Come back, my team members."

Xing Fang sighed softly and her figure slowly dissipated from the Star Power Domain.

In the cultivation room, Xing Fang slowly opened her eyes, nodded towards Lu Lin, and teleported away.

High in the sky at a hundred meters.

Xing Fang radiated black light from head to toe.

If earlier Duan Ya was like a great sun, giving people a sense of majestic righteousness.

Then Xing Fang resembled an unparalleled female demon, standing in the air, her silver hair flying, overflowing with astonishing power.

Countless martial artists in Food God City raised their heads curiously, wanting to see what was happening.

Outside the cultivation room, Lv Susu waved a clear light-colored shield to block people’s view.

[May the living be joyful, may the dead rest in peace]

[I, Xing Fang, have stepped into the realm of Kings today]

Xing Fang thought to herself, she abandoned the announcement of her coronation that could reach all Humans, simply sighed silently, and completed the promotion unnoticed.

At that moment, countless people in the federation heard a sigh in their ears, but no other information.

Everyone thought they had misheard, shook their heads, and joined the celebration of Duan Ya’s promotion to Titled King.

Lv Susu looked up as well and sighed, for hiding the federation’s strength, she was right to do it.

But for martial artists, it was tantamount to stripping them of the chance to showcase their sanctity.

Martial artists who reach the ninth level are no longer interested in ordinary money, power, or property.

They only want to achieve their life’s value, and to do that, they first need the outside world to know they exist.

Xing Fang and those veteran strongmen might willingly conceal their identities, but will the young ninth-level martial artists be willing to?

Lv Susu did not know.

She flew up and came to Xing Fang.

"Sister Xing, thank you for your hard work."

Xing Fang laughed heartily, "What hard work? Being promoted to Titled King has been my dream for so many years, just couldn’t announce it to all Humans."

"Someday, my identity and strength will be revealed, then it will be time for another coronation."

After the memories just now, Xing Fang became more carefree.

The hostility on her lessened a bit, but she seemed even more spontaneous and relaxed.

"Sister Xing, your attire..."

"Attire? Haha."

"Couldn’t help it, when I was young I envied those girls with good figures, wanted to wear leather outfits to show off, but later on, as you know, we women never have time to dress up."

"For so many years, the longest thing I wore were just two combat suits, later when I reached the ninth level, I didn’t have much thought for it."

"I didn’t expect that Lu Lin’s guiding Star Skill let me see myself clearly."

"A Titled King is not merely an enhancement in strength, nor just a breakthrough in mental index; it’s actually a self-redemption in the soul."

"In future, I won’t call myself an old hag anymore, and you mustn’t call me Sister Xing."

"I want to be hot girl Xing Fang."

"Alright, alright, whatever you say." Lv Susu laughed despite herself.

Thinking about Xing Fang’s age, she’s really not far behind her; had no idea breaking through to Titled King would lead to such a big change.

The two descended, and suddenly countless gazes focused on Xing Fang.

"My God, is this Ghost Face Xing Fang? Unbelievable, incredible."

"Had I known Sister Xing had such a strong foundation, I definitely wouldn’t have gotten married 60 years ago."

Hearing these reckless words, Lv Susu couldn’t help but feel a little anxious for them.

Is this what’s called reckless in face of beauty?

Have you all forgotten what kind of temperament Xing Fang had before the breakthrough?

However, what surprised Lv Susu was that Xing Fang seemed to have no special reaction to these comments, even felt somewhat... pleased?

Could it be that, by nature, Xing Fang is a woman who likes listening to compliments?

Lv Susu looked around and noticed Zhu Henian was gone, seems like this veteran ninth-level martial artist also entered the cultivation room, and soon, the federation will witness another coronation of Titled King.

This gave Lv Susu a sense of unreality.

In the past thousand years, becoming a Titled King has been a pursuit for the federation, but due to various reasons, the breakthrough was extremely difficult, and there were fewer than two dozen Titled Kings in the broad federation.

With a federation population of a hundred billion, fewer than ten Titled Kings exist, showing the difficulty of the breakthrough.

Unexpectedly, a thousand years later, with Lu Lin, Titled Kings can now break through in batches.

Lv Susu couldn’t help fantasizing about the scene of Humans with hundreds of Titled Kings sweeping the Exotic Battlefield.

No way, with so many Titled Kings, everyone’s strength difference isn’t huge, it might be fine for a short period, but over time, won’t it be like the current Alien Race, where each Titled King has their own faction and territory, and by then, with no leader, how will the federation manage such powerful Titled Kings?

It seems it’s time to establish an organization specifically to restrain and manage the Kings.

But how should this organization operate, and how should it constrain the Titled Kings?

Lv Susu fell into deep thought once again.