CHAPTER 51: CHAPTER 50: EXTRAORDINARY

In the vast refining pool, only three people remained.

All the students who had already given up stood outside, with eyes filled with strange expressions as they looked at the refining pool.

More accurately speaking.

Their eyes were strangely fixed on Jiang Ye in the refining pool.

Zhao Qingli and Lin Yushu were the top students in their respective schools.

It wasn’t surprising they persevered until now.

But who was the remaining handsome boy?

He looked unfamiliar!

Time continued to flow.

Half an hour later.

"About to break through." Lin Yushu suddenly opened his eyes and quickly exited the Star Sky Refining Pool.

The others heard his muttering, all taken aback.

About to break through?

With Lin Yushu’s current strength, what he referred to as breakthrough was undoubtedly reaching the First Break!

After leaving the refining pool, Lin Yushu sat cross-legged nearby and began to refine the star energy within him.

At this moment, only one man and one woman remained in the refining pool.

Another half an hour passed.

"Swish~"

Zhao Qingli opened her eyes, glancing elegantly at Jiang Ye before stepping out of the refining pool with her long legs.

Her Guanyuan Acupoint was already filled.

There was no need to stay any longer.

Hence, only one person remained in the refining pool.

"Jiang Ye."

Lin Xuan looked at the young man in the pool, his face filled with surprise: "Is he definitely cheating!"

On the other side, Wang Ziang also looked puzzled: "No wonder he was so confident earlier, seems like he was well-prepared."

"Silently showing off, huh? You, guy... really hidden your abilities well."

...

Time continued to pass.

Ten hours.

Fifteen hours.

Eighteen hours.

Night had deepened, and most people had gone home.

But a few chose to sit there, cultivating.

They all wanted to see how long the young man in the pool could last.

And in the refining pool.

Thousands of strands of starlight surged into Jiang Ye’s body every minute.

At such a speed.

Even if his absorption rate was only 1%, he could still have nearly ten strands of starlight entering the Guanyuan Acupoint every minute.

The Guanyuan Acupoint quickly filled up.

98%.

99%.

100%!

"Buzz!"

At the moment the Guanyuan Acupoint filled, an incredibly full feeling spread throughout his body.

Jiang Ye knew there was no need to continue absorbing.

"Begin refining."

Jiang Ye operated the , mobilizing the star energy in the Guanyuan Acupoint, unraveling it, and beginning the refining.

"Through the cultivation route of the Advancement Technique."

"Guiding the star energy to circulate along specific routes, removing impurities, then returning to the Guanyuan Acupoint."

"This process is called ’Star Energy Tempering.’

Soon, the first strand of star energy was extracted from Jiang Ye’s Guanyuan Acupoint.

It began to follow the cultivation route, entering the depths of his marrow.

The star energy would permeate his entire skeletal system, with the impurities within being expelled through the bloodstream.

Meanwhile, the star energy itself would also have a tempering effect on the bones.

This is the refining process.

Undoubtedly, this process was arduous and slow.

The so-called tempering requires deep penetration into the body, thus consuming much time.

A few minutes later...

"Phew!"

That strand of star energy quietly dispersed.

"Failed." Jiang Ye sighed inwardly, but wasn’t surprised.

Previously, when he absorbed star energy, 99% would disperse.

Now that he was refining star energy, it was inevitably going to disperse.

"My body seems insensitive to star energy." Jiang Ye mused: "Is it due to my talent?"

He had heard.

Some geniuses’ bodies automatically absorb and refine star energy.

They don’t even need the refining technique for guidance.

Their bodies are highly compatible with star energy, melding seamlessly into the bones upon entry.

"Tao Bone? Or perhaps an even higher-level extraordinary talent?"

Jiang Ye shook his head; such things were too far beyond his reach.

"Continue refining."

Jiang Ye thought: "So what if it disperses? Just reabsorb it."

He was still in the refining pool and could endlessly absorb starry sky energy.

Pain?

Having endured eighteen hours, of course there was pain.

But this pain was still nothing compared to the torture of the Second Layer of the Martial Arts Celestial Ladder for Jiang Ye.

After all, the torture of the Second Layer grew increasingly painful as one progressed.

Now, Jiang Ye’s tolerance for pain had exceeded imagination.

...

On the floating platform.

Zhang Jianwu, Cao Feng, Cang Haisheng, and others were all sitting cross-legged.

This Star Sky Refinement had already lasted eighteen hours; it was impossible for them to keep watching all this time.

They needed to cultivate too.

At this moment, Cang Haisheng suddenly exclaimed, "He’s already stopped absorbing star energy, why isn’t he coming out yet?"

"Does this kid want to stay inside and refine?"

Upon hearing this.

Zhang Jianwu and Cao Feng both opened their eyes, their eyelids twitching incessantly.

This Jiang Ye truly treats the Refining Pool as his own home.

Everyone else can’t wait to come out once they’re finished refining.

But Jiang Ye’s Guanyuan Acupoint is full, and it’s still not enough; he wants to continue refining inside.

"No problem." Zhang Jianwu chuckled, "Since he’s not afraid of pain, let him stay inside longer; after all, the time is unlimited."

He looked at Jiang Ye below, a spark flashing in his eyes.

"Miss Chen told me before that this kid’s Martial Bone has awakened."

Zhang Jianwu thought to himself, "It truly shows extraordinary characteristics now."

Martial Bone Awakening individuals usually have features that are unusual compared to ordinary people.

Jiang Ye has Original Talent but exhibits such abilities, which confirms Chen Zilu’s words.

"But...original talent with Martial Bone Awakening? Never heard of that." Zhang Jianwu mused, "However, Miss Chen mentioned it casually; maybe it’s not uncommon in prosperous areas."

...

Meanwhile,

During his refinement process, Jiang Ye discovered that his star energy refining efficiency far exceeded his expectations.

After failing to refine the tenth stream of star energy.

Jiang Ye finally succeeded.

"Buzz!"

The eleventh stream of star energy, after more than ten minutes of refining, rid of impurities, merged into his bones.

Jiang Ye’s whole body shook at that moment.

He clearly felt.

In that instant, an incredible change seemed to occur deep within his bone marrow.

A primal power surged from deep within his soul.

"I... am so strong."

Jiang Ye clenched his fists, and a faint silver glow grazed his fingertips.

"Extraordinary abilities?"

Seeing this scene, Jiang Ye felt a slight tremor in his heart.

It’s rumored that those who break the shackles of life will have incredible extraordinary abilities born within them.

And now, although he hasn’t reached that realm.

His body has started to develop the sprouts of extraordinary abilities.

In the next moment, the tempered star energy returned to his Guanyuan Acupoint.

"So, this is star sky energy."

In just an instant, Jiang Ye gained much insight.

Star sky energy, coming from the other side of the starry sky, carries extraordinary traits, finally merging with him at this moment.

This marked Jiang Ye’s official step onto the Star Martial path!

Jiang Ye could sense that the refined stream of star energy would never dissipate.

It truly became a part of him.

"Strange, my efficiency in absorbing star energy is only 1%." Jiang Ye’s eyes showed curiosity, "Logically, the refining efficiency should be similar."

"But in fact, the refining efficiency reached 10%."

Why?

Jiang Ye pondered for a moment.

He believed it might be due to his physical constitution.

So-called bones, in a sense, are part of one’s physique.

Due to talent reasons, his body was indeed insensitive to star energy, so absorption efficiency was low.

But during refinement, the star energy needed to merge into the bones.

His current physique was Upper A level, so the quality of his bones naturally improved.

Therefore, as soon as star energy contacted, it could immediately merge into the bones.

These seemingly contradictory phenomena appeared in Jiang Ye in an extremely rare way.

"However, a tenth of the refining efficiency is still too slow."

"Is there a quicker way?" Jiang Ye pondered.

He didn’t hesitate any longer and took out the delicate metal bottle given to him by Chen Zilu.

"Star Sea Nectar." Jiang Ye’s eyes showed anticipation.

Bang~ The lid opened.

A faint fragrance instantly spread.

Just this small bottle might be worth over ten thousand, extremely precious.

"Hopefully, it can bring significant results." Jiang Ye raised his head and took a small sip.

An immediate cooling sensation spread throughout his mouth, followed down the esophagus, into the stomach, quickly starting the circulation.

Jiang Ye quickly began employing the Advanced Technique.

"Hmm?!" As soon as he began, Jiang Ye immediately sensed the difference.

Under the circulation of Star Sea Nectar, his entire meridians became incredibly transparent.

"Buzz!" A stream of star energy traveled along the cultivation route, coursing through his bones, infiltrating his entire bone structure.

Inadvertently, this stream of star energy began to exert its effect.

Continuously tempering Jiang Ye’s body.

Ten minutes later.

Jiang Ye’s whole body trembled, sensing a stream of star energy along the cultivation route returning to his Guanyuan Acupoint, completely merging into him.

"Success!" Jiang Ye’s pupils shrank.

He looked incredulously at the metal bottle in his hand.

Just one small sip, and the first refinement succeeded?!

Did he just get lucky, or is the effect of this ’Star Sea Nectar’ too extraordinary?

"The value of this Star Sea Nectar is far beyond ten thousand..." While Jiang Ye’s heart was shaken, he was also immensely joyful.

With the help of this Star Sea Nectar, the upcoming refinements would be much easier!

"I’ll refine all the star energies right here in the Refining Pool!" Jiang Ye made up his mind.