Xu Jin's mind sank into the star lamp and he researched for a while but couldn't figure out what 'solidifiable' meant.
Helpless, his mind returned to the Spirit Fight Platform.
On the Spirit Fight Platform, a wisp of Starlight floated. This was a wisp of Starlight obtained from today's spirit fight and star worship. On the Spirit Fight Platform, there was still only a star lamp and a jade tablet.
So where does this 'solidifiable' solidify?
Xu Jin once again sank his mind into the jade tablet. When Xu Jin's mind focused on the entry 【Star Art: Basic Star Shield, solidifiable】 on the jade tablet, the star lamp suddenly appeared before his eyes. The 'Basic Star Shield' within the Star Art suddenly transformed into a point of Starlight and flew into the star lamp.
After the radiance on the star lamp flickered for a while, a layer of scale-like Star Marks suddenly appeared inside and outside the star lamp. Under the illumination of the star lamp's brilliant radiance, they shimmered and shone.
Is this solidified?
In his confusion, Xu Jin looked at the jade tablet again.
【First-tier Spirit Fight Platform】
【Platform Master: Xu Jin】
【Obtained Star favor, worship once daily to receive a wisp of Starlight】
【star lamp: Solidified Star Art Basic Star Shield, can be replaced after eight days.】
【Cultivable Items: Zero】
【Star Art: Basic Star Shield, solidified】
【Can be upgraded】
The changes in the information on the jade tablet instantly made Xu Jin understand what had happened. It had been successfully solidified.
So what's the use of solidifying this Star Art?
Xu Jin immediately sank his mind into the star lamp to try it out.
In less than a minute, a look of pleasant surprise appeared on Xu Jin's face. He had already understood the effect of solidification, at least the effect of practicing within the star lamp.
The effect was similar to the effect of Big Dipper Killing Fist reaching Perfection.
Previously, when Xu Jin practiced the 'Harmony of Yin and Yang' stance within the star lamp, he could already produce a Star Shield every time.
But currently, Xu Jin's 'Harmony of Yin and Yang' stance had only just reached minor accomplishment. He could only seal out a Star Shield with Star Power after completing one move with three stances.
However, after solidifying the Basic Star Shield, he could seal out a Star Shield with every movement.
Just like Coach Cui had demonstrated before.
So now Xu Jin can only casually produce a Star Shield within the star lamp, what about in reality?
Thinking of this, Xu Jin's little heart started pounding uncontrollably.
Because if this were true, the value... would be immeasurable.
According to Coach Cui, he had practiced diligently for five or six years to train the Big Dipper Killing Fist to its current level before he could casually use these basic Star Arts and unleash them at will.
But if Xu Jin could do it by solidifying... then...
Thinking of this, Xu Jin said a word to Qian Xiaohu, who was still contemplating, and left early. He couldn't wait to try it. He wanted to know if he could casually use the Star Art in reality after solidifying it within the star lamp.
The Dao Academy was quite large. Behind the dormitory was a small patch of woods. In his previous life, it would definitely have been a sacred place, but now it was just leftover land, completely empty, which was convenient for Xu Jin.
First, Xu Jin performed the 'Harmony of Yin and Yang' stance in the woods.
One move with three stances, with the Star Power surging forward within his body, in the third stance, Xu Jin successfully sealed out a Star Shield on his chest. Looking at this Star Shield, Xu Jin was overjoyed.
In this world, he had finally used his first basic Star Art, which could be considered having a little capital for self-preservation.
This Star Shield barely covered most of his chest and abdomen. This could only be because he had not yet broken through to Canxia First Level, and it couldn't appear on any part of his body and be moved like Coach Cui's could.
The consumption of Star Power was also considerable.
When he had just sealed out the Star Shield, Xu Jin found that the Star Power within his Star Marks had directly decreased by a quarter. Now that he was maintaining it, it was still continuously consuming Star Power, but the consumption during maintenance was very small.
Based on Xu Jin's current Star Power limit, he could perform the Big Dipper Killing Fist a little over twice. By this calculation, for Star Arts like Basic Star Shield, Xu Jin could currently unleash them at most four times before his Star Power would be nearly depleted.
By this inference, introducing a wisp of Starlight from Xu Jin's Spirit Fight Platform into his body could support Xu Jin in cultivating the Big Dipper Killing Fist ten times. Therefore, a wisp of Starlight could support Xu Jin in unleashing the Basic Star Shield twenty times.
With a slight thought, the Star Shield produced by the killing fist dispersed. Xu Jin's mind slightly activated the star lamp. The Star Marks on the surface of the star lamp flickered slightly, immediately triggering the Star Power within Xu Jin's body. In an instant, a Star Shield condensed before Xu Jin's chest.
This incredibly fast speed instantly brought two words to Xu Jin's mind.
Instant cast!
Xu Jin estimated that in the state of Big Dipper Killing Fist at minor accomplishment, wanting to produce a Star Shield with one move and three stances, even if he completed the three stances at the fastest speed, it would still take two or three seconds. If the Big Dipper Killing Fist reached major accomplishment, he could produce a Star Shield with any stance, but it would still take time.
Approximately half a second to one second.
Only after the Big Dipper Killing Fist reaches Perfection can instant cast be achieved. It appears as soon as the thought arises, which is instant cast.
Of course, it still takes time, but this time might be less than 0.1 seconds.
According to Coach Cui, even those with outstanding talent need two or three years of hard work to achieve instant cast.
Those with average talent might not be able to achieve instant cast even after five or six years.
And Xu Jin, after solidifying the Star Art within the star lamp, could do it.
Can also be replaced after eight days?
Does this mean he can only switch to solidifying another Star Art after eight days?
Xu Jin carefully observed and studied the Basic Star Shield produced by the Star Art solidified within the star lamp, making a summary.
The Star Power consumed by the two Star Shields was the same.
The size also looked the same.
But he didn't know if it was an illusion, Xu Jin felt that the solidified Star Shield seemed heavier. He wondered if its defensive power would be stronger when facing an enemy?
He wanted to test it, but then dismissed the idea.
Firstly, it wasn't convenient to find someone to test with, and secondly, Xu Jin's main goal now was to break through to Canxia First Level. Star Power was extremely important and couldn't be wasted.
After all, two Star Shields would consume the Star Power Xu Jin used to perform one round of Big Dipper Killing Fist.
Now was a crucial moment, he couldn't just waste Star Power.
After all, a Waking Spirit Pill costing five taels of silver could only allow Xu Jin to Cultivate the Big Dipper Killing Fist two more times.
Evening class was the same as yesterday. After taking a Blood Replenishing Pill and a Foundation Solidifying Pill, Xu Jin introduced the wisp of Starlight obtained from the spirit fight into his body and performed the Big Dipper Killing Fist twelve and a half times in one go. The Body Tempering effect was still astonishing.
A small interlude was that Xu Jin spent half an hour practicing within the star lamp before the evening class to solve the problem of the 'Harmony of Yin and Yang' stance producing a Star Shield.
Producing a Star Shield once would consume a quarter of Xu Jin's Star Power, which greatly affected Body Tempering.
Under normal circumstances, it would be very difficult to solve this problem on his own, but with the star lamp, it was relatively easy to solve.
By slightly changing the speed of the fist stances, he could avoid producing a Star Shield without affecting the Body Tempering effect.
There were still four days until the end of the Star Gathering Season, and the group of youths also became very diligent.
Both the youths who had not yet successfully Star Pointing and those who had already successfully Star Pointing were very diligent.
The youths who had not yet successfully Star Pointing were all anxious. There were still four days left, and they had to find a way to successfully Star Pointing.
If they failed to Star Pointing, then their lives would only be another kind of life.
Many youths began to voluntarily practice extra after the evening class, but they were persuaded back by Ning Yuchan.
Haste makes waste.
In the final moments, the more anxious they were, the harder it was to successfully Star Pointing.
On the contrary, by stabilizing their mindset and relying on the accumulation of the past two months, it was still possible to successfully Star Pointing.
Many people understood the principle Ning Yuchan explained, but very few listened and acted upon it.
The youths who had successfully Star Pointing were also very dedicated.
Many people were cultivating by taking pills.
After all, once they successfully Star Pointing, their future would be different in the eyes of many people, their value would also be different, and they would be able to borrow silver or even attract investment.
Xu Jin was not the only one who could think of this point.
It was just that Xu Jin was more proactive.
The main reason why the group of youths who had successfully Star Pointing were so diligent was that after the Star Gathering Season ended, if they wanted to stay in the Dao Academy, there were three places they could go.
Inner Courtyard, Middle Courtyard, Outer Courtyard.
The difference in treatment among each courtyard was huge. It could even be said that after the Star Gathering Season ended, entering which courtyard was equivalent to entering which social stratum.
The Outer Courtyard was a given; anyone who successfully Star Pointing could enter.
The Inner Courtyard was even more so. With the most top-tier treatment, it was said that the cultivation resources in the Inner Courtyard were more than ten times that of the Middle Courtyard.
However, the conditions for entering the Inner Courtyard were strict and rigid. Those with an 'A+' evaluation could enter directly.
Successfully Star Pointing within three days was an 'A+' evaluation.
An 'A' evaluation, which meant Star Pointing within ten days, if they could break through to Canxia Fifth Level by the end of the Star Gathering Season, they could also enter the Inner Courtyard directly.
An 'A-' evaluation, which meant Star Pointing within thirty days, if they could break through to Canxia Fifth Level by the end of the Star Gathering Season, then there was a possibility of entering the Inner Courtyard.
Because of this, Ren Xiaoxiang, Lu Xianbing, and Zhou Du, who Star Pointing in twenty-one days, were exceptionally desperate.
If they could enter the Inner Courtyard, their future world would be vastly different.
Others, including Xu Jin, were striving to enter the Middle Courtyard.
All the youths who had Star Pointing understood that after the Star Gathering Season ended, the Middle Courtyard and Outer Courtyard would be another world.
But a piece of news instantly made entering the Middle Courtyard the most competitive and most intense matter.
It also doubled the difficulty of Xu Jin joining the Middle Courtyard.