Chapter 297: Chapter 243: The Final Exchange, Sea Soul Tree Star Core Chapter 297: Chapter 243: The Final Exchange, Sea Soul Tree Star Core When Su Yuan returned to the camp room, Cheng Mu and Gong Zhouheng couldn’t help but cast curious glances at him.
“Su Yuan, what just happened…?” Cheng Mu couldn’t help but ask.
After all, Su Yuan’s sudden teleportation earlier had somewhat startled the two of them.
If it weren’t for the peaceful scene outside the camp, they would have thought that something had happened in South Pole City.
Su Yuan smiled.
“I had a sudden epiphany regarding my cultivation, so I rushed out for a bit.
Sorry about that.”
“Oh, it’s nothing, nothing.”
Cheng Mu responded, but secretly pondered.
Su Yuan had barely broken through to the Gold level; how did he have another breakthrough in his cultivation so soon?
And what kind of epiphany did he have?
…
Su Yuan glanced at the two men in the room.
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Despite some time passing, Gong Zhouheng and Cheng Mu still seemed conflicted, as if they hadn’t decided what to exchange for.
When Su Yuan chose “Broken Space” and “Teleportation” earlier, the choices were limited because of the rarity of Space Star Cards, and the differences between skills were apparent.
So, based on his needs, Su Yuan didn’t have to deliberate too much.
However, for general Star Cards, the army repository had a significant number.
Thousands, and even when categorized, there were still many choices.
Thus, Gong Zhouheng and the others had to carefully compare and choose.
Su Yuan returned to his bed and reopened the army repository exchange list on the detection communication device.
“Since Ruan Ruan can plunder the epic skills from Star Cores without restriction, maybe I can try to find an Epic Star Core…”
Su Yuan mused.
If he were exchanging for Purple Cards, the battle merits would definitely not be enough.
But for Star Cores, there might be a few choices.
Previously, Su Yuan hadn’t considered exchanging for Epic Star Cores for two reasons.
First, extracting Purple Cards required consuming a massive amount of Star Dust.
Second, even Epic Star Cores had limited choices and it would be hard to find one he wanted.
However, Ruan Ruan’s “Plunder” ability from the Devouring Law had no such restrictions.
It didn’t consume Star Dust for extraction nor take up a skill slot.
Su Yuan opened the Star Core exchange list.
There were only a few dozen Star Cores available for exchange.
The few Star Cores in the military repository were either processed into synthetic Star Stones or already extracted in batches into Star Cards, making Star Cores relatively scarce, especially Epic Star Cores.
There were even fewer Epic Star Cores within 200,000 battle merits, only about a dozen or so.
“Shining Star Level ‘Barbaric Blood Thorns’ Star Core, contains one Purple Skill ‘Bloodthorn Marrow-Eating Vine,’ four blue skills, and two green skills, valued at 110,000 battle merits.”
“Shining Star Level ‘Thousand-Eating Poison Toad’ Star Core, contains one Purple Skill ‘Highly Poisonous Nova,’ five blue skills, valued at 114,000 battle merits.”
“Shining Star Level ‘Stone Scale Mountain Beast’ Star Core, contains one Purple Skill ‘Land Mine Rolling,’ five blue skills, valued at 122,000 battle merits.”
…
Su Yuan browsed through them one by one.
The reasons why the Star Cores within 200,000 were affordable were threefold.
First, they were all Shining Star Level Star Cores.
Second, each contained basically only one Purple Skill.
Third, using the Purple Skills was quite restrictive and rather useless to humans and other Star Beasts.
Not only would Su Yuan find them hard to use, even Slimes would struggle.
“Is there really no suitable Star Core…
Hmm?”
Just as the prices approached 160,000 battle merits and Su Yuan was about to give up finding a suitable Star Core, something caught his eye, making him instantly excited.
“Sea Soul Tree Star Core, contains one Purple Skill ‘Guardian of the Sea Soul,’ five blue skills, valued at 160,000 battle merits.”
Su Yuan clicked on this Star Core to check its detailed Purple Skill.
[Guardian of the Sea Soul]
[Grade: Epic]
[Element: Water]
[Description: Can cultivate up to four sub-nuclei within the body.
Each sub-nucleus can store up to half of one’s Star Power (one-quarter for non-Water Element bearers).
Can provide Sea Soul Protection to a designated target, continuously transferring Star Power to the target and offering a Sea Soul Shield with potent healing and defensive effects.]
“This skill, it’s a truly powerful support skill…
In a game, this would be worth several times more!” Su Yuan thought to himself.
But this wasn’t a game.
In the real world, you couldn’t keep reviving after death.
Who would willingly spend so much time and energy cultivating an Epic support skill to aid others?
Not many would, if any.
Besides, Star Card Masters mostly operated alone, so personal strength was paramount!
This led to the support skills’ value being generally very low; often, only Beast Tamers would deliberately select beasts with strong support capabilities.
“If Ruan Ruan learned this skill, it could act as a super power bank to recharge me!”
Su Yuan continued to ponder.
The Great Sun Burning Body Technique’s amplification was terrifying, but its consumption was always an issue.
Even though he had now advanced to the Gold level, his Star Power had surged and the White Flame Stage still couldn’t last long.
Additionally, this was under the restricted Great Sun Burning Body Technique.
When fully unlocked, the consumption would only increase!
And not just the Great Sun Burning Body Technique; Hellfire, Boundary Breaking Line, Teleportation – all these skills had high consumption.
His combat power far surpassed those of the same level, but his Star Power consumption during battles was equally higher than peers.
Short skirmishes were fine, but in prolonged combat, he wouldn’t last.
Once Ruan Ruan mastered the “Guardian of the Sea Soul,” it could continuously recharge him with Star Power.
When Ruan Ruan’s own Star Power wasn’t enough, the “Energy Devouring” ability could quickly absorb Star Stones or other high-energy items for replenishment.
Su Yuan had made up his mind.
He looked through all the skills under 200,000 battle merits but found none better than the Sea Soul Tree Star Core.
“That’s it!”
Su Yuan immediately chose the Sea Soul Tree Star Core and submitted the request through the detection communication device.
As for the remaining over 40,000 battle merits, he exchanged them all for Star Stones.
The exchange rate given by the military was 20:1, 20 points of battle merits for 1 Cent Star Stone.
The Star Cores obtained by killing Star Beasts already belonged to the academy students, so the 20:1 rate wasn’t particularly low.
After a while, after all the students had completed their exchanges and the military personnel had sorted the items from storage, they handed them to the academy, which then distributed them to each team leader.
“Su Yuan, this is yours.” Liu Congyun handed the Star Stones and a sealed box to Su Yuan.
“It’s so big, it doesn’t seem like a Star Card?”
Cheng Mu and Gong Zhouheng also looked over curiously.
Most people exchanged for Star Cards, which came in thin little boxes.
Su Yuan’s box was clearly not a Star Card.
Su Yuan accepted the Star Stones and the box, then smiled.
“It’s indeed not a Star Card.”
With that, although Liu Congyun and the others were curious, they couldn’t ask in detail.
Liu Congyun nodded and informed everyone, “Rest up for a bit.
In half an hour, we’ll return to the academy with the main group.”
“Finally, we can go back!”
Cheng Mu was quite excited.
Staying on a narrow island for a month had been quite uncomfortable.
Su Yuan was also looking forward.
Now that he was at Gold level, as agreed with his mentor, he could now receive the Flame Sky Fire Control Technique!
…
In the blink of an eye, a day had passed.
In the afternoon, Su Yuan and the others finally returned to Demon Capital Academy.
When Su Yuan arrived, he had already informed Yang Yifeng in advance.
After a brief rest in his dorm, he headed directly to the library.
“You really are at the Gold level!”
Yang Yifeng closely inspected Su Yuan, who was sitting opposite him, and couldn’t help but click his tongue in wonder.
It had been several days since the Yunze Lake incident on B-6 island.
Yang Yifeng had long known about the Demon King’s revival.
“A few days ago, some teachers told me that the root cause of the sea beast tidal waves in the South Sea Islands was the Demon King’s revival, and that you took the lead and stepped into the Gold level.
At first, I didn’t believe it, but now it seems they weren’t kidding!”
Looking at Su Yuan, Yang Yifeng praised, “To be only a sophomore and already at Gold level, such cultivation speed has never been seen in the history of our Demon Capital Academy!
Good job!”
“Thank you for the praise, teacher.”
Su Yuan smiled and then recounted the events in Sea City to Yang Yifeng, including the appearance of Fang Qingxiao.
Although Su Yuan didn’t know Fang Qingxiao’s name and identity, he only mentioned a “person in a Vermilion Bird Black Robe, referred to as the ‘Throne’ from the Sky Patrol Department,” which Yang Yifeng immediately understood upon hearing.
“Vermilion Bird Throne Fang Qingxiao?
He went there personally?” Yang Yifeng showed a hint of surprise.
“So his name is Fang Qingxiao…
You know him, teacher?”
Yang Yifeng’s expression changed slightly.
“In the Great Flame Sky Patrol Department, the four Thrones are well known at our level.”
“I see…” Su Yuan looked at Yang Yifeng, nodding thoughtfully.
After a brief chat, Yang Yifeng suddenly turned serious.
“You came this time for the Flame Sky Fire Control Technique, didn’t you?”
Su Yuan nodded, “Yes, teacher said earlier that once I achieve Gold level, I would receive the Flame Sky Fire Control Technique.”
Yang Yifeng gazed at his student with admiration.
His talent far exceeded his previous expectations.
Yang Yifeng never imagined that in just a year, Su Yuan would reach such heights.
Moreover, he didn’t just have the realm; with his terrifying skill talent, his overall strength vastly surpassed those of the same level.
After a brief deliberation, Yang Yifeng nodded.
“With your current strength, there are very few opponents below the Shining Star level.
Additionally, with your survival skills, you are ready to seek the Divine Fire.”
“Follow me.”
“Yes!”
Su Yuan and Yang Yifeng stood and walked towards the elevator leading to the Book Tower.
They traveled up to the 15th floor, back to the original Cultivation Room.
After waiting in the Cultivation Room for a while, Su Yuan saw Yang Yifeng bring in a crimson box.
“The Flame Sky Fire Control Technique, this card is extremely rare, and as a rule, it cannot be transferred to others.
However, my situation is somewhat special, allowing me to give it to you.
I hope it shines brightly in your hands.”
Su Yuan solemnly said, “Don’t worry, teacher.
I will do my best.”
Yang Yifeng nodded and then handed the box to Su Yuan.
Su Yuan received the crimson box with both hands and opened it.
A purple hue radiated from inside, and within the box lay a Purple Star Card.
[Flame Sky Fire Control Technique]
[Grade: Epic]
[Element: Fire]
[Description: A top-tier Fire Element secret technique that can grow in conjunction with the Divine Fire]