Chapter 282: Starspark Formation (1/2)
Now that Nie Tian thought about the process, everything made sense.
When he formed the first starspark, it was as easy as rolling over a log.
However, when he formed the second starspark, it required not only several times more stardew, but more effort and devotion.
By the time the fifth starspark appeared, the time and energy he had consumed to form it had surpassed that of the previous four starsparks combined.
The reason why he couldn’t create a sixth starspark and add it to the formation of starsparks was probably because it was currently out of his reach, considering his cultivation base.
Furthermore, he had also noticed that when he was exerting all his power to form the fifth starspark, his four vortexes of spiritual power had rotated abnormally fast.
Even his spiritual sea became somewhat unstable; huge waves rampaged through the normally-calm surface of his spiritual sea.
By the time the fifth starspark finally formed, he found that he had somehow consumed a substantial amount of spiritual power.
Perhaps his inability to form a sixth starspark had a great deal to do with his cultivation base, the development of his spiritual sea, and the resilience of his fleshy body.
He still needed more time to peel back and solve the profundity of this matter.
After reaching a brief understanding of the magic, Nie Tian took a deep breath and flung the formation of five starsparks out of his palm. “Go!”
As the five starsparks sailed through the air at lightning speed, they continued to maintain their formation, and the distances between them didn’t change noticeably.
BOOM!
The five of them simultaneously crashed into the trunk of an enormous ancient tree like five falling stars.
Upon impact, the tree didn’t split and explode like the ones before.
Rather, under the extremely powerful clash, the tree that reached into the heavens was immediately reduced to a world of flying wooden bits.
When the blinding light faded away, Nie Tian walked toward the location where the tree used to be, his face filled with shock.
The several dozen meter-tall tree was already nowhere to be found; all he could see were countless bits of wood falling from the sky like it was snowing.
Nie Tian looked down and saw a half-meter-deep hole in the solid ground.
Facing the falling bits of wood and the huge hole in the ground, Nie Tian couldn’t help but marvel.
“The might of this strike can be even compared to that of a Rage Punch! Moreover, I don’t have to fight an enemy at close quarters to use it! Simply marvelous!
“Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace… Fragmentary Star Incantation… Starstrike…”
Nie Tian was very excited as he finally saw for himself the might of the legacy he had obtained from the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace.
It was also at that moment he noticed that the ancient characters that had carried the mysteries of the Starstrike were rapidly growing blurry and vanishing from the first part of the Fragmentary Star Incantation.
No matter how hard he looked, he could no longer find any description of the Starstrike in that fragmentary star mark.
However, the method of how to form starsparks had already been permanently carved in his mind, meaning that he had already mastered the profound truths of this magic and made it part of himself.
In light of this, by the time he mastered Starshift and Starfall, the other two magics recorded in the first part of the Fragmentary Star Incantation, the first fragmentary star mark would disappear completely.
During the following few days, Nie Tian continued to practice the Starstrike as he hunted more second and third grade spirit beasts at the outer edge of the dense forest.
As he did, his understanding regarding how to cast this magic and form starsparks rose to new heights.
Even still, however hard he tried, he failed to form a sixth starspark in his palm.
Only then did he realize that he might have to make a significant breakthrough to be able to create the sixth starspark and form a new formation of starsparks.
It could be a breakthrough in his cultivation base, another round of expansion to his spiritual sea, or building his physical strength to certain degree.
After realizing that it was out of his reach for the time being, Nie Tian decided not to waste more time and energy on it, and thus put that thought on hold.
He turned to another problem that had been bothering him.
When he had repeatedly tried to form new starsparks, his stock of stardew ran low very quickly.
Even though he had spent every single night channeling star power from the heavens into his vortex of star power, the speed at which he generated stardew was still too slow.
In light of this, he took out the handful of cultivation materials that contained star power from his bracelet of holding and drained their power.
Cultivating with those materials was clearly more efficient than cultivating with starlight.
However, his collection of that kind of cultivation material was very limited, and he thus ran out in a short time.
Nie Tian sighed as he sat on the branch of a tall, ancient tree, contemplating, “Those cultivation materials were just like spirit stones. The only difference was that, instead of carrying spiritual power, they carried star power.
“If I can get more of them, I’ll be able to cultivate just as well in Shatter City, and I won’t be stuck in the Void Illusion Mountain Range.
“I just need to find out where I can get more of them…”