Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation
Chapter 421 - 185 Apology_2

Chapter 421: Chapter 185 Apology_2

To become an Emblem Master, there is only one apparent requirement: a powerful Divine Soul Power.

Of course, the stronger the Divine Soul, the easier it is to engrave Emblems.

If one wishes to make substantial achievements as an Emblem Master or even earn Silver through this craft, Star Casting with Divine Soul is fundamental.

The higher the rank of the engraved Emblem, the greater the demand for Divine Soul Power.

The stronger the Divine Soul Power, the higher the success rate of engraving Emblems, and the more power that can be retained.

Take, for example, Dawn.

The Dawn Star Technique is generally only performed by Fifth Tier Gathering Battle Realm Experts.

Many Fifth Tier Experts, after becoming proficient in the Dawn Star Technique, can also turn it into an Emblem.

The success rate is correlated with proficiency.

The Dawn Emblems crafted by most Fifth Tier Experts can only exhibit the power of Fourth Tier Experts.

Typically, they can only manifest the full strength of an attack from a Fourth Tier Early or Middle Period Expert, so they are usually ranked as Fourth Tier Lower or Middle Grade.

However, Emblems crafted by renowned Emblem Masters can match a full strike’s power from a late Fourth Tier or even a Peak of Star Condensation Expert, making them Fourth Tier Upper or Top-Grade Emblems.

A Fourth Tier Upper or Top-Grade Emblem could severely injure a late Fourth Tier Star Condensation Expert and even hurt an early Fifth Tier Gathering Battle Expert.

Mid to Low Grade Fourth Tier Emblems can’t do that.

But, to become an Emblem Master, one must have sufficiently strong Divine Soul Power.

Even for an Emblem Master, the Divine Soul Star would need to reach the Late Period of Refining Star to possibly create a Fourth Tier Upper or Top-Grade Emblem.

As for Alchemists, the requirement for Divine Soul Power is not high.

This is the fundamental reason why Alchemy Masters are common in the present world, but Emblem Masters are extremely rare, and high-tier Fifth and Sixth Tier Emblems are even scarcer.

However, engraving Emblems is not a matter of directly copying and engraving the relevant Star Technique. If it were that simple, it would be quite amusing.

First, to engrave an Emblem, you must learn a Star Pattern called Star Pivot.

This Star Pivot does not need to be engraved within one’s Star Core, but rather into the material of the Emblem—either a Jade or a clean Star Core.

Star Pivot Star Patterns are also divided into tiers: First Tier, Second-tier, Third Tier, Fourth Tier, Fifth Tier, and Sixth Tier.

Which correspond to their respective Emblem ranks.

To engrave a Second-tier Emblem, one must learn a Second-tier Star Pivot Star Pattern, and for a Third Tier Emblem, a Third Tier Star Pivot Star Pattern is needed.

In Xu Jin’s understanding, a Star Jade equipped with a Star Pivot Star Pattern is the foundation for creating an Emblem.

In addition, for those above the Third Tier, Connected Star Patterns are required to link multiple Star Patterns together to fully unleash the combative power of the Star Technique formed by the Emblem.

That introduces another threshold.

Most people can only craft Emblems up to the Third Tier.

Take Ning Yuchan, for instance. She can competently craft Vortex Blade Third Tier Emblems because she is skilled at it, but she can’t make Fourth Tier ones due to various unmet thresholds.

Emblems above the Fifth Tier get even more complex.

But Xu Jin found some joy after self-studying "An Overview of Emblems."

Previously ignorant, now that he understood, he felt that Emblems were even more fitting for him.

For others, mastering these Star Patterns might be challenging, but for Xu Jin, there were shortcuts from diligent practice.

Thinking it over, Xu Jin went directly to the Library on the first floor and asked the Master to give him the Star Pattern Jades for the First Tier Star Pivot and Second Tier Star Pivot.

Then returned to slowly comprehend. Just practicing a little each day should be enough to get it.

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[National Master, His Majesty has summoned me, and I have an audience with him at 15 p.m. today. Are there any matters I should be aware of?]

Before he left for his audience at 15 p.m., Xu Jin sent a Starlight Transmission to the National Master.

Any nervousness had vanished.

Over the recent period, Xu Jin had met many significant figures.

He had even slain two Star Domain Kings.

The so-called Kings no longer intimidated him.

What Xu Jin was concerned about were the underlying relationships.

These days, Xu Jin had also learned that the Dachen Imperial Family and the National Daoist Institute were not too harmonious.

The National Daoist Institute, itself a powerhouse, often forced the entire Dachen Court to bow their heads, and it was said that the National Master once even barred the Palace gates and beat the reigning Left Minister.

The reasons were complex.

The Imperial authority wanted to extend its influence and control over the National Daoist Institute.

But the National Master did not budge an inch.

Under these circumstances, conflict naturally arose.

The National Daoist Institute of Dachen Country almost possessed the power to overturn the country, and the status of the National Master was even higher than the reigning Prime Minister— even the Emperor had to consider the wishes of National Master Cheng Yuxiao.

It wasn’t that National Master Cheng Yuxiao was a cunning and powerful minister.

It was a matter of personal power!

Xu Jin understood it as such: the individual’s power was so strong that it deprived the Imperial authority of any sense of security, naturally leading to conflict.

Yet, the National Master was devoted to reviving the grandeur of Dachen, and the current conflict merely remained as undercurrents.

From his past life, having watched many historical and so-called palace drama shows, Xu Jin had come to understand the worries of the Imperial Family well.

The Imperial Family was worried about one issue: National Master Cheng Yuxiao was loyal to Dachen, but what if his successor harbored disloyal intentions?

That was probably the reason.

Also, because of this, the Imperial Family had been diligent in their Cultivation in recent years.

They gathered all sorts of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures for the royal descendants to enhance their Cultivation Level, hoping to produce an Imperial Family Expert capable of sustaining the National Fortune.

There was no shortage of geniuses, but those of unparalleled talent were rare indeed.

Understanding all this, Xu Jin asked the National Master for advice before leaving.

Xu Jin was clear about which side he was on, but this wasn’t something he could decide—it was innate.