Starforce Warriors-Chapter 672: Three Spears of Storm And Cloud

Li Xiaofei arrived at the Exploding Star Gang's treasury. This time, Wei Xiaotian's master key had given him unrestricted access to browse and select any resource within the arsenal. His primary interest lay in cultivation techniques. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

Weapons and armor were external tools; lose them, and one's true strength would be exposed. But cultivation techniques? They could never be taken away. They were the foundation of power.

Four supreme techniques were stored at the very top level of the armory. The first was Devouring Star Art, an internal cultivation method suitable for Star level lifeforms. Once mastered to its peak, it allowed a practitioner to evolve into a Neutron Star level entity. However, the difficulty of cultivation was rated at four stars, making it a formidable challenge.

The second technique was Dragon Forging Mantra, another internal cultivation method with the same fundamental requirements as Devouring Star Art. However, unlike the former, its early progress was painfully slow, requiring an incredibly strong physique and abundant resources. However, those who endured the initial hardships and reached mastery would find their combat strength three times greater than that of Devouring Star Art practitioners.

The third was Nine Nether Ghost Saber, a saber technique manual with a minimum requirement of Planet level cultivation. It was the most difficult of the four techniques to master, rated at five stars in cultivation difficulty. However, it granted absolute dominance within the Star level, making its wielder a truly unstoppable force.

The last was Three Spears of Storm and Cloud, a spear technique known for its devastating power. Its first strike could shatter stars, its second could annihilate space, and its third could suppress demons.

Li Xiaofei’s eyes flickered as he weighed his choices.

The Three Spears of Storm and Cloud had a strict cultivation requirement. The minimum qualification was Planet level cultivation, but more critically, it required the practitioner to possess the Overlord Celestial Demon Physique. Once mastered, the technique’s ultimate form, Soul-Burning Strike, allowed the user to kill enemies two whole levels above their own.

It also had a stark warning attached to it. Only those with the Overlord Celestial Demon Physique could cultivate the spear technique. Any others who attempted it would fail, suffer severe backlash, damage their very essence, and ultimately result in their divine soul being extinguished.

After reading through all four manuals, Li Xiaofei instinctively gravitated toward the spear technique. After all, the spear was his primary weapon. However, the unique physique requirement posed a serious problem.

The more powerful a technique, the stricter the talent and physique requirements. Certain advanced cultivation techniques required specific constitutions to function properly. Those lacking the necessary attributes who still attempted to cultivate such methods often met disastrous ends. If they were not struggling with slow progress, then they would be risking deadly backlash or even complete soul destruction.

Still, Li Xiaofei hesitated only briefly before making his decision. He downloaded all four techniques without hesitation. Only children made choices. He wanted everything. After all, the gang leader hadn’t said anything about limiting him to just one technique.

With the manuals secured, Li Xiaofei moved on to selecting equipment. He picked out a full-body set of Jade Marrow Frost Iron Armor and a Silver Dragon Javelin set from the weapon vault. These were the best items available in the entire armory.

The Silver Dragon Javelin set contained seven silver short javelins, each precisely one meter long. Any one of them was worth at least fifty thousand kilograms of celestial jade.

The Jade Marrow Frost Iron Armor was even more terrifying in value. It was capable of withstanding a full-force strike from a Star level lifeform without shattering. The cost? Over five hundred thousand kilograms of celestial jade.

Of course, these items weren’t gifts. They were loans. Even so, the boost to Li Xiaofei’s combat power was staggering. Now that he had secured techniques and equipment, the only thing left was cultivation pills.

He searched for auxiliary resources in the medicine pavilion on the second-highest floor of the treasury. Eventually, he requested a bottle of Origin Returning Pills, 0.5 kilograms of purple gold celestial jade, and five thousand kilograms of celestial jade.

The sheer amount of resources startled the vault’s custodian, Chen Taiyuan. His face filled with shock as he said, "Hall Master Li, withdrawing this much cultivation resources in one go requires not only the master key but also special approval from the gang leader himself. I’ll need to consult him before I can proceed."

"Of course," Li Xiaofei responded calmly.

A short while later, Chen Taiyuan returned, his expression laced with a strange mix of emotions. He said, "The boss approved it. Hall Master Li, the boss is really generous to you."

"Indeed, our dear boss is truly a good man," said Li Xiaofei. He couldn’t help but sigh once again in admiration.

Chen Taiyuan said nothing more.

The Exploding Star Gang was essentially Wei Xiaotian’s empire; his words were law. If this were any other gang, even the boss wouldn’t have the authority to allocate such an enormous amount of cultivation resources to someone who had only been in the gang for a month. No matter how talented or meritorious that person was, it simply wouldn’t happen.

Just what is it about Li Qingchen that makes the boss value him so much? What makes him worth such an investment?

Chen Taiyuan couldn’t understand.

After registering his loan for the resources in the armory system, Li Xiaofei signed off and left. He returned to Red Shield Hall.

The Exploding Star Gang was divided into six major halls, each responsible for different operations. Red Shield Hall was in charge of defending the headquarters, meaning it was composed of Wei Xiaotian’s most trusted elite forces.

This division consisted of three thousand core full-time disciples and over ten thousand peripheral undercover operatives, making it one of the gang’s most formidable units.

The Hall Master had two Vice Hall Masters and ten Incense Masters beneath him. Each Incense Master commanded three Red Shield Envoys. Each Red Shield Envoy led a full hundred men combat squad.

Upon returning to Red Shield Hall, Li Xiaofei immediately called a brief meeting. He appointed Huang Dinggou as one of the new Vice Hall Masters. At the same time, he dismissed Shen Xue, the other Vice Hall Master, due to Shen Xue’s previous allegiance to Nie Yuntao, the former faction leader.

He then promoted Wang Shaowei, an Incense Master, to the position of Vice Hall Master to replace Shen Xue. Nicknamed Dark Star Storm, Wang Shaowei was an expert in hidden weapons and poison techniques. He had once been a close ally of Li Yiyun, the previous Hall Master, but had been suppressed under Nie Yuntao’s rule. By lifting him back into power, Li Xiaofei was effectively rewarding loyalty. It doesn’t matter whether people saw it as favoritism or not.

The ranks of the ten Incense Masters and thirty Red Shield Envoys underwent further restructuring. Ma Tuo and Nie Yuntao's planted loyalists were all ruthlessly purged by Li Xiaofei. Many of the veterans from Li Yiyun's era were promoted and reinstated to positions of power. This was a blatant and decisive restoration of order.

Once everything was set in place, Li Xiaofei handed over the daily management of Red Shield Hall to Huang Dinggou and Wang Shaowei, freeing himself to enter closed-door cultivation.

Inside the Secret Chamber, the first thing Li Xiaofei opened was the digital manual for Three Spears of Storm and Cloud.

Only those with the Overlord Celestial Demon Physique can cultivate this technique... I wonder if my Dual Sacred Body of Blade and Sword can handle it, thought Li Xiaofei.

After careful consideration, he decided to give it a try. Stepping into the Secret Time Pavilion, he placed an Origin Returning Pill in his mouth and began to follow the intricate insights recorded in the Three Spears of Storm and Cloud manual.

The first move, Star Shatter, consisted of sixty-four sequential forms. It was only by merging all sixty-four forms that one could truly complete the technique’s first strike.

Li Xiaofei gripped his Flying Snow spear and executed the first form. In that instant, his Xuanzhen energy surged violently, coursing through his body with an intensity he had never experienced before. His muscles, bones, veins, and even marrow reacted abnormally to the technique.

These violent changes would cause severe internal injuries for an ordinary cultivator. But it was barely an obstacle for Li Xiaofei. His Dual Sacred Body of Blade and Sword was far too dominant. It was unyielding and nearly indestructible. In less than an hour, he had completely mastered the first form.

Interesting.

A hint of surprise and delight flickered across Li Xiaofei’s face. This spear technique wasn’t just a combat skill, it also provided a minor body-refining effect. Fully immersed in the Star Shatter move, he practiced each of its sixty-four forms, one after another. He sank deeper into the flow of cultivation.

Before long, his blood surged and his Xuanzhen energy accelerated. He entered a state of pure battle instinct, every movement flowing like an unstoppable tide.

Time passed unnoticed. Five full days went by and Li Xiaofei completely mastered the first move of Three Spears of Storm and Cloud, Star Shatter.

But only ten hours had passed in the outside world. Meanwhile, a shocking piece of news erupted across Chongque City’s light network, spreading like a plague. Something big had happened.

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