Chapter 95

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For Meng Fenghua, being a two-star wasn't something unfamiliar.

When she was in her teens, she had already stood at the threshold of two-star, but at that time, she gave up on advancing to two-star and instead chose to introduce the Purple Star into the first palace, forming a dual-star situation in one palace.

Meng Fenghua had stayed at the peak of one-star for far too long.

Tang Zheng had previously speculated that one reason she hadn't decided to advance to two-star was the danger of introducing a star. If something happened to her, she wouldn't be able to take good care of Little Lingdang anymore. Another reason was probably her lack of confidence in the soon-to-awaken star constellation talent.

Meng Fenghua's star power had already reached tens of thousands.

Her delay in introducing a second main star meant that her thick one-star star power began to burden her star meridians.

The capacity and sturdiness of the star meridians washed by one-star star power were, after all, limited. She couldn't stay at the peak of one-star forever.

"At this moment, you've made up your mind..." Tang Zheng stood up from the ground, smiling at her, "It seems... no matter what happens at Tang Family Castle, you're not planning to stay out of it?"

"At least, I will protect the children." Meng Fenghua wasn't just talking about Meng Fengling but all the students she taught in the初级练武场 (初级练武场 should be translated as "初级练武场" or "初级练武场" depending on the context, but since it's not clear, I'll use "初级练武场" for now).

Tang Zheng laughed heartily, "Since that's the case, have you already decided what the second main star will be?"

Meng Fenghua nodded, "Yes. Tomorrow, you come."

After saying that, she left Tang Zheng's messy laboratory.

Tang Zheng continued tidying up the chaotic laboratory, sighing with a smile, "She also has a dual-star in one palace, it's perfect for reference!"

Advancing to two-star is a very important matter for any martial artist!

Because once the second palace is lit, the star constellation talent will awaken, and this talent will accompany a martial artist for life. Once awakened, every future star introduction will only bring minor changes, not fundamental ones.

If Tang Zheng understood it in terms of game logic, it would be like this:

The star constellation, personality, first palace main star, and second palace main star, these four data points are calculated together to generate the character's innate skills. After that, each palace's main star is merely an attribute point.

Attribute points can be added to strength, agility, or spirit, luck... these are development directions and cannot change the character itself.

However, on the Starlight Continent, "adding points is dangerous, proceed with caution," adding points is a big deal, but in this world, it's like passing through a heavenly tribulation, which also makes Tang Zheng quite tipsy.

The attributes of the fourteen main stars were already detailed in the启蒙教材 (启蒙教材 should be translated as "启蒙教材" or "启蒙教材" depending on the context, but since it's not clear, I'll use "启蒙教材" for now) and many other foundational books.

Seven-Kill's attack, like the sharpness of a sword.

Pole Star's speed, three steps to cut ten.

Lianzhen's brutality, a fatal strike.

Tanlang's cunning, sudden insight into killing techniques.

Sun's endurance, star power spreads a hundred ways.

Moon's restraint, star power is easily controlled.

Wuqu's power, like a mountain pressing down.

Jumen's charm, illusions multiply.

Tianji's wisdom, spanning a thousand years.

Tianfu's control, strengthening the body.

Tianliang's life, extending years.

Tianxiang's knowledge, harmonizing with all things.

Tiantong's fortune, opportunities reaching the heavens.

Ziwei's dominance, swallowing mountains and rivers.

"Would it be interesting to add all of them to a KFC deluxe lunch?" Tang Zheng laughed.

Actually, when he first read about the attributes of the fourteen main stars, he felt that all of them seemed quite useful, and he had the idea of introducing all of them into the palace.

After tidying up the laboratory, Tang Zheng returned to his small house.

Nothing happened that night.

In the morning, Tang Zheng went to Meng Fenghua's place early, and Meng Fenghua had already been standing in her courtyard for a long time.

It was clear that although she had been at the peak of one-star for so many years, she was still very nervous about introducing the second main star.

"Come, you can't be so nervous," Tang Zheng clapped his hands, "Don't rush to introduce the star, let's do a dance first..."

"..." Meng Fenghua looked at him as he got into position, and she stood still.

"You are my little, little apple... one step, two steps, I just killed him, yes, yes, one step, two steps, I killed the little apple..."

Meng Fenghua burst out laughing.

This serious matter of advancing to two-star suddenly became light-hearted.

Tang Zheng nodded seriously, "Since it's advancing to two-star, our mindset and actions must match the 'two' word, just like why Wang is the eighth in the Hundred Family Names, it's all about the natural order of things!"

"Yes, yes, yes." Although Meng Fenghua almost didn't understand what he was saying, her mood became inexplicably more relaxed.

"Being a teenager without being a bit of a middle schooler is a waste, let's start!" Tang Zheng held Little Lingdang and sat to the side.

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The 引星式 (引星式 should be translated as "引星式" or "引星式" depending on the context, but since it's not clear, I'll use "引星式" for now) has repeatedly emphasized that introducing a star must be done when emotions are most stable, neither overly happy nor overly sad, and especially not when nervous.

Nervousness directly reduces the affinity with star power, significantly affecting the success rate of introducing a star.

If introducing a star fails, the consequences can range from injury to death!

Many historical records on the Starlight Continent, as taught by Tang Zheng, document many talented young people who, due to insufficient preparation, forced the introduction of a star, resulting in damaged star meridians and becoming useless, or even dying.

Meng Fenghua quietly looked at Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng nodded encouragingly at her.

Huh...

The ethereal Nine Heavens Mystic Star Constellation rose from behind Meng Fenghua. She closed her eyes, gently removed the heavy sword from her back, and inserted it into the ground with a thud.

Ripples of gold and silver star power spread out in circles, and the grass and trees swayed in the wind as they passed.

"Big brother, do you think my sister will succeed?" Little Lingdang sat in Tang Zheng's lap, her small hands tightly gripping his sleeve.

"Definitely." Tang Zheng looked at Meng Fenghua's focused face and answered Meng Fengling with certainty.

From a hard condition standpoint, Meng Fenghua had been at the peak of one-star for so long, her star power was very thick, and her preparation over the years was more than sufficient.

Moreover, she had a dual-star in one palace, with the "Emperor Star" Ziwei sitting in the palace. As long as she wasn't trying to introduce a star into a connected palace, adding another Ziwei to her palace, even if she failed to introduce the star, the other main star's star power would not likely seriously injure her.

This was the second time Tang Zheng was witnessing the introduction of a star firsthand.

The first time was in Echo Alley, where a servant of the Hidden Blue Manor broke through in the middle of a battle, lighting up the first palace. However, he didn't see the process clearly, and shortly after reaching one-star, the person was killed by Tang Zheng.

This time, Meng Fenghua was the second.

Meng Fenghua was advancing to the second palace and was more serious about introducing the star, so observing her process in detail would be very beneficial for Tang Zheng.

Meng Fenghua had already immersed herself in her senses.

Tang Zheng felt the surrounding star power becoming unstable, with various forces colliding repeatedly, while Meng Fenghua stood still, her star constellation quietly waiting amidst the collisions...

Then, she placed her hands on the heavy sword she had inserted into the ground.

The surrounding starlight condensed, forming thousands of sharp sword beams, which directly rushed toward Meng Fenghua!

"Ha!" Meng Fenghua suddenly opened her eyes, lifted the heavy sword, and the dual-star power surged like a fountain...

Most of the star power was deflected by her Ziwei power, retreating in an orderly manner before converging back toward her, while only a small part of the star power was allowed to pass, charging into her second palace with a fierce momentum!

Behind Meng Fenghua, the Nine Heavens Mystic Star Constellation began to sway.

Tang Zheng held Little Lingdang tightly, his eyes fixed on Meng Fenghua.

"Wuqu?" Tang Zheng sensed the surrounding star power, "Fenghua's second palace is Wuqu."

"Is the Wuqu star dangerous?" Little Lingdang looked up at Tang Zheng's chin.

"..." Tang Zheng didn't answer.

His understanding of star power was still at the theoretical level.

If we only talk about the Wuqu star, it's not a very dangerous star, but many books record that this star is a main star and is likely to clash with evil stars during the introduction process. Therefore, it's not recommended for martial artists with evil stars in their palace to introduce the Wuqu star.

And Meng Fenghua just happened to be a martial artist with an evil star in her palace!

However, Meng Fenghua must have her reasons for doing this.

Tang Zheng remained silent.

Meng Fenghua's nervousness before introducing the star had completely disappeared. The surrounding star power became more orderly and calm, and the stars in her constellation began to take shape...

The Nine Heavens Mystic Star Constellation suddenly swelled several times, and then the second star steadily lit up in the second palace!

"Go! Go!" Tang Zheng held Little Lingdang's hand, but his voice was not loud.

The star in the palace lit up, and the introduction of the star was already 70% successful.

The remaining 30% was the cleansing of the star meridians...

If it were a normal introduction of a star, cleansing the star meridians would generally not cause any problems, as the main star already has a sense of belonging once it enters the palace.

Only in abnormal introductions of stars, such as dual-stars in one palace, connected stars, or like Meng Fenghua's method of advancing to the next star, would there be a possibility of a rejection reaction at this stage.

Main stars and evil stars, different paths, do not mix.

It's unknown what Meng Fenghua's purpose was in introducing the Wuqu star.

"Ah..." Meng Fenghua suddenly knelt on the ground, her usually cold face contorted in pain.

"Sister!" Little Lingdang panicked and rushed over, but she was tightly held back by Tang Zheng.

"It's fine, she will definitely be fine." Tang Zheng kept reassuring Little Lingdang.

If asked who in Tang Family Castle had the highest success rate for advancing to two-star, it would undoubtedly be Meng Fenghua.

If even she couldn't succeed, Tang Xiaotang and the others wouldn't stand a chance.

The Wuqu star power, carrying the heavy force like her heavy sword, washed through her body's star power inch by inch. The cold sweat on her forehead clearly showed that she was using all her strength to support her star meridians, preventing them from being damaged before the star power cleansing was complete.

But Tang Zheng just watched, not worried at all.

Because the surrounding star power was becoming more stable, showing no signs of collapse!

"Definitely, definitely..." Meng Fengling clutched Tang Zheng's hand so tightly that it hurt.

The Nine Heavens Mystic Star Constellation, which had swollen several times, gradually became brighter, shaking violently. The three stars in the constellation also trembled, and as Meng Fenghua held her sword horizontally and swung it...

All the shaking suddenly stopped.

And the constellation behind her slowly returned to its original size.

Calm and peaceful...

"Sister!" Little Lingdang jumped out of Tang Zheng's arms and dove into Meng Fenghua's embrace.

Not far away, Tang Zheng watched them for a while before smiling and asking, "Did the star constellation talent awaken?"

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(To be continued...)

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