"I have here a Second-tier Star Boots, the Chasing Star Boots, which can amplify your Flying Star Step by thirty percent, and a Second-tier Arm Shield, which is perfect for taking hits and saving your life in critical moments. With just a little Star Power, it can easily withstand attacks from the Dining Dawn Realm, and even the attacks at the Peak of Star Casting, it could withstand a few strikes.
The attacks in the early period of Refining Star could be withstood up to five times before this arm shield cracks," Dong Zhao said.
Since the Mountain Master went as far as to say ’when a senior offers a gift, it’s impolite to refuse,’ Xu Jin prepared to choose one.
To be honest, Xu Jin wanted both.
There was no need to mention the Second-tier Chasing Star Boots, which intensified the power of the Flying Star Step by thirty percent.
The First-tier Chasing Wind Boots he used previously had increased the effectiveness of the Flying Star Step by twenty percent.
In Xu Jin’s current combat strategy, speed played a huge role.
The enhancement to Xu Jin’s combat power from these Second-tier Chasing Star Boots was indeed significant.
But the Second-tier Arm Shield, just as the Mountain Master Dong Zhao said, was very effective for taking life-saving hits when it mattered.
Xu Jin, having slain members of the Blood God Sect before, had only obtained a single arm shield, and it was First-tier.
Although he had used it only once during his last mountain gathering, it had indeed been useful.
Especially since he was about to enter the Second-tier Star Domain of Star Casting, which was genuine combat, either piece of this Second-tier Star Weapon would be of great use.
But if he could choose only one, Xu Jin still planned to opt for the Second-tier Chasing Star Boots.
The importance of speed didn’t need to be overemphasized. Even a ten percent increase could play a decisive role in battle, not to mention a five percent one.
Just as Xu Jin had made up his mind and was ready to choose the Second-tier Chasing Star Boots, Ning Yuchan suddenly spoke up, "Mountain Master, when did you become so stingy?
You don’t need these two pieces of Second-tier Star Weapons.
Since you’ve said so, why not give both to Xu Jin!
He’s basically going into the Second-tier Star Domain alone this time; it’s better to keep him safe."
Upon hearing this, Mountain Master Dong Zhao was momentarily stunned.
And Governor Tian Zhang was even more shocked as he looked towards Ning Yuchan. Was this the Ning Yuchan he knew?
Reserved and usually ready to hammer away without much talk!
If it weren’t for the fact that the real person was in front of him, Governor Tian Zhang would have thought it was not the Ning Yuchan of past days.
Xu Jin was surprised, though he secretly praised Ning Yuchan for her divine assist, he became somewhat embarrassed.
He didn’t want any before.
Now, with Ning Yuchan’s divine assist, he sort of wanted to take both.
This seemed a bit shameless.
As for Mountain Master Dong Zhao, he pointed at Ning Yuchan and gave a bitter smile, "Yuchan, you, ah you..."
Then suddenly, Dong Zhao went silent but sent a voice transmission to Ning Yuchan, which in an instant made her face turn beet red!
"Mountain Master, if you’re stingy, be stingy, why involve me!" Ning Yuchan, who was figuratively elbowed by Dong Zhao’s voice transmission, retorted with her face all red.
If it weren’t for the veil she wore, her blushing face would have been seen by Xu Jin and the others, including the Mountain Master.
Mountain Master Dong Zhao laughed heartily and then reached into his robe, and took out two pieces of Second-tier Star Weapons with Starlight flowing over them, one pair of boots and one arm shield, and handed them to Xu Jin.
"Yuchan said it, if I don’t give both to you, I would truly be a stingy Mountain Master!
Alright, you can have both!
But let me make myself clear, you have to cast two top-grade Star Cores for me!
Or else, I won’t let you off!" Mountain Master Dong Zhao said with a smile.
With things said to such a point, Xu Jin did not refuse and directly took them and put them on.
A slight infusion of Star Power, and the Chasing Star Boots fit perfectly.
One burst of Flying Star Step, and in an instant, he crossed a distance of seventy meters.
This demonstration surprised Mountain Master Dong Zhao, Tian Zhang, and Ning Yuchan all at the same time.
Seventy meters with a Flying Star Step, not even those in the late period of Star Casting had such speed.
Even with the help of Second-tier Star Weapons, it was never this exaggerated.
In fact, Xu Jin was actually holding back.
After the nine Purifications yesterday, the extreme speed with the First-tier Chasing Wind Boots exceeded seventy-five meters.
Xu Jin felt that with the Second-tier Chasing Star Boots, he could easily surpass eighty meters.
"Thank you, Mountain Master, for the treasures."
Dong Zhao smiled slightly and waved his hand, then glanced at the Star-picking Order and suddenly said, "Okay, go in then. In the Second-tier Star Domain, you first step into the Star Gate to assemble; when everyone arrives, it will be opened for entry!
Remember, safety first!"
Xu Jin responded whilst offering his thanks with a bow to Dong Zhao, Tian Zhang, and Ning Yuchan before he took the Jade in hand and stepped into the branch building of the Star Tower.
As Xu Jin entered, Mountain Master Dong Zhao’s finger brushed across the Star-picking Order, and the just-emerged Star Tower of Jinshan County vanished instantly, hidden into the void.
After completing all this, Dong Zhao and Tian Zhang both suddenly looked towards Ning Yuchan.
In the next instant, as if realizing something, Ning Yuchan paused with a limp, instantly turned into Starlight, and fled away.
"Mountain Master, I was just trying to get an extra piece of Star Weapon for the disciple, do you have to be this stingy?" Ning Yuchan’s voice came in the wind.
Tian Zhang was astonished, "Mountain Master, what did you just say to Yuchan?"
"I said, she always elbows others!" After saying this, Dong Zhao also soared into the sky, disappearing in an instant.
"It really seems a bit..."
Tian Zhang murmured to himself and instantly disappeared too, leaving behind only a squad of Star Patrol Guards on duty.
In front of the plaza of the Star Tower of the Da Chen National Daoist School, a towering Star Tower stood tall, fading in and out of view.
If one was far away, only Starlight clouds could be seen, but if one was close enough, the present form of the Da Chen Star Tower became visible, albeit intermittently, in the flickering Starlight.