As the State Preceptor said, refining the Red Scale Heart was best done with both Star Power and Divine Soul Power simultaneously, for better results, albeit taking a bit more time.
If one could refine it with Divine Soul Power alone, the speed would be the fastest, and one would also reap all the benefits of the Red Scale Heart.
However, to use Divine Soul Power to refine the Red Scale Heart, one had to be at least a Star Casting level in Divine Soul.
Xu Jin definitely wouldn’t admit that he had reached the level of Star Casting in Divine Soul.
But when he refined it, he used only Divine Soul Power.
The sensation was magical.
At the moment when Divine Soul Power surged into the Red Scale Heart, Xu Jin sensed a chaotic breath and a weak Divine Soul essence.
That must have been the remnant essence from the previous Sacrificial Refiner.
According to the State Preceptor, it was supposed to be easy to refine after using Star Power mixed with Divine Soul Power to sweep away the previous Sacrificial Refiner’s residual power.
Xu Jin’s surging Divine Soul Power washed away the messy Blood Qi and Divine Soul essences in an instant. Divine Soul Power surged wildly into it, beginning to rapidly refine the Red Scale Heart.
A mere few dozen moments into the refinement process, an indescribable strange sensation rose from Xu Jin’s heart.
Even after staying in the Fire Radiant Star Domain for seven days, Xu Jin still felt like an outsider.
A purely mismatched outsider; even when running the Mingji Star Pattern, he could faintly sense this world’s rejection of him.
But just a few dozen moments into refining the Red Scale Heart, the feeling changed.
Suddenly, the dark red world, which Xu Jin instinctively disliked, suddenly became endearing.
There was a very intimate feeling.
And this feeling grew stronger with the continuous refinement of the Red Scale Heart.
Xu Jin was clear it was not his feelings or person that had changed, but the world’s attitude towards him.
As he was pondering, a ring of clear light suddenly rose from the hazy small Divine Statue beside Chi You’s corpse, drawing Xu Jin’s attention.
He hadn’t paid attention to the vague Divine Statue, thinking it was something that the Red Scale Clan worshiped, like a deity of some sort.
Limited by self-cognition, many clans worship various immortals and deities.
Just like in Xu Jin’s former world, where the folks worshiped all sorts, from immortals and Buddhas to sacred spirits and strange creatures—any object of faith people could find, someone worshiped.
So in this Fire Radiant Star Domain, worshiping some so-called deity was completely normal.
But the problem now was that this Divine Statue seemed to be... become spirited.
As Xu Jin looked over, a voice suddenly came from within the statue.
"Chi You, I have given you your part. Where is the Red Scale Heart you promised me? Why haven’t you offered it yet?" a faint voice came from inside the statue.
Xu Jin looked towards the two Red Scale Hearts in his own hands.
What or who was behind this Divine Statue?
After careful consideration, Xu Jin cautiously chose not to respond.
Clearly, the entity behind the Divine Statue must have had a significant connection with Chi You’s rebellion.
The entity capable of instigating or plotting upheaval in a Star Domain, even a Second-tier one, must be a heavyweight.
Xu Jin did not want to get involved.
If ordinary people dared to get involved in such a mighty current, they could be devoured without a trace in a moment of carelessness.
After ten moments, perhaps due to the lack of any response, the voice inside the statue noticeably became angry.
"Chi You? What do you mean? You took my things and didn’t do the job, trying to gain without giving anything in return?"
"Chi You, even if you have received what I gave you and can break free from Dachen’s control, what of it? Without my help, once the Star Gate opens in over two months, you all will surely be trampled by Dachen!"
The voice inside the statue gradually became cold and emotionless, and from it, Xu Jin heard anger.
A minute later, the clear light gathered on the statue began to grow brighter and increase in amount.
At the same time as the clear light rapidly increased, it began to twist and change, as if transforming into a human shape.
Xu Jin was taken aback.
Who was behind this Divine Statue?
Was it descending upon the Fire Radiant Star Domain?
Or projecting an avatar to investigate this world?
In an instant, Xu Jin thought of many possibilities.
But regardless of which, it wasn’t something Xu Jin wanted to see.
In an instant, Xu Jin made a decision; he had to destroy it before the Divine Statue achieved its specific goal, or it could bring him significant trouble.
He was originally going to strike with Star Arrow.
But immediately, Xu Jin thought of the Thunder Snake.
The Thunder Snake’s Thunder Light should be the nemesis of this kind of entity.
In the next moment, a Thunder Snake struck down.
The moment the Thunder Snake hit, a third of the clear light on the statue was erased instantly, and the voice behind the statue roared immediately.
"You know Thunder Star Skill; you are not Chi You?"
Xu Jin didn’t answer him but instead launched a series of Thunder Snakes.
Five consecutive Thunder Snakes struck down, directly scattering the clear light on the statue and blackening the vague Divine Statue with fire.
"Bastard, dare to pluck my fruit; I’ll remember you!"
This was the last roar from the being behind the vague Divine Statue before it turned into charred remains.
After the vague Divine Statue caught fire and ultimately turned into a charred stick, an unsettled Xu Jin launched a few more Thunder Snakes, blasting it into ashes, and then he felt at ease.
Then he looked at the half-refined Red Scale Heart in his hand, somewhat hesitant.
It was apparent that the entity behind the Divine Statue was plotting for this Red Scale Heart.