As the final Heavenly Sweet Fruit was collected by Su Yuan, the extremely thin blue clouds in the sky suddenly contracted and exploded into particles of light.
Su Yuan and the others secretly sighed in relief as they all stopped and sat down cross-legged on the spot.
Although the Heavenly Sweet Fruit was quite gentle and pure, requiring almost no refinement, the sheer quantity was overwhelming.
Absorbing hundreds of Heavenly Sweet Fruits at once, the vast amount of Star Power Essence crowded in the Star Power Vortex had to be quickly refined and absorbed.
"Finally, it's over!" Liu Dong let out a long breath and stood up from the ground, noticing his chest and back were soaked in sweat.
Xu Xin also opened his eyes and wiped the sweat from his forehead, his face noticeably paler as his body's energy and blood were heavily consumed.
"Not bad, the Ninth Stage Limit. If I'm lucky, I can break through to the Bronze Level before graduation!"
Despite feeling a bit weak, Xu Xin's eyes were full of joy.
Xu Xin looked around and saw that Liu Dong had already finished. On the east and west sides of the Heavenly Sweet Tree, Su Yuan and Zhuang Xun still had their eyes closed, seemingly not fully digested yet.
"This guy, he must have absorbed at least two hundred Heavenly Sweet Fruits!"
Seeing Su Yuan, Xu Xin, who had been busy collecting the Heavenly Sweet Fruits and didn't have time to think much earlier, now felt waves of astonishment surging up in his heart.
"Perfect Magnetic Pressure, it's unbelievable..."
Another ten minutes passed. Accompanied by a dissipating Star Power fluctuation, Su Yuan slowly opened his eyes.
"The Ninth Stage Limit!"
The 256 Heavenly Sweet Fruits not only allowed Su Yuan to break through to the Star Apprentice Ninth Rank but also directly reached the Ninth Stage Limit!
Feeling the state of his body, Su Yuan couldn't help but smile.
The gains this time were huge!
Although his Six Dimensions and skills were strong, his realm had always been a weakness due to late Awakening.
Absorbing 256 Heavenly Sweet Fruits brought a significant step forward, greatly narrowing the realm gap with top talents!
Now at the Ninth Stage Limit, his physical qualities and Star Power had improved by thirty to forty percent. Even without using skills, Su Yuan was confident he could suppress ninety-nine percent of his peers with just his Azure Sky Phoenix and Dragon Armor Saber!
And with his Perfect level skills... no one among his peers could daunt him!
Not even those at the Bronze Level!
"Zhuang Xun hasn't finished yet?"
Su Yuan put away his thoughts and looked up, noticing Zhuang Xun still had his eyes closed and was motionless.
"It's impossible that Zhuang Xun collected more Heavenly Sweet Fruits than me. And now he's still not done refining, could it be..."
Su Yuan's heart stirred, vaguely guessing something.
At this moment, an astonishing wave of Star Power suddenly burst from Zhuang Xun in the distance!
Su Yuan, Xu Xin, and Liu Dong all looked over.
Suddenly, large patches of orange flames ignited all over Zhuang Xun's body. The flames roared and surged, growing stronger until finally transforming into a Purgatory Flame Demon with two horns on its head!
The Flame Demon opened its arms and roared, quickly crashing back into Zhuang Xun's body and disappearing.
Zhuang Xun abruptly opened his eyes, flames flickering within them, and his Star Power fluctuation surged continuously before gradually stabilizing after nearly ten seconds!
"Hahaha, looks like I got lucky."
Seeing everyone looking at him with a mix of uncertainty and astonishment, Zhuang Xun stood up with a smile.
Flames flickered between his hands, with an impressively powerful fluctuation.
Without a doubt, the Bronze Level!
Su Yuan and the others gathered under the Heavenly Sweet Tree.
"Zhuang Xun, you broke through!" Xu Xin exclaimed in amazement.
"Hahaha, just luck, just luck!" Zhuang Xun scratched his head and asked Su Yuan, "Su Yuan, is that Perfect Magnetic Pressure you have?"
Hearing this, Liu Dong and Xu Xin also looked over.
"Yes, I just reached the Perfect level recently."
Although Zhuang Xun and the others had expected this, hearing Su Yuan admit it still made them draw a sharp breath.
While they didn't even have a Great Success level Green skill, Su Yuan had already refined his Magnetic Pressure to the Perfect level?
"Really... don't know what to say." Xu Xin muttered.
Zhuang Xun sighed, his joy of breaking through to the Bronze level dampened by Su Yuan's extraordinary skill talent.
Su Yuan laughed and said, "By practicing diligently, skills will eventually reach higher levels, and now that you've broken through to the Bronze Level, having taken the first step, you're already far ahead of us!"
Just by the time you refine a Green skill to the Perfect level, I'll probably have several more Transformation Realm skills...
Su Yuan thought to himself.
Of course, he didn't say this aloud, not wanting to discourage Zhuang Xun.
However, Zhuang Xun's talent in Star Power cultivation was indeed exceptional. Otherwise, even with the help of the Heavenly Sweet Fruits, it would be impossible to leap into the Bronze Level.
The Flame Demon, which had just appeared, should be Zhuang Xun's Soul Card. It looked extraordinary, and although its exact Six Dimensions were unclear, its previous display of power suggested Zhuang Xun's Star Power Talent was likely at C level.
For a Star Card Master, the most crucial of the Six Dimensions was Star Power.
At this moment, Ji Qinghe also approached from a distance, gently touching the trunk of the Heavenly Sweet Tree. "Thank you for your hard work."
Su Yuan and the others respectfully bowed to the Heavenly Sweet Tree.
Although for the Heavenly Sweet Tree, this was just a normal process of metabolism, Su Yuan and the others had undeniably gained enormous benefits from it.
Though repaying it may not be feasible, at least they should feel grateful.
Watching the four of them, Ji Qinghe felt both comforted and satisfied.
In this Divine Tree Secret Realm, two students from Qingye City, one reaching the Ninth Stage Limit, and the other breaking through to the Bronze Level.
The last time a student advanced to a Bronze Star Card Master within the Divine Tree Secret Realm was five years ago. Moreover, that student wasn't even from Qingye City.
Additionally, although Su Yuan wasn't a native of Qingye City, he was from Guangchuan City, a sub-region under Qingye.
Ji Qinghe smiled and said, "Alright, since everything is settled, let's head back."
Su Yuan and the others harvested richly, feeling joyful and radiant.
Outside, in the arena,
Yan Chenfei, Wang Haiping, and Ge Qiu continued their cheerful conversation.
The three of them were influential figures, unaffected by a few Star Apprentice students gaining in the Divine Tree Secret Realm.
Yet, both Wang Haiping and Yan Chenfei felt secretly anxious.
"Su Yuan, you must break through to the Ninth Stage!" Wang Haiping thought to himself. "With the Great Success of Primordial Magnetic Pressure and entering the Ninth Stage, the chances for Demon Capital Academy should be very high!"
Yan Chenfei, likewise, set great store by Zhuang Xun.
Zhuang Xun was arguably Qingye City's most talented student in the past ten years, a specially recommended student to Shuzhou by Qingye.
If Zhuang Xun could break into the Bronze Level in the Divine Tree Secret Realm, Qingye City would have provided Shuzhou with a top-notch talent!
At that moment, the door at the far end of the arena opened suddenly.
Wang Haiping, Yan Chenfei, and Ge Qiu immediately stopped their conversation and looked into the distance.
Ji Qinghe led Su Yuan and the others out.
The Star Power fluctuation on them was significantly stronger than before!
For Shining Star Level experts, there were no secrets regarding Star Apprentice Level.
The three leaders only took a glance to ascertain the Star Power realms of Su Yuan and others.
"Ninth Stage, and it's the Ninth Stage Limit!"
Yan Chenfei and Wang Haiping's eyes brightened, feeling delighted.
"Director." Su Yuan greeted and stepped to Wang Haiping's side.
Wang Haiping laughed heartily, "To have reached the Ninth Stage Limit, well done, well done!"
Yan Chenfei and Ge Qiu also praised their respective students.
Ji Qinghe said, "These youngsters have performed well, each collecting at least a hundred Heavenly Sweet Fruits, far exceeding the results of the past two years."
While saying this, Ji Qinghe's gaze fell on Su Yuan, a hint of amazement in his eyes. "Especially this student... Director Wang, you've truly found a gem in Guangchuan City."
Wang Haiping, Yan Chenfei, and Ge Qiu were puzzled.
Liu Dong whispered something to Ge Qiu.
Yan Chenfei and Wang Haiping, being Shining Star experts, heard it all clearly at such a close distance.
Knowing that Su Yuan used Magnetic Pressure to fly and collected over two hundred Heavenly Sweet Fruits, even the steadfast trio couldn't help but remain silent for several seconds.
Taking a deep breath, Yan Chenfei said to Wang Haiping, "Perfect Magnetic Pressure... Magnetic Pressure isn't an easy-to-master, common skill. Hai Ping, this student of yours truly has an extraordinary talent!"
Wang Haiping glanced at Su Yuan standing calmly beside him and coughed lightly, "This kid does have a knack for skill cultivation..."
Yan Chenfei took a few more scrutinizing glances at Su Yuan before nodding and refraining from further comments.
Ji Qinghe said, "This round at the Divine Tree Secret Realm concluded perfectly. You may leave on your own. I have to tidy up the area, so I won't see you off."
Yan Chenfei, Wang Haiping, and Ge Qiu responded, "Thank you, Elder Ji."
The group walked out of the arena.
Wang Haiping said, "Director Yan, I will take my leave."
Yan Chenfei smiled, "Alright, I hope to see you at the Qingye Municipal Education Bureau soon."
"Thanks for your good wishes, hahaha."
Zhuang Xun stepped out from behind Yan Chenfei, approached Su Yuan, and said, "Su Yuan, let's stay in touch!"