As they approached the war base, its facilities became clearly visible. Cultivation chambers and dueling arenas were scattered everywhere. Some cultivators were drinking and chatting about recent gains above, while others sparred on the dueling stages. The atmosphere was extremely lively. This was a city built in the void, dedicated to war.
"There are many unspoken rules in this war base, and I don't need to tell you. You'll understand them naturally after staying here for a while. The only thing I need to remind you of is not to gamble with other cultivators. Although the Zi Xiao Star Domain prohibits cultivators of the same faction from fighting, it does not prohibit sparring."
"You are new to the war base, and there will definitely be many veteran soldiers provoking you. It's best to endure it, or you might suffer greatly," Zhen Xian Mu Shan said solemnly.
"Thank you for the reminder." Zhang Fan nodded. He knew about gambling battles, which usually occurred between cultivators of the same level.
The longer cultivators stayed in the star battlefield, the stronger they would be at the same level, even if their realms had not broken through. After all, they had been wandering on the brink of life and death for a long time, and their combat awareness and mastery of divine abilities would only improve.
"Look, new recruits are here again. It's rare to have two batches of new recruits arriving on the same day."
"There's actually a cultivator in the Soul Refining Realm. It looks like there's another opportunity to make a small profit." A man as thin as a monkey stared at Zhang Fan, his eyes filled with excitement.
"Iron Monkey, are you planning to scam newcomers again? Be careful you don't run into a hard nut to crack one day," someone reminded him from the side.
"Hmph, these newcomers are all arrogant when they first enter the star battlefield. They don't know the cruelty of war. I'm just letting them spend money to learn their lesson. What's a little loss of treasures? If they encounter those guys from the Jiu Ya Star Domain in the river of stars, they'll lose their lives." Iron Monkey scoffed.
The arrival of Zhang Fan and his group clearly attracted the attention of many people. In the eyes of these veteran soldiers, newcomers were foolish and easy to exploit.
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Zhen Xian Mu Shan led Zhang Fan and the others to report to the new recruit registration office, while also explaining the most basic rules of the star battlefield to them. "In the star battlefield, to make the strength more concrete, strength is not divided by realm, but by one star to ten stars."
"One to three stars are warriors. In the star battlefield, warriors do not have the right to act freely and must join other teams and obey the captain's arrangements."
"Four to six stars are generals. Generals have the right to form their own teams and serve as captains, but a team needs at least five people to enter the river of stars. This is to ensure that you have enough strength to deal with the dangers in the river of stars."
"Seven to nine stars can be enfeoffed as marquises. The weakest of each enfeoffed marquis expert has reached the Divine Transformation Realm, so they can act alone, and the restrictions will be much smaller."
"What about ten stars?" Blood Demon Dragon asked curiously.
"Ten stars?" Zhen Xian Mu Shan's eyes showed a hint of longing, then he shook his head and chuckled, "To achieve a ten-star evaluation in the star battlefield means being able to fight against Void Return cultivators with a Divine Transformation body. Such characters cannot be born solely through battlefield training."
"Since this star battlefield was opened, very few cultivators have achieved a ten-star evaluation, only a handful that can be counted on one hand."
"Currently, in the star battlefield, including the cultivators from the Jiu Ya Star Domain west of the river of stars, there are only three cultivators with ten-star strength. Our Zi Xiao Star Domain side has only one, and that is Fairy Zi Ling."
"Still a woman. I wonder what she looks like?" Blood Demon Dragon muttered upon hearing this.
Mu Shan quickly stopped him, saying, "You must not speak such things. If they reach Fairy Zi Ling's ears, you'll be in trouble."
"What's the big deal? Just ten stars. I'll reach ten stars after a few years of training," Blood Demon Dragon boasted shamelessly.
Mu Shan smiled. Every cultivator who joined the star battlefield started with the same ambition as Blood Demon Dragon. But after a long time, they would realize that they were just ordinary members among tens of thousands of Divine Transformation cultivators, and it was as difficult as reaching heaven to stand out.
"If you can reach ten stars, the Void Return cultivators of the Zi Xiao Star Domain will personally come forward to bestow a title upon you. Then you will become a core figure of the Zi Xiao Star Domain, and even Void Return cultivators will treat you as an equal."
"Zi Xiao Star Domain? I don't care. My goal is the Central Star Domain," Blood Demon Dragon said with his head held high.
Mu Shan was speechless. He had seen arrogant people before, but never one so arrogant.
They traveled in silence. Led by Mu Shan, Zhang Fan and his group arrived at the new recruit registration office. Two new recruits were currently undergoing strength testing.
Beside a large light screen stood a cultivator in silver armor in the Soul Refining Realm. He glanced at Zhang Fan and the others indifferently, then his gaze fell on Mu Shan. A smile appeared on his face, and he said, "Captain Mu Shan, it seems you're lucky today. You've brought three more new recruits."
Mu Shan smiled faintly and nodded, saying, "This is Zhen Xian Qiong Yu, who is in charge of soldier file updates and merit calculations. You will have to deal with Zhen Xian Qiong Yu frequently in the future."
"Greetings, Zhen Xian Qiong Yu."
Zhen Xian Qiong Yu nodded slightly, then turned his gaze to the two new recruits and said, "Use your strongest methods to attack the light screen. Whether it's physical strength or divine abilities, it can be converted into the corresponding star level."
The two cultivators looked very similar, as if they were twins.
"Brother, you go first."
The other nodded, stepped forward, took out a treasure sword, channeled his vast mana and a large amount of sword rules, and slashed fiercely at the light screen.
A dazzling sword light flashed through the void and finally struck the light screen.
The power of this sword was terrifying, it was considered top-tier even for a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, enough to cleave a planet in half. However, when it landed on the light screen, it only caused ripples, easily dissolving this force.
"One-star warrior."
Four large characters appeared on the light screen, surprising Zhang Fan and the others. With such strength, they were only rated as one-star warriors.
"Let me try again."
The sword cultivator seemed dissatisfied with this evaluation. His mana surged, and his rules pulsed. He brewed a powerful divine ability.
Zhen Xian Mu Shan and Zhen Xian Qiong Yu did not intervene, exchanging glances and watching with faint smiles.
Firelight appeared on the immortal treasure. As the sword cultivator swung his hand, sharp sword energy shot out from the immortal treasure, containing scorching light, and slashed fiercely at the light screen.
The power of this sword was already close to the late Nascent Soul stage.
However, the light screen still displayed the four characters 'One-star warrior', which disheartened the sword cultivator.
The other sword cultivator was the same. No matter what method he used, the evaluation was always 'one-star warrior'.
After the strength assessment, Zhen Xian Qiong Yu proceeded to register their files, asking for their Taoist names and other basic information before issuing their war tokens. This process was then completed.
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