The Carter Family's ancestral Falling Star Art requires the use of thirty-six meridians in total, but the semi-transparent figure's execution of the Falling Star Art actually circulated vital energy through one hundred and eight meridians, forming a perfect cycle!

The semi-transparent figure only circulated it once, and all the violent vital energy running through the meridians was completely refined!

For Henry Carter to refine vital energy with the Falling Star Art, he needed to circulate it at least nine times to refine the violent vital energy in his dantian, but the semi-transparent figure only needed to circulate it once! Although the vital energy passed through more meridians, the time used was reduced by about half.

“My The Carter Family's Falling Star Art is a mid-tier Profound-level technique, yet its speed in refining vital energy is so much slower than that of the semi-transparent figure. Could it be that the technique this guy is using is a high-tier Profound-level technique?”

At this thought, a pair of astonishing rays suddenly shot out from Henry Carter's eyes. As a member of The Carter Family, Henry Carter knew very well what a high-tier Profound-level technique meant.

A high-tier Profound-level technique refines vital energy three times faster than a mid-tier one. As long as one's talent isn't as poor as his own, with a threefold increase in refining speed, the overall cultivation speed could almost double!

Twice the cultivation speed—what does that mean?

His cousin Edward Carter is twenty-two this year and is a four-star warrior. With Edward Carter's talent, it would take at least two or three years of hard training to reach five-star warrior. If the speed were doubled, it would only take one year for cousin Edward Carter to reach five-star warrior!

A twenty-three-year-old five-star warrior would be considered an absolute powerhouse among the younger generation in all of Qingyue City.

Moreover, in all of Qingyue City, there are no more than five families that possess high-tier Profound-level techniques. If The Carter Family obtained such a technique, the family's status in Qingyue City would rise by at least one level.

The semi-transparent figure circulated the technique three times in a row. The sequence of hand seals and the routes of vital energy seemed to be imprinted in Henry Carter's mind, incomparably clear.

Buzz!

Sitting cross-legged on the wooden bed, Henry Carter's whole body suddenly trembled, and he abruptly opened his eyes.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!

Henry Carter's hands became a blur, rapidly forming one hundred and eight hand seals in succession. As the seals were completed, the violent vital energy in his dantian began to swiftly circulate through the one hundred and eight meridians in his body.

One hour—after just one hour, all the saturated violent vital energy in his dantian was completely refined by Henry Carter, and his refining speed had more than doubled!

“According to legend, The Carter Family once produced an Emperor-level powerhouse, but the ancestral Falling Star Art is only a fragment. I always thought this was just a rumor, but now it seems it might be true!”

“At the very least, the rumor that the Falling Star Art is a fragment is true!”

“In my sea of consciousness, that semi-transparent phantom who descended from the Eternal Divine Mountain helped me perfect the Falling Star Art, raising its quality to the high-tier Profound level!”

A look of disbelief flickered in Henry Carter's eyes, and an uncontrollable joy appeared on his face. He clenched his fists tightly, his heart surging with intense emotion.

With the Falling Star Art now at high-tier Profound level, this would bring tremendous benefits not only to Henry Carter himself, but also to the entire The Carter Family!

After a long while, Henry Carter took several deep breaths and slowly exhaled, gradually calming his excitement.

“My physical strength has already reached the limit of a one-star apprentice. Even without taking the 'Flame Sun Body-Tempering Pill,' I should be able to break through to two-star apprentice tomorrow!”

Henry Carter muttered excitedly to himself and once again began to focus on his cultivation.

On the morning of the third day, when the slightly dazzling sunlight shone through the window onto Henry Carter's still somewhat youthful face, Henry Carter slowly opened his eyes, then clenched his fists hard and suddenly punched forward.

Accompanied by a sharp “whoosh—” sound, Henry Carter was delighted to feel the powerful strength contained in this punch.

“So this is the two-star apprentice level?” The corners of Henry Carter's eyes were slightly moist. He had been at Southstar Academy for three whole years, stuck at one-star apprentice for three years, and now, at this very moment, he had finally broken through!

From one-star to four-star apprentice, there wouldn't be any obvious changes—just a stronger body, faster speed, and greater strength. Only upon reaching five-star apprentice would there be a qualitative leap.

After stepping into the five-star apprentice level, the skin all over the body would become as hard as iron, and speed and strength would increase exponentially!

“Father, Mother, your son has broken through! Your son has reached two-star apprentice!” Henry Carter looked toward the direction of his family, and warm tears quietly slid down his cheeks.

Three whole years... The significance of this advancement to Henry Carter was something no one else could truly understand.

“Time to go home!”

Henry Carter couldn't wait to tell his parents the news of his breakthrough, and to tell his cousin Edward Carter, who had always taken care of him. After all, he had already skipped classes for two days in a row, so Henry Carter didn't mind skipping one more day.

He quickly packed his belongings, carefully tucked the bottle with nine remaining Flame Sun Body-Tempering Pills close to his chest, closed the dorm room door, and headed out of Southstar Academy.

Because it was early morning and the students were all in class, there weren't many people lingering in the academy. Although Southstar Academy's teaching style was quite relaxed, the vast majority of students still attended classes diligently!