Lu Lin's consciousness flickered.
He looked around.
In the pitch-black Consciousness Universe, there was no sign of Jiang Yueming.
Then why could he hear Jiang Yueming's voice?
"Release Star Power and construct the domain."
Following the instruction, Lu Lin released the Earth-based Star Power from the Star Vein.
Lu Lin seemed to "see" a silver-white border at the edge of his released Star Power, preventing its dissipation.
Release.
Release.
Expand.
Expand.
Exerting his full strength, Lu Lin constructed a Star Power Domain about the size of a football.
Feeling the so-called Star Power Domain, Lu Lin felt he could continue to expand it.
During the construction of the domain, even Lu Lin's soul trembled with excitement.
It was a feeling more addictive than physical pleasure.
Football size... Basketball size... Yoga ball size...
Wave after wave of euphoria surged through, immersing Lu Lin deeper.
The Star Power Domain continued to grow.
Three square meters...
Five square meters...
Ten square meters...
Unknowingly, Lu Lin's Star Power Domain expanded to the size of the Cultivation Room he was in.
Outside.
Jiang Yueming was anxious, eyes red with desperation.
He repeatedly warned Lu Lin not to be greedy.
New Star Skill Instructors often indulge in the pleasures of constructing the Star Power Domain for the first time.
Strong willpower is needed for self-control.
Jiang Yueming tried to stop Lu Lin when his domain expanded to the size of a football, through the Consciousness Universe.
But by then, Lu Lin was oblivious to the outside world.
He only knew to expand, expand, and expand further...
Now, Lu Lin's Star Power Domain reached over twenty square meters and hadn't stopped.
Jiang Yueming was in despair.
Lu Lin couldn't possibly control such a large Star Power Domain.
The best outcome when Lu Lin realized the problem would be abandoning the constructed Star Power Domain, forever losing the chance to become a Star Skill Instructor.
Even worse... If unlucky, Lu Lin's twenty-five-square-meter domain might backlash, collapsing his Consciousness Universe and wreaking havoc on his brain.
The result of becoming a vegetative state was almost inevitable.
Jiang Yueming felt a sense of guilt.
He thought he was too hasty; if he had let Lu Lin cultivate first, enhancing his consciousness, Star Power control, willpower, and resisting temptation, the outcome might have been different.
Jiang Yueming was heartbroken.
In this short period, Lu Lin's domain expanded astonishingly to fifty square meters.
Flat.
It represented the Star Skill Instructor's domain size.
It was also a unit of the domain's strength.
Some instructors had a one-square-meter domain, but their strength could reach fifty, a hundred, or more square meters.
The Star Power Domain isn't just about size; it must be solid, complete, and balanced.
Such qualities, along with the domain size, define a true Star Skill Instructor's power.
Someone like Lu Lin has size but no strength.
Even if he managed to control it, he couldn't aid others in comprehending Star Skills.
During the conversation, Lu Lin's domain expanded again.
A hundred square meters.
The area reached a full hundred square meters.
Jiang Yueming was shocked; the domain size was already at the threshold for a Star Skill Instructor Master.
What a pity.
At this moment, Lu Lin couldn't even qualify as a vegetative state in Jiang Yueming's eyes.
Now, the best outcome for Lu Lin was to shield himself with Star Power before the chaotic collapse of the domain.
That way, at least he could... Leave a complete body.
Jiang Yueming exited the Cultivation Room and called Zuo Zhenyu to explain the situation, who promised to arrive shortly.
After hanging up, Jiang Yueming thought it over and called Dragon Battle Hotel and Golden Sword High School to explain Lu Lin's situation.
Golden Sword High School took it seriously, promising to send a Star Core Warrior teacher, the Senior Year Three Director of Teaching, and Lu Lin's Class Teacher Li.
It wasn't the first occurrence for Dragon Battle Hotel; the Tongyuan branch's hotel operations manager, Cultivation Room Affairs director, and the on-duty lobby manager took the elevator to Lu Lin's Cultivation Room.
Zuo Zhenyu brought Zuo Yiming and Luo Ling along.
Golden Sword Principal, Star Martial Teacher, Director of Teaching, and Class Teacher arrived too.
The chief neurosurgeon from Tongyuan First Civilian Hospital, with his team, arrived as well.
The City Guard, upon hearing the news, sent a secretary to the hotel to console Jiang Yueming.
As for notifying Lu Lin's parents, Jiang Yueming and Zuo Zhenyu agreed to wait for confirmation of his death.
Everyone stood in front of the Cultivation Room, awaiting Lu Lin's final news.
Luo Ling, worried, wiped her tears.
Her sister's diagnosis came out: a shattered lower spine with nerve, blood vessel, and bone damage.
Her future would be spent in a wheelchair.
Her sister narrowly survived, but the sudden death of a fellow student, brave and spirited against criminals the day before, brought Luo Ling a sense of shared doom.
Zuo Yiming paced anxiously in circles.
Old Lu was a good person; they were joking around that morning, but now, before noon, he met with tragedy.
Annoyed by his pacing, Zuo Zhenyu kicked him to stand still.
Inside the Cultivation Room.
When Lu Lin expanded his domain to 101 square meters, he felt a void within.
He realized he was at his limit.
He wanted to ask Jiang Yueming what to do next.
But after waiting a while, Jiang Yueming seemed to have disappeared, offering no guidance.
With no options, Lu Lin used Star Power from the Second Star Vein to fill the domain.
Three major steps in a Star Skill Instructor's domain construction.
First, find the Star Power Domain anchor point.
Second, expand the Star Power Domain.
Third, fill the domain with Star Power.
Only upon reaching the third step did Lu Lin realize why Jiang Yueming cautioned against greed.
Expanding the domain so large, without a secondary star vein to spare, was reckless.
Lu Lin felt a chill.
Gradually, he filled the domain with Star Power.
During this process, Lu Lin suddenly thought of shrinking the Star Power Domain.
At 101 square meters, even two or three star veins couldn't fill it.
He acted on his thought.
Lu Lin gradually shrunk the Star Power Domain.
90 square meters.
80 square meters.
50 square meters.
40 square meters.
When the domain reached 36 square meters, Lu Lin felt content.
The Second Star Vein filled the domain with Star Power.
Initially an Earth Element Domain, it became a combination of Earth and Eye Systems.
Lu Lin sensed something different about his domain, but brushed it aside.
The Star Power Domain was complete.
An outer silver-white border prevented the loss of Star Power.
The domain was scattered with eyes which would likely be slippery underfoot.
Success.
Lu Lin withdrew the domain into the Consciousness Universe and opened his eyes.
Master Jiang Yueming had indeed vanished.
Lu Lin wasn't worried; he assumed the Master left to avoid disturbing his cultivation.
Lu Lin grasped the door handle, thinking:
Jiang Teacher would be thrilled to know I succeeded in building the Star Power Domain.
He opened the room door...