Su Yuan's eyes lit up. Since it was about decomposing star cards, it was very likely that the resulting substance would be the star dust needed by this system.
If it really was star dust, then aside from the natural accumulation over time, this would be a second source to obtain star dust, and more importantly, an approach one could actively engage with!
With star dust, one could enhance star cards, meaning they could achieve higher skill proficiency levels.
"It's a pity I don't have any other star cards on hand to test this immediately."
"There's also the card extraction feature. Star card masters inherently have the ability to extract star cards from the star core of star beasts. I wonder what additional functionality the system's feature has."
"Regardless, these two new functions must be verified as soon as possible, especially card decomposition, it's related to whether I can rapidly enhance my own star card skills embedded in the star power vortex."
Su Yuan pondered for a while and soon made a decision.
"Let's take action tomorrow. For now, let's try out the space movement of the Azure Sky Phoenix!"
Su Yuan gathered his thoughts, lifted his head, and his eyes shimmered like ripples, his field of vision immediately changing within his eyes into a transparent, three-dimensional black and white world.
All unobstructed areas turned white, while objects like the desk and walls, which occupied space, turned black.
At that moment, there was a black figure in both the living room and the kitchen.
From their features, it wasn't hard to deduce that Su Yang was watching television in the living room, and Tang Shiyang was washing dishes in the kitchen.
Su Yuan looked in the direction of the kitchen, and with a thought, star power surged from within his body and turned into a silver light encircling him. With a flicker, he vanished from his original spot.
Inside the kitchen.
Tang Shiyang had just finished washing the dishes and was putting them away, opening the thermal cabinet to glance at the green pepper pork shreds and tomato and egg dishes inside.
"Winter really makes things cool down fast. Putting them in the thermal cabinet doesn't help much either." Tang Shiyang shook her head and carried out the two dishes, "Little Yuan has been cultivating for such a long time this time, it's already past nine and he still hasn't come out. Let's reheat these dishes."
At that moment, a flash of silver light burst forth, and Su Yuan appeared out of thin air behind Tang Shiyang.
Watching Tang Shiyang place the two dishes on the table, Su Yuan softly called out, "Mom~"
"Ah!"
Although Su Yuan kept his voice low, the sudden greeting still caused Tang Shiyang to shiver. Fortunately, she had placed the dishes down safely; otherwise, they might have crashed to the floor.
Tang Shiyang quickly turned around, "You scared me to death, Little Yuan, how did you..."
Tang Shiyang didn't finish her sentence as she saw Su Yuan's eyes had turned to a silvery hue. She first froze, then realizing what it meant, she suddenly covered her lips as her eyes began to well up with tears.
"Little Yuan, you...you've awakened?" Tang Shiyang's voice trembled slightly.
Non-black pupils for Great Flame Country people generally meant awakening. Even though Guangchuan City was a remote third-level city, there were quite a few star card masters, and Tang Shiyang naturally had seen a few star card masters with non-black pupils.
Su Yuan nodded and smiled, "Thank you, Mom."
Without Su Yang and Tang Shiyang exhausting their family wealth to fully support the former self, Su Yuan wouldn't have been able to awaken today. Hence, Su Yuan's gratitude was genuine.
"Thank goodness!" Tang Shiyang hugged Su Yuan excitedly, "My son, you've finally awakened! Yang, Brother, come quick, our son has awakened!"
"Awakened?!"
Su Yang, a burly man with bushy brows and a solid build, leaped from the sofa and hurried over in a few strides.
After careful confirmation, Su Yang excitedly slapped Su Yuan's shoulder several times, "You've really awakened! Good, good! Worthy of being my son, our Su family will also produce a star card master! Hahaha!"
Feeling the force on his shoulder, Su Yuan quietly smacked his lips.
Su Yang's slaps were not light, and if Su Yuan hadn't already become an awakened Eighth Stage Star Disciple, handling those slaps would have been quite challenging.
But Su Yang's excitement had good reason behind it.
In the Great Flame Country, who didn't want to become a star card master?
Su Yang did too!
It was just that he was in an even sorrier state than the pre-awakened Su Yuan—unable to even gather star power, he simply couldn't enter the Star Apprentice Stage.
Therefore, time and again, Su Yang spent all he had to buy Soul Awakening Cards for Su Yuan. Not only for his son but also to fulfill his own dreams.
The joy felt by Su Yang at his son's successful awakening after all the trials and tribulations was, to say the least, enormous…
Tang Shiyang released Su Yuan and lifted her hand to wipe the excited tears from the corner of her eye. "Little Yuan, go sit in the living room first. The food has gotten cold; I'll warm it up for you right away. Let's eat first!"
Su Yang also realized he had been overly excited and stopped to rub Su Yuan's shoulders, smiling, "Right, right, you've just awakened and probably used a lot of energy. Eat first!"
Watching the two of them genuinely rejoice for him from the bottom of their hearts, Su Yuan felt a warm current rising in his chest.
He had not only inherited this body but also the memories of his predecessor. Moreover, the bonds of blood were indelible.
These two people before him were his parents, the only two people he needed to protect in this world!
The next day, just past seven o'clock.
"Mom, I'm leaving!"
"Little Yuan, please be very careful! Don't go too deep. Or perhaps, consider asking some classmates to join you?"
"Don't worry, Mom, I have a plan."
"Remember to call after you come out!"
"I will!"
With a black nylon backpack on his shoulders and a long, tubular bag in his left hand, Su Yuan acknowledged and walked out the door.
On the light rail heading east of the city, Su Yuan took out "Low Stage Star Beast Skill Evaluation" and began to flip through the skills he had marked.
"The Green Flame Wolf's Small Fireball, Knife Lying Grasshopper's Open and Close Slash, Rock Melt Beast's Steel Flame Finger... these are all Star Beasts found in the Great Barbarian Mountain Area."
"It's a pity I can't handle the Flying Demon Beasts; otherwise, the Lightning Raid of the Swift Hawk would be very good too—it's considered one of the superior White Card Skills."
"Additionally, apart from the dozen or so attack skills I've picked out, the Earth Cave Spider's Sky Binding Net is also among the stronger control skills. The only question is whether I'll encounter one..."
Indeed, Su Yuan's goal was to hunt for Star Cards in the wild.
One reason was to verify the two new functions of the system; another was to quickly enhance his own strength.
Su Yuan knew that although he had awakened a Master Grade Soul Card, he was nearly a year behind those students who had awakened successfully.
In terms of realm, having just broken through to the Eighth Stage Star Apprentice, he was barely keeping up with some.
However, the strength of a Star Card Master wasn't determined solely by their Star Power Realm.
The Star Power Realm is foundational, but beyond that, there's another critical module: skills!
For Star Apprentices, successful awakening of the Soul Card brings with it not only a Soul Card Skill, but also turns the Star Power Vortex into a core around which other Star Cards Skills are embedded.
By embedding Star Cards, Star Card Masters can master the skills contained in the cards, thereby unleashing the full potential of Star Power in specific ways, significantly increasing their strength.
Without Star Cards, one would be forced to release Star Power in the most rudimentary and inefficient way during battle, like a mighty beast without its claws.
This is why the middle school collective trials starting next term are open only to students from the awakened Star Apprentice Class.
Because students who have not awakened not only lack the boost of a Soul Card but also do not have even a single skill, they would struggle to compete against Star Beasts born with natural skills. There would hardly be any point in participating.
So Su Yuan urgently needed to acquire several practical Star Card Skills to fill the gaps in his combat ability.
On Blue Sea Star, the most mainstream way to acquire Star Cards was by hunting Star Beasts!
Star Beasts have different structures from humans, possessing a Star Core innately and mastering skills from birth.
After killing a Star Beast, a Star Card Master could extract a Star Card with a random skill from the beast's Star Core using their spiritual power.
While the cheapest White Cards might only cost a few thousand, readily available on the market, the Su family was already in a tight spot financially, and Su Yuan was unwilling to ask his family for money anymore.
Furthermore, having just completed his Awakening and broken through to the Eighth Stage Star Apprentice, his strength had increased significantly, making it an ideal time for some real combat training.
Compared to other Star Apprentices, Su Yuan's Soul Card skill from his Azure Sky Phoenix was Instant Movement, which was undoubtedly an exceptionally versatile ability.
With Instant Movement at his side, equipped for both advancing and retreating, as long as he didn't encounter any Bronze-level Star Beasts known for their speed, he should have no problems protecting himself.