Novel's Extra: I Awakened The Strongest Physique From The Start-Chapter 274 - 275 - Star Connection 2.

The stabilized stars hovered in Alex's inner world, motionless for the first time. The hardest part was done, but now came the next crucial step—forming the connection.

Alex, just like Sophie, knew how painful it was supposed to be.

It was said that everyone who had stepped into the star-formation realm had a certain level of pain tolerance just because of this process.

If your pain tolerance was so low that even a pin injury could make you cry, then you could never step into the star-connection realm—it was something everyone knew.

So, Alex, after taking a deep breath, channeled his mana to weave a thread between the first two stars.

Connecting them took focus and concentration—something Alex didn't have to worry about since he had already doused two concentration potions.

His mana burned as he pulled strands of mana from two stars next to each other, trying to combine them.

It was a process of increasing the collective mana.

One could say that unlike the star formation realm, where every star works as a separate unit, in star connection, the ones connected work like one single unit, increasing total efficiency and mana control by folds.

[Take it easy. Don't rush this time.]

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Sophie's words, a reminder for him not to rush things this time, echoed in Alex's head, making him sigh.

'I know. I'm taking it easy,' he replied, completely relaxed.

Not long after he said that Alex finally formed threads of mana from two stars.

And the moment the link formed, a sharp jolt shot through his entire body, like a surge of electricity crackling through his veins. He braced himself, expecting an unbearable wave of pain, but—

—It never came.

Or rather, it did, but it was so faint that Alex barely reacted.

The pain was nothing compared to what he had endured before.

Just activating his bloodline had been a torment on an entirely different level. This? This was like a mild sting in comparison.

Sophie, watching from the dream space, tensed. [That's it? That's supposed to be excruciatingly painful!]

Alex let out a small chuckle as he effortlessly extended more mana threads from the two stars, connecting them like knitting a rope. "Why does it sound like you wanted to see me in pain?"

[N-No! It's not that; I was just surprised—!] Sophie quickly defended herself, only to hear Alex's chuckle again.

"I know. I was teasing you."

His words made Sophie sigh, and realization finally settled.

She realized why Alex wasn't feeling any pain.

It wasn't because there was no sensation; it was his pain tolerance that had crossed the threshold where things painful for normal people weren't much of a challenge to him.

She now understood why pain was said to be relative.

Within moments, the string linking the stars had turned into a passage. It was now thick enough for the mana to circulate seamlessly through the link.

The mana flow within Alex's body shifted, stabilizing into an efficient, harmonious circulation.

He could feel the difference immediately—his strength, control, and recovery had all improved exponentially.

But this was not all there was to star connection. Alex had yet to imbue any element in the linked stars.

Just then, however, a system notification echoed in his mind.

[Congratulations! You have stepped into the Star Connection Realm.]

[Your energy circulation has increased by folds.]

[Your control over foreign mana has increased significantly.]

[The purity of mana within your body has increased.]

[The system had updated.]

[The second system interface has been modified. Please check for further details.]

Alex's eyes gleamed as he absorbed the information. A modification in the second interface? That was something worth looking into.

Stretching his arms, he smirked. "Well, since the system had interrupted me, it must mean that the update is related to the star connection realm."

[Should I show you the modified information?] Sophie asked, already looking through the new information that had entered her head.

"Please do," Alex replied, relaxing his body as the elemental infusion in the star could be done any time.

There was no need for him to do it immediately.

............................

After a while.

'Zahara? Can you hear me?' Alex, still sitting in the room, suddenly imagined Zahara, calling her out in his head before he heard a surprised voice from the other side.

'What's this? Am I really sexually frustrated enough to hear Alex's voice out of nowhere? I don't remember having a fetish related to voice, though...'

Alex, who could clearly hear what Zahara was thinking, was left speechless, but before she could go on, he interrupted her.

'Zahara, it's not your imagination. It is me.'

There was a short silence from the other side before she spoke again. 'How are you doing this?'

There was only curiosity in her voice, and Alex, hearing that, smiled. 'It is one of the new features of the system. I can talk to you all telepathically, no matter how far we are.'

As Alex said, the new update made it possible for him to talk to his women (retainers) no matter how far they were.

For pseudo-retainers, it was possible to have a one-sided conversation where only Alex would speak, while Servants could only hear commands.

That, however, wasn't the only feature that he was provided with.

'Oh! That's good news. But have you already finished connecting your stars? Wasn't it said to take weeks, if not months?' Zahara asked, and Alex, in reply, just smirked.

'Am I being compared to normal people?'

His question made Zahara go silent again before she sighed. 'Are you coming out then?' She asked, but Alex just shook his head.

'No, I'm thinking of trying to link another star.'

His reply paused Zahara's breath as she quickly tried to stop him. 'Alex. Please don't take risks. Your body won't be able to handle it.'

'Hara, my body is stronger now,' he assured her, asking her not to worry much. 'After entering the star connection realm, my body grew by folds; I can try the second connection.'

'Hah...' She sighed. 'You are going to do it anyway, so just don't push yourself too hard.'

'Don't worry, I won't.' Nodding his head, Alex cut off the connection, his smile fading.

Looking at the stars in his inner space, he sighed in amazement.

His first star, which was connected to the second star, kept changing colors as he kept shifting elements infused in it.

This was an impossible thing to do, but with his system update, not only he, but anyone related to his system, could do the same.

Unlike normal people, who couldn't change the elemental property of a star once infused, he and his people could easily do it.

If Alex wanted to, he could infuse his star with water elements—giving his water element a one-star boost—when fighting a fire elemental fighter.

If the opponent was a shadow element user, he could infuse his star with the light element.

This way, he and his people won't be limited to a single element. If they have more than one elemental affinity, then they could use all those elements to a higher level.

'I'm becoming more and more broken.'

That was all Alex could think as he realized just how monstrous this ability was for him, who had thirteen elemental affinities.