Chapter 137 The Charm of the Starry Sky

Jiang Xiao followed Er Wei towards the mountain forest terrain, his face downcast.

The reason?

Naturally, it was because in the Calamity Shadow Ruins, the probability of the Bait Jiang Xiao successfully absorbing star techniques was shockingly low.

Jiang Xiao was on the verge of tears. Out of 34 Ghost Tiger Star Beads, Bait Jiang Xiao had absorbed 14, barely managing to absorb a Silver-tier Swiftness Star Technique.

"Heh..." Jiang Xiao sighed deeply. With the shattering of the 14th Star Bead, he finally got "Swiftness." If it hadn't come, Jiang Xiao would have really gone crazy.

The Ghost Tiger had four Star Techniques: Perception, Sharpness, Swiftness, and War Howl.

Except for War Howl, which was Gold quality, the other three were Silver. Perception and Swiftness were both excellent Star Techniques.

Swiftness: Makes your movements quicker and your reactions more agile. Passive skill, no need to activate manually. (Silver)

Now, Bait Jiang Xiao had Bronze Azure Glow, Bronze Endurance, and Silver Swiftness. Could that be considered a basic foundation?

Get real, he was still far from enough...

"See it?" Er Wei stopped and suddenly spoke.

"Huh?" Jiang Xiao hurriedly came back to his senses, tilting his head and peeking out from behind Er Wei. He saw a grayish-white fox at the edge of the distant mountain forest.

Even though this other-dimensional space was in the middle of summer night, the vast starry sky overhead made visibility high.

The shape of that grayish-white fox was roughly the same as a fox on Earth, but its entire body was a grayish-white mist, which was especially strange!

Especially those eyes, glittering with a cold starlight luster, icy and slightly flickering. It was hard to say whether the scene was beautiful or terrifying.

Er Wei said, "It has a Gold-quality Fear Howl Star Technique, which can scare away enemies. If you're besieged in the upper dimensions, it might be a good Star Technique."

Jiang Xiao nodded secretly and said, "Indeed, but my Bait's aptitude is too poor. It's hard to absorb Gold-quality Star Techniques. You have to be mentally prepared."

Er Wei: "It's better to absorb it, but if we can't, it wasn't on our Star Technique list to begin with."

"Mm-hmm, I'll make the first move? Eh?" Jiang Xiao had barely finished speaking when the Ghost Fox in the distant forest turned its head and disappeared into the woods.

Still want to run?

Jiang Xiao's body flashed and vanished without a trace.

Er Wei strode forward. The next moment, in her sight, the body of a Ghost Fox was bent into a bow, flying backward rapidly from the mountain forest.

Er Wei kicked off the ground, her body surging forward. With a flick of her right hand, a piece of dark silver light appeared, piecing together a giant blade. Facing the flying Ghost Fox, she swung her blade down, directly decapitating it!

Jiang Xiao's figure was like a ghost, appearing next to the Ghost Fox's corpse.

Er Wei's output was indeed explosive, her strength off the charts, but this Ghost Fox was a Gold-tier creature. Its death was indeed a bit stifled.

This guy was different from the thick-skinned Ape-Ghost King. Its attributes were almost all focused on agility and speed.

Even its only Star Technique was called "Fear Howl." This guy's combat power wasn't very strong, but it was extremely difficult to capture and kill. Its attributes and Star Techniques were all for escape.

However, its speed was fast, but it met someone who could teleport...

If Er Wei had to chase it, that would have been fun.

In this mountain forest, Er Wei in human form probably wouldn't be able to catch up with this Ghost Fox. She would probably have to Star Transform into martial form, transforming into a long-tailed lynx to catch up with this guy in the mountain terrain.

Beneath the Ghost Fox's misty body was a solid flesh and blood body. Jiang Xiao crouched down, took out the Ghost Fox's Star Bead, and a message naturally came from his Inner Star Map.

"Ghost Fox Star Bead (Bronze Quality)

Possesses Star Technique:

1. Fear Howl: Emits a roar, causing enemies in the area to flee in fear. Roar Skill. (Gold Quality, upgradeable)

Absorb?"

Of course, he wouldn't absorb it.

Jiang Xiao looked around and also saw the headless fox corpse in the distance. Er Wei's swordsmanship was not bad, chopping off its head. Speaking of which, this hairless skin probably wasn't worth much, right?

Jiang Xiao casually opened the Spatial Gate and threw the Ghost Fox Star Bead in: "Oops..."

Er Wei: "What?"

Jiang Xiao said, "23 Gold-quality Ghost Tiger Star Beads, and I only absorbed 1 Silver-quality Swiftness. Are you scared?"

Er Wei: "......"

Jiang Xiao carried the giant blade on his back, looking up at the brilliant starry sky, and said, "Why don't you stab me to death? I don't want to live anymore..."

How much did a Gold-quality Ghost Tiger Star Bead cost, for crying out loud...

Jiang Xiao looked like he had lost all hope in life and said, "There are still 11 Gold-quality Ghost Tiger Star Beads left. I don't want to absorb them anymore..."

"Then take a break. Let's kill some more Ghost Tigers and get more Star Beads," Er Wei said, leading Jiang Xiao towards the mountain forest, "Enjoy the process. When you reach your goal, your sense of accomplishment will be even greater."

Jiang Xiao was silent for a long time, then suddenly wiped his face fiercely. Er Wei was right!

Jiang Xiao!

You have to cheer up!

You have to keep whaling! (氪金 Ke Jin)

Whaling changes destiny!!!

Jiang Xiao cheered himself on frantically and said loudly, "I'm going to cry!"

Er Wei: "Huh?"

"Uh..." Jiang Xiao hurriedly explained, "Through Domain Tears, I can quickly find the location of the Ghost Tigers."

Er Wei: "Okay."

Dark clouds quickly gathered in the summer night sky, obscuring the brilliant starry sky. For some reason, Jiang Xiao suddenly felt a little guilty.

Just because the starry sky was so beautiful!

Rain pattered down, and Jiang Xiao controlled the Domain Tears to remain within the scope of a light rain, but the range of this rain was expanding, about to envelop this mountain forest.

Every drop of rain was tightly connected to Jiang Xiao's perception. From this moment on, his perception was far more powerful than Er Wei's.

"Let's go, I've found a Ghost Tiger." Jiang Xiao's body floated up, about 10 centimeters above the ground, and sped away.

Er Wei hurriedly followed. Although Er Wei's speed was fast, Jiang Xiao had to slow down...

Although Domain Tears didn't have the extreme speed movement of Gu Xinzhi's Cherry Blossom Domain, it could be considered fast, especially in this mountain forest terrain. Flying was always faster than running.

It was so comfortable to do missions with your own people. You could use any Star Technique. The feeling of flying was awesome!

"Northwest, there's a pack of wolves, 36 of them," Jiang Xiao said while flying.

Er Wei wiped her wet face and said hoarsely, "That's not our target."

"Roar!" With a roar, Jiang Xiao and Er Wei instantly felt a surge of fighting spirit!

Ghost Tiger's Gold-quality Star Technique - War Howl!

In Jiang Xiao's perception, he had long since figured out the shape of the Ghost Tiger's body.

This giant Ghost Tiger was at least three meters long, about the same shape as a tiger on Earth. But when Jiang Xiao actually saw the Ghost Tiger with his own eyes, he realized the huge difference between it and the tigers on Earth.

The Ghost Tiger's body was much larger than Jiang Xiao had perceived with his Tearful Rain. Why? Because the mist emanating from its body was particularly thick, creating an extremely majestic shape. And its eyes were also two brilliant stars, with starlight flowing within them, emitting a faint, cold light, domineering and unparalleled!

The next moment, Jiang Xiao and Er Wei each wielded a giant blade and charged towards the ferocious Ghost Tiger...

......

Three days later, Jiang Xiao and Er Wei were hiding in a cave, looking at the Bait Jiang Xiao in front of them.

Although the Bait Jiang Xiao's face was a circle mask, you could still see the light of mixed joy and sorrow in his exposed eyes.

Including the Star Beads consumed before, Bait Jiang Xiao had absorbed a total of 35 Ghost Tiger Star Beads!

Finally, he absorbed a Silver-quality Swiftness and a Silver-quality Perception!

This journey under the starry sky could come to a perfect end.

Apart from wasting Star Beads, the combination of Star Techniques could be described as hitting the jackpot! He didn't absorb that useless Silver-quality Sharpness, and of course, he didn't absorb that Gold-quality War Howl either! That was very comfortable!

The Tearful Rain series of Star Techniques was truly terrifying. In the past two days, under Jiang Xiao's conscious guidance, the two of them had never encountered any mountain wolf packs.

And Ghost Tigers and Ghost Foxes were not social creatures either, but under the cover of heavy rain, Jiang Xiao easily found these solitary individuals.

Ghost Tigers were easy to deal with, as they were the kings here, leisurely hunting around.

Ghost Foxes were really tricky. They were few in number and extremely fast, making them difficult to hunt in this mountain terrain.

Their mission could be considered complete, and they had 41 Ghost Tiger Star Beads as savings. However, Jiang Xiao felt that Er Wei didn't want to leave just yet.

Perhaps she was touched by what Jiang Xiao had said to her when they first entered.

And Jiang Xiao didn't mind giving her a way out.

"Let's go see your soldiers," Jiang Xiao said carefully.

As the heavy rain stopped, Er Wei, soaked, suddenly transformed into Lava form, scaring Jiang Xiao.

Er Wei's clothes were also directly assimilated by the Lava form. After a dozen seconds, Er Wei returned to her normal form, and her originally wet clothes became completely dry.

There was even this kind of operation?

Lava Body, clothing assimilation?

There were really a lot of small tricks for using Star Techniques?

The pitiful Jiang Xiao didn't have any Fire-type Star Techniques and could only watch Er Wei show off in front of him with red eyes.

Er Wei: "Okay."

Tsk tsk... She was very proud.

Jiang Xiao's inner thoughts didn't dare to be spoken out.

And in the cave, Bait Jiang Xiao was using the newly acquired "Perception" Star Technique, carefully feeling everything in the world.

Smelling the fragrance of the grass and trees after the rain, sniffing the scent of the soil, and the smell left by the other-dimensional creatures when they had passed through this land.

So, this was what Er Wei had been feeling all along?

No wonder she was so敏锐 minrui (acute).

This Star Technique was so magical...

Bait Jiang Xiao came to the cave entrance and looked outside. In the midsummer night mountain forest, every plant and tree looked so clear in his eyes.

Seeing everything clearly?

As the rain stopped, fireflies flew up again in the mountain forest. Bait Jiang Xiao could even see the tiny firefly's body structure clearly.

Jiang Xiao suddenly said, "What do you want to say?"

Er Wei: "Hmm?"

Jiang Xiao pointed to the Bait Jiang Xiao at the entrance and said, "I just felt your breath. When people are about to speak and open their mouths, they will be accompanied by slightly larger breathing movements?"

Er Wei looked at the Bait Jiang Xiao's back at the cave entrance and said, "You're very good. You've mastered these things quickly. And you've combined them with your personal thoughts, analysis, and judgment."

Bait Jiang Xiao shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's all thanks to the fact that I've adapted to the Domain Tears Star Technique. Otherwise, my head would explode if I suddenly gained so much information. This Perception Star Technique is very different from the Domain Tears Star Technique. It's really... too magical..."

Jiang Xiao looked at Er Wei and said, "What did you want to say just now?"

Er Wei said, "Put on the mask you conjured."

Jiang Xiao said, "Why?"

Er Wei: "I need you to maintain the Jiu Xing Du Nai (Nine Star Poisonous Milk) state. One of us always has to stay awake."

Jiang Xiao asked, "What? Is there danger?"

Er Wei shook her head: "No, they are all night watch soldiers, we will not be in danger, but after I am drunk, you are responsible for helping me back."

Jiang Xiao's expression was a little strange. She hadn't even met the soldiers yet, and Er Wei had already predicted how drunk she would get?

Where was your official authority?

Show it! You can just not drink, right?

Unless... in her heart, she wanted to have a good drunk with those old comrades.

Jiang Xiao and Er Wei's eyes met quietly. After a while, Jiang Xiao smiled and nodded, "It's rare to see you in such a mood, and it's rare to have such an opportunity. I will protect you well. I won't talk much or drink alcohol."

All along, Jiang Xiao believed that Er Wei's biggest problem was "trust."

But now it seemed that with a deeper understanding, Jiang Xiao knew that he had been seeing the problem a bit one-sidedly.

Perhaps San Wei's betrayal hurt Er Wei deeply, making her extremely strict in choosing teammates in her team, but she was not a truly "lonely" person. The facts proved that there was a group of old comrades here waiting for her and welcoming her.

Er Wei nodded and stood up.

At the cave entrance, Bait Jiang Xiao turned back and walked towards the Calamity Shadow Ruins gate opened by Jiang Xiao. When passing by Er Wei, he suddenly said, "If you're touched, just say it. You don't have to hold back."

Suddenly, Er Wei hated this Bait Jiang Xiao who possessed the Perception Star Technique and extremely high insight.