Chapter 610 (Alliance Leader Bonus)

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Jiang Xiao plunged headfirst into the Inferno Tribunal, unable to even observe his surroundings. All he saw was Wu Yao being tossed around like a ragdoll. He raised his hand and unleashed a Silence!

He Xu, who had charged in ahead and retreated to a safe distance, had been waiting for this moment. He pressed his hands together, bowed his head slightly, like a devout prayer or perhaps... like a monk.

What kind of accompanying action is that for a Star Technique?

The next moment, within the Silence domain, a layer of fine starlight kasaya (Buddhist robe) rapidly manifested on Wu Yao, who was being held by the ankle in mid-air by the Giant Troll Pyro Warrior.

Kasaya?

One couldn’t say for sure that it was a kasaya, but the red and yellow patterned robe really did resemble one...

Especially with that golden-red kasaya draped over Wu Yao, who had golden hair and blue eyes. It seemed rather incongruous. Jiang Xiao felt that the kasaya would suit him better.

This Star Technique looks like a defensive one. So why did He Xu give me a broken water ball earlier?

Why didn't he give me this cool starlight kasaya?

Is my buzz cut not short enough?

The Giant Troll Pyro Warrior wasn't using any Star Techniques; it was a purely retaliatory physical attack, haphazardly swinging Wu Yao around.

Jiang Xiao's Silence, while not interrupting any Star Technique, still discomfited the beast.

The total amount of Star Power within a Platinum-level creature is terrifyingly large.

The two-and-a-half-meter-tall Giant Troll Pyro Warrior instantly went berserk. Unlike other creatures that would fall to their knees after being hit by Silence, it, along with the Star Power within it, went wild.

The Giant Troll Pyro Warrior's massive body contorted into all sorts of bizarre poses before the crowd. Its mighty body was even twisted into a pretzel shape, as if to demonstrate the chaotic state of the Star Power within.

This was hard on Wu Yao. Before, when she was being swung left and right, at least there was some rhythm, and she could mentally prepare herself. Now, there was no rhythm at all!

Wu Yao was completely disoriented. If not for the Steel Body Star Technique, the Giant Troll Pyro Warrior's massive claws would have crushed her ankles long ago.

The crazed Giant Troll Pyro Warrior, disturbed by the Silence, felt extremely uncomfortable as it swung Wu Yao around wildly, seemingly oblivious to the pain of its own barbed claws.

After all, Wu Yao's Steel Body provided extremely strong physical defense. Wouldn't the Giant Troll Pyro Warrior's barbs all pierce into its own claws?

Thump!

When Wu Yao, being swung around haphazardly, inadvertently made contact with the ground, a muffled sound suddenly echoed!

The golden-red kasaya draped over Wu Yao suddenly pulsed with starlight, and the entire garment erupted with blinding light.

The next moment, the Giant Troll Pyro Warrior's massive body flew backward and to the side.

Jiang Xiao's face was one of shock. Did this golden-red kasaya have a counter-force effect!?

Wu Yao, like a dead dog, lay limply on the ground. The golden-red kasaya shattered instantly. Her eyes were glazed over, and she was dizzy. She clearly wouldn't recover in the short term.

No!

He Xu was internally shouting for her to get up!

He Xu's clasped hands suddenly clenched, and a phantom cudgel appeared in his hands, which he swung downwards!

In the distance on the battlefield, above Wu Yao's head, a golden cudgel slammed down, heavily striking Wu Yao's head. Jiang Xiao even had the illusion that he heard a "duang~" sound in his mind.

Wu Yao's eyes widened, her mind cleared, and her gaze sharpened. She scrambled outwards, her long legs tensed. Finally, she propelled herself and burst out of the Silence domain.

Jiang Xiao stared blankly at He Xu. This kid was hiding so much?

He was actually a monk!?

Jiang Xiao knew where this golden cudgel came from. His classmate Sun Xiao Sheng had used it on him many times.

It came from a different dimension called "Summit of the Ancient Pagoda" in Zhongyuan Province. A few of these different dimensions also existed in Yan Zhao Province.

If Star Warriors from places like Zhongji and Beijiang went to armories to fight wild men and ape-demons to hone their skills, then Star Warriors from Zhongyuan Province, and even the surrounding provinces, would go to the Summit of the Ancient Pagoda to train.

There, one also found a group of humanoid creatures with dark ghost faces. What was even more astonishing was that these "ghost faces" possessed certain combat skills. It was almost a paradise and hell for agile and shield-bearing warriors.

Silver Mates, Gold Mates, Grass Mates, and Clothing Mates – four types of creatures with different Star Techniques, all skewed towards auxiliary skills. Yet, they possessed powerful combat skills and their martial arts were truly formidable. If they seized the cold weapons of the trainees, they could wield them with great skill...

It was this group of support-oriented "Ghost-Faced Mates" that caused the agile and shield-bearing warriors of Zhongyuan Province to suffer and shed tears, yet they were also willing to endure it. After recovering from their injuries, they would continue to enter the tower. Through constant torment and being tormented, the Star Warriors of Zhongyuan and Yan Zhao provinces were repeatedly reborn.

Unfortunately, in the previous National Competition, the teams from Zhongyuan and Yan Zhao provinces did not make it into the top eight. Jiang Xiao also did not have the honor of experiencing the demeanor of those "martial artists."

If there had been an agile warrior from Zhongyuan Province, who had suffered the ravages of the Summit of the Ancient Pagoda, in the top eight, Jiang Xiao's swordsmanship would not have been so uniquely outstanding.

Here was a very interesting topic.

Let’s consider it from the perspective of agile warriors.

No matter how powerful the skills of the agile warriors in Zhongyuan Province were, at the Nebula stage, or even below that, which was the standard Star Power realm of the National Competition participants, it was difficult for them to stand out.

Star Techniques with strong functionality were like "firearms."

The agile warriors who had struggled in the Ancient Pagoda of Zhongyuan were troubled by the type of Star Techniques they had, and most importantly, the problem of combat habits. They were more in line with the "era of cold weapons."

So, those who truly emerged in the National Competition were from the neighboring Jinmen, like Liu Yang, who relied on the Shadow lineage.

Below the Nebula stage, there were different rules. Looking at the national top eight this year, which team wasn't led by a magic-type user?

Excluding Yuan Qinghua from Nanyue, after all, she had broken through to the Galaxy stage, and only a fool wouldn't build tactics around her.

After excluding that great god, Liu Yang from the Shadow lineage of Jinmen was the only one who could be considered a truly agile warrior leading the team.

And did he rely on his own skills?

There was no denying that he did, but what was the greater contribution?

It was Star Techniques! It was the Shadow series of Star Techniques.

Below the Nebula stage, it was an era where magic reigned supreme. A group of agile warriors from Zhongyuan with real skills could be outstanding, but it was difficult for them to stand out.

However, this situation would change greatly after the Galaxy stage.

When your physical strength reached a certain level, when you stepped out of your own small world and combined it with a few reasonable tricks, the agile warriors of Zhongyuan could shine while retaining their own combat habits.

The premise was that you had to cross the threshold of the Galaxy stage.

Entering the Galaxy stage was not the goal, but a means, and the bottom line was to give your physical qualities a qualitative leap.

And how to effectively combine Star Techniques with your own skills? That was another matter. It was easier said than done.

Of course, no matter what, Jiang Xiao wasn't afraid. Whether it was Star Techniques or skills, Jiang Xiao could keep up.

As for the combination of the two... uh, did the blue light covering the blade count?

Well, if he wanted to save face, he better not count it.

However, Jiang Xiao barely had one move that combined them well, which was the officially renamed eleventh move of the Xia Family Blade Technique: Great Mercy and Great Compassion.

Combining the Blessing, which had accompanying actions, with the action of wielding the blade, although this combination was very simple, it was very practical and very subtle.

Combining Star Techniques with martial arts should be the direction of Jiang Xiao's future development.

Back to the main topic.

The golden cudgels of He Xu and Sun Xiao Sheng obviously came from the different dimension of the Summit of the Ancient Pagoda, which was clearly a paradise for martial artists, but only produced auxiliary Star Techniques...

Jiang Xiao shouted loudly: "Song Chunxi, give me a chan..."

Before he could finish speaking, "smack!" Jiang Xiao was sent flying by a whip of fire, straight towards the Giant Troll Pyro Harpy.

At this moment, the Giant Troll Pyro Warrior was knocked away, and behind the Giant Troll Pyro Harpy, a ghost-like figure appeared. It was Song Chunxi, stabbing her burning blade into the Giant Troll Pyro Harpy's back. The two were fighting fiercely.

Jiang Xiao had just been trying to help Song Chunxi, so now... who had hit Jiang Xiao?

He Xu reached out with both hands, and a layer of water curtain suddenly appeared in front of Jiang Xiao. Jiang Xiao plunged into the water curtain, and his momentum was greatly reduced.

After Jiang Xiao's body passed through the water curtain, he found that there was another water curtain in front of him. This cool water not only had the effect of refreshing his mind, but also extinguished the flames remaining on Jiang Xiao's body.

After passing through three layers of water curtains, Jiang Xiao's momentum finally dissipated, and he landed firmly, only to hear a wailing sound behind him.

Jiang Xiao hurriedly turned around and realized who had ambushed him.

It turned out to be another pair of Giant Troll lovers who had been attracted by the hunting signal of the Giant Troll couple?

These bitches!

Very good! The bitches were being punished!

Who was punishing them!?

Star Warrior Heavy Artillery – Han Jiangxue!

Han Jiangxue was covered in a semi-transparent flame shield, holding one hand to the sky, like a goddess descending to earth, one platinum-level Great Ice Roar after another, directly sweeping the newly appeared Giant Troll lovers off the ground!

The frantically surging Star Power, the broken ice shards, the hunting ice whirlwinds, were actually smashing the two Platinum-level god-level creatures until they were dizzy, bleeding, and screaming in pain...

Even the sharp barbs on their bodies were all blunted!

"Uh." Jiang Xiao couldn't help but shiver. Although he was a certain distance away from Han Jiangxue, the cold air emanating from her, even after passing through the burning flame shield, was still cold.

"I'll go, damn, wow..." He Xu stared blankly at Han Jiangxue. He was a knowledgeable person. He had seen Ice Roar, but he had never seen such a fierce Ice Roar!

Are you even human?

What quality of Ice Roar was this? Why was it different from the one in his impression?

Not to mention these two Giant Troll lovers, even if there were a few more couples, they would be unable to take care of themselves after being swept away by the Ice Roar, which covered a very wide area!

The Inferno Tribunal, which had been raging with flames, had changed its appearance because of Han Jiangxue's existence. Wherever her gaze passed, there was a world of ice and snow...