Han Jiangxue was clearly and thoroughly arranged by the blessings, her face flushed with a hint of embarrassment.

Girls' skin is inherently thin, and Jiang Xiao thought she would have an overreaction, but things turned out unexpectedly.

"Han Xiao-stubborn" turned into "Han Xiao-docile." Although she was unwilling, she was a person of her word. She kept her promise, took the three Star Beads, and ran aside to absorb them.

Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan looked at each other, never expecting Han Jiangxue to be so obedient.

Unfortunately, after absorbing these three Star Beads, Han Jiangxue only absorbed one Star Technique.

And it was the second Star Technique: Rapid Lightning Halo.

Jiang Xiao felt that if he ever pursued graduate studies or joined a Star Warrior research institution, this would be a good research topic: would the emotions of a Star Warrior affect the success rate of Star Technique absorption?

When she was absorbing the Blue Crown Star Bead earlier, Han Jiangxue put in all her effort and succeeded in one attempt.

But for the Star Beads she didn't particularly like, even with three of them, she only managed to absorb one.

Such a success rate might be considered high for others – 1 out of 3, and they would be jumping for joy – but for Han Jiangxue, it could only be considered barely satisfactory.

Han Jiangxue finally obtained Rapid Lightning Halo, a non-discriminatory area-of-effect Star Technique that leaned towards defense, perfect for use when being attacked from front and back, or even surrounded on all sides.

Especially for melee combat, this Rapid Lightning Halo was truly disgusting.

For example, when Han Jiangxue encountered targets with extreme speed that she couldn't aim at, or when facing players like Liu Yang who could use stealth and shadow teleportation, Han Jiangxue's Deep Blue Scepter and Lightning Chains would obviously be unable to touch the enemy's clothes, or even find the enemy's target.

However, this Rapid Lightning Halo could directly electrocute those invisible and fast close-combat agile fighters right under her feet.

Thus,

Han Jiangxue, having just entered the Star River stage, had absorbed two Silver and two Gold Star Techniques, all with extremely strong functionality, which satisfied everyone.

Hai Tianqing seized the opportunity and said to Han Jiangxue, "Let's strike while the iron is hot! You should absorb the Fallen Shadow Witch's Star Bead as well. Xiao Pi has been begging me for a long time."

Li Wei knew nothing, but Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan were very clear about why Jiang Xiao wanted the Fallen Shadow Witch's Star Bead.

To say that the Gold-quality Fallen Shadow Witch Star Bead was not attractive to Han Jiangxue was impossible, but between the Star Bead and Xiao Pi, Han Jiangxue's choice was very firm: Xiao Pi!

Uh... no, it was Xiao Pi!

Han Jiangxue said, "Teacher, I'm very tired. I've been mentally tense. I need to calm my mind."

Hai Tianqing hurriedly agreed, "The competition day is the 13th. We still have today and tomorrow, so there's no rush."

At this time, the group was in a spacious room cleared out in the hotel. Hai Tianqing continued, "If you're tired, let's disband for now. After lunch, rest well. Gather here promptly at 7 o'clock in the evening, and we'll discuss how to deal with our opponents. You've gained some new Star Techniques, and we need to work together to coordinate."

Li Wei nodded. After absorbing Star Techniques, it was time to figure out how to fight.

Since the preliminary rounds began, people had seen the performance of the Bei Jiang Province on television and the internet. Until the preliminary round rankings were announced to the public, everyone was saying that the Jiang Bin High School team was a dark horse in this competition.

But until the news of Han Jiangxue's advancement to the Star River stage spread, everyone was pessimistic about the Jiang Bin High School team.

After all, Jiang Bin High School's opponent was Da Wan High School, led by Yuan Qinghua.

Yuan Qinghua was not only the top player in this competition but also a powerful agile fighter in the Star River stage. The team she led had achieved the top score in the preliminary rounds!

Two hundred teams, eight hundred young talents, they had outshone the rest in the preliminary rounds and were the undisputed kings.

Even after Han Jiangxue advanced to the Star River stage, most of the media were still pessimistic about Jiang Bin High School.

Although Han Jiangxue was a mage, in the short few days of preparation time from May 10th to May 13th, could Han Jiangxue really complete the psychological transformation from Star Cloud to Star River?

After all, she was still in the Star Cloud stage until the end of the preliminary rounds.

Could she absorb good Star Techniques? Could she coordinate with the team to develop reasonable Star Technique combinations?

If the team still used her as a Star Cloud stage mage, wouldn't that be a waste of talent? It would be difficult to defeat Nan Yue's Da Wan High School, right?

And if there were changes in tactics? Would there really be good results?

Would such changes be good or bad? Would the sudden change in the state of the team be conducive to stability?

Various topics filled the news pages of the entire Xia, and the topic of Yuan Qinghua vs. Han Jiangxue was completely brought to the forefront.

Since Han Jiangxue advanced to the Star River stage, she had been on the trending search list.

With her appearance, talent, and ability, Han Jiangxue, who had it all, finally entered the eyes of the world thanks to this wave of momentum.

As a result, the team members were also affected. For Xia Yan and Li Wei, who didn't manage their Weibo accounts much, these things didn't matter. They just closed the comments, and the world was peaceful.

But Jiang Xiao's Weibo was extremely lively, with praise and criticism, flattery and slander. The number of toxic milk fans and haters rose simultaneously, and among the real fans and haters, another force broke through many obstacles, rose suddenly, and even established its own sect!

That was... the brother-in-law fans!

Yes, more and more people were calling Jiang Xiao "little brother-in-law."

At this time, Jiang Xiao had been dubbed "national little brother-in-law."

To this,

Jiang Xiao said: Stop dreaming, Jiang Xiaoxue is mine!

Mine!!!

The competition organizers also intended to build momentum, after all, they also wanted ratings.

Therefore, various angles and gimmicks emerged endlessly.

King vs. Dark Horse, Old King vs. New King...

Jiang Xiao didn't care about any new or old kings, after all, no matter who ascended the throne, in the eyes of the support dad, they were all loved children.

At this time, Jiang Xiao was most concerned about the three Fallen Shadow Witch Star Beads.

After the team disbanded and returned to their rooms to rest, Jiang Xiao sneaked into Han Jiangxue's room while Li Wei went to the bathroom.

In order not to arouse suspicion, Han Jiangxue was naturally holding the Fallen Shadow Witch's Star Beads.

The knock code was 2-3-2-3.

The specific operation was to knock on the door while silently reciting in his heart: "You - single dog. No - girlfriend."

*click*

Xia Shiqi opened the door as expected.

Jiang Xiao walked in quickly. Although it was daytime, the curtains were still drawn, and the lights were on, probably for fear of paparazzi taking sneak photos.

Although this was the 23rd floor, those people's cameras were insanely effective.

"Are you confident in improving the quality?" Han Jiangxue asked.

"Probably," Jiang Xiao pretended to be unsure. "Give me the stuff, and I'll try."

Han Jiangxue said, "It's in the bathroom."

Xia Yan directly opened the bathroom door for Jiang Xiao, a smile on her face, her tone laced with a playful threat: "If you can't upgrade the quality, as punishment, I'll lock you up until tomorrow morning."

Jiang Xiao blinked and suddenly licked his lips excitedly, "Are you going to do something to me at night? I can... hey?"

Before Jiang Xiao could finish speaking, Xia Yan kicked him in angrily.

*bang*

Xia Yan closed the door, stomping her feet in anger.

Damn Jiang Xiaopi, I must deal with you properly after this National Competition! Making trouble every day...

Then, Xia Yan thought of something. This damn guy seemed to be getting stronger and stronger.

At least she couldn't beat him in swordsmanship anymore. Damn it, it was clearly the Xia family's swordsmanship, but an outsider had mastered it so well. It's true that teaching a disciple starves the master.

Han Jiangxue turned her head, looked at Xia Yan's sulky appearance, and couldn't help but shake her head with a smile.

The bathroom was a small enclosed room. When they checked in here, Han Jiangxue had carefully inspected it to make sure there were no surveillance or listening devices. This place was relatively safe.

Jiang Xiao looked at the Fallen Shadow Witch Star Bead in his hand, feeling a mix of emotions.

Since he came to this world, he had seen all kinds of people and met many strong individuals, but without exception, none of them had Platinum Star Techniques!

Jiang Xiao had never seen any Platinum Star Techniques!

In the "social level" that Jiang Xiao could currently access, Gold represented the king, the highest quality.

But now, the so-called top quality was about to be broken by Jiang Xiao!

Two Fallen Shadow Witch Star Beads, go!

Resentment, Gold Quality Lv.6 → Lv.8

Light of Reversal, Gold Quality Lv.6 → Lv.8

Voice of Silence, Gold Quality Lv.8 (9100) →...

"Voice of Silence upgraded! Platinum Quality Lv.0!"

Jiang Xiao suppressed the excitement in his heart. Was the fraction removed? But he had no time to think about that.

He hurriedly opened his Inner Vision Star Chart and found the description of Voice of Silence.

"Platinum · Voice of Silence: Consumes a large amount of Star Power, stops all sounds. Prevents all targets within a specified area from using Star Techniques. Causes Star Power within all targets in the area to become agitated and disordered, dealing a heavy blow to the target."

Jiang Xiao raised an eyebrow. Was the hidden additional effect brought to the surface?

When Jiang Xiao silenced others before, the Star Power within those people would also become disordered, not listening to the master's commands, scurrying around, and causing the master great trouble, even affecting the master's actions and physical functions.

The zombie ladies in the ancient imperial tomb, coughing frantically and asking to be friends, their pale faces turned red by Jiang Xiao's silence, Jiang Xiao still remembered that scene clearly.

But that was just the additional effect of Gold-quality Silence, not reflected in the description.

And now that this additional effect was being highlighted, the meaning was very clear.

From now on,

Silence,

Could also kill people!

If the enemy was in the middle of releasing a big move, and he covered their head with a Silence, would the Star Power in their body explode, causing them to vomit blood and die?

This damn...

This Star Technique is poisonous, right?

A perfectly good support Star Technique, why did you secretly add attack power?

How are others supposed to play?

I just want to be a gentle and kind doctor.