Chapter 147 Stars

The news of Han Jiangxue's advancement in Star Power realm was an absolute bombshell, not just province or city-level news, but news affecting the entire country.

The first impact was on the betting odds for the competition...

Well, never mind, I won't go into details.

Let's just talk about the competition.

In a formal match where the two armies are lined up to fight, a Galaxy-stage (Xinghe Qi) magic-type is far more powerful than a Galaxy-stage melee!

Even before Han Jiangxue advanced, everyone considered the Little Yin Flower from Nan Yue the number one of this session. Even so, everyone still said that this year would be another year where magic-types would reign supreme.

Magic-types are synonymous with orthodoxy and a symbol of kings.

Now that Han Jiangxue has advanced to the Galaxy stage, the phrase "magic-types reign supreme" is likely impossible to remove.

To maximize benefits, when Hai Tianqing communicated with various parties in the province, he naturally revealed the news that Han Jiangxue had advanced to the Galaxy stage.

With so many people talking, this news spread like wildfire in just one day, engulfing the entire China.

Han Jiangxue, the center of the storm, was very well protected. The team stayed in the official designated hotel, not going out, not seeing anyone.

They ate and lived in the hotel, practiced tactics in the spacious rooms provided by the hotel, and lived a secluded life.

Of course, these are all stories for later.

At this moment, the team members were looking at the several Star Beads on the table, their hearts swaying.

The problem of favoritism is an age-old one that cannot be solved. Even if the twins born at the same time are your own flesh and blood, you will love one of them more.

The love of parents is the greatest and most selfless, but even so, you can tell the difference between high and low. What else in the world can't be distinguished?

Han Jiangxue was clearly the most favored one.

Most of the Star Beads on the table were prepared for her.

Although the team members were all part of creating history and should be rewarded, reality is cruel.

Hai Tianqing found a good angle to comfort everyone: "After all, your Star Techniques are already full, while Han Jiangxue can still absorb eight Star Techniques, so she deserves more rewards. If she can absorb a few more Star Techniques, we will have a better chance of advancing in the competition."

Fortunately, none of the four team members were resentful or jealous. Xia Yan was as fanatically adoring of Han Jiangxue as ever, Li Weiyi was also a generous person, and Jiang Xiao was even more understanding. Little Jiangxue was family, so there was nothing to explain.

Otherwise, these so-called prizes would be poison to the team's unity.

Among the pile of sparkling Star Beads on the table, according to functionality, Xia Yan received three gold-quality Star Beads from the "Shadow Domain (Ying Yu)."

The Shadow Domain is a unique other-dimensional space in Jinmen and Yan Zhao Province.

Among the shadow-series other-dimensional spaces, the "Shadow Cave (Ying Ku)" is more famous.

There, there are creatures more familiar to everyone: Fallen Shadow Witches, Fallen Shadow Warriors, Fallen Shadow Assassins, and Fallen Shadow Demons.

Jiang Xiao's Resentment, Light of Reversal, and Voice of Silence came from the Fallen Shadow Witch.

In the "Shadow Domain", there is also a group of terrifying shadow creatures: Fallen Shadow Spirits, Fallen Shadow Hunters, Fallen Shadow Souls, and Fallen Shadow Masters.

The shadow Star Techniques of the Jinmen team mostly come from the "Shadow Domain" series of creatures. A typical example is Liu Yang, whose Shadow Summon, Shadow Transformation, and gold-quality Star Technique, Shadow Following Form, come from the Fallen Shadow Spirit.

What Xia Yan received were not Star Beads from the Fallen Shadow Spirit. As mentioned earlier, although they are both agile fighters, Xia Yan's path is completely different from those of Liu Yang from Jinmen and Shen Xing from Cai Nan. After entering university, agile fighters will be divided into more factions.

At this time, what Xia Yan received were Star Beads from the Fallen Shadow Master. There are three Star Techniques in these Star Beads: Shadow Apprentice, Shadow Warrior, Shadow Master.

They were all summoning-type Star Techniques, condensing Star Power to summon powerful shadows to help in battle.

These summoned shadows will possess a certain amount of the summoner's strength, depending on their quality.

In other words, these shadows are not shadows of other people, but shadows of the summoner themselves. The amount of power the shadow can ultimately exert depends entirely on the summoner themselves.

The Shadow Apprentice can exert 20% of the main body's strength, the Shadow Warrior can exert 40% of the main body's strength, and the Shadow Master can exert 60% of the summoner's strength.

Percentages are terrifying. These Star Beads are a typical example of Star Beads that transcend "quality".

They belong to the kind of Star Beads that are "beyond the three realms and not within the five elements."

Why do I say that?

Because quality cannot limit the upper limit of this Star Technique.

It is true that the Star Technique * Shadow Master is of gold quality and cannot be improved.

However, the strength of the summoner themselves can be improved.

The Shadow Master summoned by Xia Yan in the Nebula stage (Xingyun Qi) and the Shadow Master summoned by Xia Yan in the Galaxy stage are vastly different in strength.

A gold-quality Shadow Master can even use Star Techniques of silver quality or lower from the summoner.

Similarly, a silver-quality Shadow Warrior can use Star Techniques of bronze quality from the summoner.

As for the bronze-quality Shadow Apprentice, that is a pure combat shadow that cannot use any Star Techniques.

This kind of Star Technique is a very painful one for Jiang Xiao.

Why?

Because, in essence, shadows are used for combat, not for support.

If Jiang Xiao wants this Star Technique, he must achieve true "quantity and satisfaction," otherwise, it would be a "useless Star Technique" for Jiang Xiao.

For example, if Jiang Xiao absorbed a gold-quality * Shadow Master at this time.

The summoned Shadow Master would possess 60% of Jiang Xiao's main body's strength.

Currently, Jiang Xiao is Nebula Stage Lv.2 (true physical strength), so 60% would be... well, maybe this Shadow Master would be a Stardust-stage (Xingchen Qi) Jiang Xiao.

Of course, Jiang Xiao's strength will improve, which is not a reason to reject this Star Technique. What is really important is...

In Jiang Xiao's pile of golden Star Charts, this gold-quality Shadow Master can only use the silver-quality Blessing and Bait. All other Star Techniques cannot be used because all of Jiang Xiao's other Star Techniques are gold-quality...

And Jiang Xiao's Star Techniques will continue to improve in quality, so this Shadow Master must be one quality ahead of all the Star Techniques in Jiang Xiao's Star Chart. Otherwise, this shadow will be just a shadow, unable to use any Star Techniques.

So, the question is, can this kind of Star Bead be produced in large quantities?

The Shadow Domain and the Shadow Cave are the same; they are not open to the public at all.

And everything just now was just speculation.

If the gold-quality Shadow Master improves in quality and becomes a platinum Shadow Master, but the platinum shadow strengthens other aspects and does not improve the ability to use Star Techniques, but can still only use Star Techniques of silver quality or lower?

What else can Jiang Xiao do besides cry?

Um... can still cry?

So, this Star Technique is prepared for output, not for support.

At least it is not suitable for Jiang Xiao, a support with a golden Star Slot.

Li Weiyi received three Star Beads of the Fallen Shadow Warrior from the Shadow Cave, containing the Star Techniques Shadow Spear, Shadow Shield, and Shadow Hammer.

Jiang Xiao was no stranger to these Star Techniques, because when he was in the provincial high school league, the organizers mistakenly gave Jiang Xiao the Star Beads of the Fallen Shadow Warrior, and he had read the functions of these Star Techniques through the Inner Vision Star Chart.

With offense and defense, and attached soul attacks, these are very good Star Beads.

Jiang Xiao also received three Star Beads, which were the Star Beads of the Fallen Shadow Witch.

In fact, in everyone's eyes, Jiang Xiao already has the Voice of Silence, so what is the purpose of rewarding Jiang Xiao with the Star Beads of the Fallen Shadow Witch?

The answer, of course, is a disguised gift to Han Jiangxue!

Because Hai Tianqing has repeatedly requested that Han Jiangxue also have the Voice of Silence so that the team's strength can be greatly improved.

Hai Tianqing asked for the Star Beads of the Fallen Shadow Witch for Han Jiangxue according to Jiang Xiao's wishes. However, what Hai Tianqing didn't know was that Jiang Xiao was using Han Jiangxi's name to embezzle...

The leadership delegation sent by the officials gave everyone Star Beads from the Shadow Cave and Shadow Domain. Including the Star Beads that were given as prizes in the provincial league, which made Jiang Xiao think that Beijiang Province and Jinmen, or Yan Zhao Province, have very close ties.

The Beijiang Provincial Team can get to where it is today only with the strong support of one of Jinmen and Yan Zhao.

Jiang Xiao thought that the Star Beads that the officials rewarded Han Jiangxue would also be from the Shadow Cave and Shadow Domain. After all, there is a platinum-level Fallen Shadow Demon in the Shadow Cave, and there is also a powerful other-dimensional creature like the Fallen Shadow Soul in the Shadow Domain.

What he never expected was that Han Jiangxue's Star Beads had nothing to do with shadows.

Three Lightning, Three Fire.

Although Han Jiangxue's name has a very ice-type style, judging from this situation, it is estimated that she will take the path of lightning and fire in the future.

This is also understandable. After all, Han Jiangxue's Star Chart is white flame, so it must be the most suitable for fire-type Star Techniques. And lightning-type Star Techniques are the most explosive Star Techniques for output. As long as it is a magic-type that takes the output route, it should have a lightning Star Technique.

These three lightning-type Star Beads came from the Hai Su, Shanghu, and Zhe Dong areas.

And the three fire-type Star Beads came from the imperial capital where fire magic reigns supreme.

The violent lightning output Star Techniques are fine, but the three Star Beads from the imperial capital contain three auxiliary-type Star Techniques.

There are defensive ones, detection ones, and ones that create distance.

Thinking carefully, the leaders may not trust Li Weiyi and Jiang Xiao.