Chapter 742 Tide

"Hmm..." Jiang Xiao scanned his Inner Star Map while eyeing the huge sum of money in his possession. After much deliberation, he decided he could fill some gaps.

Right now, what was most important?

Judging from the current situation on Earth, the skill that could give Jiang Xiao a significant boost in strength in a short period using skill points was the Humm Whale's "Tide" Star Technique.

Currently, the Humm Whale's Tide Star Technique was Platinum quality Lv.1. The first time it conjured a tide, it could create a massive wave at least 20 meters high.

If the Humm Whale worked harder and put in more effort, it could even raise the tide to 30 meters.

But what if this Star Technique was upgraded to Diamond quality?

Would its manifestation become even more powerful? Would the Star Power water contained within the Star Technique make the flood more impactful? Could it also add more turbulence to the disaster-like tsunami?

Most importantly, improving the quality of Star Techniques couldn't be achieved through self-training; it could only be done with skill points. Therefore, there was no concept of "waste."

Let's do it!

For himself, for his comrades, for this "national border"!

Jiang Xiao made a decision in his heart and then began a frenzy of "bleeding"!

9,000 skill points were thrown in directly, and the Humm Whale's Tide Star Technique immediately reached Diamond quality Lv.0!

Jiang Xiao carefully read the description, trying to find any differences.

"Tide: Unleashes a monstrous wave, dealing devastating damage to the target. (Diamond quality Lv.0)"

Hmm... no difference at all. But that's okay; you get what you pay for. I'll just have to test it out later.

Jiang Xiao looked into the distance, toward the chaotic battlefield, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

If the enemy dared to act up again, it would be excellent to test it out right here!

Skill points instantly became 1,037.

Tsk tsk, that's quite an auspicious number. I was originally thinking of increasing the strength of the嘤嘤 Xiong (Yingying Xiong), but now I don't want to spend any more?

Yingying Xiong: ???

Indeed, as a veteran, Yingying Xiong's Star Techniques were currently only Silver and Gold, which was a bit out of sync with the current situation.

Spend!

Yingying Xiong, continue to follow me in battle!

Logically speaking, if Jiang Xiao could bring Xia Yan into the Star Pet section, he would want to upgrade all of her Silver Star Techniques as well!

...

"Impact, Chill, Light... these don't need to be upgraded," Jiang Xiao thought to himself.

For all dependent pets, these three Star Techniques followed Little Candle, so improving Little Candle's Star Techniques would raise the quality of these three Star Techniques for all Star Pets.

So... Negative State?

Jiang Xiao's hand trembled, and he almost upgraded "Negative State." What's the point of upgrading Negative State?

Was Yingying Xiong not lazy enough? Could it not sleep enough? Could it not eat enough?

Round Bamboo - here you go! Gold quality Lv.1 → Platinum quality Lv.0. (Illusory bamboo shadows smash the ground, an area-of-effect skill.)

Bear Fat, Gold quality Lv.1 → Platinum quality Lv.0. (Defensive skill, reflects some physical attacks. Passive skill, no need to activate it.)

Ancestor's Body, Gold quality Lv.1 → Platinum quality Lv.0.

Ancestor's Body (Platinum): Consumes a large amount of Star Power to summon the Ancestor's Body, making the body gigantic (4.5 meters ~ 5.5 meters), and comprehensively enhances all physical attributes except speed and agility.

Jiang Xiao: !!!

Seeing this, Jiang Xiao was shocked. This was the biggest change among all the Star Technique descriptions!

You should know that the Gold-level Ancestor's Body clearly stated: Activating the Ancestor's Body comes at the cost of sacrificing speed and agility.

But now, the Star Technique description had completely changed!

Although it still didn't increase speed, agility, or flexibility, it didn't decrease them either!

This was a very important qualitative change!

Jiang Xiao was secretly delighted and continued to look down, but found that the Star Technique descriptions hadn't changed much from before. (For the Star Technique descriptions of Yingying Xiong, see Chapter 602)

Bear Clan Faith, Gold quality Lv.1 → Platinum quality Lv.0. (Summons 3~5 Bamboo Bears.)

Iron-Eating Myth, Gold quality Lv.1 → Platinum quality Lv.0. (Roar skill, causes the target to be frightened and tremble)

4,500 skill points! Just like that, gone. Spending money like water!

So damn good!

Is this how women feel when they swipe their cards while shopping?

But why do other people swipe their husbands' cards, while I have to swipe my own card?

Can't I be a kept man?

In this world, is there no female Star Warrior who also has an Inner Star Map, so I can swipe her skill points?

Uh, never mind.

I don't want to swipe someone else's card, and no one else should have an Inner Star Map. Yes, that's how it should be~

Although the text descriptions of some Star Techniques hadn't changed, Jiang Xiao believed that when Yingying Xiong used them, the effects would be extraordinary and very different from the previous Star Technique effects.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiao's hands started to itch.

He couldn't help but look at the distant battlefield again, at the chaotic military camp on the opposite hilltop in the far distance.

Jiang Xiao couldn't help but blame himself, "Damn it, I used too much force just now, and the other side doesn't dare to act up anymore~"

Hey, I should have held back a bit. I should have given them the courage to provoke me again.

That way, I could test the newly minted Humm Whale and Yingying Xiong on the soldiers of the Great Mongolia Empire, wouldn't that be wonderful?

While Jiang Xiao secretly regretted it, he looked at the other Star Pets.

The Star Techniques of the Sea-Devouring Clothes were all Platinum quality, which was above the standard, so there was no need to upgrade them for the time being.

However, Little Candle's three Star Techniques: Impact (Gold quality Lv.0), Chill: Icy Cool (Silver quality Lv.0), Light: Candlelight (Silver quality Lv.0).

They looked rather glaring, with both Silver and Gold. They didn't match the temperament of Diamond Jiang the Fifth, the King of Poisonous Milk, right?

If I can't be Diamond Jiang the Fifth for the time being, being Platinum Jiang the Fifth is also good.

Let's do it, since I'm idle anyway, let's spend some money~

Hey, as a Chinese Poisonous Milk, I really hope that all Chinese people can have this day.

I'm idle anyway, so I'll spend money!

3,200 skill points went down, and the descriptions didn't change much either.

Impact: Charge straight ahead. (Platinum quality Lv.0)

Chill: Icy Cool. (Platinum quality Lv.0)

Light: Candlelight. (Platinum quality Lv.0)

Even so, these 3,200 skill points were probably the most worthwhile that Jiang Xiao had spent.

Because in addition to Little Candle, the three Star Techniques on the Star Technique panels of all the other Star Pets that Little Candle depended on had all become Platinum quality Lv.0.

Comfortable!

In this way, the fourth section of the Inner Star Map looked much better. Looking around, it was all Platinum and Diamond; there were no more low-level qualities!

Well, of course, there was still one relatively glaring special Star Technique.

That was Yingying Xiong's "Negative State" Star Technique, which was still Silver quality.

Facts proved that spending money was addictive.

Although Jiang Xiao didn't have OCD, it just didn't look right to him. He really wanted to upgrade Yingying Xiong's Silver "Negative State" to Platinum quality.

Jokes aside, Jiang Xiao still held back. He was really afraid that if the Negative State Star Technique was upgraded, Yingying Xiong would directly become a "useless bear."

The current Yingying Xiong was already in a state of eating and sleeping. Without Little Candle's "Chill Star Technique" suppressing its brain, Yingying Xiong was basically the most leisurely cub in the Shadow of Disaster World.

No one could disturb this baby's sleep, and no one could stop this baby from eating.

Even Hua Pan Niu couldn't stop this baby from snatching milk from the calf...

Jiang Xiao was still a human being. Hua Pan Niu had four "heads," and Jiang Xiao would leave two heads for the Hua Pan Niu cubs when milking, so the calves could drink whichever they wanted.

Of course, Yingying Xiong wasn't a bully either, but its size was what it was. That furry, round head, even if it only had one teat in its mouth, occupied the space of four teats.

Three words were very apt to describe the Hua Pan Niu cubs: weak, pitiful, and helpless.

The Hua Pan Niu calves watched Yingying Xiong feast, but they couldn't get a word in edgewise, and Yingying Xiong wanted to make room, but... conditions didn't allow it!

Fortunately, during his time as a cattle thief, Jiang Xiao stole a lot of cattle in the purple fields of Guixi Province, so...

So the Hua Pan Niu calves could still find a place to eat. If they couldn't drink from their mother, they could find their aunt. It was no big deal...

This kind of thing would definitely not delay their growth → being taken to the river by Hai Tianqing → stir-fried, boiled, cooked → served on the table.

Jiang Shou, as a person stationed in the Shadow of Disaster World all year round, would always feel hungry and... cruel whenever he thought of this kind of thing.

Jiang Shou especially liked Hai's stir-fried beef. Fang Xingyun had passed the postpartum stage, and the unpalatable confinement meals had no salt at all!

Fang Xingyun, who was almost tasteless, had fallen in love with eating spicy food, which infinitely matched Jiang Shou's taste. The master and disciple could eat two big bowls with tears in their eyes.

"Gulu." Thinking of this, Jiang Xiao's Adam's apple bobbed, and he swallowed.

Although Jiang Xiao himself had never eaten Hai's stir-fried beef, he was the bait, and under the telepathy, Jiang Xiao knew the taste of the godlike dish.

Jiang Xiao shook his head vigorously, throwing the messy thoughts out of his mind.

I'm on guard duty!

Be serious!

Jiang Xiao looked at the battlefield and found that the scene on the opposite side was still the same, and the Huaxia Tasan side was also dismantling the alien space in an orderly manner. Jiang Xiao nodded secretly in his heart.

The most gratifying thing was that Jiang Xiao found that the frequency of alien space openings on the Tasan side was obviously maintained at a frequency and no longer increased!

Although the current situation was still not very good, it was indeed a positive signal!

I wonder if the situation on the defensive line where my tail feather team is located is the same.

Thinking about it, Jiang Xiao looked at his Inner Star Map. There were always things that he couldn't stand, in addition to Negative State, there was also the lowest quality, Bronze quality "Fighting Knife Proficiency."

The more Jiang Xiao looked at it, the angrier he got. Anyway, he was going to lead Martha in battle, so let's upgrade it.

However, using skill points to upgrade basic skills was a waste of resources, since Jiang Xiao could improve basic skills through his own training.

On the basis of being addicted to spending money before, Jiang Xiao was very rare and generous this time.

Fighting Knife Proficiency, Bronze quality Lv.4!?

Here you go!

Fighting Knife Proficiency, Gold quality Lv.0!

It took a lot of effort and determination, and Jiang Xiao wasted 106 skill points to upgrade Fighting Knife Proficiency to Gold quality Lv.0. The skill points also came to 931.

Well, all right, that's enough!

After Gold quality, upgrading will cost 100 points for each small level, so I should train it myself...

Hmm, should I upgrade my Star Power Realm?

Rush to the peak of the Star Sea? Or half-step Starry Sky?

Tsk tsk, this name sounds exciting.

But... several baits had just taken shape, and they had just been equipped with a series of precious Star Techniques such as Space-Time Rift and Disaster Shadow Ruins, and even equipped with the Sea-Devouring Soul as a Star Pet.

Moreover, replacing them would take several months to go to the alien planet and reunite with the team. From a time cost perspective, it was very irrational.

Jiang Shou, who was in the Shadow of Disaster World, couldn't be reset either. After all, Jiang Shou was the Sea-Devouring Soul Star Map and had a connection with Baze on the alien planet.

Once reset, Baze on the alien planet would really be completely "hanging up."