Chapter 163 One Stone, Two Birds

Looking at the stunned expressions on everyone’s faces, Han Xiao knew that practice was the ultimate truth. He released his life level pressure, and a solid aura burst out. The air in the room seemed to turn into a viscous gel, making it difficult for people to move.

A sense of oppression like the sky collapsing suddenly crashed into the hearts of many Super-As. Their expressions changed, and they instinctively became nervous, their nerves tensing. The cellular furnaces in their bodies frantically pumped out energy, like wildcats whose fur stood on end when facing an enemy.

At this moment, the oppression disappeared like a receding tide. The high-level pressure of the Transcendent Grade was released and withdrawn in an instant.

Only then did everyone recover, and they immediately couldn’t sit still.

“Black Star, how did you do it?!” someone asked in utter shock.

“Quick, quick, tell us how to break through to the Transcendent Grade!” someone else asked impatiently.

“I never thought… I never thought a higher level really existed. I thought Super-A Grade was already the limit of individual power…” someone muttered to himself.

Most of the Super-As clamored. This appearance was no different from the Calamity Grade trainees who eagerly pestered Fording for knowledge when he advanced to Super-A Grade. They were all filled with an urgent desire.

Facing the surging inquiries, Han Xiao waved his hand casually and said, “The failure rate for advancement is very high. I was just lucky.”

Hearing this, the Arcane Master wisely chose to shut his mouth and didn’t dare to retort.

For everyone, Black Star’s advancement was too sudden, and it was difficult to digest the fact in a short time. Apart from a very few insiders, most Super-As were unable to suppress the shock and astonishment in their hearts.

Throughout history, generations of talented individuals had failed to break the limit of individual power. Many even believed that Super-A Grade was the limit, but Black Star had not only broken it, but also at such a young age.

Although they knew that Black Star was the most accomplished Super among Supers in history, whether or not he broke this generally accepted limit had a completely different meaning.

At this moment, in everyone’s eyes, Han Xiao was a shining guide and pioneer. His image once again became taller.

“You…” Mannison started to say, then stopped.

Black Star had quietly and discreetly opened up a new level, which made his mood very complicated.

Originally, although Black Star was powerful, everyone was still in the same rank. Although Mannison was much more zen now, he still had some unwillingness to admit defeat in his heart. If there was an opportunity, he still wanted to catch up and compete.

But now, the height of the two had been completely widened, and there was an essential difference.

Mannison watched how Black Star gradually caught up with him, then left him far behind, until now he couldn’t even see the other’s back. Even though he had a firm mind, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of loss and disappointment at this time.

At this time, Kant said,

“Black Star, there’s no need to be modest. If it weren’t for you, I guess this limit would still be an insurmountable obstacle in the eyes of the entire Super-A Grade group.”

His tone was full of envy, but more of excitement and agitation.

The other Super-As were similar. There was definitely envy and jealousy, and quite a few were sour, but most of them thought, “There’s a strong backer to rely on now!”

If a strange, neutral Super-A Grade reached a new level, they would definitely be so envious that their balls turned purple, and they would be eager to replace him. But if this pioneer was Black Star, everyone could accept it and be happy for him.

On the one hand, Black Star’s prestige in the Super-A Grade group had reached an unprecedented level. On the other hand, it was because of his identity as the leader of the association. He had sought so many benefits for the Super-A Grade group, and he had long been regarded as one of their own.

Due to Black Star’s methods and the lure of the Sanctuary, the Super-A Grades had now formed a close community of interests. As a collective, the more powerful the leader, the more weight their Super-A Grade group would have in the universe.

Moreover, Black Star was the source of the Sanctuary’s revival. The stronger he was, the more guaranteed the revival would be, so naturally everyone was happy for him. In addition, many Super-As believed that Black Star, as the leader of the association, would also impart some experience in breaking through the ranks. No matter how they thought about it, it was all beneficial.

After understanding all the key points, most of the Super-As present became more excited, and the gaze they looked at Han Xiao was filled with a stronger sense of respect.

Black Star not only brought the revival of the Sanctuary but also pointed out the direction for the advancement of individual power. Everyone felt that his leadership position had never been as justified as it was now. Who else but him could take the lead?

Han Xiao scanned the expressions of everyone filled with excitement, awe, admiration, and other emotions, smiled, and said:

“Everyone just needs to know this in their hearts. Don’t spread it around casually. By the way, the upper echelons of the three major civilizations already know, so don’t worry about them… As for the advancement methods that everyone cares about, I also succeeded by chance. I still need to familiarize myself with the power of the new rank. I’ll share it when I have a stable advancement idea. Let’s forget about it for now.”

Beoni’s eyes lit up, “Will you tell all of us for free then?”

“…Guess?” Han Xiao glanced at him, his eyes seeming to look at a lifetime member of TaoBao.

“I guess not.” Beoni smiled sheepishly.

“Then you’re really smart.”

Han Xiao rolled his eyes.

Hearing this, the many Super-A Grades present had no objection. The advancement method for the Transcendent Grade was so precious that if it were them, they wouldn’t easily make it public.

On the other hand, Kesuye felt that Ulmos had already mastered the advancement method, so it seemed useless for the association to keep it a secret. However, he wouldn’t jump out to object in person.

With his current trust in Han Xiao, he only felt that every move Han Xiao made had profound meaning.

At this time, Beagle couldn’t help but ask curiously, “I wonder if we can see the power of the Transcendent Grade…”

Before he could finish speaking, Han Xiao interrupted him and waved his hand, “The war isn’t over yet, you’ll see it sooner or later. I won’t show it now.”

Hearing this, everyone had no choice but to nod.

Han Xiao glanced around and saw that someone was about to speak, so he immediately said, “Everyone, today is just to announce this matter and let everyone know the situation. This meeting ends here. Everyone, go back. I still have some things to arrange.”

Everyone was stunned. They originally had a lot of questions to ask, but seeing Han Xiao’s appearance of not wanting to answer, they had no choice but to swallow the questions back into their stomachs.

Many Super-As sensibly got up to bid farewell and walked out of the conference room with their excitement still not dissipated.

Now that the two sides were no longer Super-Ps of the same rank, they subconsciously became more obedient to Han Xiao’s orders, and their mentality had changed vaguely.

Han Xiao watched the Super-A Grades leave one by one, but there were still some people who didn’t leave. Hela and other legion executives surrounded him, looking suspicious.

They hadn’t received any definite news beforehand and were just as surprised as everyone else when they suddenly found out.

“Come, let’s spar a few rounds and let me experience the power of a higher level.” Hela got straight to the point, full of fighting spirit.

“Go away, I’m not in the mood to abuse you today.”

Han Xiao pressed her face unhappily and pushed her aside.

Fording turned a blind eye to this and sincerely congratulated him, “Congratulations.”

After speaking, he couldn’t help but feel a little emotional. He originally thought that he had advanced to Super-A Grade and slightly caught up with Black Star’s pace, but before he knew it, he had been widened by a huge gap again.

Han Xiao smiled and nodded, not saying anything, just patting him on the shoulder.

At this time, Ames greeted him from the side and smiled gently, “What are your plans next?”

“Plans? It’s still the same as before, continuing to prepare for war.” Han Xiao replied, suddenly thinking of something. He pinched his chin and said, “But in terms of personal matters, I want to develop a race.”

Ames raised her eyebrows, “With whom?”

“Are you willing?”

Ames hesitated for a moment and shook her head.

“Then I can only think of other ways.” Han Xiao spread his hands, a little regretful.

“What are you going to do?” Hearing this, Ames’ beautiful eyes narrowed.

“I’m thinking about whether I can use gene modulation to cultivate some test-tube babies with my cells.” Han Xiao turned his head to look at Aurora, who was a little dumbfounded, and said thoughtfully, “Also, fusing my blood and flesh with her life energy may create a race.”

“…Then do as you please.” Ames regained her composure, shaking her head and laughing, “Your thinking is really like a Mechanic.”

“What do you mean ‘like’? I am one.” Han Xiao didn’t care. “Industrialization is the way to go.”

The war was imminent, so it was definitely too late to have children one by one. He needed a group of high-quality Supers who inherited his racial talent, and too few would be meaningless.

If he wanted to obtain a sufficiently large inherited race, the usual method was to become a breeding pig, madly mating with the opposite sex of the native race. However, Han Xiao wasn’t interested in this, so he simply used the Mechanic’s method to mass-produce a race. He didn’t need to catch alien females everywhere like the Beast Ancestor. He could completely reproduce asexually and be self-sufficient.

Although the clansmen cultivated in this way would be more standardized, it was worth a try. After all, having such a good racial talent but not expanding its use was a waste of resources in his opinion. Anyway, he didn’t lack money or people now, and raising a race was not a problem. As for whether he could successfully inherit his racial talent, he had to try to find out.

Han Xiao stopped mentioning this matter and turned to look at Hela, saying, “Don’t go back to the Land of the Fallen Souls during this period. I have something to do with you.”

“What?” Hela asked curiously.

“Kill the Otherworldly Deities.” Han Xiao said concisely.

Hela’s eyes flashed, and she immediately understood what he meant. She narrowed her eyes and said, “The Otherworldly Deity is a very powerful combat force. If he enters the Underworld, he should immediately become the strongest among the heroic spirits. Moreover, without the limitations of the gene chain, he’s probably even more powerful than he was when he was alive!”

“That’s right.” Han Xiao nodded.

He had never underestimated the Otherworldy Deity. Even among the peak Super-A Grades, the complete Otherworldy Deity was an extremely powerful member. What Han Xiao valued most was an ability in the Otherworldy Deity’s body—\[Energy Silence]!

This was almost the bane of all Supers. He had relied on this move on the character card to make the Otherworldy Deity capsize in the gutter.

Now that the World Tree war was raging, this trump card shouldn’t be buried. He felt that it was time to let this trump card see the light of day again.

Fording blinked his eyes and asked in confusion, “Strange, the Empire shouldn’t be happy to see the Underworld continue to grow. How could they agree to this request?”

Han Xiao smiled and spread his hands,

“That’s because I gave them a reason they couldn’t refuse.”

Di di di—

At this moment, the communicator suddenly rang.

Han Xiao paused, took out the communicator, and glanced at it. Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

The others had been paying attention to his expression and couldn’t help but lean their heads over to see the content.

“What happened? Why are you so happy?” Aurora asked curiously.

Han Xiao put away the communicator, feeling happy, and laughed loudly:

“I’ve been lucky these past few days. I didn’t expect to have double happiness. The legion will have a new vice legion commander!”

Everyone’s spirits were immediately lifted.

“Hadaway, Jodina, or Laki?” Fording guessed.

“None of them.” Han Xiao shook his head with a smile, “This guy is called Evans. Let’s go meet him.”

Hearing this, everyone was surprised and looked at each other.

Evans? It didn’t seem like there was such a person among the Super-A Grade seeds who joined later. They didn’t recognize him. Could it be a guy secretly cultivated by the legion commander?!

…

On the other side, in the territory of the Black Star Army, on a barren planet.

Streaks of light flashed, and Han Xiao and Fording had already arrived in outer space. At first glance, they discovered the source of the energy fluctuations surging on the planet. It was a Calamity Grade undergoing the final transformation to Super-A Grade. They had all experienced this stage, so they were naturally familiar with it.

Han Xiao adjusted his vision, and his gaze penetrated the vortex-like energy. He clearly saw Evans in the center and couldn’t help but reveal a satisfied smile.

First Fording became a Super-A Grade, and Evans followed closely behind. In terms of time, Evans became a Super before Fording, so he had reached Super-A Grade in a shorter time, and his talent was even more outstanding.

The “Second Generation Otherworldy Deity Cultivation Plan” set decades ago was now more than half successful. Only the last step remained.

“I originally wanted to deal with Hodd a while later. Since Evans has already stepped into the Super-A Grade, I can just solve the problem with the Otherworldy Deity together.”

Han Xiao’s eyes flashed.

…

In the Ancient Star Desert, the Crimson Dynasty.

“What, Black Star has opened up a new level of power?!”

The Oathkeeper was stunned in place.

As an important partner, he was naturally not an outsider. Under Han Xiao’s approval, Beagle had already passed the news to the Crimson Dynasty.

Upon learning of this, instead of the shock and excitement of many Crimson Dynasty Super-A Grades, the Oathkeeper felt a darkness in front of his eyes.

—Damn it, I’ve completely become his little brother now, and there’s no hope of turning the tables!