Gold Quality Star Technique

Han Jiangxue, who was controlling Xia Yan and the White Ghoul Witch, suddenly came to her senses. She turned around and saw Jiang Xiao sprawled on the ground, and the coldness in her eyes gradually softened.

"Don't just stand there. There are still plenty of White Ghosts around." Bathed in white light, Jiang Xiao hurriedly spoke. He had come fully prepared. Since they were going all out, he might as well maximize his condition.

Who could have expected that the White Ghost just now had eyes only for the pretty lady and had completely ignored Jiang Xiao, this useless salted fish?

"The White Ghoul Witch is dead. They'll realize it soon, and they won't attack anymore. They'll flee back into the Snowy Forest." Han Jiangxue lowered her head and looked at Jiang Xiao as she spoke softly.

"Oh." Jiang Xiao scratched his head, feeling somewhat anxious. Don't let them escape. They're all Star Pearls.

But Jiang Xiao couldn't say that aloud. If he had the strength, he could lead the team in killing enemies. But right now, Jiang Xiao was just a useless salted fish. He couldn't help much, yet he still wanted to open his mouth and demand that the others go kill the enemies? That would seem extremely shameless.

Jiang Xiao's pupils contracted slightly. The White Ghost he had "struck in the kidneys" seemed to be a hotheaded fool. It had no intention of fleeing and had climbed back up to charge at Han Jiangxue again.

"Behind you!" Jiang Xiao hurriedly shouted.

Han Jiangxue didn't even turn her head. Her fourth Gold Quality Star Slot lit up faintly, and with a casual wave of her hand, the space behind her folded layer upon layer. The White Ghost plunged headfirst into it, and its figure vanished instantly!

Gold Quality Star Technique: Shattered Space.

The folded space behind Han Jiangxue rapidly disappeared, but she merely looked silently at Jiang Xiao.

Han Jiangxue spoke softly. "You saved me."

Jiang Xiao scratched his head, unsure how to respond. After hesitating for a while, he said, "Are you finally going to confess your feelings to me?"

Han Jiangxue: ???

Seeing the frost beginning to gather across Han Jiangxue's face again, Jiang Xiao hurriedly changed the subject. "That Space Skill of yours is Gold Quality?"

Han Jiangxue gave a soft "Mm," then turned around and looked toward Xia Yan in the distance. "How is it? Is your Star Power still sufficient?"

Xia Yan was carrying her greatsword and had stopped a White Ghost fleeing in panic. "It's enough to finish killing them, but we'll need to return to the stronghold and rest afterward. Little Pi, don't just stand there. Go collect the Star Pearls and give me a boost. I can keep killing for a while longer."

Jiang Xiao hurriedly tossed Xia Yan a Blessing, got to his feet, and ran toward the White Ghost Xia Yan had cleaved in two. As he ran, he asked Han Jiangxue, "That Space Skill is really useful. Even if we were surrounded, the situation wouldn't seem so bad."

"That space isn't very large. Four corpses are already its limit." Han Jiangxue followed Jiang Xiao, seemingly intending to protect him, but her hands were not idle either. She used Barren Wind twice, blowing back the two White Ghosts that had run the farthest.

"Four corpses? That living one turned into a corpse too?" Jiang Xiao keenly caught the key phrase.

"Mm. Living creatures aren't suited to survive inside." Han Jiangxue shook her head.

"My heavens, it has that kind of property too? Doesn't that mean it directly killed the White Ghost that charged inside just now? This Star Skill is really powerful. Where did you get such a high-quality Star Skill? And it's so practical too?" Jiang Xiao exclaimed in admiration. Suppressing his nausea, he reached his hand into the shattered skull of the White Ghost.

Upon hearing this, Han Jiangxue fell silent for a long while before speaking softly. "This Star Pearl was originally left for you by our parents."

Jiang Xiao's movements paused slightly. Several seconds later, he pulled a Bronze Quality Star Pearl from the White Ghost's skull and smiled. "Ah, we're both their children. It makes no difference who gets it."

Han Jiangxue, however, repeated quietly, "It really was left for you."

Jiang Xiao ran to another White Ghost corpse that had been severed at the waist and squatted down. He carefully dug through its skull as he smiled. "You'll get much better results using it than I would. With my aptitude, I might not even be able to absorb it after getting it."

Han Jiangxue crooked her finger again and tossed a White Ghost toward Xia Yan. In a low voice, she said, "Over the past few days, you absorbed the Star Pearls of the White Ghoul Witch and the White Ghosts. They're all One Star Double Techniques. You can absorb this Gold Quality Star Technique."

Jiang Xiao stood up and looked directly into Han Jiangxue's eyes. His expression was solemn as he said, "I was immature back then. Giving it to me would have been a waste. You made the right choice."

Han Jiangxue opened her mouth. The truth was, that was exactly what she had been thinking.

Jiang Xiao joked to break the awkward atmosphere. "Besides, you're their biological child, while I was picked up."

Looking at Jiang Xiao's carefree smile, Han Jiangxue's lips curved up slightly as well. "What biological child or adopted child? To them, we were both their own."

"Don't." Jiang Xiao hurriedly refused. "I'm not their biological child. You and I aren't related by blood at all."

Han Jiangxue's smile faded, and she frowned slightly. "What do you mean?"

"If we were related by blood, how could I make a move on you?" Jiang Xiao pulled his hand out of the White Ghost's skull. This White Ghost had no Star Pearl. What a pity.

Han Jiangxue's beautiful eyes widened slightly, and then her small mouth fell open as well. That sentence had gone completely beyond the bounds of her imagination.

This brat. This brat actually dared to tease me!? Before Jiang Xiao could react, he was sent flying by a kick. The White Ghosts that had formed neat ranks and organized an attack were on an entirely different level from the White Ghosts fleeing in panic with only one thought in mind: returning to the forest.

If a White Ghost group had a White Ghoul Witch, it would indeed become an existence that any team feared. But every benefit came with a drawback. Once the White Ghoul Witch died, the White Ghosts were left leaderless, and their momentum and mindset underwent a tremendous shift.

Jiang Xiao's four-person team also held the advantage of terrain. If this battle had taken place in the Snowy Forest, the White Ghosts wouldn't have fled so desperately. In their familiar homeland, even if the White Ghoul Witch died, they wouldn't have collapsed so easily.

Of the sixteen White Ghosts, five fled into the Snowy Forest, and the team did not pursue them.

After all, everyone had used a large number of Star Skills just now, and the Star Power in their bodies needed replenishing. Self-cultivation was one method, but absorbing Star Pearls was much faster.

The eleven White Ghosts contributed seven Star Pearls to the four-person team. In addition, the White Ghoul Witch produced one Star Pearl. The group had made an absolute fortune this time.

Jiang Xiao also obtained another Skill Point. The completed task was called "Bronze Decimation."

At this moment, there were already three Skill Points in his Inner Star Map.

Han Jiangxue took out two White Ghost Star Pearls and gave them to Pi Keqiu, but the soldier firmly refused. Even though no one was supervising him here, ironclad discipline forbade him from doing such a thing.

The soldiers stationed here belonged to the authorities. Although they came from the military, they were more like mercenaries, escorting the Awakened who entered this place, providing experience and route guidance, and, when necessary, taking on various roles in the team according to the employer's needs.

This ensured that the soldiers remained in a state of combat at all times and trained themselves, while also further increasing the survival chances of the Awakened teams.

Of course, Awakened like Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan were uncommon. Although the two girls had only just started their Third Year of High School, they were quite famous throughout Jiangbin City and even Beijiang Province.

Not only because of the girls' backgrounds, but more importantly because of their powerful strength.

Just like before, both of them possessed Silver Quality Star Techniques, as if those techniques were worthless goods from a street stall.

But the vast majority of high school students, including Pi Keqiu, who had already become a soldier, possessed only Bronze Star Techniques.

This was Jiang Xiao's first battle, and the starting point of the team he had joined was indeed somewhat high.

Without the so-called Inner Star Map, it was uncertain whether Jiang Xiao would even possess a Star Skill at this moment. Even if he did, wouldn't all his skills still be Bronze Quality?

Silver Quality Star Skills could be said to be obtainable only by chance and not by seeking.

In this Snowfield, creatures at the Silver stage did exist, but the odds of encountering one were probably about the same as winning five million in the lottery.