My Honkai: Star Rail System Arrived Early

He intended to use this skill to divine Tingyun's current situation.

He carefully recalled every detail of the divination process in his mind, to prevent himself from failing later.

Fortunately, the process wasn't too difficult. It only required reciting a few incantations and making a few gestures.

"But this is normal, after all, this divination truly consumes life force. The greater the price paid, the simpler the process becomes. It's like asking someone for a favor; if you go empty-handed, you naturally have to beg humbly, but now I'm bringing a large pile of gifts, so it's naturally much easier."

Ji Yuan thought to himself.

"Quick, let me see Tingyun's current situation, quickly let me see Tingyun's situation..."

He quickly recited the incantations, desperately wanting to know Tingyun's condition.

After finishing the incantations, an image began to form in his mind.

As he waited for the image to appear, Ji Yuan thought of something.

He was from a Celestial Ark, and his life was influenced by Abundance, making it nearly infinite. In this situation, consuming life to divine, wouldn't that be getting something for free?

Ji Yuan's happiness didn't last for more than a few seconds before a wave of emotion surged into his body. He instantly felt a portion of his joy and happiness disappear, and a sense of loss rapidly appeared within him. This feeling of loss almost made Ji Yuan interrupt the divination.

He could almost feel his Mara-Struck condition acting up.

The lifespan consumed by this divination didn't just refer to the loss of life force, but was more akin to the concept of 'wear' in Genshin Impact, a game Ji Yuan played in his previous life. If used carelessly, even if he didn't die, his Mara-Struck condition would manifest.

Fortunately, the emotional loss was as quick as its recovery.

Ji Yuan could continue watching the divined image.

Soon, The image in his mind was fully loaded.

With a flash of white light, Ji Yuan saw Tingyun's figure...

Chapter 50: Confronting a 'Formidable Foe' with the 'Legendary Judge'

Ji Yuan saw Tingyun locked in a space. The space was entirely white, with nothing else around. Only a chain constructed from energy tightly bound Tingyun's hands, preventing her from leaving.

Her eyes were open but vacant. However, upon closer inspection, based on Ji Yuan's understanding of the Suiyang race and information about Phantylia, he surmised that Tingyun had fallen into an illusion, and her soul was not damaged.

Ji Yuan carefully observed other parts of her. Tingyun's parts were all still there, and her chest was rising and falling slightly.

It was evident that she was still alive.

Seeing that Tingyun was alive, Ji Yuan's eyes instantly lit up with excitement.

It was truly wonderful that she was still alive!

Ji Yuan couldn't help but laugh with joy.

Tears even streamed down his face in his excitement.

It was great, she was alive, and could still be saved. He would see her again one day.

At this moment, he saw the vacant Tingyun stand up and begin to move. As if there were delicious food in front of her, she made a gesture of holding chopsticks and pretending to eat. She also moved her arm to the side, as if she were serving someone.

The image had no sound, so Ji Yuan couldn't see what she was saying.

The only thing he could make out from her lip movements were the words 'Ji Yuan'.

"Is she eating with me?" Ji Yuan looked at the happy expression on Tingyun's face, his heart heavy as he nodded, "Don't worry, I'll rescue you soon. Then, we can eat together."

He pondered why Phantylia would do this and understood. To avoid revealing any flaws, she had to perfectly mimic Tingyun's behavior, ensuring not a single reaction was out of place.

This presented him with an opportunity to save Tingyun.

However, finding Tingyun's exact location was the difficult part. The prediction lacked any distinct landmarks, and Ji Yuan had no idea how to find her.

"Alright, time's about up, I should head back as soon as possible. As for her location, I'll have to pry it out of Phantylia later."

Ji Yuan checked the time and prepared to return to brush up against Phantylia more later.

He activated the teleportation device and quickly transferred to Sushang's room at headquarters. Looking at the puppet on the bed, Ji Yuan quickly retrieved it into his system space and lay back down on the bed himself.

However, just as he was about to lie down, he remembered something.

His clothes were all in his originally assigned room, and he was currently covered in the dust and grime from the battlefield. If he went back like this, Phantylia might see through him.

"I actually forgot about that."

He trembled inwardly, contemplating whether it would be unreasonable to ask the Cloud Knights for a uniform.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Tea-teacher..."

It was Huohuo's voice.

Ji Yuan opened the door.

Looking down, Huohuo clutched her command banner tightly, looking at him nervously, seeming to want to say something but hesitating.

"What's wrong?"

Ji Yuan asked Huohuo.

"Um, I..." Huohuo suddenly looked up at Ji Yuan, then immediately lowered her head and remained silent.

Her tail, lighting up behind her, spoke in a displeased tone, "Little girl, earlier in the room you were so eager to show off your strength to this lolicon, no matter how much I tried to dissuade you. But now that you've seen him with your own eyes, you're scared."

"Um, I'm still a little scared..."

Huohuo whispered to her tail.

After cultivating in her room for several days, Huohuo felt her ability to control Suiyang had improved significantly. If that's the case, should she go report her achievements to her teacher? That way, she could tell her teacher she hadn't let him down.

"Alright, I'll take you to the training grounds to show off." Seeing the frightened Huohuo, Ji Yuan couldn't help but pat her head. After two pats, his hand stopped.

Wait, it seemed the problem he was worried about could be solved. And, he could also get some rewards.

[Go to the battlefield with a legendary judge of the Ten-Lords Commission to fight against powerful enemies...]

"Hey, kid, don't keep your hand on Huohuo's head."

The tail's voice sounded, filled with vigilance.

Then, it felt Ji Yuan slap it hard.

The tail was instantly stunned.

No, it's one thing to get handsy with people.

But you're getting handsy with Suiyang too!

Are your human fetishes a bit strange?

"Huohuo, let's go, we're not going to the training grounds to see your results today," Ji Yuan said to Huohuo.

"Huh!? Then, then where are we going?"

Huohuo looked at Ji Yuan in confusion.

"Of course, to a real battlefield," Ji Yuan looked at Huohuo. "Manipulating Suiyang isn't just about dealing with Suiyang; it's also very effective on the battlefield."

"G-go to the battlefield?"

Upon hearing the words, Huohuo's face immediately showed nervousness.

This is too dangerous.

Ji Yuan said seriously, "As a judge of the Ten-Lords Commission, you will definitely have to venture into dangerous places in the future. With strength, you naturally have to go to the battlefield to verify it."

"Mhm. This guy, although he's a lolicon, he's not wrong,"

The tail conceded.

"This..., alright."

Huohuo nodded with a pained expression.

Ji Yuan and she walked towards the outside.

After a few steps, Ji Yuan noticed Huohuo was walking with very small steps, her trembling legs barely lifting off the ground, her soles just scraping along the surface.

Ji Yuan turned back to look at Huohuo.

Huohuo's little face looked like she was about to cry.

"T-teacher..."

Seeing how scared she was, Ji Yuan reached out and took Huohuo's cold little hand.

"Let's go, you have to face it eventually."

"Mhm." Held by Ji Yuan, Huohuo felt the warmth from his palm and immediately felt much better.

With her teacher by her side, she wasn't as nervous anymore.

However, a hint of shyness bloomed in her heart.

Her teacher was a boy around her own age.

Ji Yuan took Huohuo away from headquarters and directly used the Cloud Knights' transportation device to arrive at the battlefield.

Huohuo's previous shyness instantly vanished when she heard the explosions, the sounds of buildings collapsing, and the shouts of the Cloud Knights soldiers and the enemy's resistance on the real battlefield.

Last time, she had only watched from a distance; now, she was witnessing it up close.

"T-teacher, what should I do?"

Huohuo whispered to Ji Yuan.

"Of course, you..." Ji Yuan looked at a firing position and pushed Huohuo towards it:

"Go take care of it directly!"

"Ah!?"

Huohuo's young voice exclaimed in surprise.

Ji Yuan gripped his weapon, the Sky Dome, tightly. If Huohuo were in danger, he would rush to help her immediately.

This enemy, for Huohuo right now, could be considered a difficult opponent.

"I'm counting on you, Huohuo."

Ji Yuan said in his heart.

"Does this world not have the Joyful Union Sect?"

"I, I have to deal with this?"

Looking at the enemy not far from her, who was over two meters tall, clad in steel battle armor, and wielding heavy firepower, Huohuo nervously wanted to retreat.

However, Ji Yuan placed a hand on her back, preventing her from escaping. The tail also shouted indignantly, "Little girl, don't be fooled by how formidable that guy looks; if you really want to deal with him, it's easy."

After shouting this, it turned back to Huohuo and said, "Ji Yuan, you loli-lover, the next move is yours."

"I am not a loli-lover!"

Ji Yuan shouted, while making a gesture to give Huohuo courage:

He reached out, grabbed Huohuo by the back, and directly lifted her up. With a strong right hand, he threw her out of the defensive fortification.

"Ah!"

Seeing this maneuver, Huohuo instinctively tried to retreat, but Ji Yuan pushed her back again.

At this moment, the enemy noticed Huohuo. As a battle-hardened veteran, he would not show mercy just because the enemy was a child. He aimed his heavy firepower weapon at Huohuo, and a series of lasers shot towards her.

"Ahhhhhh—"

Huohuo let out a series of screams, but her body instinctively dodged, easily evading all the lasers. Then, she even closed her eyes and performed the Suiyang Manipulation Technique, directly launching the tail.

The tail was taken aback.

The person holding the heavy weapon was also bewildered.

He had heard of countless methods used by fox people when dealing with others. However, this was the first time he had seen a tail being launched.