The atmosphere was tense, and a great battle seemed imminent.

Ringing, ringing, ringing...

A crisp and melodious bell sound suddenly rang out, leaping from the distant depths of the forest and landing on Xia Yan's body, then shuttling back and forth among the four-person team.

This sudden scene stopped both teams.

Another healing-type Awakened?

When did healing-types become so common?

"What's going on?" Hai Tianqing walked out, looking at everyone with a serious expression, his gaze lingering for a long time on the dark golden halo beneath Li Wei's feet.

"Teacher, he's stealing our Star Beads," Xia Yan said, dissatisfied.

Teacher?

The four-person team sized up the 28- or 29-year-old young man. Since he was called "teacher," his strength should be considerable.

The bald man thought for a moment, then turned and left without a word.

The other three hurriedly followed, and the four quickly disappeared into the forest.

Hai Tianqing walked over, looking at Han Jiangxue with a serious expression. "What did that 'prepare for battle, defend against the enemy' mean?"

"Exactly what it says," Han Jiangxue replied calmly.

Hai Tianqing said, "You just went through a battle, and you're not in good condition. Are you sure this is a rational decision?"

Han Jiangxue stamped her foot. Although the halo beneath her feet gradually dissipated, her meaning was self-evident. She glanced at Hai Tianqing and said, "I trust my team. Besides, aren't you here?"

"I'm not always going to be here. You're a cut above the average person at school, but that doesn't mean you will be in society. You need to get rid of that arrogance," Hai Tianqing said in a deep voice.

Han Jiangxue nodded. "If you weren't here, I wouldn't have issued such an order. The supply point is very close. My signal flare isn't just for show. I can avoid this battle in other ways."

Hai Tianqing held his forehead. Rebellion!

He couldn't control these kids anymore.

You're just a high school student, is it really okay to have such a strong presence?

"Those damn old geezers," Xia Yan said indignantly.

Han Jiangxue gently patted Jiang Xiao's shoulder and said, "If you fall behind, you will be beaten. All sorts of things can happen in the Other Dimension, like just now."

Jiang Xiao: ???

Was Han Jiangxue using this real-life situation to teach me?

Xia Yan suddenly remembered something and praised, "Little Pi, well done, good job cursing."

Before Jiang Xiao could respond to Xia Yan, Han Jiangxue put her arm around the back of his head, looking directly into Jiang Xiao's eyes. "This is a world of survival of the fittest. On Earth, the country protects our personal safety to the greatest extent. Here, in any Other Dimension, no one is safe."

"If Hai Tianqing hadn't been here," Han Jiangxue said softly, "they would have taken one Star Bead, then the next, and eventually all of our spoils. They might even take the Star Beads in our heads."

"It's not just about the spoils, not just about the Star Beads, but about dignity." Han Jiangxue looked down at Jiang Xiao's eyes and said softly, "You must become very strong, very, very strong."

Jiang Xiao nodded gently. He really wanted to try fighting those guys. His Blessing plus Han Jiangxue's Shattered Space and Desolate Wind weren't just for show.

Li Wei, who had been silent all this time, said, "Little Pi, was the halo beneath my feet a Star Technique you just absorbed?"

Jiang Xiao said, "When we were fighting the Savages, Han Jiangxue gave me the Savage Witch's Star Bead. Luckily, I absorbed it."

Li Wei was surprised and delighted. "That's great. We didn't dare to confront the Savages head-on because of the Savage Witch. Now that's great, our team produced a Savage Witch ourselves."

"First of all, I'm not a Savage," Jiang Xiao held up a finger. "Secondly, I'm not a witch."

Xia Yan's mood improved when she heard this and she smiled. "That's right, you're a poisonous healer. Now you're even more poisonous, you've armed the whole team as vampires and started absorbing the enemies' life force and Star Power."

Li Wei said suspiciously, "That hollow halo eventually turned into a timeline..."

"That's why I said I was lucky, one star, two skills!" Jiang Xiao pointed to his eyes. "Look at my eyes."

Li Wei was a little dazed at this moment, overwhelmed by the huge amount of information, and looked at Jiang Xiao blankly.

Jiang Xiao said seriously, "Do you think I'm calm and composed? No, this is a fucking one-star, two-skill! I have so few Star Slots to begin with, and I actually absorbed two Star Techniques from one Star Bead! My blood is boiling, my soul is rejoicing, I've already got a cranial high... cough, cough..."

Hai Tianqing: "..."

Li Wei: "..."

Xia Yan: "..."

"Although I only have 9 Star Slots, one Star Slot has been inlaid with two Star Techniques!" Jiang Xiao said pretentiously. "God is fair after all. When he closes a door for me, he tears off the roof."

Hai Tianqing silently watched Jiang Xiao's performance, as if your Bell wasn't paired with Cheng Yin.

Thinking of this, Hai Tianqing sighed in his heart. This kid was really an extreme genius. The mysterious Spoon Star Chart was rare in the world. Perhaps he was really unusually sensitive to healing-type Star Techniques, with such an affinity for healing-type Star Techniques that he was able to get one star, two skills.

Eh?

Come to think of it, is Attachment a healing Star Technique?

Absorbing life force and Star Power from the opponent?

Well, it barely counts.

Even if it's not a healing Star Technique, it's definitely an auxiliary Star Technique that leans towards healing.

"We in China don't believe in God," Xia Yan said with a smile. She also had her own plans. If she killed a few more Savage Witches and got a few more Star Beads, she could upgrade Little Pi's Attachment to Gold quality before the Bei Jiang Province League started, which would definitely greatly increase the strength of the team.

"Uh." Jiang Xiao scratched his head. "Believe in what? Jade Emperor? Buddha?"

Xia Yan was obviously consciously changing the subject, "I believe in Han Jiangxue."

Han Jiangxue glared at Xia Yan coldly.

Jiang Xiao scratched his head, "Isn't that a coincidence..."

"Your faith changes really fast," Xia Yan snorted.

Jiang Xiao cooperated with Xia Yan and continued to change the subject.

Jiang Xiao had a crazy look on his face and muttered, "Han Jiangxue, my light of life, my fire of lust, my sin, my soul."

Xia Yan's expression was a little strange. She started it, and this naughty and playful poisonous healer couldn't stop.

A cool beauty like Han Jiangxue, with fair skin, a pretty face, and long legs...

Besides being flat-chested, what about her is related to a loli?

"Collect the Star Beads, we'll take a rest at the supply point," Hai Tianqing interrupted Jiang Xiao's nonsense.

Han Jiangxue nodded. "That's right, let's go back and rest. Taking advantage of Little Pi's good luck, I'll try to absorb the Savage Shaman's Star Bead."

Xia Yan's eyes lit up. Whether it was Corpse Spirit or Corpse Explosion, if Han Jiangxue absorbed it, it would undoubtedly greatly increase the team's strength.

Everyone collected the Star Beads, even Hai Tianqing joined in to help.

But Han Jiangxue's gaze had been lingering on Jiang Xiao. She hesitated for a moment, then came to Jiang Xiao's side and said, "Were my words too harsh just now?"

"Ah?" Jiang Xiao was cutting the Savage Blade Warrior's corpse with a dagger. He turned around, looked up, and said, "No, you're right, I remember everything you said."

Han Jiangxue bent her knees slightly, resting one hand on her knee and rubbing Jiang Xiao's head with the other. "I really like your attitude of supporting your teammates, but I don't support what you did just now. We have to learn to recognize the situation."

Jiang Xiao smiled and said, "Hai Tianqing is here, isn't he? I'm not an armchair strategist, I know someone is there to back us up, and it's a Night Watcher."

Han Jiangxue rolled her eyes at Jiang Xiao.

Jiang Xiao said with a smile, "I am indeed a little arrogant. I always feel that my Blessing, your Shattered Space and Desolate Wind, can create some small tricks."

Once the problem involves Shattered Space, then the so-called victory or defeat rises to the point of life and death.

No one can survive in Shattered Space.

Han Jiangxue looked at Jiang Xiao's blood-covered hands and seemed to hear the hidden meaning.

She said softly, "Killed someone, gotten used to it?"

Jiang Xiao shook his blood-covered hands and said, "For serious crimes such as murder, robbery, rape, and kidnapping, in the process of that bald man's robbery, no matter what we do, even if we kill him, we're considered to be acting in self-defense."

A hint of a smile appeared on the corner of Han Jiangxue's mouth, seemingly satisfied with Jiang Xiao's extracurricular knowledge. So this kid doesn't like psychology, but likes law?

Han Jiangxue said softly, "As I said just now, sometimes, in this Other Dimension, the law doesn't prevail."

"Snap!"

Jiang Xiao snapped his fingers, and the drops of blood flowing from his fingertips splashed on his face. He pointed at Han Jiangxue and nodded gently.

This action seemed to be praising Han Jiangxue for grasping the key point.

Han Jiangxue was slightly stunned, then smiled dumbly.

A few months ago, she really couldn't imagine having such an exchange with him.

She looked at Jiang Xiao with emotion: his strength is getting stronger and stronger, his thoughts are becoming more and more abundant, and he is gradually becoming independent. He has indeed grown up.