Yu
Chapter 478 Three Platinums
Four days later, Tear Rain Forest.
Beneath the torrential downpour, Qin Wangchuan and Jiang Hong wore grave expressions, hanging far back from the main group.
Far ahead of them, four young people marched swiftly, three running on the ground, one flying in the sky.
Since Xia Yan obtained the Domain Tear star technique, her personal strength, as well as that of the entire team, had seen a qualitative leap.
Xia Yan had now replaced Song Chunxi as the eyes of the group.
How large is the area covered by rain? There's no unified standard.
It wasn't until Xia Yan possessed the Domain Tear field herself that the others realized that the Tear Ghosts and Tear Spirits they usually encountered hadn't displayed the full power of their Domain Tear star technique.
With enough patience and star power support, the range of Domain Tear was far greater than what the Tear Ghosts and Tear Spirits could display!
And since Xia Yan had Domain Tear, the team's approach to finding prey had also changed dramatically.
Now, they no longer searched for dimensional creatures by following the sound of crying.
Instead, they constantly changed their marching route, consciously seeking out Tear Spirits.
It had to be admitted, Tear Spirits were truly rare creatures in this Tear Rain Forest.
Even with Xia Yan's help, they had only hunted five Tear Spirits in the past four days.
And that wasn't even five encounters; they had only found Tear Spirits twice. However, due to the Tear Spirits' biological characteristics, they liked to gather and play, so they killed two at once, and three in the other instance...
And now, guided by Xia Yan, they avoided the common creatures along the way, the Tear Demons, and kept a long distance behind a Tear Spirit.
Tear Spirits were considered low-level creatures in this Tear Rain Forest. They were hunted by Tear Demons and Tear Ghosts, which was perhaps one of the reasons for their scarcity.
These pure "mist" creatures seemed to not need to eat anything at all. They only needed to absorb the mist of the Tear Rain Forest to provide energy for their bodies.
Here, we must criticize the Tear Demons. They were also mist creatures, so why did they have to hunt Tear Spirits? This vast mountain forest had so much mist; wasn't it enough for them to absorb?
Why were they stealing Tear Spirits from Xiao Pi?
The above mental activity came from Xia Yan.
In fact, the four-person team wasn't exactly chasing after the Tear Spirit. They were waiting for it to find new partners to play with.
At the same time, they shielded the Tear Spirit from the wind and rain along the way. Whenever they discovered hunters, they would get there before the Tear Spirit, driving away or directly killing those damned hunters.
The team's loot had already increased by seven Tear Demons and five Tear Ghost star beads. Just yesterday, Xia Yan had absorbed five more Tear Ghost star beads and finally obtained the Platinum star technique, Bursting Tears, and she had successfully completed her mission.
Perhaps it was fate, but Claw Tear didn't favor Xia Yan. Xia Yan didn't insist anymore and had made up her mind that even if she acquired more Tear Ghost star beads, she wouldn't absorb them.
Although Tear Ghosts were Platinum-ranked, they were solitary creatures and fragile. The four-person team had found the right way to hunt them.
Especially with Xia Yan's perception, the team had transformed from prey to hunters, which further increased the success rate of their hunting operations.
As for why Tear Demon star beads were so rare, it was because the team had started avoiding Tear Demons.
The star beads would only be turned in anyway, and no one on the team could absorb them, so they were useless.
At this time, in Jiang Xiao's inner vision star chart, Cleansing Tear had reached Gold quality Lv.7, while Injury Tear and Domain Tear had both reached Gold quality Lv.9.
Just one more, and Jiang Xiao would be able to witness the Platinum quality of Injury Tear and Domain Tear.
That Tear Spirit ahead would allow him to reach Platinum!
But Jiang Xiao wasn't in a hurry, just like catching grasshoppers when he was a kid. There was no need to rush home to play with them. Instead, he had to put them in a high place, waiting for them to call their friends and attract new companions...
Of course, if it ran away... uh, if you didn't keep an eye on it, who could you blame?
"Star power, Xiao Pi." From the sky, Xia Yan's voice faintly transmitted.
Jiang Xiao immediately came back to his senses. If Xia Yan ran out of star power, the Tear Spirit might really be lost!
Jiang Xiao hurriedly pressed his invisible earpiece and said, "You fly."
Immediately, a person slowly flew down from the mist. Jiang Xiao hurriedly threw out a Reverse Current Light, sending star power to Xia Yan.
In an instant, Jiang Xiao's star power was halved, shared and divided with Xia Yan.
And Jiang Xiao didn't retract the Reverse Current Light, but continued to stay connected with Xia Yan, continuously sponsoring Xia Yan's Domain Tear star technique.
Because there were outsiders present, Jiang Xiao couldn't connect with Han Jiangxue, otherwise it would have been much easier. Of course, if there were no outsiders, Jiang Xiao would have tried to infuse Platinum-quality Tear Spirit star beads, which would have been even easier.
"It found companions!" Xia Yan suddenly said.
"Good!" Beneath the brim of her hat, Han Jiangxue's eyes were bright. "Pay attention to the distance, don't startle them, let them continue to attract other Tear Spirits."
From the invisible earpiece, Xia Yan's voice came: "The Tear Spirit we're chasing was attracted here. It found three companions. They're... um..."
Song Chunxi: "What's wrong with them?"
"They might be playing hide-and-seek. They're all hiding in the leaves and behind branches." Xia Yan said uncertainly, "They're so cute. I really want to pinch their little faces."
Jiang Xiao silently said, "In their normal form, you can't pinch their faces. They're mist balls. Only when they're attacked and severely injured will they condense their bodies, and then you can touch them."
Xia Yan thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll severely injure them first, then pinch their little faces."
Was this human language?
Jiang Xiao said fiercely, "You know, Xia Shiqi! A scholar can be killed, but not humiliated! Let's just kill them with one blow."
Song Chunxi: "......"
Did it seem like these two weren't speaking human language either?
However, Han Jiangxue's Ice Roar was much more brutal than the words of the two.
Ten minutes later,
Xia Yan, holding three Tear Spirit star beads, and Song Chunxi, holding one Tear Spirit star bead, walked back.
The two handed the star beads to Jiang Xiao. Xia Yan knew what was going on, so she didn't say anything, while Song Chunxi's face was full of encouragement: "Go, Xiao Pi, steady your mind and believe in yourself."
"Mm-hmm." Jiang Xiao said with a forced smile, feeling a sense of guilt.
Sorry, for deceiving such a good young lady.
I will definitely make it up to you in the future and bless you more!
Under the gaze of Song Chunxi's caring eyes, Jiang Xiao began to absorb the Tear Spirit star beads.
One, no reaction.
Two, no reaction.
Three...
Behind them, Qin Wangchuan and Instructor Jiang Hong flashed over and saw the few star beads left in Jiang Xiao's hand.
Qin Wangchuan sighed deeply, organized his words, and said, "Xiao Pi, if you still can't absorb it this time, then there's nothing we can do. We have to return. Orders are like mountains. Today is already the seventh day."
"Although I also hope that your strength can improve, the team must not violate the orders of superiors because of you."
Qin Wangchuan looked at the second-to-last star bead in Jiang Xiao's hand and said, "Although you are very compatible with auxiliary star techniques, there are too many rules in this world, and each creature's star bead is too unique."
"The star power world is a magical world. Maybe this creature is not compatible with your star chart. We can try the Rock Pillar Spirit star bead..."
Jiang Xiao suddenly shouted, "Holy crap!"
Qin Wangchuan: ???
Han Jiangxue placed a hand on Jiang Xiao's head: "Speak properly!"
Jiang Xiao was soaked in the rain, and his hat was full of rainwater. With Han Jiangxue's press, Jiang Xiao's hat was like a sprinkler, splashing water on the people around him...
Qin Wangchuan wiped the rainwater from his face and said, "What's wrong? Did you absorb it?"
Xia Yan knew what the specific situation was, and her expression was a little unnatural as she turned to look outside the mist.
Han Jiangxue looked at Jiang Xiao coldly and said, "Successful?"
This sentence of "successful" wasn't asking if he had absorbed it, but if the quality had been upgraded!
Only Song Chunxi's expression was normal. Her beautiful eyes were bright, and her face was full of joy: "Did you succeed? Xiao Pi? Which star technique?"
Jiang Xiao looked at everyone and said weakly, "It seems... it's two, a Dual Star Technique."
"Ha! I knew it! Your star chart is especially compatible with auxiliary star techniques!" Qin Wangchuan patted Jiang Xiao's shoulder hard, his face full of joy.
Jiang Xiao: "......"
This scene was like celebrating Jiang Xiao winning a match.
And in the eyes of most people, the information Jiang Xiao gave was indeed more important than winning a match.
Qin Wangchuan hurriedly asked, "Which two!?"
Two!?
It's three, you know~
Cleansing Tear, Injury Tear, Domain Tear, three Platinum!