Chapter 1 Under the Night Sky, Within the Alien Sphere

The torches in the central military tent crackled. Jiang Xiao sat in the main seat, with He Yun, the Blind Woman, Zhang Songfu, Xiao Chongyang, and others seated on chairs to his left and right.

The troops in this military camp were mainly from the Ludong Army. To be honest, if they were to erect a "Uphold Justice for Heaven" banner outside the camp...

Jiang Xiao would be ready to kowtow and become sworn brothers with the people in the tent!

Xiao Chongyang sat uneasily in her chair, with a Paper Ink Book Soul beside her, popping up from the ground or darting out from behind her from time to time, giving her a fright.

The Paper Ink Book Soul was enjoying itself immensely, but Xiao Chongyang was a little annoyed.

She wanted to concentrate fully on listening to Jiang Xiao and the others' arrangements and decisions, but this damned little book soul, after gaining Jiang Xiao's praise for its "informing" merits, had become so presumptuous, playing around joyfully with the entire army.

Up front, Zhang Songfu leaned forward, his elbow propped on the armrest of his chair, and said, "Their strength is so-so. They've been in the alien sphere for almost two years, and they're only in the Star Sea Initial stage. Back on Earth, they were just low-level Star Warrior criminals who committed capital crimes.

I think if they hadn't been sent to the alien sphere, they might not have reached the Star Sea stage in their entire lives."

"Yeah." Jiang Xiao nodded silently and said, "Their strength is indeed a bit lacking, and their talent is a bit low, but they still have their wits about them. Their entry point was very good. The Ludong Star Beasts are different from the Central Plains Star Beasts, especially the White-Faced Dancers of Ludong Province, who are relatively soft-hearted and kind, which allowed them to start their snowball rolling."

"Good team-building idea." After understanding the whole story, the Blind Woman also gave a hint of affirmation, "They first gathered a group of dancers, and under coercion and inducement, a Soul Warrior team could be built, followed by the Paper Ink Book Soul."

Zhang Songfu echoed, "Yeah, now their snowball has rolled very big, and they've swallowed 400 Grimace Monks.

Heh, if they had landed in the Central Plains at the start, they probably wouldn't have been able to build up any kind of team and would have been directly submerged in the wave of Grimace Monks."

"There are no 'ifs' in this world," Jiang Xiao said with amusement. "Don't even mention the Central Plains; if they had landed in Yan Zhao, or places like Jinmen or the Imperial Capital, these three would have been long gone."

"Xiao Chongyang's addition was a major turning point in the growth of this army." As Zhang Songfu spoke, he looked at He Chongyang, unable to help but secretly admire her.

This girl was only 15 years old and already in the Star Sea Middle stage, and she was about to touch the threshold of the Star Sea Late stage.

This talent... was simply explosive to a certain degree!

She had the terrifying Sky Halberd Star Chart and combined the recklessness of the Northern Jiang agility-based warriors, the skills of the Central Plains agility-based warriors, and the form of the Ludong agility-based warriors.

With the Star Techniques combination of Wildmen, Ape Ghosts, Monks, Double-Night Mandarin Ducks, and Yin-Yang Soul Warriors, Xiao Chongyang's combat power was quite considerable at this time.

"Hehe." Xiao Chongyang was a little embarrassed by people's gazes. She scratched her head with her small hand, giggling foolishly, revealing her two small tiger teeth.

The Blind Woman sighed softly, "It took them almost two years to develop to this point. In the later stages, it was only due to He Chongyang's addition that they broke into this place. The level of these few people will stop here."

"Alright." Jiang Xiao said, "It's already a problem for normal people to survive in the alien sphere. They've managed to pull together an army, and although the number is less than two thousand, they are all battle-hardened elites, having shed a lot of their wildness and are especially obedient. You should be satisfied."

The Blind Woman gently shook her head and said, "The so-called elites in your mouth could be completely torn apart if they took a trip with us to Yan Zhao."

Hearing this, Xiao Chongyang was unhappy, and she retorted, "Who says? The Dancer Aunts and Soul Warrior Uncles, and the Book Souls are all very powerful!"

The Blind Woman pursed her lips and didn't say anything.

Jiang Xiao's heart stirred, and he changed the subject, "Xiao Chongyang, tell me your Star Techniques. I want to see how they've arranged them for you."

"Star Techniques?" Xiao Chongyang lit up her Star Chart, causing He Yun to widen his turbid eyes.

28 Star Slots!

Comfortable~ This little girl is truly enviable.

Looking at this Star Chart again, the Sky Halberd! Specially born for battle!

But what made He Yun slightly puzzled was that He Chongyang, being a Star Sea Middle stage warrior, had 24 out of her 28 Star Slots available for embedding Star Bead Star Techniques. However, only 14 of the Star Slots were lit up.

Fourteen!

Xiao Chongyang counted seriously, ticking off her fingers, "The Wildmen Uncles and Aunts' three Star Techniques (Fangs, Claws, Abomination, all Gold quality in the alien sphere), the Ape Ghosts' three Star Techniques (Berserk, Trauma are Gold quality, Star Power Body is Platinum quality).

There are also the Soul Warrior Uncles' three Star Techniques (Soul, Yin are Gold quality, Yang is Platinum quality), the Seven-Colored Bird's two Star Techniques (Double Night Mandarin Ducks, Night Curtain is Gold, Night Eye is Platinum), and the Green Line Ghost Monk's two Star Techniques (Grass Companion, Transfer and Thorns, both Gold quality)."

Jiang Xiao gripped the armrest of his chair with one hand. It was truly making the horse run without letting it eat!

When Jiang Xiao was controlling Baze to chase down that man, the man used the "Desperate Blade" Star Technique to escape!

But Xiao Chongyang, who they relied on and who fought north and south for them, didn't even have a Star Bead Star Technique from Yan Zhao!

The Star Warrior who actually goes to the battlefield has no Star Techniques, while the people hiding behind the scenes, fearing death, absorbed the Yan Zhao Star Techniques first?

However, there was also one good thing!

That was that Xiao Chongyang had many empty Star Slots, making her extremely malleable!

Jiang Xiao could also experience the "raising" pleasure.

Another particularly interesting problem was that Xiao Chongyang, who ran out from Northern Jiang, didn't even have Green Glow or Endurance. This silly child only knew how to run with her head down...

Jiang Xiao turned to look at He Yun and said, "Old He, do you think Xiao Chongyang's fighting style should follow the Desperate path?"

"Yeah, Desperate and Shadow, both working together." He Yun said as he looked at Xiao Chongyang, then at Jiang Xiao, "You should be glad that these people didn't randomly arrange Xiao Chongyang's Star Chart. If they had filled it with the Grimace Monks' eight Star Techniques, that would have been a real waste of talent."

"That makes sense." Jiang Xiao nodded thoughtfully.

"Neigh~ Neigh..." A snort came from outside the camp, and then a huge horse head tentatively poked into the tent door.

Jiang Xiao smiled and looked at Xiao Chongyang, "Go play with it. Tomorrow morning, we'll help you absorb it as a Star Pet, and then we'll set off home."

Xiao Chongyang's face lit up with joy and asked, "Are we going back to Baihua Forest?"

"We'll go back to Ye Gu Pagoda first." Jiang Xiao said with a smile, "It's very close to Ye Gu Pagoda here. After we settle these soldiers, I'll take you back to Baihua Forest."

"Okay." Xiao Chongyang nodded obediently, forcefully suppressing her longing for the Wildmen Uncles and Aunts in Baihua Forest. She didn't say anything else and turned to run out to play with Black Ridge Fire Feather.

Sensing Xiao Chongyang's departure, the Blind Woman asked faintly, "Any news from Earth?"

Jiang Xiao said, "There's news. On Earth, within the territory of the Pao Cai Country, the opening of Other-Dimensional Spaces and Holy Ruins gates has not decreased but is increasing, with a higher frequency."

Blind Woman: "Hmm..."

Jiang Xiao said, "It may be because those death row inmates who were sent up didn't obey orders and didn't drive away or kill the local Star Beasts. But one thing doesn't make sense."

Blind Woman: "What?"

Jiang Xiao said, "The place where we are now, a few dozen kilometers to the east, can be described as peaceful. There aren't too many Other-Dimensional creatures along the route this army has killed its way through.

But on Earth, in the same area, the number of Other-Dimensional Space openings hasn't decreased."

The Blind Woman frowned slightly, "Maybe... we can kill off an entire area and see if any creatures appear in that area on Earth?"

Kill them all!?

Although this suggestion was full of bloodshed, it was really good.

The problem was, they had to choose a good test point!

If the Star Beasts in a certain area were really killed off, and no related Other-Dimensional Spaces and Holy Ruins were placed on Earth, then it would mean that this creature would become extinct.

Extinction meant that Star Beads would no longer appear.

Star Warrior society had developed to this point, and any Star Bead resource was very valuable... Hmm?

Zhang Songfu suddenly said, "There's no need to do it in our country."

The Blind Woman raised her eyebrows slightly and asked, "You mean, experiment in other regions?"

"Yes." Zhang Songfu said as a matter of course, "We can experiment well, and the location can be chosen on the Pao Cai Peninsula.

To what extent does the number of Star Beasts in the alien sphere need to be reduced before the number of Other-Dimensional Spaces and Holy Ruins placements on Earth will decrease to a controllable standard?

Does the number of Star Beasts in the alien sphere need to be completely exterminated before Other-Dimensional Spaces and Holy Ruins will not be placed on Earth, and no more Star Beasts will appear?"

Jiang Xiao's expression was a little strange, but he agreed, "If we can grasp the measure well and control the number of Star Beasts placed on Earth to a certain range, it will be a great blessing for our China."

The Blind Woman said faintly, "We can exterminate them all, once and for all."

"Uh..." Jiang Xiao opened his mouth, but looked at Zhang Songfu.

Zhang Songfu organized his words and said, "The Star Warrior world has developed to this day, and human society and the Star Beast world are inseparable.

The two worlds are interdependent and coexisting.

This situation is very delicate. We don't want too many Spaces and Holy Ruins to be placed on Earth, but we can't let Spaces and Holy Ruins not be placed at all.

If Spaces aren't placed, it means that there will be no Star Beasts and Star Beads, and everything brought about by Star Beasts will be cut off.

If our country has no Star Beasts and no Star Beads, but other countries still have them, then China will be too passive."

The Blind Woman was silent for a long time, then said, "As you said, maybe we can destroy all the Star Beasts in all countries other than China in this alien sphere."

Zhang Songfu's face was bitter and said, "Your idea is still a bit extreme. Although I came here in 2011 and have been isolated from the world, judging from the inertia of development, the situation of various countries in the world on Earth should not have changed much?"

Seeing Zhang Songfu's searching gaze, Jiang Xiao also nodded.

Zhang Songfu continued, "So what we need is balance. A monopoly will cause many problems... no different from setting ourselves on fire. Also, most importantly, the strength of our team doesn't seem to be enough to support our ambition..."

The Blind Woman nodded and said, "That's right."

Although these words were unpleasant, they were indeed true.

They couldn't even cross a Yan Zhao, let alone the whole world...

Zhang Songfu continued to suggest, "Let's use the Pao Cai Peninsula to practice first, experiment a bit, and also let Xiao Chongyang integrate into the team as soon as possible. Besides, isn't there a group of death row inmates over there? Keeping them is also a disaster."

As he spoke, Zhang Songfu suddenly smiled, "The people of the peninsula are suffering. Let's help them eliminate all the Star Beasts on the alien sphere first. If the Star Beasts on the peninsula on Earth also disappear, it will also be a great achievement for us, benefiting all living beings."

He Yun slapped the armrest of the chair with a palm: "Hey! You kid's shamelessness is really something! I like it!

Damn, do you know how much we suffered back then?

When my father crossed the Yalu River, it was in the 1950s, just in time for the first batch of Other-Dimensional Spaces opening on Earth!

Star Power had just appeared, and our team was in a foreign land, carrying artillery fire and guarding the azaleas at the same time!

Those grandsons in the southern peninsula, and those foreigners, had the right timing and location! The first one or two Fairy Flower Other-Dimensional Spaces were thrown over there, and their disguise Star Techniques were directly learned and opened up, I curse their grandfathers..."

Of course, they also knew that the old man's description of the situation at the time might be somewhat biased, but He Yun's indignant emotions were absolutely genuine.

Jiang Xiao and Zhang Songfu looked at each other, then lowered their eyes and didn't dare to respond.

The central military tent was silent for a while, and Jiang Xiao weakly said, "Let's reorganize the team and return to Ye Gu Pagoda. We need to discuss this matter carefully, consider everything, and then make a decision."

In fact, Jiang Xiao was more inclined to take action quickly in the Chinese mainland. After all, this group of people in the team were in the alien sphere and didn't know the actual situation in China at this time...

Not to mention other places, just talking about the Da Jiang Province on Earth, the situation at this time was already particularly serious. In fact, at this very moment, on Earth, Er Wei was issuing a support mission to Jiang Xiao...