Gaia stood still, quietly watching Jiang Xiao before her.

More precisely, she was watching the constantly changing star chart on Jiang Xiao's chest.

These were the few moments she could look at Jiang Xiao with her eyes open, because Jiang Xiao's full attention was on the star chart on her chest, and he wouldn't be dragged into the cycle of the four seasons by her eyes.

For Gaia, now that she had chosen to trust Jiang Xiao, there was no need to hide anything.

They had a common enemy.

Moreover, Gaia's hope of regaining her freedom could only be placed on the child before her.

After an unknown amount of time, the star chart on Jiang Xiao's chest gradually stopped changing, each piece of soil as full as the other, no different from Gaia's star chart.

Gaia: "Have you felt the power of the earth, child?"

"Mm..." Jiang Xiao's expression was solemn, his head slightly lowered, as if he was carefully experiencing something.

Without Jiang Xiao even needing to ask, Gaia thoughtfully said, "Regarding the first layer of Hua Xing Cheng Wu (Transforming Stars into Martial Prowess), you can imagine my appearance and feel your connection with the earth beneath your feet.

You and it are closely connected. From now on, it will be your strongest support.

On this land, you can do whatever you want."

Jiang Xiao nodded thoughtfully, truly feeling the close connection between the land beneath his feet and himself.

This feeling was wonderful, like the perception of water droplets in the Yu Lei (Domain Tears) Domain.

And it was precisely at this moment, as Jiang Xiao carefully felt, that his body was constantly transforming.

His dark hair gradually turned green, and tiny saplings, with tangled roots, intertwined and grew, eventually converging into a miniature version of a "giant tree," with long branches hanging down naturally and dense leaves scattered around.

The Devouring Sea Garment on Jiang Xiao's body very rarely took it upon itself to move away from Jiang Xiao's body.

But the ocean blue military uniform Jiang Xiao was wearing suffered a misfortune.

Forests, deserts, mountains, rivers... various terrains were painted on Jiang Xiao's body, completely assimilating his ordinary ocean blue clothing.

In just a few seconds, Jiang Xiao... had transformed into a form exactly like Gaia's.

Except for his face and a pair of hands, his entire skin, even his entire body, had turned into various terrains.

From spring to autumn, from emerald green to withered yellow.

From forests to deserts, from mountains to rivers...

Jiang Xiao tilted his head and looked at his shoulder.

There was a cliff there, with a waterfall cascading down, and Jiang Xiao faintly saw the trace of a beautiful rainbow.

You might not believe it, but I turned myself into an ornament!

With my current form, if you put me in someone's house, the level of sophistication would definitely skyrocket!

You'd have to charge admission just to get in!

As Jiang Xiao turned his head, the branches of the giant tree on his head scattered in front of him.

Jiang Xiao raised his palm, picked up a branch, and put it to his mouth.

Gaia's breathing hitched slightly: ???

Jiang Xiao suddenly opened his mouth and, like eating kebabs, stripped all the leaves off the branch.

I'm eating myself!

Are you afraid!?

"Chomp... chomp..." Jiang Xiao's expression was a little strange. He turned to look at Gaia and said, "These leaves are quite tasty?"

"Heh..." Gaia took a deep breath, enduring it again and again before calmly saying, "In the first stage of Hua Xing Cheng Wu (Transforming Stars into Martial Prowess), the earth will become your support, allowing you to do whatever you want on this land."

"Oh." Jiang Xiao watched as the branch in front of him grew lush leaves again. He couldn't help but stroke his long tree branch hair with one hand, while gently flicking with the other.

In an instant, a layer of gravel appeared on the ground, floating in mid-air, but quickly losing contact with Jiang Xiao and falling back to the ground.

Gaia patiently explained, "The premise of doing whatever you want is to have 'roots,' to be firmly connected to the ground. If you cut off the roots, you can't do anything."

Oh?

This restriction is quite interesting.

As Jiang Xiao thought, a "mud snake" appeared swaying beside him, and a "stone snake" composed of gravel darted out. The two snakes grew from the ground and converged in mid-air, forming the shape of an arch.

Jiang Xiao immediately became excited. He certainly didn't have any stone or soil-based star techniques, but under the effect of the star chart, he could arbitrarily change the terrain around his body!

Jiang Xiao's mind moved, remembering the star technique of the Russian mercenary in the snowy field back then: Mudflow River!

In the next moment, the ground beneath Jiang Xiao's feet quickly surged, rising and falling, like a river of mud.

If soil and stone-based star techniques were just a form of expression, then this earth terrain map was simply tracing back to the source, allowing Jiang Xiao to understand the application forms of all soil-based star techniques from the source...

Oh my god~

Jiang Xiao remembered the scene of Gaia imprisoning the White Ghost just now. He stretched out a hand, and the ground beneath Gaia's feet suddenly cracked open, and Gaia's body quickly sank.

"Naughty," Gaia glared at Jiang Xiao reproachfully. Sometimes, youth was a protective color.

Gaia silently floated back to the ground and said, "After your second Hua Xing Cheng Wu (Transforming Stars into Martial Prowess), you will discover how limited you are now."

Jiang Xiao: ???

I can do whatever I want, and this is still limited?

Seeming to feel Jiang Xiao's confusion, Gaia smiled gently. She suddenly raised her hand and pointed it at a small tree beside her.

1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds...

Under Jiang Xiao's astonished gaze, the small tree grew wildly, its trunk constantly thickening and enlarging, its branches constantly growing. In just a few dozen seconds, this small tree had grown into a towering tree!

Gaia said softly, "When you enter the Xing Jin Qi (Star Exhaustion Stage), after your second Hua Xing Cheng Wu (Transforming Stars into Martial Prowess), your relationship with the earth will change.

You are the earth.

At that time, you will be able to truly feel the nourishment that the land brings you, and you will also be able to mobilize this power to nurture all things on earth.

Your vitality and star power are almost endless, and any harm done to you will be transferred to the land beneath your feet."

Jiang Xiao nodded blankly and said, "At that time, will I become a big mountain like you?"

"Mm..." Gaia nodded, "Yes, that will be your second form, you will like it."

Jiang Xiao: "Why do you say that?"

Gaia: "That taste is hard to describe, you'll experience it yourself when the time comes. Also, have you noticed a problem?"

Jiang Xiao: "Huh? What problem?"

Gaia: "You have been looking into my eyes and communicating with me."

"Eh?" Jiang Xiao was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but blink his eyes, carefully staring at Gaia's bright eyes, and said, "Really! I won't be dragged into the cycle of the four seasons by your eyes!"

Gaia pointed to Jiang Xiao's body and said, "The current you and I are the same origin, and your body is currently experiencing the cycle of the four seasons."

Jiang Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, lowered his head, and looked at his body, which ranged from emerald green to withered yellow. The most terrifying thing was that Jiang Xiao's skin was "dynamic"!

Damn, how much is this worth?

A globally limited edition skin! Only two were released!

Jiang Xiao released Star Power threads, and teleported with Gaia.

Gaia only felt a blur before her eyes, and found herself standing on a large platform.

This is...

The third-floor platform of the stone villa.

Gaia took two steps forward and stood on the edge of the platform.

She saw the huge lake in front of the house that stretched as far as the eye could see, and the beautiful snow-capped mountains in the far distance, connected to the horizon.

Gaia's heart stirred, and she said, "Is this your home?"

"Ah." Jiang Xiao responded, while making a scissor-hand gesture against the background of the distant snow-capped mountains, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

In front of Jiang Xiao, Jiang Shou was wearing a sun hat, beach pants, and a Hawaiian shirt, and was holding a cell phone, taking pictures of Jiang Xiao...

After all, it was the hot summer, and Jiang Shou's clothes were relatively cool.

Gaia curiously approached, looking at the cell phone in Jiang Shou's hand. She was indeed a little curious about this little gadget of human society.

It seemed... that this thing could preserve people's images?

"By the way, Gaia, you've been imprisoned for so long, and you have the nourishment of the earth, haven't you gone a long time without eating?" Jiang Xiao suddenly said.

Gaia was stunned for a moment, and then gently nodded.

Jiang Xiao said excitedly, "I'll show you my skills, my cooking is not bad! Roasted beef, hot milk, and all kinds of fruits! You've helped me so much, I have to reward you!"

As he said that, Jiang Xiao teleported with Gaia and entered a sea of flowers, then he left alone.

This was a real sea of flowers, the small flowers were like wildflowers on the roadside, and the large flowers were as huge as parasols.

Gaia raised her eyebrows slightly, seeming to like the environment here very much.

Jiang Shou took out a milk bucket from the space, casually found a flower basin cow, and sat down to milk it.

Gaia gently stroked a huge petal and said, "You have many clones."

Jiang Shou: "That's right."

Gaia: "Where is your main body?"

Jiang Shou said, "He went to pick fruit for you, there are special thorn fruits from the Other World, and also transplanted from human society, watermelons, peaches, cantaloupes, cherries, etc. Those fruits are planted near the Savage Clan."

Gaia: "Star Beasts?"

Jiang Shou: "Ah! The Star Beasts in the Other World are very intelligent, you should know that well. The Savages live in the northeasternmost part of China, the main body has to go there to pick for you."

Gaia thought for a while, and said, "I thought you only had a forest, but now it seems that your space package Star Technique is more than that.

It seems... that like Hopkins, you have a Star Technique quality that people can hardly reach, your space package is also a planet, isn't it?"

Jiang Shou nodded: "Yes."

Gaia's expression instantly solidified, and she asked, "You mean... you and him, can also improve the quality of Star Techniques by absorbing the Star Beads of Star Beasts?"

Jiang Shou gently hummed while milking.

Gaia's voice trembled slightly, and she said, "You mean... like him, you also have an Inward Star Chart?"

Jiang Shou's head was instantly filled with question marks.

Hopkins even told her about the Inward Star Chart?

What the hell?

How reckless was this old man back then?

Without getting Jiang Shou's response, Gaia said, "He used to talk about everything with me. This is a secret between me and him, he always said that he was the one chosen by God."

The milkman's movements stopped slightly.

Jiang Shou turned his head, propped up the brim of the sun hat on his forehead with one hand, and showed Gaia a bright smile: "It seems that he is not the only one chosen, is he?"

Gaia's breathing hitched slightly, forgetting how to respond.

For so many years, dark clouds had been shrouding her head, and a mountain called "Hopkins" had been pressing down on her, barely surviving and breathing with difficulty.

She stared blankly at the young man in front of her, listening to such news, looking at his clear eyes, bright smile...

For a moment, she actually felt that the world was so beautiful.

...

Thanks to Yi Hu Qing Feng Ban Liang Xian Da Meng for the 80,000 reward! Boss is generous! Thank you for becoming the 100th Alliance Master! I won't say anything else, may Father Earth protect you...