Chapter 143 Bait

Beneath the illusory aurora in the night sky,

two figures, one large and one small, were hurrying along the night road.

To be precise, it was two people, a horse, and a White Ghoul corpse.

Recently, Xiao Xiao had grown quite a bit, and become much smarter. In this snowfield, a Star Beast that could fly and cast spells remotely was practically a god.

Of course, even if it was thrown into the Snow Mountain Domain, it would still be a king-level existence, let alone this snowfield.

It had just flown back with wind and snow, and although it couldn't speak, Er Wei understood that it wanted to lead the way.

Before this, Er Wei had released Xiao Xiao, instructing it to find a cave, and it certainly hadn't disappointed Er Wei.

As for now... the king-level White Mountain Snow Feather was being used as a "mule" by Jiang Xiao, carrying a White Ghoul corpse on its back, heading towards the cave.

Jiang Xiao wanted to test whether the Platinum-quality Blessing could achieve the level of "resurrecting the dead and regrowing flesh."

Although White Ghouls were everywhere, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to find one when he wanted to experiment, so Jiang Xiao simply brought a White Ghoul along. Originally, he was carrying the White Ghoul on his back, but after Xiao Xiao came back, the burden was shifted to someone else.

If Xiao Xiao wasn't so small, Jiang Xiao would have liked to ride on its back too...

Grow up quickly, and you must grow big, big, big. If your body is too small, Er Wei will crush you...

Soon, the group arrived at the cave that Xiao Xiao had found. The cave wasn't deep, nor was it transparent; it only had one exit.

Jiang Xiao carried the White Ghoul's corpse, threw it inside, and quickly ran out, hiding at the cave entrance, looking just like a child running away after lighting firecrackers.

However, the "firecracker" hadn't been lit yet...

Er Wei rubbed Xiao Xiao's head, standing far away, seemingly afraid of being affected.

Jiang Xiao poked half of his body out, stretched out a hand, and a beam of Blessing light landed on the White Ghoul's head.

The pillar of light appeared abruptly, but it couldn't penetrate the top of the cave, so it wouldn't be too conspicuous in the night.

The White Ghoul in the holy light didn't move at all. Had it been dead for too long?

Roar!

Aren't you usually quite wild?

Why aren't you roaring now?

Jiang Xiao increased the intensity time and time again. The pillar of light, which could accommodate one person, continued to grow larger. However, the "gear" of this Blessing was obviously very rough; the pillar of light didn't increase little by little, but rather expanded in segments...

It wasn't just a matter of range, but also of the amount of energy.

Jiang Xiao also noticed that the range of the light pillar was directly proportional to the concentration of Star Power. In other words, if he wanted the best effect from the Blessing, the range of the Blessing must also reach its maximum.

Finally, as the pillar of Blessing light grew thicker and thicker, and the pouring energy became more and more intense, the faint, holy fluorescence that covered the ground began to flow everywhere!

The White Ghoul... its body had already been healed as good as new, so why hadn't it woken up yet?

It couldn't possibly be pretending to be asleep. Probably no creature in this world could pretend to be asleep under the Platinum Great Blessing light. They would be letting down this large bottle of poisonous milk if they didn't make a sound.

It felt like something was missing.

Jiang Xiao retracted his hand, stepped on a stone outside the cave, and carefully climbed up, afraid that the fluorescence flowing on the ground would contaminate his body.

Resurrection spells should be super high-level things, shouldn't they? Could they involve factors like the soul?

Ah, he couldn't figure it out.

Jiang Xiao scratched his head, watching as the fluorescence on the ground gradually dissipated. He whistled at Xiao Xiao, tilted his head towards the cave, and said, "It's yours."

"Lü~" Xiao Xiao snorted, happily flying into the cave, feasting on the corpse.

Don't be fooled by its pure white appearance and beautiful wings; in reality, it ate corpses no slower than a White Ghoul.

"That's a bold idea. You can try it again later." From afar, Er Wei's hoarse voice floated over, "How's the Bait Star Technique?"

Jiang Xiao came back to his senses. The only thing that could be the grand finale after Blessing was Bait!

Here it goes~

Holy crap?

Jiang Xiao suddenly felt a little dizzy, and the Star Power in his body was instantly emptied!

Jiang Xiao's body swayed, and he hurriedly grabbed onto a stone beside him.

What... what's going on?

Jiang Xiao shook his head vigorously. This feeling of being emptied was extremely uncomfortable, leaving him so weak that he didn't even have the strength to hold onto the wall.

Jiang Xiao laboriously reached into his pocket, grabbed a handful of "candies," and absorbed them all.

"What's wrong?" Beside him, Er Wei's hoarse voice came.

Oh my god...

People can be scared to death!

I know you care about me, but please don't be so unpredictable.

Jiang Xiao was wronging Er Wei this time because Er Wei had walked over step by step right in front of him, without lightening her steps or intentionally detouring.

Everything was caused by Jiang Xiao's Star Power being suddenly drained, leading to a disorder of his body's functions.

"Lend me... some Star... Power..." Jiang Xiao felt like he couldn't breathe in a single breath of "oxygen," feeling suffocated. After he had a bit of Star Power, he cast a Reverse Current Light on Er Wei.

Whoosh...

Wow!

So comfortable!

Jiang Xiao took a deep breath, finally coming back to life.

Since acquiring various Star Techniques, Jiang Xiao had rarely experienced the situation of having his Star Power cleared. Even if his Star Power was really cleared, he wouldn't be foolish enough to overdraw his body to seize Star Power.

Doing so would not only fail to seize any Star Power but also severely damage his bodily functions.

The scene just now was a living example.

Jiang Xiao's codename was Nine-Tailed, but there wasn't a Nine-Tailed Star Pet living in his stomach...

Er Wei looked at Jiang Xiao's violently rising and falling chest, and at the way cold sweat instantly covered his forehead, she knew what Jiang Xiao was experiencing.

Er Wei, who had seen a lot, had also forcibly overdrawn her Star Power before. She frowned slightly and guessed, "The Bait Star Technique consumes a lot of Star Power."

A lot?

I originally had more than half of my Star Power reserve, but after using Bait once, not only was my body instantly emptied, but it was even severely overdrawn...

Both are Platinum quality, so why are you so special?

Look at Blessing, and look at Silence. Such awesome Star Techniques, yet they didn't empty my body, right?

Young man,

are you getting cocky?

You are the first Star Technique to utterly defeat me!

I, Jiang Xiao, hereby declare you the strongest!

Er Wei gave a caring suggestion in the most heartless words: "You're too weak. Keep practicing."

Jiang Xiao: 555...

Er Wei turned to look at Xiao Xiao, who had eaten the corpse clean, and called out, "Let's go."

Jiang Xiao: "Wait, let me try again."

Hearing this, Er Wei stopped and turned around: "Stay rational. Anger and impulsiveness are useless."

Who said that?

My codename is Nine-Tailed!

Impulsiveness and anger are my synonymous. My life's motto is to abandon reason!

Be reckless! Recklessly carve out a path to the heavens!

"I can do it." Jiang Xiao took a deep breath, his body already full of Star Power, and he was once again full of confidence.

Er Wei frowned almost imperceptibly, as if wanting to order Jiang Xiao to stop the experiment, but looking at his confident appearance, Er Wei couldn't help but ask, "Are you confident?"

Jiang Xiao once again showed a honey-like smile on his face: "Ten out of ten, all that's missing is your kiss."

Er Wei: ???

"I mean, I need your help." Seeing Er Wei's face darken, Jiang Xiao hurriedly explained, and once again cast a Reverse Current Light on Er Wei.

At the same time, Jiang Xiao threw out a Bait.

Whoosh...

If Jiang Xiao's total Star Power was set at 10 units, then this one Bait consumed 7 units of Jiang Xiao's Star Power.

In an instant, Jiang Xiao's body was once again filled with Er Wei's Star Power.

As expected of a Star Ocean stage master, this Star Power was simply inexhaustible.

At the same time,

Er Wei and "Jiang Xiao" looked at each other.

The more Er Wei looked, the more shocked she became. If it weren't for the Reverse Current Light still connecting to her body, she wouldn't have been able to tell which one was real and which one was the Bait!

As the Reverse Current Light disappeared, Er Wei was truly dumbfounded this time.

The same! Exactly the same!

The Bait Jiang Xiao's body even conjured clothes and weapons...

Jiang Xiao was also dumbfounded.

The next moment, a Star Chart appeared on his chest, but... the Star Chart only appeared on Jiang Xiao's main body; the Bait Jiang Xiao's body didn't have a Star Chart at all.

Platinum Bait still doesn't work?

Still can't create a small account? Does it need to be Diamond Bait?

Although it still couldn't possess a Star Chart, this Platinum Bait was more real than the Gold Bait by more than a hundred times.

Jiang Xiao was shocked to discover that he was now a "dual-core processor."

Two brains?

Controlling two bodies?

The former Bait was just a puppet controlled by Jiang Xiao.

But the current Bait, was it summoning another Jiang Xiao "himself"?

"Uh..." Jiang Xiao suddenly felt a pain in his cheek, but there was no one in front of him.

On the Bait Jiang Xiao's side, he was being pinched on the cheek by the big cat, being carefully studied.

Oh my god!

This is too real, right?

So real that even I am terrified. How can there be two of me in this world...

Jiang Xiao suddenly controlled himself, mustered his courage, and committed suicide by drawing his sword!

Pfft... The flesh on the throat was cut, and the Bait Jiang Xiao softly lay on the ground, large gouts of bright red blood flowing out. Jiang Xiao choked, looking at Er Wei above with despair.

This scene left Er Wei speechless. She suddenly turned her head to look at the Jiang Xiao with the Star Chart shining, only to find that Jiang Xiao was covering his neck with both hands, breathing with some difficulty.

Er Wei looked shocked, lowered her head to look at the Jiang Xiao who was gradually dying at her feet, and held her forehead with one hand...

Which one is real!?

It wasn't until the Bait Jiang Xiao died that everything suddenly transformed into Star Power scattered all over the ground, disappearing into the air.

Seeing the Star Power dissipate, Er Wei's hanging heart finally fell.

In the distance, Jiang Xiao slowly lowered his hands, and he stared blankly at his hands.

I killed myself!?