Seeing that Han Xiao did not believe him, Austin said, "Sisko only cares about his own civilization. He doesn't know you, so he's probably not interested in helping you. Even if I ask him for help, he might not give me face. My relationship with him is just so-so."
You're a Beyond Grade A after all. To think that you like to socialize like me … Han Xiaoxin complained in his mind.
As if he understood Han Xiao's gaze, Austin clicked his tongue and changed the topic. "Even if he's willing to help, if you don't become a Beyond Grade A, you won't be able to live for long."
"Oh?" Han Xiao narrowed his eyes.
"You've killed so many Grade A Supers from the Bloodshed Land. Due to the unspoken rules, the Tyrant hasn't done anything to you, but once the secret war is over, guess what he'll do to you?"
Han Xiao raised his brows. "He'll praise me for killing them well."
Austin was speechless. With a 'how can you be so shameless' expression, he shook his head.
"If you become a Beyond Grade A before the end of the war, the Tyrant will intervene in the war to deal with you, but at least you'll have a chance to survive. However, if you're unable to break through the Beyond Grade A limit, you won't even have the right to resist. At most, your death will be delayed for a while, but you'll definitely have to fight him!
Therefore, becoming a Beyond Grade A is your only choice. I'm not lying to you. Plus, you don't have much time left. "
Han Xiao held his chin and did not say anything, but Marian's eyes were wide open. Feidin also had a worried look on his face, and he looked at Han Xiao with worry in his eyes.
Become a Beyond Grade A in two to three years? Impossible. Fu Ding did not dare imagine how small the chances were.
He knew very well that Han Xiao had already reached a very high level, and it would be extremely difficult for him to improve further. In the past seven years, his strength had not improved at all, which was a stark contrast to his rapid growth in the past. Many of his old friends, including himself, had privately speculated that Black Star had finally reached a bottleneck.
At that time, if the Tyrant attacked, Black Star would be in deep trouble. The Black Star Corps would also collapse with his death.
Even if Black Star could grasp the extremely slim chance of becoming a Beyond Grade A Super, he might not be able to survive in the hands of the Tyrant. The Tyrant had been a Beyond Grade A Super since a very long time ago, and his fame had been earned through fighting. His combat strength would naturally be much higher than a new Beyond Grade A.
Thinking of this, Fu Ding was pessimistic about the future. He reached out and touched Han Xiao's shoulder, squeezing it hard, hoping to give him some comfort.
In his opinion, Han Xiao must be in despair right now.
"Where did you get your information from?"
"I have my own intelligence channels." Austin smiled.
Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and pretended to be deep in thought. In truth, this news was not out of his expectations. Since he dared to participate in the secret war, he was already prepared to become enemies with the Tyrant. He did not have any wishful thinking.
Originally, he was just an ordinary member of Section Zero, but now that he had become a trump card, he naturally attracted the attention of the Tyrant. Han Xiao had always been on guard against Heber's involvement in the secret war. He was not afraid, as he was still under Floating Dragon Island's name and had a backer. If the Tyrant attacked him, it would be equivalent to provoking the Dragon Emperor. Both sides had deep grudges, and Ames would definitely not take this lying down.
Furthermore, once the Tyrant interfered, Purple Crystal would also go crazy and not hesitate to send out their official troops to kill Heber. A Star Cluster Civilization could threaten the lives of Beyond Grade As. At that time, Klent would also use this as an excuse to send out their troops. At that time, the nature of the secret war would most likely change, and it would become a large-scale war between two civilizations.
Both sides wanted to control the scale of the war, and this was the reason why the Tyrant had not taken action. However, Han Xiao was not too reckless. It was fine to pee on the Tyrant's head, but it was too much to take a dump.
In fact, after making a name for himself, he had consciously reduced the frequency of him taking action. He had successfully formed an alliance with Purple Crystal and obtained a large number of development opportunities. He had already completed his initial goal of participating in the secret war, so he started to avoid the risk of attracting too much attention.
Although he had affected the process of the secret war, it would be difficult to change the outcome of the war with just his strength and position as a Calamity Grade. He would do what he could and would not work for Purple Crystal wholeheartedly.
Austin's words only confirmed Han Xiao's guess, so he was not too surprised.
However, on the surface, Han Xiao still thanked Austin for reminding him.
"I can only help you this much. The enchantment that Lagi gave you is not bad, and you don't need me to improve it. You may leave."
Austin waved his hands, indicating that he was sending him off.
Seeing this, Han Xiao did not continue to pester him and left the Palace of Hidden Spells with the worried Fu Ding and Marian.
Austin returned to his throne, and a look of interest appeared on his round face, as if he was watching a show.
He did not want to get involved in conflicts. He liked to stand from the perspective of a bystander and observe the changes of the stars.
Pressure was motivation. He had purposely mentioned the Tyrant's intentions to see what Black Star would do under pressure. Would he rise up, die, or become a stray dog and leave the Shattered Star Ring to escape the Tyrant's pursuit?
No matter what the outcome was, Austin would be happy to see it.
Of course, what he wanted to see the most was Black Star changing the situation of the Shattered Star Ring and injecting new vitality into this remote Star Field.
…
Han Xiao and the other two boarded the spaceship and left the Palace of Hidden Spells.
The spaceship was silent.
Fu Ding could not help but ask, "Are you confident in breaking through your current bottleneck in two to three years?"
Bottleneck? What bottleneck? Han Xiao did not understand immediately and glanced at Fu Ding in confusion. He then understood what Fu Ding meant and shrugged.
"I don't know either." He naturally did not intend to reveal the interface.
"Then what do we do? The Tyrant will definitely come to kill you. "Fu Ding was a little anxious.
"Maybe we can find a way to borrow the Evolution Cube in Sisko's hands. Isn't that thing able to lower the threshold of Beyond Grade A?"
"I don't think so." Han Xiao shook his head.
Austin would definitely be able to invite Sisko, but he had no obligation to help him. Ames was a homebody and probably did not know Sisko well. Her face would not be useful. The Evolution Cube was Sisko's treasure, and it was not something that could be used as he wished. Han Xiao did not know Sisko, and Sisko would probably not be bothered to get involved.
Furthermore, he did not have a real bottleneck. What he lacked was experience.
"Then what do you plan to do?" Fu Ding asked with a worried expression.
"I'll take it one step at a time."
With the return of the Version 30 players, Han Xiao was confident that he could become a Beyond Grade A, but he could not explain it to Fu Ding.
Fu Ding pressed on Han Xiao's shoulder and said with a serious expression, "If you really can't do it, give up on the Black Star Corps and escape to another Star Field. You can rebuild your organization, but your life is more important."
"Then, will you follow me?" Han Xiao joked.
Fu Ding hesitated for a moment before slowly nodding. "Yes."
Sensing Fu Ding's sincere concern, Han Xiao was a little touched.
He shook his head and changed the topic with a smile. "Don't be scared by something that hasn't happened yet. We'll talk about the Tyrant later. Right now, there's still a problem waiting to be dealt with. I have to find a way to suppress the psychic poison in my mind … Oh, it should be called Soul Embryo. With this thing around, I don't even dare use my energy."
"It's a pity that the Magus wasn't able to help." Fu Ding sighed.
"He just didn't want to help. Don't be fooled by his amiable appearance. This old man is actually very cunning. Do you think he told me all this just to help me?"
Han Xiao curled his lips. He was not as easy to fool as Herlous. He had asked him to come all the way here, but in the end, he was sent away with just a few words. He did not even want to reimburse him for the fuel.
In the end, he still had to think of a way himself. He should not have trusted Austin and made this trip for nothing. Even a Beyond Grade A could not be relied on these days.
Han Xiao thought about it and suddenly had an idea.
Since Beyond Grade A could recover on its own because of its strong mental strength, and every time he leveled up, his mental strength would also increase. Therefore, even if he did not reach Beyond Grade A, leveling up should be able to suppress the Soul Embryo.
NC did not have an interface, so he could only slowly improve. However, his leveling up gave him an instant boost, and the effect was obvious. Although leveling up could not remove the negative status, it should be able to suppress the growth of the Soul Embryo.
Han Xiao opened the interface. He had spent more than half a month on the road, and the players had already returned to the Black Star Corps. He had accumulated enough EXP to level up, and only then did he have the capital to test it out.
He did not hesitate and directly leveled up.
Han Xiao immediately entered his mind through the enchantment. He looked down and saw that the purplish-black fog area of the Soul Embryo had been further compressed, from six percent to four percent.
"Leveling up is indeed effective. The expansion of my mind can indirectly suppress the corrosion of the Soul Embryo." Han Xiao immediately had an idea. It was not that he could not do anything. As long as he leveled up reasonably and controlled the corrosion of the Soul Embryo to below thirty percent, there would not be any side personalities.
Han Xiao heaved a sigh of relief. Since there was a long-term suppression method, the threat of the Soul Embryo to him would be reduced. As expected, enchantments were all external means, and strengthening himself was the most reliable. Something that Beyond Grade A Mages could not do anything about, he could solve it by leveling up.
"If that's the case, it's not that I can't do anything. I just have to control the timing of the battle … Hmm, but just in case, I still have to find a strong fighter …"
At this time, his communicator suddenly rang. Han Xiao took it out and saw that it was a message from Sylvia, who was in the headquarters. There was a picture in the message.
In the image, a dark red spaceship used a tractor beam to drag dozens of spaceships painted by the galactic pirates, stopping at the spaceport. Hila brought Aurora and stood at the dock, revealing her cold and beautiful side profile.
Hella is back?
Han Xiao stared at the picture, and his lips curled up slightly.
At this moment, he had the best fighter in his mind.
…
"Your Excellency Dragon Emperor, they have arrived at the Black Star Corps headquarters."
In the palace on Floating Dragon Island, Vilna was reporting to Ames about the journey of Hella and her sister.
Ames squeezed the force field into tiny light green spheres and played with them between her fingers. Hearing this, she smiled and asked, "Did something happen to them on the way?"
"Hmm, the fleet I sent out escorted them in secret. Eight small galactic pirate groups attacked them one after another, but they were all easily killed by Hella," Vilna said. When Hella and her sister left, she was afraid that something would happen to them, so she sent people to protect them in secret.
"You did well. Since they have safely arrived at Black Star 'territory, you can withdraw your troops. Black Star will take care of them."
Ames nodded. She cared about the two sisters even more than she cared about herself. She did not feel it usually, but after Hella and her sister left for more than half a month, she felt empty and melancholic.
Aesop shook his head and said, "You don't have to worry about them at all. They can only grow faster with Black Star."
Ames looked over and was a little unhappy. "Are you saying that I didn't teach them well?"
Aesop waved his hands and said, "Hella can absorb the remaining mental energy of the dead to strengthen her Esper Ability. She didn't have the chance to use this ability on Floating Dragon Island, and Black Star happened to be participating in the war. Countless people died in the war. To Hella, the battlefield is the most suitable place for her to train. Even I can't imagine how fast she will grow under Black Star."
"That's right. Black Star, that b * stard, will definitely let them participate in the war. The battlefield is so dangerous. What if Black Star doesn't protect them well …"
Ames talked to herself. Her focus was obviously in another direction. She was like a parent who was worried about her children. The two disciples that she had spent more than ten years with were like her own children in her eyes.
Aesop and Vilna heard this and suddenly had a bad feeling.
…
After spending another half a month, Han Xiao and the others returned to the Black Star Corps headquarters and saw Hella and her sister, whom they had not seen in a long time.
In the office, Aurora ran into Han Xiao's arms and kept twisting. Although she had grown up, she was still as close to Han Xiao as before.
"According to our agreement, we're here to serve you." Hella was expressionless.
"We're all old friends. There's no need to talk about agreements. I'm very happy that you're here to help me." Han Xiao patted Aurora's head and smiled. "I didn't expect that ten years would pass in the blink of an eye. You've all grown up."
Hella's eyes flickered slightly.
In the past, they were just puppets under the control of the Germinal Organization. Now, Black Star had become a big shot in the universe, and she had become a Calamity Grade Super. Everything was different from before.
Thinking about the past, Hella felt emotional. The man in front of her had changed her life. If not for Black Star, she would probably have grown old with guilt and hatred on this planet, never being able to enter the magnificent universe.
"The last time we fought side by side was more than ten years ago. At that time, I couldn't help you much." Hella raised her eyebrows and said in high spirits, "Now, I've finally caught up to you!"
"I've been waiting for this day for ten years."
Han Xiao patted Hella's shoulder, smiled, took two steps back, opened his arms, and raised his voice.
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