Streams of light flashed, and a fleet of the Black Star Army appeared not far away from Floating Dragon Island. At the very front was Han Xiao's spaceship.
Aurora sat in the driver's seat, and Han Xiao stood beside her with his hands behind his back. Behind them were Hella and the other Black Star Guards.
Floating Dragon now had three islands, and the Second Field Team was guarding Floating Dragon. Looking at the scenery outside the porthole, Han Xiao felt a little emotional.
"I haven't been back for a while, and the changes are quite big. So many years have passed in the blink of an eye. I still remember the first time I came to Floating Dragon …"
Du du …
Vilna's face appeared on the communication screen, and she went straight to the point. "Your Excellency Black Star, Her Excellency Dragon Emperor is waiting for you."
It seems like she was prepared for me to come and find her … Han Xiao nodded.
The Second Field Team opened up a path for the Black Star Corps fleet to land on the dock of Floating Dragon's main island.
"Black Star Guards, follow me. The rest of you, stand by."
Han Xiao then led Hella and the others out of the spaceship and onto Floating Dragon Island.
On the dock, Jenny and the other officers were already waiting.
"Your Excellency Black Star."
The Floating Dragon officers all bowed.
Although Han Xiao was once their colleague, Han Xiao had become a Beyond Grade A Super, and his position in the galaxy far exceeded theirs. He was already a big boss on the same level as the Dragon Emperor, and they could only look up to him.
Even Jenny, who had a bad relationship with Han Xiao, put away her emotions, lowered her head, and bowed respectfully.
"I knew you would come back sooner or later." Aesop walked out from the crowd with a complicated expression. "This day still came."
Han Xiao looked around and scanned the faces of his colleagues. He then looked back at Aesop and shook his head. "Didn't you start preparing long ago?"
"I just didn't expect it to be so sudden..." Aesop sighed and turned to walk in front. "Come with me. Ames is waiting for you."
Han Xiao and the others followed behind Aesop and entered the Dragon Emperor's palace. When they arrived at the main hall, they saw Ames sitting on the floating dragon bone throne. Her expression was cold and emotionless.
"You're here, Black Star. I've been waiting for you," Ames said, as if she had expected this.
Han Xiao stood dozens of meters away, while Aesop and the others who led the way returned to Ames's side. They were clearly separated from Han Xiao's group, as if there was an invisible barrier between them.
The two of them did not speak immediately and just looked at each other in silence. The Black Star and Floating Dragon officers around them swallowed their saliva, and their hearts were in their throats.
The officers of both sides knew the purpose of Han Xiao's visit this time. Seeing the tense atmosphere, they could not help but feel nervous, afraid that the two Beyond Grade As would fight.
The new Black Star Guards, Hardaway, did not care about the inside story. He focused on sizing up Ames with an eager expression, and the battle-thirsty blood in his body flared up again.
After looking at each other for more than a minute, Ames looked away and looked at Hella and Aurora behind Han Xiao. She softly said, "How have you guys been in the past few months?"
Aurora didn't dare to meet Ames's gaze at this moment, so she lowered her head in shame.
Hella dared to look at Ames directly and replied, "Not bad."
Ames asked her two disciples about their well-being and ignored Han Xiao. Han Xiao did not mind and continued to watch from the side.
The three of them chatted for a while, and Ames suddenly changed the topic. "You guys … are all on his side?"
Hella and Aurora's expressions changed slightly, and the others' hearts skipped a beat.
Before they could say anything, Han Xiao waved his hand with his back facing the Black Star Guards. "Hella, take them away first. Let me talk to Ames alone."
Hella secretly heaved a sigh of relief. She was not afraid of facing a strong enemy, but she did not want to face Ames, her teacher who had taught her for ten years. Being sandwiched between Han Xiao and Ames made her feel very troubled.
Ames tacitly allowed the Black Star Guards to leave. Upon seeing this, although Aesop was unwilling, he could only give Wilsander and the others a look and leave with his officers.
Black Star wanting to establish his own faction was very normal in Aesop's eyes. If it were up to him, not only would he not stop it, he would even enthusiastically support it. Unfortunately, Ames was the one in charge. She had always been willful, and Black Star was the officer she had relied on the most. Aesop was worried that Ames' willfulness would turn a good thing into a bad thing.
Only Han Xiao and Ames were left in the hall. Ames controlled the throne to land on the ground. Her long black dress dragged behind her as she walked in front of Han Xiao. Her beautiful eyes stared at Han Xiao, and her expression gradually became complicated.
"When I first met you, I never thought that one day you would be on the same level as me."
Hearing this, Han Xiao's eyes flashed. The memories of their first meeting more than ten years ago resurfaced in his mind.
At that time, Ames was high above, controlling his life and death. Compared to her, he was as small as a speck of dust. Today, more than ten years later, he was standing in front of Ames as an equal.
"Everything is still in the process of development. Everything is possible." Han Xiao started with a materialistic argument right from the start.
Ames smiled gently. "I know this feeling. A long, long time ago, I never thought that one day I would become a Beyond Grade A."
Han Xiao stroked his chin and did not speak.
After pausing for a while, Ames asked in a tone as though she already knew the answer, "Why are you looking for me today?"
"There are three main things."
"Three?" Ames raised her brows slightly. "What's the first thing?"
Han Xiao took out the Evolution Cube. "This treasure is in my hands now. I plan to let you and all the officers of Floating Dragon enjoy the Evolution Cube."
Ames was a little surprised and did not answer immediately. Instead, she asked, "What's the second thing?"
"I request to leave Floating Dragon and establish my own Black Star Corps," Han Xiao said directly without hesitation.
"Humph, that's your main purpose today, right?"
Ames snorted but was not angry. She had been mentally prepared for many years, but hearing Han Xiao say it personally still made her feel a little uncomfortable. She said expressionlessly, "I have a question to ask you."
"Speak."
"Did you decide to leave me from the first day you joined Floating Dragon Island?"
Ames stared at Han Xiao. When she visited the Black Star Corps headquarters a few years ago, she already knew that she was not suitable to be Han Xiao's leader. Now, she wanted to understand Han Xiao's thoughts.
"Yes." Han Xiao replied honestly. From the beginning, he had seen Floating Dragon as a springboard. Even if it made Ames angry, he did not intend to lie to her.
"I guessed so too." Ames shook her head, a little sad. "To a talent like you, I'm indeed not a leader worth following."
When the Black Star Corps was still developing, she did not realize this point. However, as the reputation of the Black Star Corps gradually replaced Floating Dragon, she felt more and more that she could not tie down a legendary figure like Han Xiao.
Ames did not hesitate and did not try to persuade him to stay. She was not so weak, and her tone was firm.
"Okay, I understand. From today onwards, Floating Dragon is Floating Dragon, and the Black Star Corps is the Black Star Corps. You are no longer my subordinate."
The interface immediately notified him that he had left the Floating Dragon faction.
Han Xiao let out a sigh of relief.
From this moment onwards, the Black Star Corps would no longer listen to Floating Dragon and become an independent organization.
Ames was expressionless as she calmly asked, "What's the third thing?"
"I hope that the Black Star Corps will form an alliance with Floating Dragon," Han Xiao said, "and that you will fight alongside me against Heber and Sisko."
Hearing this, Ames' expression suddenly became strange. She had heard about the Beyond Grade A battle that had shaken the Shattered Star Ring recently, but she was surprised by Han Xiao's actions.
"Since you want my help, why did you establish your own organization first? If you still stay on Floating Dragon, you know that I will definitely help you. "
Han Xiao smiled and said in a carefree tone, "I know, so I gave you a chance to choose."
Ames was stunned for a moment before suddenly understanding what Han Xiao meant. Her expression became complicated.
The way she saw it, if Han Xiao stayed on Floating Dragon, he could tie the two of them together and guarantee that she would help him deal with the other two Beyond Grade As. However, Han Xiao did not use his identity as an officer of Floating Dragon to do so but established his own organization first before asking her for help.
This meant that Han Xiao did not want to make use of her. Otherwise, he could have used Floating Dragon's strength to deal with Heber and Sisko first before establishing his own organization. This was equivalent to squeezing all of her value before leaving.
In fact, before this meeting, Ames had considered this possibility. In fact, if Han Xiao really did so, she did not know if she would reject him or not. However, the direction he was taking now surprised her.
"Aren't you afraid that I will reject you?" Ames suppressed the fluctuation in her heart and calmly said, "Fighting two alone, your life will be in danger. Aren't you worried that you won't be able to survive this?"
Han Xiao smiled and said, "I believe you won't reject me."
Ames' face darkened, and she coldly said, "You're no longer my subordinate, and I haven't agreed to form an alliance with you. Do you really think I care about you? Do you have some bargaining chip that I can't reject? Do you think you have me for sure? I get it. You want to use the Evolution Cube to convince me, and as long as I don't agree, you'll go back on your word? "
"Whether you form an alliance or not, my promise is still valid." Han Xiao shook his head and said, "This is the first thing I mentioned before I left Floating Dragon. As an officer of Floating Dragon, I will provide you with the benefits of the Evolution Cube. I don't intend to use it as a bargaining chip. You can use it as my compensation to thank Floating Dragon for taking care of me for so many years."
Ames sized Han Xiao up with a strange expression, as though she did not recognize him anymore. "In my impression, you're not such a person."
In her eyes, the order in which Han Xiao mentioned these three things was completely wrong. He did not use her to deal with the Tyrant and the others before he left, nor did he use the Evolution Cube as a bargaining chip to form an alliance. Instead, he used it as compensation for leaving Floating Dragon.
This was equivalent to abandoning the method of maximizing benefits and taking the initiative to give her the right to choose.
"Why?"
Ames could not help but ask. Han Xiao's actions had completely overturned her impression of him.
Han Xiao smiled.
"I just feel that between us … there shouldn't be so many calculations of benefits."
Ames' movements became sluggish, and her breathing clearly stopped for a moment.
Looking deeply at Han Xiao, Ames took two steps back and said calmly, "I don't know if you're sincere or not, but regardless … at least you're sincere."
Han Xiao's lips curled up, and he nodded. "It seems like we've reached a consensus."
"I agree. I'll form an alliance with you." Ames' eyes flashed, and she slowly said, "Furthermore, I've wanted to fight with Heber again for a long time. Although you're a new Beyond Grade A, with your strength, I believe you won't be a burden."
"Haha, you're still the Ames in my impression. You're so straightforward in making any decision." Han Xiao smiled, stretched out a hand, and said, "Ally, please take care of me in the future."
Ames glanced at Han Xiao's hand, which was suspended in midair, and snorted.
"Humph, you used to call me Your Excellency Dragon Emperor, but now you're calling me an ally."
Then, she raised her fair and smooth hand, and her sleeves slid down, revealing her wrist.
The two hands tightly clasped together.
This scene seemed to have been frozen.
After shaking hands for a while, the two of them let go. Han Xiao's expression was slightly strange.
When they shook hands earlier, Ames seemed to have lost her temper and dug into his palm. However, his Physical Defense was a little high, so he did not feel anything. He did not know if it was a misunderstanding.
Han Xiao shook his head helplessly, glanced at the door of the palace, and said, "Still eavesdropping? Come in. "
Hella, Aesop, and the others walked out from behind the door with embarrassed expressions.
They were worried that the two of them would fall out, so they did not really go far and had been eavesdropping outside. Now that they were called in, they felt a little embarrassed. Actually, their little actions could not escape the senses of a Beyond Grade A, but Han Xiao and Ames were too busy talking to care about it.
Seeing that the two of them had settled things peacefully, the atmosphere relaxed, and everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
Although the Black Star Corps had left Floating Dragon Island, the two of them had formed an alliance, so they were still on the same side. The relationship between the officers of both sides was not bad to begin with.
Aesop was even more relieved. Ames did not lose her composure, and this was the best outcome he had expected. The alliance of two Beyond Grade A organizations had a huge advantage in the Shattered Star Ring, and it was beneficial to both sides.
"My prediction back then was right. With Black Star by her side, Ames will have a better development …"
Aesop nodded. He had thought that Black Star would become the Dragon Emperor's right-hand man and help her reach a higher level. There was no problem with the general direction, but he had guessed wrong about one detail. Black Star was not assisting the Dragon Emperor but helping the Dragon Emperor as an equal.
"Alright, since you're willing to fight alongside me, we have to discuss how to deal with Heber and Sisko," Han Xiao said.
"What do you plan to do?" Ames was interested.
"They've challenged me for a while now, but I haven't responded. Now is the time. Since they want to cause trouble, why don't we make the water more chaotic? I'll respond with you and make the Shattered Star Ring even more sensational."
Han Xiao's eyes sparkled.
He could also announce that the Black Star Corps had become independent and remove the name of Floating Dragon Island, as well as announce that they had formed an alliance.
He believed that this would increase his influence even further!
"I thought you would ask me to follow you quietly and give them a surprise." Ames glanced at him.
"We can't hide it from them, so there's no need for that. Since these two are challenging us openly, we'll respond in the same way." Han Xiao slowly said, "Since they want to be high profile, we'll play along with them. Let's see who shakes the most people!"
Ames revealed an interested smile. "Sounds like it'll be fun."
Upon hearing that, Hardaway and the others became excited. There were only five Beyond Grade As in the Shattered Star Ring. Now that the Tyrant, Star Pupil, Black Star, and Dragon Emperor had all participated, only the Magus was left. He would most likely come over as well. This way, this battle would be a huge event that all the Beyond Grade As in the Shattered Star Ring would participate in!
This was a once-in-a-century event, and it would definitely become something that would be recorded in the history of the Shattered Star Ring!
Just the thought of being able to witness the gathering of five Beyond Grade As made Hardaway's blood boil.
This time, Han Xiao suddenly said, "Before that, I'll fulfill my promise."
Then, he took out the Evolution Cube and let it float in midair. He looked at Ames.
"Do I need to prepare anything?" Ames asked.
"No need, just do it."
"Okay." Ames nodded.
Although she did not pursue strength, she was quite curious about the Evolution Cube.
Opening the Evolution Cube, a stream of black particles wrapped around Ames, and the genetic modification began.
Han Xiao turned to look at the various officers of Floating Dragon. Seeing that they nodded, he activated the Evolution Cube to create new black particles to modify Wilsander and the others.
Only Aesop waved his hands and refused.
"Old man, you don't want to use the Evolution Cube?" Han Xiao was a little surprised.
"Don't worry about me." Aesop waved his hands. "I used it a few hundred years ago. This thing was still in the ruins back then. If not for the fact that it was too big and I was too lazy to find someone to move it, it would have been mine long ago."
Han Xiao did not know what to say.
As expected of a long-lived species who had lived for who knew how long …
Only two words, I'm convinced!
…
The genetic modification lasted for a long time. Wilsander and the other officers of Floating Dragon completed their evolutions one after another, and their strength increased. Only Ames was still wrapped in the black particles.
After a few hours, Ames finally broke out of the 'cocoon'. Her entire person had undergone a subtle change.
The others had all gone back to rest, and only Han Technician was left in the hall. He had occupied Ames' throne and was sitting on it, browsing the silly pictures on the forums for fun. Seeing this, he closed the interface and walked to Ames with a curious expression.
"How do you feel?"
Ames did not answer. She frowned as if she was feeling something. Suddenly, her figure disappeared into thin air.
Han Xiao was stunned. He suddenly felt the space around him fluctuate. Without saying anything, he released all his senses.
At his level, other than sight, hearing, touch, and so on, he could also sense all kinds of special phenomena, such as various spectra, radiation, energy waves, and so on. His senses were very rich.
After releasing all his senses, Han Xiao was slightly stunned.
In his Void Vision, Ames was walking in the Void Dimension, curiously circling around him.
"You can enter the Void Dimension?" Han Xiao was surprised. He also walked into the Void Dimension and stepped into the boundary between reality and the Void Dimension.
"Seems like this is my new ability." Ames was excited.
Floating Dragon Island was built on the bones of the Void Dragon Race. Ames had also consumed the Void Dragon Marrow before, so there was a certain amount of Void Genes in her body. Through the catalysis of the Evolution Cube, she mutated and obtained some of the abilities of the Void Race.
Although the two of them were from different Beyond Grade A races, they both had the Void Bloodline. Some of their genes were similar, and they could be considered half siblings.
After playing for a while, Ames exited the Void Dimension and tested her ability with a surprised expression.
"The effects of the Evolution Cube are really amazing. My Force Field strength, range, and control have all become stronger. My physical fitness seems to have been improved as well."
That's because your attributes have all increased …
Han Xiao had experience with this. Ames did not have an interface and could not see the changes in her body.
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