Chapter 965: Chapter 84: Return (2)

He checked the time; it was almost dark. Zhang Xiaoman decided to give himself a break and have a good rest tonight.

As his thoughts shifted, his entire figure disappeared once again. The next moment, when he appeared, he was already beside Lin Sisi.

“Bro—Brother Xiao Man?”

The little girl immediately noticed his arrival and turned to look in his direction.

“Yes, it’s me. What are you doing?”

Zhang Xiaoman noticed the golden glow emanating from her eyes, indicating she had activated her Spiritual Vision, though he wasn’t sure what for.

“I’m doing a rating for Ao Yueyue…”

Lin Sisi whispered.

“S-S-Star Lord…”

Beside her, a young woman with a ponytail, about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, spoke with slight nervousness and performed a Star Touching Ceremony toward Zhang Xiaoman.

Zhang Xiaoman returned the gesture.

There was another person here; he had already sensed her before teleporting.

Upon seeing her face, he realized it was Ao Yueyue, who had just awakened as a Dark Spirit earlier this month.

Su Changqing had just reported this to him a few days ago.

Within the organization on Water Blue Star, considering personnel at branch locations, there were currently a total of 632 members.

Among them, the number of Awakeners was 34, roughly one-twentieth of the total population.

To Zhang Xiaoman, although he didn’t know every member, he was familiar with all the Awakeners.

Because each Awakener had to be personally officiated by him during the Enlightenment Ceremony, it was impossible to forget them.

Ao Yueyue, being one of the younger Awakeners and a girl, naturally left a deep impression on him.

After all, even many robust males found it difficult to pass the rigorous assessments, so the number of females who met the requirements was even fewer.

“Oh? You’ve developed a new skill so quickly?”

Zhang Xiaoman showed some interest.

It hadn’t been long since Ao Yueyue’s awakening, yet she had quickly developed a new type of Dark Energy Technique.

“Uh… Actually, it was just good luck on my part. While practicing the three basic warlock techniques, I accidentally discovered it… At the time, I was learning the Burst Spirit Skill, mistakenly arranged the Dark Energy Sequence, and when I used it, it turned out this way…”

Zhang Xiaoman raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, thinking to himself, here’s another with a lucky constitution.

He looked at Lin Sisi and asked:

“Sisi, how’s it going, have you tested this ability?”

Lin Sisi shook her head, then opened her Star Network Terminal, from which the voice of the Star Order announced:

“Dark Energy Technique Name: Unknown… Dark Energy Structure: Diffusion… Required Dark Energy Sequence: 217, 207, 199, 197… Arrangement: One set of 197-sequence Dark Energy Particles in the center, three sets of 199-sequence Dark Energy Particles scattered around…”

Finally, the Star Network Terminal displayed a pattern that had been arranged.

It was a circular diffusion-type structure.

Unfortunately, Lin Sisi, being blind, could not see the pattern.

However, she had other methods.

Ao Yueyue had already prepared a small booklet, where the pattern was outlined using gravel, allowing Lin Sisi to feel the layout with a gentle touch of her hands.

“The structure of this Dark Energy Formula is quite different from the Burst Spirit Skill, and it consumes twice as much energy. I’m still learning…”

While speaking, she extended her hand to gather and convert Active Dark Energy Particles.

Ao Yueyue, feeling a bit embarrassed, said in response:

“Um… actually, when I first used it, it was just luck. I don’t even know how to use it myself… Luckily, I have a habit of taking notes, otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to sketch the formula model…”

Zhang Xiaoman nodded and looked towards Lin Sisi.

After another attempt, the little girl finally completed the arrangement of the Dark Energy Sequence, spreading open her palm where a purple Light Ball coalesced.

“Success!”

Joy spread across Lin Sisi’s face as she aimed ahead and tossed the Light Ball in her hand.

The place they were at was on Rebirth Island, in an area outside the Star Alliance Base.

Near the coast, the surrounding endless expanse of sand had been set up as a dedicated new skill testing field by the organization.

The purple Light Ball Lin Sisi threw wavered as it flew out, eventually landing next to a human-sized sandstone.

One second…

Two seconds…

Three seconds…

“Sss!!!”

The distinctive corrosive sound of the Burst Spirit Skill hitting a target reached their ears.

They saw the Light Ball suddenly erupt in a brilliant light.

“Boom boom boom…”

The area was filled with rolling and splintering sand and rock, propelled by the powerful shockwave for dozens of meters before settling.

At the center, the human-sized stone had been badly damaged.

The middle even had a large chunk missing, and the ground around was full of traces of corrosion from the Dark Energy Attack.

Zhang Xiaoman was slightly taken aback by this, surprised at the sheer power of the Light Ball.

It looked as if a small black hole had been dropped into the stone pile.

Though it didn’t swallow everything like a black hole, the destructive effect was enough to awe.

After all, this was merely a skill that consumed 100 Dark Energy.

To Zhang Xiaoman, it felt like the energy cost of a small fireball in a game.

“The power is quite impressive.”

He remarked.

Ao Yueyue was also filled with excitement.

After hearing the Star Lord’s praise, she could hardly contain her joy.

Zhang Xiaoman recalled the structural diagram he’d seen, and manipulated the Dark Energy Formula accordingly.

Within a few breaths, an identical purple Light Ball appeared in his hand.

“Sss!!!”

“Sss!!!”

“Sss!!!”

“Sss!!!”

“…”

He casually raised his hand and threw out seven or eight Light Balls, landing in the distant testing field, where they were immediately engulfed in a series of purple glows.

This scene startled Ao Yueyue, as she looked on in shock at the events unfolding.

This skill was indeed developed by her.

As the creator, she hadn’t mastered it yet, and even Lin Sisi, a genius, took considerable time to learn it.

Yet for the Star Lord, one glance was all it took for him to casually throw out seven or eight, such prowess truly befitting the leader of the Star Alliance…

Lin Sisi also looked at Zhang Xiaoman with admiration.

Even though her Dark Energy Talent was the highest in the organization, compared to Zhang Xiaoman, it felt like night and day.

Their relationship had grown closer than before, and seeing her man possess such strength filled the little girl with immense joy.

Zhang Xiaoman didn’t pay attention to their expressions; after releasing the Light Balls, he too fell into contemplation.

A moment later, he raised his head once more, with Dark Energy Fluctuation emerging in his hand, and again released the skill.

Still the same purple Light Ball, with the same powerful area destruction.

But unlike before, this time the purple Light Ball moved much faster when thrown, no longer meandering slowly.

“Hmm… the speed is still lacking and has room for improvement. It would be best to link it with other warlock techniques to use Dark Energy for propulsion; otherwise, it could easily be dodged…”

Zhang Xiaoman softly concluded.

“For a low-cost skill, the power aspect is sufficient… but the detonation timing can’t be controlled, which could affect actual combat. It should be possible to set up a trigger formula to switch from automatic to manual detonation…”

He spoke without excluding Ao Yueyue, leaving her somewhat bewildered.

So, this is the Star Lord, someone who can effortlessly improve my Dark Energy Technique and enumerate a whole list of enhancements.