Chapter 10

In the dead of night, a towering figure carried a frail, withered young boy and climbed towards the stone cliff.

This was the most dangerous forbidden area at the edge of Canghai High School, where a Level 3 Magnetic Albatross had built its nest on the cliff.

"Hurry up, big guy. The sedative that Deadpan gave me will only last until 3 AM. After that, it won't work anymore. I lent my eagle mount to Duxianyue and Mengweiyang. They said they would find classmates to enhance anti-gravity, and then bring Sister Xiaoman and Shigu up. I don't know if we can make it in time."

"Don't worry, everyone is working hard." Lin Tianbao pushed his body forward, leaping three meters along the wall to cross a crack.

"Hehe! Everyone is working hard, but Luoyang is just sleeping. His imprinting ability is only average; he needs to borrow power from the outside. Without any power to borrow, he's the weakest among us. He also has a Star Vortex ability at Level 0, which has a distance limit and is greatly reduced during the day. I don't see much potential in these two abilities. Nan Gang lost once just because he was careless." Hua Luo pouted, completely unlike the admiration he showed towards Luoyang, instead acting arrogantly.

"Brat, do you want me to throw you down? In my eyes, Brother Yang has always been strong. He's just kind-hearted. If it weren't for Lan Tian's pressure and the invasion from the other school, Brother Yang would still be unknown. Do you know? Truly powerful people are often very low-key. Brother Yang will definitely find a way to lead us out of this predicament step by step." Lin Tianbao, as Luoyang's good brother, couldn't tolerate anyone saying anything bad about him.

"Just a joke, don't get so worked up. In my opinion, Luoyang's true strength lies in his knowledge far surpassing that of ordinary high school students. He doesn't have some shocking background, does he? I heard that many large families have illegitimate children scattered outside, and the Luo surname is quite famous in the Southern Province."

"Hmph, Brother Yang has relied on himself from a young age. His parents died in battle and he grew up with me and Sister Xiaoman. If it weren't for Sister Xiaoman spending a lot of energy taking care of the pineapple tree, she would have already upgraded her ability to Level 3. I always believed that Brother Yang is even stronger than Sister Xiaoman. Maybe he's just hiding his strength to protect my feelings." Lin Tianbao hurriedly climbed up, his trust in Luoyang reaching a nearly blind level, unaware that his casual words had misled others.

"Damn."

Hua Luo suddenly cursed, turning his head to search with his eyes. He found a patch of pink dandelions and said in a cold tone, "No matter who you are, you'll pay for trying to hypnotize me to extract information. Yin Xu, give me a mental shock."

With a "buzz," shadows burst from Hua Luo, like eagle claws grabbing the pink dandelions.

Lin Tianbao immediately understood that the enemy was using a special method to gather information through others. This made him break out in a cold sweat, blaming himself for his loose mouth and low vigilance, not noticing Hua Luo's abnormality.

"What? This age and he already has a Quadrant Monster? He's hiding very deep." The thin layer of pink dandelions was instantly shattered by the eagle claws.

At the same time, over ten kilometers away, on a large tree, someone let out a惨叫, blood flowing down the tree trunk. A weak voice said, "Headquarters, I was careless. Cough, cough, the data is on me. Be careful of Hua Luo, he's a dangerous guy."

The voice was cut off, and the forest returned to silence.

Although Hua Luo had eliminated the spy from a distance, it also put him and Lin Tianbao in danger. The Magnetic Albatross living on the cliff top sensed the disturbance, its two-meter-tall body emitting a pale blue magnetic light, flapping its wings and diving down. A life-and-death battle unfolded on the cliff face.

Luoyang was unaware that the team he had assembled had already merged and was undergoing a thrilling adventure. Even if he knew, he couldn't help at the moment because his superpower "Star Vortex" was at a critical point of advancing from Level 0 to Level 1.

Sweat trickled down his neck, gradually soaking his clothes. A faint green light emitted from his brow, forming a faint vortex. Luoyang suddenly extended his finger and drew in the air, each snap leaving a small light point. As his movements quickened, the light points multiplied. In the blink of an eye, the light points rose and adhered to the ceiling of the wooden house.

If someone were present, they would surely be amazed, as the positions of these light points matched the stars in the sky outside, as if the entire starry sky had been imprinted and enveloped above their heads.

"Using blood as a guide, my domain, the stars are arrayed, imprinting the heavens."

After muttering, Luoyang bit his lip, took out a sharp knife he had prepared, and made a deep cut on his wrist. Blood immediately gushed out, guided by a mysterious force, flying towards the ceiling of the wooden house.

The blood flowed for about two and a half minutes, and he quickly applied a medicinal ointment he had made to the wound, muttering to himself, "Imprinting is troublesome. To unleash its power and make it last, I must bleed myself. Only when imprinting reaches Level 4 can I use the enemy's blood of resentment to empower myself. I hope it doesn't take too long."

The thought flashed through his mind, and Luoyang looked up. The star map on the ceiling of the wooden house turned a strange red, like well-fed beasts, full of energy and vigor.

Luoyang had a reason for becoming a Sealer in his previous life. Possessing the most restrictive, almost "garbage" superpowers, he had to think creatively and find alternative paths. He couldn't remember how many nights and days he had spent researching, sometimes staying awake for days to get reliable data, and at the most difficult times, scavenging for food in garbage heaps.

"In my previous life, I started later than others. Without the Star Codex, Level 0 imprinting could only copy Level 0 superpowers, limited to three times a day, and there was no guarantee of success. Even using blood as a medium, it could only copy about six times. And at low levels, Star Vortex had its flaws, being much better at night than during the day, constrained by the environment and time."

"However, before becoming a Sealer, I managed to find a path under these strict limitations, making imprinting and Star Vortex compatible. In this life, I obtained the Star Codex in high school, and Star Vortex has the potential to reach the Gold level, so I should be able to synthesize them earlier."

Luoyang opened the Star Codex and closed his eyes, saying, "Using imprinting as a mirror, Star Vortex as the origin, and the Star Codex as the carrier, chain enhancement, infinite stacking. Let my composite superpower awaken! Star Sacrifice, draw the star power of the universe for my use."

The sky above Canghai High School suddenly darkened, and star power quietly surged towards the tree house. Accompanied by a series of faint hums, the star map on the ceiling rapidly expanded, the constellations condensing into fist-sized lights, falling onto the Star Codex.

With continuous thuds, the star map above Luoyang's head slowly rotated.

Some star powers were as large as millstones, others as small as mustard seeds, red, yellow, purple, silver, and gold, all colors blending together, deeply etched into the Star Codex, forming a vivid star map.

Luoyang took a deep breath, and at that moment, Star Vortex climbed to Level 1 at an incredible speed, forming a faint golden light in the depths of his mind, alongside a pale white light. To his great surprise, the Gold-level potential brought significant benefits. Originally, he would have to wait until Star Vortex reached Level 3 to gain the ability to use star power to temper his body, but in this life, it manifested at Level 1.

Cool sensations entered his body, gradually removing impurities and improving his constitution, even healing some unnoticed internal injuries, which was helpful for the current situation.

At this moment, the Star Codex had changed its appearance. The pages, reinforced by star power, quickly thickened into a metallic texture, forming nine pages. The first page was engraved with a red feathered snake, its sharp eyes seemingly able to see through the page to the outside world. The second page was imprinted with a grand star map, much more magnificent than the normal sky, and the subsequent pages were still blank.

"Since heaven has given me this opportunity, let those who betrayed me and those who hurt me suffer!" Luoyang said, lightly drawing his index finger across the cover of the Star Codex, like striking a match, his finger igniting with a silver-white flame, illuminating his face...

That night, about three out of ten students left Canghai. It was also that night that the elite team of Canghai High School was thoroughly beaten by the Magnetic Albatross, nearly suffering a total defeat, and only returned at dawn.

Luoyang, on the other hand, had a good night's sleep, not causing any trouble in the second half of the night. As for the reconnaissance birds and telepathic butterflies sent by Nangang High School, they kept circling around the tree house, unaware that they had been sealed.

However, he had intended to sleep in, but Lin Tianbao's loud voice startled him out of his dream.

"Brother Yang, hahaha, look at our achievements for the night." The towering Lin Tianbao entered the wooden house, his upper body wrapped in bandages, the smell of medicine strong from a distance.

"Cough, Leopard, where did you come from? This smell could kill the birds in the forest seventeen or eighteen times." Luoyang coughed violently, and when he got up, he noticed that everyone was present.

Hua Luo, Mengweiyang, Duxianyue, Zhuniansheng, Zhang Xiaoman, and Shigu followed Lin Tianbao into the tree house, all of them looking quite disheveled, with Hua Luo still teary-eyed.

"What happened? You fought so hard. Nangang High School gave us three days, didn't they? Did they invade early?" Luoyang scanned the group with his eyes, relieved to see that their injuries were relatively even, none of them life-threatening, and their bandaging and medication were skillful, greatly reducing their pain.

"Hehe, we fought the Magnetic Albatross. Look, we got this, a total of eight pieces, one for each of us." Lin Tianbao proudly handed a palm-sized blue crystal to Luoyang.

"It's a Magnetic Crystal. It's a good thing and very useful. But the smell you have will greatly affect our actions." Luoyang habitually stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and then shot a red light, saying, "Get ready, we're going to cross space and enter the original site of Canghai High School now."

"Luoyang, didn't you say we would act at midnight tomorrow?" Shigu called out.

"Warfare is about deception. Nangang might not give us three days." As he spoke, a red ripple spread through the tree house, quickly enveloping everyone. Luoyang grabbed his backpack by the window just before disappearing, and with a soft "sizzle," no one knew that the eight most outstanding students of Canghai had quietly left.

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