Chu Runxi could no longer maintain the image of a gentle senior, and he swore loudly:
“What the hell do you know? You’re a freshman who hasn’t even seen the Tree Tower, how could you possibly know how to use it properly!”
The others all looked at Li Yang with doubt in their eyes.
They realized that Li Yang was not as simple as she appeared, but…
What she said was too arrogant.
Was this the correct way to use the Tree Tower?
Who did she think she was?
Even the Director of the Academic Affairs Office, Director Niu, couldn’t possibly know how to use the Tree Tower for the Star Magic Department!
Li Yang didn’t bother to explain.
She said, “Either we leave empty-handed, or we take it down. Anyway, you’ve all seen it. All the star plants on this floor are here.”
Chu Runxi angrily shouted, “Isn’t this all your fault? You messed up the entire floor! The star plants are devouring each other, and now this… this…”
Shen Shangchi interrupted, “Senior Chu, stop talking. Let’s work together to take it down.”
The others didn’t want to give up just like that.
They didn’t necessarily believe Li Yang’s words, but everything in front of them didn’t give them a choice.
If they left the Tree Tower, they’d leave with nothing and waste this rare opportunity that only came once in a few months.
What if Li Yang was telling the truth, and the fused star plants would drop a rare star core?
If they left now, they wouldn’t only leave empty-handed but also help the people coming after them.
Just the thought of it was disgusting, so they had no choice but to join forces and take down the huge star plant.
Even if the only thing they got was a normal star core, it would still be better than leaving with nothing.
At least then they would have evidence to ask the Academic Affairs Office for compensation, since Li Yang had been sent in by the office, and they had been dragged into this.
Someone had to compensate them for the loss!
Ying Qi didn’t think about it so much.
She simply said, “Let’s take it down!”
The others also said, “Let’s go! Even if it has the strength of a second-grade star, we can take it down with all ten of us!”
Chu Runxi completely lost control of his emotions:
“Don’t listen to her! She’s the one who caused all this chaos, and now she can’t handle it herself, and wants us to clean up her mess!”
But no one listened to him.
Even if Li Yang had tricked them into cleaning up the mess, they had no choice but to accept it.
Because they weren’t willing to leave just like that.
And because they hadn’t been able to stop Li Yang before.
Shen Shangchi saw it more clearly now.
Li Yang was no ordinary person.
How many people could have defensive and stealthy star techniques like hers?
If he wasn’t wrong, that sun-like defensive star technique was a legendary-level technique, and that stealthy star technique was also a rare-level technique.
Li Yang must have some powerful person behind her.
Thinking this, Shen Shangchi was starting to believe her words.
Could this really be the correct way to use the Tree Tower?
But why would a student from the Agronomy Department know this?
Shen Shangchi had broad knowledge, but some things had happened nearly thirty years ago, and because the higher-ups had intentionally suppressed information, the new generation, even the children of noble families, knew very little.
Shen Shangchi and Ying Qi were the first to charge toward the star plants, and the others followed.
Chu Runxi shouted, “I’m the team leader! Don’t do anything rash!”
Li Yang’s voice wasn’t loud, but it firmly suppressed Chu Runxi.
She provided the necessary information:
“Be careful of the thorns, watch out for the poisonous mist. If you have fire-type star techniques, use them on its vines, but make sure not to burn its body, or it will release a lot of poisonous mist.”
The group ignored Chu Runxi and listened closely to Li Yang’s instructions.
Li Yang didn’t originally understand the situation with the star plants on this floor, but after getting up close, she had already figured them out.
The star plants on this floor were very similar and must have been collected by the Star Magic Department’s teachers from one place.
The stronger star plants devoured the weaker ones and fused with their star techniques.
Because they were similar, the final effect was a significant enhancement of their star techniques without an increase in their variety.
The overall strength of the Star Magic Department’s team was still very strong.
Although Shen Shangchi and Ying Qi had only opened three star gates, their strength wasn’t inferior to those older students at the peak of the first-grade level.
The children of noble families had their own cultivation methods.
They didn’t rush to increase their star grades but focused on accumulating solid foundations.
Shen Shangchi and Ying Qi weren’t in a hurry to open their star gates.
Instead, they focused on solidifying and even refining each star gate before moving to the next.
The benefit of this method was that even though they only had three star gates, their strength far surpassed those of the same level.
Chu Runxi gradually calmed down.
He couldn’t just stand there, but sending him to attack the star plant didn’t sit well with him.
Why?
Why should he listen to her?
It was clearly her fault!
Chu Runxi had a thousand grievances, but considering Shen Shangchi and Ying Qi’s identities, he couldn’t just stand still.
What if something happened to them and he couldn’t explain it to the Shen and Ying families?
So, Chu Runxi reluctantly joined the battle, while Li Yang just watched without saying much.
The ten-person team had good coordination, especially after Chu Runxi joined.
The older students at the peak of the first-grade level were clearly more at ease.
It made sense. Since Chu Runxi wanted to find someone to watch over Li Yang, it was obviously someone he was familiar with.
They were probably a “fixed team” that had fought together many times.
Although they were at the peak of the first grade, they had all been students for at least two years.
For ordinary students, it was already good to have opened a star gate within six months of enrollment.
Another year or two of hard work would bring them to the peak of the first grade, after which they would strive for a second-grade promotion.
After reaching second grade, the path to becoming a Star Caller would become…
More than half of them might never break through to the third grade in their lifetime, and eventually, they would drop out because they couldn’t pay the tuition fees.
After returning to ordinary society, they wouldn’t have trouble finding work, and the worst-case scenario would be becoming a coach for high school students with an annual salary of tens of thousands.
Li Yang watched Shen Shangchi and Ying Qi fighting, feeling quite emotional.
She had relied on the Longevity System and had even spent a lot of her life force, but she still couldn’t compare to these children of noble families.
Shen Shangchi and Ying Qi’s combined strength was greater than hers, and that Star Battle Department student, Lin Zhaoxia, had already opened four star gates.
She would likely be able to easily defeat Li Yang.
Heaven’s Chosen…
Li Yang increasingly understood the teacher’s words.
For ordinary executors, a “Heaven’s Chosen” was a once-in-a-million rarity, but for the great families of the Star Callers, “Heaven’s Chosen” was just an entry ticket.
They only selected “Heaven’s Chosen” from their own families and heavily nurtured them.
Li Yang could see the situation on the field.
The ten-person team had almost exhausted their star power, but luckily, the huge star plant was also on its last legs.
Li Yang had been meditating to recover her star power and had gathered quite a bit of it.
This last strike… why not?
Rare star cores had a chance of dropping, and even if one didn’t drop, she would still gain 200 years of lifespan, which wasn’t a bad deal.
Li Yang focused on the situation, watching as it grew more intense.
Suddenly, she released her stealthy status.
In an instant!
The huge star plant twisted its head, staring at her fiercely.
“Roar!!!”
It went berserk, ignoring the ten “little bugs” beneath it, and charged directly at Li Yang.
The ten-person team was stunned.
They were nearly exhausted.
If they could hold on just a little longer, they would take down this giant star plant…
What was this new problem now?
“Her stealth state… has the time come?” Shen Shangchi could only think of this.
Without hesitation, Ying Qi chased after the star plant, wanting to finish it off.
Li Yang noticed her intention but wouldn’t let Ying Qi take the final blow.
Li Yang suddenly accelerated, charging toward the giant star plant.
She opened all her star gates, and her star power surged out.
She quickly released the “Willow God’s Bind.”
This star technique was her first time using it.
It wasn’t like the invincible solar shield, which wasn’t suitable for indoor use, so this was also the first time Li Yang saw the effect of Willow God’s Bind.
The thick willow branches glowed with intense star power, rushing toward the massive star plant.
Instead of directly wrapping around it, they stabbed straight into the plant’s body, piercing through it before tightening with force.
Li Yang: “!”
So domineering!
Was this the control-type star technique the teacher mentioned?
If she had known the effect, she would have used it as an attacking star technique!
What she thought was a control-type star technique—tying up the star plant—turned out to be a “kill it first, then tie it up” kind of control.
The others were even more confused.
Ying Qi stopped. Her slender eyes widened, and the three whites of her eyes, which normally looked down on others, were now wide in surprised innocence.
The others in the ten-person team gasped repeatedly.
Shen Shangchi frowned.
“She also has a legendary-level star technique…”
Who exactly was Li Yang, and who had taught her these star techniques?
Li Yang regained her focus first.
Since the lifespan hadn’t been added, it meant the star plant hadn’t died yet.
The ten-person team had ranged star techniques, and if they accidentally took the final blow, Li Yang would be heartbroken!
She accelerated again, pulling out her unremarkable little knife and stabbing it into the star plant’s body.
Bang! Poison mist burst out!
Li Yang had already activated the solar shield in advance.
Thus, an even more magical and frightening scene unfolded.
A blazing “little sun” holding a shabby little knife stabbed repeatedly into the massive star plant.
Li Yang: “Its skin is so tough. Why isn’t it dying?”
Unfortunately, she couldn’t use the Willow God’s Bind again.
The others: “This… is abnormal!”
They didn’t think Li Yang couldn’t kill the star plant; they thought she was doing it on purpose—using a blunt knife to slowly wear down and torture this nearly-dead star plant.
Finally…
Boom!
The huge star plant on the first floor of the Tree Tower fell.
Li Yang was also satisfied as she received the system prompt: [Lifespan +200 years.]
The two groups, once separated by the giant star plant, now faced each other.
The ten-person team saw Li Yang’s radiant smile.
She was covered in the thick slime the star plant had burst out with, holding a small knife that gleamed with cold light in her left hand, and her entire body was bathed in the holy solar shield.
It looked dazzling, yet actually quite sinister!
Everyone shuddered, feeling an inexplicable chill.