Chapter 75: Alien Star Descent
Trapped in endless darkness, Xilutiya’s body writhed in pain, her silver-snow long hair becoming disheveled, no longer as smooth as before.
From the depths of her soul, the fate plate’s twisted thick fog gradually seeped in, entering the fate card【Girl Gardener Apprentice】.
The maiden in the card remained asleep, but the cornflowers by her side began to wither and fall one by one, and the verdant grassland gradually withered, turning black.
The sleeping girl showed a furrowed expression in her dream, and because of the cornflowers falling, a distant starry sky emerged in the card’s background.
The black fog continued to spread, causing the maiden in the card to slowly sink into a black muddy filthy sea.
The night sky became even darker, as if it too had sunk into an eternal dark night.
Just as everything was gradually sinking into boundless darkness, in the endless night sky of the background, a tiny meteor streaked across, crashing into this darkness once more.
This time, it did not dissipate as usual; instead, upon touching the twisted black fog, it erupted with dazzling light, instantly illuminating the entire card.
Then another silver meteor flashed, leaping from the pitch-black night sky, dragging a long tail, rushing into the darkness again, shining once more, its light scattering the black fog.
Then more silver meteors arrived, as if they had finally discovered the coordinates, descending into this narrow world, gradually dispersing the black fog that had stained the fate card’s surface.
In this process, the entire fate card seemed to reshuffle, undergoing strange changes: the pitch-black earth turned back into simple grassland, scattered cornflowers reappeared by the sleeping girl’s side, and above her head, brilliant silver stars fell across the sky.
【Girl Gardener Apprentice】（First Order·Emerald Honey）→【Girl Under the Starry Sky】（First Order·Alien Star）
Talent——Star【Unknown Grade】: You are favored by the stars. When you elevate your nature phase order, you synchronously elevate the hidden【Alien Star】 rank.（After activation, you can temporarily change your nature to ‘Alien Star’）
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After this, not only the fate card, but even the erosive black fog on the【Breathing Technique】 was driven away by the brilliant ‘Alien Star’ power, becoming pure and clear once more.
In the soil and weeds, the area originally wrapped and covered by black fog churned violently, from which came terrified cat cries and hisses, then the sounds rapidly distorted until at some moment, the black fog suddenly lost its cohesion, falling from the air like water mist, staining the surrounding grass and trees, emitting bursts of green smoke.
In the center of the clearing, Xilutiya slowly woke up. She looked incredulously at her hands, slowly stroking her face, confirming she was still alive and quite normal.
Slowly supporting her body, Xilutiya stood up, leaning on a nearby twisted tree trunk to calm her mind.
She closed her eyes to sense her body; it no longer hurt, the previous strange twisted sensation had been completely expelled. Though her body felt a bit weak, everything was fine.
At this moment, she suddenly noticed something invisible in front of her, so she reached out to touch it. In an instant, some information flowed into her mind, and she ‘saw’ what the thing in front of her was.
Consumable card【Weird Black Cat】（First Order·Twisted）: A twisted black cat monster that can turn its body into black fog for erosive attacks. It has currently been sealed by you.（Usable times 1/1）
‘A large black cat crawled out from a narrow cave behind it, its body hunched forward, back arched, fur bristling like a hedgehog, its lemon-yellow eyes fierce.’
Compared to the black cat Xilutiya had faced earlier, the black cat on the card seemed weaker, probably having consumed a lot of power in the previous confrontation. Seeing the number marked behind, Xilutiya realized that using it once would cause the card to shatter and dissipate.
Though only once, it was still a life-saving means.
She was about to put away the card, but as soon as the thought arose, the card dissipated in her hand. Observing again, it had appeared in her fate plate, replacing the previous【Flower Blooming Technique】 position.
Although she couldn’t borrow its power like with the【Flower Blooming Technique】, the benefit was that she could activate this card anytime, as if it were her own ability.
At this moment, Xilutiya finally noticed her biggest change, which was the transformation of the fate card.
“From ‘Emerald Honey’ directly to ‘Alien Star’? This…” She didn’t know why this change happened and could only attribute it to that mysterious【Star】 talent.
In other words, I myself am one of the ‘Alien Stars,’ so I can resist the twisting and even reverse-purify and seal it.
The comer is not friendly; turns out I’m the comer, the girl complained to herself.
However, there are differences among Alien Stars. This world has suffered three Alien Star impacts: the first brought spores from outside, nurturing the initial ‘mycelium’; the second Alien Star impact ignited the sky sea, raising the Blazing Sun and Illusory Moon; the third Alien Star impact ended the era of the Seven Dragons’ rule, causing the Law Dragons mastering the seven natures【Blazing Sun】【Sleeping Winter】【Death Ash】【Brilliant Moon】【Mist Shadow】【Nightmare】【Alien Star】 to fall one after another.
The Star Dragon that summoned the Alien Stars was jointly sealed by the other six dragons and degenerated into a great serpent, punished to eternally bear the last Seven Continents on its back, traveling through the endless Twilight Sea until the world’s final end.
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After resting, Xilutiya set off again. She went to the cave where the Weird Black Cat had lived, bent down, and carefully crawled in. After searching inside, she found some gold coins and silver coins, along with some trophy weapons.
This sword seems pretty good, Xilutiya thought, looking at the short sword she had just found.
【Black Steel Short Sword】（Excellent）: A black steel short sword crafted by a professional craftsman. The sword blade is mixed with black steel ingot, while the sword hilt and guard are made of slightly inferior refined iron.
Rewrapping the fine rope around the sword hilt for better grip, Xilutiya held the sword and tried swinging it.
Compared to the iron sword, the black steel was much heavier. If she hadn’t studied the Breathing Technique, she probably wouldn’t be used to it, but for her now, it was just right.
Afterward, she found an unopened bottle of fire oil, two rusted steel daggers, and a silver spearhead that seemed no worse in material than black steel. Unfortunately, without a spear shaft, it couldn’t be used.
Binding these things with the tattered leather straps she also found, Xilutiya carried them in hand.
The advantage was that when encountering enemies in battle, she could throw them away anytime to lighten the load without worrying about hindering movement; the disadvantage was that it wasn’t as effortless to carry as a bag.
But safety first; these things weren’t that heavy anyway.
The prepared girl set off again toward the Gray World. At this point, only one Colored Bubble remained before the mountain peak. Once there, she could probably confirm her position and gain an excellent vantage point to observe the world and find a way out.
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Nature【Alien Star】:（The Otherworld’s gaze and revelation, ineffable knowledge and visions）
