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“Fifteen Star Generals! This is the final limit of your Star Duel Covenants with Star Maidens!”
Su Xing was stunned.
There was a sort of feeling of his previous freedom immediately crumbling.
“Why do you say this?” Su Xing was not convinced, or perhaps he was unwilling to believe this fact.
“We opened a restaurant, and we have heard much information about the Star Duels.”
“Could it be that previous Star Masters were also capable of unlimited contracts?” Su Xing’s expression was stern. Hu Niangzi also drew closer to her Dear Husband.
“This actually has not been heard of, however, do you know of the Seven Stars Assembly?” Sun Xinyue thoughtfully smiled.
“The Seven Stars Assembly. The Fifth Phase of the Star Duels, and also the last phase. After thinning out the herd to the final seven Star Masters to ascend Maiden Mountain, they will fight for hegemony to obtain the Star Duels’ final wish.” How could Su Xing not know. This was so oft repeated about the Star Duels that all Star Cultivators had committed it to memory. However, Su Xing did not understand how this and his unlimited contract limit being actually only limited to signing fifteen Star Maidens were related.
Could it be…Su Xing wrinkled his brow, suddenly thinking of something.
Sun Xinyue’s eyebrows rose: “Have you thought of it? That’s right. In the past, there have already been countless people who have attempted to unravel the mystery of Liangshan’s Star Duels and Star Maidens, but genuine materials can be counted on fingers. However, the Black Turtle Territory has a saying – the reason why there are battles in the Star Duels is because Maiden Mountain has a forbiddance limiting the number of people.”
Su Xing did not have anything to say.
“Each Star Master contracts one Star Maiden. Add on a single special double contract, this means that the final Seven Stars Assembly can have fifteen Star Generals ascending Maiden Mountain. This is the final limit of the Star Duels.” Sun Xinyue softly said.1
Su Xing’s heart was complicated. He naturally understood Sun Xinyue’s meaning – since fifteen Star Maidens was the limit for entering Maiden Mountain, then his contract limit also was derived from this, but how believable was this? Who knew…
But, Su Xing also was hesitant.
Although, he clearly knew that he should not be deceived by completely baseless speculation, any way it was put, he was a world crosser. Of Liangshan’s variables, this rule perhaps could not necessarily be established on him. After all, his contracts with ten Stars was inherently unable to be found anywhere.
But if he actually was capable of contracting fifteen, the first one Su Xing thought of was Wu Siyou.
Wu Siyou was unwilling to sign a contract with Su Xing, but the two had long already surpassed the intimacy of Star General and Star Master. Su Xing also had the idea that at the final juncture of the Star Duels, no matter what, he would make Wu Siyou become his own Wifey in name and reality. He did not want to see a melodramatic tragedy show. If he truly was limited to fifteen Star Generals as Sun Xinyue and the others surmised…Seeing Su Xing’s eyes beginning to shrink, Sun Xinyue twitched her lips, very excellently concealing her disappointment. The Spring Breeze Drunken Rain Pavilion’s other Star Maidens each looked at one another.
“Let’s contract then!!”
These three words, with a voice like thunder, shook apart this brief silence.
Gu Tong, Sun Xinyue and the other Star Maidens were each astonished. They looked in shock at Su Xing, and the Tangtang against his chest also lifted her gaze.
“Limit, that is not the end.” Su Xing smiled, fearlessly saying this phrase.
His ease and self-confidence made Gu Tong feel a rush of excitement.
“Are you thinking that however more you can contract is fine regardless?” Li Shuangfei pondered. Her guess was not at all without reason. Now that Third Phase Evil Smiting Hall was already about to end, at this point, contracted Star Maidens naturally were very common to find.
This was not a lost opportunity.
“I am but preparing to sign a contract with my Wifey, Wu Siyou.” Su Xing smiled/
“Wu Siyou?”
“Wu?”2
Gu Tong and the others blinked, and they were suddenly startled. “You could not be speaking of Harm Star Pilgrim Wu Song!”
Su Xing cheerfully nodded.
“Who are you kidding, how can Wu Song possibly sign a contract with you…Wait, you said you contracted ten, and that you do not have the support of a Great Sect…Just what kind of person are you?” Suddenly, Gu Tong thought of something.
“Purple Thunder Monster, this is what people seem to call me.” Su Xing smiled.3
Gu Tong felt she may have still been in a stupor. Otherwise, how could such a preposterous matter occurring first thing in the morning. Even those documents and stories were not so fantastical.
“The Purple Thunder Monster.”
These four words made the Spring Breeze Drunken Rain Pavilion incredulous. Even the calm and collected Shi Meng unavoidably had the same expression as the rest of her Sisters – dumbstruck.
“So it was this all along…”
By doing so, all of the explanations were connected.
Ten Star Maidens, able to possess martial arts that could contend against a Star General. If he was the Purple Thunder Monster that had contracted the Lin Chong that never signed a contract in a thousand years. Everything made sense.
“Hee, hee, Tangtang has found a good Papa.” Li Bailian’s smile was a gently swaying flower.
“How about it? Are you willing to sign a contract with me?” Su Xing asked once again.
“Do you not wish to sign a contract with that Harm Star Wu Siyou?” Sun Xinyue said thoughtfully. “Could it be you do not want her anymore…”
“Of course I want her. Even Maiden Mountain cannot stop me from marrying her…However, Your Servant does not believe in this limit. Even if there actually is a limit, if worst comes to worst, I won’t ascend Maiden Mountain.” Su Xing trampled on the rules.
All of the Star Maidens were moved.
“Your Servant is somewhat moved.” Sun Xinyue admitted to the Sister, “From this perspective, we have been taken advantage of, Your Servant actually feels that she was taken advantage of by you.
Su Xing perspired – was this the legendary backwards logic.
“This Old Lady likes you, but I will not sign a contract with you. The Sisters that wish to ascend Maiden Mountain with this man can go.” Gu Tong sat on her chair, sipping wine.
The other Star Maidens glanced at each other, smiled tacitly and all shook their heads.
“What, are you afraid?” Su Xing shook his head.
“You dare make that bet. I admire your courage. I am confident that a courageous man will be the one capable of achieving great things, but we do not dare make that bet.” Gu Tong was very direct in her answer. She stared blankly at the Tiger on her shoulder that jumped onto the table and drank wine, “We six Sisters have never been separated since opening up shop, so your good intentions, we appreciate them.” Sun Xinyue’s hands propped up her chin as she smiled.
“Don’t you want to look after Tangtang?” Su Xing asked.
“With a Papa like you, do we still need to worry? You had better set aside the quote for your Wives. En, that Lu Junyi is pretty good. Oh, right, shall we give you introductions to the Three Ruans and Shi Jin?4 They have not signed contracts, and we know where to find them.” Gu Tong said with interest.
Su Xing sighed: “Are you sure?”
“Exactly, since you can contract so many Sister, it can be deduced that Chao Gai will not let you go. You worry about yourself first.”
Seeing Gu Tong and the other six Star Generals already make their decision to not sign contracts, Su Xing had nothing he could say.
“Since this is so, I won’t insist.”
“You honestly are an understanding man. Such a Star Master…If there were more, that would be better…” Gu Tong faintly said.
But how could the environment fermented over Liangshan Continent’s thousand years of Star Duels be changed.
“Today is a happy day for Tangtang. Do not talk about these upsetting things. There is still one more bridal price, Su Xing, do you wish to pay it?” Gu Tong was stern, her eyes narrowed in happiness as she asked. Ever since she knew that Su Xing contracted multiple Stars and issued an invitation, the expression Female Tiger looked at Su Xing with was much warmer, unlike her conflict from the very beginning.
“There is another bridal price?” Su Xing smiled.
“Seven times the bridal price, add on there is only six of us Sisters, you have only paid six. Naturally, you are missing one.” Gu Tong pointed to each of the Sisters.
“Say it then.” Su Xing said.
“This bridal price is not ours. It is Tangtang’s.” Gu Tong said.
“Tangtang?” Su Xing looked at Bai Yutang. The girl was also at a loss.
“Tangtang’s Dark Rank Wine ‘Seemingly Drunk And Stupefied’5 is only missing the final brewing ingredient, however, we have no way to help her obtain it. To the extent that the Third Phase is already ending, we are still unable to let Tangtang brew the Seemingly Drunk And Stupefied. Since you are her Papa, it should be by rights that you help her?”
“What material is it.” Su Xing asked her.
“Baby’s Breath…”6 Gu Tong concisely named the material.
Tangtang’s wine brewing results were very powerful. This Dark Rank “Seemingly Drunk And Stupefied” could make Heavenly Stars use their corresponding Dark Ranks. There were no after effects, and it was for this reason these wine brewing materials were very hard to find. Now that Su Xing had ten Stars. If he could have the support of Tangtang’s wine brewing, he would be like a tiger that had grown wings. Just seeing this result, Su Xing made his decision.
However, this material was located in a dangerous zone. The Spring Breeze Drunken Rain Pavilion’s six Sisters could not do even by teaming up.
“Then I’ll go.” Su Xing smiled and said.
Before he left, Su Xing once again said with great care: “Gu Tong, I feel maybe you ought to move?” The Spring Breeze Drunken Rain Pavilion was so ostentatious, in this region known to everyone, now that the Third Phase already was nearing its end, the probability that the six Star Maidens of the Spring Breeze Drunken Rain Pavilion were not being eyed was zero. The Black Turtle Territory’s Devil Palaces were numerous, and recalling Great Sage Starkiller and Guan Ying, Su Xing was even more sick at heart. For this reason, he previously wanted to sign contracts with them.
“Starfall, what is there to be afraid of.” Gu Tong and the others scoffed at death.
To be able to open shop with great fanfare, they already made their psychological preparations.
“I mean this.” Su Xing did not want to see this sort of thing happen.
“There is no need for you to worry about us. We naturally have considerations. The Three Ruans that we just mentioned to you, we shall go there.” Gu Tong waved her hands.
The Three Ruans, huh. There was some friction between Su Xing and the Three Ruans, however, the influence of the Three Ruans was extensive. The Spring Breeze Drunken Rain Pavilion’s six Stars going there was not a bad choice.
“If you ever change your ideas, you can find me anytime.” Su Xing said.
“You truly are so maudlin. Are you my husband?” Gu Tong was powerless.
Su Xing smiled. He said to Tangtang: “Tangtang, let’s go.”
Bai Yutang was reluctant to part, looking to her Mama and Elder Sisters.
Then, Su Xing’s riding sword then flew into the heavens.
“Take good care of our daughter, you bastard of a man.” Gu Tong used a Lionness From Hedong Roars at the sky.
“They are gone.”
“Yes.”
“Mistress, could it be we are actually going to the Three Ruans?”
“What Su Xing said is logical. Now that Tangtang has been married to a man so defiant of the natural order, This Old Lady can finally be at ease. Do you wish to go.”
“Finding Shi Jin is not bad either. Great Saint Starkiller would not dare provoke her so easily.”
“In actuality, Mistress can sign a contract with Su Xing. You are Tangtang’s Mama, anyways…”
“Right, such a good man is hard to find in Liangshan Continent. Bailian is even wet…”
“You are lovestruck.”
“What, are you giving up on This Old Lady?” Gu Tong feigned anger.
“We will still rely on Mistress to feed us.”
The girls laughed.
“Alright, we ought to open shop for the day. Hmph…let us plan more and then see.”
“Hee, hee…”
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- Yeah, her math doesn’t add up. What I think Xinyue means is that if everyone signed two contracts, with a special person signing an additional third, the maximum limit would be fifteen Star Maidens. Or alternatively, Star Masters are being counted as part of the quota, so 6*2 plus someone with 2 contracts is equal to 15 ↩
- 武, meaning Wu Siyou’s surname. This one isn’t an SFX ↩
- I’m Batman. lol ↩
- 史進 ↩
- 如痴如醉 ↩
- 滿天星, an actual genus of plants ↩
Her math is fine 6*2+[1+(1*2)]=15. The gu poison twins actually count as a single contract. For example, were Lady Snake Scorpion a genius star master she could sign a third star general.
The twins are a weird exception among the 108 Ma8den Mountain Sisters in that they count as a single unit… but in the case of Lady Snake Scorpion could, in theory anyway, contract up to 2 more Star Generals for a total of 4 that count as 3.
The reason being is this.
Of the 4 known Contract types, the limits are actually between 1 – 3.
Typically, The Subjugation Contract(literally beating the Star General into submission) nets you only 1 Contract.
The 2nd Contract, The Promise Ceremony Contract, can Contract between 1 and 3 Star Generals. Typically the Star Master still only gets 1 and on rare occasions 2.
In the distant past Star Duels, there were a few cases of 3 Star Generals being contracted at once which did indeed include a case of the Xie twins plus one extra.
The 3rd type(Kiss Contract) and Song Jiang’s Uprising are blatant exceptions for two fundamentally different reasons.
The Kiss Contract is actually more of a loophole in the Star Duel Covenant system that has strict requirements and the highest bond strength between Star Master and Star General.
Uprising, however, is an Innate Skill. That means, that unlike the Kiss Contract, it’s not a legitimate Star Duel Covenant and is actually more like a pseudo Contract.
If you’re familiar with Fate/Stay Night, it’s kinda like how Matou Shinji could be Rider’s ‘Master’ when he’s not even a Mage and no actual Command Seals despite Sakura still being the real Master. Play Heaven’s Feel for more details.
The point is that the Uprising acts like a Contract type while being totally fake. The hint is in the almost Starfall back in the Buddha Kingdom despite Qingci having a Star Nest.
The only thing they have in common is the lack of an actual limit to the number 9f Contracts you can sign.
Su Xing is further an exception as he’s from another world separate ftom Liangshan Continent or the Star World.
Great catch with the Gu Poison twins but I have no idea what you’re doing with that math. If you are counting all Star Masters (excluding the one with the twins) having 2 Star Maidens when she specifically said “Each Star Master contracts one Star Maiden. Add on a single special double contract” then her story is wrong because two is not one.
If you are including the Star Masters then following your example, it should be (6*2) + (1*4) = 16 which checks out because Su Xing is a Star Master so 15 + 1 = 16 (I feel like everyone forgot this fact for some reason). This however has such as weirdly specific requirement (the twins), added onto the fact that she didn’t even bother to bring them up at all makes it seem more like a mistake was made somewhere.
I did not include star masters in my count because then how does it work for star maidens without a contract? Without further information I can only assume scattered stars count as their own contractor or they may not even be included in the equation . I used the math based on the knowledge that most star maidens and cultivators had access to. Up to this point the common knowledge is the max limit is two contracts with the twins counting as one contract. While Lyner is correct in how things actually work, that is knowledge we as readers and a select few certain characters who wouldn’t share that information have. The sisters made their calculation based on that common knowledge. They are unaware that all of Su Xing’s star generals are kiss contracts with one possible exception (Yan Yizen’s contract type has been left ambiguous so far) and the rules don’t really apply to Su Xing as far as I can tell because he is an otherworlder.
For all I know the Seven Star Assembly actually refers to the number of star masters (and possibly scattered stars) allowed. Not that the math will likely matter in the long run.
Thanks for the chapter Schwarze_Kreuz! If Starkiller does show up maybe they can beat him in a 6 v 1.
Guan Ying is a Heavenly Star and those 6 are Earthly Stars.
Remember Gongsun Huang?
She singlehandedly stomped them all into the ground while holding back.
Guan Ying is a Five Tiger General top tier Martial Force Complete Star General who specializes in raw beatdown power.
She’d DESTROY them all as easily as breathing.
Yeah…
The 5th Phase, or ‘Seven Stars Assembly’, leaves things kinda ambiguous.
Recall the same th Star Duels.
The 8th Wu Song and 8th Lin Chong were uncontracted and NOT part of an Uprising.
They entered the last Phase and killed EVERYBODY else….
And I think Yingmei mentioned that Contractors are not actually required to make it to the last phase, only that there had to be a set number of Contracts to ‘open the door’ so to speak.
The only thing that we could guess for sure, based on the phase’s title, is that there might be a limit on the number of allowed Star Masters or that it might be the ideal outcome to have 7 show up for whatever reason.
Well…
We can guess who 5 of them are already…
But, I honestly thin that more than 7 Star Masters will make it to the last phase… and at least 2 of them have double contracts.
Thanks for doing this chapter!☺
Thanks for the chapter!
Sigh, they will die. Most of them if not all will probably die.
And I bet it is that so called saint starkiller, and that would be kind of horrible. Because then they will die in horrible pain and be refined with that devil star… I hope I am wrong, if they die, let it be by someone else