Esper X Family – Chapter 681 – When the Family Shines as Stars

Translator Note

Title is a parody of the film “When the Stars Shine” directed by Zhang Disha that just released on June 20 this year.

Don’t ask why the little ones from the Magical Girl Alliance could wield their powers with such proficiency, even employing advanced techniques like mental power manipulation with remarkable skill.

The answer is that they’ve drilled it all in the painting world.

To truly showcase the stats and charm of magical girls, they weren’t just putting on a half-hearted act. Instead, they diligently developed their own abilities, laying a solid foundation under the guidance of mysterious experts like Sen Tong and Yi Ling.

To merely strike a pose, recite a few lines, and then let Sen Tong add some special effects in post-production would be an insult to the very profession of “magical girl”!

At the very least, Mo Qiuli held herself to an extremely high standard, leading by example with her hard work.

She had stolen the spotlight in the last Bluestar Defense Battle, igniting the “magical girl” craze and creating a brilliant moment for the industry.

But this time, it was the second large-scale combat operation since the Bluestar Defense Battle, and the final showdown broadcast to the entire world.

Mo Qiuli was absolutely determined not to let her radiance dim compared to last time just because she was far from Mercury.

Although she possessed the power of bonds shared by Ye Yao, that alone was far from enough!

The two Mo Qiulis exchanged glances, seemingly sensing each other’s thoughts through an unspoken understanding.

“I am Mercury, and Mercury is me.”

A powerful will, accompanied by a vast amount of mental power, coalesced around them.

How could a magical girl not have the power of will?

Since there was no Mercury available, they themselves would become Mercury!

And with two Mo Qiulis, that meant they were each other’s Mercury!

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“”Advanced Magic – Imaginary Morning Star!””

With the combined efforts of the two Mo Qiulis, a familiar projection of Mercury materialized once more, different from the previous Bluestar Defense Battle.

This time, it was a normal celestial body in terms of scale, fitting perfectly into the space scene without any sense of incongruity!

No. In fact, it was even more enormous than the actual Mercury in the Solar System, nearly rivaling Jupiter in size!

And this behemoth that had suddenly appeared shoved the densely packed Vengeful Spirits aside, almost completely filling the live broadcast screen!

Logically speaking, Ye Yao’s【Assist】only fissioned the family members’ mental power attribute, essentially raising their baseline without providing any mechanical enhancements.

Some abilities might have been restricted by their stats, preventing them from achieving their full potential.

But once the stats were patched up, new potential could very well be unlocked!

And now, with the help of their intense will and boosted stats, the two Mo Qiulis had finally successfully developed their second-stage exclusive form skill!

They became the third cheaters, joining Lou Wei and Fu Qi!

The mental power amplification from “Imaginary Morning Star” even surpassed the initial stats granted by Ye Yao, instantly breaking through tens of millions!

Confident smiles reappeared on the faces of the two Mo Qiulis.

“Come on! The real show is just beginning — Morning Star Judgment!”

“Taste the power of custom-made Mercury!”

The exceptional plasticity of Mo Qiuli’s ability began to shine.

Countless cerulean beams intertwined in space, weaving what seemed like the glory of magical girls, even casually kicking aside the highest-tier Vengeful Spirits along the way.

Without any special attention from Ye Yao, the two Mo Qiulis had already become absolute stat monsters!

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“As expected of one of the founders of the Magical Girl Alliance, Little Mo is truly impressive.”

Ye Yao, who was monitoring the battlefield from every angle, looked on with pride.

It felt like seeing her own child showing great achievements.

Although the extra mental power did add some burden to Ye Yao, who had activated her “Shared Hardship” skill.

But she didn’t care!

She could just burn some attribute points, paying a small price to take on the significant risk of giving her family members power-ups.

Besides, attribute points would probably overflow in the end anyway.

Attribute points should be used freely at times like this. Otherwise, what was the point of hoarding them?

In other words, as long as Ye Yao didn’t lose her mind, her family members bearing the enormous mental power wouldn’t easily lose theirs either.

When it came to being a “Demon King Escort”, Ye Yao was a true professional!

Ye Yao then shifted her attention elsewhere.

Sequence Zero was slaughtering left and right!

Scanning the entire battlefield, one could no longer spot Standard Mu Luo nor Parallel Mu Luo with the naked eye.

If it weren’t for Ye Yao’s perception effectively acting like x-ray hack, she might have thought that the two Old Mus had deserted.

Even the two Sen Tongs couldn’t get a close-up shot of them.

Only Ye Yao knew that they had long activated their exclusive form skill,【Dark Abyss Form】, and merged into the darkness of the cosmos, making them effectively omnipresent!

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She could even detect large swathes of weaker Vengeful Spirits mysteriously disappearing.

Like hapless protagonists of a horror film being picked off, completely unaware of how they were vanishing.

Ye Yao could “see” it all clearly.

Merged with the cosmos’s darkness, the two Mu Luos were no longer just the wriggly weaklings of Bluestar.

They had transformed into something indescribable, devouring matter throughout the universe!

Invisible and barely perceptible; looking at them felt like staring into an abyss. Even the Vengeful Spirits being devoured had no idea how they were caught.

“Busy, busy is good! Eat up, eat plenty! If you get indigestion, come to me for medicine.”

Ye Yao shifted her gaze and spotted two figures that stood out from the rest.

While everyone else was locked in fierce battle using area-of-effect and flashy skills, only these two figures, with blades in hand, darted across the battlefield like cold flashes of light. Their attack style was simple and unadorned; just clean, honest chops!

But despite its simplicity, each swing dealt devastating critical damage.

While everyone else struggled to whittle down Vengeful Spirits through the heavy damage reduction, Standard Gu and Parallel Gu could already use their【Judgment Form】to deal bonus damage, effectively bypassing that high damage reduction!

Their kill efficiency was absurdly high!

Although their AoE skills weren’t as effective here, at least they killed fast!

And if they killed fast enough, that counted as AoE damage!

“Old Gu is as reliable as ever.”

Now, what about our muscle-bound duo?

Ye Yao focused her gaze.

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They’re starting up!

With the circulating power of the two Wu Mis granting everyone a self-sustaining, lossless mental power cycle, the excess energy on the battlefield was being continuously absorbed by Yu Jin’s 【War-Ending Form】.

Even the circulation force itself became an endless source of starting capital.

One could say that the Yu Jin pair gave Ye Yao the least cause for concern.

That was because they didn’t have to endure the burden of high mental power, and pure physical stats didn’t produce severe side effects.

In theory, Ye Yao could fission Yu Jin’s attributes without reservation.

But the problem was that such a massive stat increase might make it impossible for Yu Jin to adjust in time.

If they miscalculated their output, they might accidentally punch through the entire star system, or worse, turn everyone into a fine red mist.

To play it safe, Ye Yao had to control the rate of attribute fission, giving the two Yu Jins a bit of time to start up.

And clearly, under the influence of multiple factors, they had successfully started up in time.

Yu Jin reached out and lunged forward, grabbing hold of something. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the shattered fabric of space itself!

They had manually torn through space to find a solid leverage point in the void!

If it weren’t for the dual Fu Qis’ passive ability reinforcing spatial stability, they might have shattered the heavens in an instant!

Then the two men, who now towered at over a dozen meters tall, instantly lunged forward, their fists crashing into the nearest Vengeful Spirit.

The next moment.

The high mental power damage reduction proved utterly useless as the Vengeful Spirit exploded into ash in an instant!