Chapter 22: The First Collaboration

  This is the dueling arena, a large open-air venue, with a circular stage in the center. Many onlookers are standing around, cheering and shouting. We were still at the outer edge when a sharp male voice announced: "Next up, we have our next challenger, Challenger: Cyclone Black Technique Three Witches, Defender: Wild Ghost." This was followed by another round of screams.

  "What's this, you lost last time and now you're looking for help?" The wild ghost said in a cold tone.

  "Last time, I was careless and lost to you. Today, I've brought my brother to show you what's what. Let's bet all our points, the loser will never set foot in Dream City again. How about it?" The speaker is a rough and arrogant young man.

  "Whatever." By this time, Yin Yue and I had already reached the front. I took a look at those three demons - what was going on? They were all clearly in their mature phase, although the blue gemstone wasn't very deep in color, they were probably all around 700 or 800 years old. Wasn't this just bullying the weak with brute strength?

  "You, okay, I'll give you credit. I won't make it difficult for you now, so take some time to find two helpers, and we'll be fair." The speaker was a black gibbon demon, who seemed quite pleased with himself. However, the murmurs from below were all disapproving sighs, and everyone could see that it wasn't fair at all.

  "This isn't obviously just being unreasonable, it's too much." I said to Gingetsu.

  "A duel is a situation where both parties agree, and fairness doesn't exist at all. This black gorilla who's speaking also knows that the last time Yegui came here, his first match was against him. He underestimated Yegui because he didn't look big, and before even a minute had passed, he was beaten down." Yin Yue's tone was full of disdain.

  "What? Can't find anyone to help you? Don't say that I, your brother, didn't give you a chance, haha!" The giant ape laughed wildly, as if he had already won.

  "Senpai, you won't really just watch as Koi-senpai gets taken advantage of, will you?" I knew that Gingetsu would definitely have a way to deal with this - he's the prince, after all.

  "Do you want me to step in and stop this duel?"

  "No way, Wild Ghost senior will definitely not agree." Although I don't understand him, I also know his personality, which is quite arrogant.

  "I have a way." Yin Yue Xue Chang looked at me with a smile, but why did I feel so awkward, as if I was going to be sold...

  "Here, we two and the Wild Ghosts are a team." Yin Yue suddenly raised her voice.

  "Senpai, you're not joking, are you? We're still so young, there's no way we can help out with that." I said quietly, looking down.

  Yin Yue seemed not to have heard me, and pulled me onto the stage. "What's wrong?" Yin Yue looked at those three demons who didn't respond, and spoke again.

  The stunned black gorilla reflected back, immediately nodding and saying: "Good good good, it's just you guys, haha haha haha, not afraid to die there are still many, and two little furballs, and one that has just taken shape, haha haha haha." Seeing the gorilla almost laugh to tears, it seems he doesn't know who Silver Moon is at all. The one he said that has just taken shape must be me, only my ruby color is quite light, a bit pale pink. As for Ghost Academy's seniors, they have already approached deep red, and don't even look at how long I've been in the underworld, really.

  The senior looked at me and said, "You can go down now." His voice was still as cold as ever, without any ups or downs.

  I know he meant well, but I've made up my mind. I want to be brave and can't always be so timid. Isn't it said that without tempering, one won't grow? It's under this kind of pressure that there's a possibility of breaking through oneself. I shook my head "No."

  The ghostly scholar seemed somewhat surprised, but he said nothing more, turned around, and looked at the black gorilla saying: "Then let's begin."

  "The game is starting," said the referee and then went down from the stage.

  "Come on, little demons." The black gorilla began to release his soul energy. Beside him were a man and a woman. The man was small in stature, originally a monkey. The woman was slender and tall, originally a black crane. It seemed that their combination was indeed not bad.

  But aren't they adults? How come their levels are only at the Lingzong stage, the great ape is at the middle stage, the monkey is at the initial stage, and only that crane is at a high stage. It seems to be somewhat different from what I imagined. In fact, it's just that I didn't know, not everyone has talent like those I've come into contact with. The strength of these three demons is actually pretty good for this stage outside.

  We've also started releasing our soul energy, Yin Yue and Gui Xue Sheng are both dark gold, they're already high-ranking members of the Nether Sect. It seems like I'm the only one who's redundant, just a warrior in the advanced stage, deep blue. Those three black demons were stunned again.

  Only they themselves knew that in fact, their hearts had cooled down a bit. This group of younger generation wasn't made up of freaks, was it? The one who had just formed was already at the high-level warrior stage. No matter what, this time they couldn't lose again. Even if their innate abilities were higher, they were still far inferior to us. So, there were only two opponents left.

  "King Kong Fist." The black gorilla's punch went straight for the Wild Ghost.

  "Go, Crystal Sword." The black crane had already flown into the air and was attacking the silver moon.

  "Your opponent is me, surrounded by my duplicates." The monkey flashed over at high speed and split into 8 identical monkey demons. In a hurry, I activated "Defense, Golden Thread Robe".

  At this time, the wild ghost launched "Heavenly Axe, Break!" The unremarkable giant axe suddenly grew and enlarged again, effortlessly breaking through the opponent's move.

  "Moon Devil Arrow, go!" On the side, Silver Moon shot an arrow at Black Crane, and their energies collided in mid-air, exploding.

  "Evil spirit true form, go, Xuan Yu sword." A two-meter-tall black crane appeared in its true form on the stage.

  Yin Yue seemed to have no intention of summoning a demon, looking at Hei He's attack with disdain. "Moon Demon Sound, Explode." Hei He was shaken down by this powerful blow. "Do you want to come again? I won't kill the female demon." Yin Yue actually only used some simple skills of his weapon, and even his own six elements didn't move at all, it was too terrifying. And that wild ghost over there was the same, just who understood the giant axe in their hand. How strong were they!

  "Heihe's face was shocked,"Impossible,you're strong,but you're on the same level as me,how can it be so fast,why?"

  "It's simple, your opponent is me, you're no match." Yin Yue said disdainfully. The reason why the ghost tribe is powerful in the underworld is not just because of their numbers, but because of their inherent superiority. For example, ghosts can tame magic beasts, but demons can't. They can only rely on cultivation, but a powerful demon is also a formidable existence. Such a true form is something that even ghosts can't match, otherwise, ghosts wouldn't be able to subdue magic beasts and merge with them as one.

  On the other side, the black gorilla's body shone with a golden light, and many terrifying muscles appeared. The cage was torn apart by him. As soon as he came out, the wild ghost attacked again, "Gorilla, you're so annoying that I want to kill you." A seven-colored flower appeared in the palm of the wild ghost, with elegant movements, like a magician's hand, gently stroking the petals, and a wisp of black smoke floated by.

  "Huh? Defense is still quite strong?" I was still entangled with that monkey, and he didn't rush to break the protection of the Golden Thread Robe. However, if this continues, my soul energy won't be able to hold on for much longer. I blew the Bone Flute "Wings of Wind" again, but that monkey's speed was too fast, and I couldn't even hit him.

  "It's useless, it's useless, I won't play with you anymore, go down!" The monkey put away its indifferent face. What happened? I looked around and found that the upperclassmen had already won, this is the difference.

  "Focus your spirit, remember, the pure sound of the second layer, meteor umbrella." It was Yu's voice, just in time, and I suddenly felt my body become much lighter.

  "Alright, just you, Meteor Umbrella." Jin Lianyi disappeared, and only I could see it. An invisible umbrella appeared above my head, and in a few flashes, I was already beside the monkey. The Bone Flute "Wings of Wind" struck the monkey, apparently, he had let his guard down. At the moment Jin Lianyi disappeared, I began to hide and accelerated my speed. Before he could react, I started attacking. Now it's too late even if he knows. Although I'm lower in level than him, this time he was completely defenseless. Moreover, now it's three against one, and he's injured, so there's no need to continue the fight.

  "I give up," said the monkey looking at us.

  "Older brother, wake up! Old third, come quickly!" At this time, the sharp cry of a black crane was heard. The monkey hurriedly ran over, and I also looked in that direction. That black ape was surrounded by a layer of black smoke, poisoned?

  The monkey's face was filled with anger as he glared at the wild ghost and said, "Give me the antidote."

  "No." The wild ghost replied coldly.

  "I'm going all out against you!"

  "Hmph, you're overestimating yourself, come on."

  "No, Gui Xue Chang, why don't you just give them the antidote? It's not easy to stay alive, is it?" I stood between Ye Guizi and the monkey, earlier the monkey didn't intend to hurt me at all, he just wanted to get me off his back, he wasn't bad at all.

  The wild ghost stared at me and didn't say a word, I was very scared, what if he got angry and beat me together with him, I had already seen him clenching his fists tightly.

  "Stop messing around, Xi Meng, let go. The wild ghost indeed has no antidote, to detoxify him would require wasting a level of his soul energy, you don't know how difficult cultivation is." Yin Yue said to me. I had nothing to say.

  "Boss, we agreed to conquer the world together, you can't abandon me. You promised me that after becoming the Demon Lord, you would marry me, didn't you say you'd protect me? Wake up!" Hei Yue was shouting hoarsely there, "Then I'll go with you too, wait for me, boss."

  I couldn't bear it anymore, I walked over and said "Let me help him detoxify."

  The black crane looked at me incredulously, I squatted down beside her and said: "I'm not sure if it's possible, because my strength is still not strong enough. If you believe in me, let me try, okay?"

  The black crane hesitated for a moment, one hand holding the black gibbon, and the other hand suddenly pushed me: "Get out of here, if it weren't for you guys, I wouldn't be like this either. Don't pretend to be kind." I was pushed to the ground, but I wasn't angry at all.

  "It's okay, Ximeng." Yin Yue walked over and pulled me up with her hand.

  "It's nothing." I shook my head and continued to say to Heihe, "You're really weak, without even a glimmer of hope. Do you truly love him? Are you willing to die for him? If I can save him, it would be as if you killed him."

  "She's right, let her try, Heihe," said the monkey.

  The black crane looked at me and nodded. I smiled at her and said, "Trust me." She put the black gibbon on the ground.

  Isn't the Pure Sound supposed to have a purifying property? I always feel that the wild ghost has too much killing energy on his body, and the dark power is too heavy. His poison should be corrosive. Maybe by purifying those dark breaths, it can be done. I activated the Pure Sound and placed my hand on the black gorilla's body, transmitting the energy of the Pure Sound into his body through circulation. After all, he is a demon and cannot withstand the power of the divine realm. Using my body as a transfer station will do.

  All the demons and ghosts present were stunned, shocked again and again, no one knew what the white aura on the girl's body was, although it was very short-lived, but they did feel a sacred aura that didn't belong here.

  The black aura on the gorilla's body is getting lighter and lighter, and it's slowly recovering. I withdrew my hand, and now it should be detoxified. The gorilla moved, he slowly opened his eyes, looked at the black crane holding him, and his face turned red as he whispered: "What's this for, little crane?"

  The black crane laughed, the monkey laughed, and I also laughed. It's great to be alive, isn't it? The soul energy in my body couldn't hold on any longer, and with a darkening of my vision, I fell backwards. Looking at Silver Moon who caught me in surprise, I weakly said: "It's nothing, just a bit tired, sorry to trouble you, senior." Then I lost all sensation.

  Everyone dispersed, leaving only Ye Gui standing on the spot with a thoughtful expression.