Chapter Thirty: Turning Defeat into Victory

  "Listen, you two will be standing behind us in a moment." Before going on stage, that arrogant male ghost whispered a sentence to our girl and then walked towards the stage.

  This guy is still salvageable.

  "The final team fight has begun."

  "I think you should just admit defeat directly." The opponent was Feng Huang Academy, ranked sixth. All the students were girls, and looking at the girl in front of me who was smiling brightly, I also smiled.

  "What? Scared? Look at you guys, five of you and three are injured. Do you still want to compete?" Another girl of medium height said.

  "Cut the crap, let's get started." a male student on our side shouted angrily.

  "Hmph, let's see then." After saying that, the other party released their soul aura. Indeed, all five of them were high-level dead soldiers. We also started releasing our soul aura here, except for the girl who was a mid-level dead soldier and could assist, the other three were also high-level dead soldiers, so the deep blue color on me was particularly eye-catching. I saw the surprise of all the students present, and even the surprise of the leaders on the highest viewing platform. Langda Grandfather smiled at me, and even the Third Elder nodded slightly.

  "This is impossible, how could you——" The other person looked at me in disbelief.

  "There's nothing that's completely impossible. Take this, Wings of Wind." I launched the attack first, which was best in this unexpected situation. As expected, the wind swept past and they sat on the ground, with only one quickly opening a defense. Alright, I won't give you a chance to counterattack, "Water Shield, go!" This move consumes a lot of my soul power, but it's worth it if it ends the match in this round. I want to prove that the Dou Huang Silver Palace is the existence of the strong!

  "Dou Huang Yin Dian Sheng." With the host's voice, I left the venue. So we passed with fourth place strength.

  "You've done a great job, Xi Meng." Nian came over to me at the first moment, and it was clear that she was also very happy.

  "It's just that I showed off my skills this time, and it won't be so easy next time."

  "You're always like this, so calm and composed. Seeing you like this makes me feel at ease," Nian said to me with a sigh of relief.

  "Right, Nian sister. I feel like I'm about to break through the Warrior level and enter the Ming Master level." I've been stuck at the Warrior level bottleneck for a while now, and I felt like I was going to break through as soon as the competition started.

  "Xi Meng, you're probably the most talented student I've ever seen, it's unbelievable. Alright, go back and meditate for now. Before the next match, I'll notify you again. If you break through, then our chances of winning will be much greater."

  "Alright, I'll go first." I turned around and headed towards the dormitory.

  The road was very quiet, not a shadow in sight. I reckon all the teachers and students had gone to the playground, no one would be unwilling to watch the match. I walked slowly, after leaving the human world, I have been living very tightly, there are no such subjects here but also make my head ache, for a long time, I haven't slowed down like this to notice the scenery around me, maybe it's not the right time now, but I feel a bit suffocated, what is all this for? I am so weak and small, those great virtues are really far away from me.

  "Xi Meng, what are you doing here?" I was startled and turned around to find that it was actually Yin Yue senior.

  "What's wrong? You look distracted." Yin Yue looked at me with some confusion.

  "Senior, you said we live for what and why we live?" I didn't feel the excitement of winning the competition, but instead felt a bit confused.

  "Your performance just now was outstanding, you're the most talented girl I've ever seen. With your level, as long as you persist, you don't need to worry about anything else. This isn't the time to think too much, ah, you..." Yin Yue seemed like he still had something to say, and I looked at him, hesitant to speak."

  "A human coming to the underworld is still quite uncomfortable, but I don't want to see you like this now, Xi Meng, I, Yin Yue, will always be by your side." Yin Yue suddenly hugged me.

  I was stunned and being held by Yin Yue. Is this a confession? I came to my senses and tried to struggle free from his grasp.

  "Haha, scared you?" Yin Yue let go of me.

  I didn't know what to say and the surroundings fell silent again. After a while, I arrived at the dormitory, but I still should have said something.

  "Senior, how did you know I'm human?"

  "Anyway, just know that, don't ask, I don't want to lie to you, I'll tell you later." Yin Yue said this with a somewhat complicated expression, it seems that things will never be as simple as we imagine.

  "I'll go in first then, upperclassman." I turned around.

  "Xi Meng, will you... stay behind?" Yin Yue's voice trailed off again, until it became very soft.

  I paused for a moment, "No, it's still the question I asked you at first, I don't live for myself, I live for... responsibility." After saying that, I walked in on my own, suddenly feeling a sense of clarity. I found the feeling from before again, yes, responsibility, and I still have an unfulfilled mission. I don't know why Silver Moon said those things to me today, it seems like he's hiding many secrets I don't know about. As for my feelings towards him, it should be respect, I've always admired him greatly.

  In short, I'm still grateful for his appearance, no matter what the purpose is. At least now I can calm down and focus on my cultivation. I sat quietly on the bed, casting aside all distractions, and began to meditate. I felt a growing heat inside me, and the soul energy gathering more and more, as if it was about to explode. This level shouldn't be so painful, what's going on? The blue orb inside me had already cracked, and after a long time, it finally burst open. As it reformed again, a brand new light gray orb appeared, but I still didn't feel well. That tearing sensation, the separation of flesh and bone, was almost unbearable. Then, a strong evil energy surged out, filling my body with black air, making my spirit extremely agitated. Just when I thought I would explode and die, the Pure Sound saved me again, absorbing all the black air into itself. As it rotated, the purified black air seemed to become docile, covering the surface of the gray orb. Finally, everything inside me returned to normal.

  I stood up, and unexpectedly my body had undergone many great changes, seemingly becoming lighter, and all skills had greatly improved. If only the prisoner was still by my side, I really have a lot of questions to ask him.

  "Master, master, I'm awake." Suddenly, a soft voice came out of Xiaofen.

  "Xiao Fen, come out." Looking at Xiao Fen in front of me, I was really happy, and it was just the right time to wake up. Xiao Fen seemed to be still the same size, but somehow looked a bit different.

  "Master, look at me, I've leveled up again, now I'm on level two, hehe."

  "My goodness, they all think I'm a monster, but it turns out you're the real little monster." I said helplessly, looking at the blue star on Xiaofen's forehead.

  "Alright, master. If it were just my own strength, I wouldn't have leveled up this quickly. It's mainly because of you, after all, the evolution of our contracted beasts relies on your strength and absorbing the energy within your body. Although I was in a dormant state for a while, I felt another power emerging from within you." Xiao Fen's expression turned serious.

  "Come out, Jiū Mèi." I didn't respond to Xiaofen.

  Jiū méi appeared beside me as silently as a ghost, Xiao Fen's intelligence is very high, and I've always treated it as my friend, this time it was necessary to let them meet.

  "Master, what is this? How can you still have a fully grown magical beast?! No way, your abilities are impossible! I'm going to faint!" Little Pink was tangled up and turning around in circles.

  "He is a demon sealed with me, not my magical beast." I said, and Xiao Fen looked at Jiu Mei and me in incredulity.

  "Master, how can you possibly defeat a demon seal so much stronger than you? Don't you know——"

  "Your words are too much, little bug." Jiū Mèi's voice was inherently seductive, just like his appearance. Xiao Fen was stunned for a moment and closed her mouth, hiding behind me.

  "Xiao Fen, Jiu Mei is very good, don't worry, I will remove the seal with him later." As he said this, Jiu Mei frowned and leaned in to whisper, "The seal can only be removed when one of us dies."

  "What did you say?" I didn't quite catch it.

  "Nothing, did you come looking for me for something?" Jiuyi's expression returned to normal, very charming.

  "I just entered the first level of Mingzong, but I found that there's something abnormal in my body. You are all from the underworld, I think you should have felt that kind of evil spirit too, what is it?"

  "Yes, master. The energy I was talking about is this one. It seems to be repelling the original energy within you, and it's still weak for now, but once it grows stronger, who knows if the original energy can suppress it."

  "The worm is right, this is what I'm worried about. As your soul power increases, they might become incompatible, one being the brightest thing and the other being the darkest thing. I fear you will... explode to death." Jiū Méi looked at me with a heavy gaze.

  "What are you talking about? The master is the most powerful, and I'm not some insect, I'm a butterfly!" Little Pink's face turned red with anger.

  I didn't pay attention, and Nian won't harm me, she probably doesn't know either. It seems I still need to investigate the origin of this book as soon as possible. I'll find time to ask Nian about it anyway.

  "Xi Meng, you'd better not tell anyone for now. We're still unclear about the origin of that score. Sometimes, caution is necessary and no one can be trusted at times. Remember, this is the way to survive in the underworld." Ji Miao's eyes were sincere, I could tell he was genuinely concerned for me.

  "I know, but what if no one believes me? Wouldn't that be very lonely?" I stared at him somewhat absent-mindedly, didn't he trust me completely?

  "And besides, you just used 'we', didn't you?" Thinking of this, I smiled at Jiu Mei, he must have considered me as one of his own.

  "I——" Jiū Mèi was about to say, but stopped. After a while, he smiled at me and said, "I've already found the location of the Wanmo Cave, I have to go there for a trip. I'll leave first, if there's an emergency, call me again, and I'll come back to tell you." After finishing speaking, he disappeared.

  "He's a strange guy, I hope he'll never hurt you, Master." Xiaofei finally said with relief.

  "He won't be able to make it, okay? Let's take a good rest now while we still can. The next match is about to start."