Chapter 611: 611 Birthday Banquet
What is known as Dragon Transformation is a combat ability, unlike the minor physical improvements from ordinary ‘Half-dragon Transformation’. The Dragon Transformation ability is usually exclusive to Dragon Scions, causing their physical characteristics to change extensively towards those of dragons, significantly enhancing their physical fitness for a short period, and with a chance to activate the dragon spirit power corresponding to their bloodline.
Normally, Dragon Transformation is exclusive to Dragon Scions. However, there are always exceptions. For example, Freya, despite her bloodline not reaching the Dragon King level, once accidentally consumed a small piece of an Origin Egg Fragment and unexpectedly gained the Dragon Transformation ability. Because of this, even though Freya’s spirit pressure isn’t high, she can generally stand her ground against anyone not a Venerable.
However, this ability is very unstable. Once entering an Overdragon state, it’s easy to lose control and become a killing machine. In extreme cases, even Venerable First Realm experts might not be a match for her. But compared to its powerful positive effects, this side effect is negligible.
Ye Li Dongjun has been trying for years to research a ‘Non-Dragon Scion Dragon Transformation Serum’ using Freya’s blood but has not succeeded. Fortunately, he has finally found the Dragon Cultivation Fruit he’s been searching for all these years. With the competition for the Sumeru Throne imminent, he needs to increase his strength rapidly. He has no patience to wait any longer and plans to directly acquire the Dragon Transformation ability through dual cultivation using the Dragon Cultivation Fruit! And once Leya consumes the Dragon Cultivation Fruit, if he dual cultivates with her, he will have a high probability of gaining the Dragon Transformation ability. As for whether Leya is willing—
The youth with heterochromatic eyes looked out at the stormy, thunderous view outside the window. Freya’s father, Shang Jue Pillar State, has already agreed to this plan. “Little Ya, I hope you won’t blame me.”
“Mr. Dong Jun, this is the guest list for your birthday banquet tomorrow night,” Jian Xin handed the booklet to the young man in the wheelchair and said indifferently, “I have already screened it, and there are no issues.”
Ye Li Dongjun casually glanced at it before handing it back, “You handle it entirely.” In fact, he and Leya share the same birthday, and this banquet is his way of making up for the regret of their wedding that year. Once the banquet is over, the final ritual for that imperfect wedding can be completed.
“Leya, you are this Lord’s wife. After letting you be for so many years, it’s time for you to settle down,” Jian Xin glanced at the faint smile on the corner of the heterochromatic-eyed youth’s lips and silently took back the list. According to the plan, during the birthday banquet, Madam will pretend to be drugged and then have a fake union with Xia Feng, to be seen by Mr. Dong Jun. Hopefully, there won’t be any accidents.
“Additionally, there is one more thing,” Jian Xin flipped through the documents in her hand again and looked up, saying indifferently, “Sir, the God Relic found in Feng Jiany’s Laboratory No. 8 not long ago has been stolen.”
“Stolen?”
“Here is a photo of the suspect.” Ye Li Dongjun glanced at it. The photo showed a mysterious man wearing a Big Face Cat mask, wrapped in a grey robe, wielding dual pistols as he streaked through the air.
“I recall that Laboratory No. 8 housed an Epic-grade God Relic, right?”
“Yes, Sir.” Ye Li Dongjun couldn’t help but frown. He’s been quite unlucky lately, not only failing to obtain the Sumeru King Order but also losing an Epic-grade God Relic. “Never mind, we don’t need to bother with this person for now. We’ll deal with it after my Dragon Transformation plan tomorrow.” Ye Li Dongjun shook his head and handed the Dragon Cultivation Fruit to Jian Xin, “Take advantage of Leya’s current distracted state and low vigilance, and secretly have her consume it.”
“Understood,” Jian Xin nodded. Just as she took the box containing the Dragon Cultivation Fruit, a world-shattering thunderclap boomed through the sky, causing the entire room to tremble. Everyone looked towards the window in confusion. They saw the eastern horizon covered by dark clouds, with lightning like purple electric dragons roaring across the heavens. The entire Sky Fortress, or rather, the entire Li Tian City and the surrounding sea, was shaking violently, with waves overturning and tornadoes howling. It was like the end of the world.
“This is…” the youth with heterochromatic eyes exclaimed in surprise, “Heavenly Dao Divine Thunder?”
“It seems an S-grade spirit artifact owner is becoming a Venerable in the direction of Tai Qin Sea,” Jian Xin said with a hint of doubt in her beautiful eyes, “But the celestial phenomenon caused by becoming a Venerable is a bit excessive.”
The young man in the wheelchair tapped his knuckles on the armrest, his heterochromatic eyes narrowing, “The direction those two rats who stole the Sumeru King Order fled was east, right?”
“Southeast,” Jian Xin nodded. “Immediately seal off Tai Qin Sea and find those two rats to kill them.”
“Yes.” Behind them, several close guards cupped their fists and said in a deep voice, then vanished on the spot.
***
Xia Feng and Mu Qingtong were unaware of the magnitude of the celestial anomaly caused by their simultaneous ascension to Venerable, nor how many mysterious existences were now paying attention to them. All they knew was that they had to run. After becoming a Venerable First Realm expert and learning the legendary A-class Spirit Base Infant Transformation, Xia Feng walked out of the laboratory and exchanged a glance with the black-dressed woman who had just stood up. Without a word, Xia Feng recalled the Refining God Tower and stored the oval laboratory, which had detached from the seabed, into the Nascent Ten Space. The two of them rushed towards the sea surface at high speed.
The sea surface was gradually calming down. The dark clouds and lightning in the sky had long since dispersed, leaving a clear night sky with a bright moon and stars. The two minutes and eight seconds it took them to become Venerable was enough time for Ye Li Dongjun to react and dispatch troops to completely blockade the area. If they didn’t run now, they would truly be trapped with no escape.
With time constraints, the two did not exchange many words. They cast spells to enhance their speed and dashed across the sea surface like missiles. As expected, just as they were approaching the coast, a massive fleet of nearly a hundred warships appeared in the distant sky, blocking out the sun. Xia Feng, holding Mu Qingtong, entered the Holy Knight Space and, within seconds, arrived outside the city, disappearing into the bustling skyscrapers and emerging from a deserted alley. Xia Feng looked up; the fleet had only just reached the sky above the coastline.
“That was close,” he breathed a sigh of relief. The black-dressed woman, however, showed no concern about being discovered. Instead, she tilted her head and quietly stared at Xia Feng, asking in a clear voice, “Mr. Xia, did you complete your promotion in two minutes and eight seconds, or two minutes and nine seconds?”
*You’re actually competing with me on this?* Xia Feng smiled faintly, “Miss Mu, to be honest, I succeeded in two minutes and seven seconds. The extra second was spent waiting for you.”
“…” *Really, he’s back to his annoying self and looking for a beating.* Mu Qingtong suppressed the urge to stomp on Xia Feng’s face and nodded thoughtfully, her beautiful eyes narrowing. *It seems she also took two minutes and eight seconds.*
“Ding ding~” At this moment, Xia Feng felt the pocket watch hanging on his chest vibrate. He took it down in confusion. This was the communication device Teacher Freya gave him before they parted ways, a Profound Azure-grade God Relic. Opening the pocket watch, specks of spirit light floated out and condensed into the figure of a mature woman with wine-red hair not far away. She was wearing a loose martial arts uniform, with a Dragon Tattoo long saber at her waist, her cold and beautiful aura exuding a killing intent. It was Teacher Freya.
Freya’s beautiful eyes were serious as she said solemnly, “Little Feng, Jian Xin has informed me of the specific plan. We should proceed to the next step.”
Chapter 612: Miss Mu’s Threat
“The next step?” The plan was still proceeding smoothly? Xia Feng was a little surprised and perked up, “Tell me, how does Ye Li Dongjun plan to complete the plan next?”
“Tomorrow night, Ye Li Dongjun will hold his birthday banquet at the Sky Fortress,” Freya conjured a cluster of light in her hand, which transformed into a string of text. “Little Feng, go to this location later: the alley behind the coffee shop on the corner of Huainan Road, by the sophora tree. Jian Xin has already placed the banquet invitation under the sophora tree. Your identity will be legitimate, so there shouldn’t be any problems.”
“However, you should still be careful when you go, to prevent Jian Xin from having discovered something and setting a trap for you.” Xia Feng looked at the address and nodded, then asked his question, “Teacher, I killed Ba Ji. Didn’t Ye Li Dongjun notice anything unusual?”
Freya pursed her lips and shook her head with a hint of amusement, “Teacher initially thought there would be problems, but as it turns out, according to Jian Xin’s plan, Ba Ji was meant to die anyway. Jian Xin…” After hearing the explanation, Xia Feng roughly understood. Jian Xin intended to complete her own cleansing ritual simultaneously with Ye Li Dongjun’s Holy Solution Ceremony. Thus, she secretly dispatched the Gun King to impersonate a member of a mysterious organization and prepared to appear midway to kill Ba Ji and save the puppet Xia Feng. Killing Ba Ji was for the cleansing ritual, and saving the puppet Xia Feng was for the further humiliation plan.
Xia Feng couldn’t help but recall the black-robed person wearing a Pink Peach Mask who fell into the black hole when he killed Ba Ji and escaped that day. He presumed this person was the Gun King. Simply put, Miss Mu coincidentally played the role of the Gun King in this drama.
“Then what about the Gun King? Didn’t he return to the fortress?” Xia Feng inquired.
“He didn’t,” Freya shook her head. “However, it’s possible the Gun King secretly returned.” “This is also something Teacher wants to remind you of. If the Gun King has secretly returned, Jian Xin would definitely know the truth. She might be using a feigned plan to lure you into the Sky Fortress, making you walk into a trap.”
*Walking into a trap…* Xia Feng mused. This was indeed a problem. Did the Gun King really return to the fortress? Logically, it would be difficult for the Gun King, having fallen into a black hole, to escape. At least within these two days, it should be impossible. But what if the Gun King was capable enough to do it? Xia Feng stared at the red string on his right wrist in thought for a moment, then looked up at the black-dressed woman, “Miss Mu, it seems I’ll need you to provide backup outside the fortress. If any problems arise, I’ll use the spatial red rope to teleport out of the fortress.”
“As you wish,” Mu Qingtong said indifferently. After a pause, her beautiful eyes looked up at the woman in the martial arts uniform not far away and she asked politely and with a hint of confusion, “Teacher Freya, according to your husband’s plan, how are you and my fiancé going to act?”
Freya: “…” Xia Feng: “…” The air fell silent for 0.25 seconds. Freya’s expression remained unchanged, and she said curiously, “Classmate Mu, I remember you. You’ve recently become a household name. Are you on a business trip in Area 15?”
“Mm,” Mu Qingtong nodded. To cooperate with her actions, her avatar operating in the outer world had indeed come to Area 15. After a simple greeting, a friendly and polite reunion between teacher and student. Freya’s wine-red beautiful eyes were calm as she explained seriously, “According to… my husband’s plan, when Xia Feng attends the birthday banquet tomorrow night, I will create an opportunity for him to sneak into my room and pretend to rape me…”
“But don’t worry, Miss Mu. Since it’s acting, as long as nothing unexpected happens, Teacher won’t truly get involved with your fiancé.” Her expression was serious, and her cold and beautiful little face was earnest, “Moreover, Little Feng is my student.”
“…” Xia Feng stood to the side, nodding silently. It’s true, his and Teacher Freya’s relationship is purely that of a teacher and student, and tomorrow night’s events are just a play. Nothing would happen between them! Moreover, he, Xia Feng, is a good student who respects his teacher, is simple-minded, and kind-hearted, and highly respects Teacher Freya.
“Is that so? That’s good then,” Mu Qingtong nodded indifferently, but her gaze drifted slightly towards Xia Feng. She naturally trusted Freya’s character. After all, she had interacted with her quite a bit during her time at Weiyang Academy, and she was a diligent and responsible teacher who kept her word. However, this Mr. Xia never abided by marital fidelity, had no sense of shame, and used the excuse of the dissolved engagement contract to flirt around with everyone, his body and mind impure!
“Miss Mu, why are you looking at me like that?” Xia Feng felt as though this black-dressed woman was looking down on him with contempt, which was outrageous! “She’s afraid you’ll have improper intentions towards me, Teacher,” Freya said with a nonchalant smile. Xia Feng turned back, about to retort, when his gaze fell upon Teacher Freya’s alluring red lips moving as she spoke. He couldn’t help but recall the seductive warmth of her breath near his ear in the cave, like a fox demon’s enchanting song.
Sensing Xia Feng’s unusual gaze, Freya also seemed to recall something. Her smile vanished instantly, and she pursed her lips, her right hand pressing on the hilt of the saber at her waist, the pommel gleaming, exuding a dangerous, icy aura. She glanced indifferently and sternly at Xia Feng, then looked back at Mu Qingtong, “However, don’t worry. Teacher will keep him in check. I doubt this brat would dare to mess around.”
! After Freya elaborated on some more plan details, she vanished on the spot. After Freya left, Mu Qingtong turned to Xia Feng, her beautiful golden eyes smiling faintly, but her tone was calm, “Mr. Xia, let me remind you, it’s best if you behave yourself tomorrow night, or else, you know the consequences.”
Hearing her veiled threat, Xia Feng raised an eyebrow and asked doubtfully, “Consequences? Miss Mu, are you daydreaming again, thinking you can beat me now?”
“Dada—” The black-dressed woman’s lips curved into a faint smile as she gracefully walked closer to Xia Feng. Their eyes met, and Xia Feng, with a blank expression, took the initiative. He leaned close to Mu Qingtong’s earlobe and said teasingly in a low voice, “Miss Mu, why don’t you just admit you like me? Then I’ll behave tomorrow, how about that?”
Mu Qingtong’s delicate brows furrowed. This was also the biggest disadvantage in her confrontations with Mr. Xia. Mr. Xia could discard his dignity as a powerful individual and use matters of the body to tease and threaten her, but she couldn’t do the same to Mr. Xia. This put her at a natural disadvantage in their encounters. However, it was fine. This foolish fellow was about to submit to her anyway, so let him have his fun for now.
“Mr. Xia, I’m giving you one last warning.” Mu Qingtong realized she had been too lenient with Mr. Xia and sighed, “Your performance tomorrow night will determine your status after you surrender to me, as well as the severity of your punishment.” As she spoke, her slender fingers traced along Xia Feng’s jawline, lifting his chin sharply.
“So—” Xia Feng was forced to lift his face, only to see the gentle smile on the witch-like lady’s face slowly disappear. Her indifferent beautiful eyes looked down, “Please don’t do anything that would make me angry, okay?”
