Chapter 811: What a Shame (3k)
The train rumbled along, passing through the misty river and the buzzing rice fields before heading straight north.
Listening to the voice on the phone, Su Jiu was stunned again. She couldn’t help but think of the Ancient God Sect and exchanged a look with Bai Zhi, asking softly,
“Cousin, do you think it’s because of the Ancient God Sect?”
“Mmm…”
The voice on the other end pondered for a moment before quickly denying it. “It’s highly unlikely. Didn’t I mention it earlier? They chose to leave voluntarily and weren’t coerced or kidnapped.”
“This…”
Su Jiu was momentarily speechless. She remembered that the last time she met Zi Yi, the latter had said she was going to chase after her and do something similar, but didn’t specify what.
“The freshman exchange competition, I estimate, holds little hope. We can only hope these students are safe—that’s all for now. Goodbye.”
Su Ze on the other end, realizing that Su Jiu truly didn’t know, could only smile wryly and hang up, leaving Su Jiu and Bai Zhi looking at each other.
The Little Flower Fairy nudged the Blood Clan Girl’s waist with her arm, reopened her silly anime, and whispered close to her,
“You’d better tell me the truth, what’s happening with this Zi Yi?”
“Her? She’s just a classmate of mine…”
Feeling the “critical hit” on her waist, Su Jiu explained helplessly. The Little Flower Fairy was good in every aspect, except when it came to other women approaching her, she was like a bloodhound.
After more than ten minutes of explanation, Su Jiu omitted the existence of “Miss White Dove” and started from how she met Zi Yi and her grandpa.
At the end, Su Jiu paused, took out the pen from her ring, and placed it flat between them before continuing with a smile,
“Although she’s a bit arrogant, she’s not a bad person. Like people, one grows through many experiences.”
“…With such determination, anything can be achieved.”
Looking at the pen, Bai Zhi nodded thoughtfully. She understood the story. In the story, an arrogant girl with exceptionally high Priest talent encountered a more talented school’s top student. Unable to accept this, she wanted to prove herself.
But in the end, she almost fell into the hands of the Ancient God Sect and died. Fortunately, the top student helped her. Later, she gradually restrained her temper, diligently studied Priest skills, hoping to surpass the top student one day.
However, fate was contrary to her wishes. When she met the top student again, the gap between them, like an unbridgeable chasm, shattered the girl’s arrogant heart. Her goal shifted from surpassing the top student to merely keeping pace.
Perhaps from that moment on, the arrogant girl’s future was no longer limited to the Battle King Level.
“What, have you changed your ways? Not jealous anymore?”
After telling the story, Su Jiu looked at the little jealous flower with surprise. It was rare to get such positive feedback from her, especially regarding other women.
“Firstly, pens are usually given to classmates or teachers, and secondly…”
Bai Zhi’s face slowly puffed up. She turned around, pinched Su Jiu’s right cheek, and rolled her light green eyes, saying very seriously, “I’m not jealous.”
Su Jiu, however, silently raised her index finger and poked the Little Flower Fairy’s cheek, chuckling uncontrollably at the “popping” sound,
“You say you’re not jealous, but doesn’t that sound like a jar popping?”
…
“Guard me.”
After a few more minutes of playful bickering, Su Jiu handed her headphones to the Little Flower Fairy and used her external Qi to shield their surroundings as she began to consume the special sapphire bead.
Bai Zhi glanced at her side, lightly patted her hand, and a phantom of petals seemed to float out, causing the other passengers to ignore the commotion.
“Little Fool’s strength is probably among the stronger ones in the mid-rank War God level.”
Sighing, Su Jiu exhaled long and deep. After transforming into her True Dragon form, she immediately put the bead into her mouth. Within a few breaths, she entered a state of cultivation without any hindrance.
She slowly guided the special energy from the bead.
Under her mental watch, observing how the energy continuously stimulated the oversized inner core, Su Jiu quickly summoned her domain and began to compress it. With the external Qi blocking the view, outsiders would only feel a slight chill.
Suddenly, the oversized inner core began to act erratically, spinning like an invincible spinning wheel. It seemed that due to the overwhelming ice attribute, if the balance couldn’t be maintained, it was about to go berserk.
“Damn it, this thing is unbalanced. If I consume too much at once, it will cause a state of imbalance.”
Opening her eyes abruptly, Su Jiu hurriedly cut off the energy. The next moment, a pain that penetrated to her bones directly surged through her meridians.
Gently casting aside distracting thoughts, the girl’s mind began to follow the surging inner core within her body. With her slow operation, this sudden situation was resolved in a short amount of time.
Following the route of the Elegy, it circulated rapidly, continuously compressing the domain. Within this cyclic circulation, a peculiar sensation, as if existing within the soul, slowly emerged in Su Jiu’s heart.
As Su Jiu’s consciousness was immersed in that peculiar sensation, the scope of her domain began to shrink continuously: a hundred meters, fifty meters, finally stopping at thirty meters.
Although it wasn’t very obvious due to the external Qi blocking it, Su Jiu’s aura had genuinely improved and become much more solidified.
Su Jiu’s eyes remained closed, and time slowly passed. It had been several hours in the outside world.
As the energy of the bead was completely absorbed, Su Jiu slowly opened her eyes, only to find that it was already three or four in the morning.
“Have we already entered the city?”
Looking at the glimpses of the city landscape flashing by outside, the Dragon girl’s eyes seemed to brighten considerably, and the scales on her face gained a frosty sheen. However, her aura was still just one step away from reaching the level of a High-Rank Battle King.
“You’re awake? Get ready to disembark.”
Bai Zhi examined Su Jiu. She could feel that the latter seemed to have become a bit stronger, but she couldn’t quite pinpoint where.
“Mmm.”
Su Jiu nodded, then reached out and grabbed something, squinting as she felt her body’s condition.
It felt like her physical body itself had been strengthened. This so-called ultimate path was to strengthen oneself through the domain, condensing the domain’s “wide and scattered” enchantment buff into a “gathered and concentrated” physical buff.
“I’ll have to wait for the inner core to calm down before using it. The potency is too great…”
Exhaling a cold breath, Su Jiu spat out the slightly shrunken bead from her mouth, put it away, and estimated that the next time she used it would be in about half a month.
As she finished tidying up, it was almost five o’clock, and the train’s announcement began to play:
“We are about to arrive at Magic City East Station. All passengers, please mind your belongings…”
At this moment, Su Jiu turned her head towards the east and saw a spread of red sun beneath the tall conical building.
Magic City, she, Boss Su, was back.
“Finally here. It was worth buying the ticket in advance.”
“Heh heh, this competition is a real dragon-tiger fight. Both teachers and students will participate. Apparently, it’s to show off their strength, which will help with enrollment in June.”
“These two universities are really cunning. They deliberately didn’t invite Shenhai University, which is famous for its Priests, to the exchange. Instead, they’re competing here under the banner of being first and second.”
As passengers wearing Priest attire chatted, a young Priest, who looked quite young, waved his robe, clapped his hands, and asked others who had just woken up,
“Hey, which university do you think will win this exchange competition?”
“It’ll definitely be Magic Capital University. Only Magic Capital invests heavily in cultivating Priests.”
A bald Priest, who was initially annoyed at being woken up, heard this and quickly put on a knowledgeable pose, waving his hand. “Imperial Capital focuses more on combat training. The external odds are higher for Imperial Capital.”
The others nodded in agreement. Just as Su Jiu was about to look away, a scoff suddenly echoed through the carriage,
“Pfft!”
Everyone turned their gazes, and at the front of the carriage, they saw a young man wearing a school uniform adorned with gold thread patterns, looking disdainfully in their direction, his nostrils practically pointed to the sky,
“You don’t know anything. Imperial Capital University has already changed its training plan. They’ve recruited over a dozen Grand Priests, and even War God-level Holy Priests. Moreover, the competition content is practical. Magic Capital is still following ivory tower tasks…”
Ever since the Magic Capital University team won the world championship last time, the Imperial Capital University board of directors had invested more resources, understanding that they should focus more on students’ practical external abilities.
To not be outdone by their peers, they had invested quite a bit.
“Imperial Capital University recruited so many Priests?”
“Didn’t they say before that Imperial Capital University neglected the cultivation of non-combat departments? I didn’t expect this…”
Everyone was stunned, but soon felt a surge of joy. With this news, they could use the high odds to become kings of gambling when placing bets!
Su Jiu withdrew her gaze, not particularly concerned about these matters. She was originally just going for a casual trip.
As for practical skills, she believed that Dean Zi’s granddaughter wouldn’t be weaker than those of the same age, but this didn’t seem to be a competition only for freshmen.
Bai Zhi, on the other hand, was wholeheartedly watching anime and occasionally snacking. Competition? It was no more interesting to her than playing house.
Suddenly, a cold female voice interrupted Su Jiu’s thoughts,
“Heh heh, I originally wanted to spar with the world champion after returning from Chuan Yu to see the specific results. When I asked the Magic Capital University side, the result was that she had been on leave for a long time.”
The speaker was a girl next to him, wearing similar attire. She slightly lifted her head, gazing at faces. Although not very old, she exuded confidence.
Of course, in Su Jiu’s eyes, this girl indeed had a confident aura. She didn’t look very old, but she had already reached the Battle King Level, which, if converted to Priests, would be that of a Grand Priest.
“Hi, Senior Sister Qiao’er.”
The boy smiled and waved, then casually said,
“It’s like Zhong Yong of the ancient Red Dragon bloodline. Perhaps the champion thought that after winning the championship, she didn’t need to study, not knowing that others had already caught up to her.”
“I hope she participates, otherwise, this competition will only have a few interesting people, making it very boring.” Huang Qiaoer said with a faint smile, clearly not taking others seriously.
Just as the boy was about to agree, a female voice with a peculiar tone echoed through the space, instantly drawing all gazes.
“That’s a shame, she won’t be participating in a competition with you then.”
Little Flower Fairy slowly took off her headphones, a faint smile on her exquisite face as she tilted her head to look at the girl named Huang Qiao’er.
After all, the flirt was attending as a special guest.
