CSMCDB - Chapter 147
Chapter 147
Was this Young Master incredibly unlucky, or was I incredibly lucky? Wen Yuncheng looked at the Young Master, who was utterly terrified by the "blinding" effect. He was covering his eyes, sprawled on the dueling platform, his face pale with fright. She actually felt a sliver of guilt. But with so many people watching…
Wen Yuncheng put on a confused and helpless expression and didn't press the attack. She just stood on the platform, appearing somewhat awkward and uneasy. The disciples below the stage erupted into chaos. They hadn't seen Wen Yuncheng use any sinister moves, so why did their Young Master suddenly claim he couldn't see?
An elder from the Blood Fiend Sect flew onto the platform and helped the Young Master up. The match was already considered Wen Yuncheng's victory. The elder checked the Young Master with his Star Power, then revealed a bewildered expression. "This… Young Master, you really can't see? Little friend Wen, do you know what kind of technique this is? Could you possibly… for the Young Master…"
Before Wen Yuncheng had a chance to speak, the Young Master rubbed his eyes and exclaimed in pleasant surprise, "I can see! I can see again!"
The elder's expression instantly turned peculiar, and the disciples below the stage fell silent.
The black mist above the Young Master's head dissipated, and his face was full of joy. He had genuinely thought he'd gone blind, and the memory of suddenly being unable to see anything still left him with lingering fear. However, he soon noticed the silence around him. He looked around, and his gaze finally met the elder's look of profound, unspoken disappointment. The Young Master's heart skipped a beat. "I… I… I really couldn't see anything just now."
"Perhaps the Young Master has low blood pressure," Wen Yuncheng offered. "Suddenly standing up or moving can cause such a reaction." She was still mindful of her persona as a Star Spirit; she couldn't rashly reveal an ability she hadn't shown before. Besides, even if she explained the 1% chance, people would find it strange. After all, this continent had no concept of abilities triggering effects based on percentages.
The elder's gaze toward the Blood Fiend Sect's Young Master grew increasingly hostile. The disciples below also looked at their Young Master with a hint of… well.
The main issue was that neither explanation was particularly glorious: either he had suffered temporary blindness due to a physical condition, or… he had made up an excuse to deliberately lose out of cowardice. As for this being a technique used by Wen Yuncheng?
Tch. Wen Yuncheng had fought so many of these gate-crashing matches, and everyone was familiar with the move she had just used. It had never happened to anyone before. How was it that as soon as it was the Young Master's turn, it suddenly caused blindness? Some of the Blood Fiend Sect disciples were already feeling embarrassed, and not a single one of them spoke up.
Amidst the silence, Wen Yuncheng received 8,000 experience points for her victory.
Wen Yuncheng also felt a little bad about this but couldn't think of a better solution. After a moment of silence, she bought a bag of unlabeled, mixed-flavor fruit candies from the system store and handed it over. "My apologies for the disturbance. I'll be on my way. These are just some small snacks. The Young Master can have one when he's bored."
Having offered her peace offering, Wen Yuncheng departed in a hurry.
In her subsequent gate-crashing matches, Wen Yuncheng rarely used her G-Series skills. Even when she did, no other unlucky soul triggered a debuff.
After the tragic incident with the Blood Fiend Sect's Young Master, Wen Yuncheng took some time to reflect seriously. She typically used G-Magnetic Pulse as a powerful crowd-control skill, as it came with a levitation effect. Although it was a multi-hit attack, a single projectile didn't hit that many times, making the 1% chance difficult to trigger. The G-1 Corona's energy cannon fired with a delay, so it wasn't easy to hit an opponent, making its trigger efficiency even lower. G-2 Rolling Thunder was a melee skill, and its charged laser was only a single blast. But G-3 Predator was different. It latched onto an opponent's head and fired a continuous stream of laser attacks, dealing damage in rapid, efficient bursts. This meant… the Predator was comparatively much more likely to trigger that 1% chance.
However, if someone was lucky, triggering it every time wasn't out of the question. If someone was unlucky… it was possible to go tens of thousands of times without a single trigger.
There could only be two reasons for that 1% trigger: one, she was incredibly lucky. Two, the Young Master was incredibly unlucky.
With this in mind, Wen Yuncheng summoned a Predator. The small machines quickly flew over to her opponent's head and began their assault. As she brought out her Mountain River Seal and Xingyi Bracelet, she watched her opponent's head closely, looking for any strange symbols to appear-
After suppressing her opponent, she bound him with the Xingyi Bracelet and tossed him off the platform. Wen Yuncheng bowed to the audience below, thinking to herself, That Young Master from the Blood Fiend Sect must have just been incredibly unlucky.
Wen Yuncheng dutifully continued her gate-crashing tour. Since she was now challenging the major, first-class sects, she didn't rush from one place to the next. She left a day of rest between each challenge to show these prominent sects proper respect. On her days off, she could peacefully assemble parts with her Apostles to deepen their bond (?), feed the fat fox, and even ride a Gugu Bird to the Flowing Cloud Sect to check on how her Little Ice Mountain was doing.
After Wen Yuncheng had finished challenging all the lesser-known sects and had also paid visits to Zhengxi Tower and Chaoyan Pavilion, she suddenly heard that Teacher Yan Ling was about to break through to the Star Venerate realm.
Wen Yuncheng was stunned for a moment, though not entirely surprised. After all, Yan Ling had eaten a Life Transformation Fruit, and the benefits of such a spiritual fruit were long-lasting, aiding one's future cultivation. Her thoughts immediately turned to Teacher Qiu Fei…
In the past, the two teachers had been fierce rivals in their cultivation. But now? Teacher Qiu Fei had just painstakingly broken through to the third layer of the Star King realm last month, barely catching up to Yan Ling, and now, in the blink of an eye, Teacher Yan was becoming a Star Venerate? Wen Yuncheng didn't dwell on it, instead making a special trip back to the academy to congratulate Yan Ling.
In response to Wen Yuncheng's congratulations, Yan Ling was silent for a moment before saying, "Just make sure you break through a little more slowly. It would be nice if I, your teacher, don't end up with a lower rank than you."
Wen Yuncheng gave a dry laugh. Although she now needed over seventy thousand experience points to level up, if the other continent truly arrived, the mission rewards would likely give her another massive boost. Surpassing Yan Ling… was only a matter of time.
After offering her congratulations, Wen Yuncheng went to visit the Sky High Sect. The name sounded vaguely familiar, but she couldn't recall having any conflict with them. She thought about it for a long time on the way but came up with nothing. It wasn't until after she beat the ceremonial drum and was led into the sect that she spotted him among the disciples: her worthless love rival, Zhou Yaze.
Wen Yuncheng blinked. If she hadn't seen him today, she would have completely forgotten he existed.
So much time had passed, and with the recent boons to cultivation, how was this pathetic rival of hers only at the third layer of Star Master? Wen Yuncheng felt a little disappointed; bullying him wouldn't even be that satisfying. Despite these thoughts, she very politely made an inviting gesture toward him. "Student Zhou, you're looking at me with such longing. It would be terribly unkind of me to refuse a spar and deny you a bit of guidance. Don't be shy, Student Zhou. Come on up to the stage."
Zhou Yaze: ? Shy? Longing? He was so furious his vision started to blur. Back then, he'd always felt that brat Wen Yuncheng had designs on Lin Jinyu—Pah! Turns out Wen Yuncheng wasn't a brat, but a girl. The result was the same, though; that person had still ended up with Lin Jinyu. During the Beast Tide, if that person hadn't repeatedly ruined his "chance encounters" with Senior Lin, Zhou Yaze was certain he would be the one with the beauty in his arms right now! If he had married Lin Jinyu, he would have had a chance to contend for the position of Young Sect Master of the Sky High Sect. Even if he failed, becoming the head disciple would have been no problem.
"How could I possibly waste Senior Wen's time?" Zhou Yaze said. "You came here to spar with our sect's elites. If I were to delay you, it would be truly…"
"Don't worry, Student Zhou. It won't take long." Wen Yuncheng waved her hand dismissively, pleased to see Zhou Yaze's face flush with an indescribable mix of colors. She couldn't help but think, This crop of love rivals is really subpar. It's bad enough that they're weak, but their emotional control is also terrible. She knew she was being a bit of a bully, but… so what? Couldn't she just be acting out of the kindness of her heart, wanting to offer her junior a pointer or two?
The battle began. Wen Yuncheng deliberately used her Predator, wanting to see if it would trigger a different debuff. Unfortunately, right up until she knocked Zhou Yaze unconscious and had him carried off the platform, nothing happened.
On a night of heavy rain.
Wen Yuncheng was sitting on the floor of her inn room, assembling parts with her three Apostles. A large, white furball was curled up on her lap. As she worked, she heard a clamor of surprised shouts from the next room. She paid it no mind at first, but after a while, the entire inn grew noisy. The streets outside were also abuzz with chatter.
Wen Yuncheng set down her parts, gently picked up the deeply sleeping Xiao Shi'er, and placed her on the bed. Then, she opened the window to look outside.
The rain was still falling, though it had lessened from a downpour to a light drizzle. The sky, which should have been an inky black canvas dotted with stars, was now…
A mixture of deep purples and blues swirled together, as if someone had knocked over a paint palette. Wen Yuncheng felt as if she were looking at one of the brilliant cosmic nebulas from her past life. She stood frozen by the window, finally understanding the reason for the commotion.
No, it was more than that…
Countless stars were emitting a faint glow, which rained down from the heavens. The drizzle itself seemed to carry the color of this light, falling as hazy, indistinct motes of pale white and faint gold… Wen Yuncheng held out her hand, catching a few drops. The rain and light mixed in her palm; the water left a damp sensation as the motes of light dissolved into nothing.
Suddenly, an eruption of Star Power came from the next room. Startled, Wen Yuncheng instinctively summoned a white jade cauldron to protect herself. However, no fight broke out.
[The person next door… seems to have leveled up?]
Another stroke of fortune? Wen Yuncheng felt a pang of envy. But her envy didn't last long before she heard 1947's solemn voice:
[The planar passage… has been torn open.]
[There's a formation on this continent acting as a receiver, providing them with a lock. The aura of the other continent is growing stronger and stronger.]
A streak of silver-white cut across the sky, like a brushstroke against the canvas of the heavens. Wen Yuncheng felt as if she were looking at the Milky Way. The sight was breathtakingly beautiful, if only…
…unidentifiable black creatures weren't squeezing through that silver rift and falling onto the Starry Sky Continent.
This incomparably gorgeous, magnificent spectacle was, in fact, the other continent sounding the horn that signaled the start of their invasion.
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