From the swift, intricate lightning crafted by Xiao Wu’s precise Spirit Power, it pierced through the air and landed right before Wen Fang.
The dazzling white light and the sharp scent of ozone left her utterly speechless.
Zhan La!
After all, she was a seasoned Three-Stage Spirit Power User, yet when she raised her arm to block the lightning, it shattered into charred pieces before her.
Though she lowered her arm, the situation grew increasingly grim.
“I can’t believe it, since when did she become a Three-Stage Spirit Power User?” Tong Ying’s suppressed shock was even greater than Wen Fang’s. “How is this even possible? How could this happen?”
Cold and calm, Po Bai cast a glance. “Xiang Li has always been hardworking. Breaking through to Three-Stage was predictable. Don’t mistake someone else’s skill for cheating.”
“Keep pushing, Xiang Li.”
Whether or not Xiang Li was pushing herself hard, it didn’t matter. After all, Twin Star Town’s Town Chief hung onto the town’s power tightly. The small town rarely saw anyone to care about, but today a high-ranking golden Three-Star official had come—a big occasion indeed.
As the time to escort the official from the Security Department drew near, he hurriedly arranged a nonexistent reception to welcome the female officer arriving from the city.
“Bad news, Town Chief, bad news!” Someone burst in, panicked. “They’re fighting! The battle’s like thunder and lightning!”
“Stop making a racket, this is a serious place!” The old Town Chief scolded, “Jia You, don’t just throw idioms around recklessly. Wind and thunder racing isn’t a phrase we use lightly…”
Before he finished speaking, the floor beneath them violently shook, like an earthquake. Objects rattled and nearly fell on the Town Chief.
“Could something really be wrong?”
Everyone grabbed the walls as they rushed to the window, looking out.
On the main street, a fierce storm raged—wind howled and lightning flashed wildly.
In the central district of the city, between the swaying wind and bursts of lightning, countless vines and treant branches burst from the ground, intertwining and growing rapidly, reaching ever higher.
“Why… are you forcing me?!”
A treant, as tall as a three-to-four-story building, fully formed amid the woman’s sharp cries.
Its countless vine-like tentacles smashed the street pavement into debris.
The average building in the small town was about four stories tall. With a mere swipe, the treant shook the surrounding streets and buildings.
People living upstairs hurriedly closed their windows and hid under tables, desperately trying to keep safe.
Twin Star Town was a place ignored by most—neither a utopia nor a harmonious, beautiful city.
In earlier years, gangs ruled here. Low-rank Spirit Power Users formed alliances and fought frequent turf wars.
Spirit Power Users from the guilds battled into the night, and a few Second Tier Spirit Power Users skilled in Qi Gong joined the fray.
As residents of Twin Star Town, they thought they had seen it all—such fights were nothing.
But now, seeing a treant as tall as a building rising from the earth, they realized the small town’s past fights were trivial in comparison.
Who could foresee all this?
“I don’t know. It’s definitely not me; I didn’t enter the Supreme Society.” Xu Chuyao stood across the street, her hands quietly gathering lightning, “If it’s me, I wouldn’t know. Can you tell me?”
Meanwhile, Wen Fang’s Transformation Time was far from over, but during the treant’s growth, the vines twisted crazily, making it difficult to approach.
However, Xu Chuyao wasn’t just standing idle, she quietly activated the recording function on her phone.
Capturing and interrogating at the same time—that’s a truly excellent investigator.
“You’re so annoying!” Wen Fang snarled in her treant form, “You two are the same—annoying pests!”
A vine stretched out, aiming to strike Xu Chuyao.
He quickly leapt back and used a burst of lightning to intercept the incoming vine’s edge.
Crack!
Sparks flew, bouncing across the ground like little rabbits hopping around.
“Enough. Let’s talk this through. No need to fight,” Xu Chuyao continued calmly. “You said the person involved is Gui Shang. May I ask, is it the unknown troublesome classmate Wu from the Shenling Academy?”
More vines sprouted, sweeping toward the thunder-loving big thunder girl.
“Her behavior was already ridiculous. It’s not just me laughing at her. I just said a few words. What’s wrong with that?”
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The treant furiously struck the girl’s position, shattering the street pavement into pieces. Sparks occasionally rained down, hopping on the ground.
Xu Chuyao, a Third Rank Spirit Power User, still found it a bit challenging to deal with a seasoned mid-stage veteran.
But her own Spirit Power gave her the ability to maintain distance and keep the treant within reach of her attacks.
The same Third Rank elemental Spirit Power granted him agility and dexterity.
Shen Ning was especially agile, moving like the wind free and swift.
Xu Chuyao needed to charge lightning in a short burst, then leap forward, performing a short-range teleport.
In martial arts terms, this is called moving like a fleeing rabbit.
“I heard that back in school, you bullied a classmate who loved to mess around a lot,” Xu Chuyao dodged, seizing an opening to speak. “Later, that classmate became very powerful, ranking above you, with a higher position. They made you wear small iron shoes—does that sound familiar?”
“Shut up!”
The strong reaction confirmed her guess. Shen Ning added fuel to the fire.
“So you joined the Supreme Society because they promised to help you ascend, get rich, and take revenge… You wouldn’t believe that, right?”
“Don’t ask me about Wu’s fate!”
Wen Fang was truly enraged now.
The enormous treant uprooted the street’s roots and charged toward the thunder-loving big thunder girl.
Each step was heavy and forceful, shaking the nearby buildings.
But she suddenly felt a sharp chill from behind.
“Are you feeling a bit chilly?” Xu Chuyao raised her face, sticking out her tongue playfully. “You always know we’re a pair when you curse, but forget when we fight? That’s just strategy!”
The massive treant’s body didn’t turn back.
All the air currents around it moved toward a single point, leaving only an oppressive pressure that unsettled everyone.
The building by the street stopped trembling.
A white-haired girl stood atop the rooftop. Her soft hair remained still, unruffled by the wind.
Because all the wind was gathered on her palm, condensed into a single, jade-green Wind Arrow.
It was time.
In the next moment, the girl stretched out both hands, drew the bow, and released the arrow.
Tang!
Not far away, the Wind Arrow struck its target.
The arrowhead pierced the outer bark of the treant, then began releasing energy.
All the suppressed wind suddenly exploded, forming a spiraling dragon-shaped tornado.
The bark was split open.
The wild wind blew through the wound, tearing it wider and wider until the treant staggered, collapsing onto the ground as a dead husk.
Wen Fang’s true form emerged from the damaged shell.
Her back was covered in deep, wind-scarred wounds, blood staining a large area.
“You two pests…”
She wanted to shout, but suddenly saw the big-breasted girl leap over and slam the Zhan La spear she held onto Wen Fang’s chest.
“Who falls, who’s the pest!”
Twin Star Town fell silent.
For many residents, this would be a day they never forgot.
Storms raged, lightning flashed, and the massive treant’s attacks shook buildings and ground alike, a monstrous presence.
Yet the treant was once a leader in the town’s Security Department.
“… That’s how it happened. As you can see, Wen Fang is part of an evil organization, lurking here, always ready to cause trouble. Today we caught her red-handed, which is a relief for Twin Star Town,” Xu Chuyao explained the situation to the Town Chief and others.
As for Wen Fang, now electrocuted and bound, she was bundled into a vehicle to be taken directly back to the city.
Thus, the operation to capture the internal traitor was successfully completed.
The old Town Chief silently looked at the battle-scarred street.
The pavement was completely destroyed, broken into pieces, and the exposed roots churned the earth.
The power of Spirit Power Users to cause such destruction was something he had only seen in a few brawls before. He felt a mix of awe and sorrow.
“As Miss Xu Chuyao said, if it weren’t for you two being here to stop this disaster in time, who knows how it might have turned out? I admit I didn’t realize Wen Fang was this kind of person sooner.”
“Don’t be so hard on yourself. You probably saw it early, and it’s better you didn’t act hastily.”
After a few polite words with the Town Chief, Xu Chuyao declined the offer of a ride and, along with Shen Ning, boarded the same vehicle they arrived in, heading back to Center City.
The sky was still bright—only three in the afternoon.
They might even find some classmates still at the Academy.
This was their first time fighting solo together, and their success rate was surprisingly high.
Xu Chuyao was in great spirits, absentmindedly tapping the steering wheel and humming a tune.
La, li la la~
Shen Ning glanced at him, then at the big thunder girl resting on the dashboard, and couldn’t help but ask, “How did you suddenly become a Three-Stage Spirit Power User?”
“Song Ye? No, it wasn’t like that. It was the result of accumulation—a quantitative change turning into a qualitative one,” Xu Chuyao replied without hesitation. “That’s the power of effort and the aid of the Heavens.”
Accumulation means building strength bit by bit. Quantitative change is about repeated small increments; qualitative change is when you finally break through.
Hearing this, Tong Ying rolled her eyes. “Don’t listen to him. It’s the result of hard work. You’re not allowed to say he’s cheating.”
“Speaking of effort, then effort is what it is.” Po Bai tipped his hat playfully. “Tong Ying, have you ever seen Center City at four in the morning?”
Tong Ying was so annoyed by their teasing she stomped her foot.
“Even if Qiongyao really had seen Center City at four in the morning, that’s just when she was gaming late at night!”
Four in the morning? Tell me, who can really fight all night?
Still, the final vote was 1:2—loss by majority.
The vehicle’s engine roared as it sped back to Shengling Academy.
As soon as Xu Chuyao stepped out, Shen Ning used her skill—Wind Arrow—to pull Wen Fang down.
“Xu, you’re back!”
The gatekeeper was already familiar with them.
Seeing them from a distance, he took the initiative to open the gates and casually glanced at the captured woman in Shen Ning’s grasp.
“Did you catch another small-time gang member?”
“No, this one’s a bit higher than the small gang,” Xu Chuyao replied with a sigh. “These are the people above the small gangs.”
“Then that’s really your honor.”
“Shut up, we’re comrades.”
Wen Fang didn’t resist at all, probably like a dog tethered by Shen Ning.
She had no will to fight back.
After all, this was Shengling Academy—the core building of the main city.
Even a teacher leading here could be a Three-Stage Spirit Power User or higher.
Passing through the school gates, they walked along the long campus path toward the administrative building, passing the training grounds.
Xu Chuyao caught the voice of the physical education teacher speaking inside:
“Without effort, life has no meaning. Look at Wang He—they’re all classmates with high levels. They train hard every day, while some people can’t even properly use class time. Why dream of being Second or Third Tier? Only strength can exchange for status. After class, come for sparring practice!”
Having physical education was really great.
Xu Chuyao smiled warmly.
“Shen Ning, take the prisoner to the office building first. I haven’t had class in a long time; I feel a bit out of practice.”
Saying that, the thunder-loving big thunder girl turned and headed toward the training ground.
The translations in those latest chapters is suddenly pretty poor. Awkard sentence, inconsistent translation of character names, wrong use of pronouns in relation to the character gender, etc.
Thank you for the feedback. I’ll review the chapters and fix the awkward sentences, inconsistent character names, and pronoun errors to ensure a consistent and accurate translation.