“How many wins in a row does this Ling Xiaoyou have now?”
“Not sure. All I know is that from the beginning until now, she hasn’t lost once. In fact, even defeating her opponents seemed effortless.”
“It feels like they aren’t even on the same level. She’s basically just smurfing!”
In the stands, the audience members who had come to watch the event were now almost entirely captivated by Ling Xiaoyou’s battle.
This was true even though Ling Xiaoyou’s group was only for the Soul Gathering Stage, rather than the popular Spirit Core or Yin General Level brackets.
Because she won too easily, no matter who the opponent was, they couldn’t last more than a few rounds against her.
Eventually, she didn’t even bother to fight personally.
Instead, she used Magic Arts to create replicas of her opponents to fight in her stead.
Even these replicas were able to hold their own against the originals, and sometimes even held a slight upper hand.
“So where did this girl come from? The other participants are famous Heaven’s Chosen, so I’m not surprised they can reach this level, but I’ve never heard her name before!”
A Cultivator asked while looking at the battle footage on the massive screen.
“Who knows? Maybe she’s one of those hidden geniuses. It’s possible she just happened to encounter the Xuantian Martial Tournament and was sent out to see the world.”
The companion sitting beside him responded casually, his gaze focused on Ling Xiaoyou’s battle.
He seemed to be trying to identify her background through her Magic Arts and fighting style.
However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t recognize who had taught her those exquisite spells or that particular way of fighting.
He watched until the Arena Tournament concluded and the battle footage on the screen faded.
It was replaced by a list of the winning Arena Masters.
Upon seeing this, the audience members who were incredibly curious about Ling Xiaoyou’s identity immediately searched for her name.
When they saw the organization listed before her name, they were all stunned, falling into a state of shock.
[Ghostly Resentment Department]
They weren’t shocked because the Ghostly Resentment Department was famous; while the institution was indeed well-known, it wasn’t famous enough to be shocking.
Rather, it was because…
“Wait, is this Resentment Office the same one I’m thinking of? Is it that Underworld agency that collects Grievance Points by scaring people?”
“It should be that Resentment Office. I mean, what other Resentment Office is there?”
“But… isn’t the Resentment Office a freaking clerical agency?! I know the Ghost Performers inside often have to scare people to get Grievance Points, but you don’t need much strength to deal with an Ordinary Person, right? How the heck did she cultivate to be so fierce?!”
“Who knows? Maybe she’s naturally gifted.”
“You call this ‘gifted’? This is off the charts!”
***
Ling Xiaoyou was unaware that the outside world was reeling from her performance and her affiliation.
At that moment, she was staring blankly at two massive, glowing characters appearing in the sky.
[VICTORY!]
‘Oh? I won already?’
Ling Xiaoyou scratched her small head in a daze, feeling that this victory was a bit surreal.
After all, according to the typical progression in novels or manga, even if she could stomp many “mobs,” she should have eventually run into a few exceptionally powerful opponents, right?
‘But where are the strong rivals? Where? Why haven’t I seen any?’
If the opponents she had eliminated knew what she was thinking, they would probably be so angry they would storm out of the Rest Chamber to find Ling Xiaoyou for an “offline duel.”
Of course, that was assuming they could actually beat her.
Although it felt a bit like punching a marshmallow, Ling Xiaoyou thought it was still quite nice.
Even though she couldn’t continue testing her new idea—the replicas—at least winning was good.
‘So, I just need to win a few more matches and I’ll be the champion?’
‘Still, I have to be careful. Even though I’ve clearly become much stronger, if a rival who is just as good as me appears among the next opponents, I might have a tough fight ahead.’
‘Yes, I must stay vigilant and maintain the mindset that my opponents are strong.’
‘But speaking of which…’
‘How are ten people supposed to fight? Five matches will leave five people, and if we continue after that, will someone get a bye?’
‘Ugh… I don’t get it. Forget it, I’ll just wait for the Host’s arrangements.’
As she thought this, Ling Xiaoyou glanced at the Light Gate that had recently appeared on the surface of the Water.
Knowing it was the Portal to leave, she prepared to step inside.
Suddenly, her footsteps faltered.
She looked down at the Arena Plane, which she had forcefully transformed into an “Ocean Space.”
‘Wait, I transformed the environment here into this unrecognizable state… they won’t make me pay for damages, will they?’
After all, this used to be a perfectly fine plain, but in her hands, it had turned into a “Beautiful Water World.”
If she were the Host, she would definitely demand compensation!
But since the one paying would be her, she felt that, since it was a competition, it was only normal for the Arena Plane to be damaged or altered!
‘Look on the bright side…’
‘At least I didn’t blow the place up!’
‘Yeah, that’s right. This has nothing to do with me, Ling Xiaoyou — so they can’t make me pay!’
With those thoughts, Ling Xiaoyou quickened her pace and hurried into the Light Gate.
Her retreating figure looked somewhat guilty.
The experience of passing through the Light Gate was much better than when she had entered.
At least this time, Ling Xiaoyou didn’t feel dizzy.
Her vision went black for an instant and then suddenly brightened, revealing the scenery of the Rest Chamber.
Ling Xiaoyou looked around and noticed that, aside from the image on the Light Screen changing to the list of winners, nothing seemed different from when she had left.
The expressions of her colleagues in the Rest Chamber hadn’t changed much either, other than becoming even more excited.
Ling Xiaoyou nodded her small head and was about to sit back in her seat.
Just then, Miao Miaomiao spotted her and immediately shouted in delight, “Elder, you’re back!”
Whoosh!
In an instant, everyone’s gaze landed on Ling Xiaoyou simultaneously.
They stared at her without blinking, their eyes filled with admiration, worship, and excitement.
Being hit by all those stares made Ling Xiaoyou subconsciously shrink her neck.
She almost thought she had done something world-shakingly wrong.
“Hi… I’m back…”
Facing their gazes, Ling Xiaoyou gave an embarrassed smile and waved her small hand.
Suddenly, the crowd lunged toward her like a pack of hungry wolves with glowing green eyes!
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