Su Nian’s peerless beauty was now contorted with anger, her willow-like eyebrows furrowed in rage.
Her furious yet resolute expression added a touch of tragic beauty and determination.
The young maiden’s vermilion lips parted slightly, her pearly teeth lightly biting her lower lip.
Those lips, usually as luscious as cherries, now trembled faintly as she forced out each word through clenched teeth, dripping with fury.
“You damn horned demon! How dare you show your face in the Academy City!”
Su Nian would never fail to recognize the bastard horned demon before her.
Though compared to the time in the Monster Forest, the person before her now bore a completely human appearance and traits-even his horns concealed the contours of his features and the unique aura he exuded were unmistakable.
This was the very same bastard horned demon she had dreamed of killing day and night!
Her slender, fair hands instinctively moved, magic power manifesting across her jade-like skin, standing out starkly in the tense atmosphere.
In this state, she could unleash spells at any moment.
Her newly attained S-rank strength caused the sheer volume of condensed magic to tremble the surrounding air.
“Well, I had to show up, didn’t I?”
Chu Tian showed no fear at Su Nian’s gathering magic, instead taunting her further.
“Otherwise, how else would I find my… little… slave?”
He deliberately drew out each syllable of “little slave,” each word piercing straight into the depths of Su Nian’s heart.
“Shut up! Who’s your slave?!” Su Nian retorted immediately, as if struck on a raw nerve.
“Ding! Host detected being mocked by the horned demon for past slave identity. Humiliation value increased by 753.”
“Ding! Absorbed humiliation emotion. Provocation points +753.”
“Ding! Absorbed anger emotion. Provocation points +66.”
Two system notifications rang out in their ears simultaneously.
But the feelings they evoked were entirely different.
For Su Nian, though she had gained humiliation points, the shame of earning them this way was unbearable.
She had no desire to recall those degrading memories.
For Chu Tian, however, it was another story entirely.
At this moment, he suddenly saw the light.
Turns out, provoking this girl in front of him was an incredibly efficient way to farm provocation points!
With just a few words, he had already harvested the equivalent of killing dozens of monsters.
In that case…
Time to push further!
“Tsk tsk tsk, my little slave’s outfit today is quite fetching. Did you dress up just for me? You know I love black stockings and high heels,” Chu Tian continued, his gaze roaming shamelessly over Su Nian’s figure as he nodded in approval.
“Ding! Humiliation value increased by 1251.”
“Ding! Absorbed humiliation emotion. Provocation points +1251.”
“Ding! Absorbed anger emotion. Provocation points +75.”
“Who would dress up for you-?!” Su Nian fired back in humiliated fury, but quickly caught herself.
There was no point wasting words on this bastard.
“Die! Just die!” she snarled, her voice laced with murderous intent.
In an instant, her magic took form-dozens of ice needles materialized midair before shooting toward her enemy like a deadly rain.
Chu Tian inwardly sighed in regret.
No more easy provocation points from banter, it seemed.
Guess he’d have to defeat her first.
Compared to her strength back in the Monster Forest, the girl before him, had improved by leaps and bounds.
But he was prepared!
With a wave of his hand, he activated the power of the [Dark Supreme], enveloping himself in a shroud of black mist that dissolved all the ice needle attacks.
The next moment.
The black mist didn’t stop there-it surged straight toward Su Nian.
“Water Shield!”
Su Nian cast a defensive spell in the path of the oncoming black mist, but the shield lasted only a few seconds before being shattered.
Such an overpowering dark magic.
Why?
A horned demon shouldn’t possess such formidable dark-attribute magic.
Based on her previous judgment, horned demons were supposed to be physical type monsters…
The only humanoid monsters she knew of that wielded dark magic were the demon race and even then, only the high-ranking ones!
Could this horned demon actually be a high-ranking demon?
No time to dwell on it.
She had to deal with the enemy before her.
It was time to use that move.
“Abyssal Flame Barrier, activate!”
As Su Nian spoke, an oval-shaped barrier formed around her.
The outer layer was a pale blue water membrane, while the inner layer was a terrifying blaze.
“Go!” Chu Tian roared, condensing the black mist into a dark magic sphere and hurling it violently at the Abyssal Flame Barrier.
The sphere whistled through the air like a black meteor, crashing into the barrier at blinding speed.
For an instant, the pale blue water membrane trembled violently, rippling like a lake struck by a boulder.
The flames within writhed like enraged beasts, desperately resisting the overwhelming force.
Where the two forces collided, light flared, accompanied by an ear-splitting explosion.
The shockwave shook the entire hall, sending dust cascading from the walls.
Chu Tian frowned.
What kind of magic was this girl using?
It was unexpectedly powerful.
After all, he had just unleashed an S-rank Dark Supreme, a spell that balanced offense and defense while countering all elements except light.
Initially, he had even hesitated, fearing he might hurt her with that attack.
But now… it hadn’t even broken her defense.
How absurd!
From Chu Tian’s perspective, he had been keeping a close eye on Su Nian’s actions.
He knew exactly how strong she was when he defeated her and claimed her as spoils of war.
After that, she went on to become a magical girl idol in Magic Feather Fantasy.
How had she grown so much stronger in just a few days?
Wait… that’s right!
Based on his earlier deduction, Su Nian was likely a transmigrator and like him, she possessed a method to rapidly grow stronger.
A method to grow stronger… a magical girl idol, broadcasting her fame across 32 cities.
Could it be that her system was the opposite of his Provocation Value System-a Popularity Value System?
His system allowed him to absorb negative emotions to grow stronger.
Meanwhile, this girl might be absorbing positive emotions, which would explain her rapid growth after becoming an idol.
It all made sense now.
Since Chu Tian’s own system thrived on negative emotions, it was only natural for him to assume Su Nian’s system might rely on positive emotions.
For Chu Tian, this was already an extremely bold conjecture.
But even with such boldness, Chu Tian could never have guessed that there would exist something as absurd as a “Humiliation Value System” in this world.
Fortunately, he had prepared for all contingencies.
After sending the letter, he set up ten magic arrays at the Shadowmoon Manor, costing a total of 100,000 Provocation Points.
Four of them, designed to suppress magical energy overflow, had already been activated in advance; he didn’t want this battle to attract any outsiders.
Though the cost was steep, he was confident that capturing the girl before him would yield far more than a mere 100,000 Provocation Points in the long run.
“Silence Magic Array, activate!”
“Enemy Magic Suppression Array, activate!”
“Enemy Magic Drain Array, activate!”
“Dark Element Amplification Array, activate!”
“Water Element Debuff Array, activate!”
“Fire Element Debuff Array, activate!”
Now, he would show this stunningly beautiful girl what true home ground advantage meant!