191: Chapter 191 Su Ling's Infant-Severing Kick Reappears

Su Ling and Dongfang Yueying traveled through the night, entering Tianyue City before dawn the next day.

Normally, Tianyue City would close its gates at night, but perhaps due to this grand competition, the city seemed to be in a state of revelry and excitement twenty-four hours a day.

After all, people from the entire continent could come to watch this competition.

Every host location would see an influx of hundreds of thousands to millions of spectators, thereby bringing tens of millions in revenue to the area.

One must know that this competition would last for about a month, so how could the revenue possibly be low?

After entering the city, Dongfang Yueying took Su Ling to the competition compound where everyone from the Sun Moon Sect was staying.

Other factions all had their own exclusive living areas.

For someone of Dongfang Yueying's level, a separate courtyard was specifically provided.

There were still two hours until dawn, so Su Ling and Dongfang Yueying didn't do anything else until daybreak, when they enjoyed the breakfast prepared by Luo Qin.

As for Luo Qin, Su Ling still hadn't chosen to bind with her. Dongfang Yueying had certain feelings for Luo Qin, but it hadn't reached the point where she couldn't live without her.

As the saying goes, the time for pursuing quantity has passed; quality is now the priority.

With so many goddesses, the Cultivation effects they brought him daily were already very considerable. Unless it really wasn't enough in the future, he would consider whether to continue increasing the number then.

When Luo Qin saw Su Ling and Dongfang Yueying emerge from the room together, she guessed to what extent their relationship had developed.

In her view, this was quite normal. If not for Su Ling, Dongfang Yueying certainly wouldn't have been able to get past the First Elder; there was no issue with the two being together.

"Sect Master, Senior Su, the semi-finals of the Spirit Fighting Competition were completed yesterday. Now, there will be a three-day break before the final round begins."

"Luo Qin, how is the Sun Moon Sect's performance?" Dongfang Yueying asked.

"Replying to the Sect Master and Senior Su, the top eight for all three competition formats were decided yesterday."

"Currently, among our Sun Moon Sect's individual combat candidates, only one has advanced to the top eight. The five-person teams have all failed, stopping at the round of sixteen. They do have a chance to take ninth or tenth place in the ninth-to-sixteenth place ranking matches over these three days."

"They originally had a chance to enter the top eight, but their luck was a bit poor; they encountered a strong opponent during the round of sixteen, as the other party is a major favorite to win the five-person group championship this time."

"Not even one team in the top eight?" Dongfang Yueying was somewhat disappointed.

Every Spirit Fighting Competition was a contest between the rising stars of the major factions, with young Spirit Masters taking the stage, representing the future of a faction.

"Sect Master, although our five-person team battles failed, fortunately, two of our three-person teams have entered the top eight: the group with Chen Jiang and Chen He, and the team with Qian Miaomiao."

In the three competition formats divided by the seven major factions and independent participants, having two teams and one individual enter the top eight was already a passing level for a faction.

But for the Sun Moon Sect, it was still lacking, as the Sun Moon Sect was ranked in the top three among the seven major factions.

"Alright, I understand. After finishing the meal, call everyone who entered the top eight to come here; it is time to give them some rewards," Dongfang Yueying said.

Recently, due to the turmoil in the Sun Moon Sect, Dongfang Yueying had hardly managed this matter.

Since they had entered the top eight, not summoning them at this time would truly be unjustifiable.

The mention of rewards just now was also Su Ling's idea.

And it seemed Dongfang Yueying didn't have many good things on her to use as rewards—gold coins, or perhaps Spirit Bones.

As for Spirit Bones, originally, Dongfang Yueying only had that one 20,000-year-old Spirit Bone which Su Ling called trash, and nothing else.

Fortunately, Su Ling helped her eliminate the First Elder's faction, taking three high-quality Spirit Bones from the First Elder; additionally, three more Spirit Bones were found on Wu Yulong and Wu Yufeng combined.

But giving Spirit Bones as rewards now was truly a bit too early.

Fortunately, Su Ling had just said that he would provide the rewards; otherwise, Dongfang Yueying might really have only been able to use gold coins or contribution points within the Sun Moon Sect to reward them.

After breakfast, about two joss stick burns of time passed before a group of people was brought over by Luo Qin.

"Greetings, Sect Master! May the Sect Master be well!" the group of twelve immediately saluted.

"Rise. Let me introduce you: this is our Sun Moon Sect's current First Honorary Elder, Su Ling. Seeing him is the same as seeing me."

"Greetings, Honorary Elder Su!"

Su Ling was moving in and out of the Sun Moon Sect, and his status couldn't be low, so Dongfang Yueying had assigned him the position of Honorary Elder.

"Team Leader Qin, I was delayed by some matters this time; I've troubled you these past few days," Dongfang Yueying said, looking at a middle-aged man in front of her.

Team Leader Qin's name was Qin Wushang. He was typically of the Sect Master faction, eighty-seven years old, with Rank 88 Soul Power, and was previously the strongest person on Dongfang Yueying's side.

"Reporting to the Sect Master, the subordinate has failed to perform the task well. This time, none of the five-person teams entered the top eight. I ask the Sect Master to punish me," Qin Wushang said.

Dongfang Yueying said: "It is fine. Sometimes luck is part of strength. What's past is past; now we must think about how to achieve better results in the upcoming matches."

"Additionally, considering that you have already entered the top eight, the sect should also provide you with help."

"Therefore, we will reward you, but this time the rewards are all provided by Honorary Elder Su Ling."

"Introduce yourselves, and then wait for Honorary Elder Su Ling to match you with a reward."

This was all told to her by Su Ling via voice transmission, and she was just following instructions.

Qin Wushang probably knew of Su Ling; the fall of the powerhouses of the First Elder's faction, including the First Elder himself, had all died at the hands of this Su Ling.

He glanced at the eleven people beside him and said: "From left to right, step forward one by one to introduce yourselves."

The first person on the left was a young man in his twenties. His Aura looked somewhat different, and he bore some resemblance to Qin Wushang beside him.

The young man stepped out and walked forward two steps, saying: "Your Excellency Sect Master, Elder Su, I am Qin Qiong. My Spirit is the Golden Twin Maces. I am currently twenty-eight years old, a Rank 56 attack system Battle Spirit King. I am participating in the individual group Spirit Fighting this time."

Qin Qiong! A mace-type Spirit!

"Release your Spirit and let me see," Su Ling said.

As he spoke, Qin Qiong released his Spirit. The twin maces were held in his hands, with five spirit rings: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black.

"Very good, your Soul Power is very solid," Su Ling evaluated. At the same time, Su Ling also received a voice transmission from Dongfang Yueying.

It turned out that this Qin Qiong was Qin Wushang's grandson.

Su Ling said: "Qin Qiong, if your Soul Power increased by one Rank, could you take the individual group championship in this competition?"

Increase Soul Power by one Rank?

Qin Qiong thought for a moment and said: "Elder Su, if my Soul Power increased by one Rank, I would have a seventy percent chance of taking first place."

"Only seventy percent?" Su Ling said.

Qin Qiong nodded and then said: "The Tianyang Empire and the Tianyue Empire both have a master. I do not fear the others, but even if I increase by one Rank, I do not have a one-hundred percent guarantee of defeating them."

Su Ling said: "Then what if I give you a Spirit Bone?"

"A Spirit Bone?"

Qin Qiong looked up at Su Ling and said: "If there were a Spirit Bone suitable for me, and I increased by another Rank of Soul Power, then I would have an eighty percent chance of taking the championship."

"Good. Since that is the case, I will make the decision. I happen to have a 30,000-year-old Spirit Bone suitable for you from when I killed the traitorous First Elder's faction."

"However, let's be clear upfront: the Spirit Bone reward is your championship reward given in advance. If you win the championship, the Spirit Bone is naturally yours. If you do not win the championship, we cannot make you remove the Spirit Bone, but you must return a Spirit Bone of the same level to the sect in the future. Are you willing?" Su Ling said.

"I am willing! I am willing!" Qin Qiong said.

Actually, before this, Qin Wushang had already approached Dongfang Yueying, wanting to exchange for this Spirit Bone for Qin Qiong to absorb and participate in this Spirit Fighting Competition.

However, due to delays from going out, and Dongfang Yueying taking too long to absorb the immortal herb and the spirit ring, otherwise this Spirit Bone would have already been on Qin Qiong.

Taking it out now counts as a reward, and also gives Qin Wushang some Face.

"Many thanks, Elder Su, Sect Master!" Qin Wushang immediately saluted.

After speaking, Dongfang Yueying took out that Spirit Bone. This one was taken from Wu Yufeng, so if it could be used on him, its quality would naturally not be poor.

But because this Spirit Bone had been absorbed before, a second absorption could not help increase Soul Power.

"This is a Spirit Raising Pill, without side effects. Take these two pills every other day; this three-day period should allow you to reach Rank 57," Su Ling said, taking out two Medicinal Pills.

Qin Qiong thanked Su Ling and Dongfang Yueying again.

Su Ling nodded and said: "Return to your position. Next one, come up."

"Your Excellency Sect Master, I am Chen Jiang, twenty-three years old, Rank 42 Soul Power, my Spirit is..."

...

One by one they introduced themselves, and subsequently, Su Ling basically rewarded them all with Medicinal Pills that increased their Soul Power by one Rank.

Even for the two brothers, Chen Jiang and Chen He, he did not take out Spirit Bones as rewards.

However, what surprised Su Ling was that Qian Miaomiao still introduced herself as Rank 43, which meant she had relied on Rank 43 Soul Power to reach the top eight.

Of course, for Qian Miaomiao, Su Ling still rewarded her with a Spirit Raising Pill.

It could allow her to go one step further from her Rank 52 Soul Power base to reach Rank 53.

Soon, the introductions were all finished, and everyone had received their rewards and returned to Cultivate, so Su Ling did not force Qian Miaomiao to stay.

After everyone left, Su Ling and Dongfang Yueying immediately walked out of the rest compound where the Sun Moon Sect was staying and stepped onto the streets of Tianyue City.

"Yueying, let's go."

Su Ling's figure flashed, and in a short while, he arrived atop a tall building.

"Su Ling, are you going to use your Mental Energy to search?"

"Yueying, let's each be responsible for one side and look for them," Su Ling said.

While Su Ling was searching, within the streets of Tianyue City, an old man brought a young woman out of a luxurious hotel.

It could be seen that the two were not in a very good state, as if they had been kicked out by someone.

But just after walking a few steps, a young man who looked to be in his twenties walked out.

"Your name is Ouyang Ye, right?"

"I am Ouyang Ye. May I ask who you are?" The old man looked at the young man, discovering that the other party's gaze was fixed on the young woman beside him.

The woman was dressed simply, with a cloth covering most of her Face, and her skin looked very dark.

"I am Liu Si, the attendant of Young Master Tang Shan, the second Young Master of the Tang Family from the Tianyang Empire. Our Young Master says he can invest in your research on attack system spirit tools, and is willing to provide ten thousand gold coins every month."

"Ten thousand gold coins?" Ouyang Ye said in a low voice. According to his expectations, this was far too little.

According to his requirements, researching attack system spirit tools was extremely costly. One million two hundred thousand gold coins a year meant an average of one hundred thousand gold coins per month was barely enough.

Ten thousand gold coins was simply too little.

"What! You still think it's too little?"

"To tell you the truth, no one will invest in things like yours. Only our Young Master would offer this many gold coins," Liu Si said.

"Ten thousand gold coins?" Ouyang Ye pondered.

He didn't want to agree in his heart; after all, such a small amount of gold coins was nowhere near enough. But having asked so many forces, as this Liu Si had said, no one was willing to provide any.

The grandfather and granddaughter had been here for over a month. By now, their accommodation expenses were almost exhausted, and together they only had three silver coins and a dozen or so bronze coins left.

If they didn't find a backer soon, even eating would become a major problem.

"Fine, ten thousand gold coins it is. I agree," Ouyang Ye said with a helpless expression.

"Wait, I have conditions I haven't mentioned yet," Liu Si said.

"What other conditions?" Ouyang Ye asked.

Liu Si looked at Ouyang Qianqian beside him and said, "She must remove her disguise and come meet our Young Master. Only if the Young Master is satisfied will he give this ten thousand gold coins."

"You..." Ouyang Qianqian was a bit angry.

Likewise, Ouyang Ye was also very angry.

"Forget it, we don't need your investment." After saying this, Ouyang Ye took Ouyang Qianqian and prepared to leave.

"Wait!"

At this moment, a tall, decent-looking young man emerged from the hotel.

Seeing the young man come out, Liu Si immediately bowed and said, "Young Master Shan!"

"No peerless beauty can escape my eyes, even with your deliberate disguise," Tang Shan said, looking up and down at the disguised Ouyang Qianqian.

"As long as you are willing to follow me and satisfy me, not to mention investing ten thousand gold coins in you every month, even twenty thousand gold coins is not out of the question."

"Grandfather, let's go," Ouyang Qianqian said.

"Hmm!" Ouyang Ye naturally did not want his granddaughter to be wronged.

However, this Tang Shan was used to being arrogant and domineering; he blocked Ouyang Qianqian's path directly and, after speaking, reached out to pull aside the thin cloth covering her Face.

"Move aside!" Ouyang Qianqian immediately blocked him with her hand.

But the next moment, her arm was grabbed by Tang Shan.

"Let go."

"Hmph, you dare to refuse me? You must not know who I am," Tang Shan said.

"Let me introduce you. Young Master Shan is participating in the individual tournament and has already entered the top eight. He is a strong contender for the championship."

"It is your good fortune that Young Master Shan thinks highly of you!"

"Move aside!" Ouyang Qianqian said.

"What if I don't? Look at this street; who dares to help you? Whoever helps you is going against the Tang Family, one of the three great families of the Tianyang Continent. Ask them, who dares?" Tang Shan said with a smug expression.

He glanced around; there were plenty of onlookers, but not a single person spoke up.

But at this moment, a man and a woman squeezed through the crowd of onlookers.

"I dare!"

"Excuse me, please make way," Su Ling said while clearing a path.

Before long, he brought Dongfang Yueying in front of the four people.

"Oh? Someone actually dares to stand up for them? I'd like to see who you are and what force you represent!" Tang Shan said, looking at Su Ling with a playful expression.

"The Tang Family? The Tang Family is nothing!" Su Ling replied.

However, at this moment, Tang Shan looked at Dongfang Yueying beside Su Ling, and for a moment, he seemed not to have heard what Su Ling said clearly.

At this very moment, in his eyes, in his World, it seemed there was only Dongfang Yueying.

Just one glance was enough to make one unforgettable for a lifetime.

In that instant, he seemed to have found the ultimate goal of his life, and the "blind box" Ouyang Qianqian beside him suddenly didn't seem so appealing anymore.

Tang Shan also let go and walked towards Dongfang Yueying.

But how could Su Ling let him get close to Dongfang Yueying? Besides, it was not suitable for her to make a move here.

"Get lost." Tang Shan had wanted to approach Dongfang Yueying, but suddenly a man blocked his path. How could this not make him angry?

But after he said this, Su Ling did not leave.

Tang Shan became anxious and roared, "You're courting death!"

Then he attacked Su Ling. However, how could Su Ling indulge him? He kicked out swiftly and fiercely.

It was that familiar technique, the "nut-cracker kick," performed with great proficiency.

Su Ling struck, and the opponent was hit before he could even react.

With a boom, Su Ling actually kicked him into the hotel lobby.

A moment later, screams of "Ahhh" could be heard from inside.

However, by this time, Su Ling and Dongfang Yueying had already left the scene with Ouyang Ye and Ouyang Qianqian, and the onlookers were very sensible, taking the initiative to make way.

In a short while, the four of them disappeared into the sea of people.

Su Ling took action just to teach someone a lesson, which could also be considered saving the grandfather and granddaughter, and at the same time, it could win them over to join the Sun Moon Sect.

But more importantly, Su Ling had gained something upon arriving here.

As they left, the System's voice sounded.

[Ding... Ouyang Qianqian's favorability +20, obtained white treasure chest * 10, yellow treasure chest * 3, purple treasure chest * 1]

This Ouyang Qianqian, the System had detected her a few minutes ago when Su Ling arrived.

[Goddess: Ouyang Qianqian]

[Goddess Comprehensive Value: 92]

[Binding Requirement: Favorability above 60]

[Current Favorability: Unknown]

This was the initial detected favorability, which was actually 92 points. This made Su Ling feel very surprised; no wonder she had to cover up and uglify her Face.

If she didn't do these things, it would definitely be very troublesome.

After Su Ling arrived and offered help, combined with his own decent conditions, Ouyang Qianqian's initial favorability towards Su Ling was not low; it was 15 points from the beginning.

After taking action against Tang Shan, the favorability increased by 20 points instantly, which was enough to show her dislike for Tang Shan and her favor and gratitude towards Su Ling.

According to the information provided by Dongfang Yueying, this Ouyang Qianqian awakened a mutated Spirit, the Starfire Sword, at the age of six. Unfortunately, it seemed the mutation did not develop in a good direction, resulting in her having only Rank 1 Innate Soul Power.

Currently, Ouyang Qianqian was only thirteen years old, yet she only had Rank 13 Soul Power.

Her talent was really not high, but with just this bit of talent, she actually had a Goddess Comprehensive Value of 92.

A Goddess Comprehensive Value of 92 was not considered high, but to have such a value with this kind of talent was very strange. However, this also suggested that Ouyang Qianqian might have good talent in other areas and possessed extremely high beauty.

One had to know that Rank 1 Innate Soul Power was basically the floor of talent.

As for this Ouyang Ye, he was Rank 39, and his Spirit was considered normal, called the Molten Gold Hammer.

The two knew they had caused trouble, so they were willing to be taken away by Su Ling and Dongfang Yueying.

It wasn't until they entered the Sun Moon Sect's compound that they realized the man and woman in front of them were from the Sun Moon Sect, which made them feel much more at ease.

After all, the Sun Moon Sect was not afraid of the Tang Family.

However, they had come to this Sun Moon Sect territory a few days ago and had been rejected, rejected quite decisively.

They had been to Sun Moon City before, but unfortunately, the Sun Moon Sect did not look favorably upon the attack system spirit tools they manufactured.

Su Ling and Dongfang Yueying brought them all the way to the small courtyard where Dongfang Yueying lived before stopping.

"Please sit down, you two."

"Luo Qin, go get some tea and pastries!" Dongfang Yueying ordered.

"Yes, Sect Master!" Luo Qin replied.

"You, you are the Sun Moon Sect's Sect Master Dongfang?"

The two had just sat down when they were shocked enough to stand up again.

Dongfang Yueying smiled and said, "Please sit, you two. No need to be so polite. Let me introduce myself as well. I am the current Sect Master of the Sun Moon Sect, Dongfang Yueying, and this is the Sun Moon Sect's First Elder, Su Ling."

"Many thanks to Sect Master Dongfang and Elder Su Ling for saving us," the grandfather and granddaughter bowed and thanked them again.

"Sit down. What happened earlier was just a small effort," Su Ling said.

But even with Su Ling saying this, the two were still quite reserved and did not dare to sit.

Su Ling and Dongfang Yueying did not say anything more.

Dongfang Yueying looked at the reserved grandfather and granddaughter again, putting on a serious expression, and said, "Ouyang Ye, Ouyang Qianqian, this time we actually went to find you. The reason is simple: this Elder Su beside me is very interested in your attack system spirit tools."

"So, you can chat for now; I won't be here." Dongfang Yueying flashed and disappeared from the spot, leaving Su Ling with the grandfather and granddaughter.

Meanwhile, Luo Qin brought tea and pastries, and after placing them down, she left immediately.

Su Ling said, "Sit down, drink some water, and have something to eat before we look at the spirit tools you manufactured."

But the two were still a bit embarrassed.

Perhaps they felt that finally, a big shot was interested in their spirit tools, and for a moment, they forgot their hunger. They said excitedly, "Elder Su, no need. How about we showcase the spirit tools first?"

But as soon as the words fell, their stomachs let out grumbling protests; this was something uncontrollable and could not be lied about.

On the way here, Su Ling, with his keen observation skills, had heard it several times.

Observing their appearances, both were very thin and even a bit frail.

They probably did this to save money, wanting to stay in Tianyue City as long as possible, so they ate one meal as three, or sometimes didn't eat at all, let alone breakfast.

Su Ling deliberately acted cold and said, "I'll look at your spirit tools after you've eaten and drunk your fill. After all, in your current state, you probably don't even have the strength to fiddle with spirit tools!"

"If you don't want to, you can leave now."

"Okay, okay, we'll eat right away." Ouyang Ye and Ouyang Qianqian had finally found someone interested, and hearing Su Ling say this, they sat down and began to devour the food; they were truly hungry.