49: Master, is this the home you gave to Xiao Wu?
Her expression as she looked at Li Ye was one of bewilderment and confusion, perhaps because she couldn't understand why Li Ye was so powerful yet so young.
Moreover, he had two women and a cat behind him.
One was entirely red, with red demon horns.
One was dressed in an ancient-style long robe, appearing to possess a sharp Aura.
Even that two-tailed cat seemed extraordinary.
Is this truly fair?
Isn't this a group attack?
Luo Yao blinked, looking incredulous.
"Solomon, you've consistently hovered between second and fourth on the Combat Power Ranking, mostly staying at third, and you're third on the Artifact Refining Ranking.
I've seen your nickname on many rankings, and now I finally meet you in person," Li Ye said with a light chuckle.
Luo Yao sighed helplessly, looking at the young man who was seven or eight years younger than herself, and said:
"Perhaps in others' eyes, this achievement is impressive, but for you, who ranks first in both Cultivation and Combat Power, it might be nothing special.
Moreover, even the two women and the cat behind you make me extremely wary."
The scythe in her hand was pitch black, and it seemed to have contaminated Spiritual Qi rising from it.
Upon seeing this, Li Ye thought of a type of creature.
That would be a Demon.
Indeed, the reason Demon meat could only be consumed by Cultivators at Qi Refining Stage 3 or above was because the Spiritual Qi within Demons was infected.
This bore a striking resemblance to the black-clad woman before him.
"No more nonsense, let's finish this quickly."
Li Ye drew his Profound Rank top-grade Xuan Tian Sword, and a Sword Intent rose from it.
Seeing Li Ye's Aura become incredibly sharp, Luo Yao's expression also grew solemn.
When she underwent Transmigration to Barren Ancient Star, she was already a King of Soldiers, revered as the Dragon King abroad, possessing a good Physique, along with various keen instincts.
Her Spiritual Root Awakening was very special; she awakened a rare Demonic Spiritual Root.
And by a stroke of Opportunity, she obtained the Legacy of the Demonic Path, which is to say, of Demons.
If Li Ye knew Luo Yao's template, he would certainly exclaim, 'As expected of a returning King of Soldiers, just a female one.'
It made sense; among billions of people, there would always be a few Children of Luck, whether it was Xiao Yan, Luo Yao, or Buddha Dragon Child, Han Li, and occasionally, the Tyrant Dragon Warrior who appeared among them.
The next moment, sword hilts formed from Spiritual Qi surrounded Li Ye's body.
Yin Wind howled!
Nearly eighty Sword Qi assailed Luo Yao.
If it were an ordinary Qi Refining Peak Cultivator, they might have been torn to shreds by the Sword Qi, reduced to fragments.
However, Luo Yao's Physique was comparable to that of a typical Foundation Establishment Stage expert, coupled with the protection provided by the black Spiritual Qi covering her entire body.
She used a certain Divine Ability to block Li Ye's damage, but she still inevitably lost some health.
At the same time, she consumed a full thirty percent of her Spiritual Qi, while Li Ye only consumed five percent.
The disparity was already evident.
But Li Ye didn't know; in his eyes, he still thought Luo Yao had easily blocked his Yin Wind Swordplay.
For a moment, the two were in a stalemate.
Luo Yao, however, was panting slightly, her expression solemn.
"My Demonic Heaven Shield actually couldn't block it, what a joke!" she whispered, her mouth slightly agape in surprise, roaring inwardly.
"Wood Prison Technique."
After a brief stalemate, Li Ye attacked again, clasping his hands together.
Spiritual Wood grew from the ground, entangling Luo Yao.
Then, a Lightning Ball Art blasted towards Luo Yao.
These two Divine Abilities, which consumed a significant amount of Spiritual Qi before Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment Stage, were nothing to Li Ye.
Before this, he had already swapped out Eternal Life Formula and Spring Wood Art.
And he had already equipped the Five-Mansion Forging Origin Formula and the Guyuan Art given by those two silly lolis—no, those two twins.
Now, Li Ye's Cultivation Technique level was definitely among the best.
Even Luo Yao, though she had now filled all five of her Cultivation Technique slots.
However, her grade was still much lower compared to Li Ye's.
Soon, Luo Yao was instantly defeated by these sudden two consecutive moves.
A mere Qi Refining Peak Cultivator, no matter how talented, was no different from the previous few weaklings in the eyes of the System-aided Li Ye.
The difference was that those weaklings didn't even require him to act.
Yan Xiaoji and Li Qingqiu could directly defeat them instantly.
Far away in the first major region, sub-region 3, within an Immortal Cave on a hill in front of a black lake, Luo Yao was teleported back to that location after her defeat.
She stared intently at the scythe in her hand, having anticipated her defeat, but not how utterly devastating it would be.
"Li Ye, I'll remember you," she murmured, then added Eternal Night, who was first on the Combat Power Ranking, as a Fellow Daoist.
[Due to this player's privacy settings, you cannot add this player as a Fellow Daoist.]
Luo Yao's eyes darkened, but after a moment's thought, she found it reasonable; when she first made it onto the rankings, her Fellow Daoist list was also flooded.
So, she directly messaged Eternal Night,
"Li Ye, can we add each other as Fellow Daoists?"
Under Luo Yao's gaze, Li Ye quickly responded and added Luo Yao as a Fellow Daoist.
She unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief; she hadn't made a fool of herself, which was good.
...
Now, Li Ye's contact list was full of women, and his Changye Sect was the same, which he was very satisfied with.
He rested for half a minute and continued to play in the arena.
The remaining six matches were basically instant kills.
His score also reached 330.
Still ranking first.
The second place at this time was still at 290, held by the Tyrant Dragon Warrior who had been on a winning streak; it seemed he hadn't finished his matches yet, but if he had, his score should be the same as Li Ye's.
He hadn't encountered any enemies stronger than himself yet.
It seemed that because Li Ye played too quickly, he was the only one who had reached three days and thirty consecutive wins.
What Li Ye didn't understand was why the rewards for the ranked matches hadn't arrived yet.
Otherwise, what was the point of playing these ranked matches?
Of course, it might also be because there were too many people with the same score right now, which made it difficult to distribute rewards.
No matter, let the bullets fly for a while.
...
[Day 13 of Survival. Current number of qualified goddesses: 4]
[Reward One: Liu Xiaoyu's one fishnet stocking + Liu Xiaoxue's one white sock.]
[Reward Two: Yin Wind Swordplay upgraded from Minor Achievement to Major Achievement.]
[Reward Three: Fireball Technique upgraded from Beginner to Minor Achievement.]
[Reward Four: Cultivation Technique slot increased by 1.
Note: Cultivation Techniques can increase Spiritual Qi content and also grant passive abilities.]
[Reward Five: Profound Rank top-grade Divine Ability: Cloud Stepping Footwork, can greatly increase agility.]
[Reward Six: Immortal Cave upgraded from Level 6 to Level 7.]
[Reward Seven: A 50-square-meter Spiritual Pond.]
"The rewards increased from four to seven, which means Xiao Luolin has completely trusted me, and her loyalty has reached 90, and I haven't even drilled her yet," Li Ye said, torn between laughter and tears.
Only the first reward was still so speechless.
It was even a mixed reward.
And that Fireball Technique, why did it appear again?
Without even thinking, he swiped away the Fireball Technique and those two stinky socks, then chose the others.
[Don't want Reward One and Reward Three, want all others.]
With the System's prompt, Li Ye's combat power surged again.
The improvement of Yin Wind Swordplay made him feel like he could create over a hundred Sword Qi at once, and not only that, the Spiritual Qi consumption didn't increase, which was a pure upgrade.
The Immortal Cave was also undergoing earth-shattering changes.
To the surprise of Li Ye and the women.
The ten-meter-high small hill directly transformed into a twenty to thirty-meter-high small mountain.
At the same time, the area of the Immortal Cave within the small mountain had reached one thousand square meters.
The Spiritual Qi content had also increased by 20% compared to the outside world.
Xiao Luolin and the two twins could usually Cultivate in the large Immortal Cave within the small mountain.
Of course, they could also live there if they wanted; after all, everyone except Li Ye was a girl.
In front of the small mountain, in that large open space, not far from the spiritual fields, Li Ye placed the Spiritual Pond.
It contained Spiritual Water with extremely high Spiritual Qi, and a few sips could melt instantly upon entering the mouth, then be used for Cultivate.
At this moment, Xiao Wu, who was perched on Er Mi's back, saw the Spiritual Pond appear out of thin air and immediately drooled.
Although she had Xuanwu Bloodline, she was still a small grass turtle, and grass turtles were semi-aquatic, preferring to live in water.
She quickly jumped down, pattered over to Li Ye's feet, bit his foot, then said expectantly:
"Master, is this the home you're giving to me, Xiao Wu?"