68: Chapter 68 Random
Jiang Mingyue suddenly reached out, stopping Ning Yuan, who was about to swagger away.
"Wait!"
Ning Yuan turned back, puzzled. "What's wrong?"
"You're just planning to... go over there directly like this?" Jiang Mingyue looked at him with an utterly speechless expression.
Ning Yuan nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world. "Otherwise? Should we bathe, change clothes, and burn incense for prayer first?"
Jiang Mingyue sighed, holding her forehead.
"You, do you have any common sense at all? Look at us now. One is the first-place winner who stole the spotlight at the Qi and Blood Academy competition, the other is second place, and we've both just completed our extraordinary breakthroughs. Our auras are so powerful. Going over there so ostentatiously, do you think you haven't drawn enough hatred yet? Do you want to become the public enemy of everyone directly?"
"When the time comes, if we get besieged by hundreds of prodigies from the Transcendent Academy, even you won't be able to handle it!"
"So, shouldn't we disguise ourselves a little?"
Ning Yuan stroked his chin, deep in thought.
"Hmm... what you say seems to make some sense."
"Then how do we disguise ourselves? Do we get a black cloth to cover our faces and wear a night suit?"
Jiang Mingyue gave him a huge eye-roll.
"How tacky!"
As she spoke, she flicked her wrist and retrieved a strangely shaped, crystal-like transparent veil from her dimensional bracelet.
"This is a treasure that can alter appearance and aura, called the 'thousand illusions veil'. Unless they are experts proficient in pupil techniques or possess special detection methods, basically no one can see through its disguise."
With that, she gently waved the thousand illusions veil.
A soft light flashed.
The next second, Jiang Mingyue's appearance underwent a dramatic change!
The originally delicate and handsome human youth was gone.
In his place was a Winged Clan youth with pure white wings sprouting from his back, possessing dazzling golden hair, and an extraordinarily handsome face!
Even her aura had become indistinguishable from that of a true Winged Clan member, carrying a faint sense of sacredness and ethereal lightness.
Ning Yuan was stunned on the spot.
"Holy crap? That amazing? It can even simulate racial characteristics?"
He couldn't help but reach out to pinch those wings that looked incredibly real.
Jiang Mingyue slapped his hand away with disdain.
"Don't touch! And don't resist, I'll do you too."
With that, the treasure's light flashed once more, enveloping Ning Yuan.
A moment later.
The light dissipated.
Ning Yuan eagerly conjured a water mirror to look at his current appearance.
Then, his face instantly darkened.
Reflected in the mirror was a dark-skinned youth with ordinary features, even carrying a hint of simple honesty.
The type you'd absolutely lose in a crowd.
Ning Yuan protested with extreme dissatisfaction. "Hey, hey, hey! Number Two, what do you mean by this? Why do you get to become so handsome, with wing effects, and I become so shabby? I seriously suspect you're taking revenge under the guise of public duty!"
Jiang Mingyue, however, wore a perfectly serious expression, her tone flat.
"It's all randomly generated. Besides, this is what's called a disguise, understand? The more ordinary, the less attention you attract."
Ning Yuan looked at her suspiciously.
"Random? I don't believe a word of it!"
He suddenly seemed to remember something, his gaze growing even more doubtful as he sized up Jiang Mingyue up and down.
"Speaking of which... Number Two, that delicate youth appearance you usually have, it wouldn't happen to be fake too, would it? Is your true face actually that of a slovenly, foot-picking brute?"
Jiang Mingyue's heart jolted violently, her eyes instantly turning dangerous.
"Stop talking nonsense! Are we going or not? If not, I'm leaving by myself!"
Ning Yuan knew when to stop and grinned.
"Going, going! Let's set off now!"
He took out that ancient jade talisman and confirmed the direction.
"Let's go quickly! We're heading to the True Dragons Nest to teach those so-called extraordinary prodigies a lesson! When we make our move, we'll just slightly conceal our power attributes. Perfect!"
He rubbed his hands together, excited.
Originally, he had only been thinking of robbing a few unlucky ones.
But now, with this disguise.
His goal had changed!
He wanted—to rob everyone!
To let these guys know the harsh realities of society!
Their figures shot like lightning towards the direction of the large gourd-shaped entrance in the distance of the ruins.
Although the straight-line distance from the True Dragon Blood Pool to the True Dragons Nest wasn't too far, the spatial laws within these ruins were extremely peculiar, and the actual travel time required was not short.
Even with their terrifying current speed, they had to fly for several full days.
As they got closer and closer to the True Dragons Nest, the Transcendent Academy students they encountered also became more numerous.
However, both remembered the principle of "keeping a low profile to make a fortune" and didn't act rashly. Instead, they traveled stealthily, avoiding most conflicts.
Getting to the destination as quickly as possible was the main task.
"Number Two, later we'll just block the entrance of the True Dragons Nest. We'll knock out everyone who comes out! Don't let a single one go!"
While traveling, Ning Yuan was still imparting his "robbery insights" to Jiang Mingyue, a mischievous grin on his face.
Although Jiang Mingyue verbally expressed disdain, her body honestly nodded in agreement repeatedly.
Suddenly!
Both of them paused simultaneously, stopping in their tracks.
Their gazes, as if by prior agreement, turned towards the depths of a dense forest to their left.
There, intense waves of combat energy were constantly emanating!
Moreover, the intensity of these fluctuations was extremely astonishing!
Even stronger than Shi Ninghai, whom Ning Yuan had instantly killed before!
"Experts are fighting!"
They exchanged a glance, both seeing curiosity in each other's eyes.
"Let's go, take a look!"
Soon, relying on the treasure and their own powerful concealment methods, they silently crept near the combat site.
Peering through the gaps in the dense forest, they saw the situation in the clearing.
Ning Yuan was immediately taken aback.
"Well, well, a familiar face."
After getting a clear look, Jiang Mingyue couldn't help but add a sarcastic remark.
"Well, isn't this your old flame? How did you end up in such a sorry state?"
The person being besieged in the clearing was none other than Ling Wanhe, the goddess of the Star Spirit Clan, who had proactively asked Ning Yuan for his Heavenly Communication on Sacred Martial Mountain!
And those besieging her were three powerful members of the Three-Eyed God Clan!
The leader was none other than that Chai Youpeng who had been "slapped from afar" by Ning Yuan!
The other two also had cultivation at the peak of the fifth rank, their strength not to be underestimated.
At this moment, the three wore ferocious smiles. From the vertical eyes on their foreheads, they continuously shot out beams of divine light filled with destructive aura, coordinating seamlessly, fiercely encircling and attacking Ling Wanhe.
While attacking frantically, Chai Youpeng roared in a voice brimming with vindictive pleasure:
"Bitch! Today, just accept your fate! In this wilderness, no one will come to save you!"
"Back then on Sacred Martial Mountain, for the sake of that damned HumanKid, you actually publicly humiliated me! You deserve to die! This is retribution!"
"However... if you're willing to kneel and beg me now, and swear to become my slave from now on, to be played with as I wish, perhaps I might consider sparing your wretched life!"
The other two Three-Eyed God Clan youths beside him also let out lewd chuckles.
"Clan brother, when the time comes, could you let us brothers also have a taste of what this lofty goddess of the ling clan is really like?"
"Hahaha! Easy to say! Easy to say!"
Facing the siege and the foul language of the three.
Ling Wanhe's current state did indeed seem somewhat precarious.
Her originally spotless white dress was now stained with quite a bit of blood, and a trace of bright red had seeped from the corner of her mouth.
Her aura also seemed somewhat disordered, clearly having suffered significant internal injuries.
Danger lurked at every turn!
But, even so.
Her gaze remained as calm as ever, clear and cold as water, without a trace of fear or panic.
She remained silent, merely wielding the starlight in her hand, blocking wave after wave of tide-like attacks.
Watching this scene, Jiang Mingyue pursed her lips.
"So? Going for a heroic rescue? This is a great opportunity to boost favorability."
Although she didn't have much goodwill towards Ling Wanhe either, comparatively, she disliked these lecherous Three-eyed Freaks even more.
However, Ning Yuan's expression seemed somewhat strange.
He wasn't in a hurry to rush out. Instead, stroking his chin thoughtfully, he asked in return:
"Number Two, do you really think she needs us to save her?"