Chapter 1116: An Unexpected Reward

Chapter 1116: An Unexpected Reward

In a dark stockade.

The thick corruption was quickly dissipating and the world space began to change. Gradually, it returned to its original form.

One team studied the surrounding area casually.

A tall and slender figure walked out of the depths of the stockade. She was radiating light resonant energy in every direction, and as the resonant power spilled across her back, it seemed to form a pair of wings that gave her the appearance of a divine angel.

It was none other than Jiang Qing'e.

"Leader!"

The team in the stockade looked towards the slender figure with eyes of admiration.

A robustly built young man said with a smile, "Leader, you're too strong. We barely even saw the faces of the three Greater Evil Spirits before you killed them all."

Although he was smiling, his eyes were undeniably wavering. What he had seen was really shocking. No one had expected three Greater Evil Spirits, all with strength comparable to a cultivator at the Greater Heavenly Resonance Tier, to be finished off in such a short span of time by Jiang Qing'e. Perhaps not even Ning Meng, who was top ranked, could achieve such efficiency.

The young man was Li Yuanfeng, a student from the Lower Hall of the Hallowed Coruscation Ancient College's Heavenly Star Hall. He was currently a True Seal-grade Lesser Heavenly Resonance Tier cultivator, second only to Jiang Qing'e in the team.

His face was full of respect when he looked at Jiang Qing'e. At the same time, there was a tinge of admiration hidden in his eyes. This was normal. After all, Jiang Qing'e was very popular in the Hallowed Coruscation Ancient College. Wielding both talent and looks, she was irresistible to both guys and girls.

However, Li Yuanfeng was a smart one. He knew that Jiang Qing'e was solely focused on cultivating. If he revealed his admiration for her, Jiang Qing'e would likely remove him from the team to reduce any unnecessary troubles. As such, he had kept his feelings secret. He maintained a distance with Jiang Qing'e in their daily interactions, just like what was expected from team members.

"Of course! We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to tag along with the leader," a beautiful girl said with a grin. She also looked at Jiang Qing'e with eyes full of admiration.

She was Yao Xin, a Four Star Hall student, at the Illusory Seal-grade of the Lesser Heavenly Resonance Tier. She was a die-hard fan of Jiang Qing'e, one that was almost fanatical and crazy.

There was not much reaction on Jiang Qing'e's face as she listened to their praise. She had managed to finish off three Greater Evil Spirit because she had a dual ninth-grade light resonance. She had sensed the Greater Evil Spirits lying in ambush and then activated the Holy Silver Flame Core to strike first, gaining the upper hand in the battle.

This Holy Silver Flame Core was a Soul Ascension-grade Duke Art. Its full name was the Holy Silver Flame Core Art. It used a holy flame to refine the cores, which would explode with devastating power when used on enemies. Jiang Qing'e had only managed to cultivate two Flame Cores, and one had been used to injure the three Greater Evil Spirits gravely.

"Leader, we're at the top of the scoreboard now," Yao Xin said with a smile. Visit no(v)eLb(i)n.com for the best novel reading experience

Jiang Qing'e focused her mind and activated the Ancient Spirit Leaf on the back of her hand. She looked at the scoreboard, but she did not stop at her name. Instead, she continued to scroll through the screen as if she was searching for something.

After a few moments, she bit her lips lightly. It seemed like she did not find what she was looking for.

Feng Lingyuan, Deng Changbai, and Li Luo got together and opened up the map on their Ancient Spirit Leaves.

Deng Changbai pointed to a location with a skull as he said, "Based on our traveling speed, we should be able to arrive in two days' time."

His expression was serious. "On our way here, we've only encountered small Other nests. There wasn't even a single Greater Evil Spirit."

Li Luo added, "This is clearly different from the Other nest we encountered right at the beginning."

"This further proves that our first encounter was a trap laid out by the All-Being Ghostly Skin Dominion. I am afraid all the stronger Others have gathered up in these spots," Feng Lingyuan said as she pointed at the red skulls on the map.

Li Luo and Deng Changbai looked at each other seriously.

If that was true, they would not be able to clear the area by themselves.

"There should be other teams rushing over too. We should work with them," Deng Changbai said.

Feng Lingyuan nodded in agreement. Just as she was about to open her mouth again, her face changed. She turned toward her right and noticed a wave of resonant power coming from that direction. At the next moment, some people appeared in the sky.

Those people had noticed Feng Lingyuan and her team too, and they landed next to them.

Everyone turned around and saw the leader of the group. It was an attractive girl with long, crimson hair.

Feng Lingyuan and Deng Changbai were startled to see this lady.

It was Li Hongyou, ranked ten in the Upper Hall of the Heavenly Origin Ancient College's Heavenly Star Hall.

She had the Crimson Heart Vermilion Fruit resonance, making her the ideal team member, someone everyone wished to work with.

"To think we'd meet you guys here, Hongyou." Unlike her usual, cold self, Feng Lingyuan spoke with a slight smile as she welcomed them.

Li Hongyou was not particularly polite towards Feng Lingyuan just because she was ranked second. She nodded coldly and then turned to look at Li Luo.

She was silent for a while before making her way over to him.

Li Luo was shocked when he saw this.

Everyone watched with puzzled looks. Li Hongyou walked in front of Li Luo and studied him for a while. She pursed her red lips slightly and asked, "Li Luo, do you want to work together?"