"Coming!"
Ling Xue floated over and landed her sword on my shoulder!
Clang!
Sparks flew, and I felt as if someone had bitten my shoulder. It burned with pain.
“50998！”
The damage numbers flew up, and Ling Xue was very satisfied.
"One more time, okay?"
"One more time and I'm going to die."
I glared at her. "Are you not going to pity me?"
Ling Xue smiled. "Stop it, you won't lose a level even if you die. Come on, come on …"
I couldn't argue with her, so I closed my eyes like a little boy being forcefully kissed by a female deskmate.
Clang!
Another powerful strike, but this time I didn't feel any pain. A ripple appeared on my Sky Armor, and with a clang, I actually reflected Ling Xue's attack back to me!
Ling Xue was stunned on the spot. "Peng!" She was hit by the rebound effect of her attack.
“374849！”
Instant kill!
"Uuuu …"
Ling Xue knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. "Spare me, hero, spare me!"
Yes, not bad. The system made it so that the loser begged for mercy. Not bad...
"Why is the damage so high?" Ling Xue asked me.
I sat next to her and said, "Because one of the stats of the Sky Armor is to reflect all damage at 10%. In other words, it's like I took a hit from you with zero Defense. 370000 damage is normal, and I was lucky enough to get the 10% effect. On the other hand, it also proves that Ling Xue has high Attack …"
Ling Xue burst into laughter. "Wow, you praised two people in one sentence. You're getting better and better at talking."
"Thank you, thank you …"
Ling Xue's HP was fully healed and she became restless again. "Come on, come on, try slashing me."
"How can I bear to?"
"Don't, you won't kill me. I've turned off the pain system, I can't feel anything."
"En, alright!"
Ling Xue held her shield and stood there to defend. We opened the sparring system again. This time, we wanted to compare our offensive and defensive strengths.
"You're here …"
I dashed forward and raised my sword. Moonlight Ice Blade glowed like a crescent moon, and Ling Xue froze in place. She had actually been stunned!
"Di!"
Combat Log: Your weapon, Moonlight Blade, has successfully activated [Crescent Moon]. Player "Windy Snow" has been dealt 95,083 damage and will be unable to move for 3 seconds!
…
Oh, so that's how it is. It's because the Waning Moon effect of the [Moonlight Ice Blade] activated. I also remembered that there was a line in the equipment's stats — — There's a certain chance that the [Waning Moon] will lock onto the opponent and immobilize them for 3 seconds!
"Heh, what a sharp attack …"
Ling Xue smiled and said, "Let's do it again. Let's see if that was a normal attack or not, alright?"
Her HP was only around 150,000, and it was now empty.
"Don't, if you do it again, you'll die …" I said in concern.
Ling Xue said, "I'll give it a try, it'll be fine …"
"Alright then!"
I concentrated and held the Moonlight Ice Blade in my hand. With a feint, I lightly swung it downwards.
However, my arm suddenly felt a chill. Wah!
Something's coming!
As expected, a vast amount of energy turned into sword light and poured out, instantly forming an extremely wide cyan sword light in front of me!
This … this is Firmament Strike. It's so memorable!
I was pleasantly surprised. Firmament Strike was an additional passive skill of the Firmament Necklace. It had a certain chance to activate. I hadn't expected it to activate in my first sparring session.
"Bang!"
The cyan greatsword swept across Ling Xue, and with a "boom", it pierced through the back wall of the guild hall. Immediately, bricks fell to the ground. Ling Xue let out a soft cry, and a terrifying damage number floated above her head — — 274909!
Ah?!
I was pleasantly surprised. This Firmament Strike was too strong. It was strong enough to destroy an NPC building?
It looks like I'm strong enough to break the rules!
Moreover, with Ling Xue's powerful Defense, I could still one-shot her. It wasn't hard to imagine that Brave Heart could one-shot her with two Firmament Strikes!
But at this time, I received a message —
Ding ~!
System Notice: You have destroyed a building in your territory. Repair will cost 120385 gold. Do you confirm repair?
… …
Damn, I'm the vice lord of a territory right now. I have to pay for this myself...
Ling Xue chuckled as she healed him. "Scholar, you're amazing. You pierced through 120,000 gold coins with one strike. I'm proud of you …"
I looked at her speechlessly. I'm ashamed of myself!
After the sparring session was over, I said, "Alright, let's log off and eat breakfast. Then we'll wash up and sleep. Look, your eyes are red and your skin is affected. It'll be my loss if it doesn't feel good in the future. Let's log off and sleep …"
"Oh, okay …"
Ling Xue was very obedient and logged off with me.
… …
Breakfast was the little buns Ling Yue and Qin Yun had brought back from outside. After eating two steamers, I was 60% full. Never mind, I had to conserve for my stomach!
When I returned to my room, I didn't feel sleepy so I opened the official website.
I was shocked to find the WSL's headline, "Tonight, WSL Presents Four Highlight Battles" —
Snow Moon VS Soul Battle Robes
Snow Moon VS Brotherhood
Soul Battle Robes VS Like Water
Dream of Snow Moon VS Temple of the Moon
… …
Damn, my blood was boiling. It was going to be four big battles!
Snow Moon, Soul Battle Robes, Brotherhood, and Like Water were all hot favorites to win the championship. Today was going to be a highlight battle, and I couldn't miss it. Hehe, I could also test if my Moonlight Ice Blade was really sharp!
Moreover, tonight's two matches are extremely important to Snow Moon. Once we defeat Soul Battle Robes and The Brotherhood, we'll be able to secure six precious points. We'll have no problem advancing to the Top 16 of the offline matches. Next, we'll have to take out Flowing Time and Moon God's Temple, and we'll be able to send out all our substitutes for the offline matches, hahaha!
After reading for a while, it was all boring gossip. Of course, I enjoyed it. For example, a girl from Zhejiang met an online friend from the same city in Spirit of Grief. After they met and got a room, the man took some photos and used them as blackmail to extort 100,000 RMB from the girl. The girl ignored him, and the man killed her. This became the first scandal in Spirit of Grief that had ever happened in the game.
I should ask Melancholy later. He was the Seed Emperor, ahem, he had a wide range of interests. He definitely wouldn't miss such a precious seed.
After watching for a while, exhaustion hit me and I fell asleep on my bed.
… …
When I woke up again, it was already past three in the afternoon.
In the living room of the workshop, Bing Cha was gnawing on a half-eaten cucumber while looking around. "Where's my face thing? Where's my face thing?"
Bing Cha was speechless. "Is this it?
I ate it... "
Summer: "Uuuu, I finally bought it from the supermarket. It's thick and hard..."
Bing Cha: "..."
Ling Yue ordered food from outside. Not long after, a couple of delivery boys brought over a variety of dishes. They filled the table, and everyone sat down to eat.
Ling Yue said, "As you can see, the first match of the WSL on Snow Moon is against Soul Battle Robes, and the second match is against The Brotherhood. They are both very strong opponents, so we will send out our main force!"
Bing Cha asked, "How are we going to set up the formation?"
"Well …" Ling Yue pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's very simple. The four 1v1s will be easy. Ling Xue, Iced Tea, and Shusheng will take on three of them. I'll take on the fourth match. As for the final 2v2, Shusheng will take on Sister Qin Yun."
Ling Yue looked around and said, "So, the main force that should be fighting today should not go out to level. It's best if you go into a dungeon. Wait until 8 and be online on time. Today's WSL is the main task of our workshop."
"Understood..."
I said, "The people that Soul Battle Robes is most likely to fight are Seven-star Lamp, Little Butterfly, Blood Drinker the World, and Fire Soul. Seven-star Lamp is easy, but I'm afraid he will encounter Ling Yue. That won't be easy. Little Butterfly is a consumption-type mage, and if she encounters Bing Cha, Bing Cha won't be able to keep himself alive. So, it's best to be careful when arranging your troops."
Ling Yue nodded. "I think that big-brained Blood Drinker the World wants Seven-star Lamp to be the first to get off to a good start. So, we'll send Scholar to take out Seven-star Lamp first.
Little Butterfly... "
Ling Yue thought and said, "I'll go second. Fire Soul is best. I'm best at fighting mages, hehehe..."
"Yes, boss is wise!"
Bing Cha asked, "What about The Brotherhood?
They shouldn't be weak, right? We... "
Qin Yun smiled and said, "We know too little about The Brotherhood. As for setting up the formation, let's just randomly pick them so that they won't be able to defend against it. In short, with Scholar, Iced Tea, and Ling Xue taking the field, their chances of winning are infinitely close to 100%. We don't need to worry too much.
"That's true. Let's eat and have afternoon tea."
"..."
… …
In the afternoon, it was already past four o 'clock when he went online. There were less than four hours until the WSL match. It was a little boring during this period.
Bing Cha suggested that Ling Yue, Qin Yun, and the others go to Sky City to grind. I wandered around the territory while Ling Xue followed behind me. She kicked the grass and said, "So boring!
So boring... "
"Why don't we go dungeon? A two-person gold farming party..."
"Okay, okay!
But which dungeon should we go to? "
For me, experience was no longer a problem. The problem was that I was too bored. So I said, "Let's go to the Level 150 Spring of Pain. It's in Moonlight Forest, and with our pets' attack power, we should be able to clear it in less than half an hour."
"Yes, good good good!"
So I summoned the Blaze Warhorse. Ling Xue was too lazy to even summon the Snow Feather Pegasus and hitched a ride.
Holding the girl I loved in my arms, galloping through Moonlight Forest, and looking down at countless noobs killing mobs was one of life's greatest pleasures.
We arrived at the Spring of Pain's dungeon gathering stone, registered our names, and walked in. The mobs weren't high leveled. They were Level 170 elite mobs with pitifully low Attack. A group of beastmen roared and hit my armor with their small axes, but they could only deal 100 damage to me.
I waved my sword and immediately cut one down. Another, another, and another. I used Firmament Strike. The green greatsword flew out and destroyed an entire group of beastmen in front of me. Their flesh was a mess and their intestines and organs fell all over the ground. Luckily, they respawned quickly.
Out of boredom, Ling Xue went to pick up the gold coins. We were a typical gold mining party. Our levels were too high, so the drop rate of the monsters was low. However, an elite monster could give us around 20 gold coins. After this trip, including the drops from the boss, we should be able to earn around 5000 gold coins, which was around 100 RMB. It was enough to buy a pot of dried pot.
Our progress in the dungeon was smooth. We cleared it in half an hour, so we decided to try again.
But after an hour, the system stopped us from clearing the Spring of Pain. So we went to the Level 175 Annihilation Abyss and cleared it twice. It took less than two hours.
Finally, the WSL competition was about to begin.
Everyone gathered in White Cloud City and waited for the competition to be teleported. Dragon Soul, Judging Sky, and the others came back with bloody weapons. Their faces were red, and they laughed excitedly. "Today, we slaughtered Silver Sword Town five times. So satisfying..."
Ling Xue smiled and said to me, "Scholar, when are we going to slaughter the town?"
I shook my head and said, "Silver Sword Town is just a small neutral town. It can't even be considered a tier 2 city. The Dragon Soul and the others are too unambitious. When the Nation War officially starts, we'll go to Dawn City and slaughter the city. We'll kill their king.
"Okay, remember to take me with you!"
"It's not good for a girl to be too violent..." I shook my head and sighed.
"I'm only violent to others. Aren't I very gentle to you?" Ling Xue smiled charmingly. She looked a bit flirtatious.
I sighed inwardly. When Ling Xue turns from a loli to a mature woman in the future, damn, I won't be able to control myself every day. She's so outstanding. If she talks to me like Listening To The Rain From The Window, I'm sure she can turn me into a raging river with just one or two sentences.
Since I had to wait, I went to the warehouse and bought a few pieces of equipment. Then, I sat under the city wall of White Cloud City and set up a stall. Ling Xue also took out a few pieces of top-tier equipment and sat next to me.
Ling Yue looked left and right. Finally, she hugged her knees and sat on my right side. She said with a smile, "Give me a few. I'll help you advertise …"
"Okay, okay..."
In the end, Ling Yue opened her mouth, and her sweet voice spread across the square. "Top-tier equipment, Immortal-grade, 100,000 RMB per piece. If it's fake, I'll pay you back ten times …"
Soon, all my items were sold out, and I made a lot of money. Among them, I sold a Hellfire Helmet for 270,000 RMB. High-level Middle-grade Immortal-grade equipment was really popular. The rich warrior jumped into the appraisal center after buying the helmet. When he came out, he was already wearing it. It was like a red-hot frying pan had been stuck in it.
The unbearable wait was finally over. Half an hour later, all the players participating in the WSL competition had entered the venue. My ten Snow Moon members were all present. Snow Seeing Grass, Summer, and the other girls weren't participating, so they came to watch the show. They hated that there were no melon seeds in the game, so they bought a few tins of mana potions and drank them.
The first match, Snow Moon VS Soul Battle Robes!