Chapter 168: Yun Yue Yao: I Surrendered.
“Next match, Bai Yu Mo, who are you fighting?”
Bai Feng was really into the show, especially since he got a front-row seat to a battle involving the Child of Destiny—rare enough to make him giddy!
Though he’d rather not associate with other Child of Destiny types, who knew what surprises the future held? Better to gather intel early—just in case!
“Yun Yue Yao.”
Bai Yu Mo got up gracefully, raised her head to her opponent, and shot her a look.
Meanwhile, in the Holy Land of Tian Yan, Yun Yue Yao slowly stood up from her seat, smiled politely at Bai Feng and Bai Yu Mo.
Bai Feng: “……”
Uh-oh, why are these two suddenly clashing?
He didn’t know what to say, only hoping they wouldn’t go full-on dragon mode and hurt each other.
“Yu Mo, you…”
But before he could finish, Bai Yu Mo nodded decisively and cut him off: “I know, I’ll pull my punches a bit.”
However, the intense combat aura emanating from her seemed to suggest she wasn’t totally on board with that—kind of like she was pretending everything was fine.
Soon enough, Bai Yu Mo and Yun Yue Yao faced off on the stage.
“Don’t worry, I won’t go too hard—just for Bai Feng’s sake,” Bai Yu Mo said coldly, holding her sword with one hand.
Since learning that the various sects and Sacred Grounds would have a trial match, she’d been waiting for this moment.
Sure, she let Yun Yue Yao help her open up about her feelings for Bai Feng, but she’d be damned if she let Yun Yue Yao just mock her—especially by kissing him twice right in front of her face. No way she’d forgive that!
“I also want to see if you’ve made any progress since then.”
Yun Yue Yao drew her long sword, knowing her rival all too well.
“Let the match begin!”
With a command, as if by magic, Bai Yu Mo surged forward, her sword stabbing directly at Yun Yue Yao.
But Yun Yue Yao seemed to already predict her move, easily dodging her strike.
Bai Yu Mo chased relentlessly, but no matter how she attacked, she couldn’t land a hit. Yun Yue Yao was like a slippery eel—no matter her efforts, she just watched helplessly as Yun Yue Yao slipped through her attacks.
“Is that all you can do? Dodge?” Bai Yu Mo’s body faintly shone with white light, countless sword auras exploding outward—“So, what’s your next move, how will you dodge that?”
“Huh?”
Yun Yue Yao paused, watching Bai Yu Mo with a slight ‘huh’—is this the power of that Celestial Bone? Isn’t she a bit too strong now?
In the future she envisioned, Bai Yu Mo wasn’t this powerful!
But she was not the same as her future self—she’d grown quite a bit, too!
“Turn misfortune into blessing.”
Yun Yue Yao gently swung her long sword. Suddenly, a flurry of sword aura veered away, hissing past her and flying behind her—none of the sword energies hit her.
Bai Yu Mo looked at the scattered sword auras, exhaling softly. She raised her sword, and all the swirling sword energy began to gather around her, then she swung forcefully.
Yun Yue Yao looked up at this scene, her face completely fearless. Without warning, she produced a copper coin from nowhere and tossed it into the air.
The coin spun rapidly, almost returning to her hand in the blink of an eye.
“Huh, look at that!”
A slight smile appeared on her face as she caught the coin.
Then she threw the coin at the sword aura. At the moment of collision, it was like the sword energies hit a soft spot—shattering instantly.
Down below, Bai Feng couldn’t hold back his commentary: “Tian Yan Sacred Land’s moves sure are mysterious.”
Their legacy wasn’t just weird within the Sacred Land—it was the kind that made all sects gape.
Divination was just the basics; they also specialized in removing unfavorable events during battles—guiding the fight toward their side. Even a low-level Tian Yan disciple could win by using all kinds of bizarre tricks. They were genuinely a disgusting but effective opponent.
And right now, Bai Yu Mo was definitely feeling disgusted—especially after her gambit was cracked in a way that looked downright ridiculous. That made her mad.
But before she could strike again, Yun Yue Yao suddenly raised her hand: “I surrender.”
“What do you mean?”
Bai Yu Mo’s brow furrowed instantly. They’d fought this long, and she hadn’t even touched her opponent—the fight looked completely in her favor!
How could she possibly be losing?
“Because I just did some calculations—I’d lose miserably,” Yun Yue Yao said regretfully, shaking her head. “Anyway, I can’t win, so I might as well admit defeat. Plus, I gave it my all just now to handle your attack.”
…
Bai Yu Mo had an odd feeling she was lying. Her opponent had fought with ease, and she seemed to have seen the future. How could she lose so badly?
“Also, instead of wasting extra strength fighting internally”—Yun Yue Yao smiled—“it’s better to protect Bai Feng. Seeing your current strength, I can breathe easier.”
…
After a few seconds of silence, Bai Yu Mo nodded. Protecting Bai Feng was more important. She’d find a way to beat Yun Yue Yao later.
By the way, Yun Yue Yao had stolen Bai Feng’s first kiss—so what’s left for Bai Yu Mo to win over her?
She immediately thought of Bai Feng’s bedroom and…
No, no, she had to stop that train of thought right now!
Just the thought of Yun Yue Yao’s actions made her reconsider all her plans.
If Yun Yue Yao beat her to it, she’d be doomed…no, she couldn’t let that happen!
After the fight, Bai Feng glanced at his system, which strangely enough, issued a notification:
【Ding! Child of Destiny detected—conflict over the host… Child of Destiny protecting… Basically, Bai Yu Mo and Yun Yue Yao clashed over the host. Rewards: Luck Points +10, all attributes +1.】
Seems like the fight had totally confused the system.
If you don’t understand it, don’t bother adding Luck Points! Who wants a pile of 10 Luck Points that just makes you nauseous?
After some system complaints, he turned to Bai Yu Mo, who’d been quietly brooding since stepping out—her head was low, cheeks flushed, and she kept avoiding his gaze when she subconsciously looked his way.
Definitely not thinking about something proper.
“Yu Mo, what’s wrong?”
“Ah!” Bai Yu Mo quickly looked up, her eyes refusing to meet Bai Feng’s. She stammered, “N-not much, just thinking about how to beat Yun Yue Yao next time.”
Bai Feng studied her anxious look. Wait… “beat her” probably didn’t mean winning in battle.
“…What kind of win?”
“…Just, you know, winning,” Bai Yu Mo muttered, looking down and feeling guilty.
Great, so her idea of “winning” wasn’t exactly honorable.
Looks like he needs to lock his door before sleeping tonight.
“Don’t overthink it,” Bai Feng said, making a quick chop motion and tapping her head. “Rest up. The opponents ahead are not going to be as simple as this.”
“Okay,” Bai Yu Mo said obediently, hugging her arms and nodding shyly.
