Chapter 711: Extraordinary Confrontation?
Dream Demon!
I am very familiar with their information!
I once created Dream Demon Spells based on them and Nightmares, how could I not be familiar with such things?
After realizing, I relied on my magical protection and Stone Skin to barely escape from the encirclement of the two.
They had prepared to “sacrifice” the Holy Angel as bait, but I let that happen—killing him wouldn’t do any good. Once I clarified who was truly most important, I took control of the situation.
“You! Why are you chasing me and attacking?”
Seeing that I had escaped, the Wizard still hadn’t relaxed. My follow-up attacks landed on him one after another.
“Because you deserve to d*e.”
I simply replied, disregarding the astonishment of others, as if in that instant, this Wizard had become my mortal enemy.
The significant change in the rhythm of the fight indeed caught this team off guard.
And after I spotted the “lurking” Dream Demon on the opponent… many things seemed to have answers.
Dream Demons… they are beings that consume Soul Material.
It seems they are also part of an attempt to explore the boundary between the Primordial Dream World and Reality in the Great Abyss World.
Their first appearance was in Ninglan New City, leading to massive casualties. Students from various Extraordinary Academies suffered from having their Soul Material consumed by Dream Demons, with even d*ath cases reported!
If it had been before, I would have had the ability to deal with these Dream Demons; whether it was the Dream Rewriting Spell or Dream Demon Spell, I could easily handle such existences.
But now, under contract restrictions… I couldn’t even cast spells by hand; dealing with Dream Demons would be delusional!
In that instant, I thought of many things… like countermeasures… or self-preservation methods.
No wonder they placed this confrontation in the Sixth Refuge rather than Ninglan New City; this location is still under a dream overlap!
If it weren’t for the dream overlap, if Dream Demons entered a dream… they would enter the Primordial Dream World instead of an overlapped dream related to reality.
However, with my methods restricted and no room for hand-casting spells, the only thing I could rely on was the Power Network, while Dream Demons could traverse between dreams and reality. The casting time and delay of the Power Network were sufficient for Dream Demons to travel back and forth between dreams and reality.
Even though I possessed the reaction ability from body cultivation, I could barely protect myself.
But… what if the opponent wasn’t letting the Dream Demon fight, but instead planned to k*ll me and ambush me in a state where I couldn’t resist?
If my essence were Soul Material, it would be certain d*ath!
Even if I am of Soul essence… I couldn’t confirm whether Dream Demons could harm me.
Moreover, I did not intend to test it myself.
If I died, my soul would still have a final trump card, which is the blessing of Dream Authority granted by the essence of my own Soul Great Topic… Soul Dream.
Dream Demons would never have the chance to completely k*ll me.
Within the Soul Great Topic, the “Soul Dwelling” and “Soul Blessing”, every life that transcends the essence of the soul possesses the authority to create dream spaces, completely governed by oneself; such places are entirely impervious to Dream Demons.
So, upon realizing that I was in no danger, I was no longer afraid.
I even began to think of other questions, such as… do the Witches know about this scene they orchestrated?
Even I could see the existence of Dream Demons; the Extraordinary Witches had no reason not to notice, and the only possibility for the Witch Sisters not to jump out now is… the Dream Demons did not violate the contract.
Because Dream Demons are neither weapons nor large-scale disposable alchemical items, nor a single person’s extraordinary ability.
They are merely an experimental branch of Abyss Demons.
I seem to understand why Abyss Demons have staged this; perhaps their purpose in coming to the Expanding Realm is not to cause chaos but to infiltrate it with Dream Demons.
Moreover, the Abyss Demon tide has destroyed most of the Witch Weapons that expelled dream creatures in Ninglan Realm of the Expanding Realm. Reasonably speculating, this Witch Weapon might also have a significant impact on Dream Demons entering dreams.
So, did all these Extraordinary Academies create such a stir, uniting with Abyss Demon Academy, just to… k*ll me?
No, this uproar isn’t that significant; after all, these are the spontaneous actions of students, examinees, and teaching assistants, unrelated to the Academy.
Do not elevate this to the level of the Academy.
Moreover… they could even stage a show of Dream Demons killing me while keeping themselves blameless…
But… they misjudged one thing.
That is, Dream Demons may not necessarily be able to k*ll me!
So this seems like an assassination destined to fail, but what have the Witches gained from this process?
Is it worth Teacher Lina asking me for a trivial favor to participate in this assassination?
And the Witches couldn’t just stand by and watch Dream Demons attack me; why would they think I would d*e?
Just because I am not an Extraordinary Witch yet?
The answers to these questions might just require me to test the waters a little, and many answers could become clear.
As for how to test… naturally, it’s by complying with their intentions, getting killed~
I can also see that since the Witch Mentors used me as bait, they should also have enough confidence to keep me safe, but I don’t know what method they are using.
They certainly can’t be directly intervening at the extraordinary level, right?
I guess the moment I “d*e” will be when this joint examination is truly detonated.
After going around in circles… in the end, the key falls back on me.
Once I figured this out, I relaxed my battle stance quite a bit.
It was as if I stood in a higher layer of prediction than they did.
Suddenly… I felt a reluctance to d*e so easily.
Since they set up such a stage for me, I should showcase myself better, challenge my weaknesses, and push my limits.
Earlier, those teaching assistants who surrounded me said that there isn’t just one genius in this world.
I acknowledge that viewpoint, but I want to say… the true geniuses are never those who utter such statements.
I had not seen many things clearly before, but if I adopt the perspective of “genius,” many matters suddenly seem to make sense.
Because those who are worthy of jealousy make sacrifices, and those who are worthy of fear plot extensively.
Once my mindset shifted, the second battle seemed to reach a conclusion ahead of schedule.
And when the time came for my victory, cheers once again erupted around me!
At that moment, I resembled a fearless victor, my challenging gaze sweeping over every scheming heart.
Under my gaze, they became evasive, envious, embarrassed, yet silently dared not make eye contact with me.
They were clearly waiting for the “predetermined victory,” but the light emitted by my current “momentary victory” stabbed at their fragile hearts.
A victory is nothing more than that.
Two victories must be treated cautiously.
Three victories feel like sitting on pins and needles.
When I once again won the third match, it was clear that some could no longer sit still.
Some quietly prayed for this person to d*e quickly!
Some cursed internally, wondering why she was still alive.
What about those teaching assistants who had already died once and were waiting for the safety period to pass?
The commentary around the confrontation transformed the originally intended viewer-k*ll into a moment that elevated me to the height I should have.
The audience’s applause and cheers, initially meant for amusement, had grown into an authentic resonance.
“You should go down! Yang Yuelan, this confrontation has been delayed too long because of you!” When my fourth match’s team came on stage, they spouted their nonsensical threats.
“Seems like you’re all just focused on score! I’ve been here for so long, and instead of reflecting on your incompetence, you blame me, don’t you?”
I held the spine of the Box of Books in my right hand, snorting lightly as I pointed at them.
As soon as the leading guy said that, they had already lost half the battle; the remaining half would be demonstrated when they met their defeat under my feet.
As soon as I finished speaking, the surrounding spectators erupted in boos.
As the first person threw their empty bottle at the speaker’s head, it ignited the crowd’s scorn and throwing skills.
Monkey see, monkey do.
And the ones who cursed the loudest were from “Xiao Han’s Support Crew.”
The crowd came to watch an exciting confrontation, not to see a bunch of fools trying to score by scavenging and then flaunting it.
Xiao Han had already been fighting for three matches; the fourth team couldn’t read the situation and started taunting, making it impossible for the audience not to be enraged.
Due to this person’s self-inflicted woes, the match had to be delayed for quite some time because of the audience’s anger.
Until this battle began, there was still some trash on the field that hadn’t been cleaned up.
The team that incited the crowd’s wrath also restrained themselves during the battle.
However, it must be said that they dared to make bold statements; their strength was quite impressive, but that was merely worthy of being called “impressive,” still unable to escape the fate of being killed by me.
The one who made strong statements truly held on till the end; I admit his strength deserved my respect, but he still lost in the contest of endurance against my Box of Books.
Because his cheekbones weren’t as hard as the corner of my Box of Books.
After four consecutive victories, the crowd’s cheers peaked to a climax.
Four matches of continuously high-intensity battles, they witnessed my stamina gradually depleting, until in the fourth battle, I sent off the last opponent, and the dip in my stamina was visibly apparent.
But the battle was far from over; the end of this war of attrition wouldn’t be my lack of stamina, but my lack of life.
When my fifth opponent took the stage, even I was somewhat surprised.
But after adjusting my breathing, I was ready for another battle.
“Just one person? Aren’t you a bit too arrogant… Beast Academy’s guy.”
I looked at my opponent, and though he didn’t use the Power Network, I quickly recognized his academy by his half-beast form.
The scales reflecting the ultimate texture under natural light and his vertically slit pupils characteristic of top-tier predators…
“Don’t confuse our Dragon bl**d Academy with those piglets from Beast Academy!” he immediately corrected me angrily upon hearing my name, as if describing them with Beast Academy was an insult to them.
However, the existence of Dragon bl**d Academy was still too insignificant for me, to the point I didn’t know much about them, just that they seemed to have once severed ties with Beast Academy.
“Dragon bl**d? Tsk… It’s all about the same. I remember dragons were quite proud beings, yet now you seem to be taking shortcuts?”
“I was only here to give you face! Do you really think I value your measly hundred points?”
“Oh~ looking forward to your performance.” I cast a deep look at the object hanging on his chest.
Inside was a Dream Demon.
Just like in the first two rounds, they hadn’t let that Dream Demon make a move even until d*ath. They were probably waiting for the moment I was truly killed, to use the Dream Demon to obliterate my “Soul Material.”
The fifth battle commenced.
The person from Dragon bl**d Academy was met with scornful boos from the audience; too many knew that this match wouldn’t have much exciting conflict, if anything… perhaps just a dignified d*ath.
But far too many wanted to see this battle end with d*ath, wrapping up this teaching assistant’s four victories with a perfect conclusion.
“Are you ready to d*e in style?”
This half-dragon was flexing his muscular physique, the muscles ringing in unison, then his dragon scales exploded with a chilling metallic friction sound, showcasing explosive bodily power effortlessly.
Such terrifying innate talent was indeed sufficient to crush the hulking brutes from Beast Academy, no wonder Dragon bl**d Academy and its affiliated academies dared to claim a severance.
“Your tone really sounds like you want to k*ll me cleanly.”
I didn’t directly respond to his greeting but rather half-revealed my questioning.
With the deeper meaning behind my words, the half-dragon’s slit pupils shrank.
I didn’t even need to directly look into his eyes to tell; my heart sense revealed the truth.
Every one of those who fought against me… met their end unjustly.
But now, the battle had started.
To the opponent, I seemed like a spent force, but he was completely misreading the situation.
This was my first time taking the initiative in battle, and when my opponent reacted, I had already closed the distance to him with the help of Gale Spell and my physical attributes!
“You!”
My opponent never anticipated I would “ambush” him, abandoning my advantage as a Mage to brawl with him!
Just as he thought I was reckless, my right hand, holding the Box of Books, swung towards his chest in a circular motion.
To be precise, it was aimed at the beast tooth pendant on his chest. This decoration is a favored style among Beast Academy and Dragon bl**d Academy, but I clearly knew that something was concealing a Dream Demon inside.
“Come! k*ll me!”
I shouted, facing the astonished gaze of this half-dragon.
With no defense, this strike aimed to destroy the vessel of the Dream Demon.
Once he reacted, his immediate counterattack was enough to deal me a life-threatening injury.
But… how could I calmly d*e like that, allowing them to quietly use a Dream Demon to eliminate my traces?
In this battle, frankly, I couldn’t match a fully energized Dragonborn with terrifying physical attributes; the Power Network also has its limits. Since I was going to “d*e,” I might as well make it grander!
Since you all went through so much effort to “smuggle” the Dream Demon into the Expanding Realm, how could you not let it meet everyone and say hello?
At this moment, the perspective switched to the half-dragon.
In an instant, events unfolded too quickly for him to react; he hadn’t anticipated that I would so directly… destroy this thing!
With a crisp cracking sound from the accessory, a hazy figure was forced to appear, bewildered.
Faced with this “sudden” appearance, everyone was dazed, only those who knew what was happening broke out in a cold sweat at that moment.
In the face of such a tough situation, the half-dragon acted on instinct and threw a punch.
And as expected, the figure in front of him was effortlessly sent flying by his punch…
Everything felt so unreal.
“Quick! k*ll her completely!”
He understood that this would be his only chance; although things had already exceeded his expectations, in such a choice, he had no other options…
He also understood what this shout represented; he’d be remembered with deep resentment by the Witch Academy, but it didn’t matter… their instructor would protect him!
For sure!
“The victor has been decided; there’s no need for you…”
“What do you Extraordinary Witches want! Do you want to interfere with the normal operation of this joint examination?”
Suddenly, two uncompromising voices resounded one after another above the confrontation arena!
The terrifying momentum unique to the extraordinary erupted forth, and even though both sides were extremely restrained, everyone present was still knocked to the ground.
When the crowd, struggling to rise, looked up, they saw a scene they would never forget.
Hundreds of figures stood in the air, locked in confrontation!
Everyone felt as if the air had solidified at that moment; these confrontational figures were all the instructors from various Extraordinary Academies!
They divided the arena into two clearly distinguished crowds centered around the designated arena.
It felt as if an extraordinary battle could erupt at any moment!
