I'm bound to the World-Destroying Witch

Chapter 5.5. The Deeply Thoughtful Junior Brother Xia
"This is... first-tier spiritual pressure?"

Wei Shutong was the first to react. He tapped the ground with his dragon-head cane, and his figure in a suit left a dark afterimage as he instantly appeared in front of Xia Feng.

He reached out and touched the moon-white spiritual energy released by Xia Feng. His serious and indifferent expression faltered slightly, and he stared at Xia Feng with wide, questioning eyes:

"You brat, did you worship some evil god? Or did you get some kind of cheat-like artifact?"

"What kind of talk is that? I've been diligently cultivating for over half a year, and you're accusing me of using cheats?!"

Xia Feng retorted righteously, "Am I, Xia Feng, that kind of person?"

The Demon's Heart is now an organ, part of his body. How can that be called an external cheat? It's more like an internal cheat.
Zhao Jie also stepped forward, his gray-white eyes narrowing slightly: "This pure spiritual pressure, without the slightest trace of an evil god's aura, doesn't seem like power obtained through an evil god. It seems... Old Wei, you really did raise a good son!"

"An eighteen-year-old first-level spirit master, there are only a handful in the entire empire. Good, very good!" Wei Shutong patted Xia Feng's right shoulder, his cold demeanor replaced by a rare smile.

Qi Xiao was still standing there, staring blankly at Xia Feng in the distance.

He opened his mouth silently, his voice slightly deep: "Impossible, I just measured his spiritual pressure a few days ago, this kid was clearly only at the level of an apprentice spiritual master! How could he suddenly—"

"Shut up." Zhao Jie glared at him coldly with his gray-white eyes. "You brainless idiot!"

Qi Xiao choked, his expression turning somewhat unpleasant, and he opened his mouth as if to argue.

Zhao Jie interrupted, "You and your senior brothers are always scheming against each other. Now use your pig brain to think about why Xia Feng only became a first-level Spirit Master today?"

Qi Xiao was stunned by his master's reminder, but after a moment, he suddenly realized what was going on—

Although Xia Feng is a first-level spirit master, he has only been promoted for a short time and knows too few spirit garments. He still cannot beat his senior brothers in a fight.

That's why he's been pretending to be a useless apprentice spirit master all this time! He's made his senior brothers look down on him and not take him seriously at all. And then, until today, he had no choice but to expose himself. This guy effortlessly stayed until the very end!
I have to say, my junior brother is really cunning; he's managed to fool everyone all these years!
Qi Xiao's gaze turned slightly cold, his heart filled with resentment as he looked at Xia Feng, who maintained a faint smile.

"An eighteen-year-old first-level spirit master is almost certain to reach the third level before the age of twenty-five, and it is even possible to become a super-level spirit master."

Wei Shutong tapped his dragon-headed cane, turned around, and said...
"President Zhao, isn't it a pity that such a genius left the Six Tail Society to marry into the Mu family?"

Zhao Jie was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Very well, I will discuss it with the Mu family. With this talent as a bargaining chip, and by giving up some benefits, we should be able to change the marriage from an arranged marriage to a normal marriage."

As he spoke, he glanced at his disciple, whose expression remained uncertain, and said coldly:

"Furthermore, since Xia Feng will not marry into the family, he is still eligible to compete for the Six-Tails, and the deadline remains unchanged at one year from now."

"According to the tradition of our Six-Tailed Clan, we will arrange for you to enter the Evil Dragon Forest. You can use any means necessary to fight each other in real combat, so spend this year preparing well, especially the Calamity-Exorcising Armor. You can learn a skill from it, as the Evil Dragon Forest is filled with malevolent energy."

Evil—Evil Dragon Forest?
Xia Feng was stunned. He had never paid attention to the struggle for the Six-Tailed Fox before, but he never expected that this matter could actually enter the Evil Dragon Forest.

Isn’t this just——

What a coincidence!
But a year later, when he went back into the forest, the daylilies were too cold, and his heart function only had less than three days left. "Uncle Zhao."

Xia Feng's sudden words made Zhao Jie frown: "If you want to extend the time limit, then there's no need to say anything—"

"Isn't the open day the day after tomorrow this year? I want to go into the Evil Dragon Forest the day after tomorrow!"

"what?"

Zhao Jie nearly choked, his greyish-white eyes narrowing slightly. "What did you say?"

Wei Shutong's expression also tightened: "Boy, do you know what you're saying? Qi Xiao has been a first-level spirit master for many years, and he is proficient in far more spirit garments than you can imagine. You still want to fight him ahead of time?"

"Indeed." Xia Feng respectfully clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute. "I hope the two of you will grant my request."

Qi Xiao never expected things to take such a turn. He had thought he had completely miscalculated, but this guy surnamed Xia was so stupid that he jumped into the pit himself.

"Qi Xiao, what do you mean?" Zhao Jie asked calmly.

Qi Xiao could only laugh. This Xia Feng, even if he was a genius, was far too arrogant.

Although he felt contempt in his heart, he still smiled gently on the surface: "Since Junior Brother Xia is so confident that he is not willing to prepare for another year, then I have no objection."

"Xia Feng, won't you reconsider?" Wei Shutong frowned and said in a deep voice.

Xia Feng smiled and shook his head. Consider it? I'm about to die, what's there to consider?

"Good!" Zhao Jie laughed heartily upon seeing this. "Very good, you have guts! Old Wei, you've indeed taken in a good son. In that case, we'll meet at the entrance of the Evil Dragon Forest at noon the day after tomorrow."

As he spoke, Zhao Jie tossed Xia Feng a piece of gold paper. "Take this. This is an incomplete version of the Six-Tailed Spirit Robe. The 'One-Tailed Spirit Robe' is the standard spirit robe that all first-level spirit masters in our Six-Tailed Society learn. You are far behind Qi Xiao. How much you can learn in these two days depends on your own fortune."

"Alright, everyone disperse." Zhao Jie waved his hand and left with Qi Xiao.

As Wei Shutong passed by Xia Feng, he stopped, shook his head, patted Xia Feng's shoulder, and whispered, "The concentration of evil energy in the Evil Dragon Forest is high. You can study the 'Evil-Repelling Spirit Robe' these next two days."

As for the "One-Tailed Spirit Robe," although it's very powerful, even a peerless genius would need at least two months to learn it. You can't possibly learn it at your current stage, so there's no need to waste your time on it.

A heads-up: 1. The original description mentions two cheat codes: copying, optimization, and stealing. These cheat codes appear a little later in the plot, in the Evil Dragon Forest. Well, actually, it's not that late; they appear quite soon.

2. As the synopsis states, this story is basically a lighthearted (deleted) but serious story centered around two core themes: "Watch out, this is how she/it is used" and "You are strong, but not strong enough!" 3. This is not an academic story; the student identity is for the needs of the first few chapters, and the main plot does not take place in the school.

That's all for now~ I'll add more later.

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