Shocking! The female protagonist unlocked her powers by killing people!

"Your Majesty, we are ready," the group replied to Emperor Tianxing.

Having received a reply, Emperor Tianxing said no more, but when his gaze fell upon Lin Xinze, he couldn't help but ask, "Are you going to bring this child in as well?"

"If it is inconvenient for you, you may leave this child outside. I assure you that there will be no danger for this child left outside."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Lin Xinze.

Lin Xinze obediently looked at Ling Yi. This was something his older brother couldn't decide; it was his younger sister who could. If his sister told him to stay, he would stay; if she told him to come along, he would come along.

"No." Ling Yi glanced at Lin Xinze: "He's useful."

"Alright." Emperor Tianxing said no more, then turned to the guards and said, "Let them pass."

The soldiers received orders and immediately allowed them to pass.

Ling Yi and his group entered the academy. The Tianxing Empire Academy was very large, but the group had no mood to appreciate it. They were on high alert the whole time, afraid that they would accidentally get separated from each other and disappear.

Because of the holiday, the Imperial Academy was very empty. Ling Yi and his group walked around several places before they encountered two old men. At the same time, the old men also saw them.

The two old men glanced at Ling Yi and his group, their expressions turning to surprise: "Who are you? How did you get in here?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingshuang explained the reason. After listening, the two elders scolded, "The highest cultivation level among you is only the fifth level of Spirit Saint. It's ridiculous that you came to accept this mission!"

Judging by their cultivation levels alone, these people were indeed quite reckless. Ye Qingshuang smiled and said to the two elders, "His Majesty Tianxing has already agreed."

The two elders were not surprised by this. Without the emperor's permission, these people could not have entered. However... their cultivation levels were too low, and entering would be no different from sending them to their deaths.

His Majesty was forced into a corner, which is why he let them in.

“Alas…” one of the elders sighed deeply, not knowing what to say.

Ling Yi turned to the two elders: "Could you two please tell me where the most recent disappearance occurred?"

The two elders looked at them and said, "You are far too arrogant!"

“But now that you’re in, it’s too late for you to leave.” One of the elders turned and walked forward, saying, “If you want to know where the last person went missing, follow me.”

Upon seeing this, Ling Yi and his group quickly followed.

A quarter of an hour later, the elder walking ahead entered a courtyard and pointed to the empty courtyard, saying, "The most recent disappearance was yesterday. Since the disappearances escalated, all the soldiers withdrew, leaving only those with high cultivation levels in the academy. Each person is responsible for a different area and gathers in the square every morning. Those who don't come are considered missing. This morning, the person in charge of this area didn't come. We contacted others to search together, but we couldn't find him. We've confirmed that he disappeared between yesterday's dismissal and today's gathering. This is the most recent disappearance."

After listening to the old man's words, Ling Yi entered the courtyard.

Ye Qingshuang and the others followed Ling Yi inside.

Standing in the courtyard, Ling Yi felt a faint summoning force.

Upon sensing the summoning power, Ling Yi's eyes flickered slightly. He opened his palm, his fingertips tracing a line across it, creating a wound. Ling Yi then clenched his fist, letting the blood drip down.

tick, tick...

The blood dripped and bloomed, like tiny red flowers.

Ye Qingshuang and the others were unaware of the situation, but they knew that Ling Yi must have a reason for doing this, so they simply waited quietly without making a sound. However, the two old men who had brought them couldn't help but ask Ling Yi, "What are you doing?"

Ling Yi remained silent, simply releasing blood. Suddenly, the summoning power intensified. Sensing this, Ling Yi's expression changed, and he coldly said, "It's here!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingshuang immediately became alert, while the two elders looked bewildered. However, at this moment, a silver-white halo appeared beneath Ling Yi and the others, encircling them. Before they could make a move, the halo flashed a burst of white light, which was extremely dazzling, and everyone subconsciously closed their eyes.

When the light faded, the two elders looked at the empty courtyard with great surprise!

It's been almost three months, and they finally know how people disappear!

...

The white light dissipated, and vision returned. The surrounding scenery was no longer a small courtyard, but a huge white sphere of light, in which lay more than thirty unconscious people.

Judging from their age and clothing, they should be the missing students from the Imperial Academy.

“Thirty-three.” Ye Qingshuang frowned slightly as she looked at the students. “Over a hundred people went missing in the first two months alone. Add to that the entire college that went missing later and the people who went missing on our way here, and it’s nearly three hundred people. But there are only thirty-odd people here. The majority are outside.”

Ling Yi shifted his gaze from the students to the sphere of light: "You're protecting them?"

"Who?" Ye Qingshuang asked instinctively upon hearing this, while looking around. However, apart from them, there was no one else awake. Ye Qingshuang was puzzled and was about to ask Ling Yi who he had been talking to when a white light appeared in the sphere of light, and a beautiful girl walked out of the white light.

Seeing this, everyone except Ling Yi was somewhat surprised.

After the girl appeared, her gaze moved back and forth between Lin Chengtian and Ling Yi, but finally settled on Ling Yi, and she waved to him.

Ling Yi walked over.

As Ling Yi approached, the girl said, "There are demonic spirits inside the space. Only by eliminating those demonic spirits can we leave."

Ling Yi looked at the girl in front of him: "You can't hold it anymore?"

“Yes.” The girl nodded: “I can only suppress them with all my might when I am asleep, but I woke up not long ago.”

Ling Yi raised an eyebrow: "Because of the power of summoning?"

"Hmm." The girl stared straight at Ling Yi: "But there's one thing I don't understand."

She didn't understand why there were two summoning forces.

The summoning power she sensed more than two months ago came from that man, but now... she sensed a summoning power from the woman in front of her that far surpassed that of the man.

Although the spirit of the Spirit Pearl didn't say it aloud, Ling Yi understood what she was thinking: "You've made your choice, nothing else matters."

“You’re right.” The Spirit Pearl looked at Ling Yi: “But if I want to leave with you, I must first deal with those demonic spirits. After I woke up, my power weakened, and the demonic spirits’ power overflowed. They pulled people in from outside to devour or possess them. These are the people I rescued from the demonic spirits, but many more are still outside. However, I can’t leave. If I leave this place, this barrier will disappear. At that time, not only will I not be able to save others, but I will also kill the people I have already saved.”