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

The baijiu (Chinese liquor) accompanies you quietly.

After a long while, the strong liquor stopped crying and looked at the white liquor: "Why did you help me?"

"Because you need the opportunity to cultivate in the Dongyang Mirror more than I do," Baijiu said softly. "But I can only help you this far. Whether you can enter the next round is beyond my control."

"But I want to tell you, no matter what kind of opponent you face in the next round, don't use Burst. If your body is damaged, you won't be able to do anything."

Lie Jiu was surprised that the person in front of him was so considerate of him, and frowned, saying, "If you admit defeat, won't the people of the Northern Underworld Empire blame you?"

"No, they are all very good. It's just that they can't sense emotions like I can. If they could, they would let you win because you need it more than we do."

After finishing his sentence, Baijiu reached out to Liquor: "It's time to end this."

Li Jiu looked at the hand in front of him, remained silent for a moment, and then placed his own hand on it.

Baijiu pulled the person up, took out a handkerchief and handed it to Lijiu: "Wipe it off."

Liejiu took the handkerchief but couldn't bear to use it. He carefully placed the handkerchief close to his body and wiped his face haphazardly with his palm.

After figuring out that the strong liquor was finished wiping, the white liquor raised its hand to remove the ice wall and said, "I admit defeat."

The ice wall blocked all sight, and no one knew what was happening inside. Baijiu conceded defeat, and the result of the sixth round was decided: Xiyan Empire's strong liquor won.

Bai Jiu stepped off the stage and returned to his teammates. Before he could even speak, Bei Qianning asked, "What happened to him that made you admit defeat?"

“He didn’t say,” Baijiu said, “but I could sense it; he was in great pain.”

"Qian Ning, I'm sorry." Bai Jiu apologized, "I admit defeat, and we'll be one spot short."

Bei Qianning looked at him and said, "You gave up your own spot. As for the rewards from the Dongyang Empire, Bei Ming has no shortage of them. You don't need to apologize."

“Yes, Jiu Jiu.” Bai Qingqing also comforted her, “If Bai Han hadn’t been so reckless as to go to the snowfield to chase beasts and got injured, we wouldn’t have dragged you here to fill the numbers. We said before we came that you’re here to have fun, you can do whatever you want, and you don’t need to apologize.”

Bai Jiu smiled, revealing two dimples on his face.

Bai Qingqing couldn't help but reach out and poke him. Even Bei Qianning, who had been expressionless, showed a hint of a smile after seeing Bai Jiu laugh.

"They're the group's darling." Ye Qingshuang looked at the interactions in the Beiming region and shed tears of envy.

Ling Yi only glanced at it before continuing to watch the game.

The seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth games all ended very quickly.

The reason the games ended so quickly was that all four were between empires and smaller nations.

Not only in these four rounds, but when it was Ling Yishi's turn, his opponent was also an Imperial student.

In the eleventh game of the third round, Dongyang Empire's Dongfang Ye faced off against Lingyang Kingdom's Ling Yi.

Dongfang Ye's cultivation level was tested at Level 2 Spirit General, while Ling Yi's cultivation level was tested at Level 7 Spirit Master.

After their cultivation levels were tested, the competition between the two officially began.

Dongfang Ye looked at Ling Yi: "It's not easy for Lingyang Kingdom to produce a student with high cultivation. I don't want to hurt you, so just admit defeat."

Ling Yi had previously competed twice, once against a student from a small country and once against his own person, Ye Qingshuang. Ye Qingshuang immediately conceded defeat, so no one had ever seen Ling Yi's true strength.

Therefore, I don't believe she can deal with the spirit general.

Ling Yi looked at Dongfang Ye: "I will not admit defeat."

"No need for further words, just fight."

"Since you refuse my kindness, then I won't hold back." After saying this, Dongfang Ye attacked Ling Yi with his sword.

Seeing Dongfang Ye's approaching figure, Ling Yi moved swiftly and appeared directly behind him.

Startled, Dongfang Ye turned around and thrust his longsword toward Ling Yi.

Ling Yi easily dodged the attack and raised his hand to strike Dongfang Ye with a palm.

Dongfang Ye wanted to avoid it, but he and Ling Yi were too close and there was no way to avoid it.

Ling Yi struck Dongfang Ye with a palm, and Dongfang Ye flew away like a kite with a broken string.

Dongfang Ye was knocked away and quickly turned his body to avoid falling directly to the ground. However, the moment he landed, Dongfang Ye spat out a mouthful of blood.

Looking at the blood he vomited, Dongfang Ye's eyes were filled with disbelief.

How could this be?

He was actually injured by a level seven spiritual master!

Just as Dongfang Ye was shocked by this, a fire whip lashed out.

Hearing the noise, Dongfang Ye looked up and immediately flew backward, trying to avoid the long whip.

However, he retreated and advanced, just like before, appearing directly behind him. The tip of the whip was still in front of him, and the person holding the whip was already behind him. The next moment, the whips from both the front and back wrapped around him at the same time, binding Dongfang Ye tightly.

Dongfang Ye struggled with his spiritual power, trying to break free of the fire whip binding him, but he couldn't break free no matter what he did.

Ling Yi walked up to him and said, "I admit defeat."

Dongfang Ye looked at Ling Yi: "You cheated!"

Ling Yi looked at him coldly.

Dongfang Ye continued, "You are only a seventh-level Spirit Master, and your cultivation is so much lower than mine. You are no match for me at all, yet you have bound me. You must be hiding your cultivation level!"

The other participating students, teachers, and audience members were speechless upon hearing this.

What are the characteristics of a spirit-testing stone?

It's specifically designed to target those who conceal their cultivation level.

The Imperial Spirit Testing Stone can measure cultivation levels from Level 1 Spirit Master to Level 10 Spirit Venerable. If Ling Yi wants to hide her cultivation level in front of the Spirit Testing Stone, it would be impossible for her to do so unless she has reached the Spirit Saint level.

Would someone with the cultivation of a spiritual saint be so bored as to represent a small country in an imperial competition?

Once she reveals her cultivation level, not just one empire, but four empires would be vying to provide her with resources. Why would she need to participate in the empire competition for rewards?

Faced with Dongfang Ye's accusations, Ling Yi simply looked at him without saying a word.

After Dongfang Ye finished speaking, he realized that he had made a mistake, but apart from Ling Yi's concealment of his cultivation level, he couldn't understand why he would lose to a level seven spiritual master!

Ling Yi looked at Dongfang Ye: "Are you admitting defeat?"

Dongfang Ye didn't want to admit defeat; he would lose face if he had to admit defeat to a level seven spiritual master.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Ling Yi stopped talking, kicked him, and sent him off the competition stage.

The eleventh game has ended.

The teacher began announcing the names of those who had advanced.

In the first two rounds, the Dongyang Empire had the most people advancing, with five.

However, in this round, the Dongyang Empire lost three members due to internal clashes and was eliminated by the Xiyan Empire and Lingyi respectively, leaving only Dongfang Jibai and the winner from the small country.

The Southern Kite Empire had three players remaining after the first two rounds, but one was eliminated by the Northern Underworld Empire in this round, leaving two players.

After the first two rounds, the Western Flame Empire had four players remaining. Excluding Yan Wuxuan, who had a bye, all three players from the Western Flame Empire who participated in this round—Wen Guiqi, Liejiu, and the winner of the battle against the small country—remained. Including Yan Wuxuan, who had a bye, the Western Flame Empire still had four players, making it the empire with the most players advancing.

The Beiming Empire had four players remaining after the first two rounds. In this round, Baijiu conceded defeat, and Bai Qingqing was eliminated by Mu Shengyuan, leaving two players.

As for the students from smaller countries, only Ling Yi and Lin Chengtian remained after the third round.

The students from the four great empires, along with Lin Chengtian and Ling Yi, make up a total of twelve people, and will begin the final round of the competition in three days.

After the teacher finished making the announcement, everyone began to leave.

...

On his way back to his residence from the Imperial Academy, Ling Yi felt a surge of power within his body. Upon returning to the academy, he went straight to his room and began his advancement.

The others stood outside Ling Yi's room, sensing the spiritual energy emanating from inside. Ye Qingshuang exclaimed in astonishment, "No, he's already advanced?"

What has Ling Yi been doing these past few days?

After each competition, he stays in his room. Is he training all the time?

OMG!

Ling Yi cultivated during his breaks from the competition, while she was running back and forth in the gambling den. She had money, but the gap between her and Ling Yi's cultivation was widening.

Ye Qingshuang was devastated.

Although the others were surprised by the speed of Ling Yi's advancement, their surprise was quickly followed by joy.

Ling Yi's breakthrough this time makes him an eighth-level Spirit Master.

A sixteen-year-old level eight spiritual master might not be anything special in the empire, but in their Lingyang Kingdom, that's genius!

After the initial joy, Teacher Mu became somewhat saddened: "In Lingyang Kingdom, anyone at level eight can become a teacher. If Ling Yi continues to stay in Lingyang Kingdom, we won't be able to teach her anything."

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingshuang and Lin Chengtian immediately looked at Teacher Mu.

"If we don't go back to Lingyang Kingdom, are we going to let Ling Yi stay here?" Lin Chengtian asked in a trembling voice.

Ling Yi could obtain more and better resources if she stayed in the Dongyang Empire, which made him happy as the eldest brother. However... his current cultivation level was too low, and if Ling Yi stayed in the Dongyang Empire Academy, he would not be able to accompany her.

He was worried.

However... if Ling Yi wants to stay, he won't stop her.

Ye Qingshuang fell to her knees with a thud: "Heavens above, what are we going to do..."

Teacher Mu looked at Ye Qingshuang, her lips twitching. What was she up to now?

Inside the room, he repeatedly combed through the spiritual energy, guiding it to surge forward, until he successfully advanced to the next level, and then he stopped.

Ling got up and left the room.

Outside the house, apart from Ye Qingshuang and Lin Chengtian, everyone else was busy with their own things.

Seeing Ling Yi come out, Ye Qingshuang opened her arms and looked at Ling Yi: "Let's have a farewell hug."

Ling's skin twitched, and she looked at Lin Chengtian: "What's wrong with her now?"

Lin Chengtian, unusually, didn't argue with Ye Qingshuang: "It's not like I'm going crazy."

Ling Yi looked at the two of them: "What do you mean?"

Ye Qingshuang lowered her hand, sighed, and said with concern, "You are now an eighth-level spiritual master. Teacher Mu said that an eighth-level spiritual master can be a teacher at the capital academy. They can't teach you anything anymore, so they are considering letting you stay in the Dongyang Empire to study."

"is it?"

Ling Yi looked at the two of them and said, "The teacher's thoughts are normal. Not only me, but you two can't stay in Lingyang forever. Haven't you thought about leaving?"

Ye Qingshuang said, "It's impossible to stay in Lingyang forever, but we can't leave now. We can only leave after we've reached your current cultivation level. It will take us a long time to reach your cultivation level."

"Then focus on your cultivation, and stop wandering around the gambling den." After saying that, Ling Yi headed towards the kitchen.

"No, don't go!" Ye Qingshuang grabbed Ling Yi's arm, pleading, "Don't leave me alone."

Ling Yi was speechless: "Be normal."

Ye Qingshuang: "Unless you promise me that after you leave me, there will be no one else by your side."

Ling Yi: "..."

Lin Chengtian: "..."