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

"Ling Yi?"

Lin Chengtian looked at the empty road ahead and called out with all his might.

But no one appeared ahead, and no one answered.

Ling Yi left alone.

A hint of disappointment appeared in Lin Chengtian's eyes; in her heart, he, her older brother, was still not there...

It would be a lie to say I wasn't upset after spending more than three months together, but... being upset doesn't mean giving up.

Lin Chengtian found a place to sit down and rest, thinking that he would look for someone again once he felt better.

"Well……"

Just then, some voices came from the crowd. Lin Chengtian looked over and saw that Mu Shengyuan had opened his eyes.

After Mu Shengyuan woke up, the others also woke up one after another.

"Where is this?" Li Yulin looked around. "Why are there still trees?"

After saying that, he looked at Dongfang Jibai and asked, "Second Prince, what exactly is going on?"

"Don't panic." Dongfang Jibai wasn't sure either, but the more uncertain he was, the less he should panic, because if he panicked, he wouldn't be able to think things through properly.

Dongfang Jibai said, "When I entered the Dongyang Mirror before, it was just the space I saw before, nothing else. This is the first time I've encountered this situation."

"Never mind the situation for now." Mu Shengyuan glanced around, his voice somewhat heavy: "We're one person short."

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Jibai immediately looked at the others, and after scanning them, he noticed that Ling Yi was missing.

Thinking of Ling Yi, Bei Qianning's heart sank: "Could it have ended up somewhere else?"

Upon hearing this, the others also thought of the previous fall.

“It doesn’t make sense that we’re all here except for Ling Yi.” After Mu Shengyuan finished speaking, he looked at Lin Chengtian: “Lin Chengtian, you were awake when we woke up, and you, as the older brother, aren’t worried about Ling Yi’s disappearance. Do you know where Ling Yi went?”

"She's gone," Lin Chengtian replied. "I'll go find her when I feel better, so you don't need to worry."

"gone?"

"Nonsense." Bei Qianning said in a deep voice, "We don't even know where this place is. What if she encounters danger if she leaves alone?"

“What can we do?” Li Yulin said, “She’s not a child. She should have thought about these situations when she needed to.”

Bei Qianning glanced at Li Yulin coldly, and Li Yulin, meeting those indifferent eyes, shut his mouth.

Bei Qianning turned her gaze to Lin Chengtian: "Where did she go?"

"Ningning, sister." Mu Shengyuan raised an eyebrow when he heard Bei Qianning ask this: "Are you going to find her?"

“Hmm.” Bei Qianning said, “It’s too dangerous for her to be alone. I’m worried about her.”

Mu Shengyuan was a little surprised. Bei Qianning was aloof to everyone, but he didn't expect her to care so much about Ling Yi.

“I’ll go with you.” Mu Shengyuan glanced at the others. “Actually, in situations like this, I suggest everyone go together.”

“We don’t know where we are, and it would be more dangerous to split up,” Mu Shengyuan said. “Even if we don’t go looking for Ling Yi, we can’t stay here forever. We might as well follow the direction Ling Yi left in.”

“Of course, if you don’t want to look for Ling Yi, then you’ll have to split up,” Mu Shengyuan said. “After all, Ningning and I both plan to go look for him.”

Lin Chengtian will definitely go too, so a third of them will be going.

After Mu Shengyuan finished speaking, Liejiu said, "I will listen to the Third Prince."

Wen Guiqi and Yang Muzhou also said, "We will all listen to the Third Prince."

The third prince they mentioned was Yan Wuxuan. Four of the top ten in this imperial competition were from the Western Yan Empire.

Yan Wuxuan said, "Go find someone."

Yan Wuxuan agreed to find someone, and the other three listened to him. In this way, there were seven people who decided to find Ling Yi, leaving only Dongfang Jibai and Li Yulin who had not yet expressed their opinions.

Dongfang Jibai smiled and said, "If you're all going, I'll naturally go too."

As for Li Yulin... Li Yulin didn't want to find anyone, but if eight out of nine people went, and he didn't go, he would have to go alone. Li Yulin would never choose that path.

After discussing it, the nine people walked outside.

...

As Ling Yi emerged from the valley, he looked up to see the tree canopy blocking out the sun, and looked down to see a field of fallen leaves.

Over the years, the fallen leaves have accumulated into a thick layer. Stepping on them inevitably makes a sound, and in addition, there is a cacophony of smells.

The smell of trees, the smell of decaying leaves, and the smell of animals and plants in the forest are mixed together, and if you smell them for a long time, it will make you dizzy.

Ling Yi looked around as he walked deeper into the forest.

The sound of footsteps crunching on fallen leaves startled the inhabitants of the trees.

I felt a rubbing sensation in the tree canopy overhead; something was approaching.

Soon, Ling Yi felt a gaze upon him.

Since the thing didn't move, Ling Yi didn't take the initiative to make a move and continued walking forward as if he didn't know anything.

Those eyes were fixed on Ling Yi. As Ling Yi moved forward, the noise above his head started again, and the thing moved along with Ling Yi.

Upon realizing this, Ling Yi's gaze darkened. Was he waiting for an opportunity, or something else, by not attacking?

Regardless of what the other party was waiting for, since they had their eyes on her, Ling Yi wasn't going to passively accept it: "How long do you plan to stay with me?"

A rustling sound came from the tree canopy, and then a large, jet-black snake emerged from the canopy, staring at Ling Yi below: "Little girl, you've got some nerve."

It deliberately made those sounds, thinking she would be scared, but to its surprise, she wasn't scared at all.

Hearing the snake speak in human language, Ling Yi's gaze darkened.

According to the records of the Heavenly Illusion Continent, beasts are divided into three levels: mortal, spirit, and saint.

Mortals rarely possess intelligence; they are merely one level above ordinary animals.

Spirits can generate wisdom, like children.

Saint-level wisdom is like that of a human, but they cannot understand human speech.

The snake before us can speak human language, so it must be at least at the Saint level.

But what lies beyond the Saint level, Ling Yi didn't know; it wasn't written in that book.

Seeing that Ling Yi did not answer, the snake continued, "An ant-like cultivation level, yet wearing a set of earth-grade defensive magic artifacts..."

"Little girl, who gave you these things?" The black snake looked at Ling Yi greedily. "Tell me, and I might spare your life."

Earth-grade defensive magic weapon?

Ling Yi knew that weapons and magical artifacts were classified into mortal, spiritual, and sacred grades... This was the first time he had heard of earth grade.

The fact that even this snake was curious enough to give her something shows how precious her magical artifacts are.

"Spare my life?" Ling Yi sneered. "The greed in your eyes is almost tangible. If I told you, you probably wouldn't even spare the person behind me."

Upon hearing this, the black snake chuckled and said, "If you don't tell me, I'll eat you right now."

"Alright," Ling Yi said with a smile, "I just wonder if your fight with me will attract that person who's specifically after you?"

"A three-headed python."

Black Snake's gaze sharpened, a hint of apprehension appearing in his eyes: "How did you know?"

It only showed its head!

Ling Yi said, "I didn't know, I was just trying to trick you, I didn't expect you to actually believe me."