Buying clothes and eating burgers.
Refill after refill of cola—pure luxury.
It was as though everything concerning Ye Lingyun had long been thrown into the back of her mind.
But just because she wasn't taking action...
...didn't mean Jianghai High School wasn't making moves.
Led by Principal Xue Haipeng, students lined up in two rows at the school entrance to hold a grand welcome ceremony for Ye Lingyun.
The school's official website updated its feed, treating Ye Lingyun's return to her alma mater as a major event.
They even held a speech for the entire faculty and student body.
Ye Lingyun took the stage to share her study experiences.
At the end, she even talked trash about Xie Litang in hushed tones, framing her as a bad influence with terrible conduct.
But Xie Litang didn't panic at all.
In fact, she felt a little like laughing.
Once her mind had cleared up, Xie Litang bought an anthill at a high price through local delivery.
On the balcony of her new apartment, she went on an absolute rampage stacking up on them.
Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang...
“Hehehe.”
“Hehehehe.”
“Love to stack Heartsteel, live to stack Heartsteel! Call me the Iron Heroine. Stack Heartsteel to the end, and you'll have everything you could ever dream of!”
Xie Litang's status panel...
...had already reached an extremely luxurious set of stats.
【Name: Xie Litang】
【Ability: Teammate Sacrifice, Uses: 0】
【Class: Swordmaster, Wind-Style Swordsmanship (Minor Accomplishment) 6454/10000】
【Vitality: 10086, Spirit: 45】
【Equipment: Heartsteel】
【Gold: 320】
Now, a single trigger of Heartsteel dealt up to 302 true damage, enough to instantly obliterate most one-star demon beasts.
Furthermore, each trigger permanently increased her Vitality by 30 points.
According to the Demon Beast Hunter Association's standards, 100 Attack Damage qualified someone as a One-Star Hunter, 200 as Two-Star, 400 as Three-Star, and so on; Xie Litang was now equivalent to a Two-Star Hunter.
But every single strike she delivered was true damage, and her ten-thousand-plus Vitality was the truly terrifying part.
As for that Ye Lingyun? Xie Litang chuckled softly and said, “She's just a nobody who awakened the Angel Sequence ahead of time and got recommended to Biandu Martial Arts University.”
She didn't even need to look up this information.
Jianghai High School had proudly broadcasted all of it as a badge of honor.
Supposedly, she was even being cultivated as an elite by Biandu Martial Arts University, with a verifiable record of hunting demon beasts.
The next day.
Under Chen Linling's worried gaze...
...Xie Litang stepped onto her turbofan hoverboard and leisurely flew away, swearing to herself that she wouldn't let the traffic cops fine her again.
On the open-air Martial Arena at Jianghai High School.
Ye Lingyun looked immensely proud as the principal flattered her, and the entire school's teachers and students cheered for her.
Even reporters specifically invited to the event were ready to record her glorious deeds.
Ye Lingyun stepped onto the stage of the arena.
She slowly raised her right hand.
The entire crowd instantly fell silent.
“In the past, I was proud of my alma mater.”
Ye Lingyun displayed her ability, glorious wings manifesting on her back as she declared, “Today, my alma mater will be proud of me!”
Boom!
The entire arena erupted instantly as all the students broke into cheers.
Showing off in public...
...she thoroughly enjoyed this feeling.
Suddenly...
Vroom, vroom!
Xie Litang stepped on her turbofan hoverboard, blasting street-flex mode as she flew into the sky directly above the Martial Arena.
A drone immediately followed, pointing its camera right at her.
“Yo.”
“Looks lively, you little trash.”
As soon as Xie Litang spoke...
...a wave of boos instantly rang out from the spectator stands on both sides.
Xie Litang had plenty of strengths, but her tongue was far too venomous—the moment she opened her mouth, she guaranteed herself zero friends.
“Go Ye Lingyun, beat her to a pulp!”
“You despicable villain, you're dead today!”
“Show her who the real trash is today! Senior Ye is number one under heaven!”
“Senior Ye is a genius recommended to Biandu Martial Arts University! A mere piece of trash like you better kneel and surrender right now!”
“Go for it, Senior Ye! I bet my entire month's living expenses on you!”
Xie Litang was startled, her expression darkening as she muttered under her breath, “What? There's a betting pool?”
Damn it, she just missed out on millions!
She quickly pulled out her phone to search.
Her sudden change in expression was captured clearly by the camera, immediately drawing another wave of jeers from below.
“Haha, she's scared!”
“Well, obviously! Ye Lingyun awakened the noble Angel Sequence!”
“Just a clown revealing her true colors.”
“I want to see her cry and kneel before Senior Ye!”
“Still playing on her phone? She's probably searching how to lose with dignity.”
Until the drone camera adjusted its focal length and zoomed in close.
A betting page appeared on the big screen, showing Xie Litang's odds at a staggering 9.9 to 1.
Pfft!
A student who was drinking water spat it right out. “Haha, 9.9 odds! Talk about public execution and inviting her own humiliation!”
The next instant...
...everyone watched as Xie Litang dumped her entire net worth—a total of seventy thousand yuan—all into betting on her own victory.
Silence fell over the Martial Arena once more, followed by rising waves of mocking laughter.
Xie Litang finally jumped off her turbofan hoverboard, still inwardly lamenting that she couldn't bet more money.
Ye Lingyun sneered and stepped forward. “Congratulations, your stupidity managed to make me smile.”
“But do you think I'll show you mercy because of that?”
“Today's battle isn't just for me, but for our alma mater, and for every student at Jianghai High School.”
“What they lost...”
“...I will reclaim with my own two hands!”
“I, Ye Lingyun, will fulfill what I told you yesterday: I'm going to beat the crap right out of you!”
Saying that...
...Ye Lingyun opened her arms wide.
Holy light suddenly burst from the angel wings behind her, and specks of light faintly flew from the spectator stands, merging into her wings to make them appear even more pure and holy.
Seeing this, Xie Litang seemed lost in thought as she murmured, “I see... Is she collecting the power of faith?”
Xie Litang speculated...
...that besides whatever benefits Jianghai High School offered her, showing off in public to collect faith might be part of her plan as well.
She wanted to step on Xie Litang to climb higher.
Unfortunately, she had picked the wrong target.
Ye Lingyun condensed a spear of holy light in her hand, looking sacred as she declared, “God says you are guilty.” She then hurled it toward Xie Litang.
Boom!
The holy light spear detonated on the ground.
Xie Litang dodged it with ease.
Flapping her wings, Ye Lingyun hovered in midair and hurled several more holy light spears down.
Boom, boom, boom!
Ye Lingyun taunted, “Trash, can you do nothing but dodge?”
Xie Litang remained silent.
After a few more holy light spears, Ye Lingyun finally landed. Just as Xie Litang had expected, Ye Lingyun couldn't maintain flight for long at all.
“Summon Holy Sword!”
“Die!”
Ye Lingyun condensed a sword of light in front of her and slashed toward Xie Litang.
Clang!
Their swords clashed together.
In the next instant...
...the holy sword shattered and vanished.
“What? How is that possible?!”
Clang!
Xie Litang whipped her sword across Ye Lingyun's chest. Ye Lingyun was sent flying backward as if struck by a heavy sledgehammer.
“Holy Light Heal!”
Xie Litang waited for thirty seconds.
Heartsteel was annoying in that regard—striking the same target continuously had a cooldown time.
Once Heartsteel's cooldown ended...
Clang!
Ye Lingyun's eyes rolled back; she was nearly forced to her knees, barely avoiding passing out.
Her survival instinct drove her to cast again: “Holy Light Heal!”
Xie Litang sheathed her sword, grabbed Ye Lingyun by her collar, and drove a fist into her gut, silently counting down thirty seconds in her mind.
Clang!
“Holy Light Heal!”
Thirty seconds later...
Clang!
A foul stench wafted out as a stain of yellow mud spread across Ye Lingyun's white pants.
An angel?
More like heavenly crap!
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