Like a common girl abducted by a princess, Bai Yue Ling walked toward the royal palace with great fanfare, surrounded by a group of Shadow Rose Knights.
Along the way, Wei Ji held Bai Yue Ling’s hand the entire time, completely ignoring the gazes of the people around them. Bai Yue Ling kept her head low, even deliberately bending her knees in an effort to avoid being seen. ‘Is making such a scene a way to declare ownership over me? Wei Ji is truly cunning.’
But I won’t give in that easily!
I lost to Ying Ye before because her technique was just too good, and there was no reason for me to have lost to Xi Ji, but I definitely won’t lose this time. As for Si Ta Na… well, that’s because Si Ta Na is a super Big Car. Tonight, facing Wei Ji, I must win!
Bai Yue Ling hummed confidently as she followed Wei Ji into the royal palace gates and arrived at her office.
“Why the office?” Bai Yue Ling asked with her arms crossed, blowing a mocking breath. “I thought it would be the bedroom.”
Wei Ji sat in the chair in front of her desk, her weight causing a noticeable depression in the soft cushioning. She said in a low voice, “Little White, you should still have business to discuss with me, right?”
“You stirred up such a commotion in my territory; how could I, the lord, not notice?” Wei Ji chuckled lightly.
Bai Yue Ling blinked. “What business?”
Even while in the Royal Capital, Wei Ji remained fully aware of everything happening in her own territory.
“That was my skill, Land of Fallen Heaven. It can subtly turn everyone in the territory into our allies. In the future, I want to gradually expand this effect to the entire Rose Kingdom.”
“I’ll just be straightforward then,” Bai Yue Ling said seriously. “Wei Ji, you won’t oppose me, will you?”
“It can only hold Little White right now. As long as you give the order, whether it’s Sister Hui Lian or Mother Qing Jin, I can have them tied up for you to corrupt,” Wei Ji said with a smile. “My only question is—what is your goal in doing this, Little White?”
Bai Yue Ling scratched her neck. “In short, if I want to continue expanding, I must control the lords of the surrounding territories, or at least make sure they don’t notice anything unusual.”
“That’s simple enough. Just plant a hypnotic suggestion.”
“That… that’s a bit too much, don’t you think?” Bai Yue Ling shrank back.
Wei Ji opened her beautiful eyes slightly, a spark of excitement flickering in her pupils. “Is it… world conquest?”
“That’s too far off,” Bai Yue Ling retorted. “I’m only Level 21, it’s a bit early to talk about that.”
“It is not far off. As long as you give the order, everyone who has been corrupted will follow you willingly,” Wei Ji said, her lips curving into an evil and mysterious smile. “Because, as beings of darkness, we were meant to be the villains of the Fate World.”
“Let’s… talk about that later, I need to think about it seriously,” Bai Yue Ling waved her hand. She wasn’t ready to set the world against her yet.
“By the way, do you have any Corrupted Holy Feather? I need that material to upgrade a skill,” Bai Yue Ling asked. “It’s, like… a feather from an angel’s wing, right?”
“An angel’s feather? Where am I supposed to find an angel… wait, maybe my own feathers would work?”
Bai Yue Ling unfurled her pitch-black wings and reached out to pluck a single feather.
[Item Name: Corrupted Holy Feather]
[Quality: Perfect]
[Description: A feather from a fallen angel Priest Hero. You can faintly smell the scent of a young girl on it.]
[Note: Angel wings grow back very slowly. Don’t go pulling them out whenever you feel like it, unless you want to go bald.]
“It actually worked!”
Bai Yue Ling immediately opened her skill menu and selected upgrade.
[You have unlocked a hidden upgrade route. Would you like to fuse the skills “Holy Ball” and “Dark Holy Light” to learn the hidden skill “Dark Holy Ball”?]
“Hidden skill?” Bai Yue Ling paused. “Two skills fusing into one… Fuse!”
These kinds of hidden skills are usually extremely powerful; it definitely wouldn’t be a loss.
[You have learned the hidden skill “Dark Holy Ball.”]
[Skill Name: Dark Holy Ball]
[Quality: Perfect]
[Stat Bonuses: HP B, Intelligence C, Spirit S]
[Cost: 50 MP]
[Learning Requirement: Priest Class]
[Description: Fires a massive sphere composed of dark holy light. It slowly floats toward the target, applying a slow effect to enemies in the area. Upon touching an enemy or being manually detonated, it causes an area-of-effect explosion that deals both Holy and Dark damage.]
[Note: Why can mutually exclusive holy light and dark energy fuse? Who knows? It is said the Goddess of Life even winked at the Goddess of Death once! After changing classes to a Dark Priest, the legendary High Priest “Hei Li · Miaosha” studied this for many years and finally mastered the method to fuse Holy Light and Dark energy. Later, she met a super-giant slime that consumed both forces, and then… she had over 100 defeat CGs developed. We hope you don’t follow in her footsteps.]
“Perfect quality, S-rank Spirit bonus! Not only does it do mixed damage, but it also increases range, volume, and speed!” Bai Yue Ling said excitedly. “In short—Mom doesn’t have to worry about me missing with my Holy Ball anymore!”
The original Holy Ball was too slow and could only be used to restrict movement; it was very hard to actually hit an enemy. But with increasing levels, this disadvantage became more and more apparent. Now, the Dark Holy Ball was completely different.
“Congratulations, congratulations,” Wei Ji applauded. “Do you want to test it out in a real fight right now?”
“Against whom?”
“There is an otherworldly traveler in the palace right now,” a cold light flashed in Wei Ji’s eyes. “You should know her; her name is Blood Rain, the guild leader of Crimson Years.”
“Blood Rain?”
Bai Yue Ling frowned slightly. This was one of the people she least wanted to face—a target of both opposition and entanglement in her past life.
Blood Rain was a wicked woman in every sense of the word. Unlike the scheming Wei Ji, her “evil” was undisguised—overbearing, cold, sharp, and unreasonable… these words weren’t enough to describe her fully.
“I don’t want to get involved with her for the moment. If I really tick her off, it’ll be very troublesome.” Bai Yue Ling shook her head.
“Is that so?” Wei Ji took a sip of black tea and said calmly, “Unfortunately… she is already at the door.”
“Huh?”
As soon as she finished speaking, the door behind Bai Yue Ling was suddenly kicked open!
BOOM!
The violent impact made the entire room tremble.
Bai Yue Ling turned to look, only to see a red-haired woman in a red leather jacket walking in, her sharp, aggressive gaze locked directly onto her.
“Priest Hero?”
“Blood Rain…”
Behind Blood Rain followed another tall woman in a black coat. Her gaze was as cold as a blade, exuding a murderous aura. She scanned the room with indifference before her eyes landed on Bai Yue Ling, and she snorted with disdain.
“You’re still alive?”
“Your grandma here is doing just fine, Tai Ma kitten,” Bai Yue Ling smiled, quickly retorting with a mockery.
Upon hearing this, Tai Ma narrowed her eyes, marked by a scar, as killing intent suddenly flared.