I Can Extract Divine Power

Chapter 331 - 150: The 3rd Prince’s Gift (3)

At Lv Bei’s words, the other two men fell into a deep silence.

Xiang Quan gritted his teeth. "Why does a young prodigy like him have to come and compete with us for this spot? The organization is taking things too far."

Chen Yu clenched his fists, concealing the black qi in his palms. His expression grew grim. "I’d like to see if his exquisite Swordsmanship can withstand my poison. It’s lethal on contact. Even with his immense strength, he won’t be able to resist it."

Lv Bei shook his head. "I’m not so sure about that. His strength probably isn’t as exaggerated as the Observatory claims—truly Overcoming Adversity and Attacking Upward—but he’s still considered extremely powerful within the Meridian Realm."

The phrase "extremely powerful" was a form of supreme praise, and it was exactly what Lv Bei meant.

When he saw that Blood Red Sword Qi, he even felt completely powerless to resist.

Seeing that the other two didn’t respond, Lv Bei continued, "This is why I’ve gathered you. I hope we can deal with Shen Bai together."

Xiang Quan frowned. "How do you propose we do that?"

Chen Yu remained silent, but his gaze was clearly asking the same question.

Lv Bei chose his words carefully before speaking. "We won’t know the specific details of the assessment until it begins. We just need to find an opportunity to deal with him during the first stage."

Xiang Quan and Chen Yu exchanged a look. Neither of them said a word.

It was clear they agreed with Lv Bei’s decision.

Lv Bei nodded. "Since you’ve agreed, there needs to be trust between us. I don’t want any more screw-ups, especially not problems coming from within our group."

Xiang Quan said, "You can rest assured on that point. I absolutely won’t turn on you until we’ve taken care of our great enemy, Shen Bai."

Chen Yu added, "That’s right. Our only target is Shen Bai."

With their promises, Lv Bei was overjoyed.

’This is a small alliance, of a sort. Though I can’t fully trust my new allies, as long as everyone swears not to turn on the others, at least there shouldn’t be any unexpected incidents.’

"Alright, then it’s settled," Lv Bei said.

The other two nodded and then quietly departed.

In an instant, Lv Bei was the only one left in the room.

Lv Bei looked around the empty room and raised his right hand.

A ball of flame flickered to life in his palm.

Flames were supposed to be orange-yellow, but the fire in Lv Bei’s hand radiated a ghastly, jade-green light.

’I wonder if this flame of mine will be effective against Shen Bai,’ Lv Bei thought.

As he mulled it over, the room fell silent once more.

...

Lately, Yunxi State had become increasingly bustling.

Countless members of the Observatory had poured into Yunxi State over the next few days, packing the state to the brim.

Fortunately, this sort of thing had happened before, so the Yunxi State Government Office handled the situation with practiced ease.

Public order was maintained without any chaos.

It was worth noting that ever since those six Observatory members had come looking for him, Shen Bai’s past few days had been quite peaceful.

He spent every day grinding his Skill Level for the Water Control Technique, and no one came to disturb him. Even when he walked down the street, people seemed to deliberately give him a wide berth.

As for this, Shen Bai was more than happy to have the peace and quiet.

Over this period, Shen Bai had managed to gain a good amount of Skill Level.

Shen Bai was naturally pleased that his Water Control Technique had improved so much.

However, he was also troubled. He was still short ten wisps of Evil Qi and had no idea where to find them.

The sky was beginning to brighten, and the world outside was bathed in brilliant sunlight.

Shen Bai rubbed his chin, deciding to go out for breakfast first.

The Observatory’s internal assessment was tomorrow.

It would be held in a heavily secluded location, and no outsiders would be allowed to enter.

So, for the past few days, Shen Bai’s mentality had been to eat well while he could. After all, no matter who else he might neglect, he couldn’t neglect himself.

As soon as he stepped out of his room, Shen Bai ran into Ouyang Sword.

Ouyang Sword was currently tidying up the living room.

Surprisingly, while Ouyang Sword looked like someone completely obsessed with the Sword Dao, he was actually quite methodical when it came to housework.

Shen Bai had asked him once why he was so practiced at it.

Ouyang Sword had only one answer: "I’m broke."

Two simple words, yet they conveyed a deep sense of helplessness.

Although the Observatory’s salary was generous, Ouyang Sword spent it all on his Sword Dao. How exactly he spent it was his own secret, one Shen Bai didn’t know.

’But being broke could really make a person industrious.’

After all, according to Ouyang Sword, he had always lived in the Observatory’s quarters back in Huaxing State.

It was free, as long as you cleaned up after yourself.

"Brother Shen, you’re up early today," Ouyang Sword said.

Shen Bai nodded. "I’m heading out for an early meal. The assessment is tomorrow, after all. By the way, Brother Ouyang, has the location for the internal assessment been confirmed yet?"

Ouyang Sword nodded. "I went to the Observatory yesterday to check. The location has been confirmed. It’s apparently Cyan Spirit Mountain, to the west. They’ve specially prepared a location there, so we just have to head over first thing tomorrow morning."

The location had been announced. As for the rest of the details, they would naturally have to wait until they arrived.

Shen Bai nodded. "Well, since that’s settled, let’s go get something to eat."