novelraw Chapter 125: Anyang Grand Melee
Chapter 125: Anyang Grand Melee
Beihai, Azure Cloud Sect.
The Illusory Moon Cavern Dwelling was much quieter than usual, as only Qinghua and Yumo were inside at the moment.
Qinghua was chattering away on the side, while Yumo seemed to be in a bad mood and remained silent—because she had to take the final exams, she had been refused participation not only in the later sect competition but also in the Heart Image Remnant incident by Bingtang.
Even though it was vacation now, if she could have gone to the Heart Image Remnant, she could have been with the Sect Master and Lady Bingtang...
However, Yumo also knew that Lady Bingtang must have her own plans. This time, it was Bingtang and the senior apprentice sister who went. She was probably refused because her strength wasn't sufficient.
Thinking about this made her even more unhappy.
Yumo needed to train harder, to become stronger.
Thinking this, Yumo began her usual practice of fine mana control exercises...
"Yumo, Yumo." Qinghua suddenly scooted over from the side. "The finals seem to be almost over. Four teams have entered the final circle. Aren't you interested?"
"Not interested.""Come on, take a look. It's free anyway. They even made a promotional video."
As she spoke, she forcibly pulled the gloomily practicing Yumo over.
The large screen in Qinghua's hand immediately displayed their faces.
"Warmly welcome our two true-transmission disciples from the Azure Cloud Sect!"
Yumo hurriedly and flusteredly pulled her hood, trying to avoid the screen. "Wh-what is this?"
"Oh, just a live stream invitation. Relax, relax, it's fine. They're all our own people, nothing to be shy about. There are many disciples in the Azure Cloud Sect who admire you. Weren't you the one ensuring the safety of the matches before? You saved a lot of people; they've become your fans."
"Stop lying!"
"I'm not!" Qinghua immediately said with grievance. "If you don't believe me, listen. Everyone, do you like Dandelion?"
"We do! Lady Dandelion, look at me!"
"Can you show your face, Lady Dandelion?"
"So tiny and cute, I really want to hug her and squeeze her!"
Hearing the cheers from the live stream, Yumo's face turned even redder. She clung to her hood, refusing to let go, almost shrinking into a turtle.
Qinghua coughed. "Anyway, I've invited our special guest, one of the legendary seven true-transmission disciples—Lady Dandelion, the [Mysterious Wind Heavenly Monarch]!"
The screen was filled with cheers and applause.
"And me, the legendary second true-transmission disciple, Lady Qinghua, the [Strategy God]!!"
The applause and cheers on the screen noticeably diminished.
"...They were super popular just a moment ago, these guys!" Qinghua said resentfully, then pushed the screen next to Yumo. "Come on, Yumo, say a few words to everyone."
"S-say what?"
"Just say a few words casually. Everyone likes you so much. Whatever you say will be welcome. For example, what would you normally be doing at this time?"
Yumo felt a bit dizzy and instinctively said, "Normally at this time, I would go watch the Sect Master take a bath..."
Qinghua immediately hit the mute button, cold sweat pouring down.
Yumo, who already had her head buried, buried it even lower, her voice even carrying a hint of tears. "I, no, I meant I would go take a bath myself!"
Looking at Yumo with her ears bright red, Qinghua coughed. "Mhm, mhm, got it. Anyway, I cut the sound. It should be fine..."
"Next, let me say a few words." Qinghua's tone became serious and solemn. "For the Sect Master Conquest Operation, please support Lady Winter, meow. Support Lady Winter, thank you, meow."
"No! The spot next to the Sect Master is mine! Bingtang will eventually be..."
Qinghua immediately kicked that Yueji out of the live stream.
Then she started switching the live stream feed, even reaching the small city of Anyang.
Through the power of Lady Bingtang's puppets, they could even see the Azure Cloud Sect squads inside the small city of Anyang.
The camera focused on a squad of four who were currently eating.
"First, this is the number one ranked team, [How Is Six Consecutive Popularity Vote Championships Not Six Consecutive Championships?]." Qinghua introduced to Yumo. "Their current hunt count is sixteen Witch Association members, temporarily ranking first."
The camera switched again to another location in Anyang city. Two Azure Cloud Sect disciples were currently stopping a Disaster Control Bureau Magical Girl.
They were chatting amiably with that Disaster Control Bureau Magical Girl, even taking out money and handing it to her.
Not long after, the Disaster Control Bureau Magical Girl handed over the Grief Seed in her possession.
"This is the number two ranked team, [Money Can Make the Devil Turn the Millstone]. They have already used various methods, including money, connections, and shameless begging, to obtain six Grief Seeds from Disaster Control Bureau Magical Girls. Adding the six they hunted themselves, they now have twelve Grief Seeds, ranking second!"
Yumo was dumbfounded, even forgetting her shyness. "Th-this isn't against the rules?"
"Lady Bingtang said it's not against the rules." Qinghua gave a thumbs-up. "Black cat, white cat, as long as it catches mice, it's a good cat!"
"What about the third one?"
"Ranked third."
The camera switched again, landing on two somewhat familiar figures. Qinghua introduced:
"The [Heavenly Cripple and Earthly Deficient Team] led by two magical idiots who, despite having all limbs intact and no illnesses, insist they are disabled!"
Yumo naturally recognized them at a glance. "Their strength isn't enough, right?"
One was Sprout rank, one was Seedling rank, and their mana usage looked quite poor no matter how you looked at it.
They could be said to be the least impressive two among the teams this time.
"Right, their strength isn't enough. They've only gotten seven Grief Seeds so far."
"So how did they climb to third?"
"Their teacher is Senior Apprentice Sister Bai Mei. She forced them into the spot."
No wonder. Senior Apprentice Sister Bai Mei really isn't good at teaching students. Lady Bingtang even specifically mentioned it before.
"...No one objected?" After hesitating for a moment, Yumo asked softly.
Qinghua sighed. "Of course there was. Originally, another true-transmission junior sister, Jiegeng, disagreed because third place was originally theirs. But she agreed in the end."
"Why?"
"She couldn't beat Senior Apprentice Sister Bai Mei."
"..."
Qinghua said with a giggle, "So, little Yumo, want to make a bet on who will win the championship?"
"Heavenly Cripple and Earthly Deficient."
Qinghua was stunned. "Why?"
"Because if they lose, Senior Apprentice Sister Bai Mei will definitely throw a tantrum and refuse to accept it." Yumo whispered. "We can't beat her."
"Makes sense..."
Qinghua took a sharp breath. "Oh no, Yumo! I bet several hundred on the first-place team! That's a month's food money for me! Lady Bingtang is already withholding my other wages. If I tell Lady Bingtang I lost it all gambling, I'll definitely be beaten to death! Yumo, save me!"
"No way. Go die quickly."
...
Outside Anyang city, in a small mountain forest.
Ruo Yun, holding a witch's head, discovered this witch didn't carry a crystal ball.
In theory, a Complete Witch of the Witch Association should carry a crystal ball with them.
But, it didn't really matter.
She packed the head away, casually threw the body somewhere, washed her hands, and looked at Hyacinth who was still spacing out beside her.
"What's wrong? Time to go."
"Oh." Hyacinth got up and followed. The two descended from the mountain forest. "What do we do next?"
"This Complete Witch didn't have a crystal ball. We need to find the next one."
Ruo Yun said matter-of-factly, "But we were planning to kill a few more anyway. Just one probably won't make the Witch Association agree. After all, killing too few, they aren't short on people, and they probably won't even consider us a nuisance. Most likely, they'll ignore us."
"...Where did you learn this?"
"From Jiang the Demon Butcher."
So it really was Jiang Si.
Sighing inwardly, it wasn't surprising. She just continued asking, "But currently, we only have information on two Complete Witches, right?"
"It's fine. Complete Witches aren't that united. As long as we catch one, getting information on the rest isn't that hard..."
Although she was a bit apprehensive about what methods Ruo Yun would use to make a Complete Witch spill information.
Hyacinth found she was actually looking forward to it a little.
Along the way, Ruo Yun's methods had made Hyacinth see her in a new light—decisively killing Complete Witches, not even shying away from ambushes.
The two of them, Magical Girls, ambushing a Complete Witch... honestly, it was really despicable and shameless...
But it was also really efficient. That Complete Witch didn't even get to use her abilities before being killed.
It was thrilling and somewhat unsettling.
Just as she was fantasizing about what Ruo Yun would do next, several figures flew past in the sky.
From their dazzling appearance, they were clearly Magical Girls.
Both of them immediately hid their auras.
"Magical Girls?" Hyacinth was puzzled. "So many? Why are there so many Magical Girls in Anyang at a time like this?"
Everyone was heading towards the Heart Image Remnant now. There weren't many Disaster Control Bureau Magical Girls left; most were weaker ones maintaining order to prevent the Witch Association from causing trouble.
But the few who just flew past were clearly not weak, mostly Seedling rank.
Not long after, they landed by the roadside.
"Let's follow them and take a look."
After Ruo Yun whispered this, Hyacinth was stunned for a moment, but didn't question her, obediently following.
After acting together for a while, Hyacinth also discovered Ruo Yun's judgment was quite good. Listening to her was usually right.
The two silently followed behind the Magical Girls, then saw those Magical Girls stop next to another lone Magical Girl.
Ruo Yun took a glance and recognized her. "It's a Disaster Control Bureau Magical Girl."
"How can you tell?"
"Their mana control precision is as rough as a caveman's. That's the Disaster Control Bureau."
That was actually quite accurate...
Then the two overheard the conversation over there.
The Disaster Control Bureau Magical Girl asked cautiously, "Are you really going to capture the Complete Witch?"
"Really, leave it to us. We'll definitely send her to the Disaster Control Bureau. Don't worry." One of the three Magical Girls who had just flown over took out some cake and handed it to the Disaster Control Bureau Magical Girl. "We just bought this in the city. Try it, it's absolutely delicious."
"Thank you... I, I'm really full. I've eaten so much along the way."
"It's fine, it's fine. Eat more. You can take some back for your friends to share. We're all friends, right?"
"Mhm, mhm, so delicious. You guys are really nice, helping us deal with the Complete Witch and even treating us to food. So, the media saying the Azure Cloud Sect kills like demons, that they're all bad guys, is all slander. They're really terrible."
"Ah, what can we do? Who asked our Azure Cloud Sect Magical Girls to be so honest and simple-minded? Eat slowly, have some water."
"I, I'm really full. About the Complete Witch's location... it's actually in a small villa in Yuncheng on the north outer ring. She's living there quite ostentatiously. We just saw her but didn't know how to handle it. It's really great that you're here."
"Good, leave it to us. We'll be right back. You go rest first."
"Okay!"
Watching the three Azure Cloud Sect Magical Girls head straight in that direction, Ruo Yun immediately tugged Hyacinth.
"Let's go, we're going too. We might be able to steal the kill!"
"Wait, why compete with the Azure Cloud Sect?"
"We just need to steal the head and the body. They only want the Grief Seed for points. I've seen the rules. Let's go, let's go, hurry! Otherwise, it'll be too late!"
...
Witch Association, basement.
As the current leader of the Anyang Witch Association, the completely unaware Jiang Si opened his eyes.
The Disaster Beast state was harder to control than imagined.
For some reason, after transformation, the precision of mana perception was very poor.
For Jiang Si, this was the first time he had encountered such a problem.
Whether transforming into a Magical Girl or simply manipulating mana with his physical body, Jiang Si's precision in mana control was actually quite high. This was one of his greatest advantages.
Yet, after transforming into a Disaster Beast, aside from a massive increase in strength and speed, the precision of mana perception—his magical sense—and control precision had both suffered a huge deviation.
"Boss, that's just how we Disaster Beasts are. What control precision? Just charge! We only need absolute power!"
Waste.
The Black Dragon felt somewhat wronged. "But boss, that's just how Disaster Beasts are constructed. The stats are filled in that way..."
That wasn't wrong.
The Disaster Beast form, compared to Magical Girls and humans, lacked something, making mana manipulation very crude.
Actually, Jiang Si had already realized this during his first fight with Hyacinth.
But his condition wasn't great at the time, plus he was taking over the Black Dragon's defeated body. He didn't pay it much mind, thinking it was just a temporary condition issue.
Now he realized it had nothing to do with condition. It was simply that the Disaster Beast body had difficulty with high-precision mana control.
It could be said that when fighting the Magical Girls before, he was almost entirely relying on instinct. He couldn't capture specific positions, just attacking based on instinct to find openings.
The effect wasn't bad, but it was still far from ideal.
If his magical sense had performed better, he wouldn't have been hit from behind by Hongmian.
In that situation, if it weren't for the Complete Witch being there, he might have been forced to use his trump card.
After returning, he had been trying to solve this problem and found it somewhat difficult.
Because it lacked something similar to a dantian, for Disaster Beasts, Polluted Magic was like a basin of water.
They had no tools, only their hands to scoop up the water and splash it out.
That was how most Disaster Beasts used Polluted Magic.
Simple and crude.
Whether human or Magical Girl, they could store mana in a specific organ—although Jiang Si called it a dantian.
"Boss, is the dantian in the chest?"
...Although the location wasn't the dantian, Jiang Si temporarily called it a dantian.
This organ, similar to a special mana storage device, could simulate a water pipe to spray mana, or like using a syringe to draw in mana and then precisely squeeze it out. Of course, it could also just splash it out directly.
But Disaster Beasts lacked this "dantian" organ, so mana could only be scooped up and splashed out by hand.
This was an innate deficiency.
Of course, due to Jiang Si's research and control over mana, he had actually largely ensured the precision of mana operation—just like how, even when finally hit by Hongmian's Eden, his Polluted Magic didn't immediately dissipate.
Instead, he continuously maintained his dragon armor, allowing himself to run on the sea surface before gradually dispersing.
Without his control ability, anyone hit by that arrow would have had their Polluted Magic instantly collapse, falling into the sea.
But for Jiang Si, this was equivalent to insufficient control. Originally, he thought the Black Dragon state had the cultivation of mid-Blooming, nine revolutions, just one step away from peak extreme realm. But with such poor control, it could only be considered early Blooming.
As expected, unorthodox methods have unstable foundations. One careless move and you might fall in realm. The predecessors truly didn't lie...
But because of this, he found a way to perfect the [Borrowing the False to Cultivate the True Method].
His mind sank into the spiritual communion place of the ancestral lineage. With his past life's cultivation path operating wildly, the various ideas speculated after the Nascent Soul path were now verified.
Even after mastering his life-bound spells, refining his life-bound treasure, and even accumulating several days of immortal power, his main body still couldn't ascend to a proper Nascent Soul. His strength was also stuck around the Golden Core level, often being bullied by others. The problem was not small.
Previously saying the unorthodox Nascent Soul technique was incomplete, that the Nascent Soul attained this way was inherently deficient, wasn't nonsense. If he only had low-level cultivation methods like Disaster Beast control techniques, who knows how long it would have taken to discover the problem.
Fortunately, he, Jiang Si, was not ashamed to ask for advice and obtained the Complete Witch transformation profound technique for reference. He also received the baptism of the Main God Space, which drew out his Nascent Soul Dharma Body. Only now could he discover this deficiency.
The path suddenly became clear.
[Essence, Qi, Spirit], [Body, Nature, Heart]. These six attributes can lead to great accomplishment.
[Essence, Qi, Spirit] are internal, the method of the acquired world. [Body, Nature, Heart] are external, containing the path of the innate world.
Among them, [Body] corresponds to the Dharma Body. [Nature] corresponds to the nature of heaven and earth, which Jiang Si sees as something similar to indestructible golden nature. [Heart] is the Dao Heart, which he has always emphasized the Azure Cloud Sect people need to cultivate.
Disaster Beasts are transformations of heaven and earth relying on human negative emotions. Because the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is scarce and the Great Dao does not manifest, they are inherently damaged, essentially being incomplete fragments of the nature of heaven and earth.
He took this incomplete fragment of heaven and earth's nature into his body, turning it into an unorthodox Nascent Soul. It didn't even possess indestructible golden nature. The Nascent Soul's status was less than one in a thousand. How could there be any talk of rebirth and transformation?
The Nascent Soul was still just a form, its foundation crippled. No wonder, despite using all means, he couldn't bridge the gap between this Black Dragon Nascent Soul and his ideal Nascent Soul.
Even Complete Witch transformation couldn't achieve it. A Complete Witch is not a Magical Girl who can achieve the impossible relying on the miracle of a wish.
It relies more on physical hardware, so directly transforming was almost impossible.
He could only summon a crippled version like the Nascent Soul Dharma Body...
Suddenly, the Black Dragon Nascent Soul felt non-existent goosebumps rise.
But then, Jiang Si remembered Yinluo.
Back then, Yinluo hadn't even undergone the Complete Witch surgery yet but still successfully transformed into a witch.
He should also be able to directly use a Miracle Seed to transform into a witch.
But the required drugs and the specific steps weren't clear yet. He needed to ask Xilan...
Three or four consecutive days of secluded cultivation had made his body feel a bit rusty.
When he came out of the basement, he couldn't help but start moving his body.
The Witch Association here didn't even have any exercise equipment. How pathetic. Not even a punching bag...
*Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!*
Slow, unhurried applause sounded from the side. Jiang Si paused for a moment, then continued walking forward without even looking.
"Simo Tu."
"From our first remote conversation to our formal meeting now, it hasn't been long, yet you've already become the East China regional director." The person clapping said with a faint, eerie tone. "Truly remarkable."
"Congratulations, congratulations."
The clapping sound faded with the congratulations, then turned sharp:
"...But, Demon Butcher."
"Simo Tu!" The voice behind him suddenly amplified. "You bastard who borrows things and doesn't return them!!"
Footsteps rapidly approached from behind, accompanied by a roar: "Give Xilan—"
"—back to me!!"
Actually, before coming out, Jiang Si had already sensed it—unsteady footsteps, slow reactions, not a single movement was proper.
Aside from the weapon in hand having some merit, being tainted with a bit of Polluted Magic, they were even worse than an ordinary person.
Probably a Witch Association member.
But he couldn't think of a reason for a Witch Association member to attack him at this time. Just because of Xilan? Impossible. Probably the Witch Association itself was prone to such internal strife?
That wasn't strange. The reason demonic sects were demonic sects was because they always engaged in unnecessary internal killing.
Without any unnecessary movement, he simply stopped walking. The large hammer originally aimed at his forehead just brushed past the tip of his nose.
The person wielding the hammer to attack—a handsome young man—was sent flying by the force of this strike. It was clearly a full-power attack.
Originally prepared to receive the opponent's next attack, in his view, after this hammer strike, with just a little more force, it could turn ninety degrees and sweep horizontally for suppression.
He never expected the opponent to be completely spent after this one strike. The big hammer smashed into the ground, creating a small crater. Cracks in the concrete spread to Jiang Si's feet.
Then the young man started panting heavily on the spot.
Jiang Si was stunned by how pathetic the opponent was.
Huh? What kind of performance art is this? A normal person's strength and endurance aren't this low.
"Simo Tu!"
The other party shouted again. Jiang Si nodded, waiting for his next move.
After all, he was itching for a fight. Finally, someone to spar with. He hoped the other party could at least let him stretch his bones a bit.
At the very least, attack, right?
"Give Xilan back to me!"
With a roar, that overwhelming aura also earned Jiang Si's recognition.
If emotions could make someone burst out with power beyond their limits, clearly the emotion this person was bursting with was sufficient.
Seeing the other party grip the hammer again, Jiang Si also nodded seriously.
I don't dislike people who challenge me with all their might.
And the timing was just right, could help me train...
"Ahhhhhh!"
Then Jiang Si watched as the other guy roared for a long time.
Couldn't lift the hammer anymore.
The courtyard fell into dead silence for a moment.
Jiang Si stared coldly at the other party. Just as the other party wanted to let go of the big hammer and retreat.
He stomped the ground!
The entire courtyard instantly sank a large circle. The young man in front, the big hammer, and some surrounding debris.
All flew into the air!
Jiang Si flicked his finger against the airborne young man's forehead.
The young man suddenly flew backward, directly smashing through the courtyard gate, tumbling several more times outside before crashing into a tree behind, finally stopping.
Jiang Si glanced at the big hammer again. The hammer had gathered quite a bit of Polluted Magic.
So its weight was indeed a bit heavier than it looked, but not by much.
He kicked it, like kicking a ball, sending it flying toward the young man.
However, the young man surprisingly hadn't passed out. Seeing the hammer flying straight at him, he immediately dove to the side.
*Boom!*
The old tree he had been leaning against behind him instantly let out a loud noise, then tilted, actually breaking just like that!
The young man trembled, his face pale.
Clearly, he was somewhat scared out of his wits.
Jiang Si didn't plan to ask who he was. The other party's performance was truly disappointing.
He then took out the Polluted Magic Heavy Ruler, intending to finish off the other party, when he saw Xilan run out from another room.
"Simo Tu-sama, there's movement at the Heart Image Remnant..."
Before she could finish, seeing the smashed courtyard gate and the young man lying outside, she was momentarily stunned. Xilan instinctively called out:
"Fang Meng?"
Her previous regional director. She had told him not to contact her. He actually came looking, and right when she was busy!
Jiang Si glanced at her. "An acquaintance?"
Xilan immediately shook her head repeatedly. "Not acquainted! Not at all!"
The young man, who had shown a slight hint of joy upon seeing Xilan, now wailed sorrowfully, "Xilan..."
"Oh, he called your name earlier too." Jiang Si, who originally wanted to kill him, put his hands in his trench coat pockets. "Then you handle it yourself."
"Really not acquainted!"
Xilan emphasized again, immediately following behind Jiang Si.
The young man on the ground started crawling over on all fours:
"Xilan! No, Xilan! Xilan! How can I live without you!"
Listening to the heart-wrenching cries from behind, Jiang Si glanced at Xilan, who immediately closed and locked the door with a seamless, practiced series of moves. "It'll be troublesome if he keeps making noise outside, right?"
"Don't worry, a Complete Witch will deal with him. Hmph, probably some other Complete Witch is jealous of my position and causing trouble. Really seeking death!" Xilan said, gnashing her teeth fiercely. "If I find out who, I definitely won't let her off!"
Such is the darkness of the Witch Association. Even though they're all Complete Witches, they're still scheming against each other.
No wonder they can't beat the Disaster Control Bureau.
Jiang Si recalled the Magical Girls who united and cooperated to fight him at sea. The stark contrast in atmosphere between the two sides made him sigh inwardly.
"Xilan, do you know of a technique that can use a Miracle Seed to transform into a witch?"
Xilan, who was still thinking about how to explain her relationship with Fang Meng, was stunned. "Why are you asking about this?"
"I need more power." Jiang Si said, taking out a seed from his pocket.
It was the Miracle Seed he had obtained from Yinluo before. "I saw a member transform into a witch using a Miracle Seed before."
"Oh, that's actually not difficult." Xilan casually waved her hand. "One is the potion. You need potion support to use the Miracle Seed for transformation. The other is that you need a certain degree of adaptability to Polluted Magic yourself. Otherwise, you'll go insane directly. After all, the pollution from a large amount of Polluted Magic is something ordinary people can't withstand."
In fact, Yinluo was exactly like that. After transforming, her mind was already somewhat abnormal, acting crazy. It wasn't until she canceled the transformation at the end that she finally calmed down.
"Also, this transformation pollutes the Miracle Seed. Once a Miracle Seed is polluted by Polluted Magic, it quickly loses its power. Then you can't use the Miracle Seed for transformation anymore. The consumption of Miracle Seeds is very high, so generally, no one uses it."
Jiang Si nodded. Perfect, extremely suitable for him.
"I want this potion."
Xilan nodded. "The potion isn't hard. Wait a moment."
She immediately rushed over. Jiang Si heard her say something to Fang Meng, angrily scolding him a couple of times.
Not long after, she ran back. "Each regional director has a copy of the manufacturing method and materials for this potion... Wait, isn't Simo Tu-sama also a regional director?"
"Oh, I took over East China after the captain and Chilian died. Many resources were destroyed by that hateful Azure Cloud Sect's Shion!"
Hearing the anger in Simo Tu-sama's tone, Xilan immediately said with a smile, "It's fine, it's fine. Anyway, this thing isn't a big secret in the Witch Association. There are too few Complete Witches. Regional directors often need to use this method to boost combat power against Magical Girls. Of course, most of the time, it's actually just used to escape..."
"I asked Fang Meng for a copy. He'll deliver it in a while. If Simo Tu-sama wants more, I can also prepare more for you. But the Miracle Seeds, I'm afraid you'll have to figure that out yourself."
"Good." Jiang Si looked at the Complete Witch in front of him with satisfaction. This fool still had her uses. "Naturally, you don't need to worry about Miracle Seeds. I can handle them. But won't Fang Meng tamper with the potion?"
"He wouldn't dare!" Xilan immediately shouted, then quickly said, "Don't worry, I'll definitely check if there are any problems for you first. If there really is a problem, I'll definitely have Xiao Lan punish him severely! He can't escape."
"Who's Xiao Lan?"
"Jialan, the Vice President. She said she'll give her Vice President position to you in the future, so you can just call her Xiao Lan from now on."
Jiang Si hadn't expected he would sit in the Vice President's seat.
But, the position of Vice Sect Master of a demonic sect? Not bad either.
Then he asked again:
"You said earlier the Heart Image Remnant has movement?"
Turning back, Xilan immediately nodded repeatedly. "These past few days, the Heart Image Remnant has been continuously expanding. But on one hand, its erosion of reality isn't severe, so it's still inaccessible. On the other hand, the Heart Image Remnant has remained intact, with no point of breakthrough to be found."
"But in the last two days, the Heart Image Remnant finally developed cracks, indicating its expansion limit is almost reached. Once there are cracks, we'll have a chance to enter."
As she spoke, Xilan took out a small glass ball and handed it to Jiang Si.
"This is what the Witch Association prepared for everyone, a tool to enter the Heart Image Remnant. Although I don't know how it was made, anyway, as long as you register your identity and get Jialan's approval, you can use it."
Jiang Si examined it and immediately recognized it.
Isn't this Mirror Kingdom technology? It's almost the same thing as that device in his Main God Space, containing a compressed small mirror space.
"Also, Simo Tu-sama, recently the Azure Cloud Sect disciples have become increasingly rampant. It's one thing that they keep hunting Witch Association members for their sect competition, but they've even chased them all the way from East China to Anyang!"
Jiang Si slightly frowned. "Ignore them for now. I am now the first commander on-site at the Heart Image Remnant. I need to know how many new Complete Witches have arrived in Anyang?"
"Uh, none..."
"?"
Xilan took a breath, cautiously looking at Jiang Si. "The Complete Witches on the way were all intercepted and killed by the Azure Cloud Sect people. Currently, no new witches have contacted me..."
"..." Jiang Si was silent for a moment. "Shouldn't be, right? I remember the sect competition is in Beihai, right? Hunting Witch Association members outside Beihai doesn't count for points. And before, they specifically prohibited Azure Cloud Sect disciples from privately approaching the Heart Image Remnant."
"Who knows what they're..." As she spoke, Xilan seemed somewhat puzzled. "...Simo Tu-sama, how do you know so much about the Azure Cloud Sect's affairs?"
"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated." Jiang Si said without changing his expression. "If I didn't understand the Azure Cloud Sect well enough, I wouldn't have survived until now."
Although there was almost not a single Witch Association member left in the East China region, Xilan didn't doubt him at all, just nodded. "As expected of Simo Tu-sama, you can even easily obtain intelligence on the Azure Cloud Sect! After returning from the Heart Image Remnant, gathering the entire Witch Association, annihilating the Azure Cloud Sect will be just a thought from Simo Tu-sama!"
Jiang Si nodded. "Naturally."
Xilan then continued, "Anyway, who knows what madness they've caught. Chasing all the way to Anyang. Now there are quite a few Azure Cloud Sect disciples in Anyang city. Many of our Witch Association members have met with misfortune. It's infuriating. I propose, Simo Tu-sama, first capture a few Azure Cloud Sect disciples, kill one to warn a hundred, to intimidate these petty villains!"
"Xilan."
Jiang Si asked in a cold tone, "Are you ordering me around?"
The girl smiled. "N-no, Xilan wouldn't dare. I'm just making a suggestion, a suggestion..."
"I suggest you go capture a few Azure Cloud Sect disciples yourself."
Xilan immediately broke out in a cold sweat. "Simo Tu-sama, please don't joke. If I go, wouldn't I just be delivering points to them..."
"Right now, the Heart Image Remnant is the priority. Ignore the Azure Cloud Sect."
"O-okay."
Jiang Si suddenly asked again, "Will the Heart Image Remnant expand indefinitely?"
"Of course not!" Xilan explained. "After the Heart Image Remnant expands to its limit, it will shatter. The personal reality rules of a Full Bloom Magical Girl will then disrupt the rules of the real world, messing up an entire area. If it's a powerful one, destroying the world wouldn't be strange."
The more he listened, the more excited Jiang Si became. Just how strong was this Full Bloom Magical Girl?
From this description, at the very least, country-destroying strength.
Hopefully, she wouldn't disappoint him.
All advancement must be completed through brutal, extreme battles. The greater the pressure, the easier it is to force one's body to its limits. Currently, Jiang Si's biggest shortcoming was the lack of a sufficiently high-pressure battle.
To integrate all his power.
"Then let's enter quickly. Since there are already cracks, we can enter now, right?"
Faced with Simo Tu-sama showing urgency for the first time, Xilan felt deeply moved.
This is a true Witch Association member!
Unlike those who always consider their own interests, short-sighted trash, Simo Tu-sama is truly considering the Witch Association, wanting to change the Witch Association, change the world...
The Vice President position is already unworthy of Simo Tu-sama. I hope the President will be sensible and voluntarily give her position to Simo Tu-sama!
Only Simo Tu-sama can lead the Witch Association towards the light!
"It's really great that Xilan can follow Simo Tu-sama!"
"I told you to quickly take me into the Heart Image Remnant."
"Oh, oh..."
I just wanted to express my loyalty...
Thinking this somewhat aggrievedly, Xilan still hurriedly took out the crystal ball. "With cracks, it should be fine. But we need to wait. After all, this time we'll be facing a large number of Disaster Control Bureau Magical Girls. The Heart Image Remnant is also dangerous, so we need to have the Complete Witches enter with us. I'll go notify the other Complete Witches!"
Jiang Si thought about it and it made some sense. If he entered the Heart Image Remnant and got entangled with those Disaster Control Bureau Magical Girls again, it would be troublesome. Better let the Complete Witches tangle with them.
His target is only the Full Bloom Magical Girl. The fewer other troubles, the better.
And these Complete Witches can also help him gather information on the Mirror Kingdom...
"Who are you? I'm looking for Complete Witch Qiqi!"
"Complete Witch Qiqi has a connection with our Saint Hall. I have already guided her back to the Saint Hall. Now we are here to take Complete Witch Qiqi's place and join the Witch Association. We hope you can give us a spot to enter the Heart Image Remnant, so we can serve the Witch Association and fight against the Magical Girls!"
Jiang Si found this somewhat familiar. He peeked and saw two girls wearing fox masks appearing in the crystal ball, with an unconscious Complete Witch beside them.
Tsk, didn't kill her but called it 'guidance.' Haven't learned it properly.
"Lunatics! Our Witch Association has no time for you now. Get lost! If we see you again, we'll kill you!"
This sentence also sounded somewhat familiar.
After saying this, Xilan completely disregarded the Complete Witch's life or death and directly contacted the next one.
Not long after, a head appeared on the crystal ball.
Before Xilan could speak, the head on the crystal ball bled from all seven orifices, clearly dead beyond dead.
Now that's doing it properly.
Then the head was pulled away, revealing that fox mask again. "Sorry. Currently, we've only found three Complete Witches. This is the second one