Starting as a Magical Girl, I Alone Shall Rule for Eternity

Chapter 199: Using the power of demonic slaughter to defeat the entire South China

"I thought it was Shion who had come."

When Shouye woke up, he looked at the girl beside him and abruptly sat up.

Jialan!

The vice president of the Witch Association. With the president never appearing, this vice president was one of the most powerful figures in the entire Witch Association.

Although he had already guessed that the suddenly appearing Magical Girl Hua Hu, who claimed to be from the Witch Association, meant his plan would likely be exposed to the Association.

But he hadn't expected it to be this fast!

The Witch Association in South China had already been compressed to an extremely small scale by the Disaster Control Bureau.

Most Witch Association members only dared to operate in the shadows. Logically, members from other regions shouldn't dare to run to South China either.

He never expected this vice president to really dare to come!

If the Disaster Control Bureau knew about such a big fish, probably all the Magical Girls in South China would go crazy.Her guts were truly immense, completely exceeding his expectations. At this speed, his plan here simply didn't have time to unfold...

Yet Jialan appeared utterly composed, sighing with emotion, "Apart from the color of the mana being different, the method of controlling mana, the nature of the mana, even the magic used... for a moment it made me think Shion had come. It scared me so much I almost wanted to run. Luckily, upon closer inspection, it was the Beihai Disaster Control Bureau's Magical Girl Ruri."

Just as he tried to stand up, another girl beside him pressed him back down.

Taking a deep breath, he tilted his head to look at the Magical Girl holding him down.

This Magical Girl with pigtails was the teammate who had partnered with him for the competition. Now she was smilingly pressing him down.

Although she still looked innocent and naive, she was acquainted with the Jialan behind her.

Moreover, the strength after her transformation made Shouye almost unable to move.

"But she's grown really fast," Jialan said somewhat nostalgically. "Last time I saw her file, it was still sent by the captain. Back then, she had just become a Magical Girl, still a Sprout."

"The captain said he wanted to mold her into the most perfect Witch, creating a frenzy of Polluted Magic for her."

"Then on the day the captain died, he fed her enough to become a Seedling. Not long after the captain died, she stepped into Blooming. I almost want to curse the captain for being a mole, feeding her who knows how much. Even in the entire history of Magical Girls, few have progressed faster than her. If this continues, and a second Shion emerges, how is the Witch Association supposed to survive? Might as well surrender to the Azure Cloud Sect early."

As she spoke, she looked at Shouye and asked with a smile, "Don't you think so, Shouye?"

"Jialan sister, that Sprout over there is also amazing!"

"She coughed up blood, probably used some life-draining method. Not worth mentioning."

However, Shouye ignored her, as if hearing nothing.

He just stared intently at the Magical Girl holding him down.

"Misou... you're... from the Witch Association?" Shouye recalled the moment they met. "From the very beginning, you were targeting me?"

"Don't lump me together with those fools," Misou pouted. "I'm just working for Jialan sister. Also, you were the one who actively sought me out."

A hint? Or some other ability that led me to walk right into the trap...

Magical Girl abilities are too diverse. Shouye felt some annoyance at his own carelessness.

But something wasn't right. He had seen with his own eyes the flames completely engulf her. Why was she unharmed?

The companion he found was only at the Seedling stage. Facing a Blooming Magical Girl, it should be impossible...

"I know what you're thinking. Miss Shouye really looks down on me."

The Magical Girl giggled. "Even a Seedling having one or two life-saving magics is quite normal, right?"

With a cold snort, understanding dawned on Shouye.

The other party likely had an ability similar to mind-reading.

So Shouye stopped thinking further and turned to look at Jialan. "So you had your eyes on me from the very beginning? Why?"

"Ah, playing dumb isn't a good habit, Miss Shouye."

Jialan leaned over the chair, her body still wrapped in bandages, a strip also around her forehead, looking somewhat pitiful.

"My mood hasn't been great lately either. You'd better not make me unhappy."

After all, being beaten up for no reason by a genius she valued, it would be strange if she could be happy.

Just thinking about Simo Tu made her feel indignant. Abandoning duty for a pretty face! A woman whose country doesn't even exist anymore, wanting to marry her like some treasure. Betraying the Witch Association for a woman, simply throwing the Association's face to the ground!

If not for the special nature of her Mental Landscape, allowing her to maintain it even when not inside, it wouldn't have been impossible to end up dead there.

The injured Jialan didn't even dare to rashly return to headquarters.

If headquarters judged her value insufficient, all her efforts up to now would go down the drain.

"Sorry, I really don't know..."

"You want the championship prize, right?"

The room instantly fell silent.

Shouye glanced out the window. This should be the infirmary near the venue. Through the doors and windows, he could see other Magical Girls lying on the opposite side.

Back then, that Magical Girl Ruri broke through to Blooming and submerged everyone on the field in a torrent of flames in one breath. Almost all Magical Girls were forced out of their transformation state by her.

Many Magical Girls fell and were injured.

"How do you know?"

"Never mind how I know." Shan Lan's expression finally lost its frivolity. She touched the bandage on her forehead.

The wound inflicted by Simo Tu was difficult to repair.

"I just want to know, you have the real method to use that thing, right?"

Shoving the stool aside, Jialan got up, walked over to Shouye, and squatted down beside him. "Too many demons and ghosts have come to South China. Among the various strange things the World Ghosts brought, only that Dream Core is something I can't comprehend. Constructing the collision fragments of a Magical Girl's Personal Reality into a [physical entity]."

"The only known usage is what the South China Disaster Control Bureau says, which can slightly enhance a Magical Girl's Personal Reality. But that's not worth you taking such a huge risk, right?"

"How do you know?"

"Guess who promoted and initiated the emergence of other competitions of the same level in South China in recent years, besides the annual [Eternal Demon Battlefield Grand Finals]?" Jialan pinched his cheek. "The funding for this mid-season tournament was all provided by me. The venue was also found by me."

Shouye suddenly smiled with relief.

He had been worried about whether he had slipped up on the way, but it turned out he had fallen into a trap from the very beginning.

Then what more was there to say?

Just surrender.

From start to finish, he never had a chance...

"If you can tell me the usage method, I can give you a chance."

Shouye's expression paused slightly, looking at her suspiciously. "You're serious?"

"What good would lying to you do? Miss Ailin."

Hearing the other call his real name, Shouye frowned. "Don't call me by my real name."

Jialan smiled slightly. "Alright, Miss Shouye. The rarity of the physically existing Dream Core, yet it can be used as a tournament prize, is precisely because its true usage method has never been found. If they don't want it to slowly dissipate, they can only award it to the winning Magical Girl, letting her gain some slight enhancement."

"To be honest with you, finding someone who can use the Dream Core is a joint effort between the local Disaster Control Bureau and me. The Magical Girls of the South China Disaster Control Bureau also want to explore paths other than Full Bloom."

Shouye listened, stunned for a moment, then laughed mockingly. "The waters are really deep. The Disaster Control Bureau actually cooperating with the Witch Association... do the Magical Girls and citizens of South China know about this?"

"You know, some things are best kept from the public." Lan swayed on the chair. "Because the information they can receive is too limited. They can't understand the reasons behind some things. But explaining everything would involve secrets that might cause chaos. So, whether for the Disaster Control Bureau or the public's sake, it's best to keep this concealed."

"Those who deceive the masses always think they're clever."

Shouye got off the bed. Misou was tactful enough to let him go. "But in the end, these people without exception regret their foolishness. I hope you won't regret it."

"No need to wait, I regret it now. I've always regretted it."

Jialan shrugged. "I regret every decision I've ever made, every moment. But, life is something you have to spend in regret to understand the weight of your choices."

"Hmm..."

"Later, I'll wait for you at the dock. The rest is up to you." Jialan waved her hand. "You'd better move quickly. The Azure Cloud Sect's Shion is elusive. This time, the Magical Girls from the Beihai Disaster Control Bureau coming over is a bit suspicious. Who knows if the Azure Cloud Sect might come too. You'd better be careful."

"Has the Witch Association always been this cowardly?"

"Hah." Shan Lan sneered. "Talk big after you've met her, provided you can survive to see me."

Watching Jialan disappear abruptly, Shouye said nothing, just looked at Misou beside him. The girl showed no discomfort, just waved her hand.

She even came over enthusiastically to greet him. "Yo, so your real name is Ailin. I thought you were really called Shouye."

"Magical Girl names and real names are different. Isn't that how it is for all of you?"

"Ah, how should I put it... recently, fans keep saying with so many people, real names and Magical Girl names get mixed up, can't tell who's who. So our South China branch of the Disaster Control Bureau plans to change it..."

"Abandon Magical Girl names, fight with real names? That's really brave."

Not afraid of the Witch Association finding their homes.

"Impossible." Misou said with a laugh. "It's using Magical Girl names to replace real names. For example, my original name has been discarded. I don't even remember what it was. Now I only have the Magical Girl name Misou."

"... Did your parents agree?"

"I think they would agree. After all, they're both dead. They can't exactly jump out of their graves to scold me."

Oh, the classic orphaned Magical Girl.

Ailin also didn't intend to chat idly with the other. He got up and put on his clothes. "You'd better pray the Magical Girls of South China don't find out about your connection to the Witch Association."

"Knowing doesn't matter." Misou smiled brightly. "At worst, I'll be beaten to death. Without Jialan sister, I would have died long ago. It doesn't matter."

Sensing something off about the other's mental state, Shouye couldn't be bothered to say more. "When Magical Girl Ruri's power spread out, if I remember correctly, both Hua Hu and I should have defended."

When that immense torrent of mana poured down, Hua Hu and he both quickly entered a defensive state.

After all, Magical Girl Ruri's power was truly terrifying. Continuing to fight would only result in both being eliminated by her.

So they both stopped, planning to withstand the impact first.

Even though the power was terrifying, with both focusing on defense, they shouldn't be instantly defeated.

"But, at that time, there was another person who acted." Shouye turned his head and looked seriously at Misou. "What happened then?"

"Even if you ask me for details, I don't know. I fainted too back then."

Misou shrugged. "But, before fainting, I saw that Sprout Magical Girl opposite slash out a beam of light. Then when I woke up, I heard she fought Magical Girl Ruri for three hundred rounds and narrowly lost."

"A Sprout?"

"Correct, a Sprout."

Shouye carefully examined the other's expression. It wasn't a joke.

But back then, among the four in the confrontation, three were defending. The only one with the possibility to act was that Sprout Magical Girl behind Hua Hu.

Misou also seemed amazed and incredulous. "Never thought a Sprout could fight a Blooming."

Shouye just snorted coldly. "Impossible."

But then he remembered Hua Hu's earth-shattering kneel.

A Blooming kneeling to a Sprout... it was the first time he'd seen it. Something felt off.

But, anyway, it didn't matter.

Shouye got up to leave.

As long as he obtained the Dream Core, he could touch Full Bloom.

Save his younger sister, and his world.

Whatever the other party was, it didn't matter!

...

Silver Lotus looked at the group of friendly, smiling local Disaster Control Bureau directors fussing over her, feeling somewhat dazed for a moment.

Disaster Control Bureau directors were as numerous as stray dogs on the street...

To buy Keke ten minutes for her promotion, she had single-handedly fought dozens of Blooming Magical Girls within the domain.

She managed to hold them off, but her mana consumption was excessive. After taking a mana cannon blast, she started sleeping.

When she woke up, Keke had already led her and Huanhuan onto the awards podium.

Only when the big screen in the audience repeatedly replayed the footage of Keke's actions after her promotion did Silver Lotus realize what had happened.

Looking at that overwhelming sea of mana flames.

For a moment, Keke's figure seemed to overlap with that purple silhouette.

They were just too similar.

The vast, ocean-like mana, and that precise mana control.

"How was it? Yiyi?"

When they left the podium, Keke whispered proudly beside her, "Am I awesome?"

"Yeah, awesome."

The panda-headed girl beside them had even clapped her hands red.

"It's truly amazing, Miss Ruri!"

Then she lowered her voice. "You aren't the legendary Shion, are you? Hiding your identity, coming here to make a stunning debut..."

"I already said I'm far from it..."

"How much more awesome can it get?" the panda girl murmured. "Magical Girls... is this about as good as it gets?"

"You'll know when you see Teacher Shion!"

Although she said that, Keke still showed a hint of small pride. "So, Yiyi, am I like Teacher Shion?"

As Silver Lotus walked down the stage, her gaze fell on the red Magical Girl dominating the screen.

"You really are alike, like sisters."

Keke immediately smiled sheepishly, scratching her head. "Hehe, although I wish that were true, it's probably impossible."

"Truly worthy of being her younger sister."

"Huh? You mean my big bro? That has nothing to do with my big bro."

"Bloodline reasons, bloodline."

"Magical Girls have nothing to do with bloodline theory..."

The panda girl beside them looked somewhat dejectedly at her own Miracle Seed. "When will I ever become as strong as you, Miss Ruri?"

Keke put away her little pride and patted the girl's head. "Don't worry, as long as you work hard, you definitely can. I can teach you how to get stronger. I was just as weak as you at the start. I only got stronger after learning from my teacher."

"Mm!"

As they chattered their way down, a crowd soon surrounded Keke, interviewing her.

She could even see many Magical Girls and South China official personnel.

Keke's performance this time was simply too outstanding. After taking all the injured away in the morning, basically personnel from Disaster Control Bureaus all over South China had arrived by afternoon.

"May I ask, Miss Magical Girl Ruri, do you have any plans to stay in South China?"

"We believe South China is a region more suitable for Magical Girl development, offering more growth opportunities..."

"Stay in South China, Miss Ruri!"

"Revitalize South China!"

"Miss Ruri, you can't leave! You still need the Grand Finals championship to prove yourself!"

"South China rises! Ruri reigns!"

Silver Lotus had heard about South China's degree of thirst for powerful Magical Girls.

They had even caused an incident before, using legal reasons to detain a West China Magical Girl's ID card, making her stay in South China longer to help with development.

To say it was terribly bad, not exactly.

After all, it was for the sake of South China and its people. On this land filled with suffering, all Disaster Control Bureau and official personnel upheld the belief that the more Magical Girls in South China, the better, and the stronger, the better.

Their treatment of Magical Girls was also the highest among all regions.

It's just that the methods were sometimes rather unsightly, often making people quite angry.

The white Magical Girl opposite Keke also sparked considerable discussion.

But ultimately, she was just a Sprout. Combined with her blood-coughing state, the number of people actually going to invite Bai Mei wasn't that high.

Everyone wanted a long-term, stable combatant. Who knew if the other could use such a powerful slash again next time.

After that one sword strike, Bai Mei coughed up a lot of blood. When she fell, it was like a blood bag had burst, blood flowing all over the ground.

The sight of her lying in a pool of blood was frightening just to look at.

In the end, for a Sprout to contend with a Blooming, the cost must be significant.

Although she got up soon after and immediately cleaned all the bloodstains, everyone was still afraid she might die in their Disaster Control Bureau.

That would be troublesome.

So, in the end, more people still came to champion Keke's side.

Keke could only smile apologetically and decline.

Watching Keke handle the situation with perfect poise, Silver Lotus once again thought of Senior Hyacinth.

When she first became a Magical Girl, it was Senior Hyacinth who taught her how to deal with various reporters and officials, how to handle these relationships, how to respond to doubts and meet everyone's expectations.

Senior Hyacinth trained her as a successor, but until the end, Silver Lotus never lived up to Senior Hyacinth's expectations.

She could never handle these things well.

But Keke handled them with ease.

When they return, let Keke become the captain.

Thinking this, Silver Lotus's heart relaxed instead.

In the end, Keke was no longer a junior needing her protection, but a mature Magical Girl far surpassing her.

Their whole family... were all this exaggerated...

Finally, after escaping the barrage of questions from reporters and other Disaster Control Bureau Magical Girls.

The three of them finally arrived at the backstage restroom.

Both An Shiyu and Jiang Si had been waiting here for a while. Keke jogged over to Jiang Si, hugging his arm and shaking it. "How was it, how was it, big bro? Am I awesome?"

"Don't get arrogant." Jiang Si's reply was also traditional. "Compared to Beihai's Azure Cloud Sect, the average level here has clearly dropped. Winning the championship was somewhat expected, not to mention you almost lost."

Even though Bai Mei's current strength was somewhat beyond the norm.

But combat is like that. Combat isn't an exam. Enemies won't hold back just because of your strength.

Although Keke's performance wasn't bad, in Jiang Si's view.

Having Bai Mei take a dive and fall early was clearly not web novel enough.

The best would be to erupt with her limit and defeat Bai Mei.

Like in "Saint King" back then, when the Crown Prince of the Bountiful Continent attacked Yang Qi's ancestor, the academy tournament champion.

That old fogey Bai San shamelessly attacked a junior champion. When he made a move, it should be a killing blow, a fight to the death!

As the protagonist of this scene, Keke should of course face danger fearlessly, neither humble nor arrogant. In a desperate, life-or-death situation, she should operate profound techniques, achieve sublimation at the extreme, break through the barrier between heaven and man, and fight to the last moment.

Then, I make my move!

Back then, that Crown Prince could bully my Azure Cloud ancestor with his higher realm, with no one daring or able to protect him. I, Shion, with my status as a Dao Lord, can summon heavenly thunder from afar to suppress Bai San and protect this world's little genius middle schooler. No problem.

"Oh..."

Originally somewhat excited, Keke's head drooped, subdued.

Silver Lotus felt it was somewhat inappropriate—it felt like the kind of talk parents used when they were never satisfied.

But at a time like this, she didn't know if she should speak up, or in what capacity.

She could only go over and hug Keke, wanting to comfort her.

But then An Shiyu beside them spoke first. "Actually, your brother was quite happy just now. When he saw you get promoted, he even composed a poem for you..."

Keke, who had been looking down, blinked and immediately moved closer to An Shiyu. "Really?"

An Shiyu smiled and said, "Really. When someone next to him asked who you were, Jiang Si even proactively said you were his younger sister."

Both Silver Lotus and Keke looked at Jiang Si's expressionless face.

What's this? He was obviously quite happy. Why did he have to say such discouraging things?

"After all, here, with your level, you did alright." Jiang Si showed no reaction to An Shiyu's revelation. "Although there's nothing to be particularly happy about, it's not embarrassing either."

Just as Silver Lotus was about to say something, she saw An Shiyu affectionately bump Jiang Si with her shoulder.

Of course, given the physical difference between the youth and An Shiyu, he was basically unmoved. But that wasn't the point of bumping him.

After attracting Jiang Si's attention, she whispered, "Say a few words of praise. Don't keep putting the child down..."

"Yeah, yeah! We hate this kind of negative education the most. It'll make our little sister develop an inferiority complex later!"

Although Jiang Si didn't think Keke would be suppressed into an inferiority complex by a few words, he thought for a moment and nodded. "Not bad. At least you won."

Keke also forced a somewhat weak smile and said nothing.

She had thought her big bro would be very happy.

Probably she still hadn't done well enough. After all, big bro had always been by Teacher Shion's side, knowing what truly powerful Magical Girls were like. Seeing her, a one-sixth-talented amateur, he probably didn't find it particularly impressive.

But she still felt a little disappointed. After all, one of the main purposes of participating in this competition was to make her big bro see her in a new light, to let him know that Keke was no longer that useless little sister from before.

Seems it didn't work...

Try harder in the future!

Comforting herself like this, she didn't intend to show too much sadness. After all, she just won the championship. Putting on a sour face would be too much of a downer.

Just as she was about to smile and change the subject to lighten the mood.

*Bang!* Someone pushed the door open.

Susan and Peony rushed in, panting.

"It's terrible! The Disaster Control Bureau in Guangzhou says their championship prize is missing, so this championship prize is cancelled!"

Everyone was stunned. Silver Lotus was the first to ask, "Did you negotiate with them?"

Peony's tone was bitter. "We negotiated. They said there's nothing they can do about it being lost. They're unwilling to discuss anything else, saying if we're dissatisfied we can appeal to the Central Bureau."

Susan's face looked unpleasant. "Taking advantage of us being fellow Disaster Control Bureaus, we can't say much. They want to brush this off. They probably want to swallow that championship prize!"

"Don't think the worst..." the panda girl said timidly.

"It must be like that! Otherwise, how could it possibly go missing inside a Disaster Control Bureau!" Susan said indignantly. "They probably want to withhold the championship prize to make Keke stay in South China. They love doing stuff like that!"

An Shiyu just gently hugged Keke.

First, she didn't get the desired recognition and praise from her big bro. Then, the championship prize was gone.

Half a day of effort, and she got nothing. The little girl's eyes could hardly hide the grievance and disappointment.

If not for the crowd, she might have cried.

Maybe she'll hide under the covers tonight and shed little pearls. Thinking this, An Shiyu felt a pang of heartache.

Yet Keke still managed a smile. "It's okay, it's okay. The original purpose this time was just the Mental Landscape trial slot anyway. The championship prize was just a bonus. If they don't give it, they don't give it. I'm definitely not staying in South China anyway."

She even turned to comfort everyone. "Don't be so gloomy. We won the championship, everyone should be happy! Let's go have a celebration feast! Celebrate! We are the champions!"

Since Keke said so, the others could only temporarily set the matter aside. Following her lead, they also shouted "Beihai are the champions!" to liven up the atmosphere.

"Hey, where's big bro?"

"He just went out, I think."

"Big bro is probably disappointed again." Keke looked at An Shiyu, scratching her head, somewhat dejected. "Sigh, I can never seem to satisfy him."

"He's not." An Shiyu hugged Keke. "Don't worry, Jiang Si is actually very satisfied with you. He's just too embarrassed to say it out loud."

Silver Lotus also immediately went over and hugged Keke, looking somewhat warily at An Shiyu. "I think so too."

An Shiyu smiled, completely indifferent to Silver Lotus's wariness and hostility.

Although close to Keke, she posed no threat. Not worth minding.

"Xilan."

Jiang Si, who had come out of the restroom, walked into a hidden alleyway, looking at the crystal ball in his hand.

"Boss! South China's Tiger, Xilan reporting!"

"Bring more people. Come to Guangzhou."

Xilan was slightly taken aback. "Huh? Large-scale Witch Association operations in South China are very dangerous, boss. It easily draws the attention of Magical Girls..."

"I will personally provide escort." Jiang Si said coldly. "Come to Guangzhou immediately. Everyone participating gets a ten-month salary bonus. Issue it immediately. Salaries afterward will be paid as usual."

"Your Excellency is wise!"

"Turn the place upside down, but find that lost Dream Core for me! Let them know what the Witch Association is!"

"Received!"

Crushing the crystal ball in his hand, the masked Jiang Si glanced sideways at Hyacinth walking over from the alley, and Helen beside her.

"The Saint Hall has a new mission for you."