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ED Note: Hmm, looks like we have some arrogant students who are about to be taught a lesson. I can't wait to see Ling Qingxue show off her new rank! If you are enjoying this novel, don't forget to give us a rating on NU!
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Beiming Yan's chest heaved with anger, her face flushed red.
"Qingxue, what did he just say? I feel like he has some ill intentions!"
Ling Qingxue smiled helplessly. "Your brother is here to put pressure on us. Our good days are over."
Hearing this, Beiming Yan's vision went black.
"This unwanted single dog. All he does is try to pressure me instead of finding me a sister-in-law! So annoying! I'm going to sleep!"
If she hid at home and did not go out, he wouldn't be able to put any pressure on her, would he?!
After three days of chopping down Hurricane Eagles, her hands were numb.
Wu Liang stretched on Ling Qingxue's shoulder.
"Little Xuexue, you need to work harder! I'm waiting for those three kinds of divine beast bloodline resources. I can't afford to lose even one!"
Ling Qingxue's lips twitched, and she sighed softly.
Beiming Feng was putting pressure on her, and the one on her shoulder was putting even more pressure on her every day...
Ling Qingxue fed the Kunpeng remains into Wu Liang's mouth.
"I'll try my best to get those three divine beast bloodline resources, but you have to earn your own other enhancement resources. I have to go to the Spirit Gathering Room to cultivate and level up."
The rewards the school gave her had to be used on her. As for his own resources, he would have to find them himself in the secret place.
"Hey, Little Xuexue, aren't you a reborn Empress? Why isn't your leveling speed increasing? Give me those resources, and my strength will skyrocket!"
Ling Qingxue's face darkened. "I was reborn, but I didn't cheat. My cultivation can only be done step by step. Shut up!"
"So impatient. I only said a few words to you, and you got angry. Your mindset isn't right. You still need to work on that, Grumpy Empress."
Ling Qingxue was suddenly hit with a critical blow.
Daily relentless attacks.
"Don't worry, I have plenty of time to cultivate in the King-level Spirit Gathering Room. I can catch up with the rank!"
The King-level Spirit Gathering Room was extremely difficult to construct. It was practically the strongest type of room that could be built on Blue Star. Any higher and there simply wouldn't be enough resources to operate it.
This was a tremendous challenge in terms of materials and spiritual formation mastery.
With the King-level Spirit Gathering Room and the Astral Wind Crystal, Ling Qingxue could break through to the Third Rank mid-stage before classes started!
The two billion in funds would all be used to buy resources with elemental spirits. With the Imperial Rank cultivation technique, the 'One Thousand Sources Return to One', she would definitely be able to catch up!
"I was slow in the early stages, but I'm going to kick into high gear now. The Gluttonous Beast improves quickly in the beginning, but I'll keep up the pace!"
The Empress was never to be outdone by anyone!
Ling Qingxue put Wu Liang down and headed towards the King-level Spirit Gathering Room alone.
Because the King-level Spirit Gathering Room was incredibly valuable, only martial artists could enter. Magical beasts were forbidden from approaching, and there were other strict requirements for its use.
Wu Liang rubbed his stomach. Since he didn't feel particularly hungry yet, he decided to sleep for a couple of days before heading to the secret place to eat.
"It will take almost half a month to digest the Kunpeng remains. During this time, I'll upgrade the level of 'Gluttonous Stomach', which should speed up the devouring process!"
Another evolution required a full 180,000 evolution points, which was definitely not something that could be accumulated in a short time.
This period was the most suitable time to upgrade skill levels.
Especially the Devouring Domain; this skill was simply a game-changer for anything below the King Rank!
Combined with the Taotie's endurance, the game was over once the domain was activated.
He even dared to charge into a mid-level secret place now; if he couldn't win, he would just activate the domain and run.
Anyway, even a Sixth Rank magical beast couldn't break through the Devouring Domain.
On the other side.
Ling Qingxue entered the King-level Spirit Gathering Room using her identity card.
Pure energy, condensed into liquid, floated in the air. Its effect on cultivation was truly staggering.
Ling Qingxue's face lit up with joy. "The effect is even stronger than I imagined! My chance to overtake them has arrived!"
She immediately took out the Astral Wind Crystal and activated the 'One Thousand Sources Return to One' technique to begin refining it.
This was already the fourth elemental spirit she had refined!
And the 'One Thousand Sources Return to One' technique's power increased by a level for every five elemental spirits refined.
She had once refined twenty elemental spirits, and a single punch from her could kill an Imperial Rank peak expert!
Even among Imperial Rank experts, few could rival her at her peak.
Time flies when one is cultivating.
Ling Qingxue successfully refined the Astral Wind Crystal in three days and then cultivated in the King-level Spirit Gathering Room for a full twenty days!
Her aura surged intensely, revealing the power of a Third Rank mid-stage expert.
Ling Qingxue opened her eyes, her gaze filled with joy.
"As expected, fusing elemental spirits can also accelerate the energy absorption and speed up my cultivation technique. With enough time to cultivate in the King-level Spirit Gathering Room, I have a real chance to fulfill those three requirements!"
She was very confident about conquering the Martial Arts Tower. With her Sword Intent, she wouldn't need three years to break through to the ninth level, and she might even be able to comprehend other Martial Wills to enhance herself.
Now, she only had seventeen days left to cultivate in the King-level Spirit Gathering Room. It was not enough for another breakthrough, so she withdrew.
Her main goal now was to spend more time in the Spirit Gathering Room!
To conquer the tower!
Upon returning to the villa, Ling Qingxue was stunned by the scene before her.
The entire entrance was plastered with challenge letters—ninety-nine in total?!
"Why are so many people suddenly challenging me?"
The students in her class couldn't beat her, and they hadn't even arrived yet. Only a few had registered early, and it wasn't even the start of the semester!
Those challenging her... were only second-year and even third-year students!
A commotion arose from Beiming Yan's villa nearby.
A man and a woman blocked the entrance to the villa, their faces bearing strange, creepy smiles.
Both were sophomores at Beiming Martial Arts University, named Xie Yunshu and Lu Shiyu.
"Sister Yan, you're going to lose to anyone anyway, so why not let me and Shiyu have it? The three of us are good friends, and we can even give you a discount, how about 20%?" Xie Yunshu smiled.
Beiming Yan looked utterly dejected.
"Please, let me go! I'll call you 'boss' from now on, but my King-level Spirit Gathering Room cultivation time is really gone!"
Lu Shiyu smirked. "Sister Yan, don't talk nonsense. This is a notice issued by Instructor Feng. Anyone who challenges and wins against you and Ling Qingxue will get cultivation time. I saw yesterday that you still had two days left."
Bei Mingyan clutched her identity card tightly.
"I'm going to cultivate right now! Don't even think about taking a single bit of my cultivation time!"
"That won't do! You lost to someone the other day. We're such good friends, how can you bear to make us come all this way for nothing?"
Beiming Yan was on the verge of tears. "If we're such good friends, how can you bear to block my door?!"
"Precisely because we're good friends, we'll go easy on you to make sure you're evenly matched and give you a good experience before you lose. Isn't that better service than others?"
Ling Qingxue, completely confused, went over.
"Sister Yan, what's your brother doing? Why is my door covered in challenge letters?"
Beiming Yan, as if finding her savior, pushed Ling Qingxue forward.
"You should ask her. She just cleared two levels of the Martial Tower and has plenty of cultivation time!"