Chapter 10: The Obsession in Zhuge Ni's Heart

"Ling Ye? Ling Ye..."

Zhuge Ni murmured this name, her beautiful eyes shimmering with a strange light; for the first time in her life, she felt a strong sense of curiosity toward a member of the opposite sex.

Zhuge Ni clearly heard a thumping sound; it was the sound of her own heart racing.

"Classmate Ling Ye, which school are you from? You saved me, and I haven't even thanked you yet!"

Seeing that Ye Lin was about to leave, Zhuge Ni hurriedly chased after him to ask, but unfortunately, Ye Lin had no intention of paying her any mind, waving his hand as he walked into the depths of the forest.

"No need for thanks, it was just a small effort."

"Classmate Ling Ye..."

Zhuge Ni lifted her legs, wanting to follow, but Ye Lin stopped in his tracks at that moment and spoke coldly.

"Don't follow me. There are more powerful magical beasts ahead; it's not a place for your level of strength. Also... I suggest you put your clothes back on first."

Zhuge Ni looked down and only then discovered that most of her clothes had been burned away by the flames, exposing large patches of snow-white skin.

She let out a cry of surprise, her face instantly flushing red with shame, and she hurriedly covered the remaining scraps of fabric and crouched down; by the time she did, Ye Lin had already disappeared into the night ahead with long strides.

"Ling Ye! You wait, I will definitely catch up to your pace! One day, I will stand by your side with dignity!"

Zhuge Ni's voice echoed through the forest, but no one responded to her.

Zhuge Ni bit her silver teeth, a burning fighting spirit igniting in her beautiful eyes, while at the same time, she couldn't help but feel a sense of frustration in her heart.

She had always prided herself on being a favored daughter of heaven, yet in terms of talent, she couldn't even defeat the Dragon-Blooded Giant Beast, which had been instantly killed by Ling Ye in a single encounter; furthermore, when she wanted to follow Ling Ye, she was treated as a burden.

As for her appearance and figure, even though so much of her clothing had been burned away, that Ling Ye hadn't even glanced at her, as if she had no appeal whatsoever, which made the frustration in Zhuge Ni's heart even more intense.

Women are such strange creatures; if you look at them, they call you a pervert, and if you don't look at them, they start to doubt their own charm.

Zhuge Ni was extremely confident in her appearance and figure; all along, there had been a constant stream of boys expressing their admiration for her, all of whom she had coldly rejected.

Yet, this was the first time she had been so proactive, only to be met with Ling Ye's indifference, which was extremely hard for Zhuge Ni to accept—this was the first man she had ever felt moved by.

Ye Lin's indifferent behavior clearly stirred the pride in the depths of Zhuge Ni's heart, and she secretly made a resolution that the next time she met Ling Ye, she would definitely make him look at her with new eyes!

"Ling Ye, I've remembered you! Let's meet again when the Novice Secret Realm ends; I won't lose to you!"

Zhuge Ni changed into a new set of clothes and firmly embarked on her journey of grinding monsters; Ling Ye's figure had already become an obsession in her heart, a goal for her to chase, and had even transformed into the motivation for her to become stronger.

She would grind to level 10 or higher before the Novice Secret Realm closed, to let that Ling Ye see clearly that she, Zhuge Ni, was no burden!

"Phew, this way, I shouldn't have to worry about that silly girl pestering me anymore."

Deep in the forest on the other side, Ye Lin let out a sigh of relief and removed the disguise from his face.

After putting on such a performance, Zhuge Ni's attention would surely be focused entirely on that fictional Ling Ye.

As for himself, the coward who fled the scene, Zhuge Ni would surely turn and leave the next time she saw him, disdaining to say a single word to him, and Ye Lin was naturally happy to see that happen; he never wanted to get too involved with Zhuge Ni in the first place.

As for why he saved Zhuge Ni, it was because no matter how lacking in common sense that girl was, she was still an SSS-rank class holder; if such a genius were to die in the Novice Secret Realm, it would surely alarm the Qingcheng officials into thoroughly investigating everyone in the entire realm, and if they happened to discover his own immortal body, that would be a huge problem.

To avoid such a thing from happening, Ye Lin chose to intervene; another reason was that he had no deep hatred for Zhuge Ni, and since he was going to grind monsters anyway, grinding the Dragon-Blooded Giant Beast was just a matter of convenience.

It was just that from now on, he couldn't easily use the two forbidden spells, Karma Fire Burning Heaven and Burning Reincarnation.

But that was fine; the Dragon-Blooded Giant Beast that had just died had provided Ye Lin with the final bit of experience points he needed, and his level had now reached 4, successfully unlocking a new forbidden spell.

【Name: Ye Lin】

【Class: Forbidden Spellcaster】

【Level: 4 (0.02%)】

【Strength: 40】

【Agility: 60】

【Spirit: 120】

【Skills: Forbidden Spell—World-Extinguishing Wild Thunder, Forbidden Spell—Burning Reincarnation, Forbidden Spell—Karma Fire Burning Heaven, Forbidden Spell—Undying and Indestructible】

【Forbidden Spell—World-Extinguishing Wild Thunder: The Forbidden Spellcaster sacrifices their own body to summon world-extinguishing thunder from above the nine heavens. The more important the sacrificed body part, the higher the level of the summoned thunder; at its peak, it can summon Chaos Divine Thunder. The power depends on the spellcaster's own level and spirit.】

【Forbidden Spell—Burning Reincarnation: The Forbidden Spellcaster burns their own life force to significantly increase their strength, agility, and spirit attributes.】

【Forbidden Spell—Karma Fire Burning Heaven: The Forbidden Spellcaster sacrifices their own blood to summon boundless karma fire from the Nine Nether Purgatory that can burn everything. Once it touches an enemy, the karma fire will never extinguish.】

【Forbidden Spell—Undying and Indestructible: The Forbidden Spellcaster sacrifices two and a half years of their own lifespan to become immune to one instance of lethal damage.】

【Note: The Forbidden Spellcaster has no consumption and no cooldown for casting forbidden spells.】

Ye Lin couldn't wait to check his new forbidden spell, but upon seeing it, his face turned green on the spot.

What a scam!

This forbidden spell was useless to him! He already possessed an immortal body with no side effects; what was the point of giving him an "Undying and Indestructible" spell that required sacrificing his lifespan to take effect? Wasn't this just a purely trash skill?

Ye Lin felt incredibly depressed; he had thought that since he had finally reached level 4, he would get a more powerful offensive skill.

But the next second, Ye Lin's footsteps suddenly paused.

"Wait! This isn't a trash skill! This is clearly a divine skill!"

Ye Lin's pair of pitch-black eyes gradually brightened; his train of thought cleared up, and he had a bold idea in his heart.

Although the actual effect of the Undying and Indestructible forbidden spell was almost zero, it could serve as a very good cover!

For example, if he were stabbed in the heart during a battle, or even had his head cut off, but didn't die, wouldn't the secret of his immortal body be exposed?

But with the existence of the Undying and Indestructible forbidden spell, the fact that he suffered a lethal attack and didn't die would have a reasonable explanation.

As a Forbidden Spellcaster, it's quite reasonable for me to cast a forbidden spell that consumes two and a half years of my lifespan to become immune to one instance of lethal damage, right?