Chapter 68

Could it be someone from Cangdu? The Shangguan family? If we're talking about big shots, Shangguan Hong is the highest-ranking bigwig I know.

Lu Li could only think of Shangguan Hong. If Shangguan Hong were looking for him, it would likely be about the exploration of the dimensional plane. But the college entrance exam had only just ended, and the night of the full moon was still far off; the other party wouldn't necessarily come looking for him this soon.

"Who knows? I was about to ask you the same thing." Zhang Ming rolled his eyes. He was equally interested in the big shot Gu Fa mentioned, but it seemed Lu Li himself didn't know, which left him feeling frustrated.

"Fine, we'll know soon enough anyway." With no answer after some thought, Lu Li didn't dwell on it. He'd know the answer in a couple of days; it wasn't like he couldn't wait that long.

……

After shaking off the crowd, Lu Li finally returned home safe and sound.

"Heavenly Mansion, I've finally achieved the goal I set during the college entrance exam. I just don't know when I'll be able to get my hands on the quota for the New Moon Land." Lu Li was indeed quite interested in that New Moon Blessing.

As he spoke, Lu Li activated the Crystallization Art.

Having successfully crafted the Holy Plan, Lu Li's level had broken through to the Commander Realm, and the number of Magic Crystals his body could contain had increased accordingly.

However, he had been busy with the college entrance exam at the time, so he hadn't immediately condensed the Magic Crystals to test them.

As for now, he had plenty of time to tinker with it.

A moment later, Lu Li's mana was drained, but he had successfully condensed a third Magic Crystal. After waiting several hours for his mana to recover, Lu Li activated the Crystallization Art again, but this time, there was no effect.

"It seems I can confirm that for every level gained, I only get one additional Magic Crystal." He wasn't too surprised; this possibility had been within his initial predictions.

With a wave of his hand, the Dark Magician Girl Magic Card appeared in his hand. At the same time, one of the Magic Crystals from within his body emerged and was fused into the Magic Card.

On the Magic Card, the artwork of the Dark Magician Girl flickered a few times, as if responding to Lu Li's actions. Next was the Red-Eyes Black Star Dragon Magic Card. As the Magic Crystal fused, a loud dragon roar echoed in Lu Li's ears.

"Let's wait a bit longer. Once I collect the remaining materials, it'll be time to upgrade you." Lu Li stroked the Red-Eyes Black Star Dragon Magic Card and began condensing Magic Crystals again.

He continued until late at night, and only after fusing all nine Magic Crystals into the Sistermon Blanc Magic Card did Lu Li finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Digimon Magic Cards were very special. Although Sistermon Blanc was treated as a single Magic Card, because the Holy Plan had updated to include the data for Sistermon Noir and Angewomon, both Digimon were defined as new Magic Card spirits and could also be fused with Magic Crystals.

This meant that even if the mana in Blanc was exhausted, evolving into Noir would provide three additional Magic Crystals; then, evolving further into Angewomon would provide another three.

However, the nine Magic Crystals were independent of each other, and the mana within them could not be shared.

"But this is fine too. It undoubtedly increases the time the Digimon Magic Card can act independently, and the safety has increased quite a bit..." After handling everything, Lu Li collapsed into bed; his expenditure today had not been low.

……

"City Lord Cang Fenghua, we have come with the greatest sincerity. Isn't it a bit unkind of you to block us like this?" Inside the Cangling City Lord's Mansion, Fei Ruonan looked slightly dissatisfied.

He had traveled a long way specifically to find Lu Li first, hoping the other party would join the academy he represented.

Major universities didn't have the authority to view the college entrance exam process either, but they had their own methods to find out which city the top scorer of the current year came from.

Fei Ruonan hadn't expected that the top scorer of this year's exam would appear in Cangling City. After all, Cangling City's ranking in Cangdu was only mid-tier, and it was also mid-tier in the entire Eastern Region. He hadn't expected a top scorer to emerge from here this year.

But this was fine too. If the top scorer hadn't come from Cangling City, they might have missed out on him for their Star King Academy.

Although Fei Ruonan's Star King Academy couldn't compare to one of the "Big Four" like Heavenly Mansion, it was still considered top-tier within the Eastern Region. He himself was the admissions director of Star King Academy, and usually, everyone treated him with great respect. But right now, he was being blocked by Cang Fenghua.

"Director Fei, it's not that I want to block you, but I have received orders from the City Lord that no one is allowed to approach Lu Li alone for the next two days." Cang Fenghua gave a bitter smile.

He had anticipated that Lu Li winning the top spot would attract action from many academies, but he hadn't expected them to move so quickly, arriving in Cangling City in the middle of the night.

Were they all so bored? Couldn't they wait a couple of days? If he hadn't had his subordinates keep an eye out, these people might have broken into Lu Li's house.

This was actually a situation that occurred every year after the college entrance exam ended; the title of top scorer was simply too prestigious, especially in the year it was earned.

However, this was the first time in all the years Cang Fenghua had served as City Lord of Cangling City that a candidate under his jurisdiction had taken the top spot in the Eastern Region, so naturally, it was his first time encountering such a situation.

"The City Lord's orders? But even the City Lord shouldn't interfere with a candidate's willingness to choose." The speaker was Zhao Bixuan, from the Yunyan Academy, another top-tier academy in the Eastern Region.

It wasn't just Fei Ruonan and Zhao Bixuan; several academies closer to Cangling City had already sent people, but they had all been intercepted by Cang Fenghua upon arrival and kept at the City Lord's Mansion.

123. Beauty of a chaotic world, enchantress of a ruined world!

"To be honest, I don't know what the City Lord is thinking either." Cang Fenghua spread his hands. He understood the eagerness of the academy heads, but unfortunately, Cang Ao hadn't revealed much to him, only telling him to convey the message.

During their conversation, Cang Fenghua had even sensed that the old man's tone was extremely serious, almost as if he'd have his head if he didn't handle the matter well, which made Cang Fenghua wonder if he had done something treasonous.

"Even that old man of yours is being so tight-lipped?" Yu Xi of the Yeming Academy frowned; she had vaguely grasped something.

"Yu Xi, if you've thought of something, just say it. We're all here for the same purpose, so don't hold back." Fei Ruonan noticed Yu Xi's expression and spoke up.

His action drew the attention of the others to Yu Xi.

"This old fox, his perception is still as sharp as ever." Yu Xi couldn't help but curse inwardly. Fei Ruonan's behavior seemed reckless, but his mind was incredibly sharp; he could always grasp the key points.

"I just thought that perhaps we shouldn't have come here." Yu Xi took a deep breath and said something that shocked everyone.

"What, is your Yeming Academy planning to give up?" Zhao Bixuan countered, "If so, I raise both hands in favor."

The rankings of the academies present were very similar; if Yeming Academy really gave up, the others would naturally be happy to see it.

"What are you thinking? I mean that even if we fight over him, it's meaningless, because the initiative is no longer in our hands. Even if the heads of our academies came in person, it wouldn't make any difference."

"Even if the heads came, it wouldn't make a difference?" Fei Ruonan, Zhao Bixuan, and the others couldn't help but frown. This wasn't something to be said lightly, but the next moment, they seemed to realize something and their eyes widened.

"Have you figured it out?" Seeing this, Yu Xi said softly, "To make City Lord Cang Ao act so tight-lipped, in the entire Eastern Region, there is perhaps only that one person."

"Damn it!" At this moment, even with the composure of those present, they couldn't help but let out a curse.

That lord, who else could it be? Naturally, it is the Lord of the Eastern Domain, the Night Queen Yue Nishang! If this is the explanation, then everything makes sense.

The few of them looked at each other in silence; although this was only a guess, it was indeed the explanation that best fit the current situation.

Cang Fenghua was also slightly stunned.

Although Lu Li had achieved first place in the college entrance exam, he had not expected this matter to alarm the Night Queen; after all, in so many years of exams, only one Meng Ningdie had ever emerged.

In the end, Fei Ruonan, Zhao Bixuan, and the others did not bring up the matter of searching for Lu Li again. Regardless, after tomorrow, everything would be revealed.

If things were truly as Yu Xi had guessed, and the Night Queen had entered the arena herself, then no matter how they competed, it would be meaningless.

But if it were not the Night Queen, then tomorrow would definitely involve a bloody struggle. In that case, it would be better to rest early and conserve their energy for tomorrow.

……

"Refreshing!" After a good night's rest, Lu Li's spirit was now very full, and the exhaustion from yesterday's college entrance exam had been completely recovered.

With a wave of his hand, Mana and Bai Bai appeared by Lu Li's side.

"Master Beast Tamer!" Holding her trident cross Barbie, Bai Bai looked at Lu Li timidly, looking just like a little cutie.

"Wow! So cute!" Compared to Bai Bai, Mana's personality was undoubtedly much more open. Seeing Bai Bai's timid performance, her bright eyes sparkled.

You yourself are the synonym for cute! Hearing Mana's words, Lu Li couldn't help but shake his head, then pulled the two of them over to introduce them to each other.

Ding-a-ling!

Just as he finished introducing the two girls to each other, the doorbell rang. With a thought, Lu Li remembered the mysterious person Zhang Ming had mentioned yesterday.

"That's really early!" Checking the time, Lu Li had the two girls prepare tea before walking to the door. He had thought the other party would take at least two days to arrive; he hadn't expected them to come after only one night.

As soon as he opened the door, the first thing that came into view was Cang Fenghua. Compared to the calmness and composure in his memory, the current Cang Fenghua looked very nervous, and even had faint dark circles under his eyes.

"City Lord, were you out being a thief last night?" Seeing this, Lu Li couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Normally, with the physical fitness of a Magic Card Master improved by magic power, even staying up late wouldn't leave any aftereffects.

Furthermore, a Sovereign Realm Magic Card Master like Cang Fenghua would have no issues even if he cultivated for a month straight. Unless he had encountered some major event, Lu Li couldn't imagine why Cang Fenghua would be sporting two dark circles.

"The reason I'm like this, isn't it all because of you?" Teased by Lu Li, Cang Fenghua couldn't help but roar crazily in his heart.

First, Fei Ruonan and the others went crazy, running over in the middle of the night, and a guess from Yu Xi had left him without any sleep all night; by this morning, the Night Queen and Mentor Meng Fei had arrived early, confirming Yu Xi's guess and leaving him completely overwhelmed.

What was even more infuriating was that after Fei Ruonan and the others learned that Yu Xi's guess from yesterday was correct and saw the Night Queen's figure, they immediately packed their bags and ran, making Cang Fenghua so angry he almost cursed out loud.

These people were just bored and came over for a run, and to disgust him at the same time. Cang Fenghua felt that just having two dark circles was already a good outcome.

"Ahem, Lu Li, let's go inside to talk." Although he was roaring in his heart, Cang Fenghua only reminded him with a slightly urgent tone.

At the same moment, Cang Fenghua moved slightly aside, revealing the two women behind him.

A beauty of a chaotic world, a demoness who brings disaster to the world!

A mature woman with a perfect hourglass figure came into view. In an instant, Lu Li felt his eyes light up, and this sentence flashed through his mind.

The other party possessed a beautiful face that anyone would find hard to look away from, and one that they would absolutely never forget: silver-white long hair, bright red peach-blossom eyes—it was a special attack against people from the Central Kingdom, and he was completely captivated.

Even though Lu Li knew many words to describe temperament, at this moment, only the word "charismatic" remained in his mind!

The woman before him was like a demoness from the abyss; everyone who saw her for the first time would fall into a state of obsession. Yet, she possessed a dignified and inviolable temperament, making it difficult for one to harbor lewd thoughts.

124. Ma'am, I adore you!

"Ma'am?" Looking at the peerless demoness before him, Lu Li almost couldn't help but shout it out. Her appearance was 99% similar to Irisviel from Fate.

But fortunately, in the end, Lu Li managed to stop himself, because he knew the demoness before him was definitely not Irisviel!

At the same time, the Night Queen Yue Nishang was also sizing up Lu Li.

He looked younger and more handsome in person than on the light screen. Of course, these didn't count for much to the Night Queen; compared to his exterior, the Night Queen cared more about Lu Li's interior, or rather, the talent Lu Li had displayed.

On this point, Lu Li had already demonstrated it during the college entrance exam.

Besides that, Lu Li's rank also slightly surprised the Night Queen. Back during the college entrance exam, they had mostly seen Lu Li's performance, and it was only at this moment that the Night Queen saw Lu Li's rank.

Eight-star Commander Realm!

Compared to herself in the Undying Realm, an eight-star Commander was very weak. Let alone a Commander, even Monarchs, Kings, Emperors, and even Sovereigns and Immortals had no significant difference in strength when facing the Undying Realm.