Chapter 710

Murong Qing led her younger brother quickly through the encirclement of wild beasts, then looked at Si Huaruo, who had followed them, and asked in confusion, "Why are you helping us?"

"Because some things are more important than winning or losing," Si Huaruo smiled. "By the way, let's form an alliance."

"An alliance?"

Murong Qing. The Narrator-kun hadn't mentioned any rule against contestants forming alliances. Although they were all competitors, they could cooperate before reaching the finish line. After all, there were many strong rivals. Instead of worrying about how to resolve internal competition later, it was better to outrun the others first.

"I have no problem with it, but it would be a disadvantage for you. It would be more advantageous for you to cooperate with someone else."

"I don't know the others well, so I can't trust their character. But someone who can take such good care of her younger brother seems more trustworthy, at least that's what I think."

"Don't you have a sister from the same clan?"

"That girl is the most untrustworthy!" Si Huaruo answered as if by reflex. "Never cooperate with her, and absolutely do not let her win. That's my only requirement for cooperation."

"Oh... um," Murong Qing was surprised by the imposing aura the other party displayed in an instant. After a moment's thought, she nodded and said, "No problem, I agree."

The two sides reached a cooperative agreement, and their progress immediately accelerated, but they were still overtaken by Yuezheng Yao.

Yuezheng Yao played her instrument, she moved forward. After passing the Murong siblings and Si Huaruo, she saw Hongdou, or rather, a giant beast ball that was moving rapidly.

Despite possessing the strongest Internal Cultivation, Hongdou, who was not skilled in martial arts, panicked when attacked by the beast horde. Initially, she used the Qi-pushing wall technique to push the beasts away, making it difficult for them to get close, but her own speed inevitably slowed down.

After some thought, she came up with a solution: she released a large amount of True Qi to tightly envelop her body, forming a thickened and enhanced True Qi to prevent any "leakage." Then, disregarding everything else, she charged forward headlong. As a result, one wild beast after another pounced on her True Qi, eventually forming a moving beast ball.

"So she doesn't know anything about combat. I'm relieved now. The only thing to worry about is that Divine Spear of Ice and Snow."

Even after running out of the forest and reaching the second checkpoint, Yuezheng Yao still hadn't seen Ling Huanxi. She immediately realized that the beast tide wouldn't pose any obstacle to the other party, which was within her expectations. Not everyone is like Hongdou, possessing unparalleled cultivation but lacking martial arts skills.

"I wonder what the second checkpoint will test. I hope it's simple; we can resolve it by force."

As they were talking, Yuezheng Yao met the person in charge of the second checkpoint, who turned out to be the Narrator-kun earlier.

"Weren't you shouting out the names of your moves up ahead? When did you get here?"

"I'm the Clone Narrator-kun; creating clones is a basic skill for narrators."

"I see... No, I can't waste time on this pointless thing. Let's quickly explain the details of the second checkpoint."

"It's very simple. Just touch this 'Poop-kun' and you'll pass."

The Clone Narrator-kun pointed to something on a nearby table that looked like a chocolate snail shell bread. It was a grayish blob, and even more Anomalies, it had eyes, a mouth, and limbs. It greeted the viewer with great enthusiasm, "Yo ho!"

"What... what is this?"

Yuezheng Yao felt that her rationality had been severely damaged; how could such a bizarre thing exist in the world?

The Clone Narrator-kun said, "Didn't I just say this is Poop-kun?"

"Sure enough... although its shape is quite different from normal excrement and it doesn't smell particularly bad, the moment I saw it, a corresponding image came to mind."

With a touch of mysophobia Yuezheng Yao covered her nose and asked with disgust, "Why do you have to touch this thing?"

"Because 'that person' said they wanted to pay homage to the comic book 'Dr. Slump,' also known as 'Dr. Slump' or 'Dr. Slump and the Robot Girl,' and when it comes to the representative character of this comic, there's no doubt that it's this Poop-kun."

"What kind of garbage comic is this? Using toilet humor is so vulgar and tasteless. The author of this comic must be a third-rate Painting School."

Despite her strong aversion to the excrement, Yuezheng Yao slowly reached out to touch the other person. But the closer she got, the stronger the aversion became, and she even felt nauseous. It was difficult for her to accept, both physically and mentally.

"No! Rather than touch it, I'd rather admit defeat and wait three minutes." In the end, Yuezheng Yao chose to back down.

The Clone Narrator-kun, said, "Sorry, there's no penalty for this test. You either pass by touching it, or you're banned from passing."

"Don't go too far! Making women touch this kind of thing is utterly perverse!"

"No, it depends on the person. It might be extremely resistant to you, but others might not. Ultimately, Poop-kun is a conceptual image. He doesn't actually feel like excrement, nor does he smell like it. What you need to overcome is your mental resistance. Although it may seem unconventional in form, it is essentially a test of willpower. Imagine if you encountered an enemy throwing poop at you in battle, would you surrender and admit defeat?"

"Who would throw something like that during a fight? How could anyone be so twisted?"

As the two sides were arguing, Hongdou caught up from behind. Since Yuezheng Yao had stopped playing, the wild beasts dispersed on their own.

Another Clone Narrator-kun appeared and explained the content of the second checkpoint test to Hongdou, while Yuezheng Yao couldn't help but turn her head to look.

"Simply put, you just need to touch it, right?" Hongdou asked.

"That's right."

Hongdou came up to Poop-kun immediately raised his hands and greeted him energetically, "Yo-ho!"

Seeing this, Hongdou also raised her hands and made the same gesture. "Yo-ho!"

Then, grinning, he reached out and touched Poop-kun, before turning to his Clone Narrator-kun, to confirm, "Will this pass?"

The Clone Narrator-kun stamped the other person's identity card and nodded, saying, "Yes, you can set off now. I wish you a safe journey."

Hongdou muttered, "How easy!" and then quickly left.

"See? I told you, not all women resist like you. Ultimately, it's because your will isn't strong enough," the Clone Narrator-kun, spreading his hands.

"Nonsense! Hongdou is clearly an abnormal type and cannot represent the majority of women." Yuezheng Yao was unwilling to admit it.

Soon, Yu Shuying arrived in the Vermilion Bird Profound Armor. She had just managed to time her arrival perfectly, and shortly after entering the forest area, Yuezheng Yao stopped playing, allowing her to pass through unimpeded and overtake the Murong siblings and Si Huaruo.

After learning the requirements for passing the test from her Clone Narrator-kun Yu Shuying smiled disdainfully, "This thing is much cuter than the Gu worms I raise."

They simply touch it lightly, then, too lazy to check, quickly move on to the next area without even looking back.

"Am I really being too dramatic?" Now even Yuezheng Yao wavered. "Wait a minute, she touched that Divine Spear of Ice and Snow Senior Ling too?"