Arc 7Across the Black Sea

Chen Xi, Lin Yue, and Gu Yu leave the collapsing Spark Federation and reach the Black Moon Empire, where they become entangled in Cecilia’s flight from Duke Red Dragon. The arc ends with Cecilia asking them for help, while Chen Xi and Lin Yue make no promise and settle in for the night.

  • Chen Xi, Lin Yue, and Gu Yu crossed Qianlang Mountain, gained new abilities, and traveled with Tang Xue to Haiyuan City before boarding a ship for the Black Moon Empire.
  • Aboard the Voyager, Chen Xi and Lin Yue killed Qianqi Weiming and Mist Man, then Chen Xi used the Ghost Shadow identity to conceal their role.
  • As the Lamenter appeared near the Black Moon Empire, Chen Xi decided to fake her and Lin Yue’s deaths, and the group slipped into Black Moon Port under false identities.
  • In Mod Town, Chen Xi caught a blonde girl spying on Gu Yu, and the group discovered she was Cecilia after she collapsed from poison.
  • Gu Yu explained the Black Moon Empire’s territories, Church, and Saintess candidates while Chen Xi and Lin Yue prepared to investigate Cecilia’s situation.
  • Lin Yue intimidated the academy students searching the tavern, then used Shadow Puppet to erase John’s memories after Chen Xi realized Anna had brought Cecilia to them.
  • Cecilia said Duke Red Dragon had framed her for a village slaughter and was tracking her after she escaped an unequal Contract, then asked Chen Xi, Gu Yu, and Lin Yue for help.
Chapters 153–177 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 153The Starry Sky I Can Reach

Gu Yu revealed her Second Rank Domain, The Starry Sky I Can Reach, and demonstrated its abilities to Chen Xi and Lin Yue. After they discussed leaving Chaoyu City and Chen Xi explained her power to take other people’s abilities, the group examined the cursed Remnant Shells they had looted.

  • Gu Yu expanded her Domain, where stars exerted gravity and gradually erased living beings they touched.
  • Gu Yu used Inverted Reality to make the stars solid, increasing the force of their attacks.
  • Chen Xi judged the Domain powerful but limited, then searched for a way out of Chaoyu City and dismissed a supposedly unguarded port as a likely trap.
  • Lin Yue reminded Chen Xi that they still had the cursed Remnant Shells stolen from the Countermeasure Bureau’s storage.
  • Chen Xi told Gu Yu she could take other people’s abilities, then opened the sack of Remnant Shells to see what they would yield.

Ch. 154Long Time No See

Chen Xi, Lin Yue, and Gu Yu crossed the mountain range toward Bronze City, drawing the attention of a powerful Transcendent. They prepared to fight, but their approaching opponent turned out to be Luo Li, whose appearance reminded them of Tang Xue.

  • Chen Xi seized several useless abilities from remains, then gained Voice of Heaven from the Mermaid's Tear and briefly showed off her new voice.
  • Chen Xi, Lin Yue, and Gu Yu reached the border of Chaoyu City and Bronze City and planned to cross the mountain range while avoiding Evil Flower.
  • Zhao Wu sensed that the three women were Third Rank Transcendents and fled with his driver.
  • Lin Yue drove the Shadow Sports Car through the mountain range with Chen Xi and Gu Yu inside, making Gu Yu sick from the speed.
  • Chen Xi and Lin Yue sensed a Fourth Rank Lower Transcendent approaching and prepared to summon Andres and kill their visitor.
  • Luo Li arrived holding a Six-Sided Die, and Chen Xi and Lin Yue recognized a resemblance to Tang Xue.

Ch. 155Second Life

Tang Xue revealed that Luo Li was her Legend creation and second life, while Chen Xi and Lin Yue prepared to confront Evil Flower’s pursuers. As Andres and two other enemies arrived, Lin Yue warned Chen Xi that relying too heavily on Death Regression could bring disaster.

  • Tang Xue explained that she had been reborn as Luo Li through her Legend, Second Life, and that Luo Li had developed her own soul.
  • Tang Xue said the Lamenter prevented her from leaving the Spark Federation or taking others out, but an arriving Evil Flower Vice Cult Leader interrupted her explanation.
  • Tang Xue used the Six-Sided Die to teleport herself and Gu Yu away, leaving Chen Xi and Lin Yue outside the border town.
  • Chen Xi and Lin Yue decided to fight the pursuers, expecting the enemies to be minor players while the battle in Wufeng City continued.
  • Lin Yue warned Chen Xi not to rely too much on Death Regression, but Chen Xi suspected she was being tricked.
  • Andres appeared on the golden horizon with two other enemies.

Ch. 156Cat and Mouse

Chen Xi and her allies ambushed three Evil Flower vice cult leaders on a mountain road and killed them with the help of Andres’s copied abilities. Chen Xi submitted their heads for a bounty but found no Remnant Shells.

  • Feng Shisan, Mousse, and Gina spotted Chen Xi and considered whether to recruit her or attack.
  • Chen Xi launched a sword assault, and the three Evil Flower leaders activated their domains in response.
  • Chen Xi used Rain Disaster while the blonde girl’s Land of Dim Light darkened the battlefield.
  • Andres created Replicas of the three leaders and, using her Tier 5 rank, copied their domain abilities.
  • Lin Yue dispelled her domain, and Chen Xi killed the three leaders and uploaded their severed heads to the bounty board.
  • Chen Xi received no Remnant Shells after the fight.

Ch. 157A Title

After killing Evil Flower’s bounty targets, Chen Xi and Lin Yue claimed their rewards and registered the names Rainstorm and Erosion, while Gu Yu joined as combat support under the name Blueberry. Tang Xue teleported them to Qianlang Mountain to level up, then stayed behind as the others headed out.

  • Tang Xue helped Chen Xi verify the identities of the three dead targets, whose combined bounties totaled 1.27 million Spark Points.
  • Tang Xue explained the name-registration rules, and Lin Yue chose Erosion while Chen Xi chose Rainstorm.
  • Chen Xi and Lin Yue added Gu Yu as a combat support member, and she chose the name Blueberry.
  • Tang Xue teleported the group to a street near Qianlang Mountain, where she stayed behind at a dessert shop while Chen Xi, Lin Yue, and Gu Yu went to level up.
  • After the others left, Tang Xue rolled her dice and hoped she had made the right choice.

Ch. 158Level Grinding × Family Legend

Chen Xi, Gu Yu, and Lin Yue entered Qianlang Mountain and hunted Legends above twenty thousand meters while Gu Yu explained her family’s tradition of forming equal Contracts with a family Legend. After gaining a new ability, Lin Yue revealed she could now gain Legend Degree and stayed behind to climb higher.

  • Chen Xi summoned Andres to intimidate Zhang Keming, who let the three girls enter Qianlang Mountain.
  • Chen Xi, Gu Yu, and Lin Yue passed the Mountain God’s platform and climbed above twenty thousand meters.
  • Gu Yu declined to Contract a new Legend, explaining that her family had raised a Holy Feather Griffin for her to Contract when she turned fifteen.
  • The three hunted Legends for three hours, and Chen Xi gained the Black Armor Turtle’s Longevity of the Tortoise ability.
  • At the cave leading out, Lin Yue told Chen Xi and Gu Yu to leave without her because she could now gain Legend Degree and wanted to hunt above thirty thousand meters.

Ch. 159Sea Breeze × Girl

Chen Xi and her friends traveled to Haiyuan City, where they spent the night at the beach and unlocked a new CG. The chapter ended with Chen Xi receiving the Refreshing Sea Breeze bonus.

  • Chen Xi and Gu Yu returned from Qianlang Mountain, recovered from the teleportation shock, and met Lin Yue and Tang Xue at the dessert shop.
  • Tang Xue rolled the dice and sent the four girls to Haiyuan City, the Spark Federation's passage to the Black Moon Empire.
  • After checking into a hotel near the port, Chen Xi and Lin Yue relaxed on the beach while Gu Yu and Tang Xue played in the water.
  • Zhu Li joined the others in the sea, where Chen Xi's Rain Lord water eased the Resentment Fire burning inside her.
  • Lin Yue guessed Chen Xi had let Zhu Li out to unlock a CG, and Chen Xi received the new Sea CG and its Refreshing Sea Breeze bonus.

Ch. 160Phantom Shadow × Boarding the Ship

Tang Xue bought the Phantom Shadow Legend on Lin Yue’s recommendation and used it to conceal her aura and alter appearances. The next day, the disguised group waited near the harbor to board a passenger ship for the Black Moon Empire.

  • Lin Yue urged Tang Xue to spend her Spark Points, then quickly purchased the Phantom Shadow Legend for her.
  • Tang Xue learned that Phantom Shadow could conceal or alter a user’s magical aura and Rank, and agreed to wield it after they killed the Seven Deadly Sins.
  • Lin Yue called Gu Yu over to create the conditions for Tang Xue to wield Phantom Shadow, and the group went to sleep.
  • The next day, Tang Xue and the others disguised themselves and waited at a restaurant near the harbor for their passenger ship.
  • Tang Xue received Phantom Shadow, which could conceal or alter appearances for up to two targets without using magical energy.

Ch. 161Farewell, Spark

Chen Xi, Lin Yue, and Gu Yu left the Spark Federation after Tang Xue revealed that she was the Federation’s self-aware Fate and had hoped they could save it. Aboard the liner to the Black Moon Empire, Chen Xi and Lin Yue looked ahead to a long voyage and a new life.

  • Lin Yue and Chen Xi confirmed they had spent nearly all their Spark Points, and Tang Xue approved their departure applications.
  • Tang Xue revealed that she was the Spark Federation’s self-aware Fate, and explained that she had seen a possible way for the Federation to survive through Chen Xi and Lin Yue.
  • Tang Xue watched as Chen Xi, Lin Yue, and Gu Yu boarded a passenger liner and left the Spark Federation.
  • On the Boundless Sea, Chen Xi shouted her farewell to the Spark Federation and remembered the people and battles from her time there.
  • Chen Xi and Lin Yue discussed the month-long trip to the Black Moon Empire, where they planned to enter through its approved sea route.

Ch. 162A Month-Long Voyage

Chen Xi and Gu Yu shared a meal aboard the ship bound for the Black Moon Empire while discussing Gu Yu’s secrecy and the many Transcendents on board. Lin Yue joined them and pointed out Qianqi Weiming and the Mist Man dining by the window, leaving Chen Xi impressed by the unexpected sight.

  • Chen Xi gained Wish Power after leaving the Spark Federation and hoped reaching five hundred would unlock a new feature.
  • Lin Yue left Chen Xi and went back to the cabin, so Chen Xi invited Gu Yu to eat cake.
  • Chen Xi teased Gu Yu about keeping the Black Moon Empire’s secrets and joked about killing her to silence her.
  • Lin Yue joined Chen Xi and Gu Yu, noted how many Transcendents were aboard, and drew their attention to Qianqi Weiming and the Mist Man.

Ch. 163The Murder Aboard the Ocean Liner

Chen Xi and Lin Yue planned to kill Qianqi Weiming aboard the ocean liner without revealing their strength or harming passengers. They struck her with Water Blade and returned to the deck, where a scream broke the quiet after the passengers emerged from the darkness.

  • Gu Yu recognized Qianqi Weiming as the High Priest of Evil Flower, and Chen Xi and Lin Yue decided to kill her that night.
  • Chen Xi and Lin Yue planned a stealthy attack using Water Blade while Lin Yue disabled the ship’s surveillance and shielded the passengers from their Domains.
  • Lin Yue opened her Domain and Chen Xi used Rain Disaster to form a Water Blade, locate Qianqi Weiming, and cut her in half through her Armored Skeleton.
  • Chen Xi and Lin Yue dispelled their Domains, and Chen Xi pretended to comfort Lin Yue as the passengers reacted to the sudden darkness.
  • A horrified scream rang out across the ship.

Ch. 164A Game of Wits

After Chen Xi and Lin Yue killed Qianqi Weiming, Shen Ci announced an investigation while passengers feared the ship might turn back. Chen Xi and Lin Yue remained in the buffet restaurant, where they discussed Mist Man’s likely assumptions as security called Transcendent passengers to a meeting.

  • A fish-man security guard found the cleaner alive and the black-haired girl’s body severed, then reported the incident to Captain Shen Ci.
  • Shen Ci announced an investigation, and passengers crowded into public areas while debating whether the ship should turn back.
  • Gu Yu worried that the attack would cause the ship to turn back, but Chen Xi said she could pose as a fourth-tier Legend if needed.
  • Lin Yue sensed that Mist Man remained in the restaurant and reasoned that he believed leaving the ship would be dangerous.
  • The announcement system summoned all Transcendent passengers of Upper First Rank or higher to the main dining hall to plan their next steps.

Ch. 165Ghost Shadow

Shen Ci and the ship’s crew investigated a murdered Third Rank Transcendent and identified suspicious passengers aboard the ship. Their search was interrupted when Ghost Shadow, a peak Fourth Rank member of the Crow Brigade, appeared in the conference room to eliminate threats to the world.

  • Shen Ci ordered the ship’s doctor to remove the deceased woman’s face, but the doctor found no face beneath it.
  • Mo Yu and Shen Ci considered whether the victim was Witch Qi Ranran, Lu Zhiwei, or Qianqi Weiming, while a team leader identified Chen Guozhong as a suspicious passenger who had met her.
  • Shen Ci ordered the crew to find Chen Guozhong, then dismissed concerns about Chen Xi and his companions after seeing their red flame mark.
  • A shadow creature appeared in the conference room and introduced itself as Ghost Shadow, the Crow Brigade’s fifth member, who had come to eliminate threats to the world.

Ch. 166Crow Brigade

Chen Xi disguised herself as Ghost Shadow to kill Mist Man and announce the Crow Brigade, then discovered the panel had established the organization as a new CG. She made Gu Yu a probationary member as the ship confirmed Mist Man’s death, while Lin Yue watched the Black Sea.

  • Ghost Shadow told Shen Ci and Mo Yu that Qianqi Weiming and her accomplice Mist Man had committed the Original Sin of disrupting the world, then killed Mist Man as he fled through the ship.
  • Chen Xi revealed to Lin Yue that she had used Shadow Armor and Phantom Shadow’s Myriad Faces to impersonate Ghost Shadow, while Lin Yue explained that her domain had shattered Mist Man’s consciousness.
  • Chen Xi received a new CG that established the Crow Brigade, listing Ghost Shadow as its only member.
  • Chen Xi explained the panel to Lin Yue and Gu Yu, then appointed Gu Yu a probationary member of the Crow Brigade.
  • The ship announced that Mist Man had been eliminated, and Lin Yue gazed at the Black Sea.

Ch. 167Full Speed Ahead

After the murder case on the Voyager ended, Chen Xi, Gu Yu, and Lin Yue continued their journey toward the Black Moon Empire aboard the cruise ship. Shen Ci unleashed his ship-speeding ability, and Gu Yu revealed that people in the empire could slowly gain Legend Degree through cultivation.

  • Chen Xi reflected on the ten days since Lin Yue had triggered a Mythic-tier CG and realized that only six days remained until the Lamenter's first nightmare.
  • The passengers returned inside as Shen Ci expanded his domain, surrounding the Voyager with a whale-shaped spirit and driving it at more than ten times its usual speed.
  • Gu Yu told Chen Xi and Lin Yue that she had crossed the sea on a cheap, slow ship, taking six months to reach them.
  • Gu Yu explained that Black Moon Empire cultivation could gradually grant Legend Degree, though hunting Legends was much faster.
  • The loudspeaker announced that favorable conditions meant the voyage would take about twelve days in total.

Ch. 168Shading the Heavens and Blinding the Sun

Chen Xi, Lin Yue, and Gu Yu discussed the Black Moon Empire’s cultivation method and the Hengsha Federation’s technique for controlling wild Legends while sailing toward the empire. On October 8, they saw the Lamenter blocking part of the moon, and Lin Yue deduced that its ability did not affect her because she was not its target.

  • Chen Xi wondered whether each nation had a distinctive power that helped it stand firm, and Gu Yu said the Hengsha Federation had a method for forcibly controlling wild Legends.
  • Gu Yu offered to teach Chen Xi the Black Moon Empire’s cultivation method, but Chen Xi refused and Lin Yue declined to commit before seeing the situation there.
  • On October 8, Chen Xi, Lin Yue, and Gu Yu waited on the deck for the Lamenter to appear as the ship neared the Black Moon Empire.
  • Gu Yu noticed that one side of the moon had gone dark, and Chen Xi recognized the Lamenter blocking nearly half of it.
  • Chen Xi warned Gu Yu not to look for long, while Lin Yue calmly watched and concluded that the Lamenter’s ability did not affect her because she was not its target.

Ch. 169Coming Ashore

As the Voyager liner continued toward Black Moon Port after the Spark Federation’s destruction, Chen Xi planned to fake her and Lin Yue’s deaths and enter the Black Moon Empire under new identities. Just as the ship neared port, the Centipede Octopus appeared and attacked it with towering waves.

  • Lin Yue and Chen Xi told Gu Yu that the Lamenter had killed her in the Prophetic Dream, and Gu Yu wondered whether the Black Moon Empire’s Pope could defeat it.
  • The passengers aboard the Voyager liner split into factions over whether to continue to the Black Moon Empire or stop after learning the Spark Federation had fallen.
  • Chen Xi decided to let Shen Ci lead the Spark remnants and planned to fake her and Lin Yue’s deaths to sneak into the Black Moon Empire.
  • The passengers agreed to dock first, and the Voyager liner continued toward Black Moon Port.
  • As the ship drew within a few hundred kilometers of port, the Centipede Octopus appeared in the sea and sent towering waves crashing against the liner.

Ch. 170Deceiving Heaven and Crossing the Sea

Shen Ci drove off the apparent Centipede Octopus while Chen Xi, Lin Yue, and Gu Yu hid aboard the passenger ship under false identities. After reaching Black Moon Port, they slipped into the Black Moon Empire and discovered it looked far more feudal than expected.

  • Shen Ci used Whale Domain to steer the passenger ship into the Centipede Octopus, and Chen Xi made the illusion flee after their staged fight.
  • Mo Yu reported that fifteen passengers were missing, and Shen Ci recognized Tang Xi and Tang Yue among them.
  • Chen Xi, Lin Yue, and Gu Yu restored their appearances in the cargo hold after confirming their false identities had cleared them of suspicion.
  • Chen Xi erased their auras while the Black Moon Port barrier inspected the ship, allowing them to enter the port safely.
  • Lin Yue learned that the Spark Federation had been destroyed and that Gu Yu's family was nearly half a federation away from the port.
  • Chen Xi, Lin Yue, and Gu Yu left the ship at night and found Black Moon Port filled with snow, stone houses, wool coats, and horse-drawn carriages.

Ch. 171A Commoner Genius Would Never Meet a Fallen Saintess (1)

Chen Xi and Lin Yue arrived with Gu Yu in the Black Moon Empire’s medieval eastern region, where Gu Yu explained the empire’s division between a faith-powered east and a technologically advanced west. The chapter ended with Chen Xi catching a spy, a tearful blonde girl hiding under a black cloak.

  • Chen Xi, Lin Yue, and Gu Yu reached Mod Town and rented rooms at its tavern, where the locals mistook the newcomers for noble ladies or Divine Envoys.
  • Gu Yu explained that the Black Moon Empire had divided into an eastern kingdom that gathered faith and a modern western kingdom that handled international information.
  • Gu Yu said the division had been established after an Abyss Legend nearly destroyed the empire, with the east defending against foreign enemies and clearing out legends.
  • Chen Xi sensed a spy in Gu Yu’s room and pinned her to the wall with shadowy tentacles.
  • Chen Xi pulled down the spy’s hood and revealed a tearful blonde girl.

Ch. 172A Commoner Genius Wouldn't Meet a Saintess in Distress (2)

Chen Xi, Lin Yue, and Gu Yu discovered that the unfamiliar girl they had captured was Cecilia, a poisoned Saintess candidate. After Gu Yu treated her and the group hid her in Chen Xi’s room, Chen Xi asked Gu Yu to explain what she had been keeping secret.

  • Chen Xi released the shadow restraints, and the girl explained that she had been hiding out of curiosity; the group could suddenly understand her language.
  • Gu Yu recognized the girl as Cecilia and concealed her own identity while asking why Cecilia was far from the Dragonblood Duke Mansion.
  • Cecilia vomited black blood and collapsed, so Lin Yue carried her to the bed.
  • Gu Yu revealed that she had awakened a healing ability and used starlight to stabilize Cecilia, who remained unconscious.
  • Lin Yue suspected Cecilia had been poisoned and might be pursued, so the group hid her in Chen Xi’s room and protected the doors and windows.
  • Back in Gu Yu’s room, Chen Xi asked Gu Yu what she wanted to tell them.

Ch. 173Commoner Prodigies Don't Meet Fallen Saintess Candidates (3)

Gu Yu hesitated to reveal her secret but accepted Chen Xi’s reassurance, then explained the Black Moon Empire’s candidate Saintesses, language barrier, and territorial hierarchy. She ended by saying the Spark Federation was unusual because ordinary people elsewhere knew about Legends, which often killed them.

  • Chen Xi told Gu Yu that she and Lin Yue had already understood her earlier wariness, and Gu Yu thanked Chen Xi through tears.
  • Gu Yu revealed that the Black Moon Empire had just over a hundred candidate Saintesses, shocking Chen Xi.
  • Gu Yu explained that a barrier created by the Pope helped visitors understand the Empire’s language, and that crossing the border required permission from a ruler of at least ducal rank.
  • Gu Yu described North Wind Territory and its rulers, including Duke Red Dragon, the Crimson Earl, and a baron.
  • Gu Yu said the Spark Federation was the real oddity because ordinary people in other countries knew about Legends, which often killed them.

Ch. 174Ordinary Geniuses Don't Meet Candidates for Saintess Who've Fallen on Hard Times (4)

Gu Yu explained how the Spark Federation protected ordinary people from conflicts involving Legends, while Lin Yue revealed her unsettling thoughts about dealing with powerful opponents. After Chen Xi sensed three First Ranks downstairs, she and Lin Yue turned invisible and went to investigate, though Chen Xi noted their concealment had flaws.

  • Gu Yu explained that the Dragon Girl's barrier-like ability kept Legends separate from ordinary people in the Spark Federation and described the Black Moon Empire's rules against unauthorized domain battles.
  • Lin Yue asked about the strength of Adjudicators and implied she might eliminate powerful opponents before they could retaliate, alarming Gu Yu.
  • Chen Xi sensed three First Ranks on the tavern's first floor and set out with Lin Yue, who insisted on coming along.
  • Chen Xi and Lin Yue bickered over how to hide themselves, then Chen Xi made them both invisible and concealed their magic power.
  • Gu Yu confirmed she could neither see nor sense the invisible pair as they left the room and headed downstairs, where Chen Xi warned Lin Yue that their invisibility could still be detected.

Ch. 175Commoner Genius Doesn't Encounter Downtrodden Candidate Saintess (5)

Lin Yue posed as a high-ranking Second Rank Transcendent when Jiang Yu and his fellow Everburning Academy students searched the tavern for Cecilia, the Pale Witch. After they left, Lin Yue and Chen Xi realized John’s claim that Cecilia was there had been true, and shadows had invaded his body.

  • Jiang Yu questioned Anna about Cecilia and announced the Black Moon Church’s wanted notice to the tavern.
  • Chen Xi and Lin Yue decided to wait and approach Cecilia after the academy students left, but John revealed that she was staying there.
  • Anna denied John’s claim, and Lin Yue appeared on the stairs, presenting herself as a high-ranking Second Rank Transcendent.
  • Lin Yue’s intimidating manner prompted Ears to hurry Jiang Yu and Vera out of the tavern.
  • Chen Xi praised Lin Yue’s performance, while Lin Yue warned that the academy might discover her identity and noted that John had told the truth.
  • Shadows invaded John’s body in a dim corner.

Ch. 176A Commoner Genius Won't Meet a Fallen Candidate Saintess (6)

Lin Yue erased John’s memories while Chen Xi and Lin Yue learned that Anna had brought Cecilia to them, and that the Black Moon Church wanted Cecilia for allegedly slaughtering a village. Chen Xi planned their next steps, but the group still needed Gu Yu’s help to reach her family in Winter Territory; Lin Yue then announced that Cecilia had awakened.

  • Lin Yue used Shadow Puppet to erase John’s memories of the past month, and Chen Xi realized Anna had deliberately brought Cecilia to them.
  • Gu Yu learned that the Black Moon Church had put Cecilia on its wanted list for slaughtering a village, and insisted Cecilia could not have done it.
  • Chen Xi listed their plans to join the Black Moon Church, find the Ten Thousand Year Ice Spring and the Flame Lord, and take part in the God-Chosen Trial.
  • Gu Yu said she would need her family’s help to get them into the church and explained that her home was four territories away in Winter Territory.
  • Gu Yu told Chen Xi that teleportation arrays crossed territories but required difficult-to-obtain permits.
  • Lin Yue announced that Cecilia had awakened.

Ch. 177A Commoner Genius Would Never Meet a Fallen Saintess Candidate (End)

Cecilia told Chen Xi, Gu Yu, and Lin Yue that Duke Red Dragon had framed her for a village massacre after she refused to sign his Contract, and asked them for help. They gave her no answer that night, while Chen Xi and Lin Yue returned to their room and prepared to sleep.

  • Cecilia confirmed that Gu Yu had purged the poison from her body and said Duke Red Dragon had used the Thousand-Face Man to frame her for slaughtering a village.
  • Cecilia explained that Duke Red Dragon had pressured five Saintess candidates to sign an unequal mutual-assistance Contract, but she had escaped because of her special ability.
  • Cecilia said Duke Red Dragon had sealed off North Wind Territory and marked her so he could track her, then asked Chen Xi, Gu Yu, and Lin Yue to help her.
  • Chen Xi, Gu Yu, and Lin Yue gave Cecilia no definite answer, and Gu Yu left the room.
  • After returning to their room, Chen Xi used Water Control to bathe Lin Yue, and the two of them lay down together for the night.
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