Illusions Nobody Thought Much Of / Body Flicker Technique Acquired

"What was that?"

She let out a scream, feeling a pair of large hands grab her ankle. A moment later, her body sank, and she was pulled straight underground!

"It's you?"

"Su Bai!"

"How did you..."

Aboveground, only Wen Yuanyuan's petite head stuck out. She was utterly shocked.

Wasn't his ninjutsu range limited to just 300 meters?

How had he suddenly appeared here?

Was he still pretending to be weaker than he was?

Damn, what a sly guy!

Su Bai crouched in front of her and smiled. "Wen Yuanyuan, you lost."

"Hmph, you shameless jerk!" Wen Yuanyuan snorted and turned her head away.

Su Bai looked toward the two girls still fighting and apologized to her.

"Wen Yuanyuan, rest here for a bit. I'll get you out once the fight's over."

"Get lost! Who needs you, you sly jerk?"

"Heh..."

Chapter 30: Illusions Nobody Thought Much Of

"Yuanyuan was defeated?" Yang Liu's pupils shrank as he dodged Xia Xueqing's attacks. He lost focus for a moment.

Xia Xueqing seized the opportunity and jabbed his right arm hard with her finger. Yang Liu cried out in pain... He could no longer channel chakra through his right hand.

"You lost." Xia Xueqing regarded Yang Liu calmly. "You're strong. If you hadn't lost focus, I wouldn't have beaten you so easily."

"A loss is a loss. I won't make excuses." Yang Liu shook his head. "And I didn't expect Su Bai to defeat Yuanyuan so quickly. We don't stand a chance anymore."

"You've all underestimated Su Bai. He's the strongest of the three of us!" Xia Xueqing shook her head, then smiled as Su Bai ran over.

"Xueqing, did you beat him?" Su Bai asked as he arrived to find the two of them had stopped fighting.

"Yes. Let's go help Xiao Rui."

"Okay!"

They immediately ran toward Chang Rui and Yan Zheng. Just as they reached them, Yan Zheng stopped fighting. "I give up. You win."

As if! Chang Rui alone had been hard enough to handle. With two more people joining in, he'd only get beaten up.

So he gave up without hesitation.

The Campus Tournament came to an end. The five of them then went over to Wen Yuanyuan.

Su Bai was just about to pull her out when Chang Rui stopped him.

With a cheeky grin, Chang Rui crouched in front of Wen Yuanyuan and pinched her cheek.

"Well, well, if it isn't our Miss Wen! You've only been gone a little while, and you've already fallen this far?"

"Chang Rui, get lost! Yan Zheng, Yang Liu, hurry up and kill her!"

Wen Yuanyuan let out a piercing scream, mortified beyond words.

"Ahem." Yang Liu cleared his throat and looked at Su Bai. "The ground's cold. Su Bai, you'd better get Yuanyuan out."

"Sure." Su Bai smiled and nodded, then formed Hand Seals and sank underground, pulling Wen Yuanyuan out.

"Chang Rui, I'm going to kill you!" The moment she was free, Wen Yuanyuan lunged at Chang Rui with her claws bared, but Su Bai and Yang Liu stopped her.

"Yuanyuan, the competition's over," Yang Liu said helplessly.

Wen Yuanyuan glared at Chang Rui with her beautiful eyes. "Don't get cocky. You weren't the one who beat me this time. Just you wait!"

"Hehe." Chang Rui hid behind Su Bai and stuck her tongue out at Wen Yuanyuan.

Wen Yuanyuan snorted, took a Storage Scroll from her clothes, and placed it on the ground. She formed a Hand Seal with one hand and pressed it against the blank space on the scroll with a slap.

"Poof!"

A cloud of white smoke appeared over the blank space on the scroll. Five Ninjutsu Scrolls appeared right after. Wen Yuanyuan casually picked one and tossed it to Su Bai, then snorted and left with Yang Liu and Yan Zheng.

"Let's see what kind of ninjutsu she gave you. That girl's even richer than I am!" Chang Rui immediately snatched the scroll from Su Bai and opened it.

"What? It's Genjutsu? Hmph!"

Su Bai heard her and immediately looked over. The scroll bore seven large characters: Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique!

"So it's this technique?" Su Bai murmured to himself.

Su Bai knew about the Hell Viewing Technique. It was a Genjutsu that appeared early in the original story, capable of making enemies see terrifying things they never wanted to see.

Once activated, it continuously drained the enemy's stamina and chakra. Those with weak nerves might even be scared unconscious. It was one of the stronger D-rank techniques.

Su Bai was puzzled. He looked at Chang Rui and asked, "Isn't this technique pretty good? Why do you look so unhappy?"

"What's so good about it?" Chang Rui pursed her lips and explained.

After Chang Rui finished explaining, Su Bai finally understood why she looked down on this Ninjutsu Scroll.

To be precise, Chang Rui didn't look down on the Hell Viewing Technique in particular. She looked down on all Genjutsu!

The reason was simple: Genjutsu was hard to use effectively against Magic Beasts.

Magic Beasts were massive, and their Chakra Level and mental strength were far greater than those of humans! As a result, Genjutsu cast by a ninja of the same level rarely worked on them.

That was why Genjutsu users in this world ranked below ninjutsu and Taijutsu users.

After all, ninjutsu had devastating power, while Taijutsu had the Eight Inner Gates, a forbidden technique that could push its user beyond their limits.

But Genjutsu was different. It could only deal with other ninjas.

Chang Rui was right, but I don't have to worry about that. Su Bai thought of the Kekkei Genkai he had yet to unlock—the Sharingan!

In the original story, the Sharingan was the ultimate master of Genjutsu. He believed it wouldn't let him down in this world, either!

Besides, his current system mission was to train in three D-rank ninjutsu... So Wen Yuanyuan's scroll had come at the perfect time, and Su Bai was quite pleased with it.

"Su Bai, come with me! I'll make her trade it for another scroll!" Chang Rui fumed and grabbed Su Bai, ready to go argue with Wen Yuanyuan.

Su Bai shook his head. "Forget it. If it's Genjutsu, then it's Genjutsu. I think it's pretty good."

"What? Is something wrong with your head?" Chang Rui's eyes widened at his answer.

But then she seemed to think of something and eyed him suspiciously. "Su Bai, don't tell me you've fallen for Wen Yuanyuan because of her looks?"

"How could I?" Su Bai immediately shook his head and replied without a second thought. "Xueqing is the prettiest girl in my eyes. How could I fall for her? You're joking!"

"Hm?"

As soon as he said that, Chang Rui looked surprised and turned to Xia Xueqing.

"Aha! So you two really do have something going on!"

"Y-you can't just make things up, Xiao Rui. What do you mean, 'something going on'? That sounds awful!" Xia Xueqing hurriedly denied it.

Her heart was racing, and only one thought filled her mind.

Su Bai said I'm the prettiest?

Could he... be confessing to me?

As Xia Xueqing thought about it, her pretty face flushed. She lowered her head, not daring to look at Su Bai.

Su Bai rubbed his nose. He felt he might have been too blunt, and was about to explain.

But just then, the emcee walked over, smiling at the three of them.

"Congratulations on winning the championship! Please come onstage to receive your award!"

"Oh, okay."

The three of them followed the emcee.

After a series of tedious award ceremonies, the three of them were finally free once the audience had dispersed.

Chang Rui eagerly took Xia Xueqing and Su Bai with her as they headed out of the Combat Gym.

"Come on, let's go shopping first. I'll treat you to dinner tonight!"

She was in a great mood. Not only had she won the championship, but she had also humiliated Wen Yuanyuan. Su Bai, who had done much of the work, had impressed her, so she decided to treat him to dinner as thanks!

"Sounds great! I want barbecue!" Xia Xueqing said happily.

Su Bai hesitated. "I still have something to do, so I'll skip the shopping... How about you tell me where you're eating, and I'll meet you there later?"

It was still early, and Su Bai was still worried about the chubby guy. How could he be in the mood to shop with two girls...

Chapter 31: Body Flicker Technique Acquired

"Something to do?" Chang Rui was immediately disappointed, but she didn't insist. "All right, then. Just come meet us at the Monster BBQ Restaurant later."

"The Monster BBQ Restaurant!" Su Bai exclaimed.

He had never eaten at a restaurant before, but he knew some of the famous ones in Yang City... like the barbecue place Chang Rui had just mentioned.

The Monster BBQ Restaurant was very straightforward, just like its name. It served nothing but Magic Beast meat. He'd heard a single meal there cost tens of thousands of Federal Coins—something Su Bai had never even dreamed of affording.

"Won't that be a little too extravagant?" Su Bai asked hesitantly.

Chang Rui pursed her lips. "What's extravagant about it? We won the championship today. We have to celebrate properly!"

"That's right! I haven't had barbecue there in ages. Hehe!" Xia Xueqing said, her eyes crinkling with delight.

Seeing that the two girls insisted on going, Su Bai shrugged.

"All right, we'll do it your way. But just so you know, I can't pay the bill. It's way too expensive."

Su Bai's parents earned only a few thousand Federal Coins a month between them. He figured this one meal would cost half a year's household income...

"Come on!" Chang Rui took Xia Xueqing's hand, looking pleased with herself. "Who said you had to pay? Just show up. I'm treating!"

With that, she eagerly pulled Xia Xueqing off to go shopping.

Xia Xueqing kept turning back to remind Su Bai not to forget. Su Bai smiled and waved goodbye to the two girls, then took out his phone...

"Hey, Chubby?"

"Yeah, I'm at the entrance. Come out."

After hanging up, he looked at the gold trophy in his hand with anticipation.

"I wonder how much Chubby will pay for this!"

The Campus Tournament might as well have given him no reward at all. All he'd gotten was a recommendation letter from Yang City to Nine Provinces Academy, and Su Bai wasn't happy with that...

He was genuinely envious of the second- and third-place rewards. The runner-up got a C-rank Ninjutsu Scroll, while third place got three D-rank ninjutsu, enough to complete his mission outright!

That made him weep with envy...

But luckily, he had arranged things with Chubby in advance. Now he just had to wait and see what kind of surprise Chubby had for him!

Five minutes later... Chubby came running over, panting.

"Su, Su-ge, you're incredible!"

"I never thought you'd actually beat Wen Yuanyuan's team. You're amazing!"

"Heh, we just got lucky." Su Bai smiled calmly, then held up the trophy in his hand. "Let's get to the point. How much can you offer for this?"

Chubby eyed the trophy in his hand and said eagerly, "Su-ge, how about one million Federal Coins?"

One million? Su Bai raised an eyebrow.

This guy was trying to pull a fast one.