Living Off a Woman? Do It Proudly

She Long stood atop the building, cast Meng Xuanji a disdainful glance, then transformed into a venomous snake and vanished.

"Ten-year spirit ring?! How is that possible?!"

Qin Shi's face was filled with disbelief.

Without a doubt, having witnessed Meng Xuanji intimidate the wolf pack, he was the person least likely to believe Meng Xuanji had a ten-year spirit ring, aside from Hu Liena.

A ten-year spirit ring on a child of such status was simply too disgraceful!

But once a spirit ring was absorbed, it could not be changed. Qin Shi could only let out a helpless sigh.

"Truly, heaven envies the talented."

With his first spirit ring already inferior to others', he would be destined to struggle to reach the rank of Titled Douluo in the future.

"Only a ten-year spirit ring? I even got a hundred-year spirit ring. What's wrong with this Meng Xuanji? He's worse than me, hahaha."

"Exactly. That spirit ring of his looks like it's only around thirty years old. It's probably near the bottom among all of us. Huh? Hahaha."

Everyone clutched their stomachs and laughed at Meng Xuanji's spirit ring, as though they had finally avenged the humiliation from that night.

"What are you laughing at?! Shut up!"

Hu Liena stepped boldly in front of Meng Xuanji. The Nine-Tailed Fox swept its cold gaze across the crowd, sending chills down their spines.

"Urgh."

Everyone immediately clamped their mouths shut, afraid of provoking the fury of this favored daughter of heaven.

"Enough. Don't be angry. They're not worth it."

Meng Xuanji gently patted Hu Liena's shoulder.

"One day, I'll make them repay everything they owe today tenfold. As for me, as long as you're still willing to stay by my side, I'm already satisfied."

Rather than using some so-called hundred-thousand-year spirit ring to slap people in the face, Meng Xuanji preferred the thrill of playing the pig to eat the tiger.

Not only was it safer, but it also ensured he kept the bigger picture in his grasp. That was the highest realm of self-preservation.

"Enough arguing. Everyone, line up. We'll begin distributing the rewards."

Qin Shi immediately put a stop to the farce in the square.

"I will now announce everyone's results. First place: Hu Liena and Meng Xuanji, spirit ring age, 565 years."

"Second place: Xie Yue, spirit ring age, 412 years."

"Third place: Ji Boyan, Hua Dan, and Zi Lu, spirit ring age, 251 years."

"There are eighteen people with spirit rings above a hundred years. Your points have been entered into your identity cards, which will be issued to you shortly. All your future trial points will automatically be stored on them."

"The rewards have been announced. Does anyone have any objections?"

"I object!"

Someone suddenly shouted from the crowd.

"I have no objection to Hu Liena and Xie Yue, but why does that brat with only a ten-year spirit ring get a reward too?! I think this is unfair!"

"Rather than wasting Spirit Hall's resources on trash like him, it would be better to use them to cultivate more strong people. Giving him spirit medicine is simply a waste!"

The hot-tempered Zi Lu stepped out from the crowd and shouted.

"Exactly, I object too. We put in so much effort just to capture a hundred-year spirit beast. Why should we be ranked below someone with a ten-year spirit ring? This is unfair! I demand that Meng Xuanji be disqualified!" Hua Dan said.

Ji Boyan, standing behind the two of them, remained silent. However, the gradual easing of his furrowed brow clearly revealed his stance.

Spirit Hall was a place that raised gu. The stronger Meng Xuanji became, the more disadvantageous it was for them. Therefore, no matter what, they had to stop Meng Xuanji from receiving the spirit medicine.

"Rules are rules. Didn't you hear the rules clearly?!" Hu Liena angrily stepped forward to question them, her chest rising and falling with rage.

"This thousand-year spirit beast was encountered by Meng Xuanji and me together. He also contributed to it. Without him, I wouldn't have obtained this spirit ring at all."

"So what if he has a ten-year spirit ring? Even if he had no spirit ring at all, our results would still be first place. You want to strip away the efforts of the two of us with nothing but your mouths. Why?"

Hu Liena's face had flushed red with anger.

"Meng Xuanji's result is first place because he is my teammate. Even if we added another person, our results would still be better than yours. What right do trash like you have to slander him?!"

This was Meng Xuanji's first time seeing Hu Liena get so angry. It seemed this young lady really did care about him.

"Aren't you just jealous of Meng Xuanji's reward? Fine, then I'll tell you: this reward should belong to him. As for you wanting it? Even if I burned it, I still wouldn't leave it to you."

Hu Liena clenched her delicate fists, rapidly circulating the spirit power within her. She had already entered a battle stance.

"Enough! Maintain silence!"

Qin Shi instantly appeared between the two sides and stopped the conflict from erupting.

Zi Lu and Hua Dan could only forcibly swallow the words stuck in their throats.

"Hu Liena is right. Rules are rules. Without rules, where would Spirit Hall's dignity be? Meng Xuanji's spirit ring age is indeed somewhat low, but it is also a fact that his team ranked first."

"If you have the ability, then invite Hu Liena to form a team with you. Do you think she would even give you the time of day?"

"Many times, connections are also a great help in becoming stronger. As for fairness, in the world of spirit masters, only fists are fair. If you still have objections, go fight Hu Liena. If you can win, I'll have nothing more to say."

Zi Lu and the others were immediately deflated by the reprimand.

Qin Shi was clearly determined to protect Hu Liena's group. Fight a level-fifteen spirit master with a thousand-year spirit ring? Just the three of them? What a joke!

"Your objections are invalid. Rejected."

Qin Shi made the decision on the spot.

"Now everyone line up to collect your identity cards and prepare to eat."

"Yes!"

Meng Xuanji held up his little golden card toward the sun.

"Could this thing be made of rare metal? How much would it be worth if I sold it?"

"Meng Xuanji."

Hu Liena suddenly came up behind Meng Xuanji.

"What are you looking at?"

"Oh, it's you. You startled me."

Meng Xuanji patted his chest.

"I was just wondering how much these identity cards could sell for. You know, rare metals are expensive these days."

No matter where it was, anything labeled rare would not come cheap. Moreover, Meng Xuanji had already recognized that this was no ordinary rare metal.

"This? It's just Mysterious Gold Crystal. It costs two thousand Gold Soul Coins per gram. The card in your hand is about three grams."

"That much?"

Six thousand Gold Soul Coins. In the original story, that would probably be enough to buy a small village. Meng Xuanji pondered to himself, wondering how much Holy Soul Village was worth now. Could he really buy it?

"So you're here."

Just as Meng Xuanji was thinking, an extremely unfriendly voice interrupted his train of thought from behind.

Meng Xuanji turned around and saw Zi Lu standing before a flower bed with Hua Dan and Ji Boyan, staring at him.

"You need something?" Meng Xuanji asked doubtfully.

"Meng Xuanji, do you dare fight the three of us?! You called us dogs in front of everyone back then. Today, I'll show you who's the dog that should be kneeling on the ground!"

Zi Lu threatened him with a fist as large as a sandbag.

"What are you trying to do?"

Hu Liena stretched out her hand to block Meng Xuanji.

"If you want to bully him, you'll have to get past me first."

"Meng Xuanji, if you're still a man, step out from behind Hu Liena. Don't make me look down on you as a coward who loves living off a woman."

Ji Boyan, who had remained silent all this time, finally spoke and stepped to the front of the three.

Clearly, he was the leader among them.

Faced with Ji Boyan's provocation, Hu Liena was practically ready to give the whole group a thorough beating. Yet Meng Xuanji not only did not make a move, he instead stepped forward and wrapped an arm around Hu Liena's slender waist.

"Ah, Meng Xuanji, what are you doing?" Hu Liena's face instantly turned red.

"I like living off a woman. What are you going to do about it?" Meng Xuanji wore a mocking expression.

"Look, not only do I live off a woman, I like doing it in big mouthfuls. My hand is already on Hu Liena's waist. Can you do that? Trash."

"Being able to live off a woman is also my ability. Someone like you, who can't even get a taste of it, isn't qualified to be my opponent."

"Now I'll give you two words."

"Get lost."