Demon Commander Bearing

The inside story of the early Evil Spirit Festival was naturally unknown to Qi Ling City. For everyone in Qi Ling City, especially the Evil Spirit Race, the Evil Spirit Festival was one of the few good days they had under the rule of the Extraterrestrial Evil race.

During the Evil Spirit Festival, the City Lord Guard, who are usually high and mighty and prone to killing, will completely cease their atrocities, and the Evil Spirit Race will not have to worry about being killed at will in the streets.

Besides, for the young geniuses of the Evil Spirit Race, the Evil Spirit Festival was their way of escaping the impoverished and remote Qi Ling City.

A great opportunity to change one's destiny.

As for the City Lord's Mansion of Qi Ling City, the Evil Spirit Festival is usually accompanied by a large amount of resources as a reward brought by the Evil Spirit Envoy. If any promising talents emerge from Qi Ling City, the rewards will be substantial!

Following closely behind is the other party's right to judge those who maliciously disrupt the Evil Spirit Festival.

Therefore, even the City Lord's Mansion, which has always treated the Evil Spirit Race as mere consumables, would not refuse to restrain some of its malice towards its livestock during the Evil Spirit Festival.

On the day the Evil Spirit Festival began, all the Evil Spirit Race left their homes openly, their faces beaming with joy and anticipation, and headed to the large Martial Arts Arena in the center of Qi Ling City, which belonged exclusively to the City Lord's Mansion.

At home, Jiang Lingxian clenched his fist, which was much stronger than before, feeling the unprecedented surge of power within his body. He then looked with slight excitement at Xiao Han, who sat calmly at the table throughout.

"Senior, I will definitely pass the Evil Spirit Festival selection."

Although Xiao Han accepted his younger sister Jiang Lingyu as his disciple, he did not accept Jiang Lingxian as well.

Xiao Han understood one thing well: a teacher's role is to impart knowledge, teach skills, and resolve doubts. The relationship between teacher and student is extremely serious. Xiao Wu, the personal disciple he picked up as a child, was practically raised like his own son, not to mention the path of cultivation.

Even Bing Yu, Nominal Disciple of the Ice Spirit Race, had absorbed some of his true skills, and had even passed on a move or two of his most treasured self-created divine abilities.

Jiang Lingyu's skills were extremely compatible with Xiao Han's, and since he was in the Extraterrestrial Evil race anyway, taking on a disciple to relieve his boredom was a good idea.

Jiang Lingxian. Xiao Han is not proficient in body refinement. Apart from some basic knowledge in the early stages, the only thing he knows is how to use resources to crush people. This can only be used for the initial stage of cultivation, and it is difficult to achieve the same effect in the realms after the Earthly Supreme.

For Xiao Han, it was just a routine piece of advice, not a real master-disciple relationship. Jiang Lingxian's lineage was not compatible with his own, and Xiao Han didn't bother to consider any other conditions. In short, he was unsuitable.

He certainly wouldn't personally accept apprentices.

However, even without the formal master-disciple relationship, Xiao Han was still like a mentor to Jiang Lingxian. Knowing about Xiao Han's terrifying identity, Jiang Lingxian did not feel threatened by being used. Instead, he was deeply grateful to Xiao Han for completely changing the fate of the brother and sister.

He still wants to be selected through the Evil Spirit Festival, but while he once did it to change his fate, now it's to fulfill his benefactor's expectations.

"Oh-"

Xiao Han chuckled softly.

"I have no doubt about that."

What a joke! He's only been in the Great Thousand World for a short time. If this were the old Fierce Qi Continent, he wouldn't even bother to find out about the reputation of Ice Saint.

We have the capability and the courage to invest!

If he were willing to intervene, there wouldn't be a junior he couldn't discipline. If he couldn't discipline them? That's because he didn't have the necessary resources!

With the right resources, even a stray dog can be raised into Magical Beast.

Of course, although he had no doubt about Jiang Lingxian's strength, Xiao Han still gave instructions:

"It's just an Evil Spirit Festival; there's no need to fight to the death with others. The priority is self-preservation. If you encounter an invincible enemy, use underhanded tactics and attack from the bottom. It's not shameful to admit defeat if you can't win."

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, not only the more mature Jiang Lingxian, but even the naive Jiang Lingyu, who greatly admired Xiao Han, showed a strange expression.

The senior/teacher was supposed to be a powerful figure in this world, yet all they taught were such despicable techniques?

Giving up when you can't win? Where's the spirit of a true champion?

If Xiao Han could hear the two little kids' inner thoughts, he would probably scoff and then lecture them.

"Demeanor? That's for the strong. To become strong, the first thing is to stand until the very end."

Of course, the family matter was just a minor incident. In the end, Jiang Lingxian bid farewell to the two of them and went to the registration office of the City Lord's Mansion alone, while Xiao Han quietly began to stroll around the city with Jiang Lingyu was now out of place with the Extraterrestrial Evil race.

There's still a long time before the Evil Spirit Festival officially begins, and coincidentally, the little girl hasn't had many opportunities to see the outside world yet.

"Teacher, won't this cause you any trouble?"

Looking at her body, which hadn't changed much, Jiang Lingyu hesitated for a moment before speaking.

Although the teacher claimed to have completed the disguise, it was far too subtle to leave a trace.

"What, you don't even believe the teacher anymore?"

Xiao Han raised an eyebrow and said teasingly.

Jiang Lingyu shook her head repeatedly, but in the end, her trust in her teacher and her curiosity about the outside world overcame her worries. Like a small animal encountering the outside world for the first time, she cautiously stepped out of the room.

"Teacher, these smell so good!"

"Boss, one of each, please!"

"Wow! Teacher, this Shi Tou is so beautiful!"

"Boss, one pack, please."

"Teacher, what is this?"

"Boss! Buy it!"

"Teacher-"

"Boss-"

The above is the conversation between Xiao Han and Jiang Lingyu after they went out.

As soon as she stepped out, Jiang Lingyu looked around cautiously, fearing that a wrong step would lead to utter ruin.

But as she came into contact with more and more people, and no one noticed her abnormality, the little girl could no longer suppress her curiosity and gradually began to explore this small world.

Jiang Lingyu had been isolated from the world for so long that even the slightest novelty could capture the little girl's attention and amaze her. Watching the little girl's joyful figure, Xiao Han recalled his own daughter, Xiao Mu, and couldn't help but sigh.

Compared to Xiao Mu, who had practically become a little witch in the Langya Heavenly Palace, Jiang Lingyu, who was much younger than the former, was much more mature psychologically due to years of illness and a difficult life. But no matter how mature she was, she was still just a little girl and still loved all things new and beautiful. Fortunately, the Extraterrestrial Evil race were all strange and varied, but their aesthetic sense was not much different from that of the common people. Otherwise, Xiao Han really couldn't imagine a beautiful little girl looking at an indescribable thing with her eyes shining.

Over here, Xiao Han and Jiang Lingyu were enjoying a rare moment of liveliness and leisure. Jiang Lingxian had finally completed the tedious registration process and received her own identity token—completely transparent, radiating an eerie purple light, with the number "1" engraved inside. The person in charge of distributing the identity tokens was also a member of the Evil Spirit Race, routinely repeating the same precautions that had been said countless times:

"During the Evil Spirit Festival, please keep this identification tag safe. If it is lost or damaged, you will be considered disqualified."

"Okay, next one!"

The other party seemed very busy and didn't have much time to give Jiang Lingxian any kind explanation. After reciting his own lines, he started calling the next person. Jiang Lingxian had no choice but to follow the signs in the arena to the first level of the Evil Spirit Festival. Perhaps because it was an official level, a Blade Demon Race member exuding a powerful aura sat upright next to a huge stone tablet. When he saw the newcomer arrive, he glanced at him calmly and then showed a little surprise. The rhythm of Jiang Lingxian's movements and the information revealed by his exposed body parts were enough for this Blade Demon Race member, whose strength was at the Demon General level, to see quite a lot.

I thought being sent to Qi Ling City would be a wasted trip, but now it seems there might be some pleasant surprises.

"Boy, strike this stone tablet with all your might. Remember, you only have one chance."

The sudden voice of the Blade Demon Race member surprised the other Evil Spirit Race in charge of operations. This was the first time the Blade Demon Race envoy had spoken, and as a result, they cast inquiring glances at Jiang Lingxian, who was receiving special attention.

Jiang Lingxian expressed his gratitude. "Thank you for your guidance, Your Excellency!"

Then, standing in front of the stone tablet, he slowly adjusted his breathing, as if to coordinate with Jiang Lingxian's actions. A strong purple-black aura also emanated from the stone tablet, surrounding Jiang Lingxian. Seeing this, everyone perked up. To be able to resonate with the Evil Spirit Tablet to this extent, one's affinity with Evil Qi must be quite high.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Jiang Lingxian threw a punch, slamming it heavily onto the stone tablet, producing a barely perceptible thud.

Then, upon seeing the numbers appear on the stone tablet, everyone gasped. The Blade Demon Race envoy revealed a satisfied smile, as expected, while the person in charge of recording announced Jiang Lingxian's score with a slightly trembling voice:

"-Strength, top armor! Affinity for Evil Qi, bottom armor!"

"The aura of Demon Commander!"