How Could She Fall for a Girl?

"Impossible. Absolutely impossible."

The Task Hall elder had been asleep with his head on the desk when An Ran woke him. Upon hearing that she wanted to accept the top bounty on the Bounty Ranking—the mission to kill Mo Xingtian—he instantly lost all drowsiness and was thoroughly startled.

He knew An Ran. Sometimes, he gave her a little preferential treatment because her talent was decent and she had considerable potential.

Given time, she would certainly rise into the upper ranks of the Heavenly Ranking.

But that did not mean he could turn a blind eye to every absurd stunt she pulled!

"You're only at the early Fusion Heavenly Realm. Instead of thinking about how to get onto the Heavenly Ranking, why are you so determined to throw your life away?"

The elder in green wore a grave expression as he sternly reprimanded her.

Then, he looked toward the Silver-haired Girl standing before the blood-red crystal pillar deep within the Task Hall.

Was she the one who had encouraged An Ran to accept such a mission, one with no chance of survival?

What surprised him, however, was that he could not see through the Silver-haired Girl's cultivation.

She gave him the feeling that he had encountered an opponent of the same level.

One had to know that the elder in green was a genuine Heaven-reaching Realm expert!

Among all the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy students who had yet to graduate, Shen Cangsheng, ranked first on the Heavenly Ranking, was undoubtedly the strongest.

Yet he was only at the peak of the Transforming Heaven Realm, with merely half a foot in the Heaven-reaching Realm.

There was still quite a gap before he truly reached the Heaven-reaching Realm!

If Shen Cangsheng had reached the Heaven-reaching Realm, Demon Dragon Son's head—the second bounty on the Bounty Ranking—would have been brought back long ago.

How could there still be no sign of the mission being completed after all this time?

Since even the strongest, Shen Cangsheng, was not in the Heaven-reaching Realm—

Could this Silver-haired Girl be?

"Actually, it isn't me. It's her."

An Ran shrugged. She knew her own limits.

Pointing at Luo Li, she said softly, "She can kill Demon Dragon Son, perhaps even Mo Xingtian!"

"If you don't believe it, then take a step back and let her try Demon Dragon Son, the second bounty on the Bounty Ranking. How about it?"

The elder in green wanted to harshly rebuke them again. This was not something to joke about.

Try?

That was an easy way to die!

"Could it be that Elder does not wish for the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy to produce a peerless genius capable of killing Dragon Demon Palace enemies and avenging those innocent victims?"

At that moment, Luo Li walked in.

Her very first sentence left the elder in green speechless.

That was an enormous accusation to pin on him. If he dared refute it and word got out, he would undoubtedly be cursed to the heavens.

Even the Earth Seat Elders and Heavenly Seat Elders would give him a severe scolding!

"Of course, I'm informing you, not asking for permission."

Luo Li knew perfectly well that as long as she brought Demon Dragon Son's head back—

The reward for the second-ranked bounty on the Bounty Ranking would belong to her.

No one would dare steal it, much less stop her!

"..."

What an overbearing little girl.

The elder in green had encountered many Heavenly Ranking students in the Task Hall. Quite a few of them were proud and difficult to get along with.

But none had ever been this arrogant.

Frowning deeply, he said in a low voice:

"Do you understand what this represents?"

It meant that if she died, the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy would bear no responsibility even if her family came looking for answers.

"If you insist, then I will not stop you."

The easing of his tone did not mean he had compromised in attitude.

He extended a hand and passed Luo Li a jade token.

"If you encounter Demon Dragon Son and are lucky, you may live long enough for our rescue to arrive."

As for bad luck, there was nothing to be done.

"No need. I have this."

Luo Li waved her Nine-Colored Spiritual Value Token, then turned and left.

She looked so dashing that An Ran was left staring blankly.

Leaving aside Luo Li's refusal of the elder in green's life-saving jade token, how was her Spiritual Value Token nine-colored?

"?!"

Before the elder in green's anger could flare up, the Nine-Colored Spiritual Value Token nipped it in the bud.

His eyes nearly popped out as he immediately asked An Ran:

"Who is that girl? How does she have the highest-grade Spiritual Value Token? Only Dean Ta Cang can personally issue that! Not even the other Heavenly Seat Elders have that authority!"

"..."

An Ran could not say anything.

How could she know Luo Li's background? She only knew it was extraordinary.

But she truly had not known that Luo Li possessed a Nine-Colored Spiritual Value Token personally issued by Dean Ta Cang.

This meant Luo Li truly did not need the Task Hall elder's protection. Having Dean Ta Cang, a Supreme Realm expert, watching over her was more than enough!

"I-I'm leaving!"

An Ran did not have time to think further and hurried outside.

She needed to catch up with Luo Li. Luo Li had promised to form a team with her.

Outside the Task Hall, the corners of Luo Li's lips curved slightly upward.

"Zhao Chen, you really were right."

If it had only been Luo Li herself, she would not have acted so domineeringly.

After all, she held no grudge against that elder in green.

But Zhao Chen had told her to wave the Nine-Colored Spiritual Value Token, so she did.

And with that wave, Dean Ta Cang's preferential treatment truly proved more than sufficient.

"Wait for An Ran. White Dragon City is exactly where she's going, and we can use it to lure Demon Dragon Son over."

Zhao Chen did not need the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy's information on Demon Dragon Son or any updates on his possible whereabouts.

He knew the situation in White Dragon City. As long as they destroyed the Dragon Demon Palace branch there, Demon Dragon Son would naturally walk right into the trap.

"Mm."

Luo Li did not walk quickly, allowing An Ran to catch up with her.

"Luo Li, you just joined the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, didn't you?"

The moment she caught up, An Ran uncovered the truth.

Only someone personally recruited by Dean Ta Cang could possess a Nine-Colored Spiritual Value Token.

"Yes. I'm this year's Spirit Road Champion."

Luo Li did not hide it. Her understanding of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy was limited.

Having a senior like An Ran around would save her quite a bit of trouble.

"Besides the Nine Netherbird, my own cultivation isn't weak either."

An Ran froze, unable to maintain her cool and aloof expression any longer.

Before Luo Li, this senior sister of hers seemed more like a clueless new student who had just enrolled.

The Spirit Road Champion... this year's Spirit Road Champion... could it be that after the spiritual energy empowerment, Luo Li had directly reached the peak of the Transforming Heaven Realm?

Or even the Heaven-reaching Realm...

Was that possible?

It was not entirely impossible. After all, she was the Spirit Road Champion.

"I'm not saying I don't believe you. I'm just worried."

An Ran hurriedly waved her hands, afraid Luo Li would leave her behind.

Her current mission was easy, but for her next one, she could try something more difficult.

That way, she could earn more Spiritual Value.

At the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, Spiritual Value was indispensable for cultivation.

Without Spiritual Value, cultivation would be difficult at every step.

"Don't worry, Senior Sister. Stay with me."

Luo Li smiled faintly and promised, "Once I take Demon Dragon Son's head, I can give you the Divine-grade Spiritual Art in addition to the eight million Spiritual Value."

To her, a Divine-grade Spiritual Art created by a Supreme Realm expert was of little value.

She might as well give it to An Ran. An Ran probably needed that Divine-grade Spiritual Art.

The strongest experts at the top of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy's Heavenly Ranking had all cultivated a Divine-grade Spiritual Art.

That was how they widened the gap between themselves and other competitors of the same realm.

"Th-that would be too embarrassing."

An Ran's face immediately reddened slightly. This was the first time she had been treated so gently by another girl.

It really felt so strange.

"I'll try not to cause you any trouble. When are we leaving?"

In the past, no genius had ever caught her eye.

Even Shen Cangsheng had only earned her admiration as the number one on the Heavenly Ranking.

She seemed to be a little moved.

But how could she have fallen for a girl?