At night, a cool breeze stirred the swaying leaves.
On a path through Pearl Academy, a figure raced through the shadows, seeming to melt into the night.
Mo Xie burst out of the grove. He looked up and saw the Stadium.
Colored neon light streamed through its glass roof, painting the night sky in brilliant hues. Faint singing and chatter drifted from inside.
The Stadium was some distance from the dean's office, but Mo Xie had reached it in only half a minute.
"Brother, can you hear me?"
Leng Lingling's sweet voice came through the Bluetooth Earbuds.
"Yeah, I can hear you. Go ahead."
"Brother, if you find someone who hasn't shed their skin and turned into a Demon Beast yet, you have to cut open their finger. The parasitic insect will crawl out. Make sure you kill it."
Leng Lingling studied the information on her tablet, her voice grave.
"I'll tell you where the red dots are inside the Stadium and guide you to them."
"Okay. Got it."
Mo Xie nodded as he ran.
He had already memorized the Stadium's layout. What he needed now was to locate the red dots.
The moment he stepped through the entrance, he frowned. Almost at the same time, Leng Lingling's urgent voice rang out.
"Brother, watch out! There's a red dot at the junction!"
Before her words had faded, a dark purple gleam flashed in Mo Xie's eyes. He completed a Star Orbit in an instant, and lightning flared in his hand.
He flung his hand up, sending a dark purple bolt toward the ceiling. Right where his Thunder Seal struck was a demoness covered in cyan-yellow scales!
The Cyan-Yellow Demoness had been watching him since he entered. The instant the Thunder Seal came at her, she dropped from the ceiling.
Mo