A vast square built from enormous white stones was bustling with noise. Hundreds of figures mingled, their discussions and clamor rising into the clouds. All of them were contestants who had passed the Pill Realm trial.
Pop!
Suddenly, a crisp sound rang out above the square. A patch of space twisted and rippled, and a spatial vortex slowly emerged. A figure shot out of the spatial rift.
"Oh, it's the Cao Family's enchantress! She's out too!"
"What's so surprising about her passing a trial like this? What I find strange is that she took so long to come out."
"Exactly. With her talent and strength, she should have been far ahead of us. Could she have run into some trouble in the Pill Realm?"
"Miss Cao Ying is so beautiful..."
With her appearance, many gazes shifted toward Cao Ying, and the discussions grew even more heated. Of course, only a handful were discussing her talent and strength. Most of the men stayed true to their nature, talking about her graceful figure and exquisite beauty. Quite a few women wore mocking expressions, jealousy in their eyes as they quietly sneered at her with their companions.
Gazes carrying countless different intentions settled on Cao Ying, but she had no attention to spare for them. She kept glancing back, her delicate hands patting her chest as she breathed a little heavily. Lingering fear flickered in her eyes as she spoke to Hun Changqing.
"Senior, that attack just now was terrifying! I almost thought I was going to die!"
Hun Changqing replied flatly, "If you hadn't stopped to look at her and drawn her attention, how would she have had the time to notice an idiot like you and sense my aura? You brought all of this on yourself."
Feeling wronged, Cao Ying could