Taking the "Legendary Judge" to Face a "Formidable Enemy" / This World Doesn't Have a Harmony Sect, Does It?

He planned to use this technique to divine Tingyun's current condition.

He carefully recalled every detail of the divination process, making sure he would not fail when he performed it.

Fortunately, the process was not difficult. He only needed to recite a few incantations and make a few gestures.

"But that's only natural. This divination genuinely consumes life force. The greater the price paid, the simpler the process becomes. It's like asking someone for a favor: if you go empty-handed, naturally you have to humble yourself and beg. But if you bring a whole pile of gifts, it becomes much easier."

Ji Yuan thought to himself.

"Let me see Tingyun's current condition already. Hurry up and let me see Tingyun's condition..."

He rapidly chanted the incantation, desperate to know Tingyun's situation.

After finishing the incantation, an image began forming in his mind.

As he waited for the image to appear, Ji Yuan thought of something.

He was a Celestial Ark Native. His lifespan, influenced by Abundance, was practically infinite. In that case, wouldn't using his life to divine things basically be free?

Ji Yuan's joy had not even lasted a few seconds before an emotional fluctuation suddenly surged through his body. He instantly felt part of his happiness and joy vanish, while a wave of loss rapidly filled him. Ji Yuan nearly had this sense of loss interrupt the divination.

He almost felt as if he had become Mara-Struck.

The lifespan consumed by this divination did not simply refer to the loss of life force. It was more like the concept of "erosion" from the game Genshin Impact that Ji Yuan had played in his previous life. If he used it carelessly, even if he did not die, he would still become Mara-Struck.

Fortunately, the emotional loss came quickly and recovered quickly as well.

Ji Yuan could continue watching the image produced by the divination.

Very soon,

the image in his mind finished loading completely.

A flash of white light passed by, and Ji Yuan saw Tingyun's figure...

Tingyun Was Imprisoned in a space. Everything around her was white, with nothing else in sight. Only a chain formed from energy tightly bound her hands, preventing her from leaving.

Her open eyes looked lifeless, but upon closer inspection, based on Ji Yuan's understanding of the Suiyang race and Phantylia's information, he guessed that Tingyun had fallen into an illusion and that her soul had not suffered any damage.

Ji Yuan carefully examined the rest of her. All her parts were still intact, and her chest rose and fell faintly.

It was clear that she should still be alive.

The moment he saw that Tingyun was alive, excitement instantly appeared in Ji Yuan's eyes.

It was truly wonderful that she was alive!

Ji Yuan could not help smiling happily.

Tears of excitement even fell from his eyes.

That's great. She's alive. She can still be saved. I'll still have the day when I see her again.

At that moment, he saw the lifeless Tingyun stand up and begin moving around. It was as if delicious food lay before her. Her hands formed the gesture of holding chopsticks as she picked up food and made eating motions. She even moved her arm to one side, as though she were serving food to someone.

The image had no sound, so Ji Yuan could not tell what she was saying.

The only words he could make out from her lips were "Ji Yuan."

"Are you eating with me?" Ji Yuan watched the happiness appear on Tingyun's face and nodded heavily. "Don't worry. I'll rescue you soon. Then we can eat together again."

After thinking about it, he understood why Phantylia had done this. To avoid exposing herself, she had to perfectly imitate Tingyun's behavior. Not even the slightest reaction could go wrong.

This was precisely his chance to save Tingyun.

The problem was that finding Tingyun's location would be very difficult. There were no obvious landmarks in this vision, so Ji Yuan had no idea where to search.

"Alright, it's about time. I should head back as soon as possible. As for where she is, I'll slowly pry it out of Phantylia later."

Ji Yuan checked the time and prepared to go back and interact with Phantylia a little more.

He activated the teleportation device and quickly transferred to Sushang's room at headquarters. Looking at the doll on the bed, Ji Yuan swiftly stored it in the system space before lying back down on the bed.

But just as he was about to lie down, he realized a problem.

All his clothes were in the room originally assigned to him, while his current clothes were covered in battlefield dust and smoke. If he went back like this, Phantylia would probably notice.

"I actually forgot about that."

His heart trembled slightly as he considered whether asking the Cloud Knights for a uniform would seem suspicious.

Just then, a knock sounded at the door.

"T-Teacher..."

It was Huohuo's voice.

Ji Yuan opened the door.

Looking down, he saw Huohuo clutching her flag tightly in both hands, staring at him nervously. She looked like she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"What is it?"

Ji Yuan asked Huohuo.

"Um, I..." Huohuo suddenly looked up at Ji Yuan, then immediately lowered her head again without saying anything.

The tail behind her lit up and said in a thoroughly dissatisfied tone, "Little girl, you were dead set on showing this lolicon your skills in your room earlier. No matter how I tried to persuade you, you wouldn't listen. But now that you've seen him in person, you're too scared to say anything."

"Um, I'm still a little scared..."

Huohuo softly said to the tail.

After cultivating in her room for several days, Huohuo felt that she had become much better at controlling Suiyang. If that was the case, could she report her progress to her teacher? That way, she could tell him that she had not failed his teachings.

"Alright, I'll take you to the training ground and let you show me." Seeing how frightened Huohuo was, Ji Yuan could not help patting her head. But after patting it twice, his movements stopped.

Wait, it seemed like the problem he had been worried about could be solved. And he could even get something out of it.

Fighting powerful enemies on the battlefield alongside the Ten-Lords Commission's legendary judge...

"Hey, kid, don't keep your hand on Huohuo's head."

The tail's wary voice rang out.

Then it felt Ji Yuan give it a hard smack.

The tail was instantly stunned.

Touching people was one thing.

But you're even touching Suiyang!

Are humans' tastes really this strange?

"Huohuo, let's go. Today, we're not going to the training ground to check your results," Ji Yuan said to Huohuo.

"Ah!? Th-then where are we going?"

Huohuo looked at Ji Yuan in confusion.

"Of course, to a real battlefield." Ji Yuan looked at Huohuo. "Controlling Suiyang isn't only useful against Suiyang. It can also be extremely effective on the battlefield."

"G-Go to the battlefield?"

The moment Huohuo heard those words, nervousness appeared on her face.

Wasn't that far too dangerous?

Ji Yuan said seriously, "As a judge of the Ten-Lords Commission, you'll definitely have to venture into dangerous places in the future. Now that you have strength, naturally you should test it properly on the battlefield."

"Mm. Although this guy is a lolicon, he's not wrong."

The tail agreed.

"Th-then... alright."

Huohuo nodded with a miserable expression.

Ji Yuan walked outside with her.

After taking a few steps, Ji Yuan noticed that Huohuo's strides were tiny. Her trembling legs could barely leave the ground, and she could only shuffle forward with the soles of her shoes scraping against the floor.

Ji Yuan turned to look at Huohuo.

Huohuo's little face looked as if she were about to cry.

"T-Teacher..."

Seeing how frightened she was, Ji Yuan reached out and took Huohuo's icy little hand.

"Let's go. You have to face it eventually."

"Mm." Held by Ji Yuan's hand, Huohuo felt the warmth of his palm and immediately felt much better.

With her teacher beside her, she was no longer quite so nervous.

Yet a trace of shyness rose within her heart.

Her teacher was a boy around the same age as her.

Ji Yuan took Huohuo away from headquarters and directly used a Cloud Knights transport device to reach the battlefield.

Huohuo's earlier shyness instantly vanished when she heard the explosions, collapsing buildings, battle cries of the Cloud Knights soldiers, and the sounds of the enemy fighting back on the real battlefield.

Last time, she had only watched from afar. Now she was seeing it up close.

"T-Teacher, what should I do?"

Huohuo softly asked Ji Yuan.

"Of course..." Ji Yuan looked toward an enemy firepoint and shoved Huohuo in that direction.

"Go get them!"

"Ah!?"

Huohuo cried out in surprise with her tender voice.

Ji Yuan gripped the weapon Firmament in his hand. If Huohuo encountered danger, he would help her immediately.

This enemy should count as a difficult opponent for Huohuo now, right?

"Please, Huohuo."

Ji Yuan said in his heart.

Does This World Have No Hehuan Sect?

"I-I have to fight that?"

Looking at the enemy not far away—a man over two meters tall, clad in steel armor and carrying heavy firepower—Huohuo nervously wanted to back away.

But Ji Yuan pressed a hand against her back, leaving her no chance to escape. The tail also shouted unhappily, "Little girl, don't be fooled by how strong that guy looks. As long as you want to deal with him, it'll be easy."

After shouting that, it turned to Huohuo and said, "lolicon Ji Yuan, it's up to you now."

"I'm not a lolicon!"

Ji Yuan shouted as he made a gesture meant to give Huohuo courage.

He reached out, grabbed Huohuo by the back of her clothes, and directly lifted her up. With a forceful swing of his right hand, he threw her out from behind the fortifications.

"Ah!"

Seeing what he had done, Huohuo instinctively retreated backward, only for Ji Yuan to shove her back again.

At that moment, the enemy noticed Huohuo. As a battlefield veteran, he would not feel mercy just because his opponent was a child. He aimed his heavy weapon at Huohuo, firing a stream of lasers at her.

"Ahhhhhh—"

Huohuo let out a string of miserable screams, but her body instinctively dodged, easily evading every laser. Then, with her eyes still closed, she used the Suiyang Manipulation Technique and directly launched the tail at him.

The tail looked utterly dumbfounded.

The man holding the heavy weapon was equally confused.

He had heard of countless methods Fox Folk used to deal with enemies. But launching one's tail as a weapon was something he had never seen before.