Reincarnated as a Mosquito, I Sucked the Reborn Empress to Tears

Chapter 233: Chapter 233: The Great Xia Team Assembles, Mu Linyuan Is Feeling Himself Again?

(Due to unavoidable circumstances, the “Governor of Hong Kong Island” has been changed to “Hong Kong Island City Lord” from now on!)

And so, just like that.

While the Celestial Thunder Clone bought him time, Chu Sheng went through each of the other treasure vaults one by one.

Sweet!

The Spirit Plant Library yielded the greatest rewards, and it was also the one Chu Sheng fleeced the most.

The moment he entered, he began to absorb everything in a frenzy.

[Detected a Fifth-Grade Spiritual Plant, Celestial Heart Grass. Absorbing Life Essence…]

[Detected a Sixth-Grade Spiritual Plant, Fire-leaf Frost Willow. Absorbing Life Essence…]

[…]

In the end, Chu Sheng successfully absorbed a grand total of 4,000 Evolution Points!

[Current Evolution Points: 16,027]

Unfortunately, there were no Spiritual Plants of the mental type, so he didn’t absorb any Mental Power.

Furthermore, since these were not living Spiritual Plants, the Realm they contained had almost completely dissipated, so he couldn’t absorb any Realm Power either.

Finally, after filling one-third of his ten-cubic-meter Lifebound Space, Chu Sheng stopped, satisfied.

Why only one-third?

’First, he couldn’t go too far. He had to carefully manage Ye Qingzhou’s “Anger Threshold” to avoid a complete fallout if he was discovered.’

’And second, most of the Heavenly and Earthly Treasures weren’t that useful to him. No matter how Top-Grade they were, they would only serve to speed up his overall evolution.’

4,000 Evolution Points, plus a large quantity of top-tier Elixirs, plus a pile of top-tier materials, and so on.

’That’s more than enough.’

…

「In the Spiritual Artifact Library.」

After Chu Sheng’s main body was done, his clone, which had been stalling for ages, finally picked out a decent Spiritual Artifact.

It was a Spiritual Artifact that a mosquito could use: a small necklace specifically forged for insect-type Demon Beasts to defend against Spiritual Attacks—the Soul-Stabilizing Ring.

It could automatically adjust to the size of the Demon Beast, and its function was to completely block one Spiritual Attack below the King-level.

With the Soul-Stabilizing Ring, combined with his Spirit Returning and Spirit-Extinguishing Technique, Chu Sheng’s immunity to spiritual-type attacks was once again greatly enhanced.

After they came out of the vault, Ye Qingzhou watched the slowly closing doors, feeling very satisfied.

’I stopped him!’

’Heh heh. Trying to fleece me right under my nose? Not a chance!’

That night, Gu Yuexi stayed at the City Lord’s Mansion.

…

The next day, the Three Kingdoms Grand Competition was finally upon them.

Outside the City Lord’s Mansion, the atmosphere was solemn.

The Patriarchs of the Ten Great Clans and Hong Kong University’s President, Chen Shouzheng, had once again gathered.

City Lord Ye Qingzhou stood before them, his gaze like a torch as it slowly swept over the twenty prodigies who were about to represent Great Xia and Hong Kong Island in battle.

These twenty individuals represented the Top Notch combat power of Hong Kong Island’s younger generation.

So where did these twenty people come from?

First.

Each of Hong Kong Island’s Ten Great Clans was required to send at least one representative, who had to be one of the clan’s most Top Notch prodigies.

This was the responsibility and mission of the Ten Great Clans.

After the Ten Great Clans had provided their representatives, the remaining spots were generally filled by selections from Hong Kong University.

Therefore, among the twenty people present…

Ten were from the Ten Great Clans.

Nine were from Hong Kong University. Of course, some of the ten contestants from the Great Clans were also students at Hong Kong University, but they were not counted among these nine.

And the last one, naturally, was Gu Yuexi.

…

Once the team had assembled, Ye Qingzhou personally began to explain the rules of the Three Kingdoms Grand Competition.

In truth, the format was similar to the Academy Grand Competition. Or rather, the annual Academy Grand Competition was, in fact, a preliminary drill for this event.

The three powers would each send twenty contestants into the Ancient Sunken Star Secret Realm to compete for an item called the “Star Source Crystal Core.”

The side that brought out the most Crystal Cores would take first place and gain control of Sunken Star Island for a full nine months. During this period, the other two nations would be forbidden from setting foot on the island.

Although the rules were all centered around a contest of plunder!

But unlike the Academy Grand Competition, the Three Kingdoms Grand Competition was far more brutal and bloody!

The Star Source Crystal Core was not some Demon Beast Core; it was a rare specialty product of the Ancient Sunken Star Vein.

Every single Star Source Crystal Core had to be fought for and killed for. The opponents they faced would not be their schoolmates, but relentless foreign enemies in a battle to the death!

After explaining the rules, Ye Qingzhou’s gaze once again swept over the crowd.

Suddenly.

His gaze paused, landing on a figure at the far left of the twenty contestants.

This person was none other than Mu Linyuan.

As the lord of a city, Ye Qingzhou naturally knew of this illegitimate son of the Mu Family. He frowned slightly and turned his gaze to the Mu Family Patriarch, Mu Xiong.

“Patriarch Mu, is this the person your Mu Family is putting forward?”

“Are you certain this Mu Linyuan is a Top Notch prodigy of your Mu Family?”

Mu Xiong seemed to have anticipated Ye Qingzhou’s doubt. He replied unhurriedly,

“Of course, City Lord. The Three Kingdoms Grand Competition is a matter of great importance. How could the Mu Family not be fully committed?”

“You may not be aware, but while Mu Linyuan’s Cultivation was ordinary before, he recently chanced upon some resources and trained arduously at home for half a month. He is now the most outstanding disciple in our Mu Family.”

As he spoke, he looked toward Mu Linyuan.

“Linyuan, hurry and prove your strength to the City Lord!”

Upon hearing this, a flash of excitement crossed Mu Linyuan’s eyes. The aura around him erupted, and Spiritual Power surged forth!

Impressively, he had already reached the Sixth-Grade Realm!

Seeing this, everyone—from the competing representatives to the Patriarchs of the Ten Great Clans—revealed expressions of shock.

’Sixth-Grade?’

’His aura even feels like it’s approaching the Sixth-Grade Middle Stage!’

’How is that possible?’

’Among the Mu Family disciples, Mu Linyuan’s talent was considered upper-middle at best. How could he have possibly reached the Sixth-Grade so quickly?’

At the Sixth-Grade Middle Stage, in terms of pure realm, Mu Linyuan was now the strongest among the twenty representatives!

Although Ye Qingzhou was equally bewildered, seeing that Mu Linyuan did indeed possess the strength, he said no more.

“Everyone, we will depart for Sunken Star Island in one hour.”

“For now, you may discuss tactics with one another and get yourselves mentally prepared!”

“Yes, sir!”

After acknowledging the order, the representatives looked at one another. Most of their gazes were focused on Gu Yuexi.

Mu Linyuan was no exception.

He stared at Gu Yuexi, a sinister glint flashing in his eyes before he calmed his expression and walked up to her.

“Gu, hello. We meet again.”

Mu Linyuan wore a fake smile. Seeing that Gu Yuexi was ignoring him, he spoke again.

“Gu, I know we’ve had our conflicts in the past, but we’re about to fight for Hong Kong Island. I hope you can put aside our differences so we can look out for each other once we enter the Secret Realm.”

Gu Yuexi remained expressionless and coldly spat out a few words:

“Get out of my sight within three seconds. Otherwise… you die.”

Mu Linyuan’s expression faltered, but inwardly, he scoffed.

’What, you gonna fight me?’

’Who the fuck do you think you’re fooling? In this place, under these circumstances? I dare you to try anything!’

He put on an innocent expression and continued,

“Gu, there’s no need for that, is there? I sincerely came to make peace with you. We’re teammates now. How can you say you want to attack a teammate? I…”

Before Mu Linyuan could finish speaking, a massive, red Feather Blade appeared right in front of his face.

At the same time, a dangerous light flared in Gu Yuexi’s eyes!