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

Chapter 241: Chapter 239: The First Eliminated Contestant Appears, Great Xia’s Situation is Precarious

Gu Yuexi’s beauty, temperament, and style were already peerless.

But she leaned toward a cold and detached demeanor, one tinged with arrogance, and generally lacked a certain domineering air.

And now!

Her peerless face, set off by the crown and Battle Armor, lost some of its coldness and gained a measure of dignity and deadly intent.

Magnificent and imposing!

So, what exactly was the effect of wearing this Empress Battle Armor?

Very simple.

This suit of armor, which Gu Yuexi had named the Empress Battle Armor, had only one function: combat power amplification.

By how much?

Double!

No matter what realm you were in, it could double your current combat power!

Even for the Emperor Realm, this was true.

That was the terrifying part about this Battle Armor. The stronger the wearer, the more powerful the armor became!

Furthermore, this amplification was all-encompassing. Strength, Speed, Attack, Defense, Qi Blood, Mental Power—anything related to combat power was enhanced.

And for Gu Yuexi,

the effects of these enhancements could all be magnified to their full potential! In her past life, relying on this Battle Armor, she alone could suppress three other Emperor Realm experts!

Even at her current realm, after obtaining this Battle Armor, Gu Yuexi’s strength had been massively enhanced.

…

「Inside the palace.」

Gu Yuexi slowly raised a hand, feeling the surging power within her body. A glint of satisfaction flashed in her eyes.

She turned, about to say something to Chu Sheng, but then she saw…

That mosquito was still in front of the innermost suit of Battle Armor, its six legs moving so fast they looked like they were convulsing as it frantically attacked the indestructible Barrier.

The scene was, for some reason, a little comical…

The corner of Gu Yuexi’s mouth twitched almost imperceptibly.

’This damned mosquito… its persistence is just speechless.’

“Hmph. Seeing that this Empress has Battle Armor, you want to wear a set too, don’t you.”

“You’re just a mosquito, you can’t even wear it. I don’t know what you’re being so stubborn about.”

Gu Yuexi felt a little smug and a little proud. ’In some ways, at least I’m still better than this damned mosquito.’

’Whatever, let him keep scratching. Once he realizes he can’t get through, he’ll surely give up on his own.’

’Next, it’s time to wrap up this competition.’

Gu Yuexi didn’t disturb Chu Sheng. Instead, with a flicker of her body, she flew out of the palace.

Her main goal for coming to the Ancient Sunken Star Vein had been achieved.

Now, it was time to help Great Xia achieve victory.

After all, she had already made a promise to Ye Qingzhou, and Gu Yuexi always kept her promises.

Besides, Gu Yuexi herself also hoped for Great Xia to win and secure the permanent exploration rights to the Ancient Sunken Star Vein.

Gu Yuexi’s strategy was simple.

After obtaining the Empress Battle Armor, she would rely on her immense combat power to steamroll all the other contestants.

Star Source Crystal Cores were, in essence, fragments of a Realm formed from the world’s Origin and Laws.

Gu Yuexi’s Comprehension of various Realm Laws had reached a terrifying level, so she could vaguely sense the presence of nearby Star Source Crystal Cores.

Although it wasn’t as exaggerated as Chu Sheng’s map-hack-like ability, it was still enough for her to find Star Source Crystal Cores with ease.

Also, other people might have to expend some effort to collect Star Source Crystal Cores, and might even encounter various dangers. But Gu Yuexi didn’t have to; she could just find them and take them directly. The only exceptions would be Realm Crystal Cores of a type she hadn’t mastered.

Based on these points.

Whether by finding them herself or by snatching them from others, Gu Yuexi had absolute confidence that she would take first place in the competition!

…

「Meanwhile.」

「On Sunken Star Island, outside the Ancient Sunken Star Secret Realm.」

The three parties were all anxiously awaiting the results of the Grand Competition.

Nearly an hour had passed, yet not a single contestant had come out.

The Ancient Sunken Star Secret Realm was different from places like the Shadowland. It blocked all external detection methods, so even if someone brought in recording equipment, the footage couldn’t be transmitted out.

In simple terms, there was no signal.

Among the Three Kingdoms’ teams.

The team leaders from the Philippines and Yue Country were full of confidence.

Nearly half of their teams consisted of top-tier geniuses provided by the Island Country and the Goryeo Kingdom, and there were even a few from the Baiying Empire.

Plus, they had already formed a secret alliance.

It could be said that:

this was a Grand Competition of a five-nation alliance against a single nation.

Although countries like the Baiying Empire had only provided two or three contestants, on Great Xia’s side, only Hong Kong Island had stepped up to help.

Therefore, this was, in reality, a contest with an extreme disparity in strength!

This was also the reason why the leaders of Yue Country and the Philippines dared to wager their permanent control over the Secret Realm.

Among the contestants supported by the Baiying Empire, Adam could be said to have the most special status.

He was from the Baiying Empire’s Saint Academy and would normally never deign to act as a reinforcement for the Philippines and Yue Country.

But a few days before the Grand Competition, he had proactively come and asked to join.

In truth, Adam didn’t care about the outcome of this contest at all. The only reason he came was that he had obtained some intelligence about the Ancient Sunken Star Secret Realm and wanted to seize its treasures.

「On Sunken Star Island.」

Another ten minutes passed.

On Great Xia’s side, the atmosphere was a bit heavy.

Although Ye Qingzhou had chosen to trust Gu Yuexi, the stakes were incredibly high, so he couldn’t help but feel a little uncertain.

Among the Patriarchs of the Ten Great Clans, Mu Xiong stood at the very back, his eyes flickering as he was lost in thought.

Suddenly, someone cried out in alarm:

“Look, there’s a reaction!”

At these words, everyone was startled!

The teams from all three parties turned to look at the Secret Realm’s exit.

They saw the Wormhole at the Secret Realm Exit suddenly ripple slightly, emitting a burst of Spatial Power.

This meant… someone was about to be teleported out!

Who would it be?

A member of which nation?

Everyone’s hearts were in their throats.

Soon, a figure flickered out of the Wormhole. It was…

a member of the Great Xia Team, a disciple of the Nangong Family. After he emerged, his face was pale and his body swayed, clearly injured.

On Great Xia’s side, everyone’s heart sank a little.

Nangong Shuo, the Patriarch of the Nangong Family, quickly flew up and brought the disciple back from the Secret Realm Exit.

“Sheng’er, what’s the situation? Why are you out so soon?”

Nangong Shuo infused a trace of Mental Power into him to stabilize his aura, then asked.

The one who came out was named Nangong Sheng. He gritted his teeth and said:

“Inside the Secret Realm, the teams from the Philippines and Yue Country have joined forces! They split up, sending some people to collect Star Source Crystal Cores while the rest specifically hunted down our Great Xia Team.”

“Because of their numbers, plus the fact that the contestants from the Island Country and Goryeo are quite powerful, we were no match for them and could only hide.”

“Just now, we found another Star Source Crystal Core, but before we could even collect it, the allied teams of the two countries rushed out and surrounded us!”

“I barely managed to break through the encirclement, but I was cornered with nowhere to run and had no choice but to leave the Secret Realm.”

As Nangong Sheng finished, his eyes were bloodshot, and he seemed on the verge of an emotional breakdown.

“Damn it!”

“Those monkeys! I knew they would pull a dirty trick! This was supposed to be the Three Kingdoms Grand Competition, how can they team up against Great Xia!”

Nangong Shuo was furious and was about to charge toward the other two nations’ camps to demand an explanation.

“Stop!”

“Maliciously ganging up is the kind of thing that’s hard to argue about. What’s the use of you going over there now!”

Ye Qingzhou stopped Nangong Shuo, then asked the question on everyone’s mind.

“This time in the Secret Realm, did you manage to collect any Star Source Crystal Cores and bring them out?”