Merging with Demon Spirits

Chapter 661: Chapter 484: Headache

Under the dazzling spotlight, amidst cheers like a tidal wave, Lin Feng and the other two became the most prominent focus of the party.

The audience cheered and screamed loudly, frantically shouting their names.

Such popularity left the others who received student slots both shocked and helpless.

A second ago, they were still the center of the audience’s attention, but now not many people were paying attention to them.

Their half-year effort paled in comparison to the half-hour exposure Lin Feng and the others received.

The moods of the former Glory Players were complex, some were impressed, some indifferent, and some dissatisfied.

On stage, Lin Feng and his two teammates shone brightly.

Offstage, Ye Qiu and the others appeared much more low-key, but as members of the team, their images also appeared in the light curtain.

Many in the audience loudly called their names, with Ye Qiu and Yun Kai’s names being shouted the most.

Ye Qiu and Yun Kai were already well-known and popular, with one refining the Thorny Demon Dragon and the other possessing the Ancestral Demonization talent; they were universally recognized as super geniuses, despite their young age.

Lin Feng and the other two securing student slots meant that Yun Kai and others would likely participate as assistants in the globally-watched King Becoming event.

Mobile vibrations and ringtones rang continuously as messages from friends and family poured in, but no one answered their phones as it was too noisy to hear anything in this setting.

”We succeeded.”

Dong Yunan muttered to herself, a look of joy mixed with confusion in her eyes.

In less than three years, they had reached this point.

She could still vividly remember Lin Feng, Yang Fan, Yun Kai, and Gao Hai approaching her to join the Jianghu Martial Arts Club at Jiangxin Middle School.

At the time, she only found Lin Feng attractive and became a news highlight due to posts on the Martial Artist forum, joining with a playful attitude without taking it seriously.

After all, it was close to graduation, and she was recognized as a talented Therapist.

Back then, Lin Feng’s group meant nothing.

Undeniably, she initially joined the Martial Arts Club with a condescending attitude, though soon enough, she was humbled to the point of insecurity.

”If I had refused then, how much would I regret it now!”

This thought made Dong Yunan feel grateful.

She felt as if she had reached the peak.

Looking around, it still felt somewhat unreal.

”You’re not dreaming; we’ve succeeded!”

Seeing Little Sister Dong’s slightly dazed and cute expression, Yun Kai gently patted her head.

Although he said that, he was feeling emotional too.

Just two years ago, he was despised as a half-beastman, and who would have thought fate would favor him, turning his dismal life into one so brilliant.

And all of this was attributed to Lin Feng.

”Damn it, all the limelight got stolen. Why don’t they get one more student slot?”

As everyone was feeling sentimental, Yu Qiao grumbled discontentedly.

Always considering himself the chosen one, he was displeased with the lack of attention he was getting.

This dissatisfaction wasn’t new; it had been a long-standing issue.

At the moment, Lin Feng and the others were undoubtedly the highlight, with many also calling out Yun Kai and Ye Qiu’s names, but there seemed to be few calling his name.

Maybe there were, but they were drowned out by the shouts of others.

Thinking this, Yu Qiao felt slightly better.

”Three is plenty.”

Ye Qiu said with a smile.

Seeing the bright spotlight on Lin Feng and the others, he was not particularly envious.

With three student slots for the twelve-member Avengers Alliance and the ability to bring six assistants, that accounted for nine people. Given Bu Zheng’s strength, he could secure a spot based on pure power.

That way, all members of the alliance could participate in the King Becoming plan.

Of course, with their achievements in sealing the Land of Chaos, it was enough to secure four or even five or six slots.

The combined voting numbers reaching two hundred million proved this was entirely possible.

However, there wasn’t much need for that.

After all, the treatment between assistants and students wasn’t that different, and grabbing too many slots would surely provoke dissatisfaction from various major forces.

Three slots, this was acceptable.

Within the Avengers Alliance, besides Bu Zheng, Lin Feng, Ye Xing, and Yun Tianqi were the strongest, so naturally, they should be the ones to stand on stage.

Lin Feng and the others seemed grand, but along with the glory came numerous threats.

Yu Qiao couldn’t handle this kind of fame.

He felt the same way.

After they secured their slots and answered a few questions, Lin Feng and the other two were invited by the host to the rest area.

The voting had ended, but the party was still ongoing.

As the three walked towards the rest area, five people stood up from their seats, and under the watchful eyes of all, their expressions were a bit gloomy and stiff, as if forcibly repressing their anger.

With Lin Feng and the others winning student slots, naturally, three had been eliminated, and with the assistants, there were nine in total.

Previously, four people had already left early.

The five who hadn’t left yet were clearly unwilling to give up.

After working hard for half a year and paying a huge price, they had their prize snatched away at the last moment.

The popularity vote is all about popularity.

Lin Feng and his group of three didn’t cheat and won the competition fair and square, there’s no question about that. However, being intercepted just before reaching the goal is certainly hard to accept, causing anger.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, four of them turned and left, their figures looking somewhat forlorn.

The last one stood there, and as Lin Feng and the others passed by, he made no effort to hide his anger and hatred, giving them a hard look before leaving with a cold snort.

Lin Feng didn’t mind this at all.

He had too many enemies to care about a few more.

He felt no guilt or embarrassment over those three spots, as the popularity vote was a competition from the start.

Moreover, the King Becoming plan was essentially a resource war. Participating didn’t necessarily mean becoming a king.

”Congratulations.”

”Ye Xing, Yun Tianqi, long time no see.”

”You guys really did it.”

Seeing Lin Feng and the others arrive, many people in the resting area stood up to congratulate them.

Ye Xing and Yun Tianqi were already members of the Glory Alliance. Some of the people they knew had retired when they joined the alliance, but attending events occasionally allowed them to meet, so they were somewhat familiar.

In contrast, Lin Feng was very unfamiliar, with a big age gap, so most people greeted Ye Xing and Yun Tianqi, only nodding at Lin Feng.

Some just sat still without moving.

Although Lin Feng and his group ranked in the top three in popularity, it didn’t mean they had won everyone’s respect.

Records and strength are two different things.

Zhao Zhou sat steadily in his seat, watching Yun Tianqi approach with indifferent eyes.

Yun Tianqi reciprocated with a slight smile, which was icy cold.

He remembered well the grudge from the last beating, and now that his strength had leveled up, he was eager for revenge.

Their gazes clashed, filled with tension.

However, in this setting, under the gaze of the audience, they couldn’t afford to act irrationally.

”Brother Hao.”

Ye Xing waved to Zhang Junhao in greeting.

As the former captain of the Juxing Team, Zhang Junhao had taken good care of him, and he respected him a lot.

Zhang Junhao, who had been sitting steadily, slowly stood up when he saw Ye Xing greeting him.

”Long time no see.”

He patted Ye Xing on the shoulder, saying:

”I wanted to find you earlier, hoping you and Yi Xiao could be my assistants. I tried to contact you but couldn’t reach you. I never expected you to gain a trainee spot and even achieve higher popularity than I did.”

Zhang Junhao remarked with slight emotion.

”I was just lucky during the space gate blockade.”

Ye Xing said, while looking at Xie Yixiao behind Zhang Junhao, ”Yi Xiao.”

”Brother Ye.”

As Zhang Junhao stood, Xie Yixiao also got up. He suppressed his complex feelings and smiled at Ye Xing, though his smile was somewhat stiff and formal.

Ye Xing clearly sensed the rift between them, feeling a bit helpless about it.

At the rookie challenge, Lin Feng had injured Xie Yixiao’s left hand, which took four months and great expense to heal.

This was no small feud.

After retiring, he joined Lin Feng’s team and had been sealing space gates. Naturally, they had grown distant due to lack of interaction, and their relationship was indeed awkward at this point.

Ye Xing wanted to mediate the conflict between Lin Feng and Xie Yixiao, but someone had to back down first.

Given Lin Feng’s strength and capability, it was impossible for him to back down.

Ye Xing didn’t dare to bring it up.

Nor did he have the standing to bring it up.

If he spoke, even if Lin Feng didn’t mind, Yun Kai and others would have issues.

That only left Xie Yixiao to back down first.

But from what he knew of Xie Yixiao, that was almost impossible.

If Xie Yixiao didn’t provoke Lin Feng and kept their distance, nothing would happen.

But since they were both part of the King Becoming plan, if Xie Yixiao provoked Lin Feng, knowing Lin Feng’s nature and methods, the next encounter wouldn’t just end with an injured arm.

Ye Xing felt a bit worried.

In addition, Yun Tianqi’s grudge with Zhao Zhou was even greater, with no possibility of resolution.

If a conflict arose, he would definitely help Yun Tianqi, and then Zhang Junhao would certainly side with Zhao Zhou.

Thinking about all this, Ye Xing felt a headache coming on!