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

Things?

What things?

Hu’an and Ruan Shijin were stunned for a moment, then they understood.

Chu Sheng was referring to the Star Source Crystal Cores that the teams from the Philippines and Yue Country had brought out of the Secret Realm!

”You!”

Hu’an gritted his teeth and was about to speak.

According to the rules of the Three Kingdoms Grand Competition, even the losing teams were allowed to keep the Star Source Crystal Cores they had collected.

However, before he could speak, Gu Yuexi cut him off.

”Hm?”

It was just a single sound, a mere utterance—not even a full word.

Any words Hu’an might have said died in his throat. In the end, he had no choice but to have his people leave behind the Storage Ring containing the Star Source Crystal Cores.

Watching the teams from the Philippines and Vietnam leave in disgrace, the entire Great Xia camp erupted!

The young prodigies of Great Xia began to cheer again.

A great victory!

For Great Xia, this Three Kingdoms Grand Competition was an absolute, resounding victory!

The various Patriarchs and Chen Shouzheng smiled in satisfaction. Ye Qingzhou stood with his hands clasped behind his back, a rare smile gracing his usually stern face.

And his eyes, when he looked at Gu Yuexi, were filled with immense admiration and pride.

’Ah, it’s good to be young.’

’When I was young, I was just as high-spirited, but I was nothing compared to this Future Empress.’

Gu Yuexi dismissed her Battle Armor. She wasn’t excited, but she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

’Today, I almost lost.’

’I could accept losing to that damn mosquito. But losing to anyone else? Absolutely not!’

Today,

’whether it was facing Mu Linyuan’s ambush in the Secret Realm or turning the tables in the Three Kingdoms Grand Competition, it was all thanks to that damn mosquito.’

’Huh? Where’d that damn mosquito go?’

Gu Yuexi looked at her shoulder and found that Chu Sheng wasn’t there.

She turned to look, only to see that Chu Sheng had, at some point, flown over to the pile of Star Source Crystal Cores...

While everyone else was celebrating, Chu Sheng was frantically stuffing Crystal Cores into his Lifebound Space, one after another. He had long since snatched up the ring left by the Philippines team as well.

’Useless legs, hurry up and grab them!’

’Mine! These are all mine!’

...

In previous years, the Crystal Cores obtained from the Three Kingdoms Grand Competition were generally kept by the contestants themselves as a benefit for participating.

As one of the few things that can help a Cultivator speed up their comprehension of Realm Power, a single Star Source Crystal Core could generally be exchanged for at least one Earth-tier Middle-Grade or higher Celestial and Earthly Treasure on the outside.

However, this time, the number of Star Source Crystal Cores, including the thirty-nine in the rings from the Philippines and Vietnam, totaled over a hundred!

This was a huge fortune.

Even a whole year of mining the Ancient Sunken Star Vein wouldn’t yield this many Crystal Cores!

But so what?

No matter how many there were, they were obtained by Chu Sheng and Gu Yuexi themselves, so Chu Sheng took them with a clear conscience.

If he hadn’t already fleeced the City Lord’s Mansion’s treasury beforehand, he would be asking Ye Qingzhou for more rewards right now!

Soon, Chu Sheng had collected all the Star Source Crystal Cores.

A grand total of 148!

’If each one can increase my Realm Comprehension by 500, just like that Earth Spirit Pearl... wouldn’t all of my Realms reach the Great Perfection Realm? Or even higher, beyond the Realm of Transcendence... to the Realm of Laws?’

The thought of having so many Realms to absorb made Chu Sheng ecstatic!

Of course, a few of the Patriarchs were rather displeased that Chu Sheng had claimed all the Crystal Cores for himself, believing he should have shared some.

However, Ye Qingzhou didn’t say anything, so naturally no one would risk causing trouble at a time like this.

Soon, the Great Xia team began preparing to depart.

From now on, Hong Kong Island would assign people to guard Sunken Star Island, and each month when the Secret Realm opened, specialists would enter to explore and mine its resources.

Just as everyone was about to head back, a contestant suddenly remembered something and spoke up:

”Holy shit?”

”Aren’t we forgetting someone?”

”Who?”

”Mu Linyuan...”

Everyone was stunned.

That’s right. They were returning from a great victory, but of the twenty-person team, there were only nineteen present.

Just now, everyone was so caught up in the victory that they forgot someone was missing.

”Mu Linyuan... He must have died inside.”

”What a shame. A noble sacrifice, I suppose...”

Just as everyone was murmuring amongst themselves, Gu Yuexi’s cold voice rang out:

”Heh, a sacrifice?”

”No need to guess. I killed Mu Linyuan.”

”To be precise, my Contracted Beast killed him.”

As she spoke, Gu Yuexi walked up to Mu Xiong.

”Patriarch Mu, you should know very well why Mu Linyuan was killed.”

”If you want to seek revenge against me, you’re welcome to try anytime.”

Gu Yuexi couldn’t be bothered to explain what happened in the Secret Realm, such as how Mu Linyuan had launched a sneak attack on her first.

Even if Mu Linyuan hadn’t attacked her, Gu Yuexi would have killed him if she had run into him!

After speaking, Gu Yuexi gave Mu Xiong a cold glance, then took the lead and flew off Sunken Star Island, returning to the warship.

Mu Xiong watched Gu Yuexi’s departing figure, a sinister glint flashing in his eyes.

However, at that moment, a pair of icy, murderous eyes blocked his view.

It was Ye Qingzhou.

Ye Qingzhou narrowed his eyes, glanced at Mu Xiong, and said coolly:

”Heh, rest assured, Patriarch Mu. I will investigate the matter of Mu Linyuan’s death thoroughly.”

”When the time comes, I will personally visit the Mu Family and give you an explanation.”

After speaking, Ye Qingzhou snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Mu Xiong’s face instantly turned pale.

The operation had failed. Not only was his son dead, but the family’s sole Emperor Realm Elder would suffer a drop in their cultivation realm. On top of all that, he had even angered Ye Qingzhou.

Under such circumstances, what awaited their Mu Family next was only decline, and perhaps even annihilation!

...

On the vast, boundless sea, the Hong Kong Island ship began its return journey.

The ship was massive, and everyone had their own private cabin.

Gu Yuexi and Chu Sheng returned to their room. The human and the beast were both a little tired.

When facing Mu Linyuan’s attack, Gu Yuexi had almost used a forbidden technique. Although she hadn’t triggered the backlash, that split second had still consumed a great deal of her vital essence.

As for Chu Sheng, even more so. His Mental Power and Qi Blood had been fully replenished, yet he still felt a sense of exhaustion.

’Looks like I should avoid using tenth gear in the future if I can,’ he thought. ’It nearly sucked me dry.’

Inside the ship’s cabin, Chu Sheng was sprawled out, fast asleep, while Gu Yuexi sat cross-legged on the bed, meditating.

Outside the window, gusts of sea breeze blew in, carrying a rare sense of peace after the great battle.

However, at that very moment, disaster struck!

A Shadow suddenly materialized behind Gu Yuexi without any warning, lunging toward her at incredible speed.

His speed was extreme, so much so that ”fast” was no longer enough to describe it. It was a kind of... Dao.

The Assassin Dao!

It was as if his entire being was poured into this single attack.

In that instant, Gu Yuexi’s eyes snapped open!

Chu Sheng’s compound eyes also snapped open, and countless tiny red tomoe instinctively appeared within them.

However, it was too late.

A dagger shimmering with a black, ghostly light sank silently into Gu Yuexi’s back as if through soft tofu, and...

pierced her heart!