Chapter 211

Chapter 211: Bai Mu Mu Shines

[Data reading complete. Ready to kill the Black-Scaled Wolf at any time.]

As the System’s voice faded, Bai Mu Mu hurled the Cold Echo Pearl into the air. The pearl spun fast, and the cold it released twisted into a growing whirl.

She gave the order: “System, do it!”

At her command, the System poured wave after wave of power into the Cold Echo Pearl. The pearl’s rotation reached its peak in an instant. Air currents churned with it, and the vortex widened. In the span of a single breath, a terrifying Ice Dragon Vortex formed above the Black-Scaled Wolf. It sank lower and lower as frost rode the wind and turned into countless icy blades that shimmered with killing chill.

Feeling Bai Mu Mu’s aura surge several times stronger, the weary Flying Cloud Sect members looked to her with joy and fresh hope. Junior Sister Bai had made her move.

But before they could celebrate, the Ice Dragon Vortex also covered them.

[The Flying Cloud Sect disciples: ???]

Wen Xuan shouted, voice cutting through the roar: “Move!”

The disciples snapped back to their senses and scrambled back, but many were still cut by flying ice blades.

The Ice Dragon Vortex slammed into the ground. Wild winds howled as razor ice spun at high speed, tearing into the Black-Scaled Wolf again and again. With a single, miserable howl, the Black-Scaled Wolf was shredded and vanished inside the domineering Ice Dragon Vortex.

Bai Mu Mu had almost single-handedly defeated the Black-Scaled Wolf.

“Whoa, is Bai Mu Mu really that strong?” Shock rolled across the Fengling Terrace again and again; words could not capture how stunned they felt.

“With just Late Golden Core cultivation, she killed a Mid Nascent Soul Stage Guardian Beast head on?”

“No wonder she dared challenge the Guardian Beast with only the Flying Cloud Sect. Her strength gave her the confidence.”

“Even Master Ling Xiao back then couldn’t kill across two full minor realms, right?”

“I’m not exaggerating if I call her the number one at the Late Golden Core level, am I?”

“As expected of Sect Master Shen’s daughter and Master Ling Xiao’s closed door disciple!”

Even Shen Dao Chen jumped to his feet, saying “good” several times in a row. After being suppressed by the Ninghua Sect for so long, he finally felt they had turned the tables. He had thought the Flying Cloud Sect team would be eliminated under Bai Mu Mu’s lead and had even felt a bit of resentment beyond simple disappointment. Now he realized how wrong that was. Mu Mu was his daughter. How could she be lacking?

Master Ling Xiao’s always-proud expression finally showed some ripple of emotion. This was the kind of first-rate performance that should belong to his disciple. Still, he could not help but wonder when Bai Mu Mu had become this strong. After that incident when Shen Sang Ruo had just broken through and he forcibly took a drop of her heart’s blood, causing her cultivation to collapse, he had paid extra attention to Bai Mu Mu’s training. After she gained an Ice Spiritual Root, her strength did rise a lot, but nowhere near this never-before-seen level. Maybe it was a sudden burst, a limit broken? In any case, as her master, he was happy for Bai Mu Mu.

The Flying Cloud Sect’s preparation area boiled with excitement.

Immortal Lord Chang Li and the other two exchanged glances, guessing that Bai Mu Mu’s ability to kill the Guardian Beast was likely linked to the “Malevolent Spirit” in her body. That Malevolent Spirit was not simple.

One said thoughtfully: “I thought Shen Sang Ruo was the strongest disciple in this year’s matches, but now it seems Bai Mu Mu is even better.”

Another added with meaning: “I told you Sect Master Shen wouldn’t judge wrong. He drove Shen Sang Ruo away because there was someone even more outstanding.”

Bai Mu Mu had finally achieved her goal. By killing the Black-Scaled Wolf, she outshone Shen Sang Ruo and became the focus of every cultivator’s eyes.

But once people recovered from the shock of her earth-shaking feat, they reviewed the Flying Cloud Sect’s performance and felt something was off.

Someone noted coolly: “They beat the Guardian Beast, but the Flying Cloud Sect only has eight people left.”

Another questioned: “If Bai Mu Mu is that strong, why didn’t she discuss a plan ahead of time to reduce eliminations?”

A third pointed to the team: “Judging by their faces, it looks like they also just learned how strong Bai Mu Mu is. Some even got hurt because they didn’t retreat in time.”

A fourth sighed: “Aren’t they a team? Why do they look like they met today?”

A fifth concluded: “Bai Mu Mu’s personal performance is very bright, but this is a team match. She doesn’t seem to have fulfilled her duty as Young Heir.”

Plenty of people defended Bai Mu Mu too.

One argued: “No matter what, she saved the team from disaster. Without her, the Flying Cloud Sect would have been eliminated. How can you twist that into her stealing the spotlight for herself?”

Another said: “They lost six people, so their points must have dropped. How many points does the Flying Cloud Sect have now?”

Everyone looked at the scoreboard. The Flying Cloud Sect had 22,733 points.

Someone drew in a breath and said: “Huh? That’s only 600 less than before.”

A puzzled voice asked: “How can it be only the starting points? That makes no sense. I clearly saw those six were each around 1,000 points.”

Almost no one else’s personal points had changed. Only the extra points of the six eliminated members had been added onto Bai Mu Mu.

A bold guess spread: “Did Bai Mu Mu know they were going to be eliminated, so she reclaimed their points in advance?”

As Young Heir, she had the right to assign points. Aside from initial starting points, all other points could be pooled and redistributed, but only within a quarter hour at midday each day.

Someone frowned deeper and said: “By the time they attacked the Guardian Beast, about six hours had passed since noon. How did Bai Mu Mu know ahead of time that they would be eliminated?”

“At that time, they hadn’t even reached the border.”

Putting this together with the earlier mess, cultivators began to form a daring conclusion.

“Maybe she planned it from the start, intending to sacrifice those six.”

That way, she had minimized the points loss in advance.

“But why do that? How does that help the Flying Cloud Sect?”

The speaker stopped, then suddenly realized the answer. It was to set up the shocking moment when she appeared like a savior and stunned everyone. It did little for the Flying Cloud Sect, but it had huge benefits for her personally.

“So she skipped discussing tactics on purpose, using them as stepping stones to make herself look even better?”

Someone objected: “Isn’t that going too far? In a team, someone has to sacrifice.”

Another muttered: “If you hadn’t told me this was a team match, I would have thought it was a solo contest.”

Debate rumbled across the Fengling Terrace, and Bai Mu Mu’s overall reputation swerved sharply.

Of course, Bai Mu Mu had no idea. She only felt sure she could outshine Shen Sang Ruo this time.

After defeating the Guardian Beast, the Flying Cloud Sect team fell silent. Wen Xuan bandaged the injured disciples. As the people who had lived through it, they could sense Bai Mu Mu’s intentions more keenly, and their trust in her was slowly fading.

Bai Mu Mu did not care. She waved them forward and said, crisp and cold: “Enter the Heaven-grade Zone at once, and Senior Brother One and Senior Brother Two, come here. I have important matters to discuss with you.”