Shocking! The female protagonist unlocked her powers by killing people!

Chapter 172 Faster Than Killing

Considering Tianyan's strength, Bai Qingjue ultimately didn't ask, gritting her teeth as she said, "I understand."

Tianyan was satisfied with Bai Qingjue's answer and cut off the contact.

In another month, I will be able to go.

...

Ling Yi was unaware of what Tian Yan had done. On his way back, the huge commotion caused by the monster attracted some people who had been hiding to come out and check the situation. They happened to run into Ling Yi, who was carrying a bottle of liquor back home. The people immediately surrounded him and asked him which college he was from and when he had come in.

When they learned that Ling Yi had come to rescue them, they had no doubts at all. They went back to call the people who had been hiding and followed Ling Yi on his journey, not afraid that Ling Yi was a monster.

As the group hurried back, Little Golden Tiger arrived. Ling Yi put the liquor on Little Golden Tiger's back and had some of the slower students get on Little Golden Tiger's back to hurry back.

As darkness fell, the group returned to the location of the light sphere.

When Ye Qingshuang and the others saw Ling Yi return, their hearts finally settled, and they went to greet him: "How was it?"

"The monster is dealt with." Ling Yi took the white wine off the little golden tiger's back and handed it to Ye Qingshuang: "You guys stay here, I'll take the little golden tiger to see other places."

"Okay." Ye Qingshuang responded, then added, "The demonic spirit has been dealt with, but the black mist here hasn't completely disappeared. There's a high possibility that there are other demonic spirits."

"I'll be careful." After Ling Yi finished speaking, he prepared to leave with the little golden tiger, but just as he got on the little golden tiger's back, he saw Zhu Ling again.

Zhu Ling stood inside the light sphere barrier, looking at Ling Yi: "You've already dealt with the most powerful demon spirit. I can handle the other demon spirits in this space."

Ling looked at the others and saw that they all looked normal, as if they had not seen Zhu Ling.

When Zhu Ling first appeared, Ye Qing Shuang and the others saw her, but this time she concealed her whereabouts.

Is it because there are too many people and it's inconvenient for them to show their faces, or is there some other reason?

Ling Yi pondered for a moment before asking, "Are there any other students still alive outside?"

Zhu Ling nodded: "Yes, but you don't need to bother saving them. After I clear the demonic spirits out of here, you can take me back, the space will disappear, and they will appear where they came from."

Upon hearing this, Ling Yi let the little golden tiger land: "In that case, you handle it."

"Hmm." Zhu Ling responded, and the next moment, a dazzling white light burst forth from the center of the light sphere and spread outwards.

Where the white light passed, the black mist receded completely.

Zhu Ling stood in front of Ling Yi: "It's ready."

Ling Yi took out the Heavenly Mandate and unfolded it. When Zhu Ling saw the Heavenly Mandate, she reached out and touched it. Then, she transformed into a stream of light and entered the Heavenly Mandate.

The spirit pearl disappeared, and space began to collapse.

Ling Yi looked up at the sky, which shattered into pieces. When a white light appeared, the surrounding scenery changed from the sphere of light back to the courtyard they had left.

Two elderly men who were not far away noticed the commotion and rushed over to see that Ling Yi and his group, who had only been gone for a day, had returned.

The two elderly men were astonished to see them: "You're back!?"

They watched them disappear with their own eyes, and now they see them again, which means they can be saved. What about the others?

“The living will appear in the place where they disappeared, as for the dead…” Ling paused, then said indifferently, “and corpses will also appear in the place where they disappeared, but if there are no corpses, then they are completely gone.”

Those demonic spirits devoured many people, and the most powerful one possessed the teacher's body. However, in Ling Yi's opinion, that demonic spirit was far stronger than the teacher; it simply chose to reside in another body. Without the Heavenly Seal within Bai Jiu's body, they wouldn't have been able to deal with the demonic spirit so easily.

After hearing what Ling Yi said, the two old men's expressions changed from shock to sadness. It had been almost three months, and they both knew in their hearts that someone must have passed away. They had prepared themselves mentally, but when it was confirmed, they still couldn't help but feel sad.

“There are guards in every place, and they should know you’ve all returned.” One of the elders looked at Ling Yi and said, “Please come with me to see His Majesty.”

"Mm." Ling Yi and the others nodded and left with one of the elders, while the other elder remained where he was, his eyes full of anticipation.

The place where Ling Yi and his group disappeared was the same place where people had recently disappeared, and it was a high-level elder who had vanished. Logically, the person who disappeared here should have appeared when Ling Yi and his group came out, but no one did. In addition, most of the survivors were students, and they all knew in their hearts that the elder was probably gone.

As the old man led Ling Yi and the others to see Emperor Tianxing, the long-silent Imperial Academy became lively again. The experts guarding various places, seeing the students appear, quickly contacted the emperor, saying that they needed alchemists.

Upon learning of this, Emperor Tianxing immediately dispatched alchemists to the academy. At the same time, the dean led a group of teachers back to the academy to meet the returning students.

When the missing student's family learned that their child had returned, they wanted to see him immediately. However, at this critical moment, the emperor told them to wait until the situation stabilized before going.

After approving the suggestions of each family, the emperor looked at the soldier commander and said, "Guard the Imperial Academy well, and do not cause any trouble at this time."

"Yes, sir!" The soldier leader accepted the order and immediately went to reinforce the guard.

"Your Majesty." Just as the soldiers left, the old man arrived with Ling Yi and a few others.

Emperor Tianxing saw Ling Yi and the others and stepped forward, saying, "I already know about the students' return. Thank you all for your help."

“Your Majesty, there’s no need to be so polite.” Ling Yi took out the reward order: “Just follow the instructions on this. We will be staying at an inn in the capital for a while. Your Majesty can come to see us at any time.”

Emperor Tianxing smiled and said, "Don't worry, gentlemen, I have already prepared the rewards. You don't need to go to the inn. Come back to the palace with me and stay for a few days. How about that?"

Since she wouldn't have to pay for her own accommodation, Ling Yi didn't refuse and nodded, "Okay."

"Please wait for me a moment, gentlemen," the emperor said. "After I have given my instructions to them, I will take you back." With that, the emperor summoned his men and gave them further instructions.

The group waited on the side, and Ling Yi took the opportunity to ask Tian Yan, "How many effective good deeds are there?"

Tianyan said: [One hundred and three people survived; all results are valid.]

"They all work?" Ling Yi asked, somewhat surprised.

[Hmm] Tianyan said, [You were able to appear only after you retrieved the Pearl Spirit, so it works for everyone.]

Ling Yi accepted this explanation: "One hundred and three, all of them are effective, that's twenty times."

Thirteen times plus twenty times, and then there are only seventeen times left!

Great, we're one step closer to unlocking our physical strength.

Ling Yi was in a good mood; this was faster than killing someone.

Just then, Emperor Tianxing looked at them and said, "Gentlemen, please come back to the palace with me."

The group nodded and followed Emperor Tianxing into the carriage to return to the palace.