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Chapter 9: So the Couple Really Acted in Unison…So Much for “Honor the Dead”.

Centered on the Divine Tree, countless giant beasts with terrifying auras swept in from every direction like an unstoppable tide.

A so-called beast tide was an army of monsters made up of such beasts.

A beast tide consisting solely of Core Formation realm creatures appeared once in a millennium, and every occurrence wiped several human cities from the map.

That showed just how terrifying it was.

“We’re finished…”

Wang Teng and Zhao Ming exchanged a glance, their faces ashen.

The rest felt their legs go weak.

Boom!

At that desperate moment, a pillar of light suddenly burst from the top of the Divine Tree.

[Congratulations, host. The purchased Qi Luck Talisman has decoded the Sacred Fruit for you…]

An electronic voice rang in Ning Bei’s mind, and his body shuddered as blinding white light surged from the point where his palm touched the Sacred Fruit.

The radiance swept across heaven and earth.

In that instant, the previously unstoppable beast tide froze.

“Did Ning Bei pluck the Sacred Fruit?”

Someone blurted the question.

When everyone came to their senses, they drew a sharp breath.

The Sacred Fruit of an Inferno-difficulty trial had actually been taken?!

Boom!

After a Sacred Fruit dropped into Ning Bei’s arms, it turned into a streak of light and flew into his forehead.

Success!

Even the experienced Wuyue narrowed his eyes. “He got it this quickly? That boy is remarkable!”

“What? We’re saved?”

“Ning Bei, from now on I, Wang Teng, am your dog!”

No one was happier than Wang Teng and the others; they rushed toward the newly opened portal. “Quick, everyone get out!”

At that moment, the suppressed beast tide began to move again.

“…”

Qin Jiujiu withdrew her jade-white hand. Although she wanted the opportunity within the Sacred Fruit, she had to give up for now.

“Ning Bei?”

As she stepped forward, she noticed that Ning Bei had closed his starry eyes and stood motionless.

She immediately sensed something was wrong, rushed to drag him away, and found that his body seemed fused with the earth.

She could not move him at all.

“Hey, what are you two doing? Why aren’t you leaving? They’re almost here!” Wang Teng waved anxiously.

Zhao Ming was equally alarmed. “Senior Brother Ning? Senior Sister Qin? What are you doing?”

“Ning Bei can’t move.”

Frowning, Qin Jiujiu gritted her teeth. “His mind has been pulled somewhere else. Go on; I’ll stay with him.”

“What?”

Wang Teng and the others were stunned.

They had finally been rescued, yet they could not leave?

Outside the image, the spectators looked at one another in confusion. “What’s going on? Why can’t Senior Brother Ning move?”

“This is bad. Let’s go.”

Seeing the beast tide charge toward them, Wang Teng and the others could only leave first.

Rumble!

Just as Qin Jiujiu was about to use her trump card to buy Ning Bei time, the ground beneath them collapsed with a roar.

The two vanished from sight.

The ferocious beast tide disappeared without a trace as well.

Hiss!

Everyone sucked in a cold breath and fell silent.

A long time passed.

Lin Yueyao called softly, “Ning Bei…”

She felt short of breath and had no energy to ponder why Qin Jiujiu had stayed with Ning Bei.

Qin Yu, however, raged, “Jiujiu, why pay attention to that trash?”

The crowd finally snapped out of it.

“What happened? Where are Senior Brother Ning and Senior Sister Qin?”

“Grand Preceptor, what’s going on? Why couldn’t Senior Brother Ning move?”

“…”

Baffled, the crowd turned to the elder for help.

“Grand Preceptor, what is it?”

Even the seasoned Elders were at a loss.

“…”

Wuyue stroked his silver beard and said gravely, “Legend says the Divine Mirror is a relic of a great expert whose will became the Divine Tree, so every Sacred Fruit contains that expert’s opportunity.”

“This time the Divine Mirror exhausted all its power to revive the Inferno difficulty that had vanished for over a century because, among the twelve, it found a favored inheritor.”

The listeners were astonished.

“So Senior Brother Ning is the inheritor chosen by that expert?”

“It must be Senior Brother Ning; after all, he plucked the Sacred Fruit.”

“No wonder the trial was Inferno difficulty; Senior Brother Ning’s talent caught the expert’s eye!”

Everyone suddenly understood.

Their worry for Ning Bei turned into envy.

“Great.” Lin Yueyao also breathed a sigh of relief.

“?”

Seeing her reaction, Qin Yu felt a surge of jealousy. “Seriously? He still gets a fortuitous chance?”

“Damn, I feel like a side character living in his shadow!”

Qin Yu gnashed his teeth.

He refused to accept that Ning Bei could still turn the tables on the brink of death.

It was absurd.

Why did such good fortune never come to him?

He then looked at Lin Yueyao’s relaxed expression. “Yueyao, you saw my sister stay behind with Ning Bei, right?”

“I saw.”

Lin Yueyao nodded lightly.

Her feelings were complicated. Why was Qin Jiujiu treating Ning Bei so well?

Did that woman not understand boundaries?

“We can’t let them get closer; who knows what will happen,” Qin Yu urged. “When they come out, we must burn our bridges!”

“Mm, you’re right.”

Lin Yueyao agreed.

She felt Ning Bei was unworthy of her, but she would not let other women touch him either.

…

Inside the secret realm.

Ning Bei and Qin Jiujiu fell into a deep pit.

Neither reacted in time, so they landed in a heap.

“Ning Bei, are you okay?” In the darkness, Qin Jiujiu asked the person beneath her.

“No… I just can’t breathe very well.”

“Oh, oh…”

Only then did Qin Jiujiu notice their position, and she climbed off with burning cheeks.

Thump, thump…

After they stood up, lamps along both sides of a stone corridor suddenly lit.

“Let’s go have a look.”

They had just taken a step when a deep voice boomed.

“Brat, how did you get in here?”

“Hmm?”

Ahead, a massive remnant soul condensed and scrutinized Ning Bei.

“Senior, who are you?” Ning Bei sensed the entity’s displeasure.

“I am the owner of the Divine Mirror.”

“Oh? So you’re the senior! I’ve long heard of you,” Ning Bei said respectfully.

“You’ve heard of me?”

“No.”

“…Fine, fine!”

The remnant soul trembled, pointed at Qin Jiujiu, and said, “I will bestow my legacy upon her. You have no business here, so go play elsewhere!”

“But he plucked the Sacred Fruit,” Qin Jiujiu said, pointing at Ning Bei.

“What?”

The remnant soul froze, then looked Ning Bei over again. “You picked the Sacred Fruit?”

“Yep.”

Ning Bei admitted calmly.

Time had been short, so he had used the system’s cheat.

“Impossible!”

To the remnant soul, this was unbelievable.

It had sensed the girl’s destiny and used the Divine Mirror’s last power because of her, so how could this strikingly handsome boy be the one who picked the Fruit?

Aside from his looks, he had nothing!

“It doesn’t matter who picked the Fruit,” Ning Bei said with a shrug. “If Senior wants to give the legacy to her, I have no objection.”

Before the remnant soul could raise a thumb in approval, Qin Jiujiu waved her hands. “I don’t want it. His legacy is too weak and would lead me astray.”

Ning Bei blinked. “So you don’t like it either?”

“You too?” Qin Jiujiu fluttered her long lashes.

The polite remnant soul exploded. “Damn it! Don’t you people know to honor the dead?”

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