Chapter 103: Chapter 103: Breakthrough, Breakthrough
“Fine then,” Mu Ruyue sighed softly and stepped forward slowly, when she suddenly struck the Phoenix Tripod with her spiritual power. In that instant, red light exploded from the tripod, filling the entire arena.
In awe, everyone was stunned, their eyes wide as they stared at the girl enveloped in red light.
The Chairman could no longer contain himself and stood up, his eyes intently fixed on Mu Ruyue. “Could it be that she is the destined Master of the Phoenix Tripod? It seems the continent is going to be thrown into chaos again. Soon, due to this girl’s sudden emergence, there will inevitably be a groundbreaking change…”
He did not know whether this change would be a blessing or a curse.
At this moment, within the red light, Mu Ruyue only felt a force violently crashing into her body, rampaging through her meridians, and she couldn’t suppress spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, her delicate face turning deathly pale.
Once the red light had dissipated, the crowd saw the girl sitting in front of the Phoenix Tripod, all exchanging glances, no one knowing what had just happened.
The intense pain made Mu Ruyue’s body convulse, as if something was forcibly expanding her not-so-large meridians.
Just when she could hardly bear the pain, a figure in a silver robe flashed by, and the man embraced her in his arms. Under his silver mask, his dark eyes looked at her with pity.
Mu Ruyue’s body trembled slightly, the feeling was very warm, and very familiar…
Gradually, Mu Ruyue’s consciousness began to blur, but she murmured unknowingly; she clearly felt the arms holding her tremble slightly, then a warm sensation flowed into her body, also clearing her mind.
A silver mask appeared in front of her, the man’s face unseen, yet his eyes somehow felt incredibly familiar, she just couldn’t recall where she had seen them before.
At that moment, she truly thought that Ye Wuchen had suddenly appeared at the Alchemy Conference venue. It turns out this man was not him, but then who was he? Looking into the man’s pained eyes made her heart quiver.
Suddenly, tremendous amounts of Qi surged towards Mu Ruyue, quickly absorbed into her body. The meridians that had expanded due to her contract with the Phoenix Tripod were also nourished by the Qi, gradually easing the pain.
Perhaps due to absorbing a large amount of Qi in an instant, Mu Ruyue pushed through her bottleneck and finally advanced from a Fourth-stage Martial Artist to a Fifth-rank, reaching a whole new level.
The man in the silver mask gently set down the girl in his arms, looked deeply at her one last time, and before she could voice her questions, disappeared from the venue as if he had never been there.
Mu Ruyue slightly furrowed her brows, the man giving her an oddly familiar feeling, especially those eyes, as if she had seen them somewhere before.
“Young lady, I should congratulate you,” the Chairman approached with a smile, “not only have you successfully contracted the Phoenix Tripod, but you have also advanced to the Fifth-rank. Such an achievement ranks among the top in the Four Countries.”
“Congratulations, congratulations.”
Elder Huo and others also came over to sincerely congratulate her.
“Alright, since you have taken the Phoenix Tripod,” a sly glint crossed the Chairman’s eyes as he said cheerfully, “I’ll give you two options. First, become my disciple. As long as you’re my disciple, I guarantee no one here will dare to bully you. Second, I’ll give you my grandson to do with as you please, whether it’s to warm your bed, fold your quilts, or even for you to discipline him as you like—even if it involves scolding or beating, I will not interfere.”