"Shigami Lord, are you going to train?"
Belia stayed behind as Shen Xuan remained still.
Women have blind admiration for the strong, especially when the strong one is on their own side.
Although both were hero units, Belia did not think she was on equal footing with Shen Xuan.
"Huh?"
Shen Xuan opened his eyes and smiled, "You go train. I have some things to do."
He glanced at Su Qingxue, who had already entered the lord's pavilion.
He shook his feathers twice, then quickly followed her into the pavilion.
"Uh..."
Belia twitched her eyelids.
Most of her memories had been erased by the rules, but she still had some understanding in that area.
The relationship between the lord and Shigami Lord was... complicated!
"Belia, this is the Energy Core prepared for you today!"
Zhang San brought over a plate of round orbs and handed it to the elf girl.
By now, he no longer wore the simple militia light armor.
Instead, he was clad in a spectral suit produced by the Luminescent Secret Realm!
The daily refresh count was diligently used by the Red Flame soldiers.
Otherwise, unused counts would not accumulate, wasting dungeon resource output.
Though the set was 30-A and he could not fully utilize all attributes yet, the boost it gave was still very obvious.
The only regret was not having found the territory core or items to increase command points that Shen Xuan needed.
"Thanks."
Belia smiled slightly, taking the Energy Core and asking, "Should I come get the Energy Core from you tomorrow too?"
"Huh?"
Zhang San was momentarily stunned.
He thought the lord had already explained this, so he was unsure how to answer when the elf asked.
He explained, "If you need Energy Cores for upgrades, you can withdraw anytime from the space warehouse. Using Energy Cores doesn't require reporting to the lord."
"Oh, got it! Thank you."
Belia suddenly became curious about this territory—did they not need Energy Cores to level up?
What did "killing monsters and leveling" mean then?
She was looking forward to it!
...
"Shen Xuan!"
Su Qingxue's eyes widened as she shouted, "Wh-what are you doing? I'm telling you, don't think just because you're strong and handsome you can do whatever you want! This lord..."
Before she finished, Shen Xuan's expression darkened and he cut her off:
"Lord, please watch yourself. I'm just curious about the Newborn Grand Competition."
"Newborn Grand Competition?"
Su Qingxue instantly went on full alert.
She had already planned to bring Belia to the competition, pass the preliminaries, then return quietly to develop her strength.
When the sneaky player suddenly mentioned it, Su Qingxue recalled his notorious history and had a bad feeling.
"Exactly."
Shen Xuan lightly held Su Qingxue's shoulder and raised her up, making room for him to enter the room, then put her down.
"Lord, winning the championship seems to come with lots of rewards!"
Shen Xuan sat on the sofa, voice persuasive.
Sure enough, this sneaky player wanted to join the competition!
Su Qingxue shuddered all over, unable to imagine what the dark lord's reaction would be if their strength was exposed.
Best case scenario, they would dispatch a battalion of level-80 sealed lords, leading an army to attack Sunset Forest.
Worst case, there might be semi-god lords or even the dark sovereign himself!
After all... Shen Xuan's potential was terrifying!
Su Qingxue even suspected this sneaky player's potential exceeded mythic level!
The dark lord especially favored creatures with high potential but low level!
"No! No!"
Su Qingxue shook her head vigorously like a drum, jumped next to Shen Xuan, sat close, and warned, "We must stay hidden ~ Trust your big sister, it's right! Develop quietly, get stronger, then come out again!"
"You can resurrect, right? But... what if you get imprisoned? What if the territory core is destroyed?"
"Shen Xuan, you don't want to grow new wings later, do you?"
Seemingly having caught his weak spot, Su Qingxue lectured seriously with eyes narrowed like crescent moons, full of a threatening tone...
"Well..."
Shen Xuan thought seriously, then whispered, "The problem is, we're already exposed!"
"Think about it, I took first place in the ranking contest—power revealed!"
"Killed the boss—appearance revealed too."
Saying this, Shen Xuan pretended to be shocked:
"Lord, don't you realize the dark lord already knows you're an SSS trial evaluation winner?"
Su Qingxue: (⊙﹏⊙)
"Seems... that makes sense."
Her brain stalled as worry flooded her, "Are we doomed now?"
"Of course there's a way!"
Shen Xuan smirked and enticed, "Look, those mythic-level troop scrolls, skill books, defense gear, and buildings in the Newborn Grand Competition—they're all good against the dark lord!"
"Since we're exposed anyway, why not grab those rewards? Having a few extra trump cards will help us deal with the dark lord's ambush better."
Since the World Boss hunt, Shen Xuan had prepared thoroughly.
To prevent the beauty lord from chickening out, his Agility surpassed two thousand, making him impossible to see or track!
Yet, he deliberately kicked the Earth-Shaking Giant Elephant in full view, to block Su Qingxue's option to back down without fighting!
After all, only she could submit the competition application.
Without some trickery, Shen Xuan's plan to snatch six light-type divine treasures would be ruined.
"Sounds reasonable."
Su Qingxue was a bit foggy-headed but felt something was off and couldn't quite explain it.
"So! We must win the Newborn Grand Competition!"
Shen Xuan pressed his advantage calmly, "If we get the rewards and immediately relocate the territory, who can attack us?"
These words made the hesitant Su Qingxue "wake up" completely!
Right!
If all else fails, she would relocate the territory!
No one would know the coordinates, how could the dark lord catch her?
"Fine! I'll listen to you!"
Su Qingxue decided firmly, "Then, Shen Xuan, you defend the territory. Belia and I will go to Azure Nether Continent for the competition!"
Shen Xuan:???
"Uh... Lord, just in case, I think it's necessary for me to go with you!"
Shen Xuan said calmly.
"No!"
"Huh? Lord, I need a reason!"
Su Qingxue rejected again, cheeks flushed, "No... I can't let others see you!"
Recalling the sister group chat, she had scolded Wenrou and Bing'er for complaining about kill-stealers... If she appeared at the competition, Su Qingxue would socially die!
"Well..."
Shen Xuan was speechless—Su Qingxue could of course win the competition alone!
But, Dragon Star's Newborn Grand Competition couldn't go on without him as the finale!
Su Qingxue said, "But there is one more way. It depends on whether you want to."
Shen Xuan considered, "Tell me."
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