Chapter 254 - 253: Let’s Go, Come Rob With Me

"Tang... Tang Yi."

Just as Tang Yi was lost in a daze, a faint voice reached him.

Tang Yi turned and saw that the person calling him was one of the examinees from the North District!

When he had used Ice Seal of Ten Thousand Miles, Tang Yi had intentionally held back. He hadn’t used his full power, nor had he let the Martial Technique cover the area where the North District examinees were. Even so, the examinees had still been severely affected by the powerful freezing energy. They were all huddled on the ground, trembling uncontrollably with purple lips, looking utterly wretched.

Combined with the now-frozen landscape, the frigid temperatures had nearly made their bodies go numb. The fact that one of them could muster the strength to call out to Tang Yi was already a remarkable feat.

Since Tang Yi was the one who had cast the Martial Technique, he, as the user, was unaffected by its freezing power. That was why he hadn’t immediately noticed the North District examinees’ condition.

If that examinee hadn’t called out and snapped Tang Yi from his daze, the North District examinees might have actually frozen to death in this icy wasteland.

"Uh."

Seeing the state of the North District examinees, Tang Yi cursed himself internally. ’I almost got them killed!’ He hurried to their side and, with a flip of his hand, a thumb-sized purple flame appeared in his palm.

The moment the flame appeared, its intense heat instantly raised the ambient temperature, and the ice and snow began to melt at a visible rate.

As the temperature climbed, the North District examinees started to feel much better.

Then, Tang Yi tossed the thumb-sized flame into the air. Instantly, the purple flame split into four, each one now just a tiny, minuscule spark.

Of course, this purple flame was an Exotic Fire. Even as a tiny spark, its power was not to be underestimated. If an ordinary person were so much as touched by it, death would be the only outcome. They would be burned to ash by its intense heat and immortal nature.

After splitting into four, the sparks of Exotic Fire flew out under Tang Yi’s control, landing at four different points nearby.

Before long, the ice and snow in the area around Tang Yi and the North District examinees had completely melted, and the temperature had returned to a comfortable level.

In the warm environment created by the Exotic Fire, color gradually returned to the North District examinees’ faces. They regained control of their bodies, and their limbs were no longer so stiff.

If he had been even a moment later, these North District examinees might have all been sent to meet King Yama.

At that moment, as the North District examinees celebrated their survival, they also marveled at just how incredible Tang Yi was.

To think that a single, casual Martial Technique possessed such world-altering power! His strength was more monstrous than that of a true Demon.

「A moment later...」

Aside from some lingering weakness, the North District examinees were out of danger and had all regained their mobility. At this point, Bai Ye walked over to Tang Yi.

"Thank you."

Bai Ye thanked Tang Yi on behalf of the examinees.

"You shouldn’t be thanking me. If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have almost died. When it comes down to it, I’m the one who nearly killed you."

Tang Yi said, looking a little embarrassed.

"It’s fine. Besides, this ’thank you’ isn’t just for saving our lives. It’s also for helping us get even. And more than that..."

As he spoke, Bai Ye looked up at Tang Yi and said seriously, "This ’thank you’ is also for helping me. I’ve done a lot of thinking just now, and I’ve figured things out."

"Oh? My help? What did you figure out?" Tang Yi asked, intrigued.

"I figured out..."

Bai Ye paused, then his entire demeanor suddenly shifted. "I’ve figured it out! Damn it, so you stole my title as the number one genius of the Thirty-six Cities of the North District, but I’m still the number two genius! What’s there to be depressed about? Besides, why should I compare myself to a Demon like you? Can’t I just compare myself to the other zones, the other examinees, or the other disciples of the West Mansion? I may not have the title of number one genius, but I at least still have the title of most handsome in the Thirty-six Cities of the North District! And the richest! So, I’m still pretty damn great."

"Uh..."

Tang Yi stared blankly at Bai Ye. Bai Ye’s sudden return to his old, shameless confidence caught Tang Yi a little off guard.

’Then again, maybe this is how he’s supposed to be,’ Tang Yi thought. ’I remember when we first fought, wasn’t he just bragging to my face about all the honors he’d won and how incredibly strong he was?’

’Bai Ye’s talent for shameless bragging might really be number one in the Thirty-Six Cities. It’s truly something else.’

"Heh, so you really have figured things out. That shameless bragging of yours is back," Tang Yi teased with a laugh.

"Hey, how is that bragging? I really am the richest in the Thirty-six Cities of the North District, and I’m definitely the most handsome! Besides, other than you, is there anyone in the North District I can’t beat? Calling me the number two genius of the Thirty-six Cities of the North District is perfectly reasonable, right?" Bai Ye argued.

"I’m not getting into this with you."

Tang Yi was already starting to regret giving Bai Ye that pep talk. ’I can’t tell if him snapping out of it is a good thing or a bad thing.’

’What the hell? Bai Ye claims he’s the most handsome in the North District? And the richest?’

’Did he even ask for my opinion?’

Tang Yi reckoned his own looks were no worse than Bai Ye’s. And as for being rich? He had the Battle God System! He could casually pull out an Earth Tier or Heaven Tier Martial Technique and sell it for an astronomical price. ’If we’re talking about wealth, who could possibly have more?’

’Bai Ye is still such a blowhard...’

Deciding not to bicker with Bai Ye, Tang Yi saw that the North District examinees had recovered, looked up at the sky, and said, "Alright, let’s go. It’s getting late, and we still have things to do."

"Where are we going?"

Bai Ye asked dumbly.

"Where else could we go? We need to kill Demon Beasts and complete the House Entrance Examination mission, of course. Also, we need to find the other North District examinees. After what we just saw, you know what kind of situation they’re in. We can’t just let them get bullied by the examinees from the Three Major Zones, can we? Besides, that group just told us all about the ’rules’ of this exam. We should probably put those rules into practice, shouldn’t we?" Tang Yi said to Bai Ye irritably.

"You mean... snatching Demon Beast Crystals?" Bai Ye said.

"That’s right. Looks like you’re not completely stupid! We’re going to rob them! Isn’t that the rule those guys just taught us? Heh, so it’s fine for the examinees from the Three Major Zones to rob us from the North District, but we’re not allowed to rob them back? If I hadn’t seen it myself, that would be one thing. But I did see it, and now I know the rule. Is there any reason I shouldn’t play along?"

Tang Yi declared, full of righteous fire, "Let’s go! I’ll lead you all to rob the examinees from the Three Major Zones! We’ll rob every single one we see, whether they’re alone or in pairs! If they refuse, we’ll kill them. If they resist, we’ll beat them into submission. Since the examinees of the Three Major Zones want to make an enemy of the North District, then we’ll show them the consequences of crossing us!"

"Show them the consequences of crossing the North District examinees!"

Hearing his words, everyone’s eyes lit up, and their hearts pounded with excitement.

The North District had been suppressed for so long. Now, it was finally their time to rise!