Chapter 82: The Royal Knights Order Camp
"Rakshasa God Nine Trials — Fourth Trial: Find Wang Li and defeat Wang Li."
Bibi Dong frowned deeply, confusion filling her eyes.
This wasn't a matter of randomly finding someone named Wang Li and defeating them.
The Rakshasa God had etched Wang Li's appearance directly into her sea of consciousness.
And not just one version—there were several, ranging from his youth to his "young adult" stage.
What puzzled Bibi Dong even more was why such a trial existed within the Rakshasa God's Nine Trials.
Find a person… and then defeat them?
Why defeat, and not kill?
The Rakshasa God had her reasons for arranging this trial.
She needed to find Wang Li, and using Bibi Dong—the Pope—to search for him was the fastest and most convenient method.
At the same time, she had planted a ticking bomb of "trial failure" for Bibi Dong.
Defeat Wang Li?
With her strength?
Even if Bibi Dong trained for another twenty thousand years, she would never be a match for Wang Li!
Since Bibi Dong could not complete the trial, the Rakshasa God naturally wouldn't need to pass on her divine position.
"Your life is already tragic enough."
"Since that's the case, a little more tragedy won't hurt."
The Rakshasa God smiled faintly as she murmured to herself.
Heaven Dou City — Hotel where the Sky Water Academy members were staying.
"So where's this 'surprise' you promised?"
Wang Li spread his hands helplessly as he headed back to his room.
It was already nine in the evening, yet there was still no sign of any so-called surprise.
Forget it—he had probably overthought things.
Birthdays and such…
Wang Li didn't really have much of a concept of them.
He hadn't used his spiritual power within the hotel. Doing so would be somewhat immoral.
What if he accidentally saw something he wasn't supposed to?
People should at least have a bottom line.
Casually taking things from the Heaven Dou Imperial Treasury was fine—that stuff couldn't be spent, no matter how hard they tried, and was just piled up there.
Casually taking Ah Yin's soul bone and framing Bibi Dong for it—that wasn't…
Alright, fine. Wang Li wasn't exactly a good person.
But there were still lines he wouldn't cross.
For example, secretly peeping at others with spiritual power…
That kind of despicable behavior was beneath him.
If he was going to look, he'd do it openly.
First, look at her eyes—if she isn't looking back, then look at her legs…
Wang Li pushed open the door to his room.
"Bang—!"
"Bang—!"
Streamers exploded into the air as light flooded the previously dark room.
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing stood there holding party poppers, bright smiles on their faces.
Lights flickered.
Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and the others danced gracefully across the spacious room…
After a moment, all the girls stood together.
"Happy Birthday!"
"Uh… childish."
The corner of Wang Li's eye twitched slightly. Was this their surprise?
It really was… surprising.
Especially Bing'er's legs—ahem.
To prepare for this so-called surprise, Wang Li had even wandered around the streets of Heaven Dou City twice that afternoon.
He had thought the surprise would be in the hotel lobby…
Who would've thought it would be in the room instead?
Fortunately, the room was large enough to accommodate so many people dancing.
"Wang Li, you think this is childish?"
Ning Rongrong glanced at the outfits Shui Bing'er and the others were wearing and asked in confusion.
These were all 18+ outfits and dances—how was that childish?
"Brother-in-law, we prepared for this for two whole days, you know! And you call it childish—how heartbreaking!"
The members of the Sky Water girls' group chimed in noisily.
Although Shui Bing'er was younger than the others, rankings within Sky Water Academy were based on strength.
The unquestioned leader was Shui Bing'er herself.
"Yeah, yeah! And we even prepared a cake—wait… where's the cake?!"
Shui Yue'er stared at the empty table and cried out in alarm.
This wasn't store-bought—it was something they had made with their own hands!
How could it disappear just from turning off the lights?
Hearing this, the girls immediately began searching for the cake.
It had been finished less than two hours ago—could it have grown legs and run away?
Almost instantly, everyone turned their gaze toward Xiao An.
"Big Sister An, did you see where the cake went?"
"No."
Xiao An shook her head.
"Really?"
Black lines appeared on the girls' foreheads. At least check a mirror before saying that!
Zhu Zhuqing patted Xiao An's arm and shot her a meaningful look.
"???"
Seeing Xiao An's confused expression, Zhu Zhuqing pressed a hand to her forehead.
"Big Sister… you gave yourself away."
"How is that possible? I—"
Before Xiao An could finish, Zhu Zhuqing pointed at the mirror beside them.
"?"
Xiao An looked at the mirror, then instantly realized the truth.
"Uh… well… I got a bit hungry waiting for my husband, and I really couldn't help myself."
She spread her hands in explanation.
The cake tasted pretty good—just a bit too sweet.
"I still saved a little…"
"Husband, just make do with it."
The moment she finished speaking, Xiao An appeared in front of Wang Li in a flash, met his gaze—and kissed him.
"???"
The girls froze.
Then they gasped.
Then they stared in utter shock.
Good grief—worthy of the "big sister" title!
So this was her plan all along!
Eat the cake in advance, leave just a bit on her lips, then pull a move like this!
Why hadn't they thought of it?!
She might look a bit airheaded, but no one had more tricks up her sleeve than her!
Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, more than ten days went by.
During those ten days, Heaven Dou City remained calm, with no disturbances whatsoever.
The imperial family still hadn't discovered that the treasury was completely empty.
Which was only natural.
There was only one entrance to the treasury, and nothing unusual had happened there.
The imperial family couldn't exactly keep their eyes on those treasures every single day.
As a result, news of the royal treasury theft hadn't yet broken out.
Heaven Dou City — Outskirts.
Royal Knights Order Camp.
There was only one day left before the promotion matches began.
All participating teams arrived one after another at the Heaven Dou Royal Knights Order Camp.
The ranking matches would be held here.
"The ranking matches are different from the preliminaries. The preliminaries emphasize teamwork, while the ranking matches focus on individual combat strength."
"When a contestant is strong enough, it's entirely possible for them to sweep through five, six, or even seven opponents alone!"
Shui Muwan patiently explained to Shui Bing'er and the others.
The ranking matches used an arena system with 1v1 battles.
When a contestant lost, the next teammate would step up.
Once one side had seven members defeated, the other side would be declared the winner.
When both sides were evenly matched, strategy became extremely important.
Who went first and who followed could directly affect the final outcome.
But in the face of absolute strength, all tactics became laughable.
Wang Li stood with his arms crossed, his mind wandering far away.
During this period, he had simply been signing in around Heaven Dou City every day.
His strength hadn't increased much, but he had accumulated a pile of miscellaneous items.
He had even taken the time to visit the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
That sign-in alone had yielded tremendous gains.
His soul power level had risen from Rank 96 to Rank 97.
"Not bad at all… the Sign-In System really is simple and brutal."
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