Becoming evil makes you ten times stronger, but becoming a demon gives you hundredfold strength

"No need, thank you, I don't like being rejected over and over again."

Meng Yu sighed once, then sighed again.

He wasn't an unreasonable person; on the contrary, if you were good to him, even in the slightest, he would remember it.

This conflict was entirely avoidable.

When Meng Yu took over the town from Lingyun City's side, he was very grateful to the Taiyi Sect for their magnanimity, feeling that one of the Four Great Sects was very generous to let go of the town after being defeated by him, but he later learned that they, in union with the Myriad Gold Pavilion, had dug a pit for him.

He became the town's mayor, fixed in place here, and then his resurrection was local, followed by the Myriad Gold Pavilion coming to bother him.

Meng Yu always felt there was some conspiracy involved, just not yet revealed.

"Young Master Meng."

Xue Haoyong's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Entering the Ascension List, the Taiyi Sect's calculations were very clever, aiming to profit from both sides.

Firstly, the Western Wastes were too far northwest and had little relation to the Four Great Sects, so they had no choice but to side with the Myriad Gold Pavilion.

However, as time passed, everyone began to realize something was not right.

Thus, they took the initiative to propose slowing things down a bit.

The Four Great Sects paid a heavy price by restarting the Ascension List to recruit students, and all their activities were centered around this point. However, the attention given to Meng Yu's affairs was too high.

Currently, as soon as anyone logs onto the Ascension List, they're watching this matter, and the Water Mirror live streams offline also draw many people rooting for Meng Yu.

The Four Great Sects sniffed a hint of danger, especially concerning a crazed individual like Meng Yu. It seemed best to go with the flow and act as a mediator to resolve the issue before completely alienating him, thus benefiting from both ends.

"Young Master Meng."

Xue Haoyong wanted to say more, but Meng Yu shook his head, "There's no need to talk anymore."

True Lord Bai Sheng was right—Meng Yu's cultivation was slowing down, the once full Evil Qi had now dwindled to less than half, for a very simple reason: after repeatedly resting and gaining benefits, the feelings of frustration and annoyance naturally faded.

After the last battle, Meng Yu could feel that he could barely muster any Evil Qi.

When you meet a beautiful girl and pursue her madly, how much passion remains after you've been with her several times?

Five multiplied by twenty-seven times—you've been with her over a hundred times, aren't you tired of it?

Now, Meng Yu truly felt deflated.

So, there was no need to let the Golden Cores of the Immortal Sect come in; even if they formed a Battle Array and killed him, it would be of no use. Meng Yu had other plans for his next move.

"Then, there's something I need to say."

Xue Haoyong glanced at Three Extremes True Monarch; in fact, Three Extremes True Monarch served as Golden Crow Island's hidden hand and customarily assisted other sects, so officially there was no connection, but now they needed to support these people regardless.

The Myriad Gold Pavilion worked closely with the Four Great Sects.

"Meng Yu."

Xue Haoyong's voice was very solemn.

"The Four Great Sects have opened the Ascension List this time, welcoming everyone to join the games online. However, before logging on, there's a social contract: online is online, offline is offline. As long as the combat is fair without deliberate insult or injury, the conflicts online should not be carried over to offline."

Meng Yu's lips twitched, and he fell silent.

Others might quibble about the unfairness of the battle, about being ganged up on and bullied, and you say not to carry conflicts offline—but can you ensure they won't seek revenge?

But Meng Yu didn't argue.

"Could the four of you clarify the rules a bit more?"

Meng Yu asked again after a long while.

"Online matters stay online, offline matters stay offline; without deliberate insult or harm, there should be no retaliation offline."

The people from Golden Crow Island solemnly stated with the Jade Ruyi in hand.

"May I confirm one more thing? What you're saying is real, right? For instance, if I log off today, there shouldn't be offline retaliation for being ganged up on in battle, or any similar situations retaliated against?"

Meng Yu asked for confirmation a third time.

Xue Haoyong stood to the side, suddenly feeling an ominous premonition. The Four Great Sects' elders shared that feeling, sensing they had missed something. But there was no turning back now, they nodded their heads.

"Online matters stay online, offline matters stay offline; without deliberate insult or harm, there should be no retaliation offline."

The Elder from Golden Crow Island raised the Jade Ruyi, while the other three cultivators placed their hands on their chests.

This was a form of intimidation, or rather, a show of power.

They coerced Meng Yu into making a promise because he borrowed their venue, and also because it represented the righteousness of the Cultivation World.

"Very well, very well, very well."

To everyone's surprise, Meng Yu laughed, laughed so hard his mouth seemed unable to close.

"Thank you all, thank you."

Meng Yu's voice was filled with sincere gratitude, as if he had gone mad!

The next moment, he charged at True Monarch Yu Xia!

...

The battle continued in the middle of the small town.

Meng Yu rushed in and was killed for the first time.

"What does he mean?"

Xue Haoyong stood far away, struggling to grasp the meaning behind Meng Yu's words.

Not seek revenge? Was this man joking?

If he wasn't going to seek revenge, why didn't he take the chance to back down gracefully?

Meng Yu was killed for the second time, this time taking a Golden Core Cultivator with him to death.

So, what did he truly mean by what he said just now?

Killed for the third time, Meng Yu endured the pain and emerged from the other side of the town.

He was killed a total of five times, but he had diligently trained for half a year, during which his cultivation had improved significantly.

The Four Great Sword Intents and related Cultivation Techniques had been finely honed, the Blood Transmutation Divine Saber refined over and over, and even the Golden Lotus Heart Method showed progress–previously pounding twenty-seven times at most, but now, twenty-nine!

Running a hundred meters in ten seconds compared to nine seconds eight might be a slight difference, but the improvement was incomparable!

The only regret he had was that this method of continually being killed to gather Evil Qi seemed to have exhausted its potential; otherwise, he would have persisted and taken down these twelve people!

His sword turned into thousands of fine silver threads, perfectly countering True Monarch Bai Sheng's ten slashes of cold light, as frigid Spiritual Energy enveloped the surroundings, and endless flames surged around Meng Yu!

He transformed into a flawless, round orb of light, with sword light forming the sphere. Enemies surrounded him in a frenzy, with blood bursting out occasionally.

Thanks to the Four Great Sects' previous declaration, they actually made a clear distinction between online and offline issues, not realizing that such a statement could lead to very serious consequences.

In another month, the Ascension List would officially open, and countless swordsmen and Cultivators would come online for the competition–which was Meng Yu's real goal.

Blood Transmutation Divine Saber, world-shaking, Blood Sea Great Formation, an impending disaster!

Cultivation Treasures for individuals, for armies, for star explosions–but what about the Golden Core?

After six matches, except for the first one, Meng Yu had lost all five. Countless people witnessed the battles through the Water Mirror Technique, and the warm-up had already begun!

So what if he lost in a grand manner for the last time?

He lost again, was killed again, and then time after time–just then, Meng Yu suddenly spotted Bai Hu.

Hey, why was she here? Hadn't Meng Yu told her not to get involved?

And who were those people with her?

Why had over twenty people arrived?

Their energies were interconnected, and they had formed a Great Formation!

"Online matters remain online, offline matters remain offline; the elders of the Four Great Sects have made their promise, let's get on with it!"

Bai Hu shouted loudly, followed by a large group of masked people flying out.

The Four Great Sects opened this venue for everyone to play by the rules.

However, the situation had changed now.

These past few days, watching the Orthodox Sects variously deal with Meng Yu, simply because he refused to admit defeat and resisted, so they bullied him like this, and these people with Bai Hu had experienced similar humiliations in their youth!

Why not help Meng Yu?

After all, the elders of the Four Great Sects said it themselves, online is online, offline is offline!