When system cheat becomes rampant!

If he were to lose to an N-level student again, his reputation would be ruined instantly.

However, if he didn't come forward to fight Xiang Beifei, he would be even more ridiculed as a coward, indirectly proving that he, a distinguished SSR Awakener, was afraid of an N-level!

In that case, Xiang Beifei would essentially win without fighting.

After all, just like Hou Chengwu, he had looked down on Liangzhou University for admitting N-level students and was persuaded by other universities not to go there.

Since Chen Baiwen had chosen to give up on Liangzhou University, it showed he too was an arrogant SSR who needed to prove himself, didn't he?

Xiang Beifei simply looked at Zhu Xinjue calmly, but murderous intent flickered in his eyes.

Last time he hadn't killed this guy, who obviously had plans to kill him, so this time he must kill Zhu Xinjue!

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he felt his knees bend, and with a "snap," he suddenly knelt before Xiang Beifei!

Zhu Xinjue and others were also stunned!

"Hou Chengwu, what are you doing?" Chen Baiwen asked in surprise.

Hou Chengwu was shocked by his own actions!

Why did he kneel?

Wasn't it agreed to let Xiang Beifei go off track?

Why was it him who ended up kneeling instead?

Hou Chengwu's face turned crimson with rage, and he angrily tried to stand up but found he simply couldn't!

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But just then, Hou Chengwu caught a glimpse of Xiang Beifei's figure and immediately shouted, "There he is!"

This time everyone saw clearly; Xiang Beifei was a real person!

The others also spotted Xiang Beifei, but because of the flood, they found it hard to move freely.

"Yu Hongbo, watch these SRs for us; the few of us will handle him!" Hou Chengwu yelled.

"Okay!" Yu Hongbo must take care of his subordinates; otherwise, the SRs would be directly overwhelmed by the flood.

A glint of ruthlessness appeared in Zhu Xinjue's eyes as a huge glass orb materialized in his hand, shimmering and transforming into an ethereal light that engulfed the void.

"Let's see where you can go now!" Zhu Xinjue sneered.

This glass orb was a UR-level space-system item that could cause any kind of spatial transportation device to fail. Since everyone had a Forfeit Talisman, Zhu Xinjue worried Xiang Beifei might escape.

Soon Hou Chengwu, Zhu Xinjue, Chen Baiwen, and He Qiutong had completely surrounded Xiang Beifei. Their powerful aura was no weaker than the flood, and they stared intently at Xiang Beifei.

"Xiang Beifei, although I know you are strong, now that there are four of us, I still urge you to forfeit," He Qiutong said.

He Qiutong, unaware of Zhu Xinjue's plan, had the same goal as Chen Baiwen—simply to eliminate Xiang Beifei from the competition.

Xiang Beifei looked indifferently at the four people in front of him.

Four, easier to deal with than five.

"Yes, we don't want to hurt you; just exit graciously to avoid trouble," Chen Baiwen said gravely.

However, Hou Chengwu and Zhu Xinjue were filled with endless murderous intent.

"What are we waiting for? If you want him out, we need to take him down!" Hou Chengwu shouted.

This time he faced Xiang Beifei with more confidence; even though he had inexplicably lost during the last match on the platform, with four against one, he saw Xiang Beifei as a dead man!

Hou Chengwu gritted his teeth and said, "Today, you will pay the price!"

That day, as an SSR, he had been stuffed into a trash can, losing all face; today, he must kill Xiang Beifei!

"Three against two, not too bad," Xiang Beifei remarked.

"Three against two?"

Zhu Xinjue sneered, "Have we scared you silly? Can't you even tell how many of us there are? There are four of us now, beating up just you!"

"President Ren is so esteemed and respected, he said himself, 'Names aren't important; strength is what matters.' A senior who can say such words must have a broad mind; how could he bother about little things like names with me? You, as President Ren's proud student, why is your philosophy in handling things not consistent with his?"

Xiang Beifei looked at Hou Chengwu with confusion and added, "Haven't you even learned the basics from him?"

His words were watertight, first sarcastically hitting at Ren Jianghai, then quickly elevating Ren Jianghai to a high status, making it hard for Ren Jianghai to lash out over Xiang Beifei teasing about names, and immediately and subtly taking a dig at Hou Chengwu.

"You..."

Hou Chengwu was so infuriated by Xiang Beifei that his face turned red with rage.

In midair, Li Zimu stood there, looking down at the people below in surprise, and said, "They actually can't tell."

The flood here was an illusion formed by Li Zimu's Poetry Realm, and his Poetry Realm had now reached a level where the true and the false were indistinguishable. However, Hou Chengwu and Chen Baiwen, being SSR, one level higher in the system and more advanced in cultivation, shouldn't be this embarrassed.

"Of course they can't tell; not a single one of them is a spiritual type System Awakener," Xiang Beifei said.

Xiang Beifei's spiritual power was attached to the illusion created by Li Zimu. Therefore, even though Li Zimu only had late Qi-Controlling stage cultivation, his created flood packed the power of the Meridian Opening stage!

As for system-level suppression, with Xiang Beifei present, the so-called superiority of the SSR system was just for show.

He had specifically sought Li Zimu's help to trap this group of people.

But after walking a while, a fork in the road suddenly appeared ahead!

Xiang Beifei reappeared at the fork, but then disappeared again on this new path.

"Which way should we go?" Hou Chengwu asked Chen Baiwen anxiously.

"I don't know, no traces," Chen Baiwen shook his head.

"Forget it, let's split into two groups, it'll be faster," Zhu Xinjue said.

"Splitting into two groups means spreading our strength thin. If we encounter Xiang Beifei, do you really think you'll have a chance against him?" Chen Baiwen asked.

"Xiang Beifei is clearly being chased by that desolate beast. If we encounter him, why wouldn't we have a chance?" Zhu Xinjue argued.

After a short discussion, they decided to split up, but all agreed to signal the others if they encountered Xiang Beifei. If they couldn't find each other after half an hour, they would regroup here.

To ensure mutual trust, they decided to mix the members of both groups. Zhu Xinjue went with Yu Hongbo and He Qiutong, while Chen Baiwen went with Hou Chengwu.

Hou Chengwu and Chen Baiwen, leading three SRs, took the left path. Chen Baiwen seemed preoccupied, but Hou Chengwu still warned, "Don't forget our agreement."

Xiang Beifei began to understand and said, "Digesting memory?"

A desolate beast could sometimes gain the memories of another it ate, meaning whatever the eaten beast had seen and heard would be digested by the other.

If the green caterpillar had been killed by Long Guocheng, that meant it had encountered Xiang Beifei and the others!

Even if the caterpillar couldn't understand human language, images and scenes would still remain in its mind!

Then what exactly had they said when they encountered the caterpillar, and had the caterpillar remembered it?

Eating the brains of other desolate beasts to supplement its own shortcomings and expand its knowledge meant that the more it ate, the higher the intelligence these kinds of beasts would have!

Desolate beasts that were strong but simple-minded weren't scary, but those with high intelligence were truly terrifying!

At the moment, it was unknown what sort of impression the green caterpillar that had been squashed by Long Guocheng had retained about them.

Li Zimu's stone hut had many separate units. Everyone was occupying a unit each, without beds and blankets; although primitive, it wasn't much of a concern in the wild outer territories.

When Xiang Beifei returned to his shift, Long Guocheng was standing with his arms crossed in front of him, leaning against the door, and asked, "Can I ask you a question?"

"What is it?" Xiang Beifei said.

"You're not an N-level Awakener, are you? You're at least SR, right?"

"Is that important to you?"

"It would make me feel a bit better," Long Guocheng reluctantly said.