Imperial Crown.

Chapter 639 White Tiger and Sensitive Physique

He channeled his spiritual energy into the blood ring.

Raven was immediately struck by a strange sight—

The space inside the Blood Ring resembled a crimson abyss, densely filled with hundreds of blood droplets the size of candied hawthorns. Ferdinand, Crouch, Judd, and Korima... some sat cross-legged, others straddled a blood droplet, chasing, shouting, and frolicking among themselves.

Wherever they went, the surrounding blood droplets were jostled and jostled back and forth.

Among them, Crouch's soul was the most solidified, appearing almost like his real body. It lacked the ethereal quality often associated with a soul form. This was because Crouch, as a seventh-tier, nine-star mage, possessed boundless spiritual power.

"Ah, it seems there's a lot of fun to be had here! Everyone is enjoying themselves so much. How pleasant!"

Raven couldn't help but sneer.

"Raven???" "Raven!!! ...

A detached, grand, and cold voice came from above. Crouch's old face froze for a moment, then he cursed furiously! "Let me out of here!!!"

"Crouch!" "What are you?!"

Raven sneered, "If I hadn't been constantly on edge, afraid that Lux would discover the truth, I would have already pulverized you to dust and destroyed your soul!" "Still want to leave? Haven't you consulted your senior, Ferdinand, during the four months you've been here?" "Look at him, he's much better than you. He doesn't cry or make a fuss, and he doesn't even mention leaving."

"You really think you're the shadow clone of the Lord of Light?" "Traveling the world?"

"He's nothing but a rigid, ignorant, and selfish bastard!"

"When they need cultivation resources, they call him 'senior brother' all the time." "When they don't need them, they insult and belittle His Holiness the Pope in all sorts of ways."

"You pick up your bowl to eat, then put it down and start cursing."

Raven's voice was icy and chilling. "Oh, by the way," he said, "I have some good news for you. Lux has agreed to marry me! Since you were once Lux's master, I might spare your life!"

These words undoubtedly struck Crouch hard. He was furious, and thankfully he was only in spirit form; if he were in his true form, he probably would have spat out a mouthful of blood. He roared, "Raven!!!!!!!!!!"

"court death!"

Raven snorted angrily! He immediately conjured several scarlet spears within his blood ring and thrust them toward Crouch's soul.

Boom boom boom——

The crimson spear pierced through Crouch's body, leaving several large, visible holes in his soul. Crouch screamed in agony.

"Raven!" "He's Lux's teacher, after all!" "He's your elder!" "How could you do such a thing?!"

Stop it immediately!

Ferdinand shouted repeatedly from the side.

"Oh!" "You two old guys have actually started to appreciate each other!"

Raven snorted coldly. However, he didn't continue torturing Crouch.

In an instant, streams of pure, vast, boundless, and abundant spiritual energy flowed from Raven's fingers into his mind, instantly invigorating the spiritual energy between Raven's brows.

During this period, Raven had intermittently absorbed a considerable number of magic cores. Consequently, his mage level had leaped dramatically from the fifth rank, first star, to the terrifying fifth rank, second star. However, Raven's mental strength and magical power remained consistently stronger than those of his peers. Therefore, his mental strength was at least between the fifth rank, seventh star, and eighth star.

With a buzz

The next moment, as Crouch's mental power surged in, Raven's mental power actually broke through to the level of a sixth-tier mage first!

As Raven's mental power broke through, the void trembled once more, and a heavy, ancient door slowly opened in Raven's mind.

……

"Students, turn to page 24 of your textbooks."

"Today we'll review the nature of magic and the mysteries of contracts."

Inside a bright church, a female teacher wearing stockings, glasses, and with her hair tied up stood on the podium and began to speak.

But in a classroom with 75 people, whispers could still be heard.

Bang bang bang——

The pointer struck the podium, producing a crisp yet jarring sound.

"Shut up, everyone!!!"

"You're about to take the college entrance exam!" "These two questions are guaranteed to be on the test today!" "Quiet down and pay attention!"

After the female teacher's outburst, the classroom indeed fell silent. Her full breasts heaved like windmills as she gritted her teeth and said, "To be honest, you are absolutely the worst class I've ever taught!"

"The essence of magic is actually the process of absorbing elements from the void into the body, refining them, and using them for one's own benefit!" "This is the same as that group of old monsters in the East." "However, they call it metal, wood, water, fire, and earth!" "They also call magical elements spiritual energy, true essence, and things like that."

"It might sound complicated." "But the essence is the same."

"Over the years, we've suffered repeated defeats on the battlefield! You must prove yourselves!" "They're just a few people! How can we, with millions, not defeat them?" "Even if those old monsters in the East are strong!" "We have an iron will!" "This time, we will commit 400 million men to fight them to the death!" "We will even adopt an 80-to-1 tactic!" "We will definitely push the battle lines in the star field back to the 49th line!"

"This land was left to us by our ancestors, the Native Americans!" "We cannot lose an inch of it!"

As she spoke, the female teacher raised her head, seemingly trying to hold back the tears welling up in her eyes. Then she continued, "The so-called secret of the contract is... finding a 'pet' from the lower realm." "Of course." "The 'pet' here refers to a lowly person from the lower realm." "I dare not write it as a cat, dog, toad... or anything like that." "Every year, at least half the people lose points because of this question!"

"This corresponds to the 'transformation into the mortal realm' in Eastern cultivation."

"You were all born into this star system, possessing divine status and divine blood flowing through your veins!" "Therefore, you need to form contracts with pets to experience the arduous cultivation process of those in the lower realms." "This step" "will best temper your will," "strengthen your belief in cultivation," and "dispel the demons within you." "Of course, it is also the most dangerous step!"

"Remember"

"Contracted pets are just for the experience." "Their life and death are none of our business!" "Never develop feelings for your pets." "I've taught for 35 years and witnessed the tragic loss of divinity to no fewer than a hundred students because they trusted lowly mortals!"

"Those lowly people who ascended from the lower realms." "Every single one of them has our blood on their hands!"

Ring ring ring——

The female teacher was about to say something more when the magic bell rang, signifying that school was over.

After saying "School's out," the female teacher picked up her textbook and walked towards the door.

A short girl sitting in the back row quietly put away her books, picked up her backpack, left the classroom, and ran quickly out of the school.

However, when she stepped into a small alley, she couldn't help but shudder.

Two boys appeared in front of her.

Just as she was about to turn around and run away, two boys appeared behind her and blocked her in the alley.

"What are you going to do?!"

"It's dark-skinned," the girl asked. Her skin was strange; though entirely black, it had a glossy sheen. Her face was covered in gilded lines. It was somewhat frightening.

The four boys, though fair-skinned, also had gilded marks on their faces. If you looked closely, you could almost see the sand flowing slowly within these marks, like grains of sand in an hourglass.

"What are you doing?" "Hehe"

One of the men, with his slicked-back hair, sneered, "You were once a genius girl in the academy." "But for a lowly commoner from the lower realm, you didn't hesitate to damage your divine status." "You've become a laughingstock in the academy." "Now," "hand over the half of your divine status, and we can guarantee we won't do anything outrageous to you." At the end, the man with the slicked-back hair chuckled lewdly.

"roll!"

The girl shouted sharply.

"Hey?" "You're asking for it!"

A man behind her cursed angrily, then suddenly kicked her, sending the girl sprawling to the ground.

Before the girl could get up, the slick-haired man shouted, "Brothers, get her! Beat this bitch to death!"

The four men immediately swarmed her, kicking and punching her until she was coughing up blood. Not only that, but a gash appeared on her forehead, from which blood oozed continuously.

"Hand over your half of godhood." "Otherwise," "we'll take you to a secluded place and strip you naked."

"Your best friend told me that you are not only born with a 'white tiger' body, but also have a sensitive constitution." "As soon as a man touches you, you will spasm, convulse, and your whole body will turn white."

"Hehe," the slick-haired man chuckled mischievously, grabbed the girl's cheek, and lifted her head up.

The next moment, the girl's body began to tremble uncontrollably, and her originally dark and shiny skin instantly turned white, becoming an extremely pale, cold white.

Clear, translucent, and pink.

"Haha!" "It's true, guys!"

"I've got a girl like this before!" the slick-haired guy shouted excitedly. The other three also revealed lewd glints on their faces. They had never tasted a girl like this before.

Seeing the lust in the four men's eyes, the girl finally became frightened and, filled with despair, submitted, saying, "I will give you godhood."

"Why didn't you do this earlier?" A cold glint flashed in the slicked-back hair. He urged, "Hurry up."

He wanted the divine status. And naturally, he didn't intend to let the girl's body go either.

Boom boom——

Suddenly, a deafening roar echoed across the sky. A streak of light, like a shooting star, streaked across the heavens, hurtling towards the scene.

They couldn't help but look up.

Rumble…

"Ouch!" "Damn it!" "Where did I get this?"

"Is this still in China?"

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, Raven's coughing and complaining could be heard.

As soon as the portal to the astral plane opened, he was sucked in and headed straight for this place. The feeling was exactly the same as when he traveled through time.

This isn't right... When he broke through to the third tier before, he saw a vast star field through the gate to the astral plane. He couldn't see anything there. Now, he's directly arrived in a star field, a plane, a continent...

So, after breaking through to the sixth rank, one can enter the Star Realm?

But why did he come here?
Looking around at the surroundings and at the few unfamiliar little kids in front of him.

Raven was speechless.

"Hey," "Little brat," "Where am I?" Raven looked at himself, confirming that he was just a spirit, like Ferdinand and Crouch. However, he still had his clothes on. He asked.

"Who the hell are you? Don't you even recognize this place?!"

"I ask cautiously," the man with the slicked-back hair asked.

"Big Brother!" "This kid seems to be a lowly commoner from the lower realm!" "He has no divine markings on his face, nor any divine essence within him?!"

One of the lackeys immediately spoke up.

"Eh?" "They really are lowly commoners from the lower realms!" "Looks like they've broken through to the sixth rank!" "Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to enter the Star Realm."

"Damn it, these lowly commoners from the lower realm are cultivating faster than us!"

The man with the slicked-back hair, who was only at level five, couldn't help but curse.

"Heh heh," another lackey sneered, "the magical elements they cultivate can't compare to the fighting demonic energy we cultivate."

"Hey," "A bunch of brats who deserve a beating."

Raven roared.

However, Raven tried it out and found that since he was only a soul, he couldn't use combat skills or magic. But that didn't stop him from taking a step forward and slapping the slick-haired man across the face.

A loud snap

That slap was even more powerful than a slap contest! The slick-haired guy was sent flying, tumbling through the air!

While Raven was having a "friendly conversation" with the kids, no one noticed that the girl lying on the ground, upon seeing Raven, suddenly had tears welling up in her previously stubborn eyes. They flowed like a faucet turned on, pouring out uncontrollably.

Raven was ruthless and vicious, and in no time he had the four little brats screaming in pain.

One by one, they knelt before Raven, sobbing uncontrollably with blood streaming from their noses.

"Raven!!"

The next moment, a "black whirlwind" pounced over and tightly wrapped around Raven's waist, startling him.

Looking down, he was even more shocked and quickly pushed the black woman out of his arms. "Who are you?" Raven asked curiously. Are all girls in the Astral Plane this open? Hugging just anyone they see?!

Although this girl has a good figure, she's too dark-skinned. Raven doesn't like black people.

"Sicoret!" "You slut!" "Wait till I get my help!"

Taking advantage of Raven's distraction, the man with the slicked-back hair quickly pulled out something and threw it. A firework pattern immediately burst out above his head.

After doing all this, the slick-haired man burst into laughter, "You're finished!" "You're going to die!" "A cloud-piercing arrow!"

Before he could finish speaking, footsteps sounded around him. The alley was soon packed with a dense crowd of young people dressed in what appeared to be uniforms. They were all students.

But Raven had no time to care about any of that. He hurriedly pulled the black girl he had just pushed out back. "Damn it!" "I knew I was here!" "Oh, it's you!" "You're really not a cat?!" Raven had made a contract with Sicret back when he was at Tier 3. Naturally, she became the anchor point for this entry into the Astral Plane.

But Sicreth seemed to be angered by Raven's push and turned his face away, ignoring Raven.

"Hehe." "I really didn't recognize you just now." "Who would have thought you'd go from a black cat to a black girl?"

Raven laughed heartily, trying to justify himself.

"Let's go, Raven." "It's not safe here." "Once we leave the academy's area, you're no match for them." Sicreth struggled for a moment, but finally couldn't help but urge them on. The academy was surrounded by magic arrays to prevent student fights and potential murders. The students here were all at least Rank 4 mages. Rank 6-7 were also in the minority. Great mages, rare in the lower realms, were practically worthless in the astral plane.

"Don't be afraid." "Now that I'm here, I will never let my beloved woman be bullied."

Raven pulled Sicot back behind him. They looked at the hundreds of young people crowding in from both sides.

Saying you're not afraid is just trying to bolster your courage. No matter how strong Raven is, he can't fight against four opponents.

"Fuck your mother!" "Kneel down!"

The man with the slicked-back hair sprang to his feet and pointed at Raven, cursing.

Seeing Raven standing there unmoved, even looking at him with the eyes of someone looking at a "clown," the slick-haired man was instantly enraged. "Brothers!" "This lowly commoner from the lower realm is the pet of the Sicreth Contract!" "Kill him!"

"Wait a moment"

Seeing the crowd surge forward, Raven raised his right hand and shouted, "Do you know about Law-based artifacts?" "I have plenty!" "Whoever helps me beat up Big Backhair will get an enchanted artifact of at least rank seven." "I'll give it to Sicotret, and she can distribute it among you." This was the most valuable resource Raven could think of! "I'm willing to swear a soul oath! If I'm lying, may my soul be shattered, and my spirit annihilated!"

These words had an effect. The group hesitated.

"I hate people who bully their classmates the most!"

A fat man rushed out from the crowd and kicked the man with the slicked-back hair. He looked somewhat like Jad from the Blood Ring, very strong and powerful. He kicked the man with his bare hands, sending him flying.

The others also rushed forward and began to beat the four of them.

The four men with slicked-back hair were begging for mercy.

A full half hour later, someone finally noticed something was wrong. "Brother! Stop hitting him! He's escaped!" "Sicoret is gone too!"

Everyone looked up, bewildered.

"Oh no!" "Those lowly people from the Nether are truly cunning." "We've been tricked!" "We forgot they could return to the Nether!" "I didn't expect Sicreth to run away with them too." "She's finished!" "She'll never be able to return to the Astral Plane!"

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(End of this chapter)