Chapter 62: Game Over for Jiang Ren
"Um..." The young elder noticed that Xue Lingxi wanted to say something but didn't know how to address him.
"I am Jiang Ren," he introduced himself.
"Yes, Senior Jiang, I will accept your goodwill today, but never again give me such an 'expensive' thing in the future," Xue Lingxi said in a soft tone. Yet, despite her gentle voice, she exuded an indescribable pressure on Jiang Ren, who had only recently arrived in this world. Until now, he had failed to find any individual with an extraordinary destiny. The only one he had come across was this brat, who seemed to believe herself to be a banished immortal in the mortal world. But right now, even this brat was proving to be quite a challenge for someone like him.
Jiang Ren had been in a hurry today because it was the last day of the quest provided by his system—the task was to invest in either a major protagonist or antagonist within a month. And what he feared most had finally happened.
[Quest Failed!]
[Quest Failed!]
[Quest Failed!]
Jiang Ren's head rang with the relentless prompts of "Quest Failed" messages.
[The Host has been found to be inadequate for the system. From this moment on, YOU are no longer the Host.]
At the end, Jiang Ren could only watch as the system window flickered like an old television screen. Soon, it was unable to hold on any longer, and in its final moment, it collapsed into a thin, bright horizontal line before vanishing entirely.
Jiang Ren's eyes lost focus, and he slumped to the ground.
"Why? Why? Why...?! The others who transmigrate to these worlds receive a newbie gift package, but why was I forced to prove my worth by completing the main quest first? Only then would I have received my newbie package!"
"Now, what do I do? Should I leave the sect and go down the mountain? No, no… I don't know anyone. At least here, I can live, eat, and pass my time in leisure. But outside… I'd die before even making it to the nearest village."
Jiang Ren had been arrogant, thinking the main task was easy. He had even found his target and bribed her so-called boyfriend. But who could have expected that guy to be so shrewd?
Right now, he wanted nothing more than to tear that guy to pieces. He had become a man with nothing left to lose.
He lifted his head, and just as Xue Lingxi moved aside, Xu Mo's figure became visible at the entrance gate. But he was not alone—dozens of other disciples stood there, watching the spectacle unfold.
Everyone had been listening closely to Jiang Ren and Xue Lingxi's conversation, especially when Jiang Ren presented her with a Top-Grade Foundation Building Pill.
"YOU?! I WILL K*LL YOU!" Jiang Ren roared like an injured beast and lunged toward Xu Mo.
"Run, everybody! The elder of the Technique Hall has been consumed by heart demons!" a disciple in the crowd shouted, signaling everyone to disperse.
"Aaaah!!!"
Xu Mo was momentarily confused. First, because the young elder was suddenly targeting him, and second, because these so-called cultivators were fleeing from a mere mortal.
Swoosh!
While Xu Mo was still lost in thought, Jiang Ren's incoming punch rapidly grew larger in his pupils.
Instinctively, Xu Mo adopted the first stance of the punching technique he had been training under the head elder. The first stance wasn't anything special—it simply helped in dodging an opponent's attack.
Xu Mo leaned back, and the punch missed him by a mere fist's distance. Jiang Ren grew even more agitated as he failed to vent his anger on Xu Mo.
"You bastard!!" Jiang Ren gritted his teeth. "It is your senior's order—stand there and let me punch you!" he demanded coldly.
"What?!" Xu Mo thought, convinced that Jiang Ren had truly lost his mind.
Truth be told, even if Xu Mo had simply stood there and let Jiang Ren hit him, the one who would end up damaged would still be Jiang Ren.
"Well… as you wish."
Xu Mo stopped dodging and allowed the barrage of punches to come at him. Jiang Ren accumulated all his strength in his dominant hand, clenched his fist, and aimed a punch straight at Xu Mo's cheek.
For a long time, Jiang Ren had been envious and jealous of this guy—nothing but an extra, yet somehow gifted with an appearance more charming than his own.
Bang!
But what everyone expected… didn't happen.
Xu Mo's head did not explode into a bloody mist from the force of the young elder's punch. No—Xu Mo didn't even flinch.
Instead, he gazed at Jiang Ren with cold, emotionless eyes. Xu Mo didn't like violence, but he never backed away from a fight when it was inevitable.
"Huh? Was that even a punch?" one disciple questioned, turning to look at his friends' expressions.
"Yeah, I thought he was some elusive master since he was the caretaker of the Technique Hall," another said.
"Yes, he was able to suppress many top outer sect disciples before."
"Was it all an act?" they all wondered. But then they shook their heads—those arrogant top-rank disciples wouldn't be bribed, nor would they willingly lose their reputations.
Previously, Jiang Ren's system had granted him complete invincibility inside the Technique Hall. Now, after the system had abandoned him, he had once again been reduced to a mere mortal.
At the time, he hadn't cared about the newbie gift package.
"Weak." Xu Mo thought as he lightly touched the spot where Jiang Ren's punch had landed.
It felt… as if a mosquito had bitten him. Not like a human had punched him.
Xue Lingxi watched all of this with her arms crossed over her chest. She didn't interfere because, based on her years of experience, she could tell that although Xu Mo seemed to be only at the third level of Qi Condensation, he was just slightly weaker than her—despite the fact that she was at the ninth level. Right now, she had almost no bottlenecks, as she was merely regaining her cultivation.
Xu Mo saw Jiang Ren raise his fist once again. A cold smirk appeared on his face.
With a casual movement, Xu Mo clenched his fist and drove a punch straight into Jiang Ren's stomach.
"Ughh—!"
Vomit—
Jiang Ren's body bent into an arc as his stomach caved in. His stomach fluids surged out of his mouth. Though no blood was visible, he felt as if his intestines were twisting inside him.
"Ugh… Y-You… I-I…" Jiang Ren stammered before losing consciousness and collapsing onto the ground.
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