Chapter 1156: One Step to the Top

Inside the Cosmic Pearl, on the second preliminary battlefield of the Profound God Convention.

Fierce battles raged everywhere. To secure a spot in the Heaven Profound God Realm, participants fought with their lives on the line, even though this wasn't a mere projection and revival was impossible.

Yun Che, however, was the sole anomaly among them, a complete outlier.

During the first round of preliminaries, he idled for thirty days in the main city, doing nothing.

And now, in the second round of preliminaries—where everyone was risking their lives for a chance to enter the Heaven Profound God Realm—he still hadn't engaged anyone in combat. Instead, he remained in stealth mode the entire time. Thanks to the incredibly powerful stealth ability of 'Fading Moon Shadow,' he was never detected by anyone, and naturally, no one attacked him.

The second preliminary round was only three days long. Yun Che had been silently counting down the time, and before he knew it, it was almost over.

Yun Che mentally materialized the ranking list. His eyes nearly popped out at the sheer nine-digit number of soul pearls held by the first-place participant.

Although the second round of preliminaries had fewer participants and less time than the first, everyone here was a top ten finisher from their respective battlefields and carried over all their soul pearls from the first round. Thus, the efficiency of plundering soul pearls was ironically higher. It then struck him: during the first round of preliminaries, these two sisters had actually been assigned to the same battlefield?

It was somewhat unbelievable—given there were a thousand battlefields, the probability was incredibly low. However, given that the girl in the black dress was indeed in this second battlefield, it had to be true.

At this thought, Yun Che suddenly felt a sense of balance. He wasn't the only one cheating here after all!

Compared to Xiao Mo, who merely idled awaiting defeat with no ambition, this was a true kindred spirit.

Yet, the other party was the daughter of the Realm King of the Glazed Light Realm, the younger sister of Fairy Yingyue—they truly weren't from the same world.

Yun Che's gaze lingered on the girl in the black dress for a long time. Using the unique sensing rules of the battlefield, he saw her name.

Shui Meiyin.

A girl who resembled a dark elf, yet her name possessed a rather alluring charm.

Just as Yun Che was about to look away, he suddenly saw Shui Meiyin slowly turn. Her gaze shifted, her eyes, like a starry night, sparkled, and finally settled on Yun Che's hidden position.

Yun Che's heart skipped a beat.

"Did she... discover me? No! Impossible! It must be a coincidence."

But that gaze remained fixed on Yun Che. It didn't move away for a long time.

"Meiyin, what's wrong?" Noticing Shui Meiyin's unusual behavior, Shui Yingyue also turned around, instantly releasing her spiritual perception.

Immediately, Yun Che felt a powerful spiritual presence sweep towards him. When it touched his hidden position, it didn't pause for even a moment and then fully retracted.

Clearly, Shui Yingyue had not detected his presence, not even while actively using her divine sense.

But Shui Meiyin's gaze remained fixed on him, and it seemed to be looking directly into his eyes.

What was happening? 'Fading Moon Shadow' combined with 'Flowing Light Thunder Concealment' constituted perfect, comprehensive stealth. Even a peak Divine Spirit Realm expert like Shui Yingyue hadn't detected him in the slightest. Why could this little girl, who was only at Divine Spirit Realm Level One, see him?

Still unable to believe it, Yun Che maintained his stealth state with all his might and tentatively moved to his right.

As he moved, Shui Meiyin's gaze followed him like a shadow; whether he moved left or right, she stared directly into his eyes. She even revealed a faint smile.

At this point, no matter how incredible Yun Che found it, he had no choice but to believe: Shui Meiyin truly could see him!

How was this possible? How on earth did she discover him?

Furthermore, she had initially been facing away when she suddenly turned. This meant she didn't just see him with her eyes; even her spiritual perception...

Oh no!

Yun Che was first stunned, then his heart sank abruptly. He carried seventeen million soul pearls; in front of these two sisters' strength, he was simply a super-fat sheep ripe for the slaughter. If they wanted to kill him, he wouldn't be able to escape!

Her tender lips curved slightly, and her young face blossomed into an exceptionally charming and captivating smile. "Nothing much," she said, "I just suddenly thought of a very interesting person."

She averted her gaze, took her sister's hand, and said, "Sister, let's go."

Shui Yingyue's eyes flashed with a hint of doubt, but she didn't ask further. She took Shui Meiyin and quickly moved away.

From afar, Yun Che saw Shui Meiyin suddenly glance back. She smiled sweetly at him, her soft, pink lips parting and closing softly. And in his ear, a maiden's voice, like something from a dream, echoed:

"Big Brother Yun Che, keep up the good work."