Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Spirit-Calming Ring Took Shape and Vanished?!

Lu Qingyan did not truly understand such feelings. Knowing full well that he had no standing to speak, he did not bring up Song Qing’an or Qin Sheng again.

“You won again, Nephew,” Lu Shenchen said.

In the end, this round of chess ended with Lu Qingyan’s victory.

“Uncle, you are too modest. It was only luck on my part,” Lu Qingyan replied with his usual humility, whether to others or to the elder in his family, Lu Shenchen.

“No more playing. I’m tired and going to sleep.” With that, Lu Shenchen rose, stretched, and humming a tune, went back to his room to sleep.

Lu Qingyan sat down again and carefully reviewed the game.

The more he went over it, the more he felt that today’s win had been entirely due to luck.

Lu Shenchen had actually guessed every move he made.

And his own victory might have been nothing more than chance.

Lu Qingyan gave a helpless smile and slowly put the chessboard away.

At the same time, Qin Sheng had already returned to the safe zone. Using the same spatial method as before, she went straight to Lin Xing’s side.

By this hour, Lin Xing was already asleep. With a helpless sigh, Qin Sheng woke him and told him to make sure he wore the Spirit-Suppressing Ring properly.

“What is this, Sister Sheng?” Lin Xing asked in delight, looking at the ring Qin Sheng had placed in his hand. One glance was enough to tell that the material was extraordinarily precious, and he almost held it reverently.

“This is a Spirit-Suppressing Ring. Once you wear it, no one will detect your power,” Qin Sheng explained as simply as possible.

After a long night of running around, Qin Sheng had to admit she was indeed rather tired.

“So if I put it on, I can go out, right?” Lin Xing asked excitedly. Following Qin Sheng’s instructions, he slipped the ring onto his finger.

The next second, to his delight, the ring transformed into a black earring.

“What is this?”

Qin Sheng patiently explained, “It’s the ring’s transformed form. It can change into whatever shape is more convenient for you.”

Lin Xing stared, eyes widening until his mouth formed a perfect O. The fact that he had powers at all had already gone beyond his understanding, and now this ring could even transform on its own? That made no sense at all.

Qin Sheng guessed what he wanted to ask and simply said, “The end of the world is coming. Anything is possible. Rather than be amazed, it is better to accept it.”

Lin Xing nodded and quickly replaced his original earring with the transformed one.

“That’s it?” he asked a little timidly, pointing at his earring.

Qin Sheng did not know whether the ring had already taken effect.

But according to Lu Shenchen, this should already be fine.

Qin Sheng nodded and reminded him, “All right. Tomorrow, you still need to act like nothing has changed. If your attitude shifts too suddenly, no one will believe it.”

Seeing Qin Sheng rise, Lin Xing knew she was leaving again.

“I’ll turn around and count on my own.”

Before Qin Sheng could say anything, Lin Xing had already turned away and covered his eyes.

Qin Sheng could not help but laugh softly at the sight. In the next instant, she touched her own wrist.

When Lin Xing finished counting and turned back around, Qin Sheng had already vanished from where she stood.

Lin Xing smiled to himself as if comforting his own heart, then touched the earring in his ear and lay back down to sleep.

It was as though nothing had happened.

But Lin Xing knew he would soon be meeting his friends.

This time, Qin Sheng went straight back to the dormitory rooftop.

Spatial shifting was indeed useful, but she had to be careful. It was simply too easy to expose herself.

Qin Sheng took out the box containing the Spirit-Suppressing Rings once more, hurried downstairs, and headed straight for Chu Xingyu’s room.

Chu Xingyu always slept soundly, but he had terrible morning temper when awakened.

Qin Sheng did not intend to wake him directly. She simply placed the ring in his palm.

Then Qin Sheng left and returned to her room to sleep.

Little did she know that the ring emitted a white glow in the next instant, gradually turning transparent in Chu Xingyu’s hand until it vanished without a trace.

Chu Xingyu, as though sensing nothing at all, comfortably turned over.

As for Jiang Miaomiao and A Di, Qin Sheng had not yet given them their rings, since neither of them had any trace of power fluctuations at present.

Qin Sheng did hope the two of them would awaken powers, at least to protect themselves in this apocalyptic world.

But powers were only awakened by a small number of people.

She could not force such things.

Qin Sheng let out a soft sigh and prepared to lie down and rest.

“Sheng Sheng? You’re back?” Beside her, Jiang Miaomiao slowly opened her sleepy eyes. When she got up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night and found Qin Sheng missing, she had worried and intended to stay awake and wait, but sleep had overtaken her before she could hold out.

Qin Sheng lightened her movements and asked softly, “Did I wake you?”

Jiang Miaomiao hurriedly shook her head. Her newly awakened voice was a little hoarse as she whispered, “I got up at night and saw you weren’t there. I was going to wait for you, but I fell asleep by accident.”

She stuck out her tongue in embarrassment and continued, “I wasn’t sleeping deeply. You didn’t wake me.”

Qin Sheng smiled and said in a low voice, “Don’t worry. I’m back now.”

Jiang Miaomiao lay back down again. The moment her head touched the pillow, sleep returned at once, but she still remembered to murmur to Qin Sheng, “Now that you’re back, I can rest easy.”

Watching Jiang Miaomiao fall asleep the instant she touched the pillow, Qin Sheng could not help but curve her lips and lay down as well.

Even though she was exhausted today, sleep would not come.

Qin Sheng stared quietly at the ceiling and thought over a few things.

After a long while, she took two Spirit-Suppressing Rings from her space, placing one in A Di’s palm and the other in Jiang Miaomiao’s.

The rings transformed one by one into inconspicuous little ornaments.

Jiang Miaomiao’s became a bracelet, and A Di’s became a necklace.

Only then did Qin Sheng close her eyes with peace of mind, falling asleep not long after.

In the middle of the night, Jiang Miaomiao turned over uncomfortably, her head feeling heavy. Her smooth forehead was exposed, and as though resonating with the ring, a faint mark appeared there, glowing softly with a pale green light.

Because of that pale green glow, the furrow between Jiang Miaomiao’s brows quickly eased. Once her head felt comfortable again, she slept even more soundly.

The pale green light soon vanished, and at some point, the diamond on the ring had turned the color of emerald.

They slept well through the night, and Qin Sheng got up early to train.

Though she had only slept three hours, she felt no discomfort at all. If anything, her energy seemed even more abundant.

Qin Sheng knew this was the effect of her power.

Estimating the time, Jiang Miaomiao and the others should already be awake. Qin Sheng put away her saber, ended her training, and returned to the dormitory.

Sure enough, Jiang Miaomiao and the others were awake, though Chu Xingyu and A Di still looked drowsy. Since there was another competition today, they had to rise early again.

After A Di and Chu Xingyu had each finished washing up, they sat blankly on the sofa.

Jiang Miaomiao, however, seemed full of energy. Seeing Qin Sheng return, she handed her a piece of bread and a carton of milk.

Qin Sheng took them with a smile. Noticing that Jiang Miaomiao was in such good spirits today and not at all affected by staying up late waiting for her, she said with relief, “Miaomiao, you look energetic.”

Jiang Miaomiao casually put Chu Xingyu and A Di’s bread and milk aside, took her own, and sat down next to Qin Sheng.

“Sheng Sheng, I might not have noticed if you hadn’t said it, but now I really do feel especially good today. Last night before I slept, I even had a bit of a headache, but now I don’t feel anything at all,” Jiang Miaomiao said excitedly.

Qin Sheng took a bite of her bread and answered with a faint smile, “Maybe you slept well.”

“Maybe.” Jiang Miaomiao smiled happily and continued her breakfast.

Only then did A Di and Chu Xingyu wake up a little more.

“Eh? Why is there suddenly a necklace around my neck?” A Di had just wanted to stretch when she touched the necklace hanging there.

Jiang Miaomiao also noticed a chain around her wrist.

The two of them turned to Qin Sheng in unison.

Among them all, only Qin Sheng could have quietly put the necklace and bracelet on them. There could not be a second person.

Qin Sheng nodded naturally. “You did well in the first match on the arena. Think of this as encouragement.”

Jiang Miaomiao and A Di laughed happily.

Only Chu Xingyu’s face fell. He looked at Qin Sheng with bitterness and said, “Sis, why don’t I get encouragement? Was I not good enough?”

The more he spoke, the more wronged he sounded, even puffing out his lips.

Who could resist a younger puppy-like boy acting spoiled?

Last night, when Qin Sheng was here, the ring had not transformed. Perhaps it only changed after she left. The ring transformed according to what its owner desired, and Qin Sheng could not even tell where it had gone.

Chu Xingyu clearly did not know this, and Qin Sheng could only console him selectively.

“If you perform even better in the second match, I promise I’ll grant you one wish,” Qin Sheng said after thinking it over. For now, she did not know what to give him, so it would be better to let Chu Xingyu decide.

“Really?”

After Chu Xingyu received her confirmation again, there was no trace left of the aggrieved look from before.

“Then it’s a deal!”

“Deal.”

Jiang Miaomiao and A Di did not react much, perhaps because the transformed gifts were already enough to make them happy.

That was fine; it saved Qin Sheng the trouble of coaxing them.

“Finish breakfast and make your preparations. We’re going to challenge the second round,” Qin Sheng said. She had already finished eating and, after giving them a few instructions, returned to her room to change clothes.

Her training clothes from the morning were soaked with sweat, and Qin Sheng had always disliked that feeling.

Before leaving, she changed into a fresh set.

Half an hour later, everyone was fully prepared and set off for the core base.

Unlike the sea of people gathered outside the core base on the first day, far fewer people were there today. Most of those remaining were clearly skilled.

A Di could not help feeling a little nervous. Everyone here looked fierce and imposing, and she alone seemed especially out of place.

“You don’t need to be nervous. Just do things the same way as last time,” Jiang Miaomiao said softly when she saw that A Di was even more nervous than before.

A Di puffed out her cheeks. It was not that she was worried about losing.

That much was a given.

She only hoped her opponent today would go a little easier on her, at least enough not to hit her face...