Zhao Wuji rushed into the toilet, squatted down, and finally found a moment of relief. It was a messy, uncomfortable process, but for a brief second, it felt good to let go. However, just as he was halfway through, the feeling abruptly stopped.
He was stunned. What's going on? Is that it? He could still feel an urgent pressure, but nothing was happening. It was an incredibly uncomfortable feeling, trapped between needing to stay and wanting to leave. Just as he considered getting up, the intense urge to defecate returned with a vengeance.
You've got to be kidding me! he thought in despair.
Zhao Wuji remained squatting there for over half an hour, his legs going numb and his body feeling weak. To make matters worse, an overwhelming drowsiness was washing over him.
"Awoo!" He had lost count of how many times he had yawned. If he so much as closed his eyes, he knew he would fall asleep instantly. He didn't dare to risk it; he couldn't even imagine what would happen if he passed out here.
Dai Mubai's words echoed in his mind. Before the fight, he had been so confident. Evil? Unpredictable? How evil could a kid be? Now he knew. Ye Yin was truly evil. His methods were beyond anything he had ever encountered. He deeply regretted underestimating him.
Finally, Zhao Wuji couldn't take it anymore. He knew that the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. Hiding in the toilet wasn't going to solve anything. Gritting his teeth, he fashioned a makeshift covering for his soiled pants and cautiously made his way out.
Just as he emerged, he saw Ye Yin happily chatting with the others.
"Teacher Zhao!" Ye Yin called out cheerfully. "There was still about a tenth of the incense left. Are you ready to continue our battle?"
Ding!
[Resentment from Zhao Wuji +66!]
Battle? Battle my ass! Zhao Wuji thought, waving his hand dismissively. "No need. There's no need to battle anymore. You all passed this round. Mubai, please arrange their accommodations for them."
Zhao Wuji then turned his exhausted gaze to Ye Yin. "Ye Yin," he said, his voice strained. "The battle is over. Please remove the effects of your Spirit Ability from me."
Ye Yin looked a bit awkward. "Teacher Zhao, my Spirit Abilities can only be cast. They can't be removed once they've taken effect."
Zhao Wuji's eyes widened in horror.
Ding!
[Resentment from Zhao Wuji +50!]
Holy crap! They can't be removed?! he screamed internally. What happened to the idea that there's always an antidote nearby!
"Teacher Zhao," Ye Yin continued, "although I can't remove them, I can see their remaining duration."
A glimmer of hope appeared in Zhao Wuji's eyes. He desperately hoped to hear that the effects were almost gone.
"It will probably take about eight more hours for everything to wear off completely," Ye Yin finished.
Zhao Wuji's eyes rolled back into his head. Eight hours! That meant he still had to endure half a day of this torture!
Ding!
[Resentment from Zhao Wuji +55!]
The combined effects of kidney deficiency and drowsiness, amplified by the Level 10 negative effect enhancement and topped off by Ye Yin's verbal provocation, were too much for him to handle. With a final, weary groan, Zhao Wuji collapsed to the ground with a thud and fell into a deep sleep.
"Teacher Zhao?" Ye Yin tried calling out, but the Spirit Saint was sleeping so soundly that he couldn't be woken.
Dai Mubai looked helplessly at his unconscious teacher. He couldn't just leave him lying on the ground. "You all wait here," he said with a sigh. "Let me take Teacher Zhao back to the dormitory first."
As Dai Mubai lifted Zhao Wuji onto his back, he heard a series of unfortunate gurgling sounds. When he laid the teacher down on his bed, he immediately discovered the source of the sounds and the accompanying smell. Dai Mubai couldn't help but feel a bit of pity for him. It was miserable. He was truly in a miserable state. At least when Ye Yin messed with him, he was still conscious and could try to deal with it. But Zhao Wuji was completely unconscious, unable to do anything at all. He wondered how severe the teacher's psychological trauma would be when he finally woke up.
After dropping Zhao Wuji off, Dai Mubai quickly arranged rooms for the new students. Tang San would share a room with Oscar, and Ning Rongrong would share with Xiao Wu.
"How about you two share a room?" Dai Mubai said, looking at Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Yin with a hint of mockery in his voice.
Ye Yin's eyes lit up. "I have no objections!"
Zhu Zhuqing's gaze turned icy. "What are you trying to imply? Are you intentionally trying to humiliate me?"
Dai Mubai let out two dry laughs. "Whatever. If you don't want to, then forget it. Your two dorms are next to each other. These are the only two left, so pick one for yourselves." After speaking, he turned and left without another word.
Ye Yin and Zhu Zhuqing exchanged a glance. Without speaking, they looked at the two remaining rooms. One was large and well-kept, while the other was small and dilapidated.
Zhu Zhuqing looked at Ye Yin. "You pick first."
Ye Yin nodded and pointed at the large, nice room. "I want this one."
Zhu Zhuqing grabbed his arm. "Don't you know how to be a gentleman?"
While Zhu Zhuqing was typically aloof around strangers, she could be surprisingly direct with those she was more familiar with.
Ye Yin glanced at her. "Then if you were to choose, which one would you pick?"
Zhu Zhuqing pointed at the small, run-down room. "I would naturally choose this one."
Ye Yin spread his hands. "See? The result is the same whether you choose or I choose, isn't it?"
With that, he walked into the large room and closed the door, leaving a stunned Zhu Zhuqing standing outside.
Ding!
[Resentment from Zhu Zhuqing +21!]
Ye Yin's dormitory was very spacious. These weren't standard dorms but small, private houses. There were even two beds inside. He took his prepared bedding out of his spirit tool, spread it neatly on one of the beds, and lay down, crossing his legs comfortably. This was nice.
He then opened the system's resentment value mall.
╭─── Resentment Value System ───╮
Current Resentment Value: 498,360
Increase spirit ring age by one year: 10 points
Increase Spirit Bone age by one year: 10 points
Gain spirit power experience: 100 points
Hundred-thousand-year spirit ring: 1,000,000 points
Hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone: 1,000,000 points
Random external Spirit Bone: 500,000 points
Designated external Spirit Bone: 1,000,000 points
Increase all attributes by one point: 100 points
...
Over the years, Ye Yin had been careful with his spending. About forty-five percent of his points went to increasing his spirit power experience, another forty-five percent went to enhancing various attributes, and the rest was used for lottery draws and increasing his spirit rings' age.
But it still felt like too little. The main reason was that only characters who were named in the original story provided a significant amount of resentment points. While the value per point was the same, the quantity provided by unnamed individuals was vastly different. His main sources of resentment were still Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Yu Xiaogang.
Ye Yin's gaze fell on the hundred-thousand-year items, wondering when he would ever be able to afford something so expensive.
Let's just buy some attribute points for now, he decided.
[Congratulations! You have spent one thousand resentment points to purchase 'Increase all attributes by one point' x10!]
[Your current attributes are comparable to a Level 38.36 Spirit Master with a prominent single attribute.]
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