Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 145 System, Your Colleague

“I always feel like he’s deliberately targeting me and Senior Brother Jing. Every time we meet him outside, we run into some extra trouble.” He frowned and said uncertainly, “Either a super-grade demon beast suddenly appears, or we encounter a rogue cultivator with evil intentions, or we inexplicably get caught up in some kind of dispute, but I can’t find any clues related to him.”

No wonder Zhen Yi was so wary of him. Even she felt that this person had a big problem, and even the mental toxins in the socially anxious Jing were related to him.

"By the way, where's Feng Ting?" she suddenly remembered the other one. "Why haven't I seen her?"

“She…” Zhen Yi paused for a moment, then said with some guilt and self-reproach, “Because Senior Brother Jing’s injuries are getting worse and worse, we couldn’t think of a solution, and we suspected it was related to Di Zifan, so Feng Ting thought of… trying to get to him.”

"Feng Ting went to see him!" Qiu Ci's face darkened instantly. "Nonsense!"

She suddenly stood up, turned around and walked out. Knowing that Di Zifan had a problem, that silly girl still dared to go to his door.

"Where is the man?"

"It should be near the Sword Enlightenment Pool in Sword Pavilion," Zhen Yi said weakly. "Junior Sister Feng knows he's not simple, so she never leaves the academy to be with him."

Qiu Ci did not stop. Instead, she released her divine sense to scan the entire Sword Pavilion, found the direction of the Sword Enlightenment Pool, and flew towards it in a flash.

The Sword Enlightenment Pool is where students of the Sword Pavilion comprehend swordsmanship. The stone walls beside the pool bear sword marks left by generations of sword cultivators at the Integration Stage. It is considered the place with the heaviest killing aura in the academy, so most of those who come here are students of the Sword Pavilion, and other students rarely come.

But today, the place was unusually lively. Many students had gathered around the pond in a panic, and there were cries of alarm. For some reason, a fifth-order black dragon had suddenly emerged from the usually calm pond and was attacking the students nearby.

The students who were studying swordsmanship were caught off guard and frantically dodged in all directions. Many of them were injured, some began to defend themselves with all their might, and others ran to inform the master.

Boom!

Suddenly, a loud bang rang out, and a sword aura slashed fiercely at the black dragon, deflecting its attack on the student. A student in green robes leaped forward, unleashing his Nascent Soul stage cultivation. His swordplay grew faster and faster, forming a wall of swords that blocked the black dragon.

"It's Senior Brother Di Zifan! He actually blocked the black dragon in one move!" someone exclaimed in surprise.

The students below calmed down and began to praise him. Only then did they have the strength to save people and call for the Master.

The man in the air launched increasingly fierce attacks, forcing the black dragon to retreat steadily, but he showed no intention of killing the opponent. Instead, it seemed as if he was deliberately showing off his skills and toying with the opponent.

The black dragon, being a demonic beast, suddenly became enraged after being constantly suppressed. Its scales burst open, and it spat out a mouthful of venom, aiming directly at the person in front of it. The man easily dodged it with a simple step, but the black dragon's target was clearly not him.

Taking advantage of the opponent's dodge, it slashed its thick tail fiercely down at the person below.

The pink-clad woman who had been standing at the back suddenly changed her expression. Seeing the dragon's tail sweeping towards her, she instinctively leaped up to dodge, but little did she expect that the black dragon in the air had already opened its blood-red maw and was about to bite down on her.

"Junior Sister Feng!" The man who had just been fighting was startled. His figure, which was a few feet away, flashed and appeared in front of the woman in an instant, as if he had used some secret technique. He put one arm around her waist and swung his sword at the black dragon that was pouncing on him.

Roar~~~~~
A conspicuous sword mark appeared on the black dragon's head, and it screamed as it fell into the pool.

The man, carrying the woman in pink, spun around and landed gracefully. The wind from his sword stirred up petals that danced in the air, making the entire Sword Enlightenment Pool seem to be bathed in pink. After a while, the man spoke in a deep voice, "Junior Sister Feng, are you alright?"

At the same time, an unfamiliar mechanical voice rang in the man's mind.

[Ding! Feng Ting, the Chosen One, has gained +1 favorability. Current favorability level: 39.]
The man's lips curved into a smile, his voice becoming even gentler, "Don't be afraid, I'm here!" "..." Feng Ting's forehead twitched almost imperceptibly, as if she was frightened. She was stunned for a moment before managing a stiff smile, just about to respond.

"Feng Ting!" A stern voice rang out, shattering all the pink bubbles in an instant.

Qiu Ci stood ten steps away, frowning as she watched the two embracing.

The next moment, the pink-clad woman, who was trying to force a smile, froze, her eyes widening suddenly, her bright eyes instantly filling with misty tears, and she stammered in disbelief, "Xiao Ci... Sister?"

The man beside her was also taken aback. He looked at Qiu Ci, his eyes suddenly brightening. He gave her a meaningful once-over, "I wonder what this is... Pfft!"

Before he could finish speaking, the woman who had been nestled docilely in his arms suddenly sprang up and kicked him hard.

Bang!
Di Zifan felt a sharp pain in his abdomen and was sent flying uncontrollably. He skipped across the ground with several thuds, like skipping stones, before crashing heavily into a nearby stone wall.

He felt as if his internal organs had shifted, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Feng Ting, whom he had just rescued by spinning around, rushed towards the woman who had suddenly appeared opposite her, tears still streaming down her face. "Sister Xiao Ci... Waaah... You're finally back, sob sob sob... I was going to be disgusted to death if you didn't come back... sob sob sob..."

At the same time, a frantic notification sound rang out.

[Ding! Feng Ting's favorability with the chosen one -10]
[Favorability -20! ]
[Favorability-30]
[-one]
[-one]
[......]
Di Zifan: "..."

What's going on? He didn't seem to have done anything, right? Why is my opinion of him suddenly dropping so drastically?!
[Ding! The target's favorability has fallen below -100, exceeding the statistical range, and will not be calculated further.]
[Ding! Host's mission to win over the Chosen One has failed, deducting 5000 Destiny Points.]
[Ding! Host has 3500 remaining Destiny Points, less than 5000. The remaining Destiny Points will be deducted from your cultivation level.]
[Ding! Host's cultivation level has dropped to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.]
……

The next moment, the spiritual energy on Di Zifan's body suddenly began to dissipate, and his cultivation level, which was originally close to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, dropped to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm in just a few breaths.

Di Zifan's vision went black, and he immediately fainted.

Qiu Ci, who had listened to the whole thing, was speechless.

Half a time.

"Damn system, it seems you have a new colleague?"

"[Impossible! I didn't sense any release code on it. This is definitely not a legitimate system. Master, don't believe it so easily!]" The system's little ball of light began to deny it frantically.

Qiu Ci was also surprised by the sudden appearance of the system. She never expected that in this world, besides herself, there were other people who also had a system, and it seemed to be a strategy guide system.

Suddenly I understood why Zhen Yi said that this Di Zifan was always harassing Feng Ting.

"Dog system? Does your world really have a system that makes deceiving other people's feelings its mission?"

"No, no, impossible! Master, you have to believe me!" The little ball of light nearly shook itself out of shape, hurriedly swearing, "My great Blue Star father invented the system to help, coordinate, and correctly guide the people of Blue Star to cultivate in a positive, correct, and enjoyable way. Deceiving feelings and abducting young girls are crimes. The system has a built-in reporting program; these are instructions written into the system's source code and cannot be changed."

"Then this..."

[A pirated system! Absolutely a pirated system! Master, quick! Take it apart!]