Lin Yi looked at Bi Ji's dumbfounded expression, unable to utter a word, and felt an inexplicable sense of foreboding in his heart.
"You didn't... drown them, did you?"
His gaze was scrutinous as he stared at Bi Ji.
"I... I didn't!"
Bi Ji shook her little fists forcefully downward, her fine eyebrows knitted, her expression serious.
She had rushed to check on the gourd seeds as soon as she woke up that morning; the seeds had sprouted normally, so Bi Ji was very confident.
"No?"
"Mhm!"
Lin Yi smiled slightly.
He continued to look at Bi Ji and said, "Well then, I am very much looking forward to the day you bring the seven Calabash Brothers to me."
"I will!"
It was like a teacher assigning homework; although Bi Ji was confident, she suddenly felt a bit nervous.
The gourd seeds had sprouted, but what if she starved these little guys to death?
Do gourds grow by feeding on feces? Bi Ji suddenly started pondering seriously...
Lin Yi knew that if the gourd seeds were successfully planted, the probability of the Calabash Brothers dying would be quite low.
Because Bi Ji possessed the Life Goddess's divine power, dying in her presence would be far from easy.
The two sisters began their attack.
Bi Ji unleashed the Jade Light, and a golden ancient tree mark appeared on her pale forehead.
This was permitted by Gu Yuena, who only allowed Bi Ji to use the power of the Life Goddess when attacking.
Because of Bi Ji's enhanced abilities, Zi Ji was ready to use the Death Withering skill as usual, and she even needed to further control the Damage Level to remain low.
It was said that after merging with the Life Goddess's power, Bi Ji's support bonus had become extremely formidable.
The originally emerald Jade Light merged with golden halos, turning into the rumored Green-Gold. Within the Green-Gold light, golden runes flashed at times, making the skill as a whole feel noble.
In short, Lin Yi felt that the skill had changed completely.
If anyone was to feel these changes most directly, it would have to be Zi Ji.
The incredibly potent bonus coursed through her entire body, covering even the surface of Zi Ji's body in a layer of Green-Gold runes.
She even felt that if she were to make a cut on her skin now, the wound would heal immediately.
This vibrant sense of life was like being cradled in the arms of the Life Goddess.
"Death Withering!"
Yin Water attributes diffused out from Zi Ji and a purple-black vortex coalesced below Lin Yi, uncontrollably peeling away his life force, which was then devoured by the vortex beneath.
The life force supply from the two directions suddenly made Zi Ji feel as if her body were being filled to the brim, a very comfortable sensation, and her Soul Power was barely depleted at all.
As soon as the attack was over, Bi Ji quickly ran to hide behind Zi Ji.
The golden light expanded and the Damage Rebound formed ferociously around Lin Yi, then it surged toward the Ji sisters with an unstoppable momentum.
"Abyss Devour!"
Although facing this thing always brought great pressure, Zi Ji was the first to steady her mind and calmly released a skill that countered Damage Rebound.
In an instant, the entire platform turned into a pool of purple-black water, a low dragon chant echoing in everyone's ears, giving the sensation that a massive dragon was lurking just beneath the space underfoot.
Bi Ji curiously glanced down at her own feet, trying to locate Longlong.
Lin Yi looked around at the scope of the skill's domain; it was evidently enhanced by Bi Ji, since the last Abyss Devour didn't have the presence this one did.
The Golden Storm commenced its assault, and Zi Ji's eyes suddenly shone brightly.
She raised her pale palm, and with a "whoosh," a Hell Demon Dragon's head over ten meters in diameter emerged from the purple-black pool that covered the platform, opened its massive jaws, and swallowed the Damage Rebound whole before diving back into the "abyss."
This scene was tremendously shocking, especially for the audience below.
Lin Yi squinted his eyes; he distinctly remembered that the last dragon's head was only three meters in diameter—this time it had tripled, truly a terrifying enhancement by Bi Ji.
Zi Ji deactivated her skill, and the domain effect on the platform vanished, the scene returning to normal.
"Bi Ji sister, you're amazing!"
Zi Ji was thrilled to showcase such an effect for the first time; she turned around and directly cupped Bi Ji's cheeks and planted a firm kiss on her face.
"Hehe."
Bi Ji giggled foolishly, her eyes curling into crescents.
Lin Yi now turned to look at the panel's results.
[Blood Loss: 513467]
[Remaining Health: 899923436873]
[Damage Level: Golden Junior]
[Random Reward: Spiritual Invasion Ability Mastery (Spiritual Power Restricted)]
[Host Reward: Spiritual Invasion Ability Mastery (Unrestricted)]
The moment Lin Yi saw the rewards, he checked the annotations.
Spiritual Invasion?
He knew that the System defined spiritual entities as similar to souls—spiritual entities could leave the body and sometimes even fight using Martial Souls in place of the body.
The most typical were the Sword Spirits, Gai Nie, Gan Jiang, and Dragon Hollyhock; they all existed in spiritual form.
Lin Yi turned to Zi Ji and said, "Damage 513467, Golden Junior Level, your reward is Spiritual Invasion Ability Mastery."
Zi Ji first marveled at the damage; she clearly remembered her last attack only caused 450,000 damage, and now it had jumped to 510,000!
She knew she had kept the Death Withering's damage to the lowest limit, yet the damage still increased by fifty thousand!