"Ahhh!"
"You stop right there! What right do you have?!" Liu Yuxuan stomped her feet in a fit of rage.
"Alright, Yuxuan, why bother with someone like him? Does he deserve to make you angry?"
Just then, Wang Haoyang walked over, looking at Ye Ming with disdain.
"Someone of his caliber, it's still hard to say if he'll even awaken Spirituality later."
"He's putting on a cold front now, but he'll probably be on his knees begging for your forgiveness later."
"Hahahaha..."
Whoosh!
A cold light flashed.
Ye Ming moved like a ghost, in less than a breath's time.
He appeared directly in front of Wang Haoyang, the fruit knife in his hand precisely held against his neck!
Wang Haoyang's laughter abruptly stopped.
"Laugh, why don't you?"
"Why aren't you laughing anymore?"
"Is it because you don't like it?"
The small knife Ye Ming held in a reverse grip had already pierced Wang Haoyang's skin.
His eyes were dark and cold, like a demon from Hell, making one shiver with fear.
"You, you..."
Wang Haoyang's pupils constricted, filled with shock.
Even the students watching couldn't help but gasp.
Hiss... Ye Ming's movements.
So fast!
Even Wang Haoyang, who had contracted an S-Rank Saintess of Lightning, didn't react in time!
"No conflicts during the Awakening ceremony."
"Next, Ye Ming!"
Principal's voice rang out.
Only then did Ye Ming put away the small knife, leaving a dangerous look.
"Next time you call out, it won't just be a little blood."
After speaking, Ye Ming walked onto the Awakening platform under the shocked, bewildered, and fearful gazes of the crowd.
"What's he so arrogant about!"
"He's probably a good-for-nothing who can't even awaken low-Rank Spirituality!"
Wang Haoyang only dared to mock him quietly after Ye Ming had walked away.
But the next moment!
Boom!
The instant Ye Ming placed his hand on the Awakening platform.
An incomparable blood-red pillar of light shot up into the sky!
Powerful energy continuously spread, the blood-red pillar of light like a magnificent and spectacular passage connecting heaven and earth!
"What!"
"It's actually a blood-red pillar of light!"
"Max-level... It's Max-level Spirituality, oh my god!"
Principal couldn't hide his excitement; he clasped his hands, so thrilled he almost fell to the ground.
At the same time.
The students and teachers below also widened their eyes.
"Holy crap, this is too awesome!"
"Max-level Spirituality, which only existed in theory, was actually awakened by Ye Ming?"
"It is said that once Max-level Spirituality is awakened, even an SSS-Rank Saintess can be chosen by him!"
"I'm almost numb from saying 'I'm so envious'!"
"Bastard! How is this possible!"
Wang Haoyang's eyes were bloodshot with rage, and his fists cracked as he clenched them.
Max-level Spirituality, SSS-rank Saintesses at his disposal!
Such a person would be an absolute Peak existence across the entire Dragon Country.
Wang Haoyang couldn't believe that the usually weak and incompetent Ye Ming could awaken Max-level Spirituality!
Why?
What right did he have!
"Max-level Spirituality..."
Liu Yuxuan's eyes were dull, filled with regret and unwillingness.
"Did I really make a mistake? How can he be so powerful?"
"No, I didn't make a mistake, it's all Ye Ming's fault. If he had awakened earlier, I wouldn't have broken up with him!"
"Right! It's all his fault!"
The surrounding students: "????"
Wait?
How could this also be blamed on Ye Ming!
"Quick, quick, hurry and choose a Saintess! Remember, you must choose an SSS-Rank Saintess!" The principal frantically urged from the side.
Ye Ming ignored his words and entered his Divine Space with his consciousness.
Divine Space.
This was a world of illusion.
Before Ye Ming's eyes were clusters of light enveloped in golden radiance.
As he walked past, the sacred figures within the light clusters all enthusiastically extended their hands to him.
"They're all SSS-rank Saintesses!"
"Is this the treatment for Max-level Spirituality?"
Ye Ming was slightly surprised.
But a question couldn't help but arise in his heart.
"Why are there only Saintesses, where are the Witches?"
In the Divine Position Space he was in, there should be both Witches and Saintesses.
But as far as his eyes could see, they were all Saintesses, and all of them were SSS-rank Saintesses!
"Is it because of human choices that Witches are starting to become fewer?"
"Hmm?"
Just then.
Ye Ming noticed, in an inconspicuous corner in the distance.
A dark black light cluster seemed to be timidly cowering, not daring to emit even a sliver of light.
This is?
Ye Ming walked towards the dark black light cluster.
Along the way, many Saintesses extended olive branches to him, but Ye Ming ignored them.
He was a Top Assassin.
At the same Rank, a Witch was more suitable for him than a Saintess!
His first choice was a Witch!
When Ye Ming arrived before the dark black light cluster.
The latter was very afraid, continuing to lean into the corner, seemingly worried that Ye Ming would discover her.
Observing the dark black light cluster closely.
Within it was a petite girl in a black dress.
She had beautiful, flowing black hair, and a dark, starry gown trailed on the ground. She hugged her knees, timidly burying her head between her thighs.
The girl's body trembled slightly; even the slightest fluctuation from the outside world would make her heart pound, like a wary fawn.
She was afraid of everything around her.
Ye Ming reached out, wanting to touch her.
"Don't come near me..."
"I am a Witch, I will hurt you."
Noticing Ye Ming's approach, the girl in the black dress became extremely flustered.
Her voice was like a gentle bell, very pleasant to hear.
At this moment.
Ye Ming's consciousness felt a little hazy.
Once upon a time, as an assassin, he too had crouched in a rainy corner, crying and saying the same words.
"What a pitiful fellow, just like me when I was a child."
Ye Ming smiled and shook his head, having made up his mind.
"It's decided, you're the one!"
Ye Ming's eyes became resolute.
As an assassin, he couldn't save himself.
But now, as an owner of Max-level Spirituality, he could save the Witch!
[You are a respected owner of Max-level Spirituality]
[You have the right to actively contract]
[Do you wish to contract: SSS-rank Witch (information will be revealed after contracting)]
Ye Ming clenched his fist, very decisively, "Yes!"
[Contract successful!]
As the voice fell.
The next moment!
When he saw the information about the girl in the black dress.
Even with Ye Ming's composure, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.
[Name: Godfall Dark Night Demon Empress ]
[Name: Ying Youyou]
[Gender: Female]
[Rank: SSS-Rank (Can be upgraded)]
[Talent: Empress's Demeanor, Invincible Demeanor]
[Description: Mysterious and beautiful, elegant and powerful, born in the dark night, rising in the shadows. Wherever she goes, darkness descends, order collapses. At her Peak, she was unimaginably powerful; if gods met her, they would all fall.]
[Overall Evaluation: Devil Emperor-sama's status is noble, I have no right to evaluate her.]
"Not a Witch? But a Demon Emperess!"
Ye Ming's eyes flickered, and he couldn't help but let out two bitter laughs.
"Does this count as a lucky hit for me?"
Demon Empress, Witch; just by hearing them, one knows the former is more prestigious by more than a little bit.
[No!]
[Respected owner of Max-level Spirituality]
[It was you who chose the Witch first, and only then did the Demon Empress appear.]
"Hmm..."
"That's right."
Ye Ming nodded slightly.
If he hadn't decided to choose a Witch, perhaps he wouldn't have discovered her identity as a Demon Empress.
Then, Ye Ming looked at the information about Ying Youyou.
Each entry gave him an unparalleled shock.
"She seems much more formidable than an SSS-Rank Saintess!"
"Especially the Rank entry; I thought SSS-Rank was the limit, but I didn't expect it could be upgraded!"
Ye Ming's heart had never been so excited and thrilled.
Even when he received the title of Top Assassin, it was not one ten-millionth of his current excitement.
At the same time.
The dark light cluster around the black-dressed girl, Ying Youyou, completely vanished.
Feeling the changes in her body, she suddenly looked up, her captivating face filled with disbelief.
"You... you! You contracted me?!"
She possessed a pair of eyes like vast stars.
Very beautiful, mysterious and profound, making one fall deeply into them with just one look, yet within them, there was a profound sense of pity and loneliness.
Ye Ming nodded faintly, "If nothing goes wrong, yes."
"Why?"
Tears instantly welled up in the girl's eyes, and her voice became trembling and choked.
"Why did you contract me?"
"I am a Witch, born only to bring misfortune and disaster, destined to be alone my entire life. Contracting me will only bring you pain and death."
"Don't pity me, don't feel sorry for me. Loneliness, I'm already used to it... really."
By the end, Ying Youyou buried her head between her thighs again, letting out soft sobs.
She just quietly squatted in the corner, isolating all light, leaving only eternal loneliness.
"Alright, what are you mumbling about?"
Just then.
Ying Youyou felt her body lose weight, and a warmth spread across her thighs and back.
Ye Ming half-crouched and easily lifted her into a princess carry.
"You, you, you!"
The girl was flustered, staring at Ye Ming in shock, her pretty face instantly turning crimson.
However.
On Ye Ming's stern face, there was a hint of gentleness and determination.
"What Witch or not Witch."
"I chose you, so even if you refuse, it's no use."
"Now, close your eyes and rest well. I'll take you away!"
After speaking, Ye Ming walked forward step by step, holding the girl in the black dress.
The SSS-rank Saintesses on both sides looked down at Ye Ming and the girl.
Their eyes were filled with authority and disdain, as if judging a heinous criminal.
Ying Youyou shied away from these frightening gazes, finally burying her head in Ye Ming's chest.
Facing all sorts of strange looks.
Ye Ming scoffed, his expression unchanged as he continued forward, his heart as still as water.
It wasn't until all the SSS-rank Saintesses had completely averted their gaze.
Only then did Ying Youyou, in his arms, wrap her arms around Ye Ming's neck, look at his face, and softly say,
"Ye Ming, thank you, thank you for choosing me."
Ye Ming returned a smile, "No, I should be thanking you."
"Thank you for giving me a choice."