"Lin Ye? Lin Ye..."
Zhuge Ni murmured this name, her beautiful eyes filled with a strange light. For the first time in her life, she felt a strong curiosity towards a member of the opposite sex.
Zhuge Ni clearly heard the thumping sound, which was her own heart beating faster.
"Classmate Lin Ye, which school are you from? You saved me, and I haven't thanked you yet!"
Seeing Ye Lin about to leave, Zhuge Ni hurriedly asked. Unfortunately, Ye Lin had no intention of responding to her. He waved his hand and walked deeper into the forest.
"It's nothing, just a small favor."
"Classmate Lin Ye..."
Zhuge Ni lifted her leg to follow, but at that moment, Ye Lin stopped and coldly said, "Don't follow. There are more powerful monsters ahead. It's not a place for your strength. Also... I suggest you put your clothes on first."
Zhuge Ni looked down and only then realized that most of her clothes had been burned off by the flames, exposing large patches of snow-white skin.
She gasped and her face instantly turned red with embarrassment. She quickly covered the remaining fabric and crouched down. By then, Ye Lin had already disappeared into the night ahead.
"Lin Ye! Wait! I will catch up to your pace! One day, I will stand by your side with pride!"
Zhuge Ni's voice echoed in the forest, but no one responded.
Zhuge Ni gritted her silver teeth, and a fierce determination burned in her beautiful eyes. At the same time, a sense of defeat couldn't help but well up in her heart.
She had always considered herself a princess of the heavens, but when it came to talent, she couldn't even stand a chance against the dragon-blooded beast. In just a moment, she was defeated by Lin Ye, and when she tried to follow him, she was treated like a burden.
When it came to appearance and figure, her clothes were burned off so much, yet Lin Ye didn't even give her a second glance, as if she had no attraction at all. This made Zhuge Ni's sense of defeat even stronger.
Women are such strange creatures. If you look at them, they call you a pervert. If you don't look at them, they doubt their charm.
Zhuge Ni was extremely confident in her appearance and figure. All along, there had been boys constantly expressing their admiration for her, but she coldly rejected them all.
But this was the first time she had been so proactive, and the result was Lin Ye's indifference. This was the first man she had ever had feelings for, and it was extremely hard for her to accept.
Ye Lin's indifferent behavior clearly ignited Zhuge Ni's pride. She secretly made up her mind in her heart. The next time she met Lin Ye, she would definitely make him look at her with new eyes!
"Lin Ye, I remember you! Let's meet again when the novice secret realm ends. I won't lose to you!"
Zhuge Ni changed into a new set of clothes and firmly set out on her monster-slaying journey. Lin Ye's figure had become her obsession, her goal to chase, and even more so, the driving force for her to become stronger.
She had to reach level 10 before the novice secret realm closed. She would let that Lin Ye see that she, Zhuge Ni, was no burden!
"Phew, now I don't have to worry about that stupid girl bothering me anymore."
Deep in the forest, Ye Lin let out a sigh of relief and removed his disguise.
With this act, Zhuge Ni's attention would surely be focused on that fictional Lin Ye.
And when she saw him again, she would surely turn around and leave without saying a word. Ye Lin was naturally happy about this. He didn't want to have too much to do with Zhuge Ni anyway.
As for why he saved Zhuge Ni, it was because even if this girl was a bit lacking in the brain department, she was still an SSS-level profession. If such a genius died in the novice secret realm, it would surely alarm the authorities of Qingcheng City to thoroughly investigate everyone in the realm. If they found out about his immortal body, that would be a big problem. To prevent such a thing from happening, Ye Lin still chose to intervene. Another reason was that he had no deep grudge against Zhuge Ni. They were supposed to kill monsters anyway, and killing the dragon-blooded behemoth was no different. It was just a matter of convenience.
However, from now on, he couldn't use the two forbidden spells, "Abyssal Fire of the Heavens" and "Burning Cycle of Reincarnation" so easily anymore.
But it didn't matter. The just-deceased dragon-blooded behemoth had filled in the last bit of experience points for Ye Lin. His current level had reached 4, successfully unlocking a new forbidden spell.
[Name: Ye Lin]
[Profession: Forbidden Spellcaster]
[Level: 4 (0.02%)]
[Strength: 40]
[Dexterity: 60]
[Intelligence: 120]
[Skills: Forbidden Spell? World-Ending Thunderbolt, Forbidden Spell? Burning Cycle of Reincarnation, Forbidden Spell? Abyssal Fire of the Heavens, Forbidden Spell? Immortality]
[Forbidden Spell? World-Ending Thunderbolt: The forbidden spellcaster sacrifices a part of their body to summon world-ending thunderbolts from the heavens. The more vital the sacrificed body part, the higher the level of the summoned thunderbolt. The highest level can summon the Chaos Divine Thunderbolt, and its power depends on the spellcaster's own level and intelligence.]
[Forbidden Spell? Burning Cycle of Reincarnation: The forbidden spellcaster burns their own life force to greatly enhance their strength, dexterity, and intelligence.]
[Forbidden Spell? Abyssal Fire of the Heavens: The forbidden spellcaster sacrifices their own blood to summon the boundless abyssal fire from the netherworld that can burn everything. Once it touches the enemy, the fire will never go out.]
[Forbidden Spell? Immortality: The forbidden spellcaster sacrifices two and a half years of their lifespan to be immune to one fatal attack.]
[Note: There is no cost or cooldown for forbidden spellcasters to release forbidden spells.]
Ye Lin couldn't wait to check out his new forbidden spell. But as soon as he took a look, his face turned green on the spot.
What a rip-off! This forbidden spell was completely useless to him! He already had an immortal body without any side effects. What was the point of giving him a spell that required him to consume two and a half years of his life to take effect? Wasn't this just a pure waste of a skill?
Ye Lin was extremely frustrated. He had thought that after all the hard work he put in to reach level 4, he would get a more powerful killing skill. But then, in the next second, Ye Lin suddenly stopped in his tracks.
"No! This isn't a useless skill at all! This is clearly a divine skill!"
Ye Lin's dark eyes gradually brightened. His thoughts became clear, and a bold idea emerged in his heart.
Although the actual effect of the Immortality and Invincibility forbidden spell was almost zero, it could provide excellent cover! For example, if he was in a battle and someone suddenly stabbed him in the heart or chopped off his head, but he didn't die, wouldn't the secret of his immortal body be exposed?
But with the Immortality and Invincibility forbidden spell, if he received a fatal attack but didn't die, there would be a reasonable explanation. As a forbidden spell caster, using a forbidden spell to consume two and a half years of his life to avoid a fatal injury was quite reasonable, wasn't it?