Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

Chapter 345: 41: The Whole School is Your Fans

Chapter 345: Chapter 41: The Whole School is Your Fans
 

Unlike the Zhenhai Team, which had been in the limelight from the start, Qiu Ze’s Shenxing Battle Team had fought their way up step by step from among all the students, and thus he saw the changes in the campus atmosphere very clearly.

During the early days of the school term, the relationships among students were very harmonious. Plus, Qiu Ze himself liked to make friends, often inviting three or five people to play basketball or game together, resulting in many of the guys in the dorm becoming acquainted with him. They were used to calling each other brothers and jokingly referring to one another as father and son.

But all this changed completely after the Shenxing Battle Team was rated Class A.

Once Runtu realized the clear difference in status between himself and Brother Xun, a sadly impregnable barrier emerged between them—a fitting description for Qiu Ze’s situation as well.

The buddies who used to play basketball with him started to get “worse” at the game, subtly letting him win; old friends he gamed with, who would normally argue half a day over “who messed up this round”, began to crazily assist him and play support roles, showering him with compliments after the game.

Even some classmates who weren’t that close before, at most offering a greeting when passing by, started to come over brimming with enthusiasm to chat, calling him “Captain Qiu” or “God Qiu,” almost as if worshiping and revering Qiu Ze as a deity.

Even the Shenxing Battle Team could receive such treatment; it was understandable, then, what kind of a sensation the more famous Zhenhai Team would cause upon their return to campus.

After Qiu Ze spoke with a hint of helplessness, Yan Yu couldn’t help but feel a mix of amusement and pity.

He hadn’t been a cultivator in his previous life but an obscure “mortal martial artist”, so he never experienced this kind of fervent adulation, not to mention Chen Lingyun was the kind of person who could handle anything perfectly, so he never once troubled him with these matters.

“So, what do we do next?” Yan Yu asked humbly, truly having no past experiences to draw from for this situation.

“I’ve already sent the team members out to meet you guys,” answered Qiu Ze. “These people are particularly sneaky, each one capable of scanning with Divine Sense. Even if we use Invisibility Technique to sneak away, we need to be extremely careful, try not to take main roads or bump into anyone.”

“Alright, you lead the way,” Yan Yu, seeing that the guy seemed to have some experience in guerrilla warfare, immediately indicated that he would follow his lead.

Qiu Ze skillfully chose side paths to avoid the hordes of seeking student fans. Yan Yu, invisible, followed him through twists and turns, even using the Wall-Penetration Technique in several places.

At the same time, he took out his phone and swiped through it, only to see that in the Rikoku Cultivator school group, everyone was already frequently updating their locations—phrases like “Lin Ning spotted behind the cafeteria,” “Su Yunjin appeared on the artificial lake shore” were being posted so densely it was as if they were vying for a server BOSS.

“Captain Qiu, Lin Ning has been found!” Zhang Yang suddenly sent a message in the team chat.

“Great, let’s meet up inside the administrative building!” Qiu Ze quickly issued an order.

“Why the administrative building?” Yan Yu, who was watching, suddenly asked.

“Because the instructors are in the administrative building. Fans wouldn’t dare to chase stars inside there,” Qiu Ze replied.

“Are the instructors that scary?” asked Yan Yu, puzzled.

Qiu Ze: ……….

You’re the one who chats and jokes with the principal all day, treating the instructors like they’re service staff at your beck and call. I’m just a nouveau riche; it’s really hard to explain things clearly to a big deity like you.

The two arrived behind the administrative building and saw Zhang Yang and Lin Ning already waiting there.

“This is so scary!” Lin Ning finally let out a sigh of relief when she saw her captain arrive and then complained, “Really, I got recognized buying groceries on the street. I’ve never seen anything so outrageous!”

“We’ll need to be more cautious on campus in the future,” Qiu Ze also sighed. “We’ve also bought a house outside of school recently. We’ll do our group training there from now on.”

“Where’s the house?” Yan Yu asked.

“Near Xianlin Lake.”

“Isn’t that a bit remote?”

“It’s not remote, there’s a subway.”

“That’s not the main point right now!” Lin Ning interrupted their casual chat, “The others are still being chased by fans!”

“Chen Lingyun won’t need to worry,” Yan Yu said. “But the others might need some help.”

“Sisi has already reached Yun Jin,” Qiu Ze, looking at his phone, suddenly said.

After a moment, Chang Sisi indeed brought Su Yunjin before everyone, dispersing her invisibility.

“Yun Jin!” Lin Ning hurried over to call out.

“I was so scared,” Su Yunjin appeared deeply shaken, “a girl I never knew before suddenly rushed over wanting to take a photo with me… I was so frightened I almost jumped into the artificial lake.”

“If I had known, I would not have come to the school cafeteria!” Lin Ning stomped her feet in frustration.

“We stopped coming here a while ago,” Chang Sisi empathized, her face twisted in vexation. “Every time we eat, we get watched, talked to, greeted… I’m practically developing social anxiety.”

“Where are the others?” Yan Yu asked.

“Song Qiao is looking for Sister Zhao… Holy shit,” Qiu Ze suddenly exclaimed. “Look at this!”

Everyone gathered around to watch the video on his phone. On the small playground next to the cafeteria, dozens of people were crowded around, leaving no way in or out. They could faintly hear Zhao Yuanzhen’s familiar shouting from inside:

“Those who want an autograph, line up! Where do you want it signed? On your clothes! Okay, done, next! Please line up, one by one!”

Everyone: ………

Yan Yu also couldn’t hold back and said:

“You all go ahead to the administration building, I’ll go find her!”

He left the group alone and, activating the Invisibility Technique, hurried toward the small playground.

Along the way, he saw more and more students all heading in the same direction, with intermittent exchanges:

“Who’s that over there?”

“Zhao Jiuzhen.”

“Oh, it’s not the Longcheng Flying General?”

“You dare ask for Yan Yu’s autograph?”

“If he dares show up before me, I dare ask.”

“Forget it, Zhao Jiuzhen’s autograph is just as good. I heard that on Saltfish, autographs of top Rikoku Cultivators can go for hundreds of thousands!”

“Only hundreds of thousands? We get over a hundred thousand just for clearing a Mysterious Realm.”

“That’s a low-difficulty Mysterious Realm. How can you compare it to the Zhenhai Team? I heard they make tens of millions from a single realm! I feel like this might be the only chance to get her autograph, we’ll probably have trouble finding her after this.”

“You’re right, get an autograph now and save it for appreciation.”

Yan Yu, despite keeping a distance from his classmates, could vaguely hear their discussions. He felt a mix of annoyance and speechlessness, wanting nothing more than to rush up to the Demonic Sect Enchantress and beat the vain idiot senseless.

Finally, he reached the small playground. He couldn’t continue to use the Invisibility Technique, so he quickly employed the Cloud Dividing Eight Trigrams Step undetectable, creating afterimages, and plunged into the sea of people.

Dashing past like lightning! Phantoms everywhere! Chain dodging through the crowd!

“Hey, no cutting in line!” someone tried to grab his clothes but only caught an afterimage, standing dumbfounded. Then someone else suddenly shouted:

“Holy shit! That movement technique! It’s the Longcheng Flying General, Yan Yu!”

Before any larger commotion could spread, Yan Yu had already kicked Zhao Yuanzhen to the ground face-first. He then bent down to scoop her up around the waist, threw her over his shoulder, and with the Cloud Dividing Eight Trigrams Step, darted out creating more afterimages, disregarding the obstacles formed by the surrounding crowd and vanished once again.

The fans weren’t about to give up easily and immediately gave chase—but could they catch up with the Cloud Dividing Eight Trigrams Step? Yan Yu quickly lost them using the terrain to his advantage, so much that some even took to chasing him with Sword Control, performing a low-altitude, Divine Sense grid search.

Meanwhile, the cafeteria door suddenly opened.

Xie Ruoxi, carrying her packed meal, peeked around for a bit. Seeing no one, she had just stepped out when someone called out from behind her.

“Excuse me! Have you seen anyone from the Zhenhai Battle Team?” two female students stopped her to ask, “We got the news and rushed back from outside the campus!”

“Uh, no,” Xie Ruoxi feigned ignorance, “I think they already left.”

“Oh,” the female students said, looking disappointed before thanking her and leaving.

Xie Ruoxi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but she also felt a delicate sense of loss.

When will I be able to be on TV with everyone, fervently pursued by fans?