Clearly Very Strong Yet Excessively Timid

The timid Ming Luo unexpectedly arrives at the Suoma Continent, where demons and monsters run rampant. As the only human, she embarks on an unconventional path of cultivation to preserve her life.<...

Chapter 27 Floating Island

Mingluo patted her blushing face. To avoid further embarrassment, she cleared her throat and pretended nothing had happened before asking Ye Zhihan, "Are we going to the floating island now?"

After hearing Ming Luo's words, Ye Zhihan came back to his senses.

The Floating Island is completely different from the previous locations of the Crossing the Border selection competition. The other places were created by Elder Suma based on the real environment of the Suma Continent, but the Floating Island was a place completely imagined by Elder Suma. This was also his first time participating in the Crossing the Border selection competition, and his understanding of the Floating Island was basically zero.

"We'll know when we get there." Ye Zhihan took out the mermaid's scales and activated the formation according to Uncle Tun's instructions. Then he naturally pulled up Mingluo's little hand as if he was underwater. After not feeling any resistance from the little hand in his palm, Ye Zhihan took Mingluo's hand and passed through the scales to a wonderful place covered in silver.

"Is this the floating island?" Ye Zhihan looked puzzled.

"Snow! It's snow!" Mingluo, ignoring the sudden chill, excitedly trotted across the snow, like a puppy enjoying its first snowy sight. Although Mingluo was a northern girl, due to the climate, she rarely saw such a magnificent snow scene in the city.

Ming Luo was worried that his playfulness would delay Ye Zhihan's progress in the selection, so he scooped up a handful of snow, rolled it into a snowball, and played with it in his hand. Then he obediently returned to Ye Zhihan and asked, "Ye Zhihan, how are we going to pass?"

Ye Zhihan was frustrated. This floating island was so different from what he had imagined. He had imagined it to be a huge, vibrant island nestled in the clouds, a picturesque sight. But the floating island before him, covered in snow, looked extremely desolate. Furthermore, the island was tiny, only about 100 square meters, with only a few dead trees. It looked more like someone's abandoned yard than an island.

Looking up, there are many such small islands, one after another extending upwards, all the way to above the dark clouds where heavy snow is falling.

"It seems that Elder Suma wants us to go up." Ye Zhihan said, looking at the thick clouds, his face full of unhappiness.

Ming Luo also looked up at the sky. This place was truly magical. The small islands were covered with snow, as if they were floating in the air. Each island was one or two hundred meters away from each other.

"Ye Zhihan, how is your Qinggong?" Ming Luo asked expectantly. In fantasy dramas, the male protagonists are usually able to fly into the sky and hide in the ground, and they are omnipotent. Ye Zhihan is so strong that he can probably fly up there too.

"Only real flying skills can get up there, and I don't have them." Ye Zhihan looked at Ming Luo helplessly. Only monsters of a specific race can fly in the Suma Continent. Ordinary monsters can only rely on magic weapons, but he doesn't have any flying magic weapons.

Seeing a trace of regret on Mingluo's face, Ye Zhihan added: "We don't necessarily have to fly on our own."

The regret on Mingluo's face disappeared in an instant, and she immediately looked at Ye Zhihan expectantly: "What do you have in mind?"

"Wait a moment, someone will send a flying magic weapon up." Ye Zhihanshuang's blue eyes reflected the flying snow, revealing endless indifference and murderous aura.

After spending the past few days together, Mingluo had long been accustomed to seeing this expression on Ye Zhihan's cold and handsome face. She asked, "What do you want to do?"

What Ye Zhihan did was not difficult. After wasting time in the abyss of the sea, he estimated the time. Now the other contestants of the Crossing the Border selection competition should be catching up soon. They just need to hide aside and "borrow" the flying magic weapon when the time comes.

As for how to "borrow", Ming Luo understood just by looking at his eyes. This guy wanted to fight and cause trouble before his injury healed yet!

Ye Zhihan noticed Ming Luo's displeased look and had to explain a little aggrievedly: "Strength is paramount in the selection competition. I have never hurt other contestants. I just eliminated them here early."

"Who cares about the other contestants? I'm just worried that you'll fight with others before your injury is healed. What if you can't win?" Ming Luo recalled how Ye Zhihan forced his way into the abyss of the seabed and was beaten until he vomited blood. He felt very bad. If it weren't for saving her, he would have passed the level and become a cross-border person long ago.

"I think I can beat them." Ye Zhihan replied normally, but he was already very happy in his heart. Was this girl caring about him just now?

"I don't care what you think, I care what I feel." Ming Luo was shocked by her own words. She was a timid and cute girl, so she didn't understand what the domineering Mingxue was (??????)??

Just as Mingluo and Ye Zhihan were discussing how to proceed, a small ball of light appeared in the middle of the island. This was the call from other contestants who were teleported to the floating island through scales. Ye Zhihan hurriedly pulled Mingluo into the shadow of a tree nearby, and then pulled her into the shadow space to conceal her figure and breath.

"Muli?!" Ming Luo thought that this person could no longer participate in the competition, but he didn't expect that he would still catch up despite his injuries. However, this time Muli was not alone. He was accompanied by a gloomy young man in dark brown clothes, who looked not easy to mess with.

"We should be able to catch up with the shadow-playing devil soon. This time I will dig out his eyeballs with my own hands!" Muli said angrily as soon as he appeared on the floating island.

However, the people around him didn't seem to think much of Mu Li. Instead, they sneered, "As long as you help me become a cross-border person, Ye Zhihan will be at your disposal."

When Ming Luo heard this, he quickly grabbed Ye Zhihan's sleeve, fearing that he would jump out and fight with the two men.

Just now Ming Luo was discussing with Ye Zhihan about "borrowing" magic weapons from other contestants. Now it seems that Ye Zhihan was the one who was targeted first.

Ming Luo watched Mu Li and the brown-clothed man shivering in the snow, and the way they kept taking small steps in the snow to keep warm. Suddenly, an idea came to her mind. She leaned close to Ye Zhihan's ear and whispered, "We can hide in Mu Li's shadow."

Ye Zhihan looked at Mu Li's shadow and frowned in disgust, "No."

"Just take a ride? They do the work and we reap the benefits. We can take the opportunity to rest in the shadow, okay?" Mingluo looked at Ye Zhihan eagerly.

Seeing Ming Luo's gaze, Ye Zhihan couldn't bear to refuse, so he had to agree.

From the outside, the shadow space is just the shadow of a tree trunk. When the man in brown and Muli were not paying attention, he controlled the shadow space and sneaked into the shadow under Muli.

"Brother Hui, do you think my shadow seems a little fatter?" Mu Li looked at the black shadow reflected on the snow, secretly wondering whether he was that fat.

"Miao Li, you've gained a lot of weight recently." The man in brown clothes spoke with disgust.