The eighteen members of the squad immediately formed an attack formation. Through more than ten days of continuous cooperation, they had developed a very tacit understanding, making their formation even more powerful.

The team members formed a formation to defend one direction. The red-haired guy was tough and could hold his own. Jin Da Da spewed out solar fire from his mouth, and wherever it touched, those who were touched suffered greatly. The puppets could also block one direction without any problem.

Even if Shi Xuan doesn't make a move, it would be extremely difficult for these people to break through such a combination, not to mention that Shi Xuan isn't idle either.

She has become increasingly skilled at setting up traps, and can even attack her opponents while moving around, managing to set up traps and attack at the same time with ease.

By the time the robber team realized something was wrong, they were already trapped.

When they tried to break free from the formation by attacking left and right, but had no way to escape, they finally realized that they had all misjudged the situation.

This team of rookies, with their messy uniforms and generally low cultivation levels, actually has some tricks up their sleeves! They are definitely not the naive and innocent bunch they think they are!

They should have retreated when the first team suffered losses against them, but they were blinded by greed and appearances, and were so confident that they could defeat the nineteen-man team in one fell swoop.

At the beginning, they didn't even think about teaming up. Each team thought that defeating such a rookie team would be a piece of cake.

Later, as the waiting time increased, their costs rose for everyone. In order to avoid internal conflicts, they agreed to unite and split the spoils equally.

But they were being too naive. Could a team of sixty people really defeat a team of nineteen? Reality taught them a lesson they would never forget.

The final outcome was already predetermined. Like the team that had robbed them earlier, these sixty people were completely robbed by the members of the best squad, stripped down to their undergarments.

A team of sixty veterans tried to rob a team of nineteen new recruits, but instead of succeeding, they were robbed themselves. If word got out, this would probably become the biggest joke in the Outer Realms this year.

After robbing them, Shi Xuan's nineteen-man squad left, leaving sixty naked men tied up and left to languish on the spot.

When they were finally allowed to leave, each of them had increased their payment from four hundred high-grade spirit stones to five hundred. They had only paid one hundred when they entered the sect, and the remaining spirit stones had to be paid later.

The Alliance's spirit stones are not so easy to owe. All these people were forced to sign the Heart Demon Debt Agreement, and they will have to pay off this debt no matter when.

After more than half a month away, the Shixuan team finally returned to their base.

Unexpectedly, their return was met with a warm welcome from everyone on the entire floating island.

Elder Qiu, who had come to the outer realm to fetch them, was beaming with joy upon seeing Shi Xuan, repeatedly muttering, "Excellent! Excellent! The younger generation is truly formidable!"

The elders from the other sects were also very excited, rushing up to ask all sorts of questions: What missions had you completed these past few days? Who had you encountered? How were the battles going? And were you settling in well with life in the outer realms?

...

Shi Xuan and his team members exchanged glances, all looking puzzled. Could it be that during their half-month absence, the elders of the settlement had been collectively possessed? Why did they all look so strange?

After some pleasantries, Shi Xuan finally understood: she had defeated Ji Lie in a duel on the floating island of the Ice Plains, thus securing forty-fifth place on the Prodigy Ranking...

Is it really worth being this happy about just being ranked forty-fifth?

Shi Xuan couldn't empathize with these elders; her goal when she came here was to win the championship!

However, when I first arrived in the outer realms and looked at the various rankings in the virtual lobby, I realized that none of the people in the entire Qian Yuan Continent were in the top fifty of any of the rankings.

Perhaps for them, this number 45 has special significance.

After training outside for more than half a month, Shi Xuan decided to take the team out to relax.

People in the outer realms are not allowed to go out at night and can only move around during the day. All entertainment venues are concentrated near the central hall, with the floating island being the most lively.

Shi Xuan led his team to the central hall the next morning to hand in the Wind Wolf's mission.

Surprisingly, when they landed on the central floating island, many people were already on the island, and many of them seemed to have come just to see what their team looked like. They gathered in twos and threes, and no matter where they were, they would occasionally pretend to turn their heads to look in their direction.

The rookie captain who defeated Ji Lie as soon as he arrived at the outer arena still aroused the curiosity of others.

Shi Xuan pretended not to see it and led the entire team to complete the Wind Wolf quest, earning two thousand points. Then he went to the virtual trading area and posted a message: "Selling Dream-Seeking Flowers, eight hundred points each. I'm in the central hall, waiting for one hour."

Some people are willing to spend a hundred high-grade spirit stones to search for the flower on New East Island, and there is still a high probability that they will not find it, which shows the value of the Dream-Seeking Flower.

The price of 800 yuan per flower was set by Shi Xuan based on previous transaction prices.

As soon as the news was sent out, before Shi Xuan had even taken five steps, someone in the hall shouted, "I want the Dream-Seeking Flower!"

Shi Xuan stopped in his tracks at the sound of the voice. A group of people rushed over from behind, the leader of whom was an extremely burly male cultivator. He was the one who had spoken up about wanting the Dream Flower.

The newcomer quickly walked up to Shi Xuan, took out his identity token, and at the same time, Xuan completed the transaction.

But after the transaction, he did not leave. Instead, he put away the Dream-Seeking Flower and loudly announced to everyone in the hall, "I am Lai Youfu, ranked seventy-first, at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage. Shi Xuan, I challenge you!"

When Shi Xuan first arrived, she was ranked last on the list of prodigies, so no one would challenge her. Even if they did, it wouldn't make a difference, and she had the right to refuse.

But now, Shi Xuan has jumped to 45th place on the Prodigy Ranking, which has given some people other ideas.

The rules of the Heavenly Pride Ranking are that after a single challenge, the winner takes the place of the loser. A lower-ranked person challenges a higher-ranked person, and the higher-ranked person must accept. If they refuse, they are considered to have lost.

If a person goes missing or hides, their ranking will drop by ten places if they do not accept a challenge every month, until they are removed from the list of top talents.

At this moment, Lai Youfu, ranked seventy-first, challenges Shi Xuan, ranked forty-fifth. Shi Xuan must either agree or exchange rankings with him, becoming seventy-first.

It must be said that Lai Youfu is a thoughtful person. Shi Xuan is a new captain with the eighth level of the Golden Core stage. It must be luck that he was able to defeat Ji Lie when he first arrived. He is very confident that he can easily defeat Shi Xuan with his strength.

Shi Xuan smiled generously and said loudly, "I accept!"