Chapter 142 - The Scum Is Arrogant

"Welcome to the third stage of the Intersect Competition – the group stage!" the new emcee of the Righteous Alliance said. The emcee before was killed by the demonic cultivator disguised as Jing Yu during Cheng Sheng's match with him. "The third stage is comprised of fifty contestants who will be grouped into five teams with ten members." He said and looked at the contestants below who were already standing with their group. He looked at them with an appreciative gaze. "Now, the contestants will be sent to a secret realm that is filled with walking corpses. The team that has the largest number of corpses killed will be given a prize. The person who has the largest number of corpses killed wins." He explained. "To ensure everyone's safety, and to count the corpses killed by each team and individual, a disciple from the Alliance will accompany you." He told them and then turned when five people wrapped from their head to feet walked forward. "Everyone, please choose a disciple you want to accompany you." He told the contestants.

"…" the contestants. Is there a difference? They thought as they looked at the emcee with a blank gaze before looking at the Righteous Alliance's disciples who looked like have cloned themselves. 

"Then, we'll choose first." Jing Bai said and pointed the second person from the right. He is smiling brightly.

"Tch." Zheng Yi clicked his tongue under his mask and unwillingly walked to the Zunjingde Sect's side. Then, he stopped right in front of Jing Bai. "Just so you know, I am a fair person." He told him as he glared at him. "Or, I might suddenly deduct your points instead of increase it." He added as he looked at Jing Bai in the eyes, his gaze provoking.

Jing Bai chuckled. "Yiyi, we don't do underhanded tricks. Don't worry." He told Zheng Yi.

Cheng Sheng raised his hand and pointed the first disciple. "We'll choose him." He said.

The disciple who was chosen then walked towards Cheng Sheng's group. "Who could it be?" Lei Ling, who was in the audience's side together with Lei Qing, You Rou and Zuo Zhe, asked as they curiously looked at the Alliance's disciple whom Cheng Sheng chose. The Alliance's disciple is silent compared with the one Jing Bai chose.

Tang Zhe looked at Jing Bai and Cheng Sheng before he also chose a disciple. "Then, we'll choose him." He said.

"I'll choose him!" the leader of the other group said.

"Then, we'll take the remaining one." The leader of the last group said. Then, he looked at Xiao Le who was hiding behind Cheng Sheng. "Xiao Le, so you choose to be with strangers than your shixiong." He said and grinned at Xiao Le who gasped in fright.

Xiao Le's shixiong spoke loudly, intentionally letting everyone hear what he said. Obviously, it is to humiliate Xiao Le.

Of course, Cheng Sheng also heard him. "Kang-shixiong." He called. Kang Ce is the other disciple of the Huli Sect who won. "Rather than strangers, I think we're more familiar to Xiao Le than his shixiong who he is estranged with." He said and looked at Kang Ce.

Kang Ce's face turned red because of shame before it paled in anger. "Cheng Sheng!" he yelled. "How dare you accuse me!" he said.

"Huh? Don't misunderstand me, please." Cheng Sheng said as he turned to face Kang Ce. "I don't know how to accuse anyone. I bet you're more familiar with it than I am, right – " he said as his eyes narrowed. " – rather, you're an expert at it." He told him.

"You - !" Kang Ce said as he glared at Cheng Sheng.

"Also, Kang-shixiong – " Cheng Sheng said as he looked at his clean nails and blew at them as if he's blowing off the dirt on them. " – please don't make it sound like Xiao Le was taking our side." He said. "In fact, this is what you wanted, right?" he asked and smiled. "As his shixiong, I know you only wish for Xiao Le's safety. Don't worry." He said as he looked at the ugly expression on Kang Ce's face. "We'll do our part, which you cannot do since you're even weaker than him." He winked at him before he turned and faced the speechless emcee who was watching them.

"Cheng Sheng! You dare act arrogant because everyone's throwing themselves at your feet!" Kang Ce said as he finally reacted. "Let's see how long will your arrogance last!" he said as he spat in anger.

"Kang-shixiong. You're misunderstanding me again." Cheng Sheng said and lazily turned to Kang Ce. "I am arrogant since I can." He told him.

"You - !" Kang Ce said as he pointed at Cheng Sheng. His arm is shaking in anger. "You better watch your back!" he told him before he turned to face his teammates as he fumed in anger. Any more and he'll explode in anger. "What are you looking at?!" he asked as he glared at his teammates.

His teammates looked away and secretly rolled their eyes at him. Just because Kang Ce is from a bigger sect than theirs, he appointed himself as their leader. "Hey – " one of them whispered to the other. " – we don't necessarily have to cooperate with him, right?" he asked.

"Yeah." One of them agreed. "The team prize is not that important." He said.

In the audience, Lei Ling frowned in disgust. "Uwaa… Xiao Le's shixiong is more scum than Cheng-shixiong." He said.

"Ah Ling… you're dissing your own shixiong, too." Lei Qing told him.

You Rou nodded in agreement to what Lei Ling said. "However, he can only lose to Cheng-shixiong who's the real scum." She said as she looked at Cheng Sheng with admiration.

"… shimei. Your words and action doesn't match." Lei Qing said. You're dissing Cheng Sheng, too. She thought. 

Zuo Zhe who was watching them just placed his palm on his face. What have gone wrong? He thought. Where's the Mary Sue Cheng Sheng that I wrote? Orz.

The emcee cleared his throat before he spoke. "Ehem. Since the third stage will be happening to a secret realm, let's have elder Pai send us outside the realm which is the venue for the third stage." He said and turned to Pai Lie who immediately let his seat and walked forward.

"Please close your eyes and hold your breath!" Pai Lie said before he took out a magic staff from his sleeves and raised it.

"Eh?" Lei Ling said as he stared at the magic staff that glowed. "Wah!" he exclaimed before he closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he saw they're in a different place. "Huh? Bleaurgh!" he exclaimed and vomited after his vision suddenly shook and his stomach turned upside down. He felt a splitting headache and he is also dizzy.

"Ah Ling!" Lei Qing called when she saw her younger brother was vomiting on the side.

"Bleaurgh!" You Rou cried as she vomited. Her face is as pale as Lei Ling.

"You guys…" Lei Qing said as she looked at the two. "Bleaurgh!" she finally can't hold it anymore and she also vomited.

"…" Zuo Zhe speechlessly watched the three before him as he held back his nausea. His face looked vacant as he blankly watched them. How are they cute, gallant and graceful? He thought as he remembered he wrote Lei Ling as a cute shidi, Lei Qing as a gallant shijie and You Rou as a graceful shimei. Bring me back my beloved characters QAQ

On the stage, Pai Lie was looking at Cheng Sheng. His eyes are expectant as he waited for Cheng Sheng's praise. And Cheng Sheng didn't disappoint him this time.

"Elder Pai is powerful. I can only feel we've travelled very fast after travelling far." Cheng Sheng said. "And to take a very large number of people…" he said as he looked at the large audience behind them. "I can only take a few people." He added. He's referring to when they travelled from Xinfaxian Sect to Youxiwang Sect and vice versa. Then from Shanliangde Sect to Xinfaxian Sect. Needless to say, he was spent and rested for days before his energy returned to him.

Li Tian, Feng Mo and Xiao Le curiously looked around. Fei Yin, Chen Han, Sun Yi, Yu Sheng and Wu Xi are calm. Meanwhile –

"Wow! This place is beautiful!" a pure-looking woman said as she looked around. Her eyes are filled with admiration.

"Jie-jie1…" Feng Mo, Li Tian and Xiao Le awkwardly called.

"Cheng-didi ah, this place is really good! We can have a picnic here!" Jie Mei told Cheng Sheng as she looked at him with her eyes sparkling. "This looks like a date!" she added and blushed as she shyly looked at Cheng Sheng.

A vein snapped in Chen Han's forehead while Fei Yin's face cracked. This woman…! They thought. I'll kill her! For the first time, they had an agreement.

Zuo Zhe, Lei Ling, Lei Qing and You Rou looked at the group. "That woman - !" You Rou said as she glared at Jie Mei. "How dare she acts close to Cheng-shixiong!" she said. She's jealous, and her eyes are filled with envy.

Lei Qing awkwardly laughed. "At least she's not clinging to him anymore, right?" she said.

Jie Mei is the tenth member of Cheng Sheng's team. They found her earlier this morning as they were on their way to Righteous Alliance. She's the last female contestant and was matched with a lecherous contestant. Her opponent was chasing her when she suddenly turned and pushed him. Caught off-guard, her opponent fell off the stage.