Chapter 1361: Chapter 1270: Interstellar Life 41

Originally, everyone thought that even though there were quite a few Bloodthirsty Vines, there shouldn’t be too many. But unexpectedly, the number turned out to be overwhelmingly high!

This was no longer a matter of whether there was a way out or how to break free from the encirclement of Bloodthirsty Vines. It was about how they were going to die.

At this critical moment, Cheng Yunxi suddenly stood up, took out a small mirror from the Space Button, and then a small comb, and started combing her hair. Everyone was dumbfounded.

Chu Xinqiong hesitantly looked at Cheng Yunxi, cautiously saying, "Uh, Yun Xi, you’re not scared silly, are you?"

While combing her hair, Cheng Yunxi rolled her eyes at Chu Xinqiong: "You’re the one who’s scared silly. Although these Bloodthirsty Vines are dangerous, we’re not really going to die, so why would I be scared silly?

I just feel like I’m not going to make it through this round. Since I can’t win, I might as well make a grand exit and be the most glamorous one out, without being in utter chaos at the last moment."

The onlookers were floored. What kind of divine reasoning is this? It’s such a serious moment, everyone is discussing strategies, and what’s she doing? Fooling around.

But who would have thought Chu Xinqiong nodded in agreement, "Yes, we can’t exit disgracefully. Yun Xi, lend me your comb. I have a set of makeup here. You can use it."

The onlookers were already numb. It’s one thing to have a wooden comb, but how did she bring makeup in?

Pei Shuangshuang raised her hand and knocked on Cheng Yunxi’s forehead, scolding without any real blame, "Stop fooling around!"

Cheng Yunxi covered her head, looking pitifully at Pei Shuangshuang: "Sister Shuangshuang, I’m not fooling around. This really is impassable. With so many Bloodthirsty Vines, who can get through?"

Pei Shuangshuang laughed and patted her head, "Don’t talk nonsense. I’ve already figured out how to get through these Bloodthirsty Vines safely."

When Pei Shuangshuang said this, everyone froze. However, it was obvious that they didn’t really believe her words; their expressions showed hesitation.

Du Qiyue couldn’t help but sarcastically say, "Pei Shuangshuang, even if you want to show off, don’t use such childish, easily exposed tricks."

"Du Qiyue, shut up!" Before Pei Shuangshuang could counter, Chi Ruiqiu angrily scolded her.

Chi Ruiqiu knew that Pei Shuangshuang wasn’t the type to talk nonsense, and it was evident that Du Qiyue was deliberately mocking her, which made Chi Ruiqiu very unhappy.

Chi Ruiqiu wasn’t an idiot. He could tell Du Qiyue often targeted Pei Shuangshuang.

Had Pei Shuangshuang retaliated against Du Qiyue, Chi Ruiqiu might not have been so angry, but Pei Shuangshuang typically ignored it or stayed away to avoid conflict.

Chi Ruiqiu didn’t know Pei Shuangshuang was holding back to avoid being controlled by the Heart Demon Seed; he just thought she was magnanimous in not stooping to Du Qiyue’s level, but Du Qiyue kept pressing on.

This attitude even affected Chi Ruiqiu’s perception of Du Qiyue. He liked Du Qiyue because he thought she was gentle, considerate, sensible, and generous. But now, that impression was crumbling.

Du Qiyue didn’t know about Chi Ruiqiu’s change in perspective. She only knew that Chi Ruiqiu always defended Pei Shuangshuang and was now scolding her for Pei Shuangshuang, making her eyes instantly red with frustration.

Pei Shuangshuang couldn’t care less about the commotion between Chi Ruiqiu and Du Qiyue, instead solving the puzzle for Cheng Yunxi, who blindly believed and immediately questioned her for a solution.

"We had a misconception in our previous thinking. Everyone knows that the Bloodthirsty Vines are strong and hard to deal with; trying to pass through using physical strength is impossible.

But we forgot that mutant plants are different from ordinary plants. They have spiritual power. With spiritual power, it means it can be attacked or controlled.

The external Attack Power of these Bloodthirsty Vines is strong, but their spiritual power is weak. We can avoid their strengths and attack their weaknesses by using spiritual power to attack the spiritual power of the Bloodthirsty Vines.

Any creature with spiritual power will become paralyzed once their Sea of Consciousness is breached, losing control of their body. This way, we won’t have to worry about how dangerous these Bloodthirsty Vines are."

After Pei Shuangshuang finished speaking, everyone had a look of realization. What she proposed wasn’t some genius plan.

The strategy of using spiritual power to attack those with weaker spiritual power is taught by every Spiritual Power Tutor as part of the introductory lesson.

This method was something everyone should have thought of sooner, but for some reason, nobody did. After Pei Shuangshuang pointed it out, they all had an epiphany.

It’s the kind of thing you should have thought of but needed someone else to remind you.

As expected, these troublesome Bloodthirsty Vines that everyone feared had spiritual power as weak as a three-year-old child, falling with the slightest push.

Everyone passed this most dangerous hurdle unscathed, and smoothly emerged from the forest, reaching the final challenge of the journey, climbing the mountain.

The mountain was very steep, but it wasn’t beyond their capabilities. The real difficulty arose halfway up.

The setup was extremely perilous. On one side was a smooth cliff reaching the clouds, with no place to set foot, only a row of rings for grasping.

After holding onto the rings over the cliff, the path ahead led downward. Although the grasslands and forests were very dangerous, the mountain presented no significant threats, and the group easily descended to the endpoint of the first task, the rest stop.

Upon entering the rest stop, the eight individuals took a good bath, enjoyed a hearty meal, and had a full sleep, completely rejuvenating themselves.

Soon, all the students arrived at the rest stop, with many others brought back by rescue personnel in silver pods from the task site.

When the pods opened, the students inside would exit, heads hung low. The results of this evaluation affected their protective gear, making it nearly impossible to gain credits. Not having deductions was considered lucky.

When all the students arrived, the school sent several teachers to gather them in various large halls to grade their performance.

Pei Shuangshuang, Chi Ruiqiu, Chu Xinqiong, and Liang Xuan sat together, as arranged by the teachers. Soon, they would receive or lose credits as a team.

Pei Shuangshuang felt their evaluation score should be high, as their two groups of eight people were among the few who safely reached the rest stop without any casualties.