"Won't Brother Bai'e's fate also be twisted or even usurped by the other party?"
Meiyou, who had been keeping a straight face, blinked her amber eyes, a hint of worry appearing on her usually expressionless face.
She quite liked this older brother who often played with them.
He frequently brought her books on Shrek Academy's unique martial soul research, and Bai'e was highly respected among the children of Xilu City.
Every time he returned to Xilu City, a large group of children would gather around him, listening to his stories or playing with him.
Occasionally, Maidemus would also be dragged along to play with the children.
Everyone loved this warm and sunny older brother, and had already tacitly accepted him as the king of the children in Xilu City.
They believed that if he gave the order, they would storm the city lord's mansion and seize the throne from City Lord Kong Yang!
Then, Brother Bai'e would become the Great City Lord, and Brother Maidemus would become the Little City Lord.
Ilya also looked at Gu Qiu'er beside her, waiting anxiously for her reply.
Gu Qiu'er waved her hand casually, saying proudly,
"Alright, don't worry."
"I'll take care of it then, just like a matter of course."
"If Heaven hadn't given birth to Gu Qiu'er, fate would have been shrouded in eternal darkness!"
Ilya pouted and poked Gu Qiu'er's cheek, saying,
"I'm serious." "
The three of us are training partners for the mandatory course of Soul Masters.
The opponent's abilities are so strange, be careful you don't get yourself into trouble."
Seeing the doubtful looks in Ilya and Meiyou's eyes, Gu Qiu'er pouted and leaned on the fence, saying,
"Hmph, you dare to doubt me!"
"I am an Imperial Auspicious Beast! In terms of fate, even Di Tian is not as good as me!"
"However, a noble Imperial Auspicious Beast never takes action on its own; someone else will take action for me."
"Oh? Who will take action for you?"
Just as Gu Qiu'er was muttering to herself, a clear, cold voice rang in the ears of the three.
Ilya and Meiyou hurriedly turned around, and a stunningly beautiful figure stood behind them.
Gu Yuena smiled and ruffled their little heads.
Ever since Huo Yuhao frequently rubbed her head, she'd developed a fondness for patting her junior's head.
Gu Qiu'er threw herself into his arms, nuzzling his soft chest, her voice sweet and coquettish:
"Sister!"
"I missed you so much!"
"By the way, I have to tell you! Something's really wrong with the Zheng Tian team down there!
Something's forcibly usurping their fate!"
"It makes me feel so uncomfortable!"
"It's like meeting my natural enemy!"
In a sense, Amon truly was the natural enemy of the Imperial Beast; one was a darling of fate, the other a thief of fate.
Gu Yuena placed her hands on Gu Qiu'er's shoulders, their two stunning figures attracting the attention of many around them.
However, no one dared to do anything; this was Xingluo Square, representing the face of the Xingluo Empire, unless they'd eaten too much red bean and wanted to die.
Gu Yuena glanced at the Zheng Tian team below, and then sensed the spiritual power belonging to Huo Yuhao below.
A look of understanding appeared in her purple eyes.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen."
"Quite a few people are watching."
"Their tacit approval means they're not enemies."
"Alright, you can relax and watch the match.
Remember to record the report carefully; it's a course assignment to submit when you get back to the Xilu City Research Academy."
"If anything comes up later, just contact me on the magic network."
"Don't wander around Xingluo City. It's not like the Tiandou Plain; it's very dangerous."
"I just wandered around and saw a bunch of robberies and thefts, especially far from auction houses. Murder and looting are impossible to stop."
"Many desperados are here."
"If we were on the Tiandou Plain, I'd let you do whatever
you want." "Ilya and Miyu, please look after Qiu'er for me. She's the most mischievous."
"I'm worried about her."
Ilya and Miyu nodded their little heads together, prompting Gu Qiu'er to exclaim loudly:
"Damn it! I'm the strongest; I should be the one taking care of them!"
Gu Yuena smiled coldly, gently extended her finger, bent it slightly, and flicked it, giving Gu Qiu'er a light tap on the forehead.
"So hasty."
"Still not enough homework."
"How dare you call yourself a strongman with only a few years of cultivation? Train for a few thousand more years!"
Then, Gu Yuena moved lightly, her white skirt and hair leaving a fragrant trail in the air, her figure gradually disappearing from the three's sight.
...
"The competition rules are the same as before, so I won't go into detail. Both teams, get ready!"
"Please step to the sides of the playing field."
After watching both teams form their formations and prepare, the referee waved his arm and said:
"Round 3! Shrek Academy vs. Zheng Tian Advanced Soul Master Academy, begin!"
On the Zheng Tian Academy side, Ye Wuqing smiled, and the seven of them activated their martial souls and soul rings almost simultaneously.
Thirty-one soul rings radiating soul power appeared around the seven of them, dazzling even more than the sunlight.
Golden leaves, intertwined with flames, swept towards Bai'e and his seven companions like a whirlwind.
The tiny golden leaves were surrounded by flowing golden light, causing the crimson flames to flash intermittently.
Right from the start, "Ye Wuqing" used his fifth soul skill, Golden Leaf Dance, combined with Yan'er's massive fireball, instantly raising the intensity of the match to far greater levels than ever before.
Bai'e and his seven companions also unleashed their martial souls and soul rings.
Except for Ling Luochen, who possessed five soul rings, everyone else only had two or three rings.
"The Shrek Academy's main team really is all two or three rings this year!"
A participant from another academy exclaimed in astonishment.
Although everyone present had some mental preparation for this spectacle, seeing it with their own eyes still brought surprise.
"So, five years from now, Shrek Academy will still be fielding these monsters in the competition?!"
Xu Jiujiu, standing in the Star Luo National Academy's team, couldn't help but marvel.
Star Luo National Academy was also participating today, and as a member, she naturally had to rejoin the team.
"I can't even imagine how strong they'll be in five years."
"Good luck to the reserve team in five years."
Star Luo National Academy Reserve Team: "..."
On the competition stage, facing the onslaught of the fiery golden leaf dance, Ti Bao, standing at the back, showed a solemn expression on her young face.
She stretched out her small hands, and a phantom door opened in front of her, with spatial elements joyfully gathering around it.
The surging flames and golden leaves were all swept into the door by the space, and then another identical door opened in mid-air, reflecting all the attacks back to the center of Ye Wuqing's team.
The seven members of the Zheng Tian team were not flustered at all.
Ye Wuqing praised, "Spatial power, not bad."
"The level of power is also very high. Stealing it won't work on you."
"It seems that Father gave you something good."
The referee saw that Ye Wuqing and the others did not dodge and was ready to rush over to help, but then saw that the originally fierce fiery golden leaf dance had disappeared without a trace like a phantom.
Only the real high temperature on the field proved that it was not an illusion.
"The warm-up is over, now it's time for the real show."
Ye Wuqing's first, third, and fourth spirit rings shone simultaneously.
With a wave of his hand, several golden leaves coalesced into a golden short blade.
His left hand turned pure gold, the veins resembling leaf veins flowing with liquid gold.
This was his fourth spirit skill, Golden Left Hand, an amplification skill.
Combined with his first spirit skill, Leaf Blade, and third spirit skill, Leaf Array, he exuded a chilling aura, making the eyes of the surrounding audience feel a little painful.
Even Ye Wuqing himself couldn't achieve this level of skill.
A good mech is inseparable from an excellent pilot, and Amon was a master in this regard.
Yu Mengdi, standing to the side, also smiled slightly.
Her pure white wings radiated a holy light, and with the flash of her first spirit skill, slender golden swords appeared in her hands.
Tang Xiaolei was the first to attack, her rare pure ranged martial soul, the Purple Flower Bow, radiating a captivating purple light.
The first and second spirit rings shone, transforming into arrows on the Purple Blossom Bow.
He drew the bowstring taut, and two beams of yellow light shot towards Feng Jin and Ti Bao at incredible speed.
"Dream on!"
The gluttonous phantom behind Huo Sui'er roared, and the other academy members watching from below felt a chill run down their spines, especially those with dragon bloodlines, who almost collapsed to the ground.
This wasn't ten thousand years later; dragon bloodlines weren't a debuff yet.
Apart from the Silver Dragon King, no one could suppress Huo Sui'er's gluttonous bloodline.
She stomped the ground, and countless rocks rose from the earth, forming a towering wall of thick rock, shimmering with an earthy yellow light.
"Sorry, my arrows can curve."
Tang Xiaolei smiled, touching his right eye. On the two yellow arrows, two twelve-segmented insects composed of transparent rings appeared, then merged into the arrows.
Amidst the astonished gazes of countless spectators, the arrow shot straight up from the ground, soaring over the mountain rocks, and crashing down on Feng Jin and Ti Bao like a yellow meteor.
"What the heck! An arrow can curve?!"
"Is this even possible?"
Xiao Hongchen, standing on the railing of the rest area, stared wide-eyed.
He'd never seen an arrow that could curve before.
Ma Rulong, standing nearby, said gravely,
"Zheng Tian Academy..."
"Although their overall cultivation is inferior to ours, judging from their coordination and unpredictability, this academy's strength is no weaker than ours!"
"The powerful figures on the Douluo Continent are truly as numerous as carp crossing a river!"
Feng Jin, seeing the two arrows, remained calm; she was not without strength.
A violent hurricane instantly appeared around her body.
The two arrows collided with it, their kinetic energy dissipated by the hurricane, and they exploded high in the sky.
"Rainbow Dawn!"
Feng Jin's first spirit ring lit up, and rainbow-like halos appeared around Bai E and the others, their life force filling every inch of their muscles.
Xia Die, standing to the side, summoned a purple scythe.
A phantom of a purple dragon flashed by, and the power of death filled her surroundings.
Seeing that everyone was ready for battle, Huo Sui'er waved her hand, causing the arena to tremble and the rocks to shift, directly blocking the retreat of the Zheng Tian team.
The use of her second soul skill, "Earthquake," created countless cracks in the arena, emanating a dangerous aura.
"Interesting."
Ye Wuqing touched his right eye. Except for Shangguan Can, a spirit-attribute soul master, and Tang Xiaolei, a ranged attack soul master, the other five instantly changed formation and charged towards Bai E and the others.
Medemos's lion-like golden eyes flashed red. He activated his first soul skill, Blood for Blood, and his second soul skill, Blood Feud, turning crimson flames into high-temperature crystals.
He, along with Bai E, Huo Sui'er, Ling Luochen, and Xia Die, met the five attackers head-on.
(End of Chapter)
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