The incense stick had quickly burned nearly halfway.
Bai Chenxiang mustered her spirit, let out a low shout, her long hair billowed, and she spread her arms, instantly releasing her martial soul.
Two yellow and one purple spirit rings appeared around her graceful body. At just over ten years old, a level thirty-two Soul Master, her strength was already quite remarkable, and it was the best spirit ring combination.
Bai He, seeing this, felt reassured.
Although Bai Chenxiang was young, she was the pride of the Bai He Min clan.
Bai He firmly believed that his granddaughter had a chance to reach the Title Douluo level in the future.
This competition wouldn't be difficult for his granddaughter.
Now he no longer cared about the conditions he had just proposed; seeing their seemingly flirtatious manner,
he felt that his granddaughter would definitely no longer resist being by Ye Qiu's side.
Bai Chenxiang's martial soul was suddenly unleashed.
Her body sprang up with lightning speed, her legs pressed together as if glued together. A wing unfurled from each side, and with a sway, accompanied by the flash of her third soul ring, she soared into the air, her speed increasing dramatically as she lunged towards Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu's eyes shone brightly, the six-pointed star-shaped tomoe rotating within them.
Bai Chenxiang's flight path remained under his control.
Watching her swoop down, Ye Qiu easily dodged past her.
The shyness in her eyes and her flushed face made Ye Qiu somewhat uncomfortable.
Bai Chenxiang bit her red lips, almost drawing blood.
Then,
Bai Chenxiang unleashed her first soul skill. Behind her, four afterimages appeared simultaneously, incredibly clear shadows, just like her. When she lunged horizontally, it looked as if five Bai Chenxiangs were simultaneously attacking Ye Qiu,
significantly increasing the area covered.
However, the Sharingan is least afraid of such flashy tricks; it can see through Bai Chenxiang's true form at a glance.
Despite releasing her martial soul skill, Bai Chenxiang's speed was incredibly fast, and she leaped through the air with remarkable agility.
Yet, she couldn't catch Ye Qiu at all.
The contest between the two became strange; no matter how Bai Chenxiang attacked, Ye Qiu only quickened his movements to dodge.
Time continued to pass.
Bai Chenxiang was filled with resentment.
She couldn't see that Ye Qiu was actually very fast. He
seemed to be relying on his martial soul, which allowed him to see through her movements, actions, and even her illusions.
Every time it seemed like she was about to touch him, he would instantly dodge as if he had foreseen it.
At this moment
, the spectators all understood the outcome of the contest.
Sword Douluo curled his lip. Bai
He inwardly condemned Ye Qiu for going too far; this was blatant bullying of a weakling.
His brows furrowed deeply. He knew his granddaughter had done her best, and she had lost this bet.
At this rate, there was no way his granddaughter could touch Ye Qiu unless she was so fast that Ye Qiu couldn't perceive her, or that he could see her but couldn't dodge her.
"Alright, incense time is up,"
Bai He sighed softly.
The incense stick had burned to its end.
The two figures suddenly stopped.
Ye Qiu still smiled, his elegant demeanor unchanged, and calmly nodded to Bai Chenxiang.
"Miss Bai, thank you for the favor,"
Bai Chenxiang replied, far from being as composed.
Her small, ample breasts heaved with breathlessness, too ashamed to look at Ye Qiu.
Her red lips were already bleeding from being bitten, her face flushed. She felt that if she thought about or looked at Ye Qiu any longer, her body would become hot and sweaty, and she would become wet.
Although she had lost and dared not look at Ye Qiu, she was still unconvinced. With a soft snort, almost like a coquettish complaint, she said
, "Hmph, what's with the 'compliment'? You're just being opportunistic. If you're really capable, let's have a speed contest over a long distance." As soon as she finished speaking , Bai Chenxiang herself felt strange. Why would she speak to a man she had just met in such a tone? Bai He inwardly cursed Ye Qiu for being so toxic. Although he felt sorry for his granddaughter, he still said in a stern voice, "Enough! They're competing with our Min Clan in speed; naturally, they should choose the method. You're the one learning."
"Clan Chief Bai, I did indeed use a trick just now. My martial soul possesses an insight far exceeding that of other soul masters of the same level,"
Ye Qiu interrupted Bai He.
Since Bai Chenxiang was unconvinced, he naturally wanted to make her submit, making the conquest much easier.
"What does the Palace Master mean?"
Bai He understood that he was now destined to join the Soul Palace and had already changed his form of address.
"I would like to have another ranged speed contest with Miss Bai. What do you say?"
Ye Qiu smiled at Bai Chenxiang.
Bai Chenxiang glanced at Ye Qiu, her lips parting slightly as if she wanted to utter an embarrassing gesture. She
quickly lowered her head, gritted her teeth, and nodded slightly: "I can, but... I... I need to rest for a while."
"Of course,"
Ye Qiu nodded.
He returned to his seat.
Bai Chenxiang also sat back down, holding her teacup in both hands, no longer as arrogant as before, sipping her tea gently.
She occasionally stole glances at Ye Qiu, who was talking with her grandfather, her face flushed.
A strange feeling welled up inside her.
Had she met her soulmate? Had she fallen in love with him at first sight?
Otherwise, why would she feel so excited the moment she saw him, wanting to throw herself into his arms, even wanting to spend her life with him and do things inappropriate for children?
At this moment,
no one paid attention to Bai Chenxiang's thoughts.
Ye Qiu was already discussing with Bai He the various matters concerning the Min Clan's joining the Soul Palace.
The first priority was naturally to improve the Min Clan's quality of life. With the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, a powerful and wealthy sect,
supporting them was not a problem.
In the end, Ye Qiu was too lazy to play any tricks with Bai He. Since he was going to seduce Bai Chenxiang anyway,
he simply opened a new Min Hall in the Soul Palace, entrusting it entirely to Bai He's management, whose daily tasks included intelligence transmission.
In addition, Ye Qiu still felt it was a bit unfair to waste the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's money.
Therefore, Ye Qiu established the Min Hall's first external business, which was to liaise with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and be responsible for their intelligence transmission.
Bai He naturally had no objections to this.
They were tired of those idle days, and he longed for something to keep his people busy and self-reliant.
After explaining the general arrangements, Ye Qiu picked up the warm tea on the table and took a sip.
Noticing Bai Chenxiang's gaze, Ye Qiu slightly raised his cup and smiled gently.
Bai Chenxiang immediately turned her face away in surprise, lowering her head to sip her tea, blushing shyly.
Ye Qiu was indeed very handsome.
After a while,
Ye Qiu looked at Bai Chenxiang again
and asked softly,
"I wonder if Miss Bai has rested well?"
"I... I'm fine."
Bai Chenxiang stood up gracefully, having already mentally reviewed the competition.
"Let's compete in ranged speed. You can't fly, so I can make do."
Before she could finish, Ye Qiu interrupted her:
"No need, Miss Bai, you don't need to make do with me. Actually, I have a flying-type soul skill. Since it's a competition, we should naturally go all out! There's no room for compromise."
"Alright, that suits me perfectly."
Bai Chenxiang looked at Ye Qiu with her head held high, a faint blush on her face. Seeing Ye Qiu smile at her, her heart began to race involuntarily.
She secretly cursed herself for being so weak-willed.