Wang Ye quietly put away the Ultimate Core he had exchanged.
Turning around, he met Xing Chen's star-bright eyes and answered with a question instead. "You absorbed an Infinite Main Sequence?"
Xing Chen giggled. "You're such a bad person. I was clearly the one asking you—how did it turn into you asking me?"
Wang Ye smiled. "You ask me one secret, and I ask you one secret. That makes us even."
Xing Chen narrowed her smiling eyes, looking utterly clever. "What if I say yes?"
"Then so do I," said Wang Ye.
Xing Chen wrinkled her dainty nose. "What if I say no?"
"Then neither did I."
The two exchanged a smile.
Each had his own schemes.
Xing Chen giggled. "Why are you so dishonest?"
Wang Ye shrugged. "Likewise."
"So that's why you're so strong—you fused with an Infinite Main Sequence." Xing Chen was quite pleased with her own deduction.
"No, it's because I'm exceptionally talented." Wang Ye shook his head.
"As if I'd believe that." Xing Chen snorted and slightly raised her little head. "In the next reserve selection, I definitely won't lose to you."
Wang Ye: ???
Was this girl bad at math?
In the First Round assessment, hadn't she ranked higher than him?
Xing Chen pursed her lips. "In the First Round assessment, I benefited from my team, so the victory was undeserved. The second reserve selection will definitely be an individual battle. I'll beat you fair and square!"
Um...
Wang Ye asked doubtfully, "Shouldn't you be focusing on the four people ranked ahead of you in the First Round assessment?"
"Of course!" Xing Chen crossed her arms proudly over her chest. "My goal is first place! To prove that our Star Human Race is stronger than their Four Great God Clans!"
"But I've already memorized all