Soul Land: The Gu Master Yu Hao and His Troubles
Chapter 429

Xu Jiujiu: Yuhao, I've Finally Found Your Weakness (4k)

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As she spoke, Xu Jiujiu's cheeks had already flushed faintly. When she looked at Huo Yuhao again, her eyes held a little more anticipation and excitement.

"...?"

Huo Yuhao felt somewhat helpless.

With the mindset that he could not play favorites, he had rarely given himself a break during this period. Aside from unavoidable circumstances, he had generally only gone so far.

So, he and Xu Jiujiu had genuinely kept things completely innocent these past few days.

If he let Xu Jiujiu push her luck here and do something improper, would that not confirm Qiu'er and the others' wild suspicions?

Besides, there were still matches ahead. They had reached the quarterfinals already, so perhaps they could go one step further... Well, no, there was no room for further advancement.

According to the Soul Master Tournament's rule preventing teams from the same group from facing each other, the Star Luo Team, as the second-place team in their group, would face one of the three other group leaders.

That meant Shrek, the Body Sect, or Sun Moon Royal Academy.

All three teams had peak Soul Saints holding down the fort, and their overall strength was formidable. Even with Xu Jiujiu, the Star Luo Team stood no chance against them.

Although Xu Jiujiu could use Star Chains to forcefully control the enemy team's strongest member, the rest of her own team could not rise to the occasion.

Xu Jiujiu alone could not hold up a collapsing building.

However, once the round robin ended and the top eight were decided, the Soul Master Tournament would take a two-day break. That meant there were still three days before the quarterfinals officially began.

It seemed like there might be an opening?

"Is that not alright?"

Xu Jiujiu moved closer to Huo Yuhao. Seemingly realizing his concerns,

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