The scene continued. The next morning.
In the blink of an eye, the second day had arrived, and the intense team-forming stage began.
On the arena stage.
This time, Bai Chenxiang's teammate was a cousin from the clan. Her Martial Soul was also a Sharp-tailed Swallow. Though she had decent talent, her attack power was not very high.
She could only barely circle through the air, distracting one of their opponents.
Their opponents, meanwhile, were a Defense Clan combination.
Two young strong men stood across from them. The sheer pressure brought by their massive builds made it hard to breathe.
"Hehe, Bai Chenxiang, you got to steal all the spotlight yesterday."
"Today, we'll show you that before absolute strength, speed is nothing but a joke!"
The burly man from the Defense Clan burst into laughter. The Soul Rings beneath his feet lit up as he charged at Bai Chenxiang with a thunderous rumble.
If that hit landed, Bai Chenxiang's tiny frame would probably break several bones.
The entire audience held its breath.
However.
Facing that savage charge, Bai Chenxiang advanced instead of retreating.
She took a deep breath, her body like willow fluff carried by the wind as she lightly drifted forward.
Just as the burly man was about to crash into her.
Bai Chenxiang suddenly extended both hands. Rather than taking the blow head-on, she followed the force of his charge and gently rested her hands on his Wrist.
Borrowing force, turning, guiding!
Her movements flowed like water, so fast that no one could see them clearly.
"Here you go!"
Bai Chenxiang gave a delicate shout and lightly hooked her foot forward.
The burly man only felt a strange force reach him.
His tremendous brute strength seemed to strike cotton, and then his body toppled forward beyond his control.
Bang!
With one push and one trip, he rolled off the arena like a ball, carried away by his own momentum.
"What?!"
The entire venue erupted!
They won just like that?
Before anyone could react, Bai Chenxiang flashed again and appeared behind another Soul Master.
The Defense Soul Master was still staring blankly with his shield raised.
Bai Chenxiang leaped up and kicked him, not at his shield, but at the back of his knee.
"Ouch!"
The Defense Soul Master's leg gave out, and he dropped to one knee.
Using the momentum, Bai Chenxiang stepped on his shoulder, flipped through the air, grabbed his collar with both hands, and fiercely hurled him with the force of her descent.
"Taking off!"
Boom!
Even the surprisingly defensive Soul Master was thrown out!
Four ounces deflect a thousand pounds!
This was precisely the method of Borrowing Strength to Counter Strength taught to her by the Vague Man!
"Good!!"
In the stands, Bai He shot to his feet in excitement and slapped his thigh hard.
The clan leaders and elders of the other three clans were all so stunned that their jaws nearly hit the floor.
On the street after the match, the evening breeze was faintly cool.
Bai Chenxiang once again turned down every banquet, all so she could spend a little more time with the Vague Man.
The two walked side by side through a quiet alley.
The dim streetlights stretched their shadows long, occasionally overlapping them.
To outsiders, they looked exactly like a young couple deeply in love.
When they reached the intersection where they had to part.
Bai Chenxiang suddenly stopped.
She lowered her head, clutching the hem of the Vague Man's clothes tightly with both hands, her toes nervously rubbing against the ground.
"Brother... Brother..."
Bai Chenxiang's voice was as soft as a mosquito's hum, carrying even a faint tremble of nervousness.
Even when she had faced two opponents alone on the arena stage, she had never been this nervous.
The Vague Man stopped as well and turned back to look at her. "What is it?"
Bai Chenxiang took a deep breath and raised her head. Her Big Eyes gazed at the Vague Man, brimming with tender affection.
Under the lamplight, everyone could clearly see.
Her face was red as a ripe apple, and even her crystalline Ear Lobes carried a pink blush.
One hand was pressed against her chest, as if trying to restrain the heart that was about to leap out.
"I... I have something I want to tell you..."
That atmosphere, that expression.
Even an idiot would know what she was about to do!
Outside the scene, countless people held their breath. Some were so nervous that they clutched their pant legs.
"Holy crap! The big moment is here!"
"She's about to confess!"
"Kiss her! Pin her against a tree and kiss her!"
Countless people widened their eyes, waiting for this crucial moment.
In the scene.
The Vague Man seemed to pause for a moment as he looked down at the shy girl before him.
At her slightly parted Red Lips, and her ears flushed crimson with embarrassment.
Any man, even a block of wood, should have understood what this girl wanted to do by now.
Bai Chenxiang gathered all her courage. Her Cherry Small Mouth opened slightly, and her voice trembled.
"Brother... Brother, actually, I..."
"I..."
However.
At that crucial moment.
The Vague Man reached out. His large hand gently rested atop Bai Chenxiang's head and softly rubbed it.
Directly interrupting her casting.
Then he said something that made the audience across the entire continent want to cough up blood.
"Tomorrow's Team Competition is the finals. It will test the entire group."
The Vague Man's voice remained gentle, carrying a trace of concern.
"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Just do your best."
"Most importantly, don't force yourself and get hurt, okay?"
"..."
The air seemed to freeze for an instant.
All the words Bai Chenxiang had worked up the courage to say were instantly blocked by that single expression of concern.
She stood there blankly, like a punctured balloon that had suddenly deflated.
She nodded dully. "Ah... o-okay, Brother."
Once she came to her senses, she looked at the man before her, whose face was full of sincere concern. She felt both touched and frustrated.
This big idiot! This big blockhead!
He was infuriating!
She no longer had the courage to say the rest. She could only throw herself fiercely into the Vague Man's arms.
She buried her face against his chest and greedily breathed in his scent.
Forget it. I'll say it next time.
After hugging him for quite a while, she finally let go reluctantly.
Her face red, she waved at him, her voice carrying a hint of unwillingness.
"Then... then after the match is over, I'll tell you properly!"
Outside the scene.
A chorus of wails and complaints soared into the sky.
"My mother! Is this guy impotent?!"
"He could endure that? He's a Steel straight man, isn't he? He definitely is!"
"The girl was practically throwing herself at him, and he pushed her away? Is his willpower really that strong?"
Outside Heaven Dou City, inside a carriage.
Ma Hongjun slapped his thigh in fury. "She was practically delivered right to his mouth, and he actually held himself back?"
"If it were me, I would've kissed her right then!"
Oscar also wore an expression of frustration, covering his face as he sighed.
"So this is what they call a straight man? He drops the ball at the critical moment!"
Beside them, Flender adjusted his glasses. Looking at the scene, a trace of reminiscence flashed through his eyes.
He nudged Yu Xiaogang beside him, his tone full of emotion.
"Xiaogang, looking at this scene, doesn't it remind you of us back then?"
"Back then, Sister Erlong looked at you like that too."
Yu Xiaogang's body stiffened, and a flash of pain and complicated emotion crossed his rigid face.
He looked at the Heavenly Curtain. After a long silence, he finally sighed.
"Youth... was wonderful."
Meanwhile, Ma Hongjun was still wailing. "Heavens, grant me a girl like Bai Chenxiang!"
"I'm willing to trade ten years of Oscar's life for her!"
"Get lost!"
Before you continue
Explore the wiki