A Troublesome Sniper / Dongfang Yao's Taunt Aura

With a "thud!", a large bump swelled up on Dongfang Yao's head.

"Yao, could you please keep your voice down in public areas?" Baili Shouyue said, rubbing his fox ears, which were extremely sensitive to sound.

I heard Dongfang Yao's words when I was only a few hundred meters away.

"Got it! Brother Shouyue, when does our match start? Am I the first one to go on stage? Or am I the last one to go? The real geniuses always go last..."

Dongfang Yao was carefree and didn't care about the last sound, because he knew that his voice was really loud, but it was something he was born with, and there was nothing he could do about it!

He has been trying very hard to restrain himself.

"We're in the first match, how about I give you my captain's front-row seat?"

"Really? That's great, thank you..."

"You're welcome, it's fake!"

Chapter 173 The Troublesome Sniper

During the three days of preparation, Li Bai and his companions had already toured Star Luo City.

The biggest disparity seems to be among the nobility.

Unlike the nobles in the Heaven Dou Empire, the noble titles in the Star Luo Empire are determined by strength.

To obtain the title of Duke, one's ancestors must have at least produced Soul Douluo and made great contributions.

If they simply give up and slack off, they will only be trampled down and devoured by other nobles, and even the Star Luo Royal Family is no exception. In short, it's a crazy infighting game.

If the Xue Family the Heaven Dou Royal Family had started their rise in the Star Luo Empire, with their Swan Martial Soul, they would probably have become commoners.

In reality, although the Heaven Dou Empire is called an empire, it does not directly govern a large area. Its power structure is somewhat like a federation, with large tracts of land ruled by duchies and kingdoms. The royal family is weak and does not have much real power. If this continues, it is more likely to become a mere figurehead.

In this extraordinary world, it seems strange that the Xue Family could become royalty. Either they were elevated to such a position because of the special significance of their Swan Martial Soul, or their Martial Soul has degenerated.

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The fierce, lawless, and survival-of-the-fittest local customs led to many romantic encounters for Li Bai and his companions upon their arrival in the Star Luo Empire.

The young men and women of Star Luo City are extremely pure. They don't seek to be together formally and get married. They just want to have a fling and have a child. Among them, Li Bai is the most popular, followed by Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling.

Female Soul Master who are both talented and beautiful are extremely popular no matter where they are.

Common female Soul Master rarely have the opportunity to grow stronger. Special female Soul Master, such as Cat Girl and Fox Girl, are often captured and sold when they are weak.

Even female Soul Master born into powerful families often face unfair resource allocation.

Just like the girls from the Zhu Family who were destined to marry into the Dai Family, such as Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun, their resources for growth were destined to be less than those of the Zhu Family's heirs. They lost their eligibility as heirs and their freedom of marriage from the very beginning, and were branded with the mark of the royal family.

Girls like Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling, who are beautiful, talented, and unmarried, naturally attract suitors who want to pursue them, even if they fail.

Um...

Xiao Qiao was also being pursued.

However, this sharp-tongued princess accurately hit the boys' weaknesses, saying that she could consider reserving a place for them as eighteen concubines. This was the truth. Xiao Qiao's status and strength had already broken the shackles of gender. If you wanted to be with her, you could only marry her off.

Upon hearing this, the boys immediately turned and ran away.

Xiao Qiao simply spat in frustration.

In the Heaven Dou Empire, all the nobles knew that Xiao Qiao could not marry out of the family. Those who dared to provoke Xiao Qiao were all second sons who were not favored and would not inherit much of the family fortune in the future. They were determined to become Xiao Qiao's Xiao Bai, but they were still rejected without mercy.

Moreover, there are already rumors that Xiao Qiao will be a prince in the future. There is no precedent for a princess being granted the title of prince in the Heaven Dou Royal Family. Xue Ye vaguely had this idea and spread the word to test the waters. He did not want to give the throne to Xiao Qiao, but he wanted to keep the title. At least he had to give her the title of prince to win her over.

As a princess, Xiao Qiao didn't need to think about alliances or getting married; she could even have a "harem."

Of course, Xiao Qiao's ambitions couldn't be limited to just being a mere prince.

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After three days of preparation, the Heaven Dou Empire team had lost interest in Star Luo City, and the time for the competition had finally arrived.

The first match.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy First Team versus Team 1 of the Star Luo Royal Academy.

On the Star Luo First Team's side, Captain Dai Weisi stood at the front, with his fiancée and Martial Soul Fusion Skill partner Zhu Zhuyun standing next to him, while Vice Captain Baili Shouyue stood at the back of the team.

Even support-type Soul Master stood in front of him.

One more thing, that support-type Soul Master is named Li Yang.

Although Li Yang is only level 37, his position in the team is extremely special.

Both Baili Shouyue and Dai Weisi value him highly because his Martial Soul, the Reflecting Mirror, can be considered the tactical core of the Star Luo First Team.

Meanwhile, the opposing Heaven Dou First Team, after so much training, has naturally developed corresponding tactics.

Their positioning was even more bizarre; Li Bai and Xiao Qiao, both Power Attack System, were not standing at the very front of the group.

The entire seven-person team had Ning Rongrong as a substitute, while the agility-based attacker Osler remained on the sidelines as a substitute.

The seven people formed a circle, with the two brothers, Shi Mo Shi Mo, on the outermost edge, Li Bai, Xiao Qiao, and Yufeng in the inner circle, and the two support characters, Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling, at the very core.

The competition was held within the Star Luo Royal Academy, and the Star Luo Emperor did not personally preside over it.

On the high platform, the Dean of the Star Luo Royal Academy made some polite remarks and immediately announced the start of the competition.

At the start of the match, neither side charged towards the other.

Both teams watched each other warily.

"Bump!!"

The sound of a bullet leaving the barrel.

A crimson phantom of the Vermilion Bird, carrying a high-speed spinning 14.5mm diameter bullet, shot towards them.

As Shouyue continued to add Soul Ring, the caliber and range of this Vermilion Bird Sniper Rifle became larger and longer.

In addition, the Daybreak equipment purchased by Shouyue increases attack power with distance and also has armor penetration effect, making it an essential piece of equipment for snipers.

What's even more terrifying is that the bullets are so fast that they give people no chance to react; by the time they hear the gunshot, they've already been hit.

The two Shi brothers standing in front were shot through.

The Shi Mo at the front was the most seriously injured, but thanks to the tortoise shell of its Martial Soul Possession, and the fact that the bullet avoided vital organs, it was not in mortal danger.

The Nine-Heart Begonia flew towards Shi Mo, and green light shone out. Shi Mo's pale face gradually regained its rosy hue, and the bleeding stopped.

Meanwhile, Li Bai and Xiao Qiao also launched an attack. Li Bai used his first skill and first Soul Skill to charge straight into the enemy ranks.

His superb swordsmanship and agile movements allow him to easily dodge attacks from all directions among enemies. If he can't dodge, he can use his second skill, Stroke of Genius, to draw a circle... Azure Lotus Sword Formation.

Faced with a top-tier swordsman like Li Bai, Dai Weisi's White Tiger Fierce Light Wave was cleaved in two by Li Bai's sword, and he could still easily kick away Zhu Zhuyun, who was trying to flank him from behind.

but...

Li Bai glanced at Baili Shouyue was calmly setting up his sniper rifle and aiming again behind them.

And Li Yang had already released his Martial Soul, was beside him.

A giant mirror appeared behind Baili Shouyue. If Li Bai continued to approach, the opponent would not hesitate to hide in the mirror.

What a hassle!

Thinking this, Li Bai used his first skill to return to his teammates, casually enlarged the Seven Star Longyuan Phoenix Cry Sword in his hand, and quickly blocked Baili Shouyue's projectile.

"Sulfuric acid!"

Chapter 174 Dongfang Yao, who comes with his own sarcasm

"Sulfuric acid!"

The sound of metal clashing rang out.

Baili Shouyue Bird bullet struck Li Bai's sword, which was being used as a shield, producing an extremely sharp and piercing sound.

Sparks flew as the Vermilion Bird, unable to pierce the sword, vanished in frustration.

Behind the sword, due to the enormous impact of the Vermilion Bird sniper bullet, Li Bai was pushed back nearly half a meter, leaving deep scratches on the ground with his feet.

" Of the Seven Treasures Have Names, the third is called: Soul."

As Ning Rongrong uttered her words, the shimmering glass pagoda in her hand released a seven-colored light that shone on Li Bai.

"Space-based support characters, still on cooldown, are really difficult to deal with."

If it were just Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun's Martial Soul Fusion Skill combined with Li Yang's Space-type Reflecting Mirror, Li Bai wouldn't be afraid.

However, Baili Shouyue, the master of survival, would immediately use his third skill to enter the mirror behind him with the force of the bullet as soon as someone got close.

According to the intelligence they gathered, Li Yang's Soul Skill, the Suspended Mirror Escape Shuttle, has an alternate dimension inside its mirror, and his mirror can also split, so even if it is broken, it is not very meaningful.

If Baili Shouyue were to snipe inside, there would be no sniper bullet trajectory indicator, and the bullets he fired would be spatial bullets, making them impossible to dodge.

It's a god-tier skill, perfect for both support and combat.

Xiao Qiao was also fighting against the talkative Dongfang Yao. She tried to use her second skill to slap the talkative guy away, but he dodged it. Dongfang Yao used his third skill to retreat and dodge, leaving only a patch of glittering stardust in his original path.

"Li Bai, go all out! Unleash your ultimate move to wipe out the enemy!"

"Even with their ultimate attack, they can hide in the alternate dimension behind the mirror."

"Then let's start with Yao!"

"... Don't chase him, you can't beat him. If he uses his ultimate move, ' Return to Dust,' to counterattack, you're dead."

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Dongfang Yao's mechanics are also extremely annoying. Not only does he have a lot of mobility, but he is also very tanky. His ultimate skill, Return to Dust, has a passive effect: 40% of the damage Yao receives will be converted into "Star Shaving", which will be resolved within 2 seconds. Using the ultimate skill can clear Star Shaving (damage reduction).

If you have the Purify skill, you can completely avoid Star Shaving damage.

Although the opposing team doesn't have purification skills, they do have support Soul Master with the "Water-like Virtue" Martial Soul who can provide group healing.

After Dongfang Yao adds Soul Ring, he will definitely become even tankier.

Even if Xiao Qiao uses all her attack skills, she might not be able to kill Dongfang Yao.

Xiao Qiao gritted her teeth in anger as she looked at the arrogant Dongfang Yao on the other side. "How do Summoner arrange team compositions? Why are they all so disgusting?"