Song Weiwei's story was not complicated.
Just as Lu Ye had guessed before, she and one of her senior sisters had been chosen together for this contest. Though she called her a senior sister, the woman was actually much older than her. Their relationship was like that of both sisters and mother and daughter, because Song Weiwei had practically been raised by her senior sister, who had also guided her cultivation.
Both of them were exceptionally gifted, but Song Weiwei was undoubtedly far stronger. Her cultivation was several minor realms higher than her senior sister's.
Having been selected to participate in the contest for the Son of the Star Abyss, both of them had been deeply worried. According to the Rules, only one man and one woman could ultimately survive. Since they were both women, even the best outcome meant one of them would die.
On the White Jade Platform, each of them had chosen a male cultivator as a companion before leaving. After departing the White Jade Platform, they secretly got in touch and continued onward together.
As for what had become of their male cultivator companions, Lu Ye did not ask. He could roughly guess.
They had also discovered that the treasure vault allowed Star Abyss Coins to be exchanged for the right to withdraw from the contest, so they had been striving toward that goal all along, even though they knew obtaining a thousand Star Abyss Coins was nearly impossible.
Still, it was hope.
Things had gone fairly smoothly at first, because none of the enemies they encountered had been particularly strong.
That changed when they ran into Bing Yuan and the female cultivator of the Shadow Race.
As Song Weiwei spoke of that time, her expression grew far more desolate. At one point, her grief became