She laughed so hard she doubled over, her full breasts jostling violently, sending alluring waves beneath the tight fabric.
"Are you stupid or something? I don't need a quarter of an hour to run three laps around Longxing City!"
Dai Hong stood nearby, frantic, cold sweat running down his forehead.
It was over. They were doomed to lose this time.
Bai Chenxiang wasn't an ordinary Soul Master. She was a once-in-a-century genius of the Speed Clan, a pure agility-type Soul Master. Speed was everything to her.
Competing with her in speed? Wasn't that just asking for humiliation?
He tugged at Yu Xiaolong's sleeve and said quietly, "Uncle Yu, how about we compete in something else? This girl really is fast..."
"Shut up!" Bai Chenxiang glared at Dai Hong. "Dai Hong, you commoner, what do you know? This genius is going to show him what real speed looks like!"
Dai Hong shrank his neck and didn't dare say another word.
He was honest and unassuming. Though he had distant ties to the imperial family, he never acted superior because of it. In fact, he was more humble than ordinary people.
But that humility, in front of the competitive Bai Chenxiang, came across as weakness.
Huo Wu stood below the stage with her arms folded, her red lips pursed.
This old man was bullying a child again.
But she said nothing, only watched quietly.
She knew what Yu Xiaolong was capable of. The old geezer couldn't even beat her, let alone a little girl who only knew how to run.
"Begin!" the temporary referee shouted.
The corners of Bai Chenxiang's mouth curled into a confident smile. She lightly tapped the ground with her toes and shot straight toward Yu Xiaolong, her whole body turning into a purple afterimage.
Her speed was indeed astonishing.
A sharp sonic boom even rang through the air, the shriek of her body tearing through it.
The crowd below erupted in gasps.
"She's so fast! I can't even see her!"
"With Miss Bai moving at that speed, who in all of Longxing City could match her?"
"The Speed Clan lives up to its reputation!"
Dai Hong closed his eyes, afraid to watch what came next.
It was over. They were bound to lose.
But—
As Bai Chenxiang passed Yu Xiaolong,
when the hem of her clothes was only three inches from him, she stopped.
No—not stopped.
She couldn't move.
At some point, Yu Xiaolong's eyes had turned pure gold. A pale golden screen of light spread outward from him, enveloping the entire fighting platform.
Golden Restraint Light.
An additional Soul Skill that could immobilize any target. If the target's cultivation wasn't high enough, they couldn't even move a finger.
Bai Chenxiang remained frozen with one hand stretched out, as if trapped in amber.
She still wore a triumphant smile, but it had gone stiff.
Her eyes could move, and her mind was still clear, but her body wouldn't obey.
What was going on? Why couldn't I move? What kind of Soul Skill is this? No—that's cheating!
"The match is decided," Yu Xiaolong said calmly, withdrawing Golden Restraint Light.
Bai Chenxiang's body relaxed. She staggered two steps before regaining her balance, her face turning pale, then red.
"You—you cheated!" She stomped her foot, her purple twin ponytails whipping wildly. Furious, her ample chest heaved, straining the fabric at her collar until it stretched taut, hinting at the deep valley beneath.
"You used a Soul Skill that immobilized me! How was I supposed to compete with you in speed? That's completely unfair! It doesn't count! Again!"
Dai Hong opened his mouth, wanting to say something.
But when he saw the murderous look in Bai Chenxiang's eyes, he swallowed his words.
Yu Xiaolong chuckled to himself.
I knew you'd try to wriggle out of it.
But it didn't matter. Today, he was going to shatter her pride completely.
"Fine." He nodded. "For the second round, I'll set out from Longxing City's east gate and head for Three Mile Pavilion, outside the west gate. You go first. Whoever gets there first wins."
Bai Chenxiang's eyes lit up at once.
The route from the east gate to Three Mile Pavilion outside the west gate was a pure test of speed. There was no way to pull any tricks.
"You said it! Don't use that golden light Soul Skill again!"
This time, this young lady was sure to win!
She took a deep breath and released her Martial Soul in an instant. A pair of translucent purple wings appeared behind her: the Sharp-tailed Swallow Martial Soul, unique to the Speed Clan.
She blurred into motion, turning into a streak of purple lightning that vanished from the spot.
The spectators were so overwhelmed by her speed that they couldn't even catch her afterimage.
Dai Hong sucked in a breath. "That girl's even faster than last time..."
The crowd below erupted in cheers.
The onlookers chattered among themselves. "At Miss Bai's speed, even Soul Saints probably couldn't catch her."
Huo Wu remained silent.
She knew the old man's strength better than anyone.
Meanwhile, the young Soul Masters of Longxing City whom Bai Chenxiang had humiliated were watching with amusement.
Bai Chenxiang raced through the streets of Longxing City, the buildings on either side flying past.
Her lips curled upward, and her heart swelled with smug satisfaction.
Hmph! What kind of ridiculous agreement was that? Even I'm scared of myself when I run!
Without that golden light Soul Skill getting in the way, you've already lost!
Three Mile Pavilion? This young lady can get there in ten breaths!
She had absolute confidence in her speed. From childhood to the present, no one her age had ever been able to beat her at it.
Eight breaths later, Bai Chenxiang appeared atop the west gate's tower.
She lightly touched a crenellation with her toes and sprang into the air, tracing a graceful arc before landing steadily in front of Three Mile Pavilion.
"I'm here!"
Bai Chenxiang landed and turned around, her purple skirt fluttering up to reveal a stretch of smooth, fair thigh. Her legs were long and straight, their skin glistening softly in the sunlight.
After racing at top speed, she was breathing a little hard, her full breasts rising and falling with each breath. Sweat had dampened her collar, making the already tight purple fabric cling closer to her skin and outline the perfect shape of her chest. Even the curve of her cleavage was faintly visible.
She clapped her hands smugly and looked back the way she had come.
"Hmph, let's see how you—"
She stopped halfway through her sentence, stunned.
Yu Xiaolong was already sitting on a stone bench inside Three Mile Pavilion, holding a cup of hot tea and sipping it leisurely.
Steam still rose from the cup.
Beside Yu Xiaolong, Huo Wu watched her with pursed lips and a trace of helplessness in her eyes.
Bai Chenxiang's mind went blank.
How—how could he be here?
That was impossible!
When I left, he was still on the fighting platform at the east gate!
The route from the east gate to Three Mile Pavilion outside the west gate crossed all of Longxing City and was more than thirty miles long!
No matter how fast he was, he couldn't have gotten here before me!
I have the Sharp-tailed Swallow Martial Soul! I'm a pure agility-type Soul Master! Speed is my absolute domain!
Bai Chenxiang's little face flushed bright red, and tears even welled in her eyes.
She had been crushed.
The confidence, pride, and sense of superiority she had built up since childhood shattered in an instant.
She had always believed she was a genius, the fastest person in Longxing City, and the pride of the Speed Clan.
But now, in front of the whole city, someone had utterly crushed her in the very field where she excelled.
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