Fox-Borrowing-Tiger's-Might Style

"Yay--!" Yue Feng was still excited about the battle even after returning to the players' lounge.

"Can you stop acting like an idiot..." Xiao He rolled his eyes at him, annoyed.

Yue Feng was even more annoyed than him. "Of course you don't care! But to others, this is cheating!"

"Alright, alright," Cui Man interrupted them. "From a result standpoint, it was perfect. The support combination of Bixi and Black Tortoise was excellent. With them as supports, and then two protecting a powerful damage dealer like Qiongqi, Yinglong, Gluttonous Beast, it's a great combination. From now on, you two will stick together. As for the next match..."

Cui Man looked around, thought for a moment, and said, "Yinglong, Qiongqi, Mirage Dragon, the three of you will go up."

"No problem," Xiao He replied. In his opinion, the three of them had little in common, but each of them was individually very capable, so winning the game shouldn't be a problem.

"Old Xiao, are you tired?" Ye Wanqing asked softly at this moment.

"Not too tiring, and I haven't played many matches in the team competition." Xiao He shook his head. "Don't worry, I plan to just coast through this match."

"?" Ye Wanqing didn't quite understand what he meant, but Xiao He simply patted her head gently. "Just watch."

Ye Wanqing nodded gently. "I'll make you a midnight snack when we get back tonight, okay?"

"Hmm. How about I eat the noodles?" Xiao He chuckled, pressing his forehead against hers. Ye Wanqing playfully slapped him, saying irritably, "Are you sure you're not going to make the noodles for me?"

"Then let's eat together..." Xiao He smiled and patted her head. "I'm going to eat now?"

After entering the elevator, Xiao He crossed his arms and replied to Yue Feng, "Great! We can just be bystanders this time."

"Huh?" Yue Feng looked at Xiao He, somewhat puzzled. "What do you mean?"

"He alone is enough," Xiao He said, pointing to Zhang Ming.

"Me... me all alone?!" Zhang Ming seemed somewhat panicked.

Xiao He nodded matter-of-factly. "Yes, it's no different for you to fight alone than for the three of us to fight, right?"

"Him? Alone? I don't believe it." Yue Feng sneered, "This guy who only knows how to perform acrobatics, could he possibly have the strength to take on three people at once?"

Zhang Ming was stunned. Although he had arrogantly declared himself Yinglong's successor, that was just empty talk. Asking him to actually fight three people at once... wasn't that a bit too early?

This made him somewhat apprehensive.

"Wait a minute?" Zhang Ming raised an eyebrow, as if he had thought of something, "Oh--! I think I understand."

Upon arriving at the arena, the host announced, "The Dragon Country will field Yinglong, Qiongqi, and Mirage Dragon in this match, while the Korea Team will send Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, and Mysterious Tortoise! Will they be able to break Yinglong's undefeated streak?"

"... Mysterious Tortoise." Xiao He chuckled dryly, "So, to avoid having the same name, you just forcibly copy it?"

The good news is that the Azure Dragon and Vermilion Bird's Superpower are already known, but the Mysterious Tortoise is a newcomer with a rating of only LV3.

"Let's go," Xiao He said, stretching his neck, before charging towards the three opponents.

"Okay, I'm entrusting my back to you!" Yue Feng chuckled and charged forward as well.

Zhang Ming took a step back and disappeared from the scene. On the Korea Team's side, Vermilion Bird and Mysterious Tortoise stood in front of Azure Dragon then raised his hand and summoned a large blue fireball, which he threw towards Xiao He.

Xiao He's figure blurred for a moment as the cyan fireball passed straight through his body.

Then Yinglong disappeared from the scene and appeared in front of Azure Dragon the next moment, punching Azure Dragon in the abdomen.

"Ooh--!" The Azure Dragon was beaten so badly that it arched its back like a shrimp, but it still raised its hand and threw a blue fireball at Xiao He. The flames forced Yinglong back a few steps.

However, Yinglong quickly absorbed the azure flames on his body and once again flashed in front of Azure Dragon. Azure Dragon was so frightened that he hurriedly retreated, but Vermilion Bird kicked him from behind at this moment.

Just as the kick was about to strike Yinglong on the back of the head, Yinglong seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, and his body blurred again.

Thus, Vermilion Bird passed through Xiao He's body and kicked Azure Dragon in the chest. Fortunately, Vermilion Bird deactivated her Superpower in time, so the kick wasn't very powerful, but it still forced Azure Dragon back a few steps.

Vermilion Bird used the reaction force to retreat, then turned in mid-air and swept a whirlwind kick toward Yinglong's head.

Yinglong ducked, his figure vanished, and then reappeared behind Azure Dragon, tapping Azure Dragon's head with his right hand. "Take care of one first."

The Azure Dragon's body shuddered violently, and he collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

Only then did Yinglong turn to Vermilion Bird: "I'll play with you slowly."

"Damn it..." Vermilion Bird couldn't help but curse, turning to Mysterious Tortoise and shouting, "Help me, you idiot!"

"Sorry, I'm busy!" Mysterious Tortoise replied while dodging Yue Feng's charge. His Superpower was to deform his body like rubber, allowing him to perform actions that humans couldn't, thus avoiding enemy attacks.

In fact, soft objects are more resistant to impact than hard objects.

After dodging Yue Feng's fist, the Mysterious Tortoise coiled its body around Yue Feng a snake, binding his hands and feet. This angered Yue Feng, who suddenly swung his hand and tore the Mysterious Tortoise's body in two, but the separated parts of the Mysterious Tortoise came back together.

"Idiot, this kind of physical attack is useless against me! You can't defeat me with your strength!" the Mysterious Tortoise laughed smugly.

"Ah! You bastard who plays tricks! If you've got the guts, fight me head-on like a man!" Yue Feng roared angrily as he grappled with the Mysterious Tortoise.

However, Xiao He has already dealt with the Azure Dragon and is now engaged in a fierce battle with the Vermilion Bird, while the Mirage Dragon remains missing.

After several exchanges, Xiao He made his body Intangibility to dodge Vermilion Bird's attacks, and then punched Vermilion Bird in the ribs with a backhand.

Vermilion Bird felt a searing pain ripped from his ribs, as if every bone in his body was about to shatter. He clutched the spot where he had been struck and staggered back several steps. But then he suddenly noticed something strange: despite such a powerful attack, why did he only feel excruciating pain and not be knocked away? Strange...

If it were the usual Yinglong, he should have been sent flying by this punch.

Vermilion Bird couldn't help but think to himself, and as his doubts grew, the sharp pain in his ribs quickly subsided.

"I understand what that brat named Mirage Dragon's Superpower is now..." Vermilion Bird cursed, staring at Yinglong in front of her and gritting her teeth, "You're fake, right?! It's an illusion, isn't it!"

"Ah, it seems we've been discovered." The Yinglong in front of him shrugged and smiled.

But then another Yinglong suddenly appeared from behind Vermilion Bird, and a sharp rap on the head struck him. "But this one is real!"

"Ugh!" Vermilion Bird groaned, his body convulsed, and he staggered to the ground. A strong sense of dizziness washed over him, and the world spun before his eyes. Vermilion Bird shook his head, trying to clear his mind, but ultimately everything went black...

"Hey, no way?! How come I'm the only one left?!" The Mysterious Tortoise clinging to Yue Feng said fearfully, "How am I supposed to deal with Yinglong with my abilities?! I can only stall for time!"

At this moment, Yinglong turned to the Mysterious Tortoise and raised his hand, and the Mysterious Tortoise quickly escaped from Yue Feng's body.

However, the next moment Yinglong appeared behind him, reached out and pressed his hand against his back, delivering a shock.

"Cough--!" The Mysterious Tortoise screamed, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and collapsed to the ground. It struggled to get up, but at this moment, Xiao He struck it again with an impact. The ground quickly shattered and caved in, and this time the Mysterious Tortoise lost consciousness.

"It's Yinglong again! Its immense power swept through... Wait a minute!" The referee was explaining when he suddenly stopped.

As Xiao He and Yue Feng disappeared from the field, the two remained standing with their arms crossed at the exit of the preparation room, as if they had never moved from the beginning. Only Zhang Ming's position had changed.

All the traces of the battle on the field, from the craters in the ground to the injuries on Vermilion Bird, Qinglong, and Xuanwu, and even the blood they had coughed up, had vanished, as if nothing had ever happened. The only change was that Vermilion Bird, Azure Dragon, and Black Tortoise had fainted.

Everyone was completely bewildered and had no idea what had happened.

"My God, what happened?!" The host was also dumbfounded. "I'm sorry, viewers, I can't commentate on this match because I simply don't understand what's going on!"

"That's good that you don't understand," Xiao He said with a slight smile. "Isn't that the charm of this ability?"

That's right, the most powerful aspect of the Mirage Dragon's Superpower is that it can make the scene it sees come true if the enemy believes it.

Even if Zhang Ming himself has absolutely no fighting ability, as long as he is equipped with the strongest teammates, his abilities will become unbelievably powerful. This is because the enemy can only judge that the "Yinglong" in front of them is real; otherwise, taking a punch would mean losing half their life, and they cannot afford that risk.

Of course, Zhang Ming's ability can only control sensory pain, not actually cause an impact. So when Vermilion Bird was hit before, although he felt intense pain, he wouldn't be knocked away, which would have made his trick obvious.

However, Zhang Ming can also make up for it with his own Superpower, just like just now: that kind of head-smashing is indeed Xiao He's usual attack method, because his strength is too great, and if he hits with all his might, he might kill the contestant, which would violate the spirit of competition.

Although Vermilion Bird saw through the first attack as fake, he believed the second one, so the outcome was the same.

In reality, Xiao He and Yue Feng didn't move at all; they were simply made invisible by Zhang Ming using illusions.

The enemy has been constantly outsmarting thin air.

"Hmph, I really will be Yinglong's successor." Zhang Ming laughed triumphantly.

"Tsk, just a fox borrowing the tiger's might." Yue Feng crossed his arms and sneered. "If Yinglong weren't here, your tactic wouldn't work at all. Besides, now most people can see that your Superpower is sensory control."

"So what? I'll think of another way next time!" Zhang Ming said confidently. "I can attack myself!"

"But can your experience fool the enemy?" Xiao He countered, turning to walk towards the preparation room. "If you lack experience, an experienced person will see through your illusion at a glance. Because you haven't actually witnessed such a scene, but others have, and that's when you'll be exposed."

"I..." Zhang Ming stammered, seemingly considering what to do.

"Don't tell me you're planning to watch more horror movies," Yue Feng sneered. He seemed to have a lot of opinions about Zhang Ming, which wasn't surprising, since Zhang Ming's fighting style was completely opposite to his. However, he couldn't deny that Zhang Ming was capable.

"Why watch horror movies? Isn't this competition the best example?" Xiao He replied.

Zhang Ming clapped his hands, seemingly suddenly realizing something. "I understand! Ah... Yinglong really thinks highly of me! I won't let you down!"

Xiao He was a little confused, but the elevator doors had already opened by then.

"Looks like we've discovered something interesting." Cui Man crossed her arms and laughed, "How about calling it 'The Dog-Relying-on-Man Style'?"

"That's outrageous! It's even worse than the 'Fox-Borrowing-Tiger's-Might Style' I imagined..." Xiao He thought to himself.

"Oh my, this suits you perfectly," Han Tianyu couldn't help but tease.

"Hmph, you're just jealous of me!" Zhang Ming sneered. "Yinglong was instructing me in the elevator just now, and he even had high hopes for me!"

"W-what!? Mr. Yinglong, he..." Han Tianyu said in surprise, then turned to Xiao He and bowed. "Please be sure to guide me as well! I will definitely work harder than this jerk!"

"There's not much to advise you on, just observe more, learn more, and accumulate more knowledge..." Xiao He said somewhat awkwardly.

"Alright, alright," Cui Man interrupted them with a smile, "The afternoon's matches are over, it's time to go eat."

So far today, we've won all four matches. Tonight's match against India Team is even less of a suspenseful affair. Apart from Asura, the rest of the India Team are just fooling around and deceiving themselves.

"Old Xiao, shall we go upstairs for a stroll?" Ye Wanqing whispered with a smile. "I want to eat crab roe pan-fried dumplings."

"Okay." Xiao He patted Ye Wanqing's head, then turned to Cui Man, "Sister Man, Wanqing and I are going upstairs for a stroll. Is there anything you'd like to eat? I'll get it for you later. It's on me."

"Hey, could you get me a braised pork knuckle from Fu Ji's?" Yue Feng suddenly said.

"I want to eat lotus leaf buns with meat filling," An Xiuru said without any hesitation.

Xia Yu smiled shyly, "Then, then I'd like to eat snail rice noodles... Is that okay, Brother Xiao?"

Everyone placed their orders, chattering amongst themselves. Xiao He then helped Ye Wanqing change her clothes and went upstairs to the food court, intending to eat first and then buy things for everyone else.

But the two had only browsed two stores when Ye Wanqing felt someone tap her on the shoulder from behind.

"Well, you two!" A female voice rang out from behind them. Xiao He and Ye Wanqing turned around and immediately realized something was wrong.

"You said you had no money, but you secretly came here!" Yin Jia stared at them with wide eyes, her face full of threat.