Chapter 22

Remembering the suffocating terror of being at the Tentacle Monster's mercy, he stormed over and kicked her. "So you were behind it! You lured that Tentacle Monster here!"

Luo Bingyao jolted upright as if she had come back from the dead. "A ghost! There's a ghost!"

In truth, she had only meant to summon a small Demon Beast to scare Ye Qingyao. She had never expected a behemoth like the Tentacle Monster. Its sticky tentacles had wrapped around her until she could barely breathe, terrifying her like a nightmare. She had picked up a rock only to smash her own foot.

After they brought Ye Zhenzhen back to the tent, she looked thoroughly pleased with herself and blew bubbles at her senior brothers and sister. [Let me show you something fun.]

[Come out, Xiao Ba. Be gentle, and don't be mean.]

A strange, blood-red creature with eight tentacles leaped out of her string of Heaven and Earth Pearls. Seeing her senior brothers' and sister's stunned faces, it scratched its head with a tentacle and gave them a goofy grin.

Ye Qingyao's pupils practically shook!

"Oh my heavens, oh my heavens, oh my heavens! Isn't that the terrifying Tentacle Monster? It squeezed me so hard I nearly suffocated! It even tried to drag me into the sea and eat me!"

"How did it get into your Heaven and Earth Pearl, and why is it so small now? Is it that Tentacle Monster's baby?"

[No, Senior Sister. That's the one.]

[Is Xiao Ba scary? Xiao Ba's obviously adorable, okay?]

At the word "adorable," Xiao Ba obligingly did the splits with all eight tentacles.

Ye Qingyao: ...

What had happened to this Tentacle Monster? Just now, it had looked so vicious and cold it might tear someone to shreds and swallow them whole at any moment. Why did it now look so cheeky, cute, ugly, and

ridiculous

?

What sort of magic had their junior sister worked on it?

[Just a little announcement: I have a contracted beast now. This is Xiao Ba, a Nascent Soul Realm Tentacle Monster.]

[Xiao Ba, dance for my senior brothers and sister.]

Xiao Ba seemed to thrive on an audience. With so many people watching, it grew wildly excited and launched into a swift, nimble dance, circling the tent more than ten times in about a minute. Ye Qingyao and Ye Qingchuan stared, dumbfounded.

When it finished, it nestled against Ye Zhenzhen at just the right moment, rubbed its red-egg head against her chin, and made little whimpering sounds.

Was it acting spoiled?

A giant beast of the sea had a sweet, cuddly side?

[See? I told you Xiao Ba was adorable.] Ye Zhenzhen planted a quick kiss on Xiao Ba's face. Bashfully, it touched the spot with a tentacle, and its blush deepened until it was practically purple.

"It does seem... a little cute..." Ye Qingyao agreed hesitantly.

Ye Qingchuan stepped forward, his Auspicious Phoenix Eyes bright with a smile, and gave it a hefty smack on the head. "Since you're my junior sister's contracted beast now, I'm taking this chance to hit you back for wrapping me up earlier. No objections, right?"

Being trapped in those cold, sticky tentacles had felt awful. Every time he remembered it, he felt as though he were suffocating again. Given how he never let a slight go unanswered, he could hardly leave it at that.

Xiao Ba was about to turn on him, but Ye Zhenzhen frantically signaled with her eyes. It gave an obedient grunt. "Mm."

[See how well-behaved Xiao Ba is? Such a strange little cutie.] Ye Zhenzhen grabbed one of Xiao Ba's tentacles, playfully nibbled it twice, then tickled it.

Xiao Ba shuddered all over, the suckers on its tentacles opening and closing in protest:

Master, you weren't like this before!

You used to be so aloof. Why are you so childish now?

Ye Zhenzhen: What sort of mighty expert was I before?

Flying Fish Plucks the Stars: Wait a little longer and you'll find out.

Ye Zhenzhen: How much longer?

Flying Fish Plucks the Stars: Until this story gets enough bookmarks (wicked grin.gif)

My daily request for bookmarks! If you have any nutrient solution, please toss it my way too. Thanks~ O(∩_∩)O

Chapter 22

After the first round of group matches, each group had produced a winner. Sixteen contestants in all advanced to the second-round elimination matches.

Earlier, there had been so many contestants that the matches were spread across several venues. Now that fewer remained, everyone gathered at the main arena in the center of Jade Pool Island. The fighting platform was carved with flying immortals, divine beasts, and other designs, while colorful butterflies and spirit birds fluttered around it, lending the place a rather decadent holiday air.

Right beside the platform stood a dazzling casino thick with spiritual energy. The sixteen contestants' names were displayed on its betting tables, and anyone could wager Spirit Stones on who would take the crown.

The crowd surged toward the casino. This was a highlight of every Immortal Sects Grand Tournament, and its most popular event.

The overwhelming favorite to win was Immortal Venerable Shen's son, Shen Xingyan. Immortal Venerable Shen naturally had faith in his son and generously wagered one hundred thousand Superior Spirit Stones on him. Others followed his lead, staking Spirit Stones they had spent years saving on Shen Xingyan and hoping to turn a bicycle into a motorcycle.

Word that Ye Qinghui had lost his Inner Core had spread everywhere. No one dared bet on him.

[Third Senior Brother, let's place a bet too.] At the sight of all the excitement, Ye Zhenzhen waved her little hands eagerly. The chance to get rich had arrived!

[Take all thirty thousand-plus Superior Spirit Stones you made selling grilled fish and bet them on Eldest Senior Brother.]

"Are you sure?" Ye Qingchuan raised his Auspicious Phoenix Eyes, his handsome young face full of doubt. "I had to grill hundreds of fish to earn those Spirit Stones."

[Don't worry, Third Senior Brother. I'll make sure you earn tens or even hundreds of times that.] Ye Zhenzhen grinned and giggled. Precious Spirit Stones, come straight into my bowl.

[Senior Sister, bring out all your Spirit Stones too. Don't miss this chance to make money.] She stuck her little tongue out at Ye Qingyao.

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