"Aotian, he's the one who defeated you last time..."
Seeing the light in Long Aotian's eyes,
Princess Vina quietly activated her Brain Martial Soul.
She seemed to be trying to see through Luo Feng.
But for some reason,
all she saw was a blanket of mist.
It also resembled a folded starry sky.
It was utterly mesmerizing, yet somewhat impossible to fathom!
Back in the Heaven Dou Empire,
no one's talent had surpassed Long Aotian's.
But this Luo Feng, who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, truly shocked the Princess.
A vague desire to recruit him also stirred in her heart.
Still, that would depend on his performance in this tournament!
"Yes, Vina!"
"Even now, I still haven't figured out how Brother Luo threw me out of the arena last time!"
Hearing Long Aotian's words,
everyone's gaze fell on Luo Feng.
"Haha, Brother Aotian, don't make fun of me!"
"I only used a few little tricks. They aren't worth mentioning!"
Feeling the gazes converging on him from every direction,
Luo Feng's head practically swelled with the headache.
But soon, his savior appeared!
It was Du Busi.
Although the old man couldn't appear in the Sun Moon Empire,
he had arranged for his most elite disciples to go there.
He had even specifically had Long Aotian and the others join a cover sect called the Snow Demon Sect.
So Du Busi didn't want them drawing too much attention either!
"What are you little brats trying to do?"
"If you've got energy to spare, prove yourselves to everyone in the arena!"
"Aotian, Vina, depart according to the original plan!"
"Yes, Sect Master!"
Just as described in the original story,
neither the Body Sect nor the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial family
fully trusted the Sun Moon Empire.
While sending their people over, they had also deliberately left an escape route open.
But they had only told the leaders of the major sects.
This was also to ensure they had a way out at a critical moment...
Soon, under the Body Sect's arrangements,
the Heaven Dou Empire's major sects split into several groups.
They headed to Mingdu separately.
Luo Feng and the Earth Dragon Sect's people were among the earliest arrivals.
As luck would have it,
when they entered the city, they happened to run into Shrek's people.
Since the Shrek Seven Devils were so famous,
a crowd had already gathered to watch them as soon as they entered the gates.
The most eye-catching among them was, of course, Huo Yuhao, who sat in a wheelchair.
In the previous tournament, this young man had given everyone plenty of shocks.
Originally, Luo Feng hadn't planned to have anything to do with this heaven-favored prodigy.
He only wanted to finish registering quickly, then return to his room to enjoy some time alone with his lovely little wife.
But just as the groups passed one another,
the beauty with long, wavy pink-gold hair beside Huo Yuhao suddenly turned toward Luo Feng.
This was Wang Qiu'er!
She was also the child of destiny of the Star Dou Great Forest, transformed into human form.
She possessed an extremely powerful golden Dragon Martial Soul.
Perhaps because their origins resonated,
when Luo Feng's aura appeared,
Wang Qiu'er suddenly felt her heart racing!
Thump, thump!
It felt as though her little heart might leap out at any moment.
Sensing something unusual about his companion,
Huo Yuhao quickly fixed his spirit eyes on the Earth Dragon Sect's people as well!
"Qiu'er, is something wrong?"
Hearing Huo Yuhao's question,
Wang Qiu'er froze for a moment.
But her eyes were filled with confusion.
"I can't explain it either. I just feel like that person resonates with my martial soul!"
It had to be admitted,
Wang Qiu'er really was very sensitive.
Coupled with the countless threads connecting this little beauty to the dragon race,
she would naturally sense it when a Dragon King passed by!
"They seem to be from the Heaven Dou Empire. Should we go say hello?"
Hearing Wang Qiu'er's question,
Huo Yuhao couldn't help glancing over there again.
But he hadn't expected Luo Feng to sense that prying attention immediately.
Luo Feng slowly turned around.
He even waved at them!
"Hi!"
Seeing her husband's strange behavior,
Nan Qiuqiu was puzzled too.
"A Feng, what's wrong? Have you met Shrek's people before?"
This was Nan Qiuqiu's first time encountering Huo Yuhao.
And Luo Feng had even less reason to know him.
What was going on?
"Haha, nothing!"
"This young prodigy from Shrek Academy seems to have been captivated by my wife's enchanting looks!"
"What? What nonsense are you talking about?"
Hearing the man beside her say something so frivolous,
Nan Qiuqiu's little face instantly reddened again.
But the next moment,
the person who walked over wasn't Huo Yuhao.
It was Wang Qiu'er.
Although it was rather abrupt, Wang Qiu'er still wanted to confirm a few things.
"Hello, I'm Wang Qiu'er from Shrek Academy. May I get to know you?"
"Your Dragon Martial Soul is very special!"
"Could you let me see it?"
She truly lived up to being a little beauty born from a soul beast transformation.
She spoke so directly that it was hard to refuse.
But Luo Feng's lovely little wife wouldn't stand for it!
"Hey, hey, hey! Why are you Shrek people approaching our Earth Dragon Sect before the tournament?"
"And you, you'd better stay away from my man!"
Judging by appearances,
although Nan Qiuqiu was petite and adorable,
whether in figure, build, or a certain defining feminine feature,
there was still a gap between her and Wang Qiu'er.
Perhaps that was why his little wife was so nervous?
But Luo Feng simply smiled.
He slipped an arm around his wife's shoulders
while glancing at Wang Qiu'er.
"If you want to see my martial soul, won't you find out in the arena?"
"We still have things to do. Please excuse us!"
His refusal was watertight.
After all, concealing one's strength before the tournament was a practice everyone accepted!
However, neither Wang Qiu'er nor Luo Feng
had likely noticed
that while the two were speaking,
a red silhouette slowly glided past atop a distant tall building.
It was Meng Hongchen.
She was from the Sun Moon Empire Soul Guidance Academy.
She was also an old rival of Huo Yuhao's.
Originally, this little beauty had come to probe Huo Yuhao's actual condition.
But her beautiful eyes seemed to have been drawn to Wang Qiu'er and Luo Feng, who had stolen the spotlight.
"We've already gotten a very clear picture of Shrek Academy's people!"
"But what's the background of that fellow from the Earth Dragon Sect?"
After all, the tournament was being held on the Sun Moon Empire's territory.
So before it began, information on every contestant had already been laid before them.
The Earth Dragon Sect had originally been a small sect.
It wouldn't have warranted any attention from the Sun Moon Empire at all.
But Meng Hongchen's eye was exceptionally sharp.
Naturally, she had sensed all of this too...
"Oh?"
"It seems some newcomers have arrived for this tournament!"
"My dear little sister, have you taken a fancy to that boy?"
Soon, another man with a slightly sinister air appeared.
This was Meng Hongchen's older brother, Xiao Hongchen.
He, too, had once suffered defeat at Huo Yuhao's hands.
Unlike Luo Feng, who had appeared from who knew where, this fellow had all his attention fixed on Huo Yuhao.
"Maybe it's a woman's intuition. I keep feeling that this boy called Luo Feng will bring us a surprise!"
"Just like the shocks Huo Yuhao gave us at the last tournament!"
It had to be admitted,
Meng Hongchen's intuition was very powerful.
But who knew what they amounted to in Luo Feng's eyes?
Before you continue