A wager with Feng Xiaotian

Huo Wu looked into Dai Chengqian's eyes and said earnestly:

"You want me to be your girlfriend too?

Fine. As long as you defeat Tang San, I'll agree."

Dai Chengqian chuckled, shaking his head as he looked at Huo Wu.

"Miss Huo Wu, defeating Tang San is something I was going to do anyway. I don't need any promises from you.

Besides, not everyone likes you the way Brother Feng here does."

Hearing such bold words from Dai Chengqian, Huo Wu looked him up and down.

She could faintly sense an absolute confidence radiating from him.

Then she remembered that Dai Chengqian's team was the Star Luo Empire's primary team, guaranteed a place in the finals. They really did have a good chance of beating that hateful Tang San.

So Huo Wu held out her hand to Dai Chengqian and smiled.

"I've heard of you, Dai Chengqian, the Sixth Prince of the Star Luo Empire. It's a pleasure to meet you.

Your team will have to wait until the finals to fight Tang San, but I can't wait that long.

I want Tang San to lose in the upcoming advancement tournament!"

At that moment, Feng Xiaotian came up from behind, separated Huo Wu and Dai Chengqian's clasped hands, and said to Huo Wu with a cheerful smile:

"Don't worry. The advancement tournament is one-on-one. I'll definitely vent your anger for you and give Tang San a crushing defeat!

Don't forget your promise to be my girlfriend."

Huo Wu glanced at Feng Xiaotian and said:

"Beat Tang San first, then we'll talk."

Dai Chengqian watched the lovestruck Feng Xiaotian with interest.

Back when he had read the original novel, he had felt terribly sorry for this guy.

He had devoted himself wholeheartedly to being Huo Wu's lapdog, only to fall short of Tang San's protagonist halo. Not only had Tang San defeated him in front of everyone, but the girl he liked had also fallen for Tang San instead.

And Huo Wu's attitude toward the two men had been worlds apart. With Feng Xiaotian, she had been domineering, like a little spitfire.

Yet with Tang San, her young lady's pride had vanished, and in the end, she had been utterly meek.

A lapdog could lick and lick, only to end up with nothing.

Just then, Feng Xiaotian noticed the way Dai Chengqian was looking at him and said:

"So you're Dai Chengqian. You're the one who just said I wasn't good enough to beat Tang San, right?"

Dai Chengqian nodded lightly.

"You!"

Seeing Dai Chengqian nod, Feng Xiaotian instantly flared up. He pointed at him and said:

"Looking down on me, huh? Fine! Sixth Prince of the Star Luo Empire, do you dare make a wager with me?"

His words immediately piqued Dai Chengqian's interest, and he smiled.

"Why wouldn't I?

But a wager needs some stakes, doesn't it?"

Feng Xiaotian looked at Dai Chengqian. "What do you want to wager?"

Dai Chengqian said calmly:

"If you beat Tang San, you win. You can ask me to do anything within my power.

If you lose, you give up pursuing Huo Wu."

"What? Those stakes are way too cruel! Can't you pick something else?"

"What's wrong? Don't dare?"

"Why wouldn't I dare? I won't lose! I, Feng Xiaotian, accept!"

With that, Feng Xiaotian turned to Huo Wu beside him and said:

"Don't worry, Huo Wu. I'll prove myself with my strength. I'm the man best suited to you!"

Having declared his certainty of victory, Feng Xiaotian turned and left the rest area.

Watching Feng Xiaotian leave, Huo Wu said to Dai Chengqian:

"Men are so boring. With those stakes, you've almost made me want Feng Xiaotian to lose."

Dai Chengqian grumbled inwardly, Hah, what a fickle woman. Weren't you just hell-bent on seeing Tang San beaten? Now you've changed your mind?

Dai Chengqian had no ulterior motive for wagering with Feng Xiaotian. He simply wanted one fewer lapdog in the world.

Silently shaking his head, Dai Chengqian took out a soul power Milk Bottle pendant and handed it to Huo Wu.

"Take it. It's a gift for my new friend.

Don't worry, it's just a gift between friends. Pretty much all my friends have one.

Oh, right, this isn't an ordinary trinket. It's a Soul Tool necklace that can restore soul power."

Huo Wu had been about to refuse, but the moment she heard the words "Soul Tool," she decisively took the pendant.

Dai Chengqian explained to her in detail how to use it.

After trying it out, Huo Wu hung it around her neck.

"It's a lovely gift. Thank you."

After thanking Dai Chengqian, Huo Wu left the rest area with her teammates.

Once Huo Wu was far away, Dai Chengqian looked toward the Skywater Team's section of the rest area.

Of the Five Elemental Academies, Skywater Academy had the strictest admission requirements.

To join the Skywater Team, one needed not only a water-related martial soul and sufficient potential, but also to be a beautiful girl with sufficiently good looks.

The Skywater Team's members were the most outstanding students selected from the entire academy.

Dai Chengqian felt as though they had practically been prepared just for him.

Highly talented and beautiful-ideal Red Luan candidates.

As he looked at Shui Bing'er at the front of Skywater Academy's group, a flicker of admiration appeared in Dai Chengqian's eyes.

Shui Bing'er was about one hundred and sixty-five centimeters tall, with long aqua-blue hair draped over her shoulders. Every movement she made exuded a uniquely captivating air.

Dai Chengqian walked over and struck up a conversation with Shui Bing'er.

"Captain Shui Bing'er, right?"

At Dai Chengqian's words, Shui Bing'er turned her blue eyes toward him in puzzlement and said evenly:

"That's me. Can I help you?"

Dai Chengqian smiled.

"I'm Dai Chengqian, captain of the Star Luo Empire's primary team.

With your Skywater Team's strength, I imagine qualifying for the finals won't be a problem.

Our teams might even face each other then, so I thought I'd come introduce myself beforehand."

Before Shui Bing'er could speak, Shui Yue'er suddenly popped out from behind her and held out a hand to Dai Chengqian.

"Hello! I'm Shui Yue'er.

I've heard of you. You're the Dai Chengqian who poached two beautiful members of the Imperial Fighting Team, right?

I finally get to meet you!

Hmm... you really are handsome. Can I go on a date with you?"

Shui Yue'er had a very lively personality and a petite, girlish appearance that made her look adorable.

Dai Chengqian briefly shook Shui Yue'er's hand and said with a faint smile:

"That's right. I'm the person you're talking about."

Shui Bing'er frowned slightly at Shui Yue'er and gently pulled her back.

"Yue'er!"

"Oh, come on, Sis. I was only joking."

Sticking out her tongue, Shui Yue'er retreated behind Shui Bing'er.

Shui Bing'er shook her head helplessly and said to Dai Chengqian:

"Sorry. That's just how Yue'er is."

Dai Chengqian smiled. "It's no trouble. I think she's quite cute."

As he spoke, Dai Chengqian took a handful of soul power Milk Bottle necklaces out of the Storage Space and gave them to the beautiful members of the Skywater Team, one by one.

"Since this is our first meeting, I don't have anything particularly special to give you. Please accept these Soul Tools I made myself."

"What? These are Soul Tools?"

The Skywater Team's members exclaimed in surprise.

Dai Chengqian smiled and demonstrated how to use the soul power Milk Bottle.

After following his instructions and trying them out, they discovered that these really were Soul Tools. They were also very pretty, so the girls happily hung them around their necks.

Looking at the beautiful Milk Bottle pendant in her hand, Shui Bing'er frowned slightly and said to Dai Chengqian:

"Sixth Prince, did you say you made these?

I never imagined you had studied Soul Tools as well.

Isn't giving us so many a little too generous?"