As the Vice-Captain of the Reserve Team and a Hidden Ace concealed alongside Xiao Hongchen, Shrek had never been able to figure out her true strength.
Only after the Team Battle had just ended were her abilities finally exposed: the Vermilion Ice Toad, a highly venomous Martial Soul.
Seeing her take the stage, Huo Yutong relaxed slightly. She knew that among Shrek's side, only she could defeat Meng Hongchen with ease. Anyone else who wanted to defeat Meng Hongchen would have to pay an enormous price.
Meng Hongchen looked at Huo Yutong, who was using a Milk Bottle to restore her Soul Power. Rather than immediately beginning the fight, she asked,
"Huo Yutong, what is your relationship with Tang Wulin?"
"...?"
Huo Yutong tilted her head in confusion.
"Why should I tell you?"
Could this Meng Hongchen be as slow-witted as her brother?
Meng Hongchen clenched her fists before her chest and said righteously,
"Because depending on the situation, you might become my love rival."
Huo Yutong's gaze instantly turned icy as a cold syllable left her lips.
"Oh."
Seeing that expression, Meng Hongchen immediately understood the answer. Blazing fighting spirit ignited in her eyes.
"I will never lose to you!"
Huo Yutong only felt her already poor mood worsening.
Given Tang Wulin's looks, she knew this was inevitable. But now that it had actually happened before her eyes, anger surged up within her in waves.
Standing between them, Huang Jinxu shuddered unconsciously and gestured.
"Both competitors, please retreat to the edge of the platform."
Huo Yutong and Meng Hongchen slowly backed away together. Meng Hongchen's eyes seemed to burn with fierce flames, while Huo Yutong's gaze appeared capable of freezing the very air.
Huang Jinxu was already an old senior past sixty. Though he had no wife, he had