Chapter 209 - Shes The Opponent? (1/2)

Chapter 209 - She's the Opponent?

Mu Xi was stupefied. “That's right! You still only have one ring… How could I forget? You're not that great after all! You're still so much weaker than me!”

Tang Wulin felt as if three black lines were sliding down his forehead. Just what is she thinking?

An unexpected smile spread across Mu Xi's face. “My heart calmed down as soon as I remembered that. Yeah! No one could be that unbelievably powerful and you're no exception. Alright, hurry up and go then. I'm not partic.i.p.ating in the individual compet.i.tion, but I am in the team compet.i.tion. I won't go easy on you when we face off. Well... a.s.suming you make it that far.”

Tang Wulin waved goodbye to Mu Xi as he ran off. It was nearly time for the individual compet.i.tion.

Watched his departing figure, Mu Xi's smiling expression gradually vanished. She muttered, “Dad was right... I really should form a good relations.h.i.+p with him. That brat… hmph! I really want to pinch him to death.”

A smile spread across her lips as she spoke the last few words. It was far more brilliant than the one that had previously graced it.

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Once he arrived at the compet.i.tion ground, Tang Wulin rushed to check the progression of the matches. Fortunately, there was still some time before his match. Since the individual compet.i.tion had advanced to its second round, each match was far longer than before.

After making sure that he was on time, Tang Wulin spotted his teammates nearby.

Xie Xie and Gu Yue stood next to each other, observing the battles of their compet.i.tion. Tang Wulin quickly walked over.

“Your blacksmithing compet.i.tion is done? How'd you do?” Gu Yue asked.

“I did great,” Tang Wulin answered. “The champion will be decided tomorrow.”

Since the blacksmith's compet.i.tion wasn't very popular, it only took three days to finish.

“Have you guys fought yet?” Tang Wulin asked.

Gu Yue shook her head. “Not yet. I'm still waiting.”

“So what's the situation?” Tang Wulin asked. “Has anyone powerful appeared yet?

Gu Yue answered, “A few. We just saw a three-ringed soul master. A three-ringed opponent will be kind of tough.”

With an upper age limit of fifteen, it was certainly to be expected that some three-ringed soul masters would be found in the junior division. Compared to Xie Xie and Gu Yue, both of which had two rings and powerful martial souls, Tang Wulin merely had a single soul ring and the trash-tier Bluesilver Gra.s.s. Although he brought his martial soul up to the thousand-year level, he was still an infant against those three-ringed giants.

Yet, in spite of that, Tang Wulin's confidence did not waver. He never expected to do particularly well in the individual compet.i.tion; he only entered in order to further temper himself. It wouldn't be much of a loss if he were defeated by an opponent that was more powerful than him.

At that moment, Tang Wulin's eyes went wide.

Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi approached him like enemies meeting on a narrow road. The former led the way while the latter followed like a servant.

There's no way she signed up for the individual compet.i.tion, right?

Tang Wulin was speechless, but antic.i.p.ation flickered within his heart. The two were from Shrek Academy, so he couldn't help but wonder just how strong they were.

“Are you waiting for your match?” Ye Xinglan approached Tang Wulin with a sinister grin.

Tang Wulin pretended to be disinterested. “Did you sign up for the individual compet.i.tion too? If I remember correctly, the compet.i.tion was already underway when you decided to sign up.”

“What does that have to do with anything?” Ye Xinglan asked. “I just needed to speak with the organizers and tell them that I wanted to spar with you guys. Of course they made an exception for me. Since I guaranteed I won't fight for the top eight, they happily agreed to my partic.i.p.ation.”

Tang Wulin's heart stirred, anxiety seeping into his heart.

“Oh, right, I wanted to tell you the good news. The opponent you drew for today is unable to make it, so another opponent has been arranged for you—me.”

Faced with the smirking Ye Xinglan, Tang Wulin felt as if he had encountered a little devil. He knew her what she was aiming for without even needing to think about it.

Xie Xie's and Gu Yue's faces darkened. This was especially the case for Gu Yue, whose narrowed eyes held a cold sheen.