Chapter 362 - Test by an Eighth-rank Cyborg Pet (1/2)

Chapter 362 Test by an Eighth-rank Cyborg Pet

“Lady Yan, of course, you’re right. Everybody would have to show their true strengths on the stage and no sore losers would be accepted!”

The family head of the Ye Family chuckled but it was more like a sneer. “Mr. Liu’s ‘friendly reminder’ is right. Indeed, the kids are stronger than those from previous years. I have to say that the Longjiang Base City is blessed with extreme luck, we are fortunate to have so many talents in our city. The young men from the Liu family, including their young master, couldn’t even make it to the Top 5. That wouldn’t have happened in the past years!”

“I agree. There’s a galaxy of talents this year!” the family head of the Mu family chimed in and darted a glance at Liu Tianzong.

Hmm, this is a slap on your face. Let’s see how you continue stirring up the pot now!

Qin Duhuang took a look at Zhou Tianlin who appeared to be calm. He just kept on sipping his tea, enjoying the conversation as an onlooker. It was understandable that Zhou Tianlin would prefer not being part of the conversation. n.o.body from the Zhou family had made it to the finals, either. Then Qin Duhuang turned to Liu Tianzong whose face had turned cloudy. “Lady Yan, do not misread Mr. Liu’s ‘show of hospitality’.” Qin Duhuang grinned.

Yan Bingyue glanced at Qin Duhuang but said nothing. She had already made her thoughts clear; there was no need for her to utter any more words.

Sitting next to her, the old fox Yin Fengxiao immediately sensed the “friendly” atmosphere between the major families. Just like he had expected, the internal strife was serious.

Yin Fengxiao smiled before he interposed, “Lady Yan is still young and can be a bit too candid. Please forgive her.”

Mu Beihai smiled. Just then, he had said those words because he wanted to shame Liu Tianzong and at the same time, warn Yan Bingyue. After all, her words were too aggressive. If he had said nothing, Yan Bingyue and her people would have thought that the main families of the Longjiang Base City were timid and spineless.

Since the remaining partic.i.p.ants were from the three major families, her words had essentially been harsh to all the three major families.

Sure, the girl had been provoked by the instigating Liu Tianzong. That being said, her words couldn’t be forgiven!

“Who’s that girl?”

Xu Kuang could no longer hold back his curiosity.

Qin Shaotian said nothing to him. He was still unhappy because Xu Kuang had spoken rudely to him while in Su Ping’s store.

Mu Yuanshou was a man of steady character. He, too, said nothing. He just kept breathing in and out to adjust his state.

On the other hand, Ye Longtian answered the question but he did try to lower his loud voice. “Don’t you know this? The girl is from someplace else. She’s trying to leverage the Longjiang Base City, to win the champions.h.i.+p so that she can go and compete on the international stage to win the global champions.h.i.+p. I heard that her strength is unfathomable. She’s at the same rank as ours but her abilities are equal to the t.i.tled rank!”

Both Xu Kuang and Su Lingyue were taken aback. “The t.i.tled rank? How is that possible?”

Ye Longtian was speechless for a moment, after seeing the two of them so shaken. “Why not? You are like that, aren’t you?”

“Er, right, yeah.”

Xu Kuang scratched his head.

Su Lingyue appeared to be a bit embarra.s.sed. The t.i.tled rank? Without the battle pet Su Ping had given her, she wouldn’t even be able to win against a seventh-rank advanced battle pet warrior.

Seeing the reaction from those two, Ye Longtian only shook his head. He stopped talking to them and turned to Qin Shaotian and Mu Yuanshou. With this girl joining the compet.i.tion, one of the current Top 5 would be eliminated. They had seen how powerful Su Lingyue and Xu Kuang were. Su Lingyue had already competed against Qin Shaotian. Considering her abilities, she would not be the one eliminated. As to the rest of them, they had to win against Qin Shaotian who had lost to Su Lingyue.

However…

Although Qin Shaotian had lost once, he was still formidable. Ye Longtian could not say for sure that he would defeat him.

Qin Shaotian, Mu Yuanshou, and Ye Longtian were sharing similar thoughts. They exchanged some eye contact and they could see the determination in each other’s eyes.

Qin Shaotian remained indifferent. But he was no longer as composed as before. Ever since he lost to Su Lingyue, his fighting will was at an all time high.

Ye Longtian could detect the coldness in Qin Shaotian’s eyes as well as his resolution to win. Same as him, Ye Longtian was also strongly seized by pa.s.sion.

It was ten o’clock.

People’s cheers gradually quieted down. The commentators had been waiting for a long time. They turned on their mics and used exciting words to enhance people’s enthusiasm. Then, they started to announce the rules.

The commentators finished explaining the rules. The finals at the Longjiang Baes City level had just begun!

At the end of the speech, countless fireworks flew up from around the stage, including around the venue’s perimeter. The sound of fireworks and brilliant sparks filled the entire stadium, igniting the atmosphere.

The mist caused by the fireworks was dispersed in the wind. On the stage, s.e.xy cheerleaders danced happily to the music. On the big screen in the audience, profile pictures of the five partic.i.p.ants were displayed. The photo retouching made them look better than in person.

The commentators officially introduced the five partic.i.p.ants once again. The audience would shout in joy every time they read the information of a partic.i.p.ant.

Each contender had already developed a fan base of their own. The one with the most fans was Su Lingyue, followed by Qin Shaotian and Xu Kuang.

Ye Longtian and Mu Yuanshou, given their mediocre performance previously, had fewer fans but still had great support.

Some people had favored Ye Longtian from the beginning and they would stick with their choice all the way.

After the introduction of the five partic.i.p.ants was over, the commentators suddenly began to say something else while at the same time, an empty s.p.a.ce appeared next to the five profile pictures on the screen.

That empty s.p.a.ce confused the audience.

Soon, that empty s.p.a.ce began to spin and a picture that had been artfully prepared showed up. It was Yan Bingyue who was sitting next to Qin Duhuang.

Yan Bingyue had a breathtaking look, but the coldness on her face made her look detached. The fine-tuning had accentuated the coldness on her face.

Baffled, everyone heard the commentators’ excited voice as the picture continued to spin, “Next up, is our sixth partic.i.p.ant!”

What!

The audience burst into an uproar.

Everyone looked at each other in speechless astonishment. The sixth player?

There should be five. What’s with the sixth one?

Some people had picked up some grapevine information. Smirking, they began to explain to the puzzled crowd around them.

“A sixth partic.i.p.ant?”

Su Ping was surprised, just like everyone else.

What’s the meaning of that?

All the eliminating matches were over. So, the sixth player just came out from nowhere?

“It is true…” Fei Yanbo mumbled.

Mr. Luo and Ms. Lin also turned to Fei Yanbo. “Fei, what is true?” He asked in a hurry.

Fei Yanbo came back to his senses. He looked at Mr. Luo and then at Su Ping. Realizing that Su Ping was unaware of the story, Fei Yanbo began to explain. “Anyways, I heard this from our Princ.i.p.al. There have been some changes to the Top 5 matches. Some VIP would be coming to the Longjiang Base City to join our match. I thought that was just a rumor. As it turns out, it is true.” Fei Yanbo tried hard not to show that he was pleased with himself about knowing this inside information.

“Seriously?!”

Mr. Luo stared at Fei Yanbo. “How unfair!”

“I now.” Ms. Lin frowned as well. At the same time, she stole a glance at Su Ping. One of the Top 5 was his sister. Su Ping should be the angriest about this newcomer. They, after all, were just onlookers.

Su Ping raised his eyebrows. He, too, felt it was unfair.

Everyone worked hard through the challenges. How could you just cut in line?

Because you’re beautiful?

I am handsome!

I didn’t do anything like that!

Fei Yanbo continued, “Fairness… Huh, we have all been working for years. Do you think we haven’t seen enough unfairness? There’s nothing we can do. I heard that this girl has strong connections and is from some powerful background. No one in the Longjiang Base City can afford to anger her. Look at the five major families. Why else do you think they can accept this?”

After those words, all of them s.h.i.+fted their sights to the first row, only to see the girl in the picture, who was actually sitting with the family heads as if among equals!

They became dazed for a second because of this.

Unbelievable!