Chapter 374: Silver Lining (1/2)

Chapter 374: Silver Lining

Translator: OneshotwonderEditor: Hitesh_

Not everyone was able to release the pure form of energy which Li Ruoer had just sensed. Wang Tong didn't do it on purpose. Instead, it was the soul energy of Rosy that had triggered it.

Seeing the perplexed expression on Li Ruoer's face, Wang Tong cracked a smile. He knew that this day would come sooner or later.

Despite Li Ruoer's efforts in gathering herself, her mind raced, and so did her heartbeat. The existence of such power had been a well-kept secret inside House of Li, since it was the loss of such power that had contributed to their decline.

”It's impossible! It must be an illusion.” Li Ruoer told herself. Li Ruoer's heart sank, as the thought of Wang Tong's power unnerved her. But, she paused her train of thoughts; she still had to fight to the finish. As she cranked up her soul energy, she channeled her GN force into ”Rosy.”

Wang Tong watched as the Enchantress started her tactics. He was surprised to find out that the tactics of the Enchantress were not nearly as powerful as the Tactics of the Blade. He marveled at General Li Feng's foresight. If Li Feng had left the more powerful tactics to his offspring, House of Li would have already become the tyrant on the Earth.

Although it was common knowledge that all young generation fighters were level five or below, Li Ruoer's soul energy kept on increasing, and didn't seem to be slowing down.

The event host shrieked as he read out Li Ruoer's sol reading. ”Four hundred and ninety! She is very close to advancing to level six!”

”Can she do it? Will she level up?”

”Komm!”

There and then, this year's first level six-fight fighter appeared on the stage. Some members of the audience stood up in shock, as they also realized how powerful the other final eight contestants were.

Li Ruoer had proven that even as a member of the Great Houses, she did not forget about her training, like other members of the Great Houses.

Seeing that Li Ruoer had leveled up, Lie Jian's eyes glinted as he became more determined in pursuing the Enchantress.

The audience poured waves after waves of cheers and applause for Li Ruoer. Some of them were convinced that Li Ruoer would become the first female Einherjar in hundreds of years.

Li Ruoer enjoyed the empowering cheers from the crowd; it made her feel that she belonged to this stage. She threw a sidelong glance at Wang Tong, and noticed that even he seemed to be impressed by her display of strength.

The development had unnerved Ma Xiaoru, and she started to worry about Wang Tong. Although she was happy for her close friend's advancement of cultivation, she also felt despair for her own condition. As an Enchantress, Ma Xiaoru knew that once Li Ruoer had advanced to level six, she would finally be able to release the full power of ”Rosy.”

Ma Xiaoru had never thought that Li Ruoer could make such leaps and bounds in her cultivation. All the while, a sense of inferiority rose inside her.

Wu Xin patted her daughter's head and said, ”Don't worry! It is already an accomplishment for Wang Tong to come this far. If you really like him, you should like him for who he is, not because he is the champion.”

Wu Xin had been a very stubborn girl, who always knew what she wanted. When she fell in love with Ma Dutian, she didn't do it because of the fame of House of Ma. Instead, it was love that connected the two even till this day. Ever since the two first started dating, Wu Xin had never changed her heart, despite the vicious rumors and doubts around her. It was Wu Xin's personality that had convinced her to not interfere with her daughter's affair. Plus, after days of observation, she had also started to like Wang Tong for his sense of responsibility and his incredible mettle.

Meanwhile, on the stage, Li Ruoer slowly pointed the tip of Rosy at Wang Tong, as if she wanted to pop the bubble that she saw Wang Tong had been living in.

Although Ma Xiaoru had always complained about problems in her cultivation with Li Ruoer, the latter felt that she was the luckiest girl in the world; she had the most caring parents in the world.

Unlike Ma Xiaoru's parents, Li Zhedao had never looked at his daughter in her eyes, because he felt Li Ruoer was too weak. Instead of seeing the people around him as family and friends, Li Zhedao categorized them as either the strong or the weak. Ma Xiaoru had no idea of the isolation and hopelessness Li Ruoer had endured ever since she was a kid. However, it was that very sense of loneliness and helplessness that had lent Li Ruoer the strength to train harder each day.

Li Ruoer was no more talented than Ma Xiaoru. She had become stronger simply because she was still in the gym training while Ma Xiaoru had already gone home, spending time wither her lovely family.

By then, no one thought that Wang Tong would win the fight, as there was no way that Wang Tong was able to defeat a level six fighter.

A cold silence fell inside of the Dream Café. Although the owner was not sure what was going on, the forlorn atmosphere told him that his Lucky Charm was doomed.