Douluo 2: I transmigrated as Huo Yuhao's own sister

Chapter 697 Young Master, take a look at my Evil Illusion Moon

"In the first match of the Tiangan Division, Tiben Sect faced Aojian Sect, and Tiben Sect won."

"What a fine Tibenzong." Beibei leaned back with a half-smile.

"Isn't that right?" Xu Sanshi chuckled, crossing his arms and baring his fangs. "They clearly have their own sect name, yet they still chose a team name like [Young Master, look at me]—tsk!"

There was a certain amount of displeasure, as if their territory had been violated.

"I'm afraid..." Jiang Nannan chuckled softly, raising her hand to touch the tops of the two little ones who had unconsciously moved closer to her. The fine, fluffy texture on her fingertips pleased her greatly, and she even drew out the last syllable of her sentence, "Your real intention isn't what it seems~"

The Tiben Sect, or perhaps the Original Body Sect, would be a more appropriate name.

Huo Yunche: My Lord, look at me! It would have been better if you hadn't brought it up, but now that you've singled me out, it's absolutely humiliating! It's just too, too embarrassing!!!
She immediately covered her face and buried herself in Xiao Xiao's arms, making a big gesture of hiding her face and sticking close to him!

"Oh dear! Young Master is shy~" Xiao Xiao teased, her eyes brimming with laughter.

"puff--"

Wang Dong held back for a long time, but finally couldn't hold back any longer.

The moment the laughter erupted, he swayed as if boneless, leaning against the other person's shoulder, "Young Master, my Lord," his words, mixed with laughter, were clear and unrestrained, but to Huo Yuhao's ears, they sounded utterly tender and fragmented.

He subconsciously raised his hand and loosely encircled the boy's waist, feeling the vibrations from the boy's chest rising and falling from his shoulder, mixed with the hot breath coming from beside his ear, and his ear tips suddenly turned bright red.

He Caitou watched with amusement, but didn't point it out. However, his peripheral vision unconsciously fell on a strand of hair that fell beside Xiao Xiao's ear.

The joys and sorrows of the reserve team are destined to be different from those of the home team.

They were too nervous.

Especially considering that she was accused of "securing a spot in another contestant to avoid elimination" during her first appearance.

Furthermore, since they were unaware of the connection between the Body Sect and Huo Yunche and his sister, it was even more difficult for them to grasp the tacit understanding that belonged to the main team.

However, a subtle and gentle shift in attention is always better than deliberate consolation. At least humans find it hard to resist the happiness of those around them—you can tell just by looking at the slight twitch of their lips.

"Preliminary Elimination Rounds for the Earthly Branches Region—"

"A disgraceful performance—"

"Shrek Academy versus Douling Empire's Heavenly Armor Advanced Soul Master Academy!"

"The competition will prioritize a one-on-one elimination points tournament format."

The winners can choose to continue in a series of matches or swap teammates. The first team to reach seven points advances directly to the next round; otherwise, an eight-on-eight team match will begin.

"Now, please welcome one contestant from each side to the stage—"

Jing Hongchen remained expressionless as he pointed out the direction of the competition on the stage.

"Hoo—" Xie Huanyue took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the restless tension that was disturbing his thoughts, "I'm going."

He said so.

Everyone gave him a high five.

The crisp sound of palms touching, mixed with the roaring crowd in the arena, gave Ning Tian the illusion that he was not in the real world.

Until that sentence—

"Nervous?" The girl smiled and met her gaze. "It's normal. We were just as nervous back then."

Ning Tian pursed his lips.

An impulse, seemingly out of nowhere, prompted her to raise her hand and poke the girl's slightly bulging right cheek, which was propped up by her hand. Then, amidst the girl's somewhat bewildered expression, she straightened her clothes.

"I'm not nervous." She straightened her back proudly, calm and confident. "I believe in my teammates. No one knows how strong they are better than me."

She rubbed her still slightly warm fingertips together, thinking that getting a little bit of the champion's luck shouldn't have any impact, right?
Just as Ning Tian said, no one knows the strength of her teammates, with whom she spends every day, better than she does.

Beibei never interferes with the deployment of the reserve team.

the reason is simple.

One reason is that the current reserve team is much stronger than they were back then, and is capable of shouldering some of the responsibility on their own.

Another reason is that one captain is enough for a team.

After all, the reserve team is the future of the next major competition, while their regular players are the foundation and support for the reserve team's ability to make mistakes.

Although they are not incapable of participating in the next competition in terms of age, in Xiao Yunche's words, is it really okay for Soul Douluo and Title Douluo to come here and bully the newbies?

Yes, they have that kind of confidence.

Xie Huan Yue didn't walk very fast, and even seemed a little awkward. His unconsciously moving hands and feet made his steps as tense as a string on a musical instrument that might snap at any moment, until he stepped onto the stage, stood still, and saw his opponent—

He suddenly realized.

I actually represented Shrek Academy in the competition!

Sister! Did you see that? Your little brother has made something of himself! He finally gives you something to brag about to the neighbors!
Some were proud, some were at a loss, and even their eyes were red from overflowing emotions.

In fact, Xie Huanyue, who came from a commoner background, did not have the massive resources that Ning Tian and Wu Feng received from their clan. Even the advantage he gained in the early stages of the three-ring race was gradually being caught up by his peers.

Because of talent.

Because of resources.

His status as a core disciple of Shrek Academy made up for a large part of his shortcomings, but that was all he had.

Their family was just a butcher family in a small town that was not too remote and belonged to a mid-level city in the Douling Empire. To say that their parents were once quite loving, they just couldn't resist temptation when they were young and went to other places, separating them. In the end, only their older sister and him, who was still an infant, were left behind.

To make a living, his older sister wielded the butcher knife she inherited from their father, hacking away at his future as he successfully entered the junior academy for initial training, and then, bit by bit, sent him to Shrek Academy.

Fortunately, he has some talent, the academy appreciates his abilities, and hard work pays off, which has allowed him to get to where he is today.

Level forty-four.

Although it is far from being comparable to Wu Feng's fifth-ring cultivation level.

but--

"The opponents are the academy forces directly under the sect. Including the three contestants who have not yet appeared, there may be four Soul King level opponents."

We need to gain experience, and we need to win, so—"

"Xie Huanyue, you'll be going in the first match. You and Wu Feng must win three matches. The rest of the matches will be rotated among the group."

The members of Tianjia Advanced Soul Master Academy who took the stage were exactly the same as expected, just like in their first match of the preliminary elimination rounds.

So it really is going to be a battle against a five-ring Soul King?
The wicked moon casts a shadowy gaze.

"Hoo—" A slightly uneasy deep breath.

Appropriately feigning weakness can lower the opponent's psychological expectations; it's a form of suggestion, especially given his physique—a nearly spherical body will be his best camouflage.

The succulent's face occasionally revealed a hint of naivety and a curiosity that wasn't quite well hidden.

"Both sides exchange greetings—"

"Han Yu, Tianjia Advanced Soul Master Academy, Douling Empire".

Shrek Academy, Evil Illusion Moon.

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