Abnormal Moon

If Roy is really just here for fun, she'll find something to use against him sooner or later. Souji doesn't have much contact with him right now, so she can take her time to continue investigating. If Roy isn't here for fun, it's really disgraceful for her to smear someone else for her best friend's future.

Having made up her mind, Sylvia turned and left.

That night, Roy returned to his dorm—Claudia's dorm—and sang all the way until late into the night.

…………

Once the main competition begins, the competition venues will be reduced to four stages: the Sirius Dome and three large stages.

Starting from the fourth round, each stage will only host two matches, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. With all four stages combined, only eight matches will be held each day. After the four rounds, which lasted for two days, only 16 teams remained out of the remaining 32 teams.

In the fifth round, the number of matches was further reduced, with only one match held per stage per day. The fifth round lasted for two more days, and on the afternoon of the twelfth day, the top 8 teams of this year's Phoenix Star Martial Arts Festival were finally determined.

Jielong, Huangchen Palace.

The hall resounded with a thunderous roar, and a series of thunderous sounds echoed in the air, as if lightning was crackling.

Wearing a mask of a strange beast, Chao Feng and Wu Xiaohui, the eldest disciple under Fan Xinglu, were locked in a fierce battle. Chao Feng's punch shattered the air, while Wu Xiaohui's stomp shattered the earth. Explosions resounded everywhere. The back-and-forth was quite a spectacle.

Zhao Hufeng watched from the side, his jaw dropping repeatedly, a look of horror flashing in his eyes from time to time.

If he were to go up there, no matter which one he faced, he would probably only be able to withstand ten or so moves with his speed before being severely injured and on the verge of death.

"As expected of the eldest brother, his strength far surpasses that of me and the second senior sister. He is indeed the only disciple among all the disciples who can spar with Master! It is equally admirable that Chaofeng can fight the eldest brother to such an even degree!"

Fan Xinglu sat at the head of the table, her gaze sweeping back and forth between the two people in the room. She would open her mouth to say something from time to time, but no sound came out. Even though Zhao Hufeng was so close to her, he couldn't understand what she was saying.

In the entire hall, only Roy could hear the voice that reached his ears directly; it was Fan Xinglu teaching him the skills of "recognition".

It wasn't that Fan Xinglu didn't want her other disciples to learn; rather, it was the result of her careful consideration.

Without cultivating the Heavenly Mist Chenming Flow, it is difficult to reach the realm of "Perception" unless one has an exceptionally strong talent for perception. However, among them, only Roy possesses this talent, and only he has the foundation to reach the realm of Perception. Blindly instilling "Perception" techniques into other disciples and forcing them to cultivate is tantamount to putting the cart before the horse, and the result will only be counterproductive.

While the two were locked in a fierce battle, the barrier at the entrance of the hall suddenly rippled, and two figures walked in from outside.

"what happened?"

Has someone broken in?

As soon as the two entered Huangchen Hall, they saw the two people going back and forth in the room, and both of them showed a look of astonishment.

Upon closer inspection, they discovered that one of the two was actually the senior disciple, who was usually reclusive yet highly respected. The two were immediately startled and instinctively showed expressions of fear.

"Take a break."

Fan Xinglu above gave an order that left no room for argument, and Wu Xiaohui immediately stopped and stood still.

Just as Roy was about to throw a punch, his body swayed slightly and he stopped.

He glanced at Wu Xiaohui, who was handling things with ease, and couldn't help but admire her.

Although Wu Xiaohui's strength did not reach the pinnacle of Fan Xinglu's, she had long since reached the summit, and there was a reason why her ranking on Poetry Wine was higher than his.

"Li Shenhua, Li Shenyun, what brings you two here?"

When Zhao Hufeng saw that it was a pair of twins, he frowned, but still stood up dutifully and asked them with a stern face.

Li Shenhua glanced at Wu Xiaohui and Luo Yi with a fearful expression, then respectfully bowed to Fan Xinglu at the head of the table.

"My brother and I had no intention of disturbing our master. However, our opponents tomorrow are formidable, and even though we are well prepared, we are still worried. We would like to ask our second senior sister for some advice."

Chapter 225 Fan Xinglu's Request

Roy glanced at the twins.

They both have black hair and look like they were made from the same mold. Even their body types are almost identical. If one of them wasn't wearing a male uniform and the other a female uniform, it would be difficult to tell which one is the brother and which one is the sister at a glance.

"Is Second Senior Sister very strong?"

Roy turned to look at Wu Xiaohui, his gaze slightly upward.

This person was even taller than him, at least 1.9 meters tall.

"Fourth in the sequence, second among Master's disciples, slightly stronger than the third junior brother."

When Wu Xiaohui heard him ask the question, she calmly gave the answer. The third junior brother was of course Zhao Hufeng. After thinking for a moment, he probably felt that the answer was not enough, so he added a sentence.

"Three years ago at the Phoenix Star Martial Arts Festival, my second junior sister and third junior brother teamed up to participate, but they narrowly lost to the Saint Galedovath Knights in the finals. They had a lot of experience in the Phoenix Star Martial Arts Festival."

Cecily Wang and Zhao Hufeng won the runner-up title from Phoenix three years ago.

Roy glanced at Zhao Hufeng with some surprise. He was only a high school student now, but three years ago he was just a junior high school student. He didn't expect that he could become the Phoenix runner-up back then. Although he looked weak and frail, the name of Tianke Wuzang was not to be underestimated.

Perhaps the phoenix that year didn't have much value?

Anyway, it's definitely not as prestigious as this year's.

Incidentally, Saint Galedovath won two championships in the previous season's Star Martial Festival, the Phoenix and the Griffin, and successfully secured first place in the Six Academy's points rankings.

However, the champion from that year has already graduated and left Six Flowers, so Cecily Wang and Zhao Hufeng can be considered as potential champions, but they don't plan to participate in Phoenix this time.

So, did the twins want to find their second senior sister to learn from her experience in the Phoenix Star Martial Arts Festival?

"That's a wise move, because their opponents tomorrow are indeed very strong!"

Roy understood their purpose and couldn't help but chime in.

Wu Xiaohui glanced at him strangely, surprised by his undisguised praise, but he wasn't one to talk much, so he didn't press the matter and continued to stand there like a silent gourd.

Roy glanced at him and thought the kid, who was completely ignoring the topic, was rather boring.

"The game tomorrow?"

Upon hearing this, Fan Xinglu seemed to become somewhat interested, and she straightened up her sprawled-out sitting posture and sat cross-legged with her legs drawn up to her chest.

“Your opponent is indeed very strong. Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible to win. Even if you learn from Cecily, it would still be impossible to win.”

Li Shenhua's expression stiffened slightly, and Li Shenyun's expression next to him was also not very good.

They were not satisfied with this result. Although they were still top eight, they felt that with their strength, it was not impossible for them to make it to the semi-finals. They were just unlucky with the draw this time.

It's so bad that they ran into this year's championship contender in the sixth round!

"I do have some ideas."

Fan Xinglu wore an innocent smile.

Zhao Hufeng looked at her in surprise. His master usually never interfered with his disciples' tactics in the Star Martial Festival. Why was he so interested this time?

"Please enlighten me, Master!"

"Please enlighten me, Master!"

The twins were overjoyed and immediately bowed respectfully to Fan Xinglu.

"I have no instructions, you may leave on your own."

Unexpectedly, Fan Xinglu yawned and waved her hand as if she was tired, signaling them to leave.

The twins were both stunned.

"This……"

"I have my own plans. Tomorrow, you just need to do your best."

"Yes! Since Master has spoken—"

"Then this disciple will await the day to behead the champion candidate!"

Upon hearing this, the two siblings were overjoyed, their faces beaming with uncontrollable smiles, their smiles even brighter than the sun in the sky.

Since Master has spoken personally, doesn't that mean we've already won?

How could they possibly lose?

Seeing their smugness, Zhao Hufeng snorted in dissatisfaction. Instead of seeking breakthroughs within themselves when facing strong opponents in the competition, they sought external help. They truly lacked the spirit of a martial artist!

However, this was a decision made by his master, and he couldn't say much about it.

Wu Xiaohui stood there as calmly as ever, her eyes closed, her mouth agape, as if she hadn't heard a word they were saying.

I don't think so.

Just then, a faint voice drifted over.

Li Shenhua's expression darkened as he looked at the man in black wearing a beast mask.

"...What are your insightful opinions, sir?"

"No."

Roy smiled slightly and waved his hand.

"Are you perhaps playing a trick on my brother and me?"

Li Shenyun's expression was also somewhat unpleasant, but when she thought of the scene of Luo Yi and Wu Xiaohui fighting earlier, her face turned pale, and she hid behind Li Shenhua.

Let the older brother face the monster's gaze.

"No, not really."

Roy waved his hand with a smile.

What is this guy trying to do?!