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"What a surprise! We can see that many contestants have already gathered here at Liu Huangli's place, including students from the Jade Academy who are participating for the first time... It's really unexpected that they have gathered so quickly."

"So will they challenge Liu Huangli? This doesn't seem like a wise choice. We all know that when Liu Huangli was still in the middle stage of the Profound Realm, he was able to win three battles in one go. Now that he's in the upper stage, he must have become even more formidable."

"No matter what, it's impossible to fight four at once, right? What's the commentator talking about?" Lan Huaiqiu said dissatisfiedly.

"Oh, that's normal. After all, they are the elites that Xingchen focuses on training, so there must be some bias." Xia Wuliao put his arms around her neck and chuckled.

Lan Huaiqiu pouted slightly, still dissatisfied.

Qiu Puyue frowned, having a bad feeling. She looked around and turned her gaze to Yin Xihui, hoping to get an answer from him.

Yin Xihui leaned back in his chair, quietly looking at the countless projections in the field, half of his face buried in the shadows, the corners of his mouth turned down, and his expression could not be seen clearly.

Such a Yin Xihui was too unfamiliar to her. Qiu Puyue's heart skipped a beat and she felt a little timid.

Qiu Puyue hesitated, then tentatively reached out and touched his little finger. Yin Xihui tilted his head slightly, his face emerging from the shadows, revealing a gentle and peaceful gaze.

"what happened?"

Qiu Puyue paused, lowered her eyes and avoided his gaze: "No, nothing."

Yin Xihui looked at her for a moment, then gently held her slightly cold fingers. Qiu Puryue's fingertips trembled, and she pursed her lips, not knowing what to say.

"don’t worry."

The boy's voice was gentle and mellow, and had a magical power that made people feel inexplicably at ease.

Qiu Puryue lowered her eyes, nodded in an instant, and refocused her gaze on the projection. The palm covering the back of her hand was warm and dry, and her eyelashes fluttered, but she did not move away.

Just as Liu Huangli's hand was about to hit Qin Xiao's shoulder, Qin Xiao suddenly leaned sideways and dodged.

Liu Huangli's hand paused in the air, his smile froze for a moment, and he said, "What are you hiding from?"

Qin Xiao didn't say anything and just looked at him quietly.

Liu Huangli met those dark eyes and suddenly felt uneasy. He looked away and looked at Mo Hanyu and the others, and asked, "Are these... your companions?"

Liu Huangli's eyes swept over several people one by one, and lingered on Mo Hanyu for a moment.

Two of them are at a higher level, and one cannot be seen clearly. He should be carrying a Qi device to conceal his cultivation level.

Liu Huangli glanced at the mask on Mo Hanyu's face and guessed.

After getting his things back, Lan Huaiqing did not act rashly. He stood quietly aside, looking at Qin Xiao and others.

"Senior, I'm so glad that you're okay." Tian Yanyan couldn't help but smile when she saw that Liu Huangli was not seriously injured.

Liu Huangli smiled and responded: "Yes, junior sister, are you hurt?"

"No!" Tian Yanyan shook her head vigorously, looking at Liu Huangli with admiration in her eyes.

"I'm glad you're okay." Liu Huangli patted her shoulder.

Tian Yanyan laughed twice and followed his gaze towards Mo Hanyu. Although she was only at the intermediate level, she could sense that he was carrying a Qi device that could conceal his cultivation aura. She couldn't help but frown when she noticed Mo Hanyu's cold attitude towards them.

"Why are you wearing a mask?" Tian Yanyan asked him, "Do you look disgraceful?"

Mo Hanyu glanced at her and said with a forced smile, "Of course it's because I'm so beautiful, and I'm afraid you'll feel inferior when you see me."

As he said this, he touched his face seriously.

"Beautiful?" Tian Yanyan couldn't believe it and felt a little disgusted. "How could a man say that he is beautiful?"

"Because it's true." Mo Hanyu sneered, "Why, are you envious?"

"What's there to envy? You focus on your looks instead of your cultivation..." Tian Yanyan muttered, obviously disliking him very much.

Mo Hanyu didn't have a good impression of her either. He just stood behind Qin Xiao and stared at Liu Huangli.

Liu Huangli was keenly aware of the coldness in his gaze and was confused: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I was wondering..." Mo Hanyu smiled lightly, his dark eyes cold, "We're all here, and you and your schoolmate have also gathered, but you're still not leaving... Are you planning to fight us?"

Mo Hanyu's words were filled with hostility. Liu Huangli was surprised. Even if he didn't know him, he would be more cautious when facing a superior. But his words were so blunt. Was he really not thinking, or was his strength enough to allow him to speak like this...

Liu Huangli would not underestimate any opponent, but he believed that except for Huangfu Lin, as long as they were below the Earth Realm - even with that woman Lei Ting, he would not be much different.

"What's your name?" Liu Huangli asked him.

"Mo Hanyu."

Liu Huangli was stunned: "Who is Mo Hanshang to you?"

"My brother, what's wrong?"

"...Nothing." Liu Huangli smiled. "Your brother lost to me back then. I heard he was coming to this tournament, but I didn't see him in the first round. I was a little surprised."

"What's so surprising about this?" Mo Hanyu said coldly, "Not everyone likes to be in the spotlight."

"So you really like to be in the spotlight?"

Mo Hanyu sneered and did not answer.

"Why are you so ungrateful? People are talking to you nicely, but why are you always so sarcastic?" Tian Yanyan was very dissatisfied with his attitude.

"Talk nicely?" Mo Hanyu looked at her coldly, then looked at Liu Huangli, "Why, didn't you discuss this with her?"

Liu Huangli paused: "I don't understand what you mean."

"...Hehe. The guy from the Beast Taming Sect was right." Mo Hanyu suddenly said this out of nowhere.

Qin Xiao was also puzzled by Mo Hanyu's prickly attitude, but he never said anything. When he heard Mo Hanyu say this, he looked at him and happened to meet his eyes.

Mo Hanyu looked at him angrily: "Picking up random things again?"

Qin Xiao paused: "He looks familiar."

"So what? Let him fend for himself." Mo Hanyu rolled his eyes. "What a waste."

"You can't say that." Qin Xiao felt that Mo Hanyu's temper seemed to be getting worse, and he couldn't help but frowned.

"Qin Xiao, you're too kind-hearted." Mo Hanyu saw what he was thinking. "But it's just right. Let him help out in the fight later."

"What's the fight?" Miao Kaijie finally had the chance to interrupt. He squeezed in between the two of them, put his arm around one of them, and asked.

"Don't you feel it?" Mo Hanyu looked at him, his simulated black eyes unfathomable, unable to tell whether he was happy or angry. "The storm is coming."

Miao Kaijie's smile froze slightly: "Is this what we talked about before the competition?"

"Yes, that's it." Mo Hanyu snorted coldly and looked at Liu Huangli, "I can sense more than a dozen of them."

"All of them are high-level?" Miao Kaijie's mouth twitched, and his smile gradually turned cold.

"I initially thought this round would drag on for a few days, but now it seems that's not necessary." Mo Hanyu said coldly.

"...What are you guys talking about?" Qin Xiao couldn't help but ask. Chen Mo beside him felt the same way.

Mo Hanyu looked at Qin Xiao and suddenly smiled: "Xiao, do you believe that Liu Huangli?"

Mo Hanyu didn't deliberately lower his voice. Liu Huangli heard the noise and looked over here.

Qin Xiao didn't understand and shook his head.

"That's good." Mo Hanyu looked at Qin Xiao's calm and deep eyes and couldn't help but reach out and touch them, "This way you won't be sad."

The slightly cool fingertips brushed across Qin Xiao's eyelids. Qin Xiao's eyelids twitched along with his movements, but he did not dodge and continued to look at him.

"Remember what we said before the competition, that your life is in danger?" Mo Hanyu said softly, "It's coming."

Qin Xiao's expression changed slightly. The fog around them had quietly dissipated while they were chatting, and now it was as thin as smoke, making it much clearer.

"Is it related to him?" Qin Xiao glanced at Liu Huangli.

"Why don't you try and see what he will do if we leave?"

Qin Xiao did not answer, but looked at Liu Huangli. The Yuan Qi scattered out without any warning and spread several miles away in an instant.

"They are really united." Mo Hanyu smiled sarcastically.

Chen Mo probably understood what they were saying. Just as he was about to speak, a faint drum sound came into his ears and his face changed instantly.

"Let's go!" Chen Mo didn't hesitate. The shadow instantly swallowed Qin Xiao and the others. He also merged into the shadow and fled in the opposite direction of the drum sound at the fastest speed.

"Are you leaving now? I haven't had enough fun yet!"

A cheerful male voice echoed, and dark clouds gathered into rain. Within the curtain of rain, the water slowly formed a graceful and moving figure. A young girl, holding a paper umbrella, her azure hair drooping grimly over her shoulders. She wore a dark blue dress, her long boots treading into the shadows. Her cold gaze suddenly shifted downward, fixated on the moving shadow beneath her feet.

"I've already told you, there's no way you're going to make them appear like this."

The male voice rose again. At the same time, a strong wind blew away the dark clouds above the girl's head. At the same time, the drum beats began again, this time much louder.

A young man suddenly appeared in mid-air, raised an eyebrow at the girl, looked at the indifferent Liu Huangli, and smiled brightly, revealing his pointed fangs: "Why did you just let them go like that?"

"I didn't react for a moment." Liu Huangli said indifferently.

"Tsk." The young man crossed his arms, obviously not believing what he said.

"If you say it's so easy, why don't you chase her?" The girl said in a cold voice.

"What you said, there's nothing I can do to catch up with you." The young man shrugged.

"It's Yuan Qingshui and Feng Yuguo! It seems that these people seem to have reached a consensus. Do they want to eliminate Yu Shi's students first?"

"But it looks like the Jade Academy has no intention of taking action. Yes, they ran away again, but there are more than just these few people surrounding them. I don't know how long they can hide."

"You can't escape." Yin Xihui suddenly said.

"Is it about to begin?" Xia Wule frowned and hugged his arms.

"What's about to begin?" Lan Huaiqiu had an ominous premonition.

"Encirclement and suppression." Yin Xi smiled, his fingers gradually clenched, his eyes slightly focused, "Several academies of Xingchen, two from Wangqiu, and the Xuantian Sect... there are quite a few people participating."

"Was this planned before the competition?" Lan Huaiqiu was incredulous. "Have they formed an alliance?"

"It seems so." Shen Youge tilted his head slightly and said calmly.

Xia Wule had no mood to talk. He looked at the shadow that dodged quickly in the projection, frowning.

Another drumbeat.

Deafening and enlightening.

The light instantly enveloped the shadows, and all objects lost their shadows at the same time. The bright and dazzling holy light illuminated the earth. Chen Yao held a glowing drumstick in his hand, with a dazzling drumhead behind him.

"It's so dazzling." The young man couldn't help but cover his eyes with his hands and sighed.

The girl stepped back three feet, frowning, obviously very unhappy about this.

Chen Yao locked onto the fleeing snake shadow with one glance, spun the drumstick in his hand, and struck the drumhead again. A ray of light shot out, covering the shadow and forming a huge dense net that completely trapped it.

The shadow paused, then suddenly expanded to form a huge black vortex, as if sucking in everything around it.

Chen Yao snorted lightly and narrowed his eyes. Two more drum sounds rang out, and the whole world seemed to be glowing. The light spread to every corner, and the shadows had nowhere to hide.

Chen Mo and his companions had to get out of the shadows.

Before Qin Xiao could even show up, thunder roared through the sky. Black lightning bolts shot towards Chen Yao like arrows, halting his next move.

As soon as Miao Kaijie landed, the dangerous aura around him almost overwhelmed him. He instinctively pulled up the silk thread and wrapped it around Qin Xiao's waist, pulling him back.

Mo Hanyu sensed the strange and dangerous aura around him and couldn't help but click his tongue.

Chen Yao dodged the lightning and sensed the familiar yet unfamiliar breath. He held his breath and lowered his eyes, looking down at the black figure below.

Chen Mo just looked up and looked at Chen Yao.

It's very strange. The two of them look exactly the same, and Chen Mo is just wearing an eye patch, but the feeling they give is completely different.

"You're really... so good at hiding."

Chen Yao suddenly spoke with a broad smile, seeming very friendly.

"I've been looking for you for a long time." Chen Yao lowered his eyes and looked at the hammer in his hand, the corner of his mouth curled up quietly, "Why do you want to run away just after meeting?"

"My dear brother."