On the eighteenth competition stage, Ming Tian held the red number eighteen ball. Looking at his opponent, he suddenly felt an urge to cry, speechless with emotion.
The person opposite Ming Tian smiled, standing gracefully and covering her mouth, she said:
"Ah la, what a coincidence. We met before the competition even ended, little Ming Tian~"
"Ah ah ah ah ah! No!!!"
"Why is it you, Sister Yuan Yu?"
Ming Tian wanted to cry, really wanted to cry. He scratched his head and squatted on the ground, immediately losing his fighting spirit.
It was a coincidence that Chu Su and He Mengyan met, it was fate that Yuan Yu and Yan met, but he and Yuan Yu also ended up together, it was definitely fishy!!!
Definitely fishy, there was definitely someone pulling strings in this! It must have been that old man Yan Wei! It must be him!!
At this moment, Ming Tian's heart was completely broken.
"Sister Yuan Yu, don't you think there's something fishy about this? How could it be such a coincidence? In the second round, all the matches are between people we know. Is it the Spirit Hall pulling strings?"
"Hmm, it's possible. We were originally together, but when we drew the black and red numbers, the people from Spirit Hall split us into two large groups. In other words, they might have separated some people in advance to draw the corresponding black and red numbers."
"How hateful! There must be some secrets they don't want us to know!"
Ming Tian said angrily.
"Yeah, it seems Spirit Hall has some big plans this time."
"So, what do you plan to do now? Are you going to send me off the stage?"
Yuan Yu smiled. This was a difficult choice for Ming Tian. He had a special feeling for Yuan Yu. The mature and mysterious temperament of Yuan Yu attracted him, making him want to get closer, or rather, to gain Yuan Yu's favor. If he had to face Yuan Yu and fight her, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
"I don't know. I've only realized that when this kind of thing happens to others, I can talk about it logically. But when it happens to me, it's hard to handle."
"Sister Yuan Yu is my friend. We fought as teammates. And, Sister Yuan Yu is very good to me..."
"I don't want to fight."
Ming Tian blushed slightly, squinting his eyes and pouting.
"But you forgot what my brother and Yan said before. If you really want to respect your opponent as a friend, then you have to go all out."
"I won't let emotions get in the way."
Yuan Yu said, her first soul ring shining. Rain clouds poured out, filling the area around her. It was unclear what she intended to do.
"Ming Tian is also a partner I respect, so I will go all out. Not for some so-called Spirit Hall spots, but just to have a battle as friends."
"Moreover, you have many secrets. People with secrets are always so attractive."
Yuan Yu said, raising her slender jade hand, her fingertips lightly lifted, and a mass of rain clouds instantly expanded, covering half of the competition stage, continuing to spread towards Ming Tian.
"So many rain clouds, Sister Yuan Yu, you're level nineteen?!"
Ming Tian had never seen Yuan Yu manipulate so many rain clouds. This could only prove one thing: Yuan Yu was even stronger than before.
"No, it's level twenty, just last night, but I haven't had time to acquire a soul ring yet."
Ming Tian's vision was covered by gray-black rain clouds, unable to see Yuan Yu's face. The rain clouds were still spreading, instantly enveloping the entire competition stage, like a large dark cloud falling from the sky.
The people outside couldn't see what was happening inside. On the stage, Yan Wei let out a light sigh.
"Such powerful control and mental strength, so many rain clouds, it's a pity we can't see what's happening inside."
"Sister Yuan Yu!!"
Ming Tian shouted. At this moment, he was in a gray-black world, and his voice could barely be heard.
"Don't worry, the people outside can't see what's happening in here. I want to know, what are you going to do?"
"First Soul Skill, Slow Rain!"
Yuan Yu's voice echoed through the rain clouds, and the echo was followed by heavy rain that slowed Ming Tian down. Ming Tian was drenched instantly.
Soul power was slow, body movements were slow, metabolism slowed, and blood flow slowed.
"Sister Yuan Yu..."
Ming Tian still hadn't attacked. The heavy rain beat down on him, making it hard for him to stand. He was half-kneeling on the ground.
"Ming Tian, show your strength! Don't you want to lose?!"
Yuan Yu shouted from within the rain clouds.
"No, I don't want to lose..."
"But Sister Yuan Yu, she's a friend..."
"And, I, I..."
Ming Tian, under the heavy rain that was about to submerge him, spoke slower. The words he wanted to say were also hard to get out.
The competition stage was overflowing with rainwater, some even flowing off the stage.
"What are you? Are you trying to say you like me?"
Yuan Yu said in a light tone. Ming Tian heard this, his eyes widened slightly, and his spirits perked up a bit, a sense of being exposed and flustered.
"Giggle, you silly kid, how old are you? Thinking about all this?"
"I, I didn't! I just..."
"Just what? If you can't even defeat me, how can you talk about liking me? How can you have the right to say you like me?"
"I hate weak people the most."
That's right, if he couldn't even defeat Yuan Yu...
That vague feeling, exposed by Yuan Yu, Ming Tian suddenly became able to face her with composure, without having to hide anything anymore…
"Right! Sister Yuan Yu, you're right!"
"I'm not weak..."
"I, I..."
"I will one day become the strongest person on the continent!"
"Evil God Bodyguard!!!"
Ming Tian struggled to stand up, switching to the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger martial soul. Two soul rings lit up on his body, and he released his First Soul Skill, Evil God Bodyguard!
Gray energy enveloped Ming Tian, his body became illusory, the rain passed through him, and the rain clouds could no longer affect him.
"Dual Martial Souls?!"
Yuan Yu exclaimed in surprise.
Relying on his sense of sound, Ming Tian released his Second Soul Skill, a long scorpion tail grew behind him, hooking towards somewhere. Yuan Yu quickly dodged, revealing her form in the rain clouds.
Ming Tian and Yuan Yu faced each other in the rain clouds, his body still in the state of Evil God Bodyguard, immune to the rain clouds.
"I see, no wonder your soul power has always been so abundant, no wonder you could easily eliminate You Xiaoqing and the others from the competition last time with Ling Ya, you have Dual Martial Souls? And your actual soul power is actually Soul Grand Master level?"
"But how is that possible? You're only six years old, and you're already a Soul Grand Master?"
Yuan Yu stared at Ming Tian with disbelief.
"I'm sorry, Sister Yuan Yu, this is my secret, I can't tell you."
Ming Tian said, keeping something back.
"This is Ming Tian's trust in you, Sister Yuan Yu, can you keep it a secret for me?"
Ming Tian looked at Yuan Yu.
Yuan Yu looked at Ming Tian with a complicated expression. At this moment, Ming Tian's temperament was clearly different from before.
"I understand, I won't say anything, because we are friends, this is between friends..."
"An agreement."
Yuan Yu dispelled the rain clouds, and Ming Tian quickly retracted his soul rings. Because they were in the rain clouds, no one saw it except Yuan Yu.
The competition stage reappeared, becoming clear again, with only rainwater slowly flowing across the surface.
"Now I'm even more curious, I think you have the potential to go all the way to the end."
"Sister Yuan Yu..."
"Then that matter..."
Ming Tian blushed slightly, returning to his original appearance.
"Pfft, why are you so precocious? We have such a big age gap, it'll be at least a dozen years. By then I'll be old..."
"And, you have someone quietly accompanying you, I won't compete with certain people."
"Let's go, let's go, I admit defeat."
"Let's go watch the competition of your brother and the others, it's really boring."
Yuan Yu said, skipping off the competition stage, hands behind her back. Because the rain clouds had dispersed, a small rainbow appeared in the air.
Ming Tian looked at Yuan Yu's retreating figure, letting go of something in his heart, and a smile returned to his face.