After a while,
Xiao Yi opened his eyes. A bright golden light flashed through his pupil, and then he glanced at the direction of eighteen golden soul rings hovering around him.
'Now it's easy for me to take those two evil and good seeds from his hands,'
Xiao Yi thought to himself, and then he noticed the sun setting outside and darkness covering the sky from one corner.
"Now let's participate in that festival."
Xiao Yi muttered with a smile, and then he stood up, changed his clothes, wearing a clean suit, activated his soul martial spirit, and the seventh golden soul ring flashed.
The next moment his figure blurred into virtual form, passed through everything like an invisible flash, and appeared outside the academy building.
After a while,
Xiao Yi appeared near the Haishen Lake, looking at the fully decorated lake with fancy pole lights all around at the edges of the lake.
Upon his arrival, the students around were surprised, especially females looking at his handsome face.
"Yo, Xiao Yi, welcome back. When did you return?" Instantly Xu Sanshi appeared, speaking playfully while patting his shoulder.
"Brother Yi, you are back," Huo Yuhao, beside him, also greeted him with a smile.
Xiao Yi nodded, looking at both of them, and then replied, looking at Sanshi, "I arrived today."
Xu Sanshi nodded, and then he moved back and pushed both Huo Yuhao and Xiao Yi toward the edge of the lake near other students while saying,
"Go, it's your time to shine."
Xiao Yi and Huo Yuhao halted in front of the other students and then glanced at each other. The next moment, the audience around them cheered, and one by one, large flowers rose from the middle of the lake, and their petals opened, revealing a few stunning female figures with bamboo hats and veils.
"Yhoo,*
*Heyy,"
The spectators cheered, looking at the female students with excited expressions; they can't wait to see the show.
"Hi, I am Xi Li, the host of the Heishen Destiny ceremony. I am Bei, the co-host of the ceremony."
Instantly a female student along with Bei Bei appeared and introduced themselves amidst the cheers, then Bei Bei announced,
"The first round of destiny is the love at first sight; the male students are required to remove the bamboo hat from the female heads, and they must do it while maintaining a gentlemanly demeanor."
The male students glanced at each other, and Xu Sanshi moved forward, saying, "I will go first."
He started showing off with the fan in his hand, which annoyed all the spectators around, including the female.
After looking at each female one by one, he found Jiang Nannan and removed her hat.
Xiao Yi glanced at the returning Xu Sanshi and walked forward; after taking a step, he reached in front of a female in the middle instantly.
'Fast,' suddenly the spectators around were startled and couldn't even react.
"Brother Yi, how much strength you have gained in these three years,"
Huo Yuhao muttered thoughtfully, clenching his fist and looking at the back of Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi ignored others and grabbed the hat of the female in front of him; she didn't even move from her place.
Snow Empress's appearance was revealed with a calm expression on her stunning face, surprising everyone around, including the participants.
"You have cheated; you have locked me in place," The snow empress spoke, looking at him with a slight frown on her forehead. She felt locked just now, also because of his instant move she couldn't react.
Xiao Yi smiled, shook his head, and turned around, returning toward the candidates, saying, "Everything is fair in love and war."
Instantly the surrounding spectators cheered and started whistling.
The snow empress's brow relaxed, and then a slight smile appeared on her face, and then it receded, returning to her usual demeanor.
"Good job, brother Yi,"
Huo Yuhao gave him a thumbs-up with a smile, and Xiao Yi smiled and replied playfully, "I think you should also start focusing on the goal; maybe you can find your destined one here."
Huo Yuhao smiled wryly and started scratching the back of his head, then his name was announced. He moved forward and released his martial spirit and soul rings, and a few tiny ice fairies rose up from the lake and flew toward the female and started collecting their hats.
'Different from the plotline, but his current power is the same; probably it's the plot inertia and correction,'
Xiao Yi thought to himself, observing Huo Yuhao's current strength. The ice fairies returned with four hats in their hands, and Huo Yuhao collected them.
After a while,
"Let's begin the second round of love at first sight. Now it's the female's turn. Each of you has three cranes that you can give to your favorite person. The male with one crane will stay for the next round, and the other will be eliminated."
Bei Bei then announced the next round's rules and began the competition. One by one, the females released the cranes toward them.
Xiao Yi glanced at the more than ten cranes floating beside him; similarly, Huo Yuhao was also surrounded by cranes and a few other students.
Soon the second round was completed, and few candidates remained in the lake.
"The third round is the final confession round; the male candidates select their first sight love and confess. Best of luck."
Xi Li announced the third round and called the names one by one; the candidate moved forward and confessed, showing off their unique demeanor.
Xu Sanshi gave an emotional speech heartfully but couldn't get any answer from Jiang Nannan and returned back dejectedly.
Soon it was Xiao Yi's turn; he walked forward and glanced in the direction of the Snow Empress. She also looked at him in return with a curious expression on her face.
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