Xiao Xiao was truly hungry.
It wasn't until the dark night sky showed a hint of dawn that the sated Xiao Xiao finally fell asleep, exhausted, nestled against Lin Yun's chest like a docile kitten.
There was no trace of her previous frenzied state.
Lin Yun's expression was calm. He held Xiao Xiao with his right arm, his palm gently caressing her smooth, jade-like back, his eyes deep.
What was this sudden urge to light a cigarette?
No sooner thought than done.
Anyway, it wasn't like Lin Yun hadn't created this before. Smoking being harmful to health was only on that little broken planet. In Douluo Dalu, the smoke produced from spiritual herbs actually had a refreshing and invigorating effect.
Just like He Cai's (headless) Cigar Martial Soul.
A wisp of Extreme Fire soul power lit the cigarette. There was no pungent smell, only the fresh fragrance of herbs after ignition. Xiao Xiao, in her sleep, looked much less tired after smelling the herbal scent.
Lin Yun understood her actions tonight.
It was nothing more than her smelling Xue Qingci's scent on him and getting jealous. Lin Yun could definitely tell, and Xiao Xiao knew that Lin Yun could tell.
But both of them tacitly chose not to mention it.
Xiao Xiao had been mentally prepared for a long time. She was very sensible and didn't throw childish tantrums. She simply used her actions to tell Lin Yun that no matter what, he shouldn't neglect her.
That's why there was yesterday's wild night.
Lin Yun didn't clarify his relationship with Xue Qingci. There was no real relationship to clarify, but it was also true that he had other women. It was better for her to accept it sooner. If she couldn't accept it, there was nothing he could do; Lin Yun wouldn't let her run away.
However, it seemed Xiao Xiao's acceptance was quite strong, and she was very tolerant.
He suddenly felt a little fortunate that this was Douluo Dalu.
Thank goodness it was Douluo Dalu, a world where everyone was love-struck. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so easy for him to have a harem; he'd definitely have to go through a few 'Asura Fields'.
He leaned down and gently kissed Xiao Xiao's smooth forehead. Lin Yun held her like that and fell into a deep sleep.
In the darkness, Xiao Xiao's red lips curved slightly, as if she were having a beautiful dream, and her grip on Lin Yun's arm tightened slightly.
"The round-robin tournament is held every two days. Today, we need to participate in the second round of the tournament, and our opponent is the Qianling Advanced Soul Master Academy," Wang Yan said, holding a notebook in the waiting area.
Despite his slacking, Wang Yan still conscientiously fulfilled his responsibility as the team leader.
His job was to prepare the information on the teams Shrek would encounter in advance, to make himself seem useful.
How Lin Yun and the others planned their tactics was their business. What Wang Yan needed to do was help them with information gathering, so he wouldn't appear completely useless.
Conveniently, this was also what he was good at.
"The Qianling Team is a relatively powerful team in this competition. They have their own unique battle method called 'Ice Fire Dual Control Thousand Strike Spear'," Wang Yan flipped open his notebook and shared some of the information he had gathered.
Ice Fire Dual Control Thousand Strike Spear was easy to understand: one ice and one fire for dual control, plus the Thousand Strike Spear of an assault-type martial soul. Their other four teammates also uniformly possessed defense-type martial souls.
They lacked offensive means, but their defense was like an iron barrel. Coupled with the Thousand Strike Spear martial soul's long-range attacks, although the team composition still had flaws, these flaws could be concealed among teams of the same level.
Yes, same level. Aside from their captain, Shen Ce, the entire team consisted of Four-Ring Soul Sects. And Shen Ce, the Soul King, didn't even have a ten-thousand-year soul ring.
Basically, they were weaklings.
"Second round of the round-robin tournament, Shrek Academy versus Qianling Advanced Soul Master Academy, team battle!"
After drawing lots, Ma Xiaotao returned to the waiting area.
"Team battle, Ma Xiaotao, you can play freely in this match. A single wave of Phoenix Meteor Shower should take them out, no problem, right?" Lin Yun said softly, looking at Ma Xiaotao.
"Leave it to me!" Ma Xiaotao smiled confidently.
They were just a team full of Soul Sects. In front of her, an Extreme Fire Soul Emperor, they were nothing more than seven pigs waiting to be slaughtered, completely without difficulty.
"Alright, let's go then." Lin Yun nodded and was the first to walk out of the waiting area.
Xiao Xiao and Ma Xiaotao followed closely, and behind them were Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong.
Upon reaching the arena, the Shrek team lined up, their expressions cold and serious, almost as if they were wearing suits and sunglasses, cosplaying as the Shrek Golden Shield Security Company.
The Qianling team, on the other hand, adopted a four-one-two formation: four defense-type soul masters at the very front, the Ice Fire dual control at the very back, and the Thousand Strike Spear captain in the center.
They weren't as arrogant now as in the original novel, where they thought they had seen through Huo Yuhao's disguised six ten-thousand-year soul rings and wanted to break Shrek's undefeated myth. Lin Yun's and Ma Xiaotao's combat power was vividly clear to them; they didn't believe they had the ability to defeat Shrek in this state.
Holding on for a little longer would be considered a success!
As the referee shouted "Match Start!", Ma Xiaotao instantly soared into the air. The terrifying high temperature instantly raised the arena's temperature by several degrees. Her figure, engulfed in golden-red flames, was like a second sun in the sky.
Ding—
The sixth ten-thousand-year soul ring immediately emitted a deep black light, and the flames around Ma Xiaotao gradually condensed into golden-red fire meteors.
"?!" Shen Ce's expression was shocked as he looked at Ma Xiaotao in the sky, his eyes almost popping out.
Big sister, our Qianling team is just a weakling team. Do you really have to use your ultimate skill as soon as the match starts?
A nuclear bomb against fleas?
The Ice Fire dual controllers almost knelt down. Ma Xiaotao's Extreme Fire completely suppressed both of them; fire countered ice, and fire countered fire.
An Lengye and Fei Yu Yan's martial souls almost retracted into their bodies. Both of them had beast martial souls, but they had released their martial souls, which should have been attached to their bodies, and cultivated them into control-type martial souls.
One bear and one tiger, in front of a Fire Phoenix of Extreme Fire level, immediately turned into raccoons and Hello Kitty.
On the other hand, Shrek...
Well, they made no moves. Lin Yun even pulled out a pair of sunglasses from his soul tool and enjoyed the show with great relish.
"Alright, don't accumulate power for too long, lest you kill them with too much force!" Lin Yun waved his hand and commanded.
"Eliminate them!"
Ma Xiaotao in the air nodded, let out a soft cry, and with a wave of her right hand, the sky full of fire meteors, carrying terrifying momentum and high temperature, descended upon the Qianling team's formation like shooting stars.
Instant explosion!
Explosions and screams continued to ring out. The Qianling team members were instantly turned into dazed figures. When the flames and smoke dissipated, the seven charred members of the Qianling team lay unconscious on the ground.
One-hit kill!
(End of Chapter)
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