Chapter 139: Richest Woman
Sitting in the VIP seat, Zhongli couldn't help but twitch the corner of his eye.
His millennia-old state of mind almost broke at that moment!
These youngsters must have already broken down, right?
You could tell from the expressions on their faces.
Is the word "please" supposed to be used like this?
Zhongli stroked his chin and fell into deep thought.
"Gu Yuena has now taken human form and joined Liyue, becoming a resident of Liyue."
"It is indeed necessary to help her familiarize herself with normal human interactions and some social etiquette."
Paimon occasionally doesn't understand social etiquette, but she is the "Mouth of God" after all, and she is quite eloquent.
When addressing ordinary people, she basically uses honorifics.
Such as uncle, auntie, miss, young master, etc.
It's only when addressing gods like them that she uses terms like street loafer, drunkard, country girl, and such.
If, if Paimon were that one, then it would make sense for her to address the Seven Archons like that.
After all, they do have the suspicion of "slacking off."
"Could Paimon be that one?"
Zhongli subconsciously overlooked Paimon and then withdrew his thoughts.
Whether Paimon is that one or not, they are not enemies now, but close partners.
Whether she is or not is no longer important.
"Zhongli, why are you looking at Paimon instead of watching the match?"
Paimon seemed to sense Zhongli's gaze and subconsciously looked at him, their eyes meeting.
"I noticed there are fewer snacks on your table, here, take these."
Zhongli nonchalantly pushed the snacks to Paimon's table and said.
Paimon was stunned and looked at Zhongli with some confusion.
"You're quite kind, aren't you..."
For some reason, Paimon felt that Zhongli was lying, but she couldn't find any evidence.
Whatever, as long as there are snacks, who cares why Zhongli was looking at her.
Seeing Paimon so easily fooled, Zhongli wasn't surprised; how many tricks could this little one have?
Seeing this, Xu Jiawei, who was beside them, gave a maid a look, and the maid quickly nodded and turned to prepare snacks for Zhongli.
The Martial God really cares on this little one.
Whether it's having snacks taken away or actively giving them, it's clear that the Martial God is indulgent towards Paimon.
No wonder she's the Martial God's mascot.
At the same time, Beibei and the others had already arrived on the stage, facing the Heavenly Soul Academy students from dozens of meters away.
There was no enmity between them, and it looked quite harmonious.
Seeing this, the audience couldn't help but be stunned.
In the past, the matches were always tense, with both sides ready to fight at the slightest provocation, so why was it so harmonious today?
After all, this is the first round, the elimination match!
Despite their confusion, the audience's enthusiasm didn't wane.
"Liyue Academy, Liyue Academy!"
"Go, Beibei!"
"Beibei!"
As the first person to fuse with a hundred-thousand-year soul spirit, Beibei's name was widely known, and since he was from Liyue, he attracted a large number of fans.
In the audience, there were also many Liyue residents who had traveled thousands of miles to the Star Luo Imperial City just to cheer for Liyue Academy!
In the center of these residents sat a woman who looked very noble; she was Celestial Star Fuyao.
"Shout out the spirit of Liyue, I, Fuyao, will cover the cost of your tickets and expenses!"
Fuyao said with a calm face, her voice was not loud, but the cheers of the crowd grew even louder.
As expected of the richest woman in Liyue, her words were so domineering!
"Why are those guys so crazy?"
The audience's support for Liyue had its limits; a few appropriate cheers would have been enough.
But there was a "formation" that kept shouting louder and louder!
"Brother, you might not know, they are all residents of Liyue!"
"Those Liyue people are very rich, look at the fruit platters and drinks in front of them, and look at the woman sitting in the center with her arms crossed..."
"So they're from Liyue, no wonder they're so supportive of Liyue Academy."
"What about that woman? Besides being beautiful and having an indescribably noble aura, what else?"
"She is Celestial Star, one of the Liyue Seven Stars!"
"Known as the richest woman in Liyue!"
"Gasp~"
Everyone couldn't help but take a deep breath; this was Celestial Star, one of the Liyue Qixing!
"I heard, I heard that this Celestial Star is still single!"
Everyone's eyes lit up, shining like stars.
Celestial Star, the richest woman in Liyue, whether in terms of status, wealth, appearance, or figure, she was a goddess-level existence!
The only pity is that they heard this Celestial Star's strength isn't that great.
Even so, the number of men who want to win her favor could line up from Liyue Harbor to Star Luo City!
Except for her strength, she is flawless.
Besides, with the Martial God protecting her, does her strength even matter? Who would dare to mess with her?
"Don't even think about it, I heard that the prince of the Dou Ling Empire spent a fortune to court her and was rejected."
"Not just the prince of the Dou Ling Empire, the prince and prince consort of the Heavenly Soul Empire were also rejected, and after being rejected, they didn't dare to utter a single harsh word."
"Who would dare? That would be both stupid and suicidal."
Only a few are truly brainless; Failing to win her affection is just their own fault for not catching her eye.
The main thing is, the words she used to refuse them left them with no way to refute, and they didn't dare to refute.
Fuyao: As Celestial Star of Liyue, my life is dedicated to Liyue and the Martial God, with no time for romance.
How could they refute that, or seek revenge?
"It's not impossible to try, what if Celestial Star is blind and takes a liking to you?"
"!!!"
"What a self-aware guy!"
"Do you think everyone is like Bibi Dong from ten thousand years ago, who was blind enough to fall for Yu Xiaogang?"
"Shh~ The Shrek Academy has just fallen, not extinct. Some things shouldn't be said."
Ten thousand years ago, during the Battle of Jialing Pass.
Bibi Dong's last words were widely circulated; who would have thought that this Rakshasa God had a relationship with a loser.
After all, Bibi Dong was the Pope of the Spirit Hall, a god's heir, yet she fell in love with a loser who couldn't break through to level 30!
Well, this loser did eventually break through to level 30, but it still couldn't hide the fact that he was a loser.
The Shrek Academy has always acknowledged Yu Xiaogang; Even though they knew many of his theories were wrong, they refused to admit his mistakes because he was a predecessor.
Thus, the Shrek Academy ended up with teachers like Zhou Yi, who blindly worshiped Yu Xiaogang's theories.
They thought that by relying on Yu Xiaogang's theories, they could nurture talents, even gods, but they didn't realize how many talents were ruined because of Yu Xiaogang's theories!
Not everyone is like Tang San and Huo Yuhao, who are "people of great fortune"; most are just ordinary geniuses.
Tang San and Yu Xiaogang are the biggest cancers of the Douluo Continent.
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Chapter 140: Soul Fusion
In the arena, the atmosphere was tense.
The students of Heavenly Soul Advanced Soul Master Academy, even though they were prepared, couldn't help but tremble.
Facing a strong enemy, the body will tremble instinctively, so it was no wonder the students of Heavenly Soul Advanced Soul Master Academy were so "cowardly".
"It's alright, it's alright, Liyue Academy is very martial!"
Everyone thought to themselves, trying their best to control themselves and not make a fool of themselves.
A person's reputation is like the shadow of a tree.
The referee revised at Beibei and the others, then looked at the students of Heavenly Soul Advanced Soul Master Academy, his face serious, and said, "The match begins!"
As the referee's words fell, many light pillars immediately rose around the arena, about one hundred and seventy or eighty, then formed a protective shield around the arena.
To participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition, one must at least have the cultivation of a Soul Elder, and Soul Kings and Soul Emperors might even appear.
Their attacks are extremely powerful, and if there were no protective shield, it would be bad if the audience got hurt.
The moment the protective shield rose, it also meant the match officially began.
As for self-introductions, there was no such segment in the current match. Of course, if both sides were willing to temporarily stop and introduce themselves, it wouldn't violate the rules.
The initial goal of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition was to screen the most top talents on the continent. Later, it gradually became a "battlefield" for various countries to show off their muscles.
Strong descendants represent a future that this country cannot ignore.
As for Shrek Academy, it plays the role of the absolute powerhouse.
As soon as the match began, the students of Heavenly Soul Advanced Soul Master Academy immediately formed a formation, in a one, three, three pattern.
That is, one person in the front, three in the middle, and three in the rear.
This was a very ancient tactic, but it was still applicable on the arena.
What was somewhat unexpected was that the Heavenly Soul team did not initiate the attack first, but instead took out a bunch of soul tools and quickly armed themselves.
Facing Liyue Academy, they had no confidence, but they wanted to lose gracefully, not too miserably, and soul tools would be their best aid.
Beibei and the others peeked at each other, their lips slightly curving up with a wicked smile.
It wasn't that they looked down on the Heavenly Soul team, but in the face of absolute strength, Heavenly Soul's struggle was laughable.
Of course, they didn't laugh out loud, they just wore "kind" expressions with "friendly" smiles on their lips.
"Even a lion uses its full strength to catch a rabbit."
"The overall strength of Heavenly Soul Advanced Soul Master Academy is not weak, and now they are even using soul tools..."
Soul tools, Beibei and the others also had, but they didn't bring them out.
"Please summon the soul spirits, otherwise... that person will be angry."
Others didn't know Gu Yuena's identity, but Beibei did.
Hearing Beibei's words, everyone subconsciously nodded.
Of course, not all the participating members had soul spirits. If all of them had soul spirits, it would be too much of a coincidence.
Beibei took a step forward and said very respectfully, "Please, Senior Golden Tortoise, appear and help me defeat my opponent!"
As soon as he finished speaking, golden light radiated from Beibei's body, and the figure of the Golden Tortoise also appeared by his side.
Due to Beibei's strength limitations, the Golden Tortoise's size looked like that of a ten-thousand-year Golden Tortoise, but the world knew that this was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast!
Yellow, Yellow, Purple, Red, Red, five soul rings also rose from Beibei's feet at this moment.
Tang Ya, who was beside him, did not hesitate and, like Beibei, said respectfully, "Please, Senior Heavenly Vine, appear and help me defeat my opponent!"
The soul spirit Tang Ya had fused with was a ten-thousand-year plant-type soul spirit, the Heavenly Vine!
Among the ten-thousand-year plant-type soul beasts, the Heavenly Vine was also a top-tier existence.
"Please..."
The audience and the students of Heavenly Soul Advanced Soul Master Academy were completely dumbfounded.
Liyue Academy had several Soul Kings, dealing with a team like Heavenly Soul Advanced Soul Master Academy, whose highest was a Soul Ancestor, wasn't that as easy as pie?
But the Liyue Academy team immediately summoned soul spirits...
"It's... it's completely unnecessary, right?"
"No, it's very necessary!"
"???"
"Liyue Academy represents Liyue in the competition, and they used soul spirits in the first match, likely to promote the power of soul spirits."
"After all, Liyue will host a soul spirit championship in a year and a half..."
There were still smart people, and they more or less guessed some of the intentions of Beibei and Tang Ya.
"Beibei, captain of Liyue Academy, senior brother of the Tang Sect, level 58 power attack system Soul King, please advise!"
"Tang Ya, member of Liyue Academy, current leader of the Tang Sect, level 52 control system Soul King, please advise!"
With her devouring ability, Tang Ya had already broken through to the Soul King level.
In the arena, only Beibei and Tang Ya introduced themselves, even mentioning the Tang Sect, which was also their purpose for being on the field.
In the competition, only the first and the last matches were the most exciting and left the deepest impression.
Unexpectedly getting the first match, they naturally wanted to cherish it.
Tang Sect... Tang San, it's time to make a decision!
Although the Heavenly Soul team was puzzled, they didn't say much.
"Please advise!"
There were few words on the stage, but the audience below was boiling.
"Tang Sect, is that the Tang Sect from ten thousand years ago?"
"The one founded by the Sea God Tang San..."
"It's strange, the relationship between the Martial God and the Sea God..."
Zhongli and Tang San's relationship was well known, and Tang San had been beaten by Zhongli more than once, so what good relationship could there be?
But the leader and senior brother of the Tang Sect appeared in Liyue's team, it was simply... hard to know what to say.
Everyone whispered, but their eyes were fixed on the arena.
At this moment, in the arena, there was one plant, one turtle, and one wolf, three soul spirits.
The Golden Tortoise moved forward steadily, not paying attention to the attacks of the Heavenly Soul team.
Their clan not only had strong vitality, but their defense was also terrifying. Even super soul beasts of the same level will find it difficult to harm them.
These attacks didn't even count as scratching an itch.
The Heavenly Vine, supported by Tang Ya's soul power, spread wildly, like poisonous snakes, pouncing on everyone.
The wolf-shaped soul spirit moves like the wind. Just as the Heavenly Vine succeeded, its figure appeared in front of everyone, and without hesitation, it swung its claw down.
There was no need for Beibei and Tang Ya to command them. As soul beasts of at least ten thousand years, their combat experience was extremely powerful!
"Uh..."
Knowing that Heavenly Soul was no match for Liyue Academy, but not expecting Heavenly Soul to be so "weak".
Just one encounter, and they were almost completely wiped out!
Thinking about it carefully, it was normal. The Heavenly Vine and the wolf-shaped soul spirit were both ten-thousand-year soul beasts, and their "hosts" were Soul King powerhouses, naturally able to exert their full strength.
With two ten-thousand-year soul spirits attacking together, it was normal for the students of Heavenly Soul Advanced Soul Master Academy, who didn't even have a Soul King, to be defeated.
"Hiss~"
"So powerful!"
"Only if their strength matches, otherwise the soul spirits probably wouldn't be able to exert their full strength."