While Xiao Tian and Zhuqing were conversing, the lottery draw on the stage below had already concluded.
The Host shouted excitedly from below: "The draw is complete! All teams, please proceed to your designated combat stages. In half an hour, today's first final match will commence!"
After comforting Zhuqing, Xiao Tian and she rose and went to Xiao Wu and the others.
Seeing this, Xiao Wu and Rongrong quickly stepped forward, each holding one of Zhuqing's arms, their faces filled with concern: "Zhuqing, are you alright?"
Zhuqing smiled: "I'm fine, Xiao Wu, Rongrong."
Zhuqing's smile now was much brighter than before; Xiao Wu and Rongrong could clearly feel it.
No, it should be said that everyone present could feel that the aura emanating from Zhuqing herself seemed to have changed.
Xiao Tian: "Which academy is our opponent for the first match?"
Xiao Tian asked as he walked.
Dugu Bo pointed ahead and said: "Look, do you see that team in red uniforms up front? Don't they seem to be subtly wary of us?"
Xiao Tian turned his head and saw, oh, it was the Chihuo Team.
Looking at Huo Wu Shuang and Huo Wu approaching them, Xiao Tian smiled: "Huo Wu, what a coincidence, we're facing you in the first match."
Huo Wu gritted her teeth and said: "Hmph, you'll see how formidable our Chihuo Team is later!"
"Sister Huo Wu! Good luck in the match later! Although I won't be there, my heart is still with you."
A male voice came from a distance.
Upon hearing this, Huo Wu frowned slightly.
Xiao Tian looked in the direction of the voice: green uniforms, black masks, and that simp-like remark—it was undoubtedly Feng Xiaotian.
"Feng Xiaotian, what are you doing here?"
Feng Xiaotian ran over excitedly and said: "Sister Huo Wu, aren't I worried about you? The Heaven Dou Royal Team is not weak, you must be careful later."
After speaking, Feng Xiaotian looked at Xiao Tian, with a hint of wariness in his eyes: "Hello, I am Feng Xiaotian, the captain of Kamikaze Academy. I heard you were already a Spirit King a few months ago? May I ask, what is your current strength?"
Feng Xiaotian came over not only to greet Huo Wu, but also to probe Xiao Tian's strength.
Later, his Kamikaze Academy would be fighting in another arena, so he probably wouldn't be able to come and watch the Heaven Dou Royal Team versus Chihuo Team match.
Xiao Tian smiled: "Spirit Emperor! Sixty-sixth rank!"
Feng Xiaotian's pupils contracted; Xiao Tian's two short sentences were truly like Garen with Infinite Edge, silent yet critical!
The atmosphere fell silent for a moment, and Feng Xiaotian forced a smile, "I hope you can go easy on Sister Huo Wu later, please."
Upon hearing this, Huo Wu's temper flared: "Feng Xiaotian! What do you mean by that? Do I need Xiao Tian to go easy on me?"
Xiao Tian couldn't help but shake his head inwardly. With Feng Xiaotian's character and emotional intelligence, asking him to go easy on her in public, did he think his face was that big? Or did he think saying this in front of Huo Wu looked cool and would let Huo Wu know his feelings?
No wonder he had pursued Huo Wu for so many years, and Huo Wu always seemed indifferent; wasn't this publicly embarrassing her?
Although Huo Wu had a suspicion of stringing Feng Xiaotian along, some of Feng Xiaotian's actions were truly unlikable.
Huo Wu usually gave clear signals of disinterest, but Feng Xiaotian pretended not to see them.
In his previous life, Xiao Tian had seen many people criticize Huo Wu.
Saying that Huo Wu strung Feng Xiaotian along while kissing Tang San.
But in fact, Huo Wu's signals to Feng Xiaotian could be said to be very obvious; Feng Xiaotian just kept pestering her.
Although Huo Wu's talent was not as good as Feng Xiaotian's, she had the spirit ring fusion boost. At the same age, Feng Xiaotian might not necessarily be her opponent. As for stringing him along, Xiao Tian thought carefully, Huo Wu seemed to be the daughter of the Blazing Fire Academy dean, so her background was stronger than Feng Xiaotian's.
Both of them were considered nobles; there was no concept of one stringing the other along.
Why string him along? Besides pestering her, did Feng Xiaotian send any valuable cultivation resources?
In terms of wealth, both of them were not lacking; what they lacked were things that could improve talent and cultivation speed, and Feng Xiaotian didn't have those!
As for later, Huo Wu turning to Feng Xiaotian after failing to pursue Tang San is also understandable.
If you can't choose the person you love, then choose to marry the person who loves you, and Feng Xiaotian's configuration wasn't bad; he later became the vice-dean of the Four Element Academies.
Could it be that if Huo Wu couldn't pursue Tang San, she would just have to live alone until old age?
As for Huo Wu being proactive towards Tang San and ignoring Feng Xiaotian, that's perfectly normal. Tang San was the object of her affection, her first love, while Feng Xiaotian was just a simp, a backup.
It's just that relationships between men and women in this World are much simpler than in his previous life, otherwise simps would end up with nothing in the end.
If Feng Xiaotian could be a bit more domineering than Huo Wu, and have higher emotional intelligence, Huo Wu would have been won over long ago.
Because truthfully, Feng Xiaotian was also a handsome young man, fundamentally different from someone like Flender.
Flender: You're insulting me again!
(The above is not an attempt to whitewash Huo Wu or anything; it's an objective two-sided analysis.)
Seeing Huo Wu get angry, Feng Xiaotian quickly pulled a long face and said: "Sister Huo Wu, what's wrong? Why are you angry?"
Huo Wu: ...
I'm tired, let's just destroy it!
However, her thoughts were now focused on Xiao Tian. A fourteen-year-old sixty-sixth-rank Spirit Emperor?!
Is it true or false?!
At this moment, the Chihuo Team members were a bit flustered. They could guess that Xiao Tian might be a Spirit Emperor, but they absolutely couldn't imagine that Xiao Tian was actually a sixty-sixth-rank Spirit Emperor!
Xiao Tian glanced at Feng Xiaotian and said: "Feng Xiaotian, has no one ever told you?"
Feng Xiaotian looked puzzled: "Told me what?"
Xiao Tian: "That your emotional intelligence is very low? It's bad enough that your IQ is low, but I didn't expect your emotional intelligence to be low too?"
Feng Xiaotian: ???
Huo Wu looked at Xiao Tian slightly, but said nothing.
And everyone present was confused, why would Xiao Tian say Feng Xiaotian's IQ was low?
Feng Xiaotian's face darkened: "What do you mean?"
This was the first time someone had told him to his face that his IQ wasn't up to par.
Xiao Tian waved his hand and said: "Feng Xiaotian, what was your innate spirit power rank?"
Feng Xiaotian: "Rank Ten." There was a hint of pride in Feng Xiaotian's tone.
Xiao Tian: "What is your spirit power rank now?"
Feng Xiaotian: "Rank Forty-five."
After hearing about Xiao Tian's strength, their Kamikaze Academy also prepared harder for battle, and his strength ultimately improved significantly.
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