"Shui Yue'er, a level 36 agility-type battle spirit master."
Ye Qiu focused his gaze.
The girl standing next to Shui Bing'er bore a resemblance to her.
Shui Yue'er proactively introduced herself.
She and Shui Bing'er were half-sisters, though their hair colors differed.
"Uh..."
Ye Qiu was stunned, and Shui Bing'er was also somewhat taken aback.
It was enough for both captains to state their identities as a sign of respect.
This was a competition, not a friendly spar.
Shui Yue'er's words suddenly seemed abrupt.
But she remained unmoved, and after speaking, she extended her soft little hand to Ye Qiu.
"Hello!"
Her eyes clearly showed a strong interest in Ye Qiu, and a blush immediately appeared on her pretty face.
However, this girl was clearly very generous, suppressing her shyness and making no attempt to hide her interest in Ye Qiu.
Her large eyes stared directly at him.
"Hello."
To avoid embarrassing her, Ye Qiu extended his hand and shook hers, only pinching a small part of it.
It was very smooth and soft.
Ning Rongrong, standing behind him, immediately showed a hint of reproach in her eyes.
"Uh..."
Ye Qiu shook her hand twice and immediately tried to withdraw it.
Shui Yue'er suddenly cupped Ye Qiu's hands in both of hers, her face flushed.
She uttered words that shocked everyone present.
"Ye Qiu! I really like you. Could you consider me? I don't think you'd mind having another woman, would you?"
Shui Yue'er stared intently at Ye Qiu.
"Huh?"
Ye Qiu stared at the girl in front of him in shock, momentarily stunned.
The girls from Tianshui Academy also widened their eyes.
"Seventh Girl, are you serious?"
The girl who had spoken with Shui Yue'er earlier looked at her in surprise.
"No way! Even if he doesn't mind, we will!"
Ning Rongrong stepped forward, took Ye Qiu's hand, and looked at Shui Yue'er warily.
The other girls behind Ye Qiu quickly stepped forward to support Ning Rongrong and assert their dominance.
Jiang Zhu, standing at the back, looked left and right,
pursed her red lips, and reluctantly stood next to Xiao Lan, glancing nervously at the other side.
"It's alright, as long as Ye Qiu doesn't mind."
Shui Yue'er didn't seem to care about the girls' attitude, nervously squeezing Ye Qiu's hand, inwardly marveling at how much better his skin was than hers, and gently rubbing it.
She looked like a lovesick girl.
"You jerk, say something!"
Ning Rongrong pushed Ye Qiu. Could this guy really have fallen for this lovesick girl?
"Uh, cough, Miss Yue'er, these things can't be forced."
Ye Qiu's hand suddenly became ethereal, escaping from Shui Yue'er's grasp.
A polite refusal.
The stunned Shui Bing'er naturally saw Ye Qiu's hand pass right through Shui Yue'er's.
Shui Yue'er paused, looking at Ye Qiu, and liked him even more.
"Ye Qiu, you're really amazing!"
With a gasp of surprise, she expressed her understanding:
"I completely understand what you're saying, so...would you give me a chance? How about a date after the competition?"
Shui Yue'er stared intently at Ye Qiu, noticing the awkwardness on his face. Though somewhat disappointed, she wasn't too heartbroken; at least Ye Qiu hadn't rejected her, had he?
"Yue'er! Enough! Let's talk about this after the competition."
Before Ye Qiu could speak, Shui Bing'er, displaying her elder sisterly authority, interrupted Shui Yue'er's advances.
Shui Yue'er's actions were too unbecoming; Shui Bing'er couldn't understand it.
Ye Qiu gave Shui Yue'er a polite, apologetic smile.
Shui Yue'er nodded dejectedly, taking a step back and standing obediently in the queue.
But a glimmer of light shone in her eyes. She realized that
Ye Qiu having so many women must be related to his inability to refuse.
He must be very gentle, unwilling to hurt anyone, but this also meant he faced many emotional entanglements.
Shui Yue'er felt...she wasn't entirely without a chance.
Shui Bing'er smiled apologetically at Ye Qiu and the others.
"Ye Qiu, I hope our opponent will be you, and I hope you won't go easy on us just because we're girls."
Ye Qiu forcefully removed the hand from his waist.
He nodded slightly: "I'll try my best."
The referee next to him shook his head helplessly, lamenting that he was getting old and out of touch with the times.
Without further delay , he announced,
"Both sides, prepare. You may release your martial souls now."
The Blue Tyrant Academy team and the Heavenly Water Academy team retreated almost simultaneously.
Ning Rongrong and the other girls, as usual, retreated to the edge of the arena.
Ye Qiu's eyes flashed with bloodlust, and his entire aura changed instantly. His blue hair and blood-red eyes gave him an eerie appearance.
Shui Yue'er, who had been staring at him, suddenly showed a hint of infatuation in her eyes.
She made no attempt to resist the rising affection and desire she felt for Ye Qiu.
Her face flushed, she took two steps forward.
Ye Qiu frowned, raising his spirit rings while shifting his gaze away, his eyes lowered.
"Seventh girl, what are you doing? Big sister's really going to get angry!"
Reminded by her teammate, Shui Yue'er also snapped out of her daze.
Her eyes shimmered, and she quickly released her spirit.
The Tianshui Academy team's formation consisted of three girls at the front, Shui Bing'er in the middle, and Shui Yue'er and another agility-type girl on either side of her.
A girl with long black hair and a somewhat pale face stood at the back.
Both sides released their spirits almost simultaneously, instantly revealing their combined strength.
Tianshui Academy's strength was quite impressive.
Besides the level 43 Shui Bing'er, there were two other spirit masters above level 40: one was one of the three power-attack type spirit masters at the front, and the other was the black-haired girl at the back of their team.
Although their spirit rings were different colors, the spirits of all seven Tianshui Academy members were the same color—aqua blue.
Shui Bing'er was enveloped in a hazy blue light, a dazzling blue halo floating behind her with a touch of shimmering blur.
Ye Qiu watched her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul with curiosity.
Currently, this was the only phoenix Martial Soul Ye Qiu had ever seen, and Shui Bing'er was likely the only one on the continent possessing one.
As for the Evil Fire Phoenix? Ye Qiu had always considered that a chicken.
The three power-attack type Soul Masters at the front had somewhat strange Martial Souls; they all had fine scales on certain parts of their bodies, not dragon scales, but more like fish scales.
Of the two agility-attack type Soul Masters, Shui Yue'er's Martial Soul gave her skin a bright glaze, while the other agility-attack type Soul Master's skin was completely blue.
At present, Ye Qiu couldn't clearly distinguish their Martial Souls.
"The match begins,"
the referee announced immediately after both sides had released their Martial Souls on the stage.