Inside the Grand Training Ground.
Teams from different competition zones, having passed the preliminary rounds, were grouped together.
Ye Qiu naturally saw the four teams that had emerged from the Five Elements Academy: Shenfeng, Chihuo, and others.
Those familiar opponents.
Their gazes, when looking at Lanba Academy, particularly fell upon Ye Qiu.
Feng Xiaotian, captain of the Shenfeng Academy team; Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu, siblings from the Chihuo Academy team;
Shui Bing'er, captain of the Tianshui Academy team; and Ye Qiu's nephew, Yu Tianxin, captain of the Leiting Academy team.
Except for the Huo Wushuang siblings,
everyone else smiled amicably at Ye Qiu and his group.
Shui Yue'er even stood on tiptoe, waving repeatedly at Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu politely smiled back at her,
as a response.
Meanwhile, in another direction,
there was also a very beautiful girl, about eighteen or nineteen years old.
She had short, black hair that reached her ears, and wore a sleek black bodysuit that hugged her well-developed figure. Her two slender, long legs were together, making her appear quite tall.
Her large, dark brown eyes were filled with joy as she waved wildly at Ye Qiu.
Xiao Lan gently tugged at Ye Qiu's arm
, pointing in that direction and asking doubtfully, "Brother, do you know that sister over there?"
Following Xiao Lan's direction,
Ning Rongrong and the other girls also looked over, their eyes showing a hint of surprise.
"That person seems to be called Meng Yiran,"
Xiao Wu said, tapping her chin with her index finger. Zhu Zhuqing nodded beside her.
"Yes, she called us 'sister' back then."
Zhu
Zhuqing also remembered this vividly.
"Hmph! I remember now too,"
Ning Rongrong snorted, recalling,
"That 'Peerless Dragon and Snake' family even tried to recruit us into their clan."
Ye Qiu had also seen Meng Yiran; it would be a lie to say he didn't remember her.
She had even shown him how flexible she was back then.
Indeed, she was quite soft.
Ye Qiu put aside his thoughts, raised his hand, and greeted her with a smile.
Ye Qiu, with his sharp eyes,
could even see the blush on her face.
Ye Qiu's rather special treatment of Meng Yiran naturally attracted the attention of those who were interested.
Xue Qinghe and Xue Ke in the VIP seats,
Shui Yue'er from Tianshui Academy, and Huo Wu from Chihuo Academy
all looked curiously in the direction of Meng Yiran.
Huo Wu frowned. That girl... at least in terms of appearance, was completely inferior to her?
Why was Ye Qiu treating her differently?!
"Husband, are you going to bring us another sister this time?"
Dugu Yan teased, linking arms with Ye Lingling.
"Uh..."
Before Ye Qiu could say anything, Zhu Zhuqing whispered,
"Actually... I think she's quite nice."
"Oh?"
Zhu Zhuqing's words caused Liu Erlong and the other girls to show a hint of surprise.
"Ahem. Okay, let's not talk about this for now."
Ye Qiu coughed twice.
"Why not? We're not going to be on stage anytime soon."
Ning Rongrong rolled her eyes, making Ye Qiu feel a little guilty.
"Yeah, yeah! I want to know too."
Bai Chenxiang looked interested, her eyes sparkling with gossip.
"Hmph! Someone has such a handsome face. She fell in love with him at first sight."
Ning Rongrong glanced at Ye Qiu's face, her beautiful cheeks flushing. She remembered that she had also fallen for his face first.
"Love at first sight? Could it just be lust at first sight?"
Dugu Yan looked at Ye Lingling with a teasing expression and a playful glint in her eyes.
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Ye Lingling's gaze darted away, her eyes lowered slightly, her pretty face flushed beneath the veil.
It wasn't simply love at first sight; at first, she just found him pleasing to the eye.
Zhu Zhuqing gently shook her head.
"When my husband was pretending to be captured by Er Ming, she wanted to rescue him. Just one meeting and she's already gone to such lengths."
"I didn't expect my husband to be so capable. This young lady was willing to risk her life just to see you once,"
Liu Erlong teased, his gaze fixed on Meng Yiran in the distance.
"Hmph! It's all because of that face."
Ning Rongrong raised her beautiful eyes and glared at Ye Qiu. Bai Chenxiang, Jiangzhu, and the other girls also stared at him intently.
"Why are you all looking at me like that? Blame Xiao Lan. She's the one who gave me this face."
Ye Qiu felt uncomfortable under Ning Rongrong and the others' stares and awkwardly tried to deflect blame.
"Huh?"
Xiao Lan was confused.
"Brother, how could you do this? Is it wrong to want your brother to be good-looking?"
"Of course not!"
Ning Rongrong and Bai Chenxiang blurted out.
They were used to seeing good-looking people, so they looked down on those who weren't.
"Pfft~ Haha."
Xiao Wu giggled, hugging Ye Qiu's arm, and said softly,
"No matter what Xiao Qiu is like, Sister Xiao Wu will like him."
Zhu Zhuqing also pursed her red lips and smiled lightly.
Of the people present, only she and Xiao Wu had seen Ye Qiu's previous appearance with black hair and black eyes.
In the distance, Meng Yiran
happily lowered her hand and looked at the women around Ye Qiu.
Some of them were familiar faces.
Others were ones she had never seen before.
It seemed that they all had a close relationship with Ye Qiu.
This discovery made Meng Yiran secretly happy. This made
her chances even greater!
She wasn't bad-looking, and her family background wasn't bad either. She could work on her cultivation
...
"Ahem, alright, stop fooling around. Let's talk about who to send out."
Ye Qiu coughed twice, pushing away Ning Rongrong's pretty face, which was covered in peanuts and glaring at him. His
gaze swept over Bai Chenxiang, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Lan.
Dugu Yan's cultivation level as a Soul King was immediately ruled out.
With their current strength
, there was no need for any tactical planning; they could just push through.
"Brother, brother, let Xiao Lan go!"
Xiao Lan excitedly hugged Ye Qiu's arm, her soft body pressing against his arm.
"Xiao Qiu~"
Xiao Wu also blinked her large, round, watery crimson eyes.
Bai Chenxiang, however, remained silent, looking on expectantly.
Ye Qiu stroked his chin, pondering,
"How about... the three of you take turns leading the charge for now? Xiao Wu will go first today. If Xiao Wu can't handle it, step down and let Zhu Qing take over."
Liu Erlong smiled and supported,
"That's fine, with your cultivation levels, two people are already giving you enough face."
"No problem, no problem, Sister Xiao Wu will try to suppress them all by herself!"
Xiao Wu raised her delicate fist, her face full of brightness.
Xiao Lan and Bai Chenxiang also nodded.
...
The training ground fell silent.
Emperor Xue Ye, not in good condition, stood up from the VIP seats with the help of Xue Qinghe.
Through the amplified soul tool, he loudly proclaimed:
"I hereby announce that the advancement competition officially begins today!"
"In the next fourteen days, I hope that the students of each academy team can fully demonstrate their strength, show their strongest side, and let everyone appreciate the style that a soul master should have!"
"The competition begins!"