Chapter 77: The Jealousy Overflows, Junior Brother, You're Not Allowed to Look at Her
Seeing Tang Hao's miserable state, Tang Xiao, who was beside the arena, had a worried expression. He leaped onto the stage and glanced at Tang Hao, whose lips had turned purple, then shifted his gaze to Bibi Dong.
"This match, our Clear Sky Sect admits defeat. Bibi Dong, hurry and help my brother detoxify."
However, Bibi Dong merely shook her head, completely unconcerned with Tang Xiao's request.
"Tang Xiao, I never said I would help Tang Hao detoxify after the match. As for the poison of the Eight Spider Lances, you should handle it yourself for your brother."
"You…!"
Hearing Bibi Dong say this, the anger in Tang Xiao's heart could no longer be contained. This was going too far. Soul Power surged within his palm as he directly struck toward Bibi Dong, intending to teach her a lesson.
Seeing this, Bibi Dong remained calm and unhurried, not even blinking. She knew that if someone tried to bully the weak, her junior brother would step in.
Sure enough, Yun Yuan's figure instantly appeared in front of Tang Xiao. He also mobilized his soul power and struck out with a palm.
The two palms collided. Yun Yuan remained standing in place, while Tang Xiao was already blasted back over ten meters, his entire arm trembling nonstop.
"In front of me, you still dare try to bully my senior sister. Tang Xiao, who do you think you're looking down on?"
After repelling Tang Xiao, Yun Yuan stared at him coldly and spoke in a domineering tone.
"You should think about quickly detoxifying your brother. If you keep wasting time here with us, give it a little longer, and your brother Tang Hao won't survive."
Hearing Yun Yuan's words, Tang Xiao no longer had the mind to marvel at Yun Yuan's strength. He hurried to Tang Hao's side, lifted him up, and left.
Saving Tang Hao was the priority now. If anything happened to him, Tang Xiao would never forgive himself for the rest of his life.
After Tang Xiao left, Yun Yuan turned back to look at Bibi Dong. His expression became serious as he started lecturing her.
"Senior Sister, why were you just standing there without moving earlier? Aren't you afraid Tang Xiao might have hurt you?"
Hearing this, the corners of Bibi Dong's lips curved upward, revealing an extremely sweet smile.
"That's because I knew you would protect me, junior brother."
Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Yun Yuan froze for a moment, then shook his head with a helpless smile.
"I really can't do anything about you. Don't do that next time. What if I didn't react in time and you got hurt?"
"Mm."
Bibi Dong responded softly. Then, both of them returned side by side to their residence in the back mountain of the Pope's Palace.
The next day, the quarterfinals of the finals began.
In this round, the Spirit Hall team drew the Sky Water Academy team. The match was in the second major session, and the competition mode was a team battle.
This meant Yun Yuan had to participate this time. Otherwise, relying on Bibi Dong alone, they wouldn't be able to pass this round.
The spectators in the viewing area, along with the leaders and members of various major forces, were all very curious about Yun Yuan's strength.
The Saintess of Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong, had already displayed her powerful strength in yesterday's match.
But as for this Holy Son of Spirit Hall, what level had his strength reached? Soul Elder, or had he already reached the level of Soul Ancestor?
In the Spirit Hall lounge, Bibi Dong reviewed the information on the Sky Water Academy team.
With the strength of the Sky Water Academy team in previous Soul Master Tournaments, they might have reached the top four. But this time, with the addition of the Upper Three Sects, reaching the top eight was likely their limit.
The captain of the Sky Water Academy team was named Shui Xue'er. Her martial soul was the top-tier beast martial soul, Ice Phoenix. She was a rank forty-nine Battle Soul Ancestor, with a soul ring configuration of two yellow and two purple.
The vice-captain was named Xue Ling. Her martial soul was Snowflake. She was a rank forty-seven Battle Soul Ancestor with a soul ring configuration of two yellow and two purple.
The remaining five members were all low-rank Soul Ancestors. Their soul ring configurations were also two yellow and two purple. Their martial souls were Deep Sea Barracuda, Enamel Fortune Crocodile, Ice Sword, and Green Lotus Fragrant Bass.
Among them, there were two members with the Ice Sword martial soul, a pair of twin sisters.
While Bibi Dong was reviewing the information, Yun Yuan also turned his head and took a couple of glances at the Sky Water Academy team's data.
'Ice Phoenix, Snowflake… could these two possess a martial soul fusion skill? If they do, it should make things more interesting.'
Knowing the martial souls of Shui Xue'er and Xue Ling, Yun Yuan could not help but speculate inwardly, yet there was not the slightest hint of panic in his heart.
Just as he had said to Bibi Dong before the Soul Master Tournament, he alone could sweep through the entire competition. This was absolute confidence in his own strength.
About two hours later, the first major match of the day had concluded. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect team was the first to advance into the top four.
Soon, it was time for the second major match. Yun Yuan led Bibi Dong out of the lounge and onto the Angel Arena.
On the opposite side, the members of the Sky Water Academy team had already stepped onto the field. At a glance, they were all beautiful young girls.
Among them, the most eye-catching was their captain, Shui Xue'er. Her appearance was stunning, like a pearl formed from ice and snow. Her aura was as cold as ten-thousand-year profound ice, yet breathtakingly beautiful, carrying an innate purity and pride that could not be defiled.
Just as Yun Yuan was carefully admiring Shui Xue'er's peerless beauty, a sudden pain came from his waist.
Turning his head, he saw Bibi Dong puffing her cheeks in anger, her small hand fiercely twisting the flesh at his waist.
"Junior Brother, don't look around randomly. We're in the arena right now. If you lose because you're distracted, just wait and see how the teacher punishes you."
"If you really want to look, then after the match, Senior Sister will let you look for a whole day. Understand?"
After saying that, Bibi Dong revealed a fierce expression at Yun Yuan. Her small hand continued poking at his waist, as if saying that if he didn't agree, she would keep twisting harder.
Seeing Bibi Dong like this, how could Yun Yuan not understand? His senior sister's little jealousy had clearly overflowed.
Immediately afterward, Yun Yuan began to soothe Bibi Dong, gently rubbing her head. Not long after, Bibi Dong, who had been like a bristling cat, became docile.
After this brief interlude, the battle in the arena quickly began.
The members of the Sky Water Academy team first arranged their formation. All seven of them released their martial souls and soul rings, ready to launch an attack at any moment.
Seeing this, Yun Yuan spoke to Bibi Dong behind him.
"Senior Sister, give me some fog."
Hearing Yun Yuan's words, Bibi Dong rolled her eyes. What she released was clearly deadly poison fog, yet in her junior brother Yun Yuan's mouth, it sounded like mere smoke to enhance the atmosphere of battle.
Muttering inwardly, Bibi Dong still followed Yun Yuan's instructions. She summoned her martial soul, Death Spider Emperor. Three soul rings revolved around her body, and the first soul ring lit up.
"First Soul Skill: Deathly Poison Mist!"
As Bibi Dong gave a soft shout, waves of purple-black poisonous mist surged across the arena, rapidly spreading to cover the entire battlefield.
Bibi Dong's poison mist did not affect Yun Yuan at all, even without him using soul power to protect his body.
Back when he consumed a pill refined from the Aromatic Silk Beauty immortal herb, Yun Yuan had already obtained a body immune to all poisons.
To Yun Yuan, Bibi Dong's Deathly Poison Mist was no different from ordinary smoke, aside from being a bit choking.
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