The drawing of lots has ended, bringing joy to some and sorrow to others.
Especially when you draw a team that you know is strong, the pressure is suffocating.
Coming all the way to Spirit City and only to face elimination in the first round?
Ha...
Might as well not have come.
Of course, even if you draw a weaker team, you cannot afford to be careless. What if they were hiding their true strength all along, only to shine in the finals...
History has seen more than one such example.
"Unfortunately, Blue Sunshine Academy got lucky; we won't get to see their so-called ten-thousand-year fourth spirit ring before the match."
Hu Liena crossed her arms and looked seductively in the direction of Blue Sunshine Academy, speaking softly.
She wasn't a stunning beauty, and her looks were quite average, but her figure was perfect, graceful, and she had a subtle allure.
Though her appearance was ordinary, she had a kind of charm that grew on you the more you looked at her. If you felt this way, don't doubt it—you've already been enchanted by Hu Liena!
The enchantment of a Charming fox may not be as powerful as a nine-tailed fox's, but it's still not something ordinary people can resist.
In the original timeline, if it weren't for Tang San's cultivation of the Purple Demon Eye from a young age, combined with the mental strength from two lifetimes and the enhancement from the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew Immortal Herb...
Without absorbing the head spirit bone, he couldn't possibly resist Hu Liena's charm!
Even some elders of the Spirit Hall would occasionally be attracted to Hu Liena!
This shows how terrifying her charm technique is!
Fortunately, they were only attracted. As Title Douluo, they wouldn't be completely enthralled by a Soul King and fall under her control.
With a slight burst of their mental strength, Hu Liena would suffer a backlash.
Just like how Xiao Wu, at level twenty-nine, used charm to control the seventy-sixth-level Zhao Wuji…
Where did Xiao Wu get that courage?
Did she still think of herself as the formidable Xiao Wu from the Star Dou Forest?
"Nana, even if he has a ten-thousand-year fourth spirit ring, he's still just a Soul Ancestor. What's there to be afraid of?"
The red-haired youth, Yan, walked over and said disdainfully.
Upon hearing this, Hu Liena's face tightened, and she replied with some displeasure, "Yan, arrogance is not strength!"
"Have you forgotten what happened to us in Sotuo City?"
Yan trembled all over. If Hu Liena hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't have shivered instinctively.
Damn it, even two of our worshipers couldn't defeat them, and what am he, Yan, in comparison?
"Nana, can we not bring up these two?"
"That kid is just a Soul Ancestor…"
Yan said weakly, his tone suggesting negotiation though it was more of a plea.
As Hu Liena's licking dog, Yan was supposed to think everything she said was right.
"Yan, we must not underestimate anyone."
At this moment, Xie Yue, who had been standing silently with his arms crossed, spoke up.
He was a cold and aloof type, rarely talking to anyone besides Hu Liena and Yan.
This was also a means of protecting himself and his sister, Hu Liena, when they were younger and weaker.
"Any threat to our championship must be eliminated!"
"This year, there must be no accidents!"
Yes, this year's championship was not just about the three spirit bones but also Hu Liena's future promotion.
Currently, Hu Liena was just the Pope's disciple without any significant contributions. Even if Bibi Dong wanted to make her a saint, the elders and worshipers would oppose it.
Winning this championship was the first step!
They didn't know that if Qian Renxue returned, there would be no place for Hu Liena to become a saint...
"Hey, I was just saying…"
"Don't worry, I won't be careless!"
"This year's championship will definitely belong to us!"
Yan scratched his head awkwardly, then suddenly seemed to remember something and quickly said, "By the way, I recall that Blue Sunshine has some sort of Seven-in-One Spirit Fusion Technique…"
This Spirit Fusion Technique, wasn't it more notable than that guy named Tang Yin?
Upon hearing this, Hu Liena and Xie Yue exchanged glances.
Xie Yue shook his head helplessly.
"You..."
"According to information sent back by Platinum Bishop Kallun, when they use their Seven-in-One Spirit Fusion Technique, there is a long charging time!"
This charging time is long only relative to strong opponents.
"During this charging time, if it were on the battlefield, I could kill several of them!"
"However, due to the competition rules, we will adopt a more cautious approach."
At this point, Xie Yue's mouth curved into a slight smile.
Illusions?
These trash want to compete in illusions with us?
Before they can even fully execute their technique, Hu Liena would have already disrupted them!
The so-called Seven-in-One Spirit Fusion Technique is nothing but chicken ribs!
Hu Liena had long known that the Seven-in-One Spirit Fusion Technique was useless, which is why she didn't bother studying it.
"Huh?"
Wait, judging by the situation, both Nana and Xie Yue knew about this.
But he was still in the dark?
Yan scratched his head, feeling a sense of being excluded, though he couldn't quite pinpoint why.
The scene shifts to Neuvillette and Focalors.
The two left the Spirit City Great Spirit Arena relatively early, avoiding the crowds.
After exiting the arena, the streets were nearly empty.
The few passersby were those who couldn't get tickets because they were outsiders, looking frustrated.
Unlike the Heaven Dou City Great Spirit Arena, the Spirit City Great Spirit Arena didn't charge an entrance fee. As long as you were a resident of Spirit City, you could watch for free.
This was one of the benefits provided by the Spirit Hall to the residents of Spirit City.
Spirit Masters were very enthusiastic about both watching and participating in spirit battles.
Those who didn't get tickets could only wait for the next match.
"Qian Daoliu is quite considerate, afraid someone might offend us?"
"That seems to be the case."
"After all, the current Spirit Hall cannot withstand the wrath of two deities."
Qian Daoliu had his reasons for doing so.
This also helped reduce many unnecessary troubles.
As for pretending to be weak, the two of them had long outgrown such childish antics. The less trouble, the better.
Anyone who still dared to provoke them, knowing they couldn't be trifled with, was simply courting death.
"Then there's no need to hold back."
"By the way, my dear Focalors, is what you mentioned earlier really true?"
With a face full of curiosity, Neuvillette asked.
"You rascal!"
"Ha!"
Neuvillette couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Alright, let's call it even. Darling, we still have plenty of time, how about we visit that fruit shop from yesterday?"
Hearing about the fruit shop, Focalors instinctively looked down at her toes, no, her ankles...
"Am I really beyond saving at this point?"
"Sigh..."
A dignified Hydro Archon, a God of Justice.
Yet her mindset was so "narrow," it was truly unreasonable.
Annoyed, trembling, and cold!
"Still, we should go. What if it does have some effect?"
With this thought, Focalors nodded.
"Darling, I heard you say that the Archon from Inazuma really likes to drink dango milk..."