"You stubborn mule, I don't believe I'll be afraid of you!" Yali snorted coldly, defiantly flipping over and straddling Xia Yi. With a thought, six pairs of twelve-winged angelic wings slowly emerged from her back.
In that moment, Yali radiated an unprecedented holiness. The divine and seductive coexisted within her, making Xia Yi's eyes sparkle with stars.
"Today, if I don't drain you dry, I'm not worthy of being the Holy Spirit Douluo." Yali's stamina instantly returned to its peak as her martial spirit possessed her.
"Hehe, Yulai was right — you are the most seductive one." Seeing Yali's wild energy, Xia Yi chuckled. He understood now — this woman had been seducing him the entire time.
She wanted to go all out just this once, to end things with Xia Ye for good.But judging by her current behavior, there might be a next time.
......
"Xier, what are you doing here?" As soon as Xia Yi returned to his room at the Spirit Pagpoda, he saw Mu Xi sitting on the edge of the bed.
"I was waiting for you. By the way! Where have you been the past few days? I thought you forgot about the Star Battle Net's All-Federation Challenge!" Mu Xi stood up and said.
"Had some business to take care of. By the way, where's Yue'er?" Xia Yi asked curiously.
"Sister Gu Yue is cultivating. As for Sister Yaozhu and Sister Yulai, I haven't seen them these past couple of days," Mu Xi said.
"I know where they are. There's still some time before the All-Federation Challenge begins. Come on, let's go find Gu Yue," Xia Yi laughed and scooped Mu Xi up in his arms, heading toward Gu Yue's cultivation chamber.
Of course, he knew where Leng Yulai and Leng Yaozhu were — they were with Yali.
......…
Right on schedule, Xia Yi logged into the Star Battle Net with Gu Yue and Mu Xi.
"Login successful. Welcome, 'Big Brother Hello.' Your match will begin in ten minutes. Please proceed to the Soul Master Battle Zone and await your match."
Xia Yi had timed it precisely — the moment he logged in, a system voice promptly notified him.
He was up for the first elimination match in the central division's Soul Master Challenge today. Tomorrow will be the mecha challenge elimination match.
This scheduling approach was designed to accommodate participants who signed up for both competitions, ensuring there were no conflicts.
Xia Yi had underestimated how long the entire tournament would last. Judging from the current schedule, it looked like the entire event could last three to four months.
But Xia Yi was just accompanying Gu Yue and Mu Xi for the experience. Gu Yue wanted a deeper understanding of this so-called artificial intelligence.
Mu Xi needed combat experience to improve herself.
As for Xia Yi, he didn't care how long he played or what his final ranking would be.
The matches had been going on since morning. Now it was finally Xia Yi's turn. Around the central division's stadium, there were people everywhere wearing white masks with their names and win-loss records displayed above them.
Above Xia Yi's head, his record still showed one win and zero losses.
He hadn't logged back in since he beat Lin Pingzhi last time.
This time, he only logged in because of the match notification.
In contrast, Gu Yue and Mu Xi had racked up quite a few matches. Gu Yue had twenty-five wins and zero losses.
Mu Xi had eighteen wins and fifteen losses — all fifteen losses were to Gu Yue.
She had won all her other matches.
"Match countdown: one minute."
Ten minutes flew by. It was finally time for the match. Xia Yi took a deep breath. Before entering the Star Battle Net, he had already adjusted himself to his peak condition.Even if he didn't care much about the results, now that he was here, he would take it seriously.
A flash of golden light twisted the surroundings, and in the next moment, he was on the battle platform.
Opposite him stood a masked opponent. What surprised Xia Yi was that, unlike casual matches, his opponent's name wasn't displayed. This was a form of identity protection for the official tournament.
"That's not bad either," Xia Yi smiled slightly.
"Three, two, one — begin!"
As Xia Yi was admiring the Star Battle Net's confidentiality features, the electronic countdown ended, officially starting his first match in the All-Federation Challenge.
The voice had barely finished when the soul master opposite him activated his soul rings — five in total: two yellow, two purple, one black. As the third ring lit up, he raised his right hand into the air, and a wave of red light shot up. Suddenly, clusters of fireballs, each the size of a fist, appeared in the sky and came raining down toward Xia Yi.
A five-ring Soul King?
Xia Yi couldn't help but chuckle. He didn't expect to be so lucky.
Xia Yi also activated his third soul ring. As the fireballs rained down, he didn't move, as if he didn't even see them. Behind him, rows of ice spears materialized and shot toward the opponent.
Dozens of ice spears pierced through the fireballs, shattering them into sparks.
The ice spears didn't even slow down — they continued hurtling toward the soul master.
What?
A seven-ring Soul Sage!
The five-ring Soul King was stunned. His expression was hidden behind the mask, but he wanted to cry.
Just his luck — running into a Soul Sage in the very first round. The poor five-ring Soul King was practically in tears.
Worse, his opponent used ice, which completely countered his fire attribute.
He could even feel the suppression — his fireballs trembled when they touched the ice spears, which disrupted his flow.
He knew that with only five rings, he wasn't going to go far in a major competition like this, but he had hoped to at least survive the first round!
"Screw it!" Even though he knew he couldn't win, the Soul King didn't want to surrender outright.
His fifth soul ring — the black ten-thousand-year ring — lit up, releasing intense fire energy. A massive fireball launched toward Xia Yi.
Ten-thousand-year soul ring abilities were powerful. Even a Soul Sage without battle armor could be injured if careless.
But dreams are beautiful — reality, harsh.
Against Xia Yi, the fireball was easily pierced by a single ice spear. It didn't even leave a scorch mark.
Dozens of ice spears instantly hovered at the Soul King's throat.
Xia Yi didn't kill him like he did with Lin Pingzhi last time — he only defeated him.
"Match over. 'Big Brother Hello' advances." The electronic voice announced instantly.
In the next moment, both were teleported away. For Xia Yi, the fight was far too easy — a complete one-sided victory. From beginning to end, he hadn't even moved.
Back at the staging area, the information above Xia Yi's head changed — the name "Big Bro Good" turned a faint gold, and the previous win-loss record disappeared, replaced with a golden upward-pointing arrow.
This meant he had advanced in today's match.