Chapter 323: Qiu'er, What Did You Eat to Grow Like That?
"Huo Yuhao, I'm actually very strong! Even among my royal peers, no one is my match. So, I think you should be ready to lose this match." Xu Tianzhen smiled confidently she had always been a proud person.
Huo Yuhao remained expressionless, unfazed by her words. Given that Xu Tianzhen was the most favored princess of the Sun Moon Empire, her confidence was understandable.
In terms of raw strength, Xu Tianzhen wasn't even qualified to be his opponent. To him, her taunts were no different from a child waving a stick and shouting threats.
Seeing his lack of reaction, Xu Tianzhen felt somewhat frustrated. Despite her name meaning "innocence," as a royal princess, she had witnessed the dirty schemes of the court from a young age. She was far from a naive girl.
Her words weren't just a reflection of her confidence in her own strength she also wanted to provoke Huo Yuhao, speeding up her victory. Fighting an angry opponent was far easier than fighting someone with a calm and composed mind.
She fixed her gaze on Huo Yuhao as six soul rings two yellow, two purple, and two black emerged around her. A golden red light radiated from her body, yet she did not attack immediately.
Though she was confident, she knew she didn't have the overwhelming advantage that a Titled Douluo would have against a Soul Emperor. If she wanted a quick victory, she needed to discreetly activate her spiritual defense soul tools to guard against his mental attacks.
She did this in secret to bait Huo Yuhao into attacking. If she openly revealed her defenses, he might abandon spiritual attacks and bombard her with soul cannons instead.
In the waiting area of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Di Qiu'er's golden eyes reflected Xu Tianzhen's figure. She found her words a little grating if she were in the match, she would have given Xu Tianzhen a lesson.
Huo Yuhao's invention of soul spirits had greatly benefited soul beasts, easing conflicts between them and human soul masters. As a soul beast herself, Di Qiu'er had a very favorable impression of him.
Moreover, thanks to Huo Yuhao's ability to summon the brilliance of the sun, she could enjoy delicious meals while also growing stronger. Her appreciation for him only deepened over time.
If not for his sensitive status as a human, she would have taken him to the Great Star Dou Forest to introduce him to Di Tian and the others.
For someone like her, who had no parents and was blessed by fate, Di Tian and the others were essentially family.
"Qiu'er! What are you staring at? Are your hands itching for a fight? Honestly, I think Yuhao shouldn't even be facing Xu Tianzhen. He should just rest and let us handle it. Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy isn't even worth his effort." Meng Hongchen giggled, wrapping her arm around Di Qiu'er's.
Di Qiu'er stiffened slightly. She still wasn't used to physical contact with anyone other than Huo Yuhao. But if she wanted to blend into human society, she had to get used to it. From her observations, close friends among human girls often linked arms like this.
So… was this what humans called "best friends"?
Di Qiu'er was now part of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's battle team. Given her immense strength and ability to perform a Martial Soul Fusion Technique with Huo Yuhao, she had become an official member. Since she and Meng Hongchen were the only girls on the team, they naturally bonded over shared experiences.
"Hmm, I think your idea makes sense," Di Qiu'er responded awkwardly.
Meng Hongchen sensed her half hearted reply and instinctively tightened her hold on Di Qiu'er's arm, ready to tease her.
However, her elbow suddenly pressed against something soft. She instinctively glanced at Di Qiu'er's chest before looking down at her own, and her expression turned sour.
"Qiu'er, what on earth did you eat to grow like that?"
Honestly, Meng Hongchen had always been confident in her figure, but compared to Di Qiu'er, the difference was just too big.
Di Qiu'er's face flushed red, and she quickly withdrew her arm from Meng Hongchen's grasp. Not wanting to reveal her diet, she simply said, "I grew up eating soul beast meat."
"Soul beast meat?" Meng Hongchen was skeptical. "I eat soul beast meat all the time too. Don't tell me you've been eating some special kind? Qiu'er, what kind of soul beast meat do you eat?"
Di Qiu'er was about to make up an excuse when she caught sight of Xu Tianzhen in the corner of her eye and swiftly changed the subject. "Xu Tianzhen is making her move."
Meng Hongchen immediately dropped her line of questioning and turned her attention to Xu Tianzhen.
On the stage, Xu Tianzhen spread her arms wide as if embracing something. In an instant, six soul rings appeared around her two yellow, two purple, and two black.
For most people in the Douluo Continent, this was the ideal configuration for a Soul Emperor. When she revealed her rings, some audience members gasped in surprise.
"A Soul Emperor! Another young Soul Emperor! The Sun Moon Empire is truly brimming with talent! As expected of Her Highness!"
A golden red radiance surged outward from Xu Tianzhen, rapidly heating the air. She focused her gaze on Huo Yuhao, puzzled.
To be honest, while secretly activating multiple spiritual soul tools, she had expected Huo Yuhao to attack. But to her surprise, he remained still, as if waiting for her to make the first move.
"What is he doing? Is he underestimating me, thinking I'm not a threat?"
Doubts swirled in her mind, and her gaze toward Huo Yuhao became even more perplexed.
"No matter what he's planning, I must strike first and take him down as quickly as possible."
With that thought, Xu Tianzhen's third soul ring glowed. A burst of orange red energy shot out like a blade, surging toward Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao had long noticed her discreet activation of her spiritual defense soul tools. After all, his spiritual power had already reached a tangible level, and with his constant use of Spiritual Detection Sharing, her actions were completely exposed to him.
However, he had no intention of directly overwhelming her with a spiritual soul skill. Instead, he allowed her to fully prepare herself and attack first.
If she were defeated by his spiritual power too quickly, he would have to wait before he could extract the essence of the sun from her.
As for the possibility of losing?
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