Chapter 19: Oh Self-Overestimating Girl!
[You obtained the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's soul ring, the external soul bone—Evil God Hook—and the Evil God Pearl.]
[Your soul power rose once more, reaching rank ninety-eight.]
[With the augmentation of the Tianmeng Iceworm's origin power, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's soul ring successfully broke through to the hundred-thousand-year level, and your strength increased yet again.]
[You returned to Sky Water Academy. The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament was about to begin.]
[Your adoptive mother hoped you would participate in this year's Elite Tournament because Sky Water Academy had never won a championship.]
[In fact, the entire Heaven Dou Empire had never won one, let alone Sky Water Academy.]
[After a brief consideration, you agreed to your adoptive mother's request. With your current strength, there were almost no beings on the Douluo Continent who could threaten you.]
Wang Li: "..."
He was completely speechless.
His simulated self was reckless—but somehow never died.
Not even sixteen years old, yet already at rank ninety-eight!
This was even more terrifying than the first simulation!
The route was almost identical, and the opportunities gained were similar as well—yet the outcome was entirely different.
[A dignified rank ninety-eight Super Douluo participating in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament—wasn't this dimensional suppression?]
[You were the only male in Sky Water Academy, and also the only male within the Sky Water girls' team.]
[The team captain position should have belonged to Shui Bing'er, but because of your arrival, you became the captain instead.]
[Just before the preliminary matches began, Shui Bing'er broke through to rank forty. You took her to the Frozen Forest to hunt a soul beast.]
[Shui Bing'er's feelings toward you were extremely complicated. From time to time, she would sneak glances at you.]
[What happened when she was twelve seemed like drifting clouds—yet also vividly etched in her memory.]
[You had disappeared for several years. Shui Bing'er had no idea how strong you had become.]
[But even several years ago, your strength had already far surpassed hers…]
[Shui Bing'er issued a challenge to you!]
[You didn't even release your martial soul. With a single finger, you pressed Shui Bing'er to the ground and rubbed her into submission…]
[Shui Bing'er completely shut down, the light in her eyes gradually fading away.]
Rank ninety-eight versus rank forty—wasn't that effortless?
Not to mention possessing a true ice-and-fire immune body.
One must remember that in this simulation, Wang Li had inherited the Water and Fire Dragon Kings' legacies!
[After a long while, a trace of light returned to Shui Bing'er's eyes. She swore that she would never let you pull too far ahead of her.]
[You scoffed at her vow.]
[You arrived in the Frozen Forest. Perhaps due to good luck, you quickly encountered a six-thousand-year Ice Bird, perfectly suited to be Shui Bing'er's fourth soul ring.]
[You casually released a hint of pressure. The Ice Bird fell straight from the sky, prostrating itself on the snow, trembling violently.]
[This scene left Shui Bing'er utterly bewildered.]
[After obtaining her fourth soul ring, Shui Bing'er challenged you again, wanting to see how big the gap between you truly was.]
[Once more, you suppressed Shui Bing'er with a single finger.]
[You showed not the slightest bit of tenderness, completely shattering Shui Bing'er's defenses.]
[She lunged at you, wrapped her arms around yours, and bit down hard. Her teeth nearly shattered!]
Wang Li: "..."
Oh, self-overestimating girl!
[Shui Bing'er's eyes welled with tears. She looked pitiful and fragile, her gaze once again losing focus.]
[You looked deeply into Shui Bing'er's eyes. As your gazes met, a strange emotion slowly took root in both of your hearts.]
[You didn't know what this emotion was—only that your heartbeat seemed slightly faster than usual.]
[Shui Bing'er's face flushed faintly. You concluded that she had caught a cold!]
[Shui Bing'er: ...]
[You returned to Sky Water Academy to prepare for the upcoming competition.]
[Not long after, you arrived in Heaven Dou City, where you complained about how expensive the hotels were.]
Wang Li touched his storage soul tool, feeling rather fortunate that he hadn't gone to Heaven Dou City a few months earlier.
With less than ten thousand gold soul coins on hand, he probably wouldn't have lasted long in Heaven Dou City.
[You were the only male in the Sky Water girls' team, drawing the envy, jealousy, and hatred of passersby.]
[Your identity as the academy headmaster's adopted son was exposed. Your information spread everywhere, and you gained countless fangirls.]
[You met Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, Yu Tianxin, and others. Feng Xiaotian was extremely envious of your circumstances.]
[All of you had Innate Full Soul Power. All of you had mutated martial souls. So why did you get this kind of treatment?!]
[Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, Yu Tianxin, and the others declared that they would defeat you and the Sky Water team in the tournament.]
[You remained indifferent. You ignored them. You didn't care in the slightest—you even felt like laughing a bit!]
[Seeing this, everyone thought you were provoking them, and they began targeting you even more aggressively!]
[This wasn't your first meeting. The Four Element Academies frequently interacted and exchanged with one another—you had known each other for a long time.]
[As for Elephant Armored Academy, none of the Four Element Academies wanted to associate with them.]
[Soon, the opening ceremony arrived. Amid the cheers of the crowd, you entered the Heaven Dou City Grand Soul Fighting Arena. You became one of the focal points of the entire venue.]
[You saw the protagonist's group. Without the assistance of immortal herbs, only two of them had reached the Soul Ancestor level.]
[You had no intention of targeting the protagonist's group, but in the eyes of the Shrek Seven Devils, your gaze itself was a provocation!]
[Because of their uniform color, they looked like clowns. Your disdainful glance was even more lethal.]
[The Sky Water girls' team wore water-blue dresses across the board, each with a different design, looking as though they had been tailor-made.]
[Your team uniform was blue with gold trim. Worn on you, it appeared refined, dignified, and noble.]
[You were being observed by Xue Qinghe.]
[You were hated by the Shrek Seven Devils.]
"Good grief—just because I glanced at you once in a crowd, I suddenly have a death wish?"
"Isn't that a bit much?"
Wang Li felt his scalp go numb, completely at a loss for words.
The protagonist's group truly lived up to their reputation.
[As expected, you did not take the stage during the preliminaries. Those who fought were still the Shrek Academy and the Royal Team Second Team.]
[Shrek Academy went all out, ending the battle in one minute. Tang San consumed quite a bit of soul power.]
[This was because his fourth soul ring was not a ten-thousand-year ring, but a thousand-year one.]
[Without the support of immortal herbs, Tang San did not dare to risk absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring.]
[The audience gained a new appreciation for the Shrek Seven Devils, but you merely shook your head, utterly unconcerned.]
[Just as you left the Grand Soul Fighting Arena, you sensed a fluctuation of spiritual power. You froze…]
[Following this spiritual fluctuation, you walked toward the outskirts of Heaven Dou City.]
[Shi Nian appeared. He believed you were extremely talented and wanted to kill you.]
[Shi Nian spoke with you for a long, long time. He told you that although you had not taken the stage, nor revealed your strength,]
[The aura you carried among the crowd was that of a crane standing among chickens—you were undoubtedly a top-tier genius.]
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