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Tang San's gaze slowly shifted away from the figure of the young man on the competition stage and soon landed on another figure in the audience: Huo Yuhao.
His eyes narrowed slightly, then he swept a glance at Dai Mubai beside him without changing his expression, beginning to calculate secretly in his heart.
They were good brothers, so naturally, he could not forget the descendants of Dai Mubai.
Huo Yuhao had always been his target; after all, he was the current Child of Destiny of the Douluo Continent, and his role was crucial for Tang San to achieve his future goals.
Naturally, Tang San could not just focus on immediate trifles, and when it came to benefits, the more, the better.
He wanted not only Tang Wulin, not only Wang Dong'er, and not only that Shrek Academy; he wanted Huo Yuhao as well.
Tang San was a rather greedy person, a point he never denied.
But it was precisely because he was greedy enough that he could obtain more.
To master the entire Douluo Continent and firmly hold all resources and connections in his own hands—that was what Tang San truly wanted.
And now, he was only missing the Child of Destiny.
In Tang San's original plan, when Huo Yuhao had endured all kinds of tempering and suffering to achieve Ascension to the Divine Realm, he would have Dai Mubai step forward to make Huo Yuhao change his name back to Dai, further grinding away his Spirit and completely integrating him into his control.
Of course, if Huo Yuhao was unwilling...
Tang San had other means.
Huo Yun'er's Soul was still in his hands, a fact he had never mentioned to anyone.
Huo Yuhao was a very filial child, a point Tang San knew clearly; someone willing to give everything for their mother was the easiest to manipulate.
As long as he was obedient, everything would be easy to handle.
With these thoughts, Tang San couldn't help but feel refreshed, as if everything had returned to his control once again.
This feeling... could be described as quite wonderful.
The corners of his mouth curled into a faint arc, and he turned his gaze back to the light screen.
Just as Tang San was calculating all this in his heart, the light screen above the competition stage began to scroll again, and a few breaths later, two new names appeared steadily at the very top of the list.
[Blood God Army · Seele] VS [Blood God Army · Lin Xi]
Two figures stood up simultaneously from the exclusive area of the Blood God Army and walked towards the competition stage.
After the two stood in position, the rules for the first round of the competition appeared on the light screen.
[First Round Duel Rule: Weapon Battle]
When Lin Xi saw this line of text, a helpless wry smile couldn't help but flash across her emerald green eyes.
Weapon Battle... this was not a field she was good at.
Lin Feng waved his hand casually, and two beams of light condensed into shape in front of the two; in Seele's hand appeared a pitch-black scythe, its blade long and sharp.
And in Lin Xi's hand was a slender sword, the blade delicate and light.
The moment the match began, Seele's figure darted towards Lin Xi, the black scythe in her hand sweeping out with a fierce whistling sound!
Lin Xi hurriedly swung her slender sword to parry, but her swordsmanship was truly not very skilled; the force and angle of every strike seemed somewhat awkward, and she was forced into a steady retreat under Seele's fierce scythe attacks.
After several rounds of engagement, the back of Seele's scythe accurately struck Lin Xi's wrist, sending the slender sword flying from Lin Xi's hand.
"First round, Seele wins."
Lin Xi rubbed her reddened wrist, though she didn't show any dejected expression; after all, Weapon Battle was indeed not her specialty.
The rules for the second round of the competition also appeared.
[Second Round Duel Rule: Faction Battle]
The two each received two specially made black dolls from Lin Feng.
The moment those two dolls landed in their hands, a strange fluctuation surged around both Seele and Lin Xi.
Seele threw the two black dolls in her hand, and they suddenly expanded in mid-air. Utilizing the two special dolls, Seele quickly deployed her battle formation. Blood-colored light shone, and a huge phantom of a black scythe condensed above Seele's head, with dull light flowing over the blade.
On the other side, Lin Xi similarly threw the two black dolls in her hand and also deployed her battle formation. A layer of green light emerged from Lin Xi's body, gradually condensing into a pair of translucent butterfly wings that hovered behind her, flapping gently.
On those wings, mesmerizing colors flowed, as if countless butterflies were dancing within them, carrying a somewhat Soul-captivating beauty.
Lin Xi took a deep breath, and a strange light lit up in her emerald green eyes. Her phantom butterfly wings gave a gentle flap, and a layer of green light enveloped Seele.
Seele's figure paused slightly for a moment, and a look of confusion flashed across her red eyes.
She seemed to have returned to that night, where everyone in the village was killed by that Evil Soul Master with the oil Spirit, and only she had survived.
Lin Xi apologized to Seele in her heart. Although she didn't know what Seele was seeing in the illusion, her battle formation could draw out the opponent's greatest fear; the greater the opponent's emotional fluctuation, the more Spirit Power she could absorb from them.
However, the development of events quickly exceeded Lin Xi's expectations. Seele took a deep breath, her red eyes remaining quite calm, and then she controlled the huge scythe to swing out.
The blade, carrying a fierce light, slashed down towards the illusion in front!
Crack!!
That layer of green light shattered like glass, turning into countless small butterflies that dissipated in mid-air.
Lin Xi's figure jolted violently, her pupils contracted sharply, and her emerald green eyes were filled with disbelief.
"How is it possible... My battle formation failed?"
She stared blankly at the figure opposite her, her mind blank. This development wasn't right; no matter what kind of person they were, when facing their greatest fear, they should have emotional fluctuations.
Lin Xi had completely not expected that one of Seele's trials was to face her own fears directly. Moreover, during that trial, Seele had already seen this scene countless times; it was still her greatest fear, but now she could deal with it without any ripples.
Seele's gaze fell on Lin Xi, and the huge black scythe quickly swung to Lin Xi's front.
"Second round, Seele wins."
Lin Xi smiled bitterly, retracted the phantom butterfly wings behind her, and nodded slightly towards Seele.
The rules for the third round of the competition soon appeared on the light screen.
[Third Round Duel Rule: Spirit Soul Battle]
A dim light appeared in front of Seele. Within that light, a huge, pitch-black moth slowly condensed into shape, with deep purple patterns flowing over its wings.
That was Seele's Spirit Soul, the Shadow Night Blade Moth.
On the other side, Lin Xi's phantom butterfly Spirit Soul also appeared simultaneously; it was a butterfly that was pale green all over, emitting a soft light.
The moment the match began, the Shadow Night Blade Moth's wings flapped violently, and its entire body turned into a black afterimage, darting towards the phantom butterfly. It was extremely fast, reaching the front of the phantom butterfly in the blink of an eye.
The phantom butterfly flapped its wings to retreat, simultaneously scattering a layer of scales, attempting to engulf the Shadow Night Blade Moth within them.
However, the Shadow Night Blade Moth was quite agile. It made a sharp turn in mid-air, avoiding the coverage of those scales, while the sharp blade light on the edge of its wings swept across the phantom butterfly's wings with a fierce Aura.
The phantom butterfly let out a low cry, and a deep crack was left on its wings.
The Shadow Night Blade Moth quickly chose to continue its attack, its wings suddenly closing to transform into a sharp blade, piercing through the phantom butterfly's body.
The phantom butterfly's figure turned into countless tiny specks of light in mid-air, dissipating completely.
"Third round, Seele wins."
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