AWB Chapter 221 Black Hand and Dirty Hand
Chapter 221 Black Hand and Dirty Hand
Chapter 221 Black Hand and Dirty Hand
"Why did you use me and you as an analogy?" Wang Dong'er avoided the topic of soul tools that Su Yu was talking about.
"I like it, there's no other reason." Su Yu smiled, looking at Wang Dong'er's slightly confused profile. "Actually, I know that ever since I left Shrek Academy, you've been worried about my situation. Since then, when you saw me again, you weren't as casual as before; you were more testing, trying to figure out how to eliminate that non-existent barrier between us. Just like now, you clearly know that the Tang Sect team needs you, but you still choose to quietly accompany me to play around in Mingdu. In fact, between you and me, what barrier is there caused by time?"
Wang Dong'er fell silent. Looking at Su Yu's gentle smile, she realized that she seemed to have nothing more to say.
Sure enough, nothing had changed, and I naturally fell in love with this naughty guy.
Even though this guy exposed his true identity a long time ago, he still enjoyed it. Sure enough, this guy's heart is exceptionally wicked.
The essence of life is actually just plain and quiet, like now, doing whatever you want, without the ups and downs of the past. This is Wang Dong'er's biggest feeling since participating in the competition in Mingdu with Su Yu. Although Su Yu has never said it, she naturally feels that perhaps this is the kind of life she wants when everything can settle down.
Of course, all of this depends on whether Su Yu is willing to live that kind of life.
"Yes, yes, nothing can be hidden from you."
"It's not that you can't hide anything from me, but that most of the time you wear your heart on your sleeve. Why don't you look in the mirror? You still have words written on your face right now?" Su Yu reached out and pinched Wang Dong'er's cheek.
Under Su Yu's unwavering gaze, Wang Dong'er took out a mirror with some skepticism and carefully examined her slightly doubtful face.
"Huh? No way!"
"Hahaha..." Su Yu stopped teasing her, reached out a hand, and gently tidied the stray hairs by her ear. Finally, he didn't forget to wipe away the crumbs of pastry from the corner of her mouth with his finger.
Under the night sky, Wang Dong'er looked up at the dazzling starlight of Mingdu, just like that cool and ambiguous night during the last competition, when Su Yu held her hand and sat quietly beside her.
It turns out there was no barrier between us; I was just overthinking things.
Where exactly does that barrier lie?
It turns out that...
"Would you like to learn about soul tools?"
"Can I learn it?"
"Of course! My Dong'er is so smart. If she learns how to use soul tools, she'll definitely be even more amazing than me in the future."
“…………”
Wang Dong'er suddenly turned her head, "No, why would I want to learn soul tools? Cultivating martial souls alone is already troublesome enough. Do you think everyone is like you, a freak?"
Su Yu was stunned.
"Ahem... I was just asking, nothing more."
Su Yu knew that Wang Dong'er's constant rejection of soul tools stemmed from certain reasons, but Wang Dong'er herself was right; she knew she couldn't cultivate both martial soul and soul tools simultaneously.
"The future may become even more difficult..."
Holding Wang Dong'er close by the waist, Su Yu felt the stray hairs fluttering in the breeze near her ear. The hairs gently brushed against Su Yu's face, causing a ticklish sensation. Su Yu couldn't tell if it was his face that was itchy, or his heart.
"Let's talk about the future when it comes. I'm content with having you in the present."
Although Su Yu didn't look at Wang Dong'er's face at the moment, he knew without a doubt that she was blushing.
Su Yu didn't consider himself a gentleman, nor was he a lustful bastard. Right now, he was just an ordinary person, quietly kissing the girl he loved. However, Wang Dong'er's body suddenly stiffened unnaturally for a moment, but then she slumped into Su Yu's arms.
Inside the coat was the lining that Su Yu had once paid a hefty sum to have in the capital of the Star Luo Empire for Dong'er. The material of the lining was unknown, but it felt incredibly soft to the touch…
What the future holds is a matter for the future. Even if things turn bad, it doesn't necessarily mean a hopeless situation of losing everything. What he fears is losing everything, but can worrying about gains and losses change anything?
How things unfold depends on fate and on oneself.
Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy.
The match has now progressed to the second round, and Xiao Xiao is taking the stage. Her opponent is Lu Jiuyu, who is rather thin.
For Lu Jiuyu, it was a painful day. As a support-type Soul Master who was not very strong in actual combat but relied on his own Martial Soul and Soul Tool, he was a rare Soul Master in the army and team battles. But to actually go up and fight against others was simply torture.
"The captain really went all out, specifically sending Lu Jiuyu to fight that little girl named Xiao Xiao." Fang Wei chuckled, watching Lu Jiuyu being chased and leaped around by Xiao Xiao, and remarked with a sigh.
Jing Peng shook his head and said, "Although the vice-captain is Rachel, only Lu Jiuyu received the notebook given by the captain. In other words, this time Lu Jiuyu chose to fight against that little girl named Xiao Xiao from Shrek Academy."
"Could you go easy on me? I'm really not good at fighting..." Lu Jiuyu painfully opened his soul-guided protective shield and looked at Xiao Xiao with grief and indignation.
Xiao Xiao pouted and said, "It wasn't like this when you came to spar with us. How can a Soul Master be so weak? Shouldn't the regular members of the Sun Moon Empire be very powerful Soul Masters?"
The cauldron slammed into the soul-guided protective shield again, knocking Lu Jiuyu back several steps.
"Don't ask me that, I'm not going to tell you anyway. How about we each compromise and call it a draw? Otherwise, if we keep fighting like this, we'll both run out of soul power."
Lu Jiuyu tried his best to stall for time, seemingly unwilling to continue the fight, but Xiao Xiao had no intention of letting him continue. The three large cauldrons trembled violently and slammed into Lu Jiuyu's soul-guided protective shield.
Boom!
A loud roar rang out, and Lu Jiuyu was thrown back by the shockwave, crashing heavily to the ground.
This scene, witnessed by the Tang Clan members, brought smiles to their faces. But the next instant, as the dust settled, Lu Jiuyu shakily rose from the smoke, stretched his stiff body, and said, "I've already said that if we continue fighting, it'll be the same. How about we compromise and call it a draw?"
"impossible."
The three massive cauldrons crashed into Lu Jiuyu's soul-guiding shield with a deafening roar. The immense force sent Lu Jiuyu flying back several meters, but aside from the powerful inertia, it still couldn't inflict any effective damage on her. It seemed that Lu Jiuyu was clearly trying to tell her that continuing would lead to the same result.
boom!
Xiao Xiao wasn't idle either. While urging the cauldron to continue its attack, her first, second, and third spirit rings lit up one after another.
The tripod's stability, its surging power, its might.
As the three massive cauldrons roared down with terrifying force towards his location, Lu Jiuyu knew that the opponent was making a final attempt. If this attempt also failed, then they would probably choose a draw.
As Lu Jiuyu watched the approaching cauldron, a pair of blue wings suddenly unfurled behind him, and blue flames erupted from the wings, creating a tremendous sonic boom.
"The first one."
A black mist engulfed one of the large cauldrons, causing its speed to decrease dramatically. The cauldron that was originally close to Lu Jiuyu was instantly pushed back, perfectly avoiding the first cauldron.
The second cauldron arrived in quick succession. Lu Jiuyu's third soul ring lit up, and the two cauldrons passed through Lu Jiuyu's body. Lu Jiuyu's figure seemed to disappear as he was attacked from both sides. The two cauldrons collided heavily, but Xiao Xiao knew that she had completely lost her target. This attack had completely missed.
"Xiao Xiao's attack missed?" Bei Bei looked at the disappearing Lu Jiuyu with some surprise.
Huo Yuhao nodded and said, "Lu Jiuyu is very smart. It's not that he used his soul skill to dodge Xiao Xiao's attack, but that he wasn't in that position to begin with."
A faint golden light shone in Huo Yuhao's eyes, and those eyes seemed to see through everything.
In his spiritual eyes, Lu Jiuyu's every move was seen through. However, he did not understand why the Sun Moon Empire's soul tools could create an effect similar to mental interference. Could it be that the Sun Moon Empire's soul tools could completely replace the function of soul skills?
"You mean that guy named Lu Jiuyu used a disruptive soul skill?" He Caitou asked, leaning closer.
"No, it was his soul tool. Although I don't know if it's related to his soul skills, he successfully deflected Xiao Xiao's attack, causing it to hit the illusion he created using his soul tool. This guy named Lu Jiuyu, while not particularly strong, is extremely cunning. From the moment he entered the arena until now, he hasn't launched a single effective attack, yet he has perfectly calculated every single one of Xiao Xiao's attacks. If this opponent is truly deployed to the battlefield between the three great empires and the Sun Moon Empire in the future, he will be a terrifying adversary!"
Huo Yuhao looked at Lu Jiuyu, a faint killing intent flashing in his eyes.
It's best not to leave such an opponent with any future troubles!
This is a terrifying person, and even more terrifying is the person who cultivated this opponent. If given the chance, Huo Yuhao wants to think about the future of the three great empires, or at least reduce the number of opponents for Shrek Academy's future!
"I've already said there's no need for us to continue fighting, let's just call it a draw."
Standing behind Xiao Xiao, Lu Jiuyu gently patted the dust off his body and habitually activated his soul guide shield. On his chest was a medal of a level six soul master.
"impossible."
The answer he received was still Xiao Xiao's cauldron, clearly indicating that the plan to draw the battle was ruined. A flash of golden light appeared, and Xiao Xiao's cauldron had already fallen to the ground. Lu Jiuyu, struck by the cauldron, found his movements somewhat stiff, and a tiny crack crisscrossed and spread across the soul guide shield from the point of impact.
Under the continuous attacks of Xiao Xiao's Great Cauldron, the Soul Guidance Shield reached its limit.
Just then, Xiao Xiao's speed increased, and the golden cauldron suddenly enveloped Lu Jiuyu. Seeing this, the Tang Clan members were overjoyed. This was Xiao Xiao's fourth soul skill. With the support of more than 50 levels of soul power, the sealing power of this soul skill was enough to prevent even a Soul Emperor controlled by the cauldron from breaking free in a short time.
After the opponent's proud soul-guided protective shield was broken, they used their fourth soul skill again to seal Lu Jiuyu into the cauldron. This smooth action only took a few seconds.
"It seems your disciple is truly capable, Teacher Qiuhe," Wen Jiang said, looking at the arena.
"Don't worry, although Lu Jiuyu's combat strength is indeed not as good as Rachel's, he won't lose. After all, he still has Luo Yu as his captain. Teacher Wen Jiang, don't you think this sparring is a good experience?"
Qiuhe recalled when Rachel mentioned the plan for this sparring match to her. At first, she didn't take it seriously, thinking that the sparring match was too far-fetched. Now, thinking about it carefully, perhaps it was she who was far-fetched.
The next moment, Xiao Xiao's expression turned strange. She looked at her cauldron in disbelief, as if she suspected that her cauldron had been switched.
She didn't move her large cauldron again, but instead cautiously searched for Lu Jiuyu's figure in the arena.
"Sorry, you failed again. But after this, your soul power should be almost depleted, right?"
A familiar voice came from behind Xiao Xiao's cauldron. Lu Jiuyu, supporting the soul guide shield, peeked out from behind Xiao Xiao's Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldron.
"Okay, it's a tie." Xiao Xiao rolled her eyes helplessly.
If it weren't for this bastard in front of me who only dodged and dodged, my attacks would have been completely evaded more than ten times in a row. No matter how I attacked, I couldn't break through his ghostly defense.
In Xiao Xiao's eyes, Lu Jiuyu was not strong, but strange.
Like an elusive ghost, completely unable to find any trace of the other party, Xiao Xiao tried to find traces of the other party through their actions, but could not find any pattern. This made Xiao Xiao have a rare moment of self-doubt.
"Okay, it's a draw."
Lu Jiuyu smiled and nodded. The two then gestured to the referee, and the referee announced that the result of this game was a draw.
Back with his team, Lu Jiuyu was met with curious stares from many of his teammates.
"Why are you all looking at me? Who's going to fight next? I've already said I'm not good at fighting. I can only gather information for you guys."
Lu Jiuyu shrugged and looked at everyone helplessly.
Rachel patted Lu Jiuyu on the shoulder with satisfaction and said, "No wonder the captain gave you the notes. You're really ruthless and your methods are really dirty."
Heavily in debt and the "forever" series.
He tested positive, then fell ill...
(End of this chapter)