Peerless: The Evil Soul Master's Guide to Saving the World

"Wow~"

The waves splashed.

Inside the swimming pool.

Xu Lexuan smoothed her long, wet hair behind her back, lay in the bathtub, and secretly glanced at Xu Cheng, who was basking in the sun in the distance.

She blinked her beautiful eyes, picked up a towel from beside the pool, and threw it at Xu Cheng.

"Hmm? Can't wait?" Xu Cheng lightly caught the towel, revealing a smile.

"How could that be? I'm quite curious, how did that girl Wang Dong'er manage to cause such a ruckus last night?" Xu Lexuan lay in the pool, her whole body submerged in the water, like a mermaid lying on the shore, her jade-like hand supporting her fragrant cheek, her beautiful eyes sparkling with anticipation for gossip.

"..." Xu Cheng turned away helplessly and stopped responding to her.

"Hmph, we'll find out tonight whether it works or not." Xu Lexuan snorted and dived back into the pool. A gurgling sound rang out. The beauty seemed to have shed her usual aloof princess and captain persona, revealing her girlish side in front of Xu Cheng.

Xu Cheng slowly stood up and looked down.

The two were on the top floor of the Mingdu Hotel, with an excellent view of the entire Mingdu Square and a clear view of the audience entering below.

It was early morning, and the Royal Soul Master Corps, one of the guardians of the nation, was orderly managing the arena. The noise of hundreds of thousands of spectators could be clearly heard even from his position.

Today is the first day of the second round of elimination matches.

After three days of elimination matches, the three forces of Haotian Sect, Shrek Academy, and Snow Demon Sect took turns on the stage, capturing the audience's attention. Even many academies put aside their views on the decline of these forces in recent years and began to hesitate.

After all, the forces behind these academies will always have to act as their subordinates.

Most of them are opportunists; they'll sway whichever way the wind blows.

Many people once moved their entire families to join the Sun Moon Empire because of its strength, but now that the forces on the original continent seem to be rising again, they have changed their allegiance...

"Da da da~"

The sound of slippers clicking on the ground came from behind Xu Cheng.

Then a delicate fragrance wafted over, its softness almost engulfing him entirely. Xu Lexuan's breath was as sweet as orchids, and her plump, peach-like body appeared even more charming and delicate.

In addition, the recent drills showed a stark contrast between his dashing figure as a starship captain and his current appearance.

It can be soft or hard.

"Why are you looking at them? Are they as good-looking as me?" Xu Lexuan said softly.

“It’s broad daylight now,” Xu Cheng said expressionlessly.

"What's wrong in broad daylight?" The beauty frowned slightly, her slender hand suddenly reaching down and slipping inside Xu Cheng's clothes. A slight smile appeared on her lips, and her fair, smooth arm, as white as mutton fat jade, gently hooked around Xu Cheng's neck. Like a beautiful snake, she slid from her side into Xu Cheng's embrace, her beautiful eyes fixed on Xu Cheng's eyes, captivating his soul.

“In broad daylight…” Xu Cheng sighed softly.

"Could you give me some time to rest?"

"No way~" Zhang Lexuan chuckled, quickening her pace even further, her beautiful eyes glancing downwards as she spoke gently.

"Xiao Xu Cheng can definitely do it, right?"

Xu Cheng: “…”

……

Beside the swimming pool.

a mess.

The sun loungers where Xu Cheng had been lying have now become battlefields in the swimming pool.

Looking at the exhausted beauty lying in his arms, Xu Cheng sighed softly, wondering when this would ever end.

"Drip~"

The communication device next to them suddenly lit up.

"Hey bro, I got in touch with Shrek Academy. They said we should meet at the usual place this afternoon. Should we agree?" Nana's voice came through the phone.

"I agree." Xu Cheng smiled.

Although I can trample Xuanzi underfoot and tear Xian Lin'er apart with my bare hands, it's still quite fun to tease them, and it would be best if... I could find out Tang Shenwang's future plans.

"Woo~"

The beauty in his arms let out a soft hum, pulled Xu Cheng's arm back, wrapped it around her smooth, fair back, and then closed her eyes again with satisfaction.

"I'm going to take a nap, don't disturb me."

"Ok."

Xu Cheng lay on the sun lounger, looking utterly dejected.

……

"The second round of elimination matches will reduce the number of teams from more than 272 to 136. It's really tough."

Xu Sanshi looked down at the battlefield and sighed.

“Yes, I don’t know what got into the Sun Moon Empire, adding sects as well. The Snow Demon Sect, the Bright Jade Sect, the Earth Dragon Sect, and the Heavenly Dragon Sect are all quite powerful, and they will at least take away some of the original academy teams.” Bei Bei stood at the head of the group and said with a sigh.

"Perhaps Xu Cheng thought that there were quite a few sects that had pledged allegiance to the Sun Moon Empire, and he wanted to use this to suppress us. But he didn't expect... not only did he lose face, but he might not even be able to keep his position in the top three." Dai Huabin chuckled.

"This first place originally belonged to Shrek Academy; we just let them have it for a year," Bei Bei said calmly.

“What Senior Beibei said is right!” Dai Huabin quickly chimed in.

"You have a bright future, Dai." Xu Sanshi raised an eyebrow, but he didn't look down on Dai Huabin's obsequiousness. On the contrary, he secretly admired him. If it were him, who had suddenly fallen from his noble status to that of an ordinary genius, he probably would have had a hard time doing this.

Now that Dai Huabin has finally gotten his chance, he can personally avenge his deceased parents and brothers, which can be considered a good thing.

"Hehehe..." Dai Huabin scratched his head, pretending to be a simpleton.

Everyone was watching the spectacle with amusement.

Only Zhu Lu's eyes showed a look of heartache.

"However... in today's elimination round, there will be a battle between the Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy and the Haotian Sect."

Lan Ruoruo suddenly spoke in a low voice.

"What?!!"

Everyone was startled and crowded around to look at the huge light screen she was pointing to. The soul tool developed by the Sun Moon Empire was at the very top of the arena, displaying the results of the draw.

Match 1: Tianxuan Academy VS Lingmiao Academy!

The second match...

My gaze kept sliding downwards.

Up to the twenty-first match: Haotian Sect VS Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy!

"Am I seeing things? Has Xu Cheng gone mad?" Xu Sanshi stared blankly at the panel and stammered.

"They were playing on their home turf, yet they didn't manipulate the draw? Or... were they simply not afraid of encountering the Haotian Sect? That shouldn't be the case." Dai Huabin frowned, his face grim.

"The lottery results were fair. I went with Elder Xuan this morning and didn't see any problems." Bei Bei crossed her arms, her expression calm and composed.

“Beibei, you mean…” Xu Sanshi suddenly realized.

"That's right. I guess the Sun Moon Empire is going crazy right now. After all, it's only been two or three days since the Clear Sky Sect and Shrek Academy showed their strength. They haven't even had time to react to the alteration of the draw results before they ran into the Clear Sky Sect. Hmph, last time they blocked us in the top sixteen, but now, the Clear Sky Sect has blocked us in the second round of the knockout stage."

"Hahahaha, it's still our home turf..." Dai Huabin laughed heartily, "It's just a pity that we didn't solve it ourselves."

Lan Ruoruo and Lan Susu exchanged a glance and breathed a sigh of relief.

Xie Huanyue revealed a simple, honest smile.

The reserve team members also cheered with joy.

Beibei stood with her hands behind her back, looking calm and composed.

The advantage is mine!

……

Haotian Sect.

Tang San raised an eyebrow. Looking at the huge light screen in the center, on which the name "Haotian Sect" was clearly written, he checked it several times, even doubting whether he had misread it.

"The Sun Moon Empire, they even came rushing to come?"

"Interesting, interesting..."

Tang San chuckled softly.

“Young Sect Master, although we have the help of the God King, the Sun Moon Empire is still not to be underestimated. The Mingyu Sect almost caused us to suffer a loss, not to mention…” the white-haired Haotian Sect elder whispered.

"And please be very careful. After all, this is within the territory of the Sun Moon Empire. If the other side uses some tricks, and the two sect leaders are not here, we may suffer losses."

"I know," Tang San said, pursing his lips.

"The mere Sun Moon Empire is nothing to me; I can destroy it with a wave of my hand!"

Did he really think he and that woman were evenly matched last time?
The Trident of Poseidon was only unleashing 30% of its power. If it were to unleash its full potential, he would be able to instantly kill that guy in his current state.

……

"Where's A-Cheng?" Meng Hongchen looked around suspiciously, but still couldn't find Xu Cheng.

"Where did you hide off to slack off again?" Tang Ya said, picking at her nails idly.

"Today is our academy's elimination round, doesn't he care at all?" Meng Hongchen said angrily.

Of course, the main reason is that she will be playing.

"Angel Ye, or Senior Sister, or Sister Xiao Tao, it's definitely one of these girls who's been clinging to him," Tang Ya said sourly.

You can smell the vinegar from a great distance.

“Sister Xiaotao went to cultivate in the depths of the sea, so it shouldn’t be her. Ye Guyi is said to have temporarily returned to the God Realm to stabilize her divine position, so it can only be Senior Sister.” Ning Tian chuckled.

"Hey, Xiaotian, when did you get back?" Wang Dong'er widened her beautiful eyes, stood up and quickly went to greet him.

"Just got back from the Temple of Destruction. I heard our academy has a competition today, and as a member of the reserve team, I definitely have to show my support," Ning Tian said with a smile.

"Great, great, great!" Wang Dong'er exclaimed excitedly.

"Everyone, make way! I'll take care of Tang San! Watch how my signal axe handles him! With Xiao Tian, ​​an eight-ring Soul Douluo, as my assistant, I can beat him to a pulp with one hand!"

Wang Qiu'er wiped the Golden Dragon Spear and nodded slightly.

Meng Hongchen didn't say anything.

Just as Ji Juechen was about to speak, Jing Ziyan covered his mouth, signaling him not to speak.

Ji Juechen glanced at the Haotian Sect, then at Wang Dong'er, and sighed helplessly. All he wanted to do was fight...

Everyone knew about Wang Dong'er's feud with the Haotian Sect, so there was nothing to say, and they all tacitly agreed to give Wang Dong'er the opportunity to take revenge.

Although the knockout stage doesn't have individual matches and is all team battles, everyone will tacitly entrust the task to Wang Dong'er during the match. Only if she really can't handle it will she step in.

It's like a safety net.

"Hehe, thank you everyone!" Wang Dong'er put her arm around Ning Tian's shoulder and looked him up and down, "Wow, you've already broken through to Soul Douluo? Now that we're talking about it, you're the number one Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School on the continent, right?"

“That’s right.” Ning Tian smiled and readily admitted it.

"Level 86 Support-type Soul Master".

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

Wang Dong'er clicked her tongue in amazement, "Support-type cultivation is inherently difficult, let alone now that you've broken through the seventh level of limitations and your cultivation speed is so fast."

The two chatted casually.

The competition has already begun.

As it was the twenty-first match, we naturally needed to get off the field early to prepare.

"After all, it's an elimination tournament, so we need to be well-prepared. Me, Xiaoya, Dong'er, Qiu'er, and Xiaotian—five people should be enough, right? After all, the other side only has Tang San, so he's not worth watching," Meng Hongchen pondered.

Ji Juechen opened his mouth, then turned his head away bitterly.

In a sense, he is also an ace in the hole, although he may not necessarily have the chance to use it. Before the dust settles, he still has to keep his brilliance hidden.

As for Captain Xiao Hongchen...

It rarely appeared from the beginning.

He's busy with college affairs, so if we really want him to participate, we'll probably have to wait until the finals.

"Alright, the match has started. Get ready to go down to the field."

The women put their hands together.

"Must win!"

……

Mingdu.

Behind the bustling street scene, in a small alley.

Xuanzi patted his head, wiping away some of the blush on his face. He glanced around furtively, and seeing that no one was paying attention, he walked towards the tavern.

Xian Lin'er followed closely behind, afraid that Elder Xuan would make a mistake due to being drunk. Although he was Shrek Academy's top combatant on the surface, her mother had repeatedly told her before leaving that she should treat Xuanzi as a child who had not grown up and follow him in everything, otherwise this young master would really ruin everything.

"Serve the wine!"

Sure enough, as soon as Xuanzi entered the door, he clamored for a drink.

"Elder Xuan!" Xian Lin'er gritted her teeth and said, "We're not here to drink, we're here to make contact! Have you forgotten how drunk you were yesterday, and I was the one who carried you back?"

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Xuanzi's face.

"Hehe, really? I was drunk yesterday, cough cough, I forgot."

"Hoo..." Xian Lin'er said expressionlessly, "You can't get drunk today, old man. Senior Long Xiaoyao is of utmost importance to the academy. He might not trust me. If we lose this opportunity, Lord Tang San's plan might be in trouble..."

"Alright, alright." Xuanzi smacked his lips, somewhat annoyed.

He hates it most when people try to control him or stop him from drinking.

It's even more annoying when the two overlap...

However, he knew that Xian Lin'er was right, so he took a deep breath and said nothing, patiently waiting for Long Xiaoyao to arrive at the appointment.

"Oh no, someone's here..."

A few minutes later.

When Xian Lin'er saw a figure in black robes sitting in an empty seat, she frowned and coldly ordered him to leave.

"Oh? Someone's here?"

An aged voice came from beneath the black robe, tinged with a hint of laughter.

"You...that's not right!" Xian Lin'er's eyes narrowed, just as she heard Xuan Zi speak up from the side: "Elder Long?!"

"Heh, at least you have some brains." The man in black chuckled, slowly lifting his black cloak to reveal a face familiar to Xuanzi.

"It really is you! You're alright?" Xuanzi asked joyfully.

Xianlin'er was the same.

They all knew that the fact that they had made contact with Long Xiaoyao, or rather, that the other side was willing to meet with them, already said a lot.

Whether the plan succeeds or fails is simply a matter of raising the price.

What's more...

They have a way of controlling Long Xiaoyao.

"What, are you hoping something bad will happen to me?" Xu Cheng smacked his lips, took a sip of the wine on the table. It was sweet and mellow; no wonder Long Xiaoyao liked to come here when he was alive.

But now...

He is the real Long Xiaoyao.

P.S.: The defense went very smoothly, thank you everyone for your concern, hehe~ (End of this chapter)