Douluo Continent: The Ruler of Time, Reigning Supreme

Chapter 70 Gu Yuena's evaluation of Wang Dong

'Gu Yue, what do you think?'

Yin Chen's gaze swept across the battlefield, lingering for a moment on Huo Yuhao, before he turned to Gu Yuena beside him and asked in a low voice.

After working side by side for a period of time, the aloof and cold deputy squad leader finally softened her attitude and allowed Yin Chen and Ye Guyi to address each other as Gu Yue, which can be seen as a sign that she had recognized them.

"shameless."

Gu Yuena glanced at Wang Dong, who was fiercely battling Wu Feng and whose figure was as graceful as a butterfly, and uttered three words in a flat tone.

Upon hearing this, Yin Chen's expression froze, and Ye Guyi also looked at Gu Yuena in astonishment, completely bewildered by the origin of this assessment.

It was clearly a wonderful competition, and Wang Dong's performance was also commendable, so how did it get associated with "shamelessness"?

Gu Yuena had no intention of explaining. Her gaze shifted indifferently from Wang Dong and instead fell on Huo Yuhao, who seemed to be standing still but was actually in control of the entire scene. A barely perceptible hint of inquiry flashed in her amethyst-like eyes.

Seeing that Gu Yuena had no intention of explaining, Ye Guyi, knowing Gu Yuena's personality well, knew that pressing for an explanation would be useless. She could only turn her head away in frustration and continue to watch the match, her heart filled with curiosity as if being scratched by a kitten.

After a brief moment of surprise, Yin Chen's eyes revealed a thoughtful expression.

He immediately understood what Gu Yuena meant—she must have seen through Wang Dong's hidden female identity.

Upon closer reflection, although Gu Yuena's evaluation was blunt and harsh, from a woman's perspective, it seems... not entirely wrong?

A girl disguises herself as a boy, sneaks into a boys' dormitory, and lives and eats with a boy in the same small room... This behavior is indeed somewhat shocking and lacks restraint.

This is like a boy dressing up as a girl and sneaking into a girls' dormitory to share a room with a girl. No matter the reason, it is bound to cause controversy.

'A woman dressed as a man, haha.'

Yin Chen was somewhat speechless. The Goddess of Light Butterfly was such a powerful martial soul that it could only fool newbies who lacked knowledge about martial souls.

However, he quickly connected this to the possible shadow behind it—the influence and schemes of Tang San, the God King far away in the God Realm.

After all, he was the kind of person who could imprint his own daughter with a "thought imprint," making her subconsciously hate the soul tool that led to the decline of Tang Sect's hidden weapons. What wouldn't he do to control Huo Yuhao, the chosen one?
Sending his daughter to Huo Yuhao as a bargaining chip might have been a perfectly reasonable move for Tang San, who came from an ancient assassin sect and inevitably harbored patriarchal views.

This can be considered as fitting the character's persona.

Thinking of this, Yin Chen shook his head inwardly. He had no interest in getting involved in the schemes of the God King family.

However, listening to Gu Yuena's precise witty remarks and looking at "Wang Dong" on the field who was completely unaware of the situation and fighting hard, Yin Chen couldn't help but smile faintly.

Gu Yuena's evaluation, though harsh, is... actually quite interesting.

The outcome of the battle between Huo Yuhao's team and Ning Tian's team did not exceed Yin Chen's expectations.

Under Huo Yuhao's mental attack, amplified by the Purple Demon Eye, the brilliance of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda abruptly ceased, and the scales of victory tipped over.

To achieve this victory, Huo Yuhao's team went all out, revealing all their trump cards, with only their final Martial Soul Fusion Technique remaining.

Since only a few people could leisurely watch the battle end as quickly as Yin Chen, Huo Yuhao's team's upset victory over the team with Soul Master Ning Tian did not cause much of a stir among the new students.

But the real storms often brew in the stillness.

After a day of intense elimination, only sixteen teams remained from the originally large number of participating teams, with a total of forty-eight freshmen emerging. They are undoubtedly the best among their peers and can be considered the elite seeds of the future Soul Master world on the continent.

During the draw for the Round of 16, Yin Chen's gaze swept across the room and he saw many familiar faces.

Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, Xie Huanyue, Huo Yuhao's team who had just fought hard to advance, and Dai Huabin with sharp eyes and a fierce aura.

Apart from Ning Tian, ​​who was unlucky enough to encounter a powerful enemy early on, all the strong newcomers are already standing here.

The draw is over, and the round of 16 has officially begun.

After defeating the Soul Master team yesterday, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao were in high spirits and full of confidence.

Even Ning Tian's team was defeated by them, so encountering a Soul Venerable team again doesn't seem so scary anymore.

They didn't even think their amazing luck would work twice in a row, drawing another tough nut to crack.

However, when Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, who were always focused on training and competing, saw the three figures stepping onto the stage, they hadn't even reacted yet. But Xiao Xiao, who was more sociable, had her pupils shrink and cried out in pain on the spot:
"Seriously? Are you kidding us? This luck... how can it be this good?!"

Seeing Xiao Xiao's exaggerated, even somewhat desperate, reaction, Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao couldn't help but look puzzled.

Yesterday, when facing Ning Tian's team, Xiao Xiao, a twin martial soul master, appeared solemn, but she was never this disheartened.

"You two... didn't know?"

Xiao Xiao looked at her two teammates, her eyes filled with a sense of helplessness, as if she were wondering, "Are you two completely isolated from the world?"

"That's a monster team from Class 6 of the freshmen, three... three Soul Masters."

"Three Soul Masters?!"

At this point, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong could no longer remain calm, their faces instantly filled with shock.

Wang Dong was so frustrated he almost jumped up.

"Are you kidding me? How can there be a team of three Soul Masters? How does the academy divide classes? Our class doesn't even have a single Soul Master."

Hearing Wang Dong's words, Xiao Xiao silently complained to herself.

'With Old Lady Zhou's teaching methods, which Soul Master genius could stand it? How could the academy dare to assign their precious Soul Master to be scolded like that?'

Meanwhile, the atmosphere on the viewing platform was equally subtle.

Mu Jin, the homeroom teacher of Class 9, walked up to Zhou Yi with an undisguised mocking smile on her face and spoke in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft, but loud enough for the surrounding teachers to hear clearly:
"Hehe, Zhou Yi, it seems that the luck that your class has gained by chance has come to an end."

She deliberately emphasized the word "luckily," and as her gaze swept over Zhou Yi's ashen face, her sense of pleasure intensified.

"Yesterday you only beat our class's support-type Soul Master, but today you have three real battle Soul Masters, two of whom are... Hmph, it seems your Class One's winning streak is about to be ended by Class Six."

Losing to Zhou Yi and losing a soul bone was something she still resented, and now that she had the chance, she certainly wouldn't let it pass by to mock her.

(End of this chapter)