Douluo Sharingan, I really didn't coerce Xiao Wu!

Chapter 43 Return to the Continental Soul Master Competition

The big idiot surnamed Du from the previous chapter ran away early and has already been arrested. It's not time for this guy to make his appearance yet.

Shrek Academy

That night, Tang San discovered that Xiao Wu was missing again, and he was as anxious as an ant on a pot of porridge.

It was late at night, and Xiao Wu still hadn't returned.

He was frantic with worry. Why was it that nothing good ever came of that guy surnamed Chen coming back?

The last time Xiao Wu didn't come home at night, and this time she's nowhere to be seen again; both times it's related to Chen Xuan.

Tang San was in a state of turmoil. Both coincidences were related to the other party, which made him think about it more and more.

夜晚

Chen Xuan stood by the window, gazing at the dark starry sky, and shook his head slightly, giving up the idea of ​​going to Shrek Academy.

He felt guilty; in short, the cause of the incident was his, and he had no way to shirk responsibility.

Perhaps Xiao Wu has already woken up and returned to the academy.

Nothing was said that night, and the next day arrived quickly.

early morning

As dawn broke and the first rays of sunlight illuminated the earth, the gentle glow of the sunrise painted the waterfalls and streams with soft colors, making them appear as if cascading golden waterfalls—a truly beautiful sight.

The back hill of Shrek Academy.

When a ray of sunlight pierced through the leaves, Xiao Wu was already awake, sitting on the lawn, lost in thought.

The first thing she did upon waking was to hurriedly check her clothes. Only after finding nothing amiss in her body did she breathe a sigh of relief.

Later, Xiao Wu noticed the blanket covering her and realized that she was sleeping under a big tree.

After checking her body several times, she realized that there were no wrinkles in her clothes, and that Chen Xuan had not taken the opportunity to do that kind of thing to her.

Looking at the quilt, she was filled with countless thoughts, and finally drifted off into a daze, her feelings incredibly complicated.

Xiao Wu was in a bad mood. She already hated Chen Xuan, even loathed him, and blamed all her sins on him to make herself feel better.

These seemingly insignificant matters struck her deeply, making it impossible for her to deceive herself any longer.

After calming down, Xiao Wu realized that she didn't actually hate Chen Xuan that much; she had just suppressed her emotions for a long time and was about to lose control, so he became her punching bag.

She just wanted to release some of the pain from these past few days, to cry every day and miss her third brother. Only she knew how much she had been suffering. It was all too suffocating.

Now, Xiao Wu is gradually realizing that she was partly to blame for the tragedy that occurred on the day of the incident.

She understood that it was her own choice, her own initiative, and had little to do with Chen Xuan. She simply needed someone to vent to.

"Xiao Wu, you're finally back! Where did you go last night? Do you know how worried your teachers and I were?" Upon returning to Shrek Academy, the first person she bumped into was Tang San.

Tang San barely slept all night, extremely worried. He had searched many places, but still found no clues.

Now, his sister, who had been on tenterhooks all night, has finally returned.

However, Xiao Wu was in a bad mood and didn't want to say anything more. She just gave a perfunctory reply and hurriedly returned to her dormitory.

Tang San clenched his fist, a flash of annoyance crossing his eyes, but it vanished in an instant, and he quickly returned to normal.

He hadn't seen Xiao Wu for many days, and today was their first meeting, yet he was met with such a cold shoulder.

Tang San was very upset and felt depressed. As soon as Chen Xuan returned, his sister became like this and refused to talk to him. What exactly happened?

He no longer believed Xiao Wu's explanation and began to suspect that there must be some connection between them that couldn't be made public, which was why he had been kept in the dark.

Although Tang San had some suspicions and sensed something was wrong, he still didn't go in that direction, thinking that Xiao Wu wouldn't betray him.

Time flew by, and soon it was noon. Shrek Team's match for the day was about to begin.

lounge

Today, following Flander's instructions, Chen Xuan returned to the team, replacing Huang Yuan, and the two took turns playing.

Previously, Huang Yuan and Jing Ling had always been the ones to fight. Now that he's back, the lineup should be changed and he should be sent in to replace them.

Chen Xuan had no problem with it; it was a good opportunity to test his abilities after breaking through to the Soul Master level.

According to Yu Xiaogang's tactics, the Seven Devils were required not to reveal too much information during the preliminary rounds, especially Ning Rongrong and Ma Hongjun, who were absolutely not allowed to play.

The five substitutes with weaker soul power were the purpose of his recruitment, serving as a tool to conceal the Shrek Seven Devils.

Therefore, the team members for this battle are: team leader Dai Mubai, vice-captain Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, Tailong, Jiangzhu, Chen Xuan, and Xiao Wu (last one).

"What? Xiao Wu is willing to fight?" Upon seeing the last name, the Shrek Academy members were stunned, their eyes wide with disbelief.

You should know that for the previous six days, Xiao Wu seemed to be possessed, staying in her room all day and refusing to come out, let alone participate in the competition.

"I wasn't feeling well before, but I'm fine now." Facing the gazes of the Shrek Academy members, Xiao Wu forced a smile, returning to her usual self and treating everyone with the demeanor of a sweet young girl.

However, those with a keen eye could see that she had lost her usual liveliness and cuteness, and her current appearance seemed somewhat forced.

Chen Xuan withdrew his gaze and sighed slightly. He was still greatly affected by that incident.

"Alright, little monsters, calm down. This is your opponent for today, a veteran team." Flander walked in from outside, carrying a folder, and placed it on the long table.

The Shrek members snapped out of their daze and their eyes fell on the document.

"Blazing Fire Academy?" Ning Rongrong's expression changed.

In her memory, she had heard of this academy since she was a child. It was the Fire Element Academy, one of the five elements, and a very experienced veteran team.

"Not bad." Flander nodded, his expression becoming more serious. He said, "This time, your opponent is Blazing Academy. Before this, they had won seven consecutive matches without a single loss."

Upon hearing this, Tailong, Huang Yuan, and the others looked grave, all feeling varying degrees of pressure.

Chen Xuan was alright; it wasn't a big deal. He had already mastered the Instantaneous Movement and Thousand Birds techniques, which gave him more confidence.

"Xiao San, all members of Blazing Fire Academy are skilled in fire combat. This time, your Blue Silver Grass has been countered, so you probably won't have much room to maneuver. Why don't you take a break for now?" Dai Mubai said to Tang San with concern.

Flame is the natural enemy of plants, and the same applies to martial souls; there is a restraining relationship between them. All seven students of Blazing Fire Academy possess fire-attribute martial souls.

Everyone knew that Blue Silver Grass ignited upon contact with fire, making it virtually useless in this battle.

Unfortunately, Shrek Academy doesn't have any Soul Masters with Ice or Water attributes, otherwise they would be the ones to counter Blazing Fire.

"It's alright, I have my own way of dealing with them." Tang San smiled confidently, but didn't say what his method was, keeping it a secret for now.

He is the soul of the Shrek team and also the team's commander, so how could he not play?

"Alright, then be careful in the competition." With absolute restraint, Dai Mubai felt that even with the most skillful methods, he still couldn't widen the gap.

However, he still chose to believe in this brother, not for any other reason than that he was Tang San, the soul of Shrek Academy.

Ma Hongjun said dejectedly, "If only we had water and ice elemental soul masters on our team, then we could counter them!"

"Yeah, fire can destroy plants, but it can be extinguished by water. Why aren't we the Water Element Academy?!" Oscar wailed.

"Water?" Chen Xuan sensed the water-attribute chakra within his body and couldn't help but ponder.

(End of this chapter)