In Douluo Continent, Tang San raids my base right from the start.

Chapter 201 So, should I hide or not?

"Is this to guard against me?" Tang San thought to himself, glancing at Long Yingtian who had flipped his hand and taken out a porcelain bottle, before turning and leaving the arena.

"..." Outside the arena, Yu Xiaogang gripped the edge of his chair tightly, his gaze fixed on the porcelain bottle, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes. Zhu Wu had indeed left for a while before, so the medicine must have really been retrieved from the sect.

If the Beastmaster Sect had been able to develop the antidote sooner, he wouldn't have done it.

"Eat it quickly." On the other side, Zhu Wu opened the bottle cap, poured out a dark red pill, and handed it to him.

"Sit down and circulate your energy to absorb it."

"Thank you." Huo Wushuang quickly took it and brought it directly to Huo Wu's lips.

Huo Wu did not hesitate, opened her mouth to catch it and quickly swallowed it, then gave Zhu Wu a deep look.

The debt of gratitude for saving a life must be deeply appreciated!

He sat down on the spot and began to circulate and absorb soul power.

Huo Wushuang then turned around and politely asked, "Young Sect Master Long, how much does this medicine cost?"

Zhu Wu smiled, "I'm in a good mood today, so I'm giving it away for free!"

"." Huo Wushuang was taken aback, then realized that it must have been his sister's scolding that made Long Yingtian feel better.

"Thank you," he said politely, bowing slightly.

"It's nothing." Zhu Wu said casually, then turned to Ye Lingling, "Lingling, give her another treatment."

"Okay." Ye Lingling nodded and raised her hand to summon her martial spirit.

Zhu Wu looked up and scanned all the college rest areas present. "If anyone gets injured on the field, they can come to my Lingling for free treatment anytime."

My daughter Ye Lingling blushed, lowered her head slightly, and did not refute.

"Even if I can't play, it's not bad to practice my soul skills off the field." Zhu Wu turned to look at Ye Lingling.

"Mm," Ye Lingleng nodded softly in response.

This actually seems to be a solution, much to the surprise of the students in the academy.

That Long Yingtian is damn clever!

Ning Fengzhi smiled slightly. It can not only improve his own soul skill proficiency, but also increase the favorability of the participating students.

He glanced at the Shrek Academy students out of the corner of his eye. Besides, with Ye Lingling as his backer, Long Yingtian had already taken out the antidote for the nine-section jadeite poison, and there was even a precedent of giving it away for free.

In the following matches, other academies dissatisfied with Shrek Academy could also act without restraint.

This is a win-win-win situation!

"Except Shrek Academy." Within sight, Zhu Wu added calmly.

I helped with the treatment before, but I was betrayed. Now they want my help again? The other academy students all understand.

Is this an implication?

"As long as you fight Shrek Academy, injuries will be healed for free, and poison will be cured for free?" A few people couldn't help but think.

A quick glance revealed that everyone from Shrek Academy had unpleasant expressions, each with their own distinct look.

"Serves you right!" Feng Xiaotian rarely showed a cold smile. If it weren't for Long Yingtian, his Huowu sister would have died just now.

He made a note of this debt.

Huo Wushuang's gaze was cold, and he also made a mental note of it.

The referee's voice announced the start of the next match: "Advancement Round."

The match continued, but after a short while, Huo Wu opened her eyes, and her complexion returned to its rosy hue.

"Thank you." She stood up and looked up at Zhu Wu, trying to make her tone sound gentle.

Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at Long Ling'er and Ning Rongrong, as well as Ye Lingling sitting next to Dugu Yan. She had heard Zhu Wu refer to himself as "my family."

"What a heartless radish!" I muttered to myself.

"You're welcome." Zhu Wu nodded slightly, then smiled and said, "Well said."

If you scold me more often, I promise I'll protect you.

Huo Wu tilted her chin slightly, maintaining her haughty demeanor, "Long Yingtian, you saved my life this time. Don't worry, I will definitely repay you in the future."

"What will happen next?" Zhu Wu couldn't help but think of the pinned post in the comments section of a novel he'd read in his past life, and then of how Huo Wu sought to repay Tang San's kindness after the battle in the original story. Easily dodging soul skills, but unable to dodge a beautiful woman's kiss—that was certainly one of Tang San's iconic moments.

So, should I hide or not?

"You've already repaid me." He shook his head and said casually.

If it weren't for Huo Wu, he wouldn't have had the chance to kill three birds with one stone, so this move was definitely worthwhile.

"Hmph, one thing at a time. I, Huo Wu, am not like some ungrateful people." Huo Wu snorted and turned to leave.

A hint of helplessness flashed in Huo Wu's eyes. With a slightly embarrassed expression, he cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to the crowd and quickly followed.

Back in the rest area, Huo Wu plopped down and gave Tang San a cold look.

Tang San, don't let me find an opportunity!

The next second, her gaze subtly swept over Zhu Wu, scrutinizing him from head to toe. Then, she subconsciously glanced at the three women, Long Ling'er, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling, pursing her lips slightly. Her gaze returned to Zhu Wu, her lips curling into a slight smile, "You heartless playboy." She mentally spat out another curse.

The image of Zhu Wu's kick on the field immediately flashed into her mind, her pretty face flushed red, and she subconsciously shifted her position.

This guy actually stepped on it, and I got angry inside. I quickly turned my head back and refused to look at him.

Ten seconds later, remembering that the other person had saved his life earlier that day, he couldn't help but glance at them again.

This cycle repeated itself, and time passed little by little until it was almost noon.

After the morning matches ended, Zhu Wu led his team away from the field immediately.

Huo Wu watched the group leave, appearing somewhat silent.

"Fire Dance, little sister!" Feng Xiaotian, worried about Fire Dance's injuries, ran over excitedly and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

Huo Wu turned to look at him, feeling inexplicably angry, but then she thought that he was also concerned about her. She glanced at Zhu Wu and the others who hadn't gone far, and realized that it wasn't good to swear in public.

So she gazed at him, lowered her voice, and said, "Brother Feng, thank you for your concern, I'm fine."

"It's good that you're alright." Feng Xiaotian breathed a sigh of relief, a smile spreading across his face.

Then Huo Wu turned to Huo Wushuang and said, "Brother, you guys go back first. I have something to talk to Feng Xiaotian about."

What should we talk about? Feng Xiaotian felt his heart race and inexplicably become nervous.

"Alright." Huo Wushuang glanced at Feng Xiaotian and led the team away.

After a short while, seeing that everyone had gone far away and only the guards watching over the arena remained, Huo Wu finally spoke, "Brother Feng, I know you like me and have always been very good to me. However, I hope you can understand that there is no possibility between us."

Feng Xiaotian's expression froze instantly, and he couldn't help but suppress his voice as he asked, "Was it because I didn't do a good enough job?"

"No," Huo Wu shook her head. "I think it's because we've known each other for too long and are too familiar with one another."

"They say habit becomes second nature, and perhaps, in my heart, I've already come to see you as an older brother. I've gotten used to your pestering, and at the same time, I've gotten used to ignoring you. This is my problem; I should have made things clear sooner."

"Brother Feng, with your qualities, you'll never have trouble finding a soulmate. You shouldn't focus your attention on me anymore."

"Habits become second nature?" Feng Xiaotian murmured, thinking of his cousins ​​in the clan. He had always avoided them, especially during the New Year. They would chatter and crowd around him, pestering him to talk about things at the academy. Just thinking about it gave him a headache.

Perhaps, in Huo Wu's eyes, I am such a clingy "brother"?

Thinking this, a hint of sadness rose in his eyes.

"I understand." He nodded somewhat blankly, then forced a smile.

"I'm sorry, Huo Wu, I've been bothering you all these years and causing you a lot of trouble."

Huo Wu shook her head apologetically, "I'm the one who should apologize. Over the years, in order to avoid being harassed by other male students in the academy, I've been using you as a shield, completely ignoring your feelings and wasting a lot of your time and energy."

"Not at all. If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't have been able to focus on cultivation at all," Feng Xiaotian said somewhat awkwardly.

He was quite mischievous when he was young. After awakening his innate full soul power, he was the center of attention and even became a little arrogant. It wasn't until he met Huo Wu that he was quickly attracted by her beauty and her competitive personality. Only then did he work hard to prove himself and cultivate diligently.

If we're really talking about what delayed his cultivation, it's that he focused too much on comprehending his self-created soul skills in the early stages.

Looking back now, I think it would have been better to focus more on improving my soul power. At least my soul power level would be higher now, instead of being stuck in the middle.

Look at Long Yingtian!

He had to admit that there was indeed a huge difference in comprehension between people.

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore, it's all in the past," Huo Wu said. "What we should be doing now is thinking about how to face the upcoming matches."

"Brother Feng, let's go, we can talk as we walk. I have something I'd like to discuss with you."

"Okay." Feng Xiaotian nodded and followed Huo Wu.

"Brother Feng, do you think our two teams are qualified to compete for the final championship?" Huo Wu asked first.

"There's no hope at all," Feng Xiaotian said with a bitter smile.

"Leaving aside the Spirit Hall team whose strength is still unknown, our team can't even get past the Heaven Dou Royal team led by Long Yingtian."

"What if our team members join your Kamikaze team?" A cold glint flashed in Huo Wu's eyes.

Feng Xiaotian was immediately startled and turned around, saying, "Sister Huowu, what do you mean by this?"

"Brother Feng, you saw Tang San's performance just now," Huo Wu said. "Although I'm unwilling, I have to admit that Tang San has become stronger."

"If I'm not mistaken, his wing-like soul bone should have come from a soul beast hunted by his fourth soul ring."

"A ten-thousand-year-old soul bone, and an external soul bone with the ability to fly, plus his strange movement and techniques that seem to be self-created soul skills, and an unknown defensive skill that can withstand my fourth soul skill." She didn't think that Tang San could withstand her Fire Dance Radiant Sun with just his fourth soul skill. "With him, plus the four Soul Masters Yu Tianheng, Shi Mo, Shi Mo, and Tai Long."

"Shrek Academy now has five Soul Masters, so it won't be easy for any of our teams to win."

"Brother Feng, Tang San almost poisoned me to death today. I can't let this go."

"Therefore, I want to temporarily join your Kamikaze Academy with my teammates after the qualifying rounds, so that the two teams can merge and participate in the upcoming finals together. With the wind fueling the fire, the combined strength of our two teams will surely reach a new level, and we will definitely not be inferior to Shrek Academy. In this way, I will have a chance for revenge. As for the honors won in the competition, they can all belong to your Kamikaze Academy."

"Brother Feng, our main purpose in participating in this competition is to gain experience. But if we lose early, we won't be able to play in the subsequent matches, so what's the point of gaining experience then?"

"So I think merging the teams would be beneficial for both of us, and my players would agree."

"But what about the competition committee?" Feng Xiaotian couldn't help but ask.

"Don't worry, they'll agree." Huo Wu chuckled. "We're not confident we can beat the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team with Long Yingtian and Long Ling'er, but do you think the Spirit Hall team is? Heh, I don't think the Spirit Hall will be able to hold their tongue."

"You mean, the Spirit Hall is pulling strings behind the scenes?" Feng Xiaotian asked in surprise.

"Trust me, it definitely will," Huo Wu said confidently. "And my condition will be to first face Shrek Academy, and then Heaven Dou Royal Academy to test the waters for the Spirit Hall."

"Weak teams can't really prove anything, so the tournament committee will definitely agree to my request."

"Brother Feng, don't you want to have another fair fight with Long Yingtian and the others on the field?"

"Of course I want to." Feng Xiaotian's eyes gleamed with fighting spirit.

Huo Wu nodded, "One more thing, both Ye Lingling and Long Yingtian have healing soul skills. So, for both of our teams, whoever wins or loses won't have much impact on the upcoming matches; instead, it's a kind of training exercise. As for exposing our abilities, so what if the Spirit Hall finds out? Skills are static, but people are dynamic. Even if they know, it won't be easy to fully counter them."

"If we're not afraid, then Long Yingtian is even less afraid. He's always been a proud man and he's never afraid of any challenge."

For some reason, I developed a lot of confidence in Long Yingtian.

Feng Xiaotian fell into deep thought. "I need to go back and discuss this with my teammates."

"There's no rush. You can give me an answer after the qualifying rounds," Huo Wu said. "Right now, we're at the Royal Knights' training ground. It wouldn't be appropriate to bring this up with the competition committee. If His Majesty Xue Ye finds out, he might think we've sided with the Spirit Hall."

"That's true." Feng Xiaotian nodded.

The two continued walking forward, and after a while, they parted ways and returned to their respective residences.

Just as she was about to approach the tent, Huo Wu suddenly stopped and looked up to the north. After a moment, she clenched her fist and walked straight into the tent.

That night, I had some insomnia.

Nothing happened that night, and the next morning...

"Hey, let's all tone it down a bit in the next match," Flander finally couldn't help but say.

Everyone nodded, including Tang San. Since they had no grudges against each other, he naturally wouldn't use excessive force.

However, the matched team didn't think so.

That day, Shrek Academy was matched with a weak team, but the players were all very aggressive, which angered Xiao Wu and resulted in her getting a good beating.

Afterwards, Xiao Wu suffered even more severe retaliation and was eventually injured, and Tang San carried her away.

He had a gloomy face the whole time.

After that, it was finally Tang San's turn to take the stage, and he immediately launched his revenge, severely injuring his opponent.

Ye Lingling diligently used healing techniques, curing each patient one by one, thus gaining a great deal of goodwill.

As for Tang San and Shrek Academy, they became even more hated.

Flanders could only manage a wry smile, utterly helpless.

That night, he earnestly advised Yu Xiaogang that if it wasn't necessary, Xiao Wu and Tang San shouldn't be allowed to participate.

The next day, Xiao Wu and Tang San did not participate in the competition, but the rest of the team members were attacked one after another, and all those who participated were injured.

The same thing happened the next day. Fortunately, Jiangzhu and Oscar treated her, and apart from being in a bad mood, she was fine.

That evening, Qin Ming strode into the living room, his face looking rather grim.

He approached the table, looked around at everyone, and sighed, "Tomorrow we will face off against the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy."

Everyone fell silent; they didn't believe Long Yingtian would show any mercy.

(End of this chapter)