I'll even show you crossdressing men.

But isn't this a good thing?

"You will see me, soon..." he whispered, gazing at the dim sky outside the window...

Chapter 268: It seems like an old friend has come, but we don't recognize each other.

"Why do I have a feeling this competition won't have a clear result?" Ji Xiuyu looked at the matches below. Currently, it was Lolonaer facing Liu Lianxin, and later Andrei would face that weirdo named Xiao.

But for some reason, looking at their expressions, Ji Xiuyu had a feeling that something strange was going to happen.

"Don't worry, everything will be alright." It was a rare treat for her to lie in the young master's arms. Although he was currently using his half-girlhood to deceive outsiders, she was still very happy.

How many times have I wished for this since I was a child? Only now can I receive such gentle treatment.

Although the young master had experienced many bad things before, he was able to overcome them and has undergone so many changes, which is a very good thing.

"Yes, I believe..." In fact, even if something happens, he can ensure that the people around him will not be affected in any way.

After all, his strength had reached the Epic level, so he was quite confident. In addition, Bai Yu and Tina could unlock even higher limits at any time, and there was also the Demon Lotus, who was also at the top of the Epic level and virtually unmatched.

How powerful would they have to be to harm girls?

If they are truly demigods or higher, then he admits defeat and will give them whatever they want, as long as their safety is guaranteed.

"Young master, don't overthink it. They may not be enemies."

Ji Xiuyu's overthinking might not be a bad thing, but it's not a good thing either. He worries that those enemies will pose a threat to them, but aren't they worried about the same thing?

The care now is mutual, no longer like before when Ji Xiuyu was clueless and could only receive without giving.

I like it very much, but I also want to see a safe young master, a young master who will not be defeated by any difficulties.

“There must be many problems that cannot be solved, but I think that even if they cannot be solved, they can be avoided, right?” As the battle below began, Ji Xiuyu watched and muttered to himself.

"How could we let our young master be in danger?" The girl exchanged a glance with Bai Yu and Tina, her eyes filled with determination.

"I'm up against you now. It seems I won't be able to win the championship this time. Among so many people, the only one I'm not confident I can beat is you. As for the others, no matter how strong or mysterious they are, I can easily take them down."

As the match began, Liu Lianxin did not attack first, but looked at her and softly said these words.

"You are strong, but you are no match for me." This was the first time Lolonaer had ever made such a comment about someone. Although her tone was still indifferent, everyone could feel the admiration in her voice.

"Thank you for the compliment. I will do my best to show you what I can do." Liu Lianxin smiled slightly, reached out, and suddenly hundreds of flying swords appeared behind her, their blades trembling as they aimed at the girl.

"The Ten Thousand Swords Return to One?... I forgot, you can't use it right now." Seeing the hundreds of flying swords, a look of interest flashed in Lolona's eyes.

As expected of her disciple, she possesses such formidable strength at such a young age. If given another hundred years, she might even become a threat to me.

Back then, you were someone who followed behind me, chasing after him. Now, you can stand shoulder to shoulder with me.

A thousand years—so many things have happened; it's truly fascinating.

"My master can do the 'Return of Ten Thousand Swords' technique with ease, but I can't. I need to prepare a lot more. The key is that I'm only at the sixth level right now."

No one would believe they were truly at the sixth rank, but the aura they exuded, the sheer volume of their energy, and the destructive power they could cause all undeniably indicated that they were at the sixth rank.

Many sixth-tier beings are able to unleash the power of seventh-tier beings, but they are still limited to the sixth tier.

Such control is no joke.

Regardless of their true strength, they are now at the sixth rank, without a doubt. Whoever probes them will get the same result; there's no way to determine if they cheated.

The referees, including Alicia, chose to ignore whether or not the players were hiding their strength for this reason. They thought, "You're sixth-tier, so be it. It has nothing to do with me."

Ordinary people are weak, but they can still tell the difference. However, at this moment, few people think they should leave the stage; instead, they want to see an even more exciting battle.

After all, for those of them who can't participate, watching the excitement is always a good thing.

"I'll let you have a chance, if you can hurt me." There was no need to worry too much about that person's disciple; the girl extended her hand, letting him have his way.

"Then take this..." Liu Lianxin showed no resistance. Regardless of whether she was allowed to, she would give it her all this time.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~" The sound of air being torn apart seemed to split the night as sharp blades with a cold glint shot towards the girl.

Her cold, pretty face remained expressionless. She simply stretched out her hand, and a pair of demonic wings formed in front of her, easily blocking all of Liu Lianxin's attacks.

"Clang, clang~" The sword tip struck the demon's wings with a metallic clang, indicating that this thing was not something that could be easily broken.

Fortunately, her attacks were relentless, requiring almost no rest, flying back and forth repeatedly.

The attack of a hundred flying swords was over in no time, but Lolonar was completely unharmed.

"My turn." With a push of her slender white hand, the demon wings came to life at that moment, transforming into a giant demon wielding a giant axe and cleaving down at her.

The power of this axe strike was indescribable; even before the weapon reached the wind pressure, it had already scattered Liu Lianxin's flying sword.

"She is..." Ji Xiuyu, who was in the private room, saw Liu Lianxin and Luoluonaer's moves, frowned, and thought about something.

As someone who has been a recluse for over a decade, and whose home is a veritable library in the world, the information and secrets he has access to are unparalleled.

Others only see their powerful attacks and how flashy and beautiful they look, but they know nothing about their origins.

And what he saw made him feel as if he were immediately transported into the world of a book he had read before—a strange scene.

In the blink of an eye, the battle below had ended.

The enormous axe locked onto Liu Lianxin, leaving her no way to dodge and only able to wait quietly for the axe to fall.

Just as everyone instinctively wanted to close their eyes, unable to bear witnessing that scene, the ending was not what they expected; instead, it left them somewhat astonished…

Chapter 269: I love him, he is the jade butterfly in my heart.

The axe stopped ten centimeters from the girl's head, and then the demonic phantom vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed.

Instead, Lolona's fiery red figure appeared. She raised her hand and placed it on Liu Lianxin's head, like a knife, as if to chop it down.

However, she was still a bit shorter than Liu Lianxin, who was about 1.85 meters tall after wearing 10-centimeter heels, so her move looked quite interesting.

Of course, no matter how interesting the scene was, no one felt that it was a casual intimidation, given the imposing presence just displayed.

Whether the demon had turned into a girl or the girl had turned into a demon, it was suddenly impossible to tell at that moment. Perhaps for her, it was just a simple attack.

But to onlookers, it was an irresistible blow.

Even Alicia had this feeling; it seemed she had no way to dodge that girl's attack.

It was clearly only emitting the aura and energy of a sixth-order level, yet it contained such formidable power.

She had no doubt that if Lolonael's attack had been aimed at her, she would have had no way to dodge it.

As for whether she will die, that depends on whether she has the will to kill herself.

"I lost. I really couldn't beat you. This opportunity is gone, and I don't know how to approach him again next time." Liu Lianxin looked towards the private room, as if she could see Ji Xiuyu there, and gently shook her head and sighed.

"He is mine." Lolonaer only said this much, and when Liu Lianxin heard it, a smile that was hard to tell whether it was a laugh or a cry appeared on her lips. She then shook her head and said nothing more.

"My master... well, she's at Tianji Mountain. If you have time, go see her." With that, Liu Lianxin quietly disappeared into the night without saying another word.

"Skyline Mountain? That's not an easy place to reach." From these two sentences, we can tell that they actually know who each other is.

But almost no one could hear them; everyone could only watch their lips move, unable to hear a single word.

"The victory was unexpectedly smooth, but thinking about it, it made perfect sense..." Ji Xiuyu didn't find Lolona'er's victory surprising, but the ease with which it went was truly unexpected.

The difference in skill level might not seem significant to outsiders before the competition, but to them, it was a world of difference.

Perhaps this is because strength is determined by vision. Wasn't Ji Xiuyu the same in the past?

"Liu Lianxin probably won't give up so easily. We might run into her when we get back. She's very goal-oriented, and what she'll do depends on what she says."

Ji Xiuyu lowered his head and said something to Zi Qing, who was as docile as a cat in his arms, before turning to look at the competition field below.

The fight between Liu Lianxin and Luoluonaer just now was very restrained, and neither of them caused any damage to the arena. It seemed that everything was just for show.

However, she understood that this was the difference between top-tier experts and ordinary experts. While both could control their strength, ordinary experts weren't much better than those at the sixth or seventh rank.

Top-tier experts, on the other hand, can easily concentrate all their energy and power into a single point, which is why their moves appear so terrifying.

Without any energy leaking out, it naturally concentrates and thus exerts an effect several times or even dozens of times greater.

In addition, their energy purity is arguably the highest. Proportionally, one point of their energy can produce the effect of three to ten points of someone else's energy. Once this is combined, the resulting effect is extremely terrifying.

This is an advantage that strong individuals are born with, and it's normal that ordinary sixth-tier individuals cannot compare.

If the previous match was a battle of gods, then the anticipation for the next match is much lower.

After all, even the dumbest person could see just how big the gap was between Akatsuki and Andrei—a gap so big that they knew the outcome without even looking.

Now they need to see how long Andre can hold out. He previously relied on an indestructible defense, but this time he's facing an Akatsuki member who previously wiped out all his enemies in a single blow, just like Loronal. Does he really have a chance of victory?

“I can’t beat you, I know, but I have to stand here. I can’t give up this opportunity, this might be my last chance to get in touch with him…” Andrei smiled brightly as he said this, but it was as if he wasn’t worried at all.

Xiao remained silent, treating him as if he were invisible. If the match hadn't already started, this guy would have been instantly defeated. What was there to say then?

“I love him, I love him so much. The moment I saw him, I knew I could never escape him. I tried so hard to get closer to him and to become a better person.”

Andrei's tone was somewhat wistful. Every word he said was true, yet each one seemed to be a sigh.

"Unfortunately, just when I was about to succeed, I found that he was even further away from her, so far that I could no longer reach him."

“In previous competitions, I actually lost most of the time, and I only managed to get through them by relying on what my family passed down to me.”

"Having come this far, I know there's no way I can go any further, so... I'm still standing here, just to say one thing to him on what might be my most glorious stage recently..."

Actually, the competition was already scheduled to start, but since the person making this public confession was Bai Ke, one of the organizers of the competition, the host naturally delayed the time to let him finish.

Andrei didn't disappoint the host's desire to create a big news story. He turned to look at the only private box, stared at it silently for a moment, and then said firmly, "No matter how many dangers there are in this world, no matter where I am, as long as you need me, I will always be your protector. Even if it means dying for you, I will do it willingly. This is my experiment, Andrei's, sworn in the name of my family..."

After saying that, he turned around, looked at Xiao, and closed his eyes.

She tilted her head and looked at him, smiling as if she was thinking about something. After considering for a while, she stepped forward, stretched out her invisible hand, and pressed a palm against his chest.

"Bang!" The armor on Andrei's body shattered into pieces the moment his hand pressed down.

These shards, like sharp knives, cut countless wounds on his body. "Ugh..." His body went limp, and under such injuries, he had no reason to continue, and he collapsed to the ground.

Before losing consciousness, he watched the figure leisurely walk away, as if he were seeing someone. Was it you...? Why... do you look so much like me...?

After that thought flashed through his mind, he could no longer retain his consciousness and fell into a coma...

Chapter 270: A Dream?

"A very powerful person... Even I can't achieve this level of control." Ordinary people might just think he's amazing, but those who have reached a certain level of strength are shocked.