NOVEL WEB Chapter 130: The Final Round
Chapter 130: The Final Round
A pair of rosy lips lightly brushed against Su Yun's ear, warm breath carrying a hint of moisture exhaled softly from the small mouth.
A trace of playfulness flickered across Xiao Yixian’s delicate face as she whispered into Su Yun’s ear.
“Are you jealous?”
Su Yun remained expressionless.
“No.”
Her brother was always one to say one thing but mean another.
Xiao Yixian nestled in Su Yun’s arms, her small hands gently wrapped around his waist, softly murmuring sweet nothings between them.
As if she’d believe that he wasn’t jealous.
Last time, when they went out to celebrate Qing Lin together in the capital, the three of them went shopping. She had only asked a few more questions about the price of some jewelry at a street stall, and her brother’s usually calm and serene face had turned as dark as could be.
Xiao Yixian’s clear, melodious voice was like a refreshing spring cleansing Su Yun’s heart, soothing and comforting him.
After a while, Su Yun’s previously emotionless face finally showed some change.
“If you encounter that Lin Xiuyai, remember to be very careful. The techniques he cultivates are not of a low level, and his wind attribute Dou Qi is quite refined. His speed is exceptional among those of the same rank, and he can fight across levels. Your poison techniques may not necessarily be effective.”
Hearing Su Yun speak, a sweet smile appeared on Xiao Yixian's face. She responded obediently.
“Xian’er understands. If I do run into him, I’ll definitely be careful.”
Su Yun nodded, placing his hands on Xiao Yixian’s soft, slender waist.
So delicate, holding her in his arms and gently caressing her was a pleasure beyond words.
At that moment, a voice rang out from the judge’s seat.
“Chen Jiu from Class One of the Profound Tier, versus Su Yun from Class Two of the Yellow Tier.”
Hearing this, Su Yun was slightly taken aback and focused a bit more.
It’s finally my turn.
Xiao Yixian also got up from Su Yun’s embrace, smoothing out the wrinkles in his clothes and made a cheering gesture.
“Good luck, Brother.”
Looking at the smiling Xiao Yixian, Su Yun couldn’t help but smile too.
There’s no way any of these outer courtyard students could be a match for him.
Su Yun stepped onto the field, and the student named Chen Jiu looked at Su Yun as if he were facing a great enemy, with a hesitant expression on his face.
Su Yun’s face remained calm as he glanced at his opponent briefly, showing respect.
Unexpectedly, when Su Yun saw Chen Jiu’s face, he was momentarily stunned.
Isn’t this the student from the enforcement team who once helped pass messages for him?
From the judge’s seat, the elder saw that both sides were ready and shouted.
“Begin!”
As the elder’s voice fell, Dou Qi surged within Chen Jiu’s body, his muscles tensed instantly, entering a combat state.
A faint smile hung on Su Yun’s face. After sitting still for a day, Su Yun stretched his muscles a little and smiled at Chen Jiu in front of him.
“Shall we exchange a few moves?”
Hearing this, a bitter smile appeared on Chen Jiu’s face.
“We’re both students of the academy. Please, for the sake of the messages I’ve passed for you before, go easy on me.”
Su Yun smiled and nodded.
He had been reliable in delivering messages before, never missing a deadline. Giving him some face wouldn’t be a problem.
With the cultivation of a one-star Dou Master, if Chen Jiu hadn’t encountered Su Yun or another Dou Master along the way, entering the inner courtyard would have been easy.
But now, it seems he’ll have to wait another year.
In the stands, all eyes were on Su Yun.
As the only Dou Spirit among the outer courtyard students, naturally, everyone was curious about him.
Lin Xiuyai stood with a burly young man.
“So, this is Su Yun? A new student who just enrolled this year, yet he’s already a Dou Spirit. How extraordinary.”
This burly young man was named Yan Hao. He wielded a pitch-black iron hammer and was also a future prodigy known on the Strong List.
Lin Xiuyai looked at Su Yun, who appeared calm and unremarkable in the arena, his brows furrowed tightly.
"It's impossible to gauge his strength like this. I’ve heard that since he enrolled half a year ago, he hasn’t even attended a single class. No one has ever seen him make a move."
Yan Hao smirked at these words.
"Why don’t you go challenge him after today’s match ends?"
A dark line appeared on Lin Xiuyai’s face.
"Why don’t you go yourself?"
Yan Hao chuckled.
"Well, I’m not that eager to die early."
"Heh, neither am I."
While the two were conversing, inside the arena, Su Yun practiced a few moves with Chen Jiu before casually unleashing a powerful surge of Dou Qi, pushing him out of the ring.
The referee saw this and nodded slightly.
"Su Yun, victory!"
Seeing this, Su Yun nodded towards Chen Jiu, who was outside the arena, and then stepped out of the ring.
The first round of matches was fairly uneventful. Later, Xiao Yixian encountered a high-ranking Dou Master and easily defeated him, thus completing the first round of selection.
That night, Su Yun, for once, didn’t cultivate. With one hand wrapped around Xiao Yixian’s slender waist, the other resting on her delicate curves, he enjoyed a restful sleep with a beauty in his arms.
A few days later, after several rounds of competition, the top ten candidates for the inner courtyard selection were chosen. Today, they would determine the top five! Naturally, Su Yun and Xiao Yixian were among them.
In the square, the ten people stood at a distance from each other. The elder at the judge’s seat saw that everyone was present, nodded, and announced the rules for this match.
“This round of competition will be conducted in a challenge format.”
As he spoke, he picked up a bamboo stick jar from the table.
“Now, each of you will come up and draw lots in turn. Inside are five red and five white bamboo sticks. Those who draw red will defend, while those who draw white will attack.
Anyone knocked off the stage can also challenge others.”
After explaining the rules clearly, the elder instructed the ten participants to step forward and draw lots.
Su Yun and Xiao Yixian both drew white sticks.
The five who drew red sticks stepped forward.
Su Yun activated the system’s scanning function, instantly obtaining information about everyone except himself and Xiao Yixian.
Lin Xiuyai, Yan Hao, Lin Yan, and Liu Qing were all well-known figures.
In the future, when Xiao Yan enters the inner courtyard, they would all be peak Dou Spirit powerhouses on the Strong List.
But that’s all in the future. Right now, they’re just at the Dou Master level.
Lin Xiuyai and Yan Hao both drew red sticks.
When they noticed Su Yun’s gaze on them, they couldn’t help but feel a chill down their spines.
They had watched Su Yun’s previous matches carefully. Although he had never exerted his full strength, he had effortlessly pushed his opponents out of the ring each time, making it impossible to gauge his exact cultivation level.
However, everyone present was well aware that such strength was definitely beyond the Dou Master level.
Though they couldn’t pinpoint Su Yun’s exact level, they all knew one thing for sure:
This man was undoubtedly a Dou Spirit powerhouse!
Su Yun narrowed his eyes, pondering how he should approach the match.
For him, the rules didn’t matter; with his strength, he could win no matter how the match was played. Even if everyone in the arena attacked him together, he could still defeat them all.
But it was different for Xiao Yixian.
Indeed, her strength ranked high among the ten, but what if she had just fought her way up and was then challenged by someone else? Going one after another, who could endure that?
The rules didn’t mention any restrictions on challenges immediately after a match.
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