: Battle against Aonoin, Lei Ying's Attention

After changing her ID to "Lanzhiyuan I, Xue Youyou", Xue Youyou entered the competition room.

[Aoi-in Team 1 VS Aono-in Team 1]

[Blue Orchid Courtyard I, Snow-covered Serenity — (Not Selected)]

[Blue Orchid Courtyard I, Meng Yanqing - Complete Form Weapon Type - Thousand-Leaf Immortal-Slaying Lotus]

【Blue Orchid Courtyard I, Su Wanrou – Complete Form, Biological Species, Dream-Weaving Fox】

[Blue Orchid Courtyard I, Cui Yelan - Complete Form, Cursed Species, Death Knell Feather Master]

【Blue Orchid Courtyard I, Deer Yutang – Complete Form, Species, Green Bag Tang Fairy】

[Battle]

【Qingyeyuan I, Jiang Zhuo - Complete Form · Biological Species · Crimson Flame Wolf King】

【Aonoin I, Sealed – Complete Form · Biological Species · Night Shadow Badger】

【Qingyeyuan I, Shen Lingwei - Complete Form · Biological Species · Azure Feather Fairy Sparrow】

【Qingyeyuan I, Ruan Mianmian - Complete Form · Biological Species · Mist-Hidden Flying Butterfly】

【Aonoin I, White Dew Journey - Complete Form · Species · Six-winged Frosty-antlered Deer】

According to the competition rules, each contestant must present a battle pet. Except for Xue Youyou, who entered the room last, everyone has already presented their pets.

The referee urged, "Xue Youyou, please show your battle pet as soon as possible."

Xue Youyou immediately rolled her eyes at her: "What's the rush?"

The referee looked surprised, opened his mouth as if to say something harsh, but then hesitated for fear of making a scene and losing his job, so he swallowed his words.

She never expected that her first time as a referee would result in her losing face to a contestant.

Damn it, how dare he talk back in public! I'd better make sure she doesn't get the chance later.

Once the match started, she kept a close eye on Xue Youyou, and if she noticed anything amiss, she would immediately send her off with a red card.

Ignoring the referee who was blushing, Xue Youyou was seriously considering which pet she should present.

Considering that not many people have seen her use Guanghan Slash, it can be used as a trump card. In addition, Xue Nu has already appeared in public. In the end, it was decided to make Xue Nu the main player in this league.

【Blue Orchid Courtyard I, Snowy Serenity – (Mature Stage Species · Snow Maiden)】

Seeing that Xue Youyou finally presented a mature pet beast, the referee sneered, "I thought it was some powerful pet beast. You thought about it for so long, but it turns out it's just a nascent beast in its mature stage."

She was initially a little inferior to Xue Youyou, after all, she hadn't been able to get a chance to appear in the league during her student days. But now that she saw that Xue Youyou couldn't even produce a fully-formed pet, and was even inferior to her, she suddenly felt a sense of superiority.

Xue Youyou looked at the narrow-minded referee speechlessly and said, "If I were you, I wouldn't judge a beast tamer's strength solely based on the evolution stage of their pet, Miss Referee."

referee:"……"

For some reason, she had a strange feeling that her composure had been overshadowed by the other person.

However, he still stubbornly insisted, "Is that so? Then I'll have to see how you perform later!"

After uttering this harsh statement, the referee didn't even say "The match is about to begin, please prepare for the battle" before immediately starting the match, giving Xue Youyou no chance to retort.

[On a random map...]

【Map for this match: The Path of the Swordsman】

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As the map finished loading, the scenery before Xue Youyou's eyes changed rapidly. After a burst of dazzling light, she was already in the Xia Ke Dao map.

Five forks in the road came into view.

Xue Youyou was quite surprised; she hadn't expected to randomly get the classic map, Xia Ke Dao.

In its previous life, Xia Ke Dao was once rated as the most popular map among players.

This is due to the map's unique rule: only one player from the same faction is allowed to pass through each fork in the road.

Simply put, there are five paths, one for each person, and the other for each person. In the end, it will turn into five one-on-one duels.

The name "Xia Ke Dao" comes from the idea that when two heroes meet on a narrow road, the brave will prevail. This is essentially a one-on-one map hidden within a 5v5 map.

Meng Yanqing asked, "What do you mean?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Youyou's lips curled slightly, and she smiled, "What else can I say about the Way of the Knights? I want the middle path. I await your good news."

Under the watchful eyes of her four teammates at the starting point, Xue Youyou couldn't wait to step onto the middle fork in the road, waved goodbye, and set off in style.

Normally, the strongest member of the team would take the middle path, and Xue Youyou's choice clearly indicates that she is going to take the path of the strongest member of Qingyeyuan.

Meng Yanqing shook her head: "This guy."

As she spent more time with Xue Youyou, she came to realize that Xue Youyou was a true battle maniac.

"Alright, you don't need to be under too much pressure. Just fight freely. I'm going to take my leave first." Meng Yanqing said to the three of them before heading towards the fourth fork in the road.

The reason she chose this path was because the number "four" sounds like "death" in Chinese, making it a number with a somewhat ominous aura. If a beast tamer lacks confidence in their abilities, they would subconsciously avoid this path. She believed that the beast tamer who chose this path must also be quite confident in their abilities.

Then, Su Wanrou, who considered herself to be stronger than Cui Yelan and Lu Yutang, immediately said, "Then I'll take the second option."

As is customary, the beast tamers on the two outermost paths are relatively weaker, and she wanted to leave the easier opponents to Cui Yelan and Lu Yutang.

Soon, only Cui Yelan and Lu Yutang remained at the starting point, staring at each other blankly.

Lu Yutang said irritably, "What are you looking at? It doesn't matter where I, a nanny, go. You should just pick one."

Everyone likes the chivalrous way of life, except for support roles.

For Lu Yutang, whose main battle pet is the support-type pet Qingnang Tangxian, she would rather be randomly assigned to the Insect Forest than encounter the Xia Ke Dao map, which is purely a prison map with no chance for her to shine.

"Uh... okay, then I'll take the first fork in the road. Yutang, be careful."

After offering a word of comfort, Cui Yelan hopped on his yo-yo.

With only Lu Yutang left at the starting point, she no longer needed to hesitate and headed straight for the last fork in the road.

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Leiming Academy, training room.

In the center of the luxurious room, a girl with long, silver-purple hair that reached her hips sat cross-legged on the sofa. She wore a golden feather robe over her school uniform, and below the skirt were a pair of long, beautiful legs wrapped in openwork lace. Her appearance and temperament were extraordinary.

What's most striking are her eyes that flash with lightning and the lightning bolt mark on her forehead, which inspire awe.

Beside her, a short purple-haired girl knelt on the ground, respectfully holding up a silver tray with a steaming cup of black tea on it.

If Xue Youyou were here, she would recognize the short purple-haired girl kneeling on the ground as the fifth seat of Leiming Academy, whom she had fought before.

The beautiful girl sitting on the sofa, who resembles a giant baby, is none other than the famous Ten Heavenly Kings of the Moon Orchid League—Lightning Princess Lei Ying.

Thanks to her leading the team to second place last year, Leimingyuan Team 1 was also guaranteed a spot in the main competition this year without any surprises.

At this moment, Princess Flash, whose ranking was even higher than Lin Feiyan's, was enjoying afternoon tea while watching a preliminary competition being broadcast live on the training room screen with great interest.

[Aoi-in Team 1 VS Aono-in Team 1]

Normally, she wouldn't even bother watching a match between two second-rate university teams, let alone one between two third-rate university teams, or even a match between her own second team.

What truly piqued her interest were the battles between the other members of the Ten Heavenly Kings.

The reason she was admiring Lan Zhiyuan and Qingyeyuan today, contrary to her usual behavior, was because she had recently learned some interesting news.

Lei Ying picked up a cup of red tea from the silver tray, took a sip, and stared intently at Xue Youyou on the screen. "She's the one who defeated Lin Feiyan?" she asked with great interest.

The news she received about Lin Feiyan's defeat was not a casual game like ranked matches, but a real loss in a training match.

After all, Leiming Academy was always on the route that Fentian Academy took to Huanzhou for worship. During the sparring session, they took the opportunity to inquire about the previous encounters between the two sides and then heard this explosive news.

Although the other side did not reveal the specific details of the training match, Lei Ying understood from Lin Feiyan's extremely devout expression and tone when she mentioned Xue Youyou that it was definitely not as simple as just being one move behind.

That was heartfelt admiration. This beast tamer named Xue Youyou had actually defeated Lin Feiyan, one of the Ten Heavenly Kings.

"Snow-white hair and icy eyes, she's very likely a mixed-blood beast tamer like me~" Lei Ying liked her more and more as she looked at her, and even had the idea of ​​taking Xue Youyou as her favorite concubine.

As they were talking, Lei Ying suddenly remembered something. She stretched out her toe and hooked the short purple-haired girl's chin, questioning, "I remember you said you encountered a very powerful Snow Maiden Beastmaster in ranked matches, why didn't you report it then?"

The short purple-haired girl looked at Lei Ying with an innocent and aggrieved expression, inwardly crying out that she was wronged.

She clearly said it back then, and she still remembers that Lei Ying disdainfully referred to the other person as a country bumpkin.

Lei Ying's current behavior is clearly blatant nitpicking.

But she could only think these words in her heart; given Lei Ying's tyranny, she would never dare to talk back.

He could only humbly reply, "Please punish me, Captain."

Lei Ying's lips curled into a wicked smile as she said, "Come here and lie on my lap."

The short-haired purple girl trembled, vaguely guessing what was about to happen, but still dared not disobey, and replied, "Yes."