"Xiao?" Li Changzhou turned his head to look at her, his hands reaching towards her waist.
Before his hands even touched her, Yang Qinglan felt her body starting to itch. She quickly laughed, "Big, you are big! Stop it, can you not cheat, you clearly knew I was just going along with what your sister said!"
"I don't care, you slandered me anyway." Li Changzhou grinned as he put his hands around her slender waist, his face almost buried in her hair.
"Hey! Hey!" Turquoise Pool's delicate hands grasped Li Changzhou's shoulders.
"We are still here!" Li Qianxia "rescued" Yang Qinglan from Li Changzhou's hands, then she herself hugged Yang Qinglan's beautiful, soft, and fragrant body to her chest.
"Watch the match, the second round has started!" Yang Qinglan struggled, pushing away while muttering 'Qinglan, you smell so good', and sniffing her neck.
Fortunately, the venue had a 'if you don't want others to see, they won't be able to see' feature.
The audience also shifted their attention from Li Changzhou and Yak's battle to the second match.
The second round saw another person break through to Second Rank Divine Will, but the spectacle was nowhere near the first match.
"These people know each other very well." Turquoise Pool observed after a while.
"To take first place in one's clan, one generally is already famous, or if not previously famous, information will be gathered during the internal clan selection." Yang Qinglan said.
"Only my brother," Li Qianxia spoke while buying a support badge for Li Changzhou from a vending robot, "has not made his name known before, and luxuriously used Divine Will Crystals during the clan selection... Does it look good?"
She wore the badge on her chest, featuring Li Changzhou standing over the eighteen layers of Hell, wearing a black windbreaker, resembling some villain character.
"It moves too." Li Changzhou noted after a glance.
Similar to the newspapers in Harry Potter, one wonders whether it's technology or something divine.
500 people, divided into 250 pairs, battling non-stop for four days and nights.
"That 'Yak' was amazing, took out his opponent with just one move," Li Qianxia admired.
The 'Alien Clan·Yak', phonetically similar to 'Spirit Clan·Yak' in Xia Yu on Earth, was also a hot favorite, even though he was ranked over 300 in the second round.
Under the lead of the 'Second Gap' family, during the conquest of Divine Will Star, most races fled at the sight, while a few resisted against Divine Will Star till the end.
Among all the resisters, only Yak's race was called 'Alien Clan' because they resisted for a significantly long period.
There was even a saying at the time that 'without a Saint making a move, it would be impossible to conquer'.
But ultimately they failed, as the Divine Race joined the Divine Will Great Wall.
After their defeat, the 'Alien Clan' retained their title, considering it a symbol of honor and strength.
"Apart from this Yak, there's also the Crystal Clan," Turquoise Pool reminisced.
"The Crystal Clan possesses 'distant touch', able to see through the essence of things at a glance, determining whether the air ahead can be passed through, or if it is toxic gas that shouldn't be touched; whether seen liquids are drinkable or poisonous; whether the ground can be traveled upon or will sink into; whether cliffs are climbable or not — in essence, this race can see through your Divine Will essence at a glance."
"The Mechanical Clan, the Demon Spider Clan, the Ghost Clan, the Light Clan, and the Dark Star Clan, plus the Alien Clan and Crystal Clan, are the few we need to worry about, more than half of them are of Second Rank Divine Will," Yang Qinglan reminded Li Changzhou.
"Mhm," Li Changzhou nodded, "These few races might not have many abilities, but precisely because of that, they are very troublesome."
"And precisely because of that, the means to counter them are few, right?" Turquoise Pool said.
"I think you're more confident than I am," Li Changzhou chuckled.
"I have confidence in you—if it were me up there, I would have surrendered long ago," Turquoise Pool laughed.
All four of them laughed.
Though Turquoise Pool said this, they all knew she was not only powerful but also highly competitive.
Even facing Li Changzhou now, if she claimed she could win, it wasn't certain that she would win consistently; she might lose a few times out of ten.
"Sister Yao, just how strong is your 'Favored Concubine' really? I was too embarrassed to ask before, but tell me about it now," Li Qianxia asked, leaning on Yang Qinglan and Li Changzhou's legs.
"As long as I'm serious, men who are weaker than me, or not much stronger, are usually defeated instantly."
"Wow," Li Changzhou laughed, "you seem to have forgotten how I broke your leg back in the pear garden."
"That was before I ascended to immortality," Turquoise Pool said with a smile, looking at him, "why don't you try now?"
"Try! I don't believe it!" Li Qianxia interjected.
"What do you think?" Li Changzhou asked Yang Qinglan, "I, for one, am quite confident in Miss Yang here. Who can compare to your charm?"
"Watch the competition," Yang Qinglan retorted with a roll of her eyes, tapping Ruyi against Li Changzhou's forehead.
The matter passed, but a flicker of regret flashed in Turquoise Pool's clear eyes.
Li Changzhou might think she frequently used 'Favored Concubine' on him, but she never did and didn't plan to, much like Li Changzhou didn't use 'Emotion Control' on them.
But this time was a rare opportunity. It seemed like Qian Xia had once actively asked Li Changzhou to use "Emotion Control" on her, and Li Changzhou offering himself up this time, she quite wanted to take a strike at Li Changzhou.
The Divine Will Crystal radiated light, once again dominating the entire field.
{The contestant with the shortest time in the second round advances directly to the third round, which begins now}
There are still 125 contestants after the second round, and one person will inevitably have no opponent.
{Second round, first match: Earthling·King of Black Fog, Mechanical Clan·365,200,000,000}
"First again?" Li Qianxia exclaimed.
"Second-Rank Divine Will again?" Yang Qinglan frowned slightly.
"Is your luck really that bad?" Turquoise Pool asked Li Changzhou.
"With a team like this by my side, do you think I'm unlucky?" Li Changzhou headed towards the repaired Duel Arena.
Before he got there, ripples appeared in the void behind that Mechanical Clan member.
Just as Li Changzhou thought another Dark Star person was being summoned, countless weapons slowly emerged from the ripples, and at the very center of all the weapons, a Star Destroyer impolitely aimed its cannon directly at Li Changzhou.
—Maybe it really is bad. (Li Changzhou voice transmitted to Turquoise Pool, trying to think of a strategy while stepping forward)
Turquoise Pool crossed her left leg over her right, elbow resting on her left knee, and her left hand supporting her exquisitely beautiful face, all while smiling cheerfully as she watched him go up, like a proud wife watching her husband receive an award on stage.