Chapter 247: If One Can Only Choose One

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Huyan Li was like a giant rock kicked into the air, constantly colliding and bouncing on the Douhun Tai, colliding again, and finally falling off the stage.

It made one's scalp tingle...

As for the remaining two Soul Ancestors, they had long since been eliminated by the others from Shrek before this; hardly anyone even noticed how they were defeated, because everyone's attention had been drawn away by Qin Jian.

"Bang!"

A loud explosion sounded from the rostrum; it was the Elephant Armored Sect Sect Master Huyan Zhen crushing the armrest of his chair, his copper-bell-like eyes appearing as if they were about to spew fire.

He simply could not believe that his grandson, who had used a soul bone, had been cleaved off the stage by Qin Jian with a single sword strike without having any chance at all.

"Sect Master Huyan, do not be angry. To be able to force my disciple to use Man-Sword Unity, your grandson is worthy of pride."

Jian Douluo said this in such a way that everyone on the rostrum had trembling expressions, and even Ning Fengzhi almost failed to hold back a laugh.

"Old man Jian!"

Huyan Zhen's eyes looked as if they were about to spew fire.

"What, do you have an opinion about my words?" Jian Douluo said coldly.

Huyan Zhen took a deep breath, sat back down heavily, and said in a flat tone: "Although your disciple is very powerful, he has been forced to reveal many trump cards in this match. The teams behind will inevitably study him in depth, and sooner or later, he will be dealt with."

"That will not require your concern," Jian Douluo said, full of confidence.

Ning Fengzhi shook his head and smiled helplessly: "After all, it is a team competition; one cannot always rely on Qin Jian alone. He still has teammates."

He had clearly misunderstood Shrek Academy's tactics...

"Ooh ooh ooh—"

The audience was already completely boiling the moment this match ended. At the beginning, only a few people were shouting Shrek's name.

"Shrek! Shrek! Shrek!"

But it was as if a fuse had been lit; the number of people shouting became more and more. When Qin Jian led the six of them off the competition stage, a wave of shouting for Shrek had already surged across the entire spectator stand.

This was only because they did not know Qin Jian's name; if they had known, they probably wouldn't have been shouting Shrek, but rather Qin Jian...

A week passed quickly.

The preliminary rounds of the Elite Tournament had also successfully completed the first six rounds of matches.

There were three academies that had won six matches, and Shrek Academy was among them.

Except for the Elephant Armor Academy encountered in the second match, which brought them some trouble, they won easily against the four opponents encountered afterward.

Of the Shrek Seven Devils, only Qin Jian, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu had participated.

Their opponents never again featured a Spirit Master above level 40, so almost every time, Qin Jian would resolve the battle with a single set of his "beating-people" version of the Fourth Soul Skill, so easily that the others lost their sense of presence.

Later on, there were no more opponents, because all the opponents forfeited...

On this day, Qin Jian and his group were watching other teams' matches at the large-scale electronic sound venue, and Tang San indeed intended to go back to cultivate.

"It's coming, it's coming... he's walking over with a soul bone..."

Although he knew Tang San would be safe, Qin Jian still couldn't help but quietly follow him.

"Sending a soul bone over a thousand miles, the gift is light but the affection is heavy... This is my Rongrong's soul bone, I cannot let it be lost no matter what..."

He originally wanted to give a reminder, but it was the same problem: there was no way to explain the source of the intelligence, so he had no choice but to keep an eye on it himself.

After leaving the Great Spirit Arena, Qin Jian quietly followed Tang San the whole way, while simultaneously heightening his own vigilance.

After all, the opponent was a Soul Saint; even if he was familiar with the opponent's patterns, when truly facing them, one naturally could not be careless—that was the difference between life and death.

He would not joke with his own life, so he quietly activated his innate ability, and the surrounding things were accurately reflected in his heart.

"Hmm? Something's wrong!"

Qin Jian suddenly stopped his footsteps. Just as a look of confusion appeared on his face, he immediately reacted, and his face was instantly filled with a look of being unable to laugh or cry.

"Although I recalled all the details very carefully, I still ignored the butterfly effect..."

He looked at the surrounding Heaven Dou City, which was gradually folding like in the movie Inception, and clutched his head with some headache: "Xiao San never even made a move, how could he become the target? I am the one who is the biggest target!"

This could be said to be the biggest crisis he had encountered since entering the human world; after all, he did not have Tang San's freakish Yama's Invitation in hand.

Now his only advantage was that Shi Nian did not yet know that he already knew everything.

Although Qin Jian had some strange movements, he did not show any appearance of having seen through the illusion, appearing as if he were still immersed in it.

But gradually, the illusion began to become interesting.

"Brother Jian!"

A voice full of joy came from behind. Qin Jian turned his head and saw Ning Rongrong standing behind him with a sweet smile, her hands behind her back. Seeing him turn around, she immediately hugged his arm: "Brother Jian, will you be with me forever?"

Qin Jian nodded without the slightest hesitation: "Of course, I will be with Rongrong forever."

Ning Rongrong smiled even more happily.

But the next moment, her figure disappeared, and in her place, Shui Bing'er stood before him with an elegant temperament.

"Qin Jian, I don't want to be your sister..."

Shui Bing'er's pair of eyes were sparkling, reflecting his shadow: "I... I want to be your wife... can I?"

Qin Jian knew this was an illusion, but he still couldn't resist Shui Bing'er's affectionate appearance and couldn't help but nod: "You can, I also want to marry you."

Shui Bing'er also smiled, smiling with satisfaction and gentleness.

Such an expression made Qin Jian freeze. He had never seen Shui Bing'er show such a satisfied expression; could this be her greatest desire in her heart?

Reflected from his own heart, subconsciously understood, was this what Shui Bing'er truly wanted?

He was somewhat infatuated.

And at this moment, Shui Bing'er disappeared, and Zhuqing approached with a cat-like walk.

"Qin Jian..."

She raised her head to look at him, her face showing only hesitation, no longer her usual coldness: "Qin Jian... I entrusted everything I have to you... but why can't you be mine alone? Will you always protect me?"

Qin Jian felt a real heartache.

It turned out that in her subconscious, she had always known that the peace of mind she wanted had not been fully attained; she would still worry, still feel lost.

Huo Wu also appeared by his side: "Qin Jian, why do you have to like others? Why can't I have you all to myself? What I have always wanted is a one-on-one partner!"

Xiao Wu did not hop or skip, but merely squatted to one side, looking at him hesitantly: "Brother, I like you so much, I want to be with you so much, but... I... I don't dare..."

It turned out that each of them had their own worries...

It turned out that he simply hadn't delved into it before...

"If you can only choose one person, who would you choose?"

Five people appeared before him at the same time, reaching out their hands...

Thanks to the update-urging maniac 【White Horse Cold Gold Guest】 for the tip...

(End of this chapter)