Chapter 241: Long Aotian and Weina

After waiting for more than an hour, the young man and woman walked out of the palace again.

This time they did not go to the Lingyun Inn again, but headed toward the outskirts of the city.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong quietly followed behind, gradually closing the distance with the two ahead.

When the distance to the two had narrowed to a certain extent, the simulated soul skill activated, and Tang Wulin's and Huo Yutong's figures gradually distorted, silently disappearing from the spot.

The young man and woman had no idea they were being followed, chatting and laughing as they walked out of the city gate.

After getting closer to the two, Tang Wulin also heard their conversation.

"Aotian, wait another two years; the next Continental High-Level Soul Master Elite Competition will start again, this time being held in Bright Capital. My father has decided to take this opportunity to clarify the relationship between the royal family and your sect. Would you like to temporarily join our Imperial Profound Academy?"

The young man called Aotian gave a slight nod.

"Sure, you can rest assured. When the time comes, I will lead the team and leave a bold and vivid mark on the competition, letting people recall the prestige of the Original Body Sect, while also helping your academy win the championship."

"Mm, I believe you."

The girl's gaze toward the young man was full of trust, obviously having great confidence in him.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong's faces turned grave; Huo Yutong's mental probe could discern the opponent's approximate cultivation level, so they could tell his realm and knew he was not boasting.

This tall young man's cultivation is at least in the sixties, and he even appears to be approaching the seventieth rank.

With two years left before the next competition begins, he will definitely be able to break through to seven rings.

He is a Soul Saint–level powerhouse, and moreover a genius from the Original Body Sect; if such a level of opponent had appeared in the previous competition, they would have absolutely no hope of winning.

However, it sounds like the Original Body Sect is preparing to emerge using the opportunity of the next competition?

Tang Wulin stepped forward and spoke:

"You two, I suggest you'd better not talk about this sort of thing out in the open."

Hearing his voice, the young man and woman's bodies both jerked instantly, they quickly turned around and put distance between themselves and him.

Before Tang Wulin even opened his mouth, they had completely failed to sense his aura.

Sensing their wary gazes, Tang Wulin said helplessly, "Don't be so hostile; I just want to chat with you about something you're interested in."

"... What do you want to talk about?"

The girl looked at him with an unfriendly expression.

"You might as well first explain why you were eavesdropping on our conversation."

Tang Wulin let out a light sigh.

"Miss, this is the territory of your Tianhun royal family; you can naturally chat loudly without worrying about the surroundings, but I cannot. Let's first find a place where no one will eavesdrop so we can talk properly. Oh right, I forgot to ask—what are your names?"

The young man stepped forward and said lightly:

"My name is Long Aotian, her name is Weina, and what are your names?"

His composed gaze fell on Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong beside him, for some reason burning with intensity.

Tang Wulin smiled and said:

"My name is Tang Wulin, her name is Huo Yutong; may I ask if you've ever heard of us?"

Weina's eyes flickered, and she exclaimed in surprise, "Shilake?!"

Long Aotian looked at her curiously.

"Weina, do you know them?"

Weina gave a slight nod. "Yes, they were both reserve team members of Shilake Academy in the previous competition. Although they were reserves, their performance was no less than that of the main squad; they can be said to be the strongest talents of Shilake's younger generation."

Since two days ago, when her royal father told her to have Long Aotian represent Imperial Profound Academy in the next competition, she has begun investigating the data of the reserve team members from the previous competition.

After all, if nothing unexpected happens, these reserve team members will be their opponents in the next competition.

Among them, Shilake and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy are what she focuses on most, and only these two academies have left her with the deepest impression.

Tang Wulin, Huo Yutong, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen—these four reserve team members already possessed abilities no inferior to ordinary main squad members three years ago; it's hard to imagine how much they could grow by the next competition.

"Is that so?" Long Aotian's eyes suddenly blazed with fervor. "I was wondering why this kid's qi and blood are so exuberant; if he's a genius from Shilake, it's no surprise."

The Original Body Sect excels at tempering the body; his martial soul is the skin, and he is among the best of them. In his eyes, Tang Wulin's qi and blood strength is so strong it borders on exaggeration, with a rich aura almost about to overflow from within.

Just this formidable qi and blood power alone is enough to make him itch with anticipation; now that he also learned the two are from Shilake and will be his future opponents, Long Aotian can no longer hold back.

He reached out and pointed at Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong.

"You two, come on, let's go together; let me see if you're qualified to speak with me."

Beside him, Weina hearing this couldn't help but show a look of helplessness.

She knows her fiancé all too well—he's a standard martial arts fanatic, in the Original Body Sect he likes to run around finding people to spar with; at this point he's clearly excited by the prospect of a hunt, looking for any excuse to cross hands with the opponent.

However, she did not stop him; she also really wanted to witness just how formidable these two rumored geniuses from Shilake truly are.

Tang Wulin had never encountered someone like this before, and inevitably felt a bit at a loss.

What's going on? How did we suddenly end up about to fight?

On the contrary, Huo Yutong twitched the corner of her mouth, revealing a dead-fish stare.

She is all too familiar with this type of person; over the past few months she has had plenty of dealings with similar opponents.

She let out a sigh and asked:

"All right, shall we fight right here?"

"Yes."

Long Aotian nodded.

Now they are in the suburbs outside the city, with hardly anyone around; fighting here doesn't require worrying about affecting nearby people.

"Yutong?"

Tang Wulin looked at Huo Yutong quizzically; Huo Yutong gave him a look, and her voice sounded directly in his mind.

"Don't worry, I've got it figured out; this guy bears us no ill will—rather, his impression of us should be pretty good. Moreover, if what we just heard is true, he will be our opponent in the next competition, so getting a preliminary sense of his ability is not a bad thing for us."

Tang Wulin immediately understood.

Indeed, after the previous match, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong's main fighting style is no longer really a secret; anyone who wants to look it up can find it.

But Long Aotian and Weina know nothing about it; this is clearly a good opportunity to gather intelligence.

He looked at the two people opposite him.

"I understand, I have no objection either, but you two must go up together."

Hearing him say that, Long Aotian gave Weina a questioning look, and Weina smiled faintly.

"No problem."

(End of chapter)