Douluo: Twin Origins, Suppressing the World

Chapter 174 Are you really just being a lovesick fool?!
Old Ma pulled Xiao Hongchen, who was still in a daze, off the field.

People from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy gathered around.

Instead of arguing with her brother, Meng Hongchen looked worried.

She hadn't expected Ling Shuang to be able to do this.

Meng Hongchen was somewhat worried about whether her brother could emerge from the shadow cast by Ling Shuang.

However, after seeing Xiao Hongchen gradually calm down, her worries also slowly diminished.

Unlike in the original story where Huo Yuhao caused Xiao Hongchen to develop a mental demon, Ling Shuang did not cause Xiao Hongchen to develop a mental demon.

Perhaps the gap between the two was too great, because at this moment Xiao Hongchen no longer had the idea of ​​competing with Ling Shuang.

A visible gap can breed obsession, but a gap that is no longer visible can only evoke feelings of regret.

Xiao Hongchen wore a bitter smile, rested his hands on his thighs, and remained silent for a long time.

The arrogance he once possessed had vanished, and the once unruly boy's expression had become much more composed.

This might actually be a good thing for Xiao Hongchen.

He was too arrogant and conceited before; being too rigid makes one prone to breaking.

"Please welcome the next contestant from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy to the stage."

After the earth-attribute soul masters repaired the arena that Ling Shuang had destroyed, the voice of the Heavenly Fiend Douluo rang out again.

Because it was the finals, Xingluo specially invited an earth-attribute Soul Douluo. After Ling Shuang withdrew the remaining destructive power, the repair went very smoothly and didn't take much time.

Old Ma looked at Meng Hongchen, the last contestant, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Miss Meng, why don't we just admit defeat?"

The psychological trauma that Ling Shuang had just inflicted on him was simply too great.

Although Ling Shuang seemed to have exhausted himself after using that move, and the short time he had just used was not enough for him to fully recover, Master Ma still did not believe that Meng Hongchen would be a match for Ling Shuang.

He no longer cares about the championship; he only hopes that nothing goes wrong and he can return to the Empire safely.

Anyway, this isn't the first time the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy has come in second place.

“No.” Meng Hongchen shook her head, rejecting his suggestion.

Just as Xiao Hongchen said, Meng Hongchen was actually a proud and arrogant person.

She could accept that she was inferior to Ling Shuang, but she could not accept that she would flee without a fight.

The pride of the Mingde Hall Master's lineage would not allow her to do such a thing.

"If we flee without a fight, wouldn't that make me look like a laughingstock?"

"You agree, don't you, Chen Hongxiao?"

Seeing that nothing serious had happened to Meng Hongchen, Meng Hongchen resumed her usual sharp tongue.

She still remembered what Xiao Hongchen had said: if she couldn't defeat Ling Shuang, her name would be written backwards.

Xiao Hongchen instinctively wanted to refute Meng Hongchen's sarcasm, but the words caught in her throat.

Because that's the truth, and he said those words himself.

After a moment, Xiao Hongchen still didn't say anything, only letting out a complex sigh and three words.

"Be careful."

Meng Hongchen did not turn around; her white ponytail swayed slightly with each step.

"Don't worry, I'm not as stupid as you, insisting that people go all out."

Meng Hongchen's words made Xiao Hongchen's face stiffen, her lips twitching slightly as she muttered a complaint under her breath:

"What a nasty character!" He was just worried that this guy would get hurt by Ling Shuang, but he's really wasted his breath!

He shouldn't have expected his ill-tempered sister to say anything nice.

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"Both sides prepare, the game begins!"

As the Heavenly Fiend Douluo's voice faded, two figures stood facing each other.

Standing opposite Ling Shuang for the first time in a real sense, Meng Hongchen could not hide her excitement.

Those blood-red eyes stared at the boy before her.

Prior to this, Meng Hongchen had only met Ling Shuang face-to-face when he took the initiative to greet her before the start of the competition.

However, compared to then, she can now truly observe the person in front of her carefully.

Perhaps because her body hadn't fully recovered from the previous actions, Ling Shuang's face looked sickly pale.

This did not make him look listless; on the contrary, it added a touch of brokenness, causing Meng Hongchen's heart to race slightly.

Ling Shuang, holding her staff, was somewhat bewildered by Meng Hongchen's intense gaze.

Is this an attempt to find his weakness?
A sense of vigilance rose in Ling Shuang's heart.

At this moment, due to the influence of the destructive power he had previously suffered, his soul power was almost completely drained. Even though he recovered some of it during the time it took to repair the arena, he still hadn't recovered most of his soul power.

Although Ling Shuang was confident that his strength far surpassed that of Meng Hongchen, his current state made him hesitant to be overconfident.

Meng Hongchen is, after all, a Soul King and can use Soul Tools. If he is careless, he might really be in trouble.

Therefore, faced with Meng Hongchen's strange behavior, Ling Shuang did not dare to make a move rashly. Instead, she kept an eye on Meng Hongchen while recovering the soul power in her body.

The two looked at each other, but neither of them made a move.

This bizarre scene left everyone present somewhat bewildered, exchanging bewildered glances.

What is this doing?
This was the first time they had ever seen such a situation since the Soul Master Competition began.

For a moment, Xingluo Square fell into an eerie silence.

Old Ma couldn't help but ask Xiao Hongchen in a low voice, "Miss Meng, are you preparing some special methods?"

Although he was the leader of the team, due to the identity of the Hongchen siblings, he didn't actually know much about their abilities.

As the granddaughter of the head of Mingde Hall, it's understandable that she might have some tricks up her sleeve.

Xiao Hongchen simply chuckled at Ma Lao's question.

If others don't know, how could he, as the older brother, not know?
Meng Hongchen wasn't preparing any special methods at all; she was clearly just infatuated!

He was truly speechless. Although he knew that his younger sister had a tendency to be infatuated with men, he never expected that Meng Hongchen would actually be infatuated with men on the competition stage.

About five minutes later, Tian Sha Douluo finally couldn't hold back any longer and reminded them: "Two contestants, the match has begun."

Only then did Meng Hongchen come to her senses, a blush spreading across her fair face.

Being infatuated in front of so many people, even she couldn't help but feel shy for a moment.

When Meng Hongchen came to her senses, her gaze towards Ling Shuang became somewhat evasive.

It's so embarrassing!
At this moment, Ling Shuang, who had taken in Meng Hongchen's reaction, also realized that Meng Hongchen wasn't looking for her weaknesses at all; she was simply infatuated.

Upon realizing this, even Ling Shuang couldn't help but feel exasperated.

Like Xiao Hongchen, they all knew that Meng Hongchen had a tendency to be infatuated with women, but none of them expected it to be this outrageous.

(End of this chapter)