Douluo Continent: I can nurture soul beasts and even perform super evolution.

Chapter 283 The Battlefield: First Signs of Something (Combined Chapter)

Su Wen waved his hand and put Xuanji into the Poké Ball.

The golden light that had been shining on him slowly dissipated, illuminating the figure of a male student from the inner courtyard beside him. The spotlight then shifted, and the male students introduced themselves one by one.

"Okay, next is the introduction of the girls. After that, they can go to the boy they like," Cai Meier said with a light laugh.

The atmosphere inside the stadium gradually reached a climax.

All of this has been just minor flings, but now the truth will be revealed: will any girls have feelings for him, and will he find a girlfriend tonight...?

Only Su Wen's lips twitched.

I have a bad feeling about this.

But now that we've come this far, we have no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

"My name is Zhang Lexuan, a level 92 offensive-type Soul Master, my Martial Soul is... the Moon. I have only one purpose for coming to the Sea God's Fate, and that is Su Wen." The senior sister, who was sitting on the water lily at the head of the girls' group, spoke softly, her dark eyes looking at Su Wen, and a hint of shyness flashing across her fair face.

"And... for him, I successfully picked the acacia heartbreak red."

"Wow!!!"

The boys gasped in surprise. Although they already knew the senior sister's purpose, they still widened their eyes when she said it herself. The last line, "The red of lovesickness breaks the heart," in particular surprised many of them.

It symbolizes the purest love in the world.

The senior sister actually picked it?!

"Holy crap! No wonder you..." Han Ruoruo's eyes widened like copper bells, speechless. No wonder her best friend's cultivation level had skyrocketed in recent years, it turned out she had picked the immortal herb, the Love-Sick Heartbreak Red!

You really kept it from me!

Moreover, the legendary herb, the Love-Sickness Heartbreak Red, cannot be harvested with just a few years of affection; it requires at least a long-lasting relationship like that of childhood sweethearts. Doesn't that mean...?

From ten years ago, when Su Wen first joined the academy...

"Zhang Lexuan, I always teased the little boys just for fun. You always seem so quiet, but you've been up to all this behind my back?!"

"And another thing, you really are an old cow eating young grass!"

"..."

Zhang Lexuan's face turned even redder.

But she gritted her teeth and just rolled her eyes at her best friend. How could you blame her for that?

Feelings accumulate gradually, then naturally unfold. At first, she genuinely treated him like a younger brother, but it wasn't until he grew up, became taller than her, and called her "senior sister" that she began to examine her own heart and realized she had completely fallen in love with Su Wen...

It was as if an invisible arrow of Cupid had struck them; she herself didn't even know when they had fallen in love.

"The Love-Sick Red..." Gu Yuena gritted her teeth. This woman was clearly declaring war on her!
Is it necessary to emphasize this?
Isn't she saying that of all the women, she loves Su Wen the most?
They are all inferior to her.

"My lord," Mu Qiu'er grabbed his arm and whispered, "calm down! Calm down!"

"It's nothing. This mere Love-Sickness Heartbreak Red is nothing to me." Gu Yuena snorted coldly and turned her head away.

Mu Qiu'er's lips twitched. If my lord hadn't been so clenched in anger, I might have believed it...

Clearly, the lord was truly jealous.

But there was no way around it. The Love-Sickness Heartbreak Red couldn't be mixed with even a trace of personal affection. Even though she and her master were deeply in love with Su Wen, their initial approach to Su Wen was driven by ulterior motives...

Moreover, the time he spent with her was far less than that with Zhang Lexuan.

Ning Tian looked disappointed, while Wu Feng pouted and grumbled, "It's just the Acacia Heartbreak Red, huh? I've never even tried it, maybe I can get it too?"

"You can't get it..." Jiang Nannan said calmly from the side.

"The requirements for the Love-Sickness Heartbreak Red are so demanding that only the eldest sister among everyone could obtain it."

Nana glanced at her senior sister's shy yet proud face, standing obediently like a little maid. There was not a trace of envy in her eyes, but rather a maternal smile, which made her quite gratified...

Congratulations to the owner for finding such perfect love!
Nana sent her congratulations.

Orange bit her lip lightly, saying nothing. She was envious, but that was all she could do...

Meng Hongchen, like a little elf, peeked out and glanced at her older brother, who was constantly panting and whose face was full of tension. She couldn't help but chuckle and then turned her gaze to Su Wen.

His eyes were full of hearts, Su Wen had become even more handsome, hehe...

"It still has to be Senior Sister, right, Xiao Tao?" Ling Luochen crossed her arms over her chest, her breasts heaving, and smiled as she glanced sideways at Ma Xiao Tao beside her.

Only then did I realize that the latter looked completely dazed.

"Xiao Tao? Xiao Tao?" She poked Ma Xiao Tao's arm again.

"Why have I never seen this 'Heartbreak Red' before?!" Ma Xiaotao's scorching phoenix fire faintly surged from her body, swirling around her and causing ripples to spread across the lake.

She was the only one completely dumbfounded; was it a heartbreaking sight of lovesickness?

Never heard of it?

Su Wen only gave her two choices of fire-attribute immortal herbs, and didn't give her a third one!

She firmly believed she deeply loved Su Wen, and besides, it was a "growing up" relationship; if she really tried, she might just be able to woo him! She refused to accept it!
"Sigh! Are you crazy!" Ling Luochen exclaimed in astonishment.

He put his hand on Ma Xiaotao's shoulder.

Ice and fire mingled, producing a hissing sound.

"It's nothing!" Ma Xiaotao took a deep breath and glared fiercely at Su Wen, who was completely unaware of the danger approaching. She had to give the man face in public, but once they got back, she was determined to squeeze this guy dry.

"Ling Luochen!"

The beauty opened her red lips slightly.

"Hmm?" Ling Luochen asked blankly.

"Tomorrow night, let's... cough cough, call Xiao Wen over." Ma Xiaotao's ears turned red, but it didn't spread to her cheeks, so she still looked relatively normal.

"Huh?" Ling Luochen's pupils shrank.

"Unwilling?" Ma Xiaotao raised an eyebrow.

"Isn't this a bit too explicit?" Ling Luochen suddenly felt shy. Last time, the atmosphere was innocent and pure, but this time, taking the initiative... tsk tsk tsk...

“I can’t handle him on my own!” Ma Xiaotao said through gritted teeth.

"Okay!" After a long while, Ling Luochen's delicate face returned to its indifferent state, displaying her icy and mature style, and she nodded slightly.

"Drain him!"

"..."

The eldest sister floated up lightly, walking towards Su Wen in her white sneakers. She then gently landed beside him, stepping on a water lily. She then took Su Wen's arm, her beautiful face showing a hint of shyness, but more so a dignified and elegant demeanor, like that of an empress.

However, it also completely dampened the enthusiasm of some girls who had some ideas.

Su Wen is indeed outstanding, but do I have the confidence to compare myself to him?

If not... let's get back to reality.

After all, even the eldest sister needed to assert her dominance in this way, and many of her sisters were eager to try their luck. It's clear that this "silent battle" has only just begun...

"Hahaha, true love prevails in the end. But Su Wen, you've managed to win Le Xuan's favor, which is truly the envy of all the inner court disciples," Yan Shaozhe said with a smile, adding fuel to the fire.

"It is truly my good fortune to have gained the favor of Senior Sister," Su Wen said sincerely.

"Hmm..." The beauty beside him gazed at Su Wen with eyes as clear as water, and finally gently rested her head on his shoulder.

"Second place!"

"Tang Ya, a level 57 control-type Soul Master, with the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, like my senior sister, I also have someone I like." Tang Ya said frankly, and then leaped towards Bei Bei. The two squeezed onto Bei Bei's water lily, and before the reverse selection process even began, they had already held hands and snuggled together, looking very sweet.

"Tsk tsk tsk, all of them are already taken," Chu Qingtian remarked.

"It's alright. There are more than a dozen more girls than boys, so there's always a chance," said another bespectacled, somewhat dull-looking inner court disciple.

"Heh, a dozen or so more. Why don't you guess who these extra dozen or so are after?" Chu Qingtian glanced at him.

The inner court disciple wearing glasses froze.

"No way?"

"A dozen or so?! Holy crap!!!"

"Hehe, I'm afraid it's more than that..."

"Don't worry about chicken feathers. If we exclude the dozen or so girls, isn't that exactly the number of boys? One-on-one."

"There are too many wolves and not enough meat."

"..."

"Third!" Yan Shaozhe continued to preside.

"Wu Ming, a level 75 Battle Soul Saint, a group of guys in the inner courtyard gave me the nickname 'Golden Crow Leftover Woman,' but so be it. I'm thirty-two this year. It would be great if I could change 'leftover' to 'Saint' this year."

"Besides, after carrying this label for over a decade, shouldn't my luck finally change?" Her voice trembled slightly. The label of "leftover woman" was quite a blow to a girl, especially one who was quite strong-willed...

“Xiao Ming does have a fiery temper, but she can distinguish right from wrong and won’t throw tantrums. If she truly loves someone, she will be loyal for life. I just hope you won’t let her down,” Zhang Lexuan said softly. “If you don’t love her, make it clear as soon as possible…”

Chu Qingtian, standing behind the water lily, also became serious and slowly nodded.

Based on their previous interactions, it's clear that Wu Ming has feelings for Chu Qingtian, so it's highly likely that Wu Ming will only choose one person...

Sure enough, after Wu Ming finished speaking, her eyelashes trembled, and she leaped up and went straight towards Chu Qingtian, landing on his water lily.

"Move a little over there..." Wu Ming shyly pushed.

"Oh, oh." Chu Qingtian tilted her head and blushed.

They say a woman three years older than her husband is like holding a gold brick; this woman has held several gold bricks, but nothing's happened...

For ordinary people, age is an insurmountable gap, but for Soul Masters, especially those with strong talents, age is not a barrier. After all, with their talents, both of them have a high probability of becoming Title Douluo in the future. In the long lifespan of a Title Douluo, a difference of ten years or so is not so obvious.

"Fourth place," Yan Shaozhe said with a smile.

“Ma Xiaotao, level 85 Battle Soul Douluo, Martial Soul: Fiery Phoenix…” Ma Xiaotao said calmly.

"Although I respect Senior Sister very much, I still want to say that I just haven't seen the Love-Sickness Heartbreak Red. Otherwise, if I were to try picking it first, it might not be Senior Sister's turn."

"Oh!!!!"

The entire stadium was initially deathly silent, then erupted in cheers and whistles.

Finally, we've finally gotten to tonight's main topic.

However, they really didn't expect that Ma Xiaotao would actually dare to criticize her senior sister...

"..." Zhang Lexuan smiled gently and did not argue.

A pair of fiery wings sprouted from Ma Xiaotao's back, and she took to the air before gently landing on Su Wen's other side.

She also took Su Wen's arm.

She gritted her teeth: "Where did this 'Heartbreak Red' come from? Why didn't you tell me?"

"Sister Tao, you're more suited to the fire element..."

"I don't care!" Ma Xiaotao said, feeling wronged. "Why won't you even give me a chance?"

"I was wrong." Su Wen took a deep breath and quickly apologized.

"Hmph! I don't care who you go with tonight, but tomorrow night, come to my inner courtyard residence to apologize! Remember, just you alone!" Ma Xiaotao whispered in Su Wen's ear.

"..." Su Wen's eyes twitched.

Is it really just... an apology?

He remained skeptical.

"Fifth place." Yan Shaozhe couldn't hide his smile.

We need to really increase the intensity of this kid's training.

Run? He's blocked off all the roads around him, there's no way he can escape, hehe...

"Ling Luochen, age 23, with an ice-attribute martial soul. Senior Sister and Xiao Tao both like Su Wen, and I like him too. I am a woman who likes strong people, especially strong people with ice attributes. When I first learned that you were the ultimate ice, I felt a little fondness for you before you even entered the academy."

"Then, behind Ma Xiaotao's back, I secretly asked you out. I became more and more infatuated with the feeling of extreme ice on your body. By the time I realized it, it was already out of control."

"I love you, though not as purely as Xiao Tao's or Le Xuan's love for you..."

"But this love is clearly visible."

"..."

Everyone took a deep breath.

Third place!!!

And even the famously aloof beauty Ling Luochen from the inner courtyard actually likes Su Wen? When did this happen? She's really good at hiding it!
I never noticed this before!
The beautiful woman, dressed in a white dress, had completely shed her usual coldness. When she faced Su Wen, it was as if an iceberg was being warmed by the sun, melting away and revealing another side of her.

She walked lightly across the ice and stood on the other side of Su Wen's water lily.

She smiled gently at the bewildered and shocked Ma Xiaotao.

This base raid was a huge success; it was so successful that the original owner only just realized what was happening...

"Ling Luochen! You deserve to die!" Ma Xiaotao cried out in anguish. "You actually took advantage of my absence to..."

"Who told you to be so oblivious?" Ling Luochen shrugged, showing no remorse.

"The three of you."

Yan Shaozhe had an uncontrollable smile on his lips.

The reward pool is still accumulating.

There seems to be no end in sight.

"What are you looking at! Are you envious?" Not far away, Tang Ya gently pinched Bei Bei's arm and looked up at her angrily.

"No, how could that be! My little Ya is the cutest. My heart is as clear as day. I only love Ya..." Bei Bei said, startled, and quickly hugged Tang Ya.

"Hmph!" Tang Ya snorted softly.

She wasn't averse to having multiple wives and concubines, but that didn't mean she could accept it.

If Beibei really dares to have multiple wives and concubines, she will leave immediately.

“Sister Luo Chen…” Su Wen sighed softly.

If you insist on pursuing purity in matters of the heart, then you're just nitpicking. It's something that can only be encountered by chance, and meeting the senior sister was his good fortune.

"Mmm." Ling Luochen blinked and whispered sweetly in Su Wen's ear, "Don't forget our promise for tomorrow night."

Su Wen's pupils suddenly contracted.

Two, two?!

(End of this chapter)