Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 567, First Place (Daily Ten Thousand Words)

"Not bad, Yuhao, you're quite popular. Not a single female student chose to turn off her light? It seems Yuhao might have a headache later."

Beibei said with a smile.

As soon as these words were spoken, the female students on the lake burst into laughter again, already discussing how to divide Huo Yuhao among themselves.

"Second place, He Caitou. All sea goddess fairies, please prepare." Bei Bei continued this segment. Huo Yuhao had already passed.

Huo Yuhao could clearly feel He Caitou, who was not far from him, immediately tense up. He Caitou stared wide-eyed in Xiao Xiao's direction, his fists, as big as bowls, clenching unconsciously. Beads of sweat were even rolling down his temples.

Although this is only the second step, it is enough to prove whether Xiao Xiao has feelings for him.

"start."

As soon as Bei Bei said "start," Huo Yuhao felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and the lights across the room went out rapidly.

In stark contrast to Huo Yuhao's immense popularity, He Caitou's previous act of aiming a level-seven fixed-mount soul-guided cannon at the opponent really cost him a lot of points.

Moreover, his imposing physique and dark skin are not exactly in line with the aesthetic preferences of most girls.

"We're not all wiped out, are we? No!" He Caitou screamed in a low voice.

Fortunately, when most of the lights went out, two remained.

The first beam of light revealed the stunningly beautiful Jiang Nannan. She smiled slightly at He Caitou, her eyes filled with encouragement. It was unclear whether He Caitou could see her from such a distance.

He Caitou felt a sudden weakness throughout his body, and the back of his clothes was completely soaked with sweat. That one moment felt like a life-or-death decision for him.

Besides Jiang Nannan, the remaining beam of light enveloped Xiao Xiao. However, Xiao Xiao had her head down and wasn't looking at He Caitou. From a distance, Huo Yuhao could see two faint blushes on her pretty face.

"Nannan is so loyal!" He Caitou couldn't help but exclaim.

Huo Yuhao chuckled and said, "Brother Caitou, why aren't you praising Xiao Xiao?"

He Caitou wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Xiao Xiao said she'd think about it, Yuhao. I'm nervous, what should I do?"

"Don't worry, I'll just come back and be with you."

Huo Yuhao spoke the most heartbreaking words in the calmest tone.

"No"

He Caitou's eyes immediately filled with deep resentment.

The "love at first sight" segment continued, and the female trainees were quite ruthless. Although the next few didn't fare as badly as He Caitou, the lights didn't reach more than a third of their original position.

Xu Sanshi was in an even more difficult situation.

At Beibei's command, everyone suddenly felt everything go dark.

Large swaths of light were extinguished in a frantic, rapid motion.

I don't know if it's because the girls all know that this guy's only target is Jiang Nannan, or because his flirtatious and lewd behavior in the first round was so disgusting, but the speed at which he turned off the lights was ridiculously fast.

Almost as soon as Beibei finished speaking, all the lights went out at once, leaving only two lonely ones.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Nannan glanced at Xiao Xiao, who had left a friendly light on for Xu Sanshi, and pressed the button in her hand with a hint of annoyance.

The pale golden light went out instantly, and Xu Sanshi got nothing this time except for Xiao Xiao's friendship lamp.

Xu Sanshi's smile froze instantly, his face turned deathly pale, and his body even swayed.

Huo Yuhao turned his head and looked him over—at least half of it was an act.

Xu Sanshi figured he'd encountered this situation every year and was used to it.

As this old rogue narrowly escaped, the boys behind him weren't so lucky.

There are too many wolves and not enough meat!

The number of male trainees was almost double that of female trainees, so it was inevitable that some of them would be eliminated.

As the lights went out one by one, by the end of the second round, only twenty-four male trainees remained on the field.

A third of them were gone in one go.

Xie Huanyue fared much worse. Having just entered the inner courtyard, he had no connections and couldn't even get a single friendship lamp. Neither Wu Feng nor Xiao Xiao intended to let him stay any longer, and they extinguished the lamp with a snap.

That's normal. When Xiao Xiao first entered the school and competed with Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, she suffered a lot at the hands of Xie Huanyue, that big fat guy. Especially Xiao Xiao, who managed to pull off a powerful move like the fusion of two martial souls to freeze her opponent in place, creating an opportunity for Huo Yuhao to defeat her in one blow.

As for Wu Feng—that girl dislikes everyone, and there's no way she'd leave a light on for Xie Huan Yue.

"Fat people have no human rights! No human rights at all!"

Xie Huan Yue let out a miserable scream and left the scene in a sorry state—this couldn't be blamed on him. The Pipi Elephant Martial Soul and the Diamond Mammoth Martial Soul were somewhat similar; both were very durable, but they affected the physique of the Martial Soul holder. His opponent's height and waist circumference were indeed not very appealing to girls.

The second stage has now concluded. The positions of the twenty-four male trainees have changed again; due to the reduced number, they are now lined up in a row, facing the seventeen female trainees across from them.

This time, it was Zhang Lexuan who spoke.

"After the first two rounds, I believe everyone has a basic understanding of each other. Next, we will move on to the third round—love at first sight."

"This time, all you girls need to pay attention. You can't be as casual as you were last time. Once you make a choice, you have to take responsibility for it."

"Each boy has one minute to introduce himself. After that, come to me and give me the number of your favorite sea fairy."

"After all the boys have finished introducing themselves, the girls will begin to make their choices. This will be your final decision. Each person can only choose once, and there is no going back."

"After all the selections are complete, we will begin the fourth stage."

"Attention, gentlemen: when you present yourself, you may display any abilities you believe to be powerful, or introduce your cultivation level, etc. Just make sure your presentation is attractive to the girl you like."

"This time, we're going to shuffle the order and decide who goes first by drawing lots, to ensure fairness."

Beibei floated slowly towards the male students, stepping on lotus leaves, holding a handful of bamboo sticks in her hand, and drew lots from left to right.

The female trainees opposite were not idle either; each of them started hanging a number tag on their chest, representing their own number.

They rearranged their positions as well.

The draw ended quickly.

Huo Yuhao drew the first one. He swore that it was definitely not intentional, because the second round was to report the number of the sea goddess fairy he liked, and he had no idea who he could choose!

(End of this chapter)