Chapter 362 Test by an Eighth-rank Cyborg Pet

“Lady Yan, of course, you’re right. Everybody would have to show their true strengths on the stage and no sore losers would be accepted!”

The family head of the Ye Family chuckled but it was more like a sneer. “Mr. Liu’s ‘friendly reminder’ is right. Indeed, the kids are stronger than those from previous years. I have to say that the Longjiang Base City is blessed with extreme luck, we are fortunate to have so many talents in our city. The young men from the Liu family, including their young master, couldn’t even make it to the Top 5. That wouldn’t have happened in the past years!”

“I agree. There’s a galaxy of talents this year!” the family head of the Mu family chimed in and darted a glance at Liu Tianzong.

Hmm, this is a slap on your face. Let’s see how you continue stirring up the pot now!

Qin Duhuang took a look at Zhou Tianlin who appeared to be calm. He just kept on sipping his tea, enjoying the conversation as an onlooker. It was understandable that Zhou Tianlin would prefer not being part of the conversation. Nobody from the Zhou family had made it to the finals, either. Then Qin Duhuang turned to Liu Tianzong whose face had turned cloudy. “Lady Yan, do not misread Mr. Liu’s ‘show of hospitality’.” Qin Duhuang grinned.

Yan Bingyue glanced at Qin Duhuang but said nothing. She had already made her thoughts clear; there was no need for her to utter any more words.

Sitting next to her, the old fox Yin Fengxiao immediately sensed the “friendly” atmosphere between the major families. Just like he had expected, the internal strife was serious.

Yin Fengxiao smiled before he interposed, “Lady Yan is still young and can be a bit too candid. Please forgive her.”

Mu Beihai smiled. Just then, he had said those words because he wanted to shame Liu Tianzong and at the same time, warn Yan Bingyue. After all, her words were too aggressive. If he had said nothing, Yan Bingyue and her people would have thought that the main families of the Longjiang Base City were timid and spineless.

Since the remaining participants were from the three major families, her words had essentially been harsh to all the three major families.

Sure, the girl had been provoked by the instigating Liu Tianzong. That being said, her words couldn’t be forgiven!

“Who’s that girl?”

Xu Kuang could no longer hold back his curiosity.

Qin Shaotian said nothing to him. He was still unhappy because Xu Kuang had spoken rudely to him while in Su Ping’s store.

Mu Yuanshou was a man of steady character. He, too, said nothing. He just kept breathing in and out to adjust his state.

On the other hand, Ye Longtian answered the question but he did try to lower his loud voice. “Don’t you know this? The girl is from someplace else. She’s trying to leverage the Longjiang Base City, to win the championship so that she can go and compete on the international stage to win the global championship. I heard that her strength is unfathomable. She’s at the same rank as ours but her abilities are equal to the titled rank!”

Both Xu Kuang and Su Lingyue were taken aback. “The titled rank? How is that possible?”

Ye Longtian was speechless for a moment, after seeing the two of them so shaken. “Why not? You are like that, aren’t you?”

“Er, right, yeah.”

Xu Kuang scratched his head.

Su Lingyue appeared to be a bit embarrassed. The titled rank? Without the battle pet Su Ping had given her, she wouldn’t even be able to win against a seventh-rank advanced battle pet warrior.

Seeing the reaction from those two, Ye Longtian only shook his head. He stopped talking to them and turned to Qin Shaotian and Mu Yuanshou. With this girl joining the competition, one of the current Top 5 would be eliminated. They had seen how powerful Su Lingyue and Xu Kuang were. Su Lingyue had already competed against Qin Shaotian. Considering her abilities, she would not be the one eliminated. As to the rest of them, they had to win against Qin Shaotian who had lost to Su Lingyue.

However…

Although Qin Shaotian had lost once, he was still formidable. Ye Longtian could not say for sure that he would defeat him.

Qin Shaotian, Mu Yuanshou, and Ye Longtian were sharing similar thoughts. They exchanged some eye contact and they could see the determination in each other’s eyes.

Qin Shaotian remained indifferent. But he was no longer as composed as before. Ever since he lost to Su Lingyue, his fighting will was at an all time high.

Ye Longtian could detect the coldness in Qin Shaotian’s eyes as well as his resolution to win. Same as him, Ye Longtian was also strongly seized by passion.

It was ten o’clock.

People’s cheers gradually quieted down. The commentators had been waiting for a long time. They turned on their mics and used exciting words to enhance people’s enthusiasm. Then, they started to announce the rules.

The commentators finished explaining the rules. The finals at the Longjiang Baes City level had just begun!

At the end of the speech, countless fireworks flew up from around the stage, including around the venue’s perimeter. The sound of fireworks and brilliant sparks filled the entire stadium, igniting the atmosphere.

The mist caused by the fireworks was dispersed in the wind. On the stage, sexy cheerleaders danced happily to the music. On the big screen in the audience, profile pictures of the five participants were displayed. The photo retouching made them look better than in person.

The commentators officially introduced the five participants once again. The audience would shout in joy every time they read the information of a participant.

Each contender had already developed a fan base of their own. The one with the most fans was Su Lingyue, followed by Qin Shaotian and Xu Kuang.

Ye Longtian and Mu Yuanshou, given their mediocre performance previously, had fewer fans but still had great support.

Some people had favored Ye Longtian from the beginning and they would stick with their choice all the way.

After the introduction of the five participants was over, the commentators suddenly began to say something else while at the same time, an empty space appeared next to the five profile pictures on the screen.

That empty space confused the audience.

Soon, that empty space began to spin and a picture that had been artfully prepared showed up. It was Yan Bingyue who was sitting next to Qin Duhuang.

Yan Bingyue had a breathtaking look, but the coldness on her face made her look detached. The fine-tuning had accentuated the coldness on her face.

Baffled, everyone heard the commentators’ excited voice