318: Chapter 318 She's really in love.

Suddenly.

A message from Su Yingxue arrived: "Shanshan, husband was intense with us again last night, even more violent than before."

Immediately after, she sent a picture.

It was a close-up of a hand, fingers tightly gripping a quilt, the bedding wrinkled; one look told you how intense the scene had been.

Lu Shan felt her head explode, a vivid mental image washing over her instantly.

She immediately imagined the scene.

Whose breathing was ragged, whose body was taut, whose hand was gripping the quilt, whose nails were digging into their palms.

She knew it all.

She had seen it all.

In those three days, she had seen it countless times.

"Ugh~~~~"

Lu Shan buried her face in the pillow, letting out a muffled groan.

A short sentence and one picture were enough to make her subconsciously imagine the scenes in the room last night, leaving her ears burning red with shame, her mind in complete disarray.

...

In the Lin family garden.

Sunlight poured down from the star in the sky of the Secret Realm, shining on the flowers and plants in the garden, dew on the petals sparkling.

Su Yingxue sat on a stone stool, holding a teacup, a smile on her lips.

She watched two black dots flying in from the distant sky, the smile on her lips deepening.

Two slender figures speeding through the air.

It was indeed Qianye and Lu Shan, biting the bullet to keep their appointment.

Hua Liuli watched the two flying over, unable to help but sigh with a smile.

"Sister Yingxue's method really works; it hasn't been long, and both sisters are already here."

Su Yingxue lifted her chin, her eyes full of triumph, and said playfully:

"That's only natural; I have plenty of little tricks to deal with them."

She set down her teacup, stood up, smoothed her clothes, and walked toward the entrance.

The others followed, waiting for Qianye and Lu Shan to arrive.

Qianye and Lu Shan flew down from the sky and landed at the entrance.

Both of their faces were red, and neither dared to look at Lin Yun.

Lu Shan lowered her head, looking at the ground.

Su Yingxue smiled and went to meet them, linking arms with each of them: "I'm glad you came."

Qianye wanted to say something, but nothing came out.

They were led by Su Yingxue into the garden and sat down on the stone stools.

A maid robot served tea and snacks.

Su Yingxue sat between them, Qianye on the left, Lu Shan on the right.

She looked at Qianye, then at Lu Shan: "Drink some tea. Don't be shy."

Qianye picked up her teacup and took a sip.

The tea was fragrant, but she couldn't taste it.

Lin Yun sat opposite them, watching them with a smile.

Sunlight fell on him, his smile very warm.

Qianye stole a glance at him, and her heartbeat accelerated again.

Lu Shan also stole a glance at him, and her heartbeat accelerated too.

Both lowered their heads at the same time, staring at their teacups, not daring to look again.

Su Yingxue looked at their demeanor, didn't tease them further, and just said: "Where should we stroll today?"

Qianye: "Whatever."

Lu Shan: "Anything is fine."

Su Yingxue thought for a moment: "Then let's go to the Heavenly Street. We didn't finish browsing last time, so let's continue today."

Everyone stood up and walked out of the garden.

Qianye and Lu Shan walked at the very back, side by side, heads down, not speaking.

As they walked, Qianye used her Divine Thought to transmit to Lu Shan: "Were you also called here by a picture?"

Lu Shan's Divine Thought came back, filled with shame and anger: "Yes."

Qianye asked: "Was it also a hand-holding picture?"

"No. It was a hand gripping a quilt."

Qianye was silent for a moment: "Su Yingxue is such a bad seed."

Lu Shan nodded: "Yeah."

The two fell silent again.

They walked at the back of the group, looking at Lin Yun's back in front.

Lin Yun's back was straight, his shoulders broad, his waist narrow, his legs long.

Looking at that back, those scenes resurfaced in their minds.

They took a deep breath and quickly averted their eyes.

The two looked at each other and saw the same emotion in each other's eyes.

It's over, completely over.

...

Inside the palace.

King Blood Axe sat in the main seat, his burly body leaning back in the chair.

His fingers tapped lightly on the armrest, one by one, the rhythm slow and heavy.

King Feiyun sat opposite him, her eyes lacking their usual ethereal quality, replaced by a touch of gravity.

Both of their expressions were a bit ugly.

This time, the competition venue was in the Lingyuan Empire.

According to the agreement, whichever country hosted the venue, the other country would choose the competition rules.

The Tianlang Empire chose the "Winner Stays On" format this time.

The rules were simple and direct:

The winner stays on the stage to defend, the loser leaves immediately, until all ten people on one side are defeated, and the match is decided.

King Blood Axe's voice was low: "Winner Stays On."

King Feiyun nodded: "Winner Stays On."

This was the competition mode the two feared most.

In other modes, even if they lost, it wouldn't look too bad.

For example, in a team match, ten against ten, a loss is a loss, the score is there, and you can't blame anyone.

For example, in a tournament, one-on-one, win and advance, lose and be eliminated, and finally see who has more people left.

Even if the overall strength is not as good as the opponent, with tactics and luck, they could hold on for a few rounds.

But "Winner Stays On" is different.

"Winner Stays On" is the most cruel, unreasonable, and suspense-free competition format.

The strong can stay on the stage forever, while the weak go up one by one and fall one by one.

"One against ten" is not a legend; it is the norm.

The Tianlang Empire has a Genius at the Early Stage of Rank 7.

A Rank 7 under a hundred years old is rare even across the entire human Alliance.

And for the Lingyuan Empire, all ten people are at Rank 6 Perfection.

Even those two with special Physiques, the Sword Origin Physique and the Ice Phoenix Divine Physique, are only at Rank 6 Perfection.

Rank 6 against Rank 7 is a difference of one major Rank.

The suppression of a Domain by a World Projection cannot be made up for by talent and Physique.

King Blood Axe said: "Even with Lin Yun, he might still be taken down by the opponent one-on-ten."

King Feiyun was silent for a moment:

"Although Lin Yun is strong, he is still a major Rank behind."

"No matter how strong his Space Domain is, it is still just a Domain."

"The opponent's World Projection is the embodiment of a world."

"Domain and World are separated by a dimension."

King Blood Axe nodded.

He knew.

King Feiyun knew as well.

But they had no other choice.

Lin Yun is their only variable, their only hope, their only possibility.

If they really get taken down one-on-ten by the opponent.

The entire Lingyuan Empire will become a laughingstock.

The two looked at each other and quickly reached a consensus.

They must contact Lin Yun as soon as possible, test his true combat power against a Rank 7 Early Stage Martial Artist personally, and figure out his bottom line.

There were still a few days until the auction, and they knew that Lin Yun's goal for this trip was the high-level biological remains and other treasures at the auction.

But looking at the price of top-tier items at the auction, by common sense, Lin Yun would be unable to afford them.

The two discussed and decided to hold their ground for now.

Wait until the auction is completely over, then formally pay a visit to discuss the cooperation for the competition.

Ziyi, who was standing by, heard their arrangements and stepped forward to ask softly.

"Should we control the public discourse?"

King Blood Axe looked at her: "What discourse?"

Ziyi said: "The discourse regarding those two special Physiques."

It turned out that the Lingyuan Empire had two powerful special Physiques this time.

The Sword Origin Physique and the Ice Phoenix Divine Physique.

This news was intentionally leaked in advance by people from the Tianlang Empire.

Their purpose was simple:

First, give the people of the Lingyuan Empire hope, make everyone think they won't be suppressed this time, make everyone look forward to the competition, and make everyone pin their hopes on those two Geniuses.

Then, when the competition starts, the Tianlang Empire's Rank 7 Genius appears, takes down ten in a row, and crushes all the Geniuses of the Lingyuan Empire.

Humiliate the Lingyuan Empire severely.

Is this the Genius you were talking about?

Nothing special.