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 **Chapter 1514: Qing Xiaoxiao's Magical Talent**

The second round of matches, compared to the first round, had half the number of matches. However, it still took nearly three days, not much faster than the first round.

The contestants' strengths were increasingly close, making the battles more intense. Especially the matches between contestants from the Xuanwu Star Region, each match could last for several hours, even up to ten hours.

Lin Moyu no longer paid attention to the subsequent matches. Xu Jianxing became an excellent news broadcaster, always delivering the latest match results to Lin Moyu. Even without watching, Lin Moyu could know the results.

In fact, there was no need to watch; just paying attention to the contestants' information on the Human Emperor Network would reveal the results. However, doing so lacked a sense of participation.

In the second round, there were not many unexpected situations. Only two matches saw contestants with higher numbers achieving upsets. Everyone knew that the truly exciting matches were yet to come. The truly powerful contestants had not yet started to take things seriously.

On the seventh day of the Four Star Regions Competition, the third round began. The number of participants had dwindled to 125, with one contestant having a bye. Originally, the bye would have gone to Lin Moyu again, but one contestant used a forbidden technique in the second round. Although he defeated his opponent, he also lost the ability to continue competing due to the backlash from the forbidden technique.

Thus, the number of contestants in the third round became 124, forming 62 pairs. From this round onwards, contestants with numbers over 200 were mostly eliminated. The highest number among the remaining contestants was 189.

Contestant 189 naturally became Lin Moyu's opponent. Contestant 189, from the Azure Dragon Star Region, was named Qing Xiaoxiao, at the ninth rank of the God King realm.

Qing Xiaoxiao was not tall, with a delicate appearance and sharp eyes. Her youthful aura indicated that she had not experienced much and had likely been cultivating at home. In Lin Moyu's view, Qing Xiaoxiao was like a sheltered princess who had not yet faced the harsh realities of the world.

On the arena, Lin Moyu looked at Qing Xiaoxiao on the other side, with Qing Fei's crisp voice still ringing in his ears. Before entering the arena, Qing Fei had suddenly told him to go easy on her. Qing Xiaoxiao was Qing Fei's younger sister, and Qing Fei knew that Qing Xiaoxiao was no match for Lin Moyu, so she asked him to show mercy.

Lin Moyu naturally agreed, as he had no intention of being heavy-handed. Qing Xiaoxiao glared at Lin Moyu with a defiant look, "I've heard about you from my sister. She says you're very powerful."

She was not on the list of seed players and had not been to Fire Seed Island. Her understanding of Lin Moyu came from Qing Fei.

Lin Moyu responded noncommittally, "And then?"

Qing Xiaoxiao said, "I don't believe it. I don't believe someone at the fourth rank of the God King can be so powerful. I'm at the ninth rank of the God King; I must be stronger than you."

Lin Moyu looked at her slightly arrogant expression, "Were you always praised as a genius at home?"

Qing Xiaoxiao was taken aback, "How did you know?"

"Indeed..."

Lin Moyu guessed that Qing Xiaoxiao came from a good family and was the youngest in the family. She had been pampered like a princess, with elders protecting her during tasks and cultivation. Her combat power and experience should be decent, but she was very naive.

These traits were evident from her words and actions. She was somewhat arrogant but not malicious. In her sheltered world, she believed she was a genius, and others couldn't be much more talented than her. If Lin Moyu were at the eighth rank of the God King, stronger than her, she might believe it. But Lin Moyu was only at the fourth rank of the God King, far below her. Even if both were suppressed to the first rank of the God King, the gap would be reduced, but she couldn't believe he was stronger.

Lin Moyu said, "Do you know why my number is 1?"

Qing Xiaoxiao snorted, "My sister said it's because your soul is strong, but what if you have some soul-related treasure?"

Lin Moyu, curious and playful, said, "Your sister is right; that's indeed possible."

Feeling validated, Qing Xiaoxiao put her hands on her hips, fully displaying her princess-like demeanor, "I told you, the Human Emperor Network isn't flawless."

Lin Moyu found this little girl amusing, straightforward, and somewhat carefree.

Lin Moyu asked, "So what do you plan to do?"

Qing Xiaoxiao said, "Of course, I'll defeat you and prove to my sister who the real genius is."

Lin Moyu nodded, "That's possible."

Qing Xiaoxiao added, "You mustn't go easy on me. Show your true skills."

Lin Moyu shook his head, "Don't worry, I won't go easy on you. This is the Four Star Regions Competition; who would be foolish enough to go easy on you? At most, I'll show mercy and not injure you."

Fortunately, the outside world couldn't hear their conversation; otherwise, Lin Moyu's tone of coaxing a little sister would indeed be amusing.

Lin Moyu pondered how to defeat this little girl in a way that would make her accept the loss without feeling humiliated.

"Should I pretend to fight her for a few rounds?"

"How many rounds? Ten should be enough."

"Maybe a few more, at least to make her loss not too embarrassing."

Qing Xiaoxiao suddenly shouted, "Are you looking down on me?"

Lin Moyu was taken aback. Before he could speak, Qing Xiaoxiao continued, "You don't need to explain. I can feel it. My talent tells me you're looking down on me."

"You seem to be thinking about how to make my loss not too embarrassing."

This time, Lin Moyu was genuinely stunned. What kind of talent was this? Could she see what he was thinking?

Qing Xiaoxiao glared at Lin Moyu, her eyes flashing with a blue light. Lin Moyu felt a tremor in his soul, as if an invisible force was trying to peer into him. His soul slightly trembled, and the invisible force was instantly crushed.

Qing Xiaoxiao's body trembled, and she closed her eyes with a cry. A few seconds later, she reopened her eyes, stomping her foot in frustration, "Really, if my power wasn't suppressed, I could definitely see what you're thinking."

Lin Moyu now confirmed that Qing Xiaoxiao indeed had a unique talent that allowed her to see others' thoughts. This was a soul-level talent, very peculiar.

In the small world, he had heard Antares's nonsense, thinking that everyone in the great world had talents. Even after becoming a super god, most people's talents were not retained, but many strong individuals still retained their talents. After all, it was the great world, and he had endless imaginations about it at the time.

Later, when he arrived in the great world, he found it wasn't like that. Although there were countless strong individuals in the great world, very few retained their talents. Among the strong individuals he had met, those who retained their talents were one in ten thousand. Even among the seed players on Fire Seed Island, including the geniuses in the Divine City and the War God Hall, not many had talents. Of course, many people did not reveal their talents, so it was impossible to know.

Lin Moyu smiled, "Your talent is quite magical, being able to hear what others are thinking."

Qing Xiaoxiao snorted, "Don't try to get information from me. Although I can't fully hear your thoughts, I can sense them."

"You look down on me. Just wait and see how I deal with you."