End of Tournament Means More Maids

As the tournament progressed obvious favourites appeared. Both were from Imperial Academy. The Heaven's Team led by Gu Yue and Dugu Yan. 

And the Maid Team. The difference between these two was evident as well. 

The maids were all at the cap rank of 40. The maximum allowed rank in this tournament. These girls only need to get their spirit rings to progress further in their cultivation.

While the Heaven's Team only Gu Yue and Dugu Yan were at rank 40. The rest were close to this rank but not there yet.

So, this makes the Maids more favourite than the other team.

So sure enough the final match was between these two teams. Both of them had not experienced defeat yet. But this match will change that. One has to win and the other has to lose.

'This is it! I have to win!' Gu Yue though with a deep frown her concentration is at max. She needs to win to accelerate her cultivation! She needs to catch up to Xue Long!

Though she was the only one who thought about winning. The rest of her team was thinking how to lose as gracefully as possible…

A few moments later the battle had begun and once again the maids were on offence. 

Gu Yue summoned her silver dragon wings and went to the sky and started raining elements. 

Only for Deva Monk, Diamond Defense to intercept her attack. This made the maid with Polearm jump over and descend on Gu Yue.

The Silver Dragon girl tried to blast the maid but the Maid's martial avatar went on offence and cancelled the possible attack.

'Grrr… these things are annoying! She can double-team on her own!' The girl thought with some panic as she had to separate her attack just to counter this!

Though it didn't help as the polearm-wielding maid smashed through the attack and delivered a heavy smack on the Dragoness turned human.

This made her crash to the ground. Before she could even stand up a scarf coiled around her and pulled her up.

'T-This is no good!' 

Sure enough with a powerful toss, the Team Leader of Heaven's team was thrown out of the arena. 

Not only that but the maid made sure to release the hold at the very last moment because Gu Yue can fly. So the force of smack needed to be a powerful one so that she could not fly out of this toss.

And so, the first one to leave the fight was the strongest member of Heaven's team. Just like according to the plan.

Just because these two teams originated from the same Academy it doesn't mean one or another will hold back.

Nope. They will try harder to beat one another just so that they could get that prize. While other teams don't know Xue Long has instructed his maids to make this a flawless Victory if they do that the reward will be even better for them.

This is why… They move with surgical precision to remove the opposing team from the arena as quickly and as ruthlessly as possible!

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'This…this..can't be happening!' Gu Yue, who was still laying on the ground, was thinking how she was removed very first from the arena! 

She was completely double-teamed! They even targeted her first! 

This was infuriating! 

'Why didn't I use teleportation! Why!?' 

Only now she realised that she flinched at the very last moment! She didn't expect someone to wait for her like this on the ground!

No… they prepared for her specifically! 

Slowly she got up on her feet and looked at the fight… 

Her team only had two members left… Dugu Yan was already out of the arena as well… her poison was nullified by the scarf maid who had poison protection support cast on other maids.

'They completely prepared for us. Or is how Xue Long trained them to be!? Well, this doesn't matter anymore!' 

Gu Yue's eyes went to the VIP section. That moment her gaze locked with Xue Long. Seeing that he was looking at her made her quickly look away. She doesn't have enough will to do that anymore.

'Fine… you won this battle…'

As she thought about this the Silver Dragon girl started to walk towards her team sitting area. Her mind was already away thinking how she would proceed from here.

While the girl was thinking all about this the Crown Prince himself was clueless about what was happening with her. 

He had no idea that his indirect actions finally broke the proud Gu Yue and she is about to lower herself to gain that extra power she wants…

~~~~~~Later~~~~~~

The tournament was over and the victors were the maid team of Imperial Academy. Something everyone predicted. 

Even betting on the maid team was not advised as the return money will be quite abysmal. 

This just shows how much people believed Xue Long's team would be victorious. 

After the tournament was over it was time to hand over the prizes.

All of the prizes had one thing in common. It was stuff prepared by the Prince. 

It was milkshakes and protein drinks. Sounds funny? But it's not. It was the same stuff which he made himself and the maids who fought in the arena had been drinking to this every day.

Their martial spirits evolved thanks to no small part of these milkshakes which have herbs and other healthy stuff in them. Infused with Heaven and Earth energies it was simply good stuff.

And did the people like them? Oh, they did. They sensed the Spirit Energy in them and it was enough for them!

Besides, Xue Long will not give bad stuff. He needs to keep his image as the forefront Master of Martial arts and Martial Spirits.

So his stuff has to be top class either way…

Once the ceremony was over it was time for a banquet…

~~~~~~Later~~~~~~

Xue Long looked at the line-up of the spirit Master who wanted to join his maid class.

For a few seconds, his eyes ended up on Gu Yue who was standing the last in the line.

The girl had a complete poker face. One could not read her mood at all.

It was quite surprising for him that the Silver Dragon King herself wants to join his Maid Initiative.

He thought of her pride…  no matter what! She will not lower herself!

Funny enough even Na'er was surprised by this! Did that defeat in the tournament cause her to do this?

Well, it doesn't matter now. He will be able to tease her now as much as he wants!

That's victory in his books!

Though after seeing Gu Yue his eyes went to the front where he saw a pair of very similar looking Blue haired girls. These two looked almost like twins!

The key word was almost. As he can still differentiate. Most likely sisters with different mothers but the same father…

Then there was a girl who Xue Long almost forgot that she existed… she was blue-haired as well… the only difference was her blue hair… was different from those two water girls.

Ye Lingling is a girl with a very powerful Martial Spirit through her 'strength' lies not in combat but in the single thing which her martial Spirit does and that is healing.

Though with his Martial Avatars, the prince could make this kind of uniquely powerful Martial Spirits even more powerful.

And then it was Dugu Yan… the snake girl. His future snake girl. Yes, Dugu Bo finally caved in after seeing that while Dugu Yan was powerful it was no match for maids who get to train constantly with each other.

"Well… it appears, I have five recruits for my maid initiative." Xue Long said that as he looked at these five girls.

"Why don't you girls introduce yourselves to me." 

As he said, the first one to speak was one of the blue-haired girls.

"My name is Shui Yue'er, I am 12 years old, my Rank is 21 and my martial spirit is a Dolphin"  The girl introduced with a happy tone. Her eyes only stayed on the Crown Prince the whole time.

It was no surprise what this cute girl… and future beautiful woman wants…

"My name is Shui Bing'er, 12 years old, Rank 27, Martial spirit Ice Phoenix." 

When the gathered people heard that it was an Ice Phoenix, they were slightly shocked to hear that! Such a rare Martial Spirit!

They can only guess how powerful this girl will become when she gets direct training from the prince!

While the prince in question looked even more intensively at the blue-haired girl. His dragon blood was acting up. He found a treasure he wants to keep!

Only that Shui Bing'er could only look away when he was looking at her like that.

This made Shui Yue'er internally fist bump. It appears Xue Long is very much fascinated by her sister and this is working in their favour!

After checking the second blue-haired girl the Crown Prince looked at the third girl.

"...Ye Lingling, martial spirit…Nine Heart Flowering Apple… Rank 20" 

The teachers sucked in cold air when they heard the Martial Spirit.

It was a miracle type of Martial Spirit! A spirit which only has one function and that is to heal! No matter how many Spirit Rings this one gets it will always do one thing! And that is to heal!

This Martial Spirit has quite a bit intrigued Xue Long. He wants to see if he can make it evolve and do more than just heal… could it detoxify?  Or restore lost limbs? Or even reverse age? It will be fascinating to train this girl.

"Very fascinating Ye Lingling. We shall see what we can do to make you as strong as possible." 

The girl slowly nodded at him and did a small bow.

"Then I will be in your care." She softly and with no emotion said that. 

Now he was even more interested if he can pull out more emotions from this unique girl.

And then there was Dugu Yan who was smiling towards the prince. She was extremely proud of herself that she was here.

"Dugu Yan, Rank 40, Martial Spirit Jade Phosphor Serpent, I am happy to be here, my Prince." The girl said with a courtesy bow. She already knew the very basics way before that.

"I hope you told your Grandfather that you joined my Initiative?" Xue Long asked with a small forced smile. 

He knows how much nagging can come after…

"...He knows that I am here." She said with a 'smile'. It's most likely that she threatened him with something.

Well, it's not his place to question the dynamics of their household.

"Good. And…" His gaze went to the last girl in the line.

It was Gu Yue who was just standing there.

"Gu Yue, Martial Spirit Silver Dragon King, Rank 40." She simply introduced herself.

While Xue Long took a few steps forward and was standing in front of her.

"I am quite shocked, truths to be said. I didn't expect that you would join my maid Initiative." He asked her with a curious tone.

This made her poker face crack a little bit.

"...It was…best and fastest way to grow powerful. Nothing more nothing less." 

"Oh? Did you even read the booklet with all the responsibilities one will have to do? This ain't your regular sect. There is a reason why I am wasting an enormous amount of my time to make my maids powerful." He said with a frown. The way she said about the whole thing just for strength has poked a nerve of his.

"...I know… all of it… I am simply stating my reasons." She said with a small huff.

"I see… a Tsundere… no worries I have my way to train you." As he said that extremely powerful pressure…slightly poked her which made cold sweat appear on her forehead. 

That moment the other girls who sensed a small part of it gulped down nervously… They were convinced that he was a Titled Douluo.

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