Master of Nine Stars

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November 17th. Clear skies.

The Fengtai Sports Center in the Imperial Capital’s West City was packed to the brim. This was the third and most crucial round of the national tournament, and the audience was eager to witness who would advance and earn the right to wear the national team’s uniform.

Dai Liunian and Su Wan had practically become Rong Taotao’s personal commentators.

Having consistently commentated on the Starfield Arena matches, they had broadcasted so well that they were unexpectedly reassigned to the Ocean Arena to continue covering Gao Lingwei and Rong Taotao’s matches.

To be honest, Su Wan was a little baffled herself.

Dai Liunian’s line, ”I, Rong Taotao, eat dumplings every day,” had made her dedicated, long-time partner go viral!

And he didn’t just go viral—he blew up!

Twenty years of serious broadcasting and no one paid him any mind; one day he mentions dumplings, and the whole world knows his name!

Su Wan felt quite honored. That episode of Soul Martial Peak had seemingly opened Dai Liunian’s Ren and Du Meridians, elevating his career and fame to new heights. And as his long-time partner, Su Wan had gotten to ride his coattails...

Without a doubt, the Huaxia People held traditional values; they always gave special care and attention to the ”last of a kind.”

With Starfield teams as numerous as trees in a forest, and with no real shortage of Ocean or Molten Rock teams, the single remaining Snow Realm Squad naturally became a treasure in the hearts of the audience.

Coupled with the fact that Rong Taotao and Gao Lingwei were already outstanding and dazzling on their own, the number of their fans and supporters skyrocketed.

And with that, Su Wan’s career took off as well. After all, whenever she commentated, she always spoke favorably of Rong Taotao and Gao Lingwei, using her words to guide the narrative and consciously protect their reputations. In the eyes of the fans, this undoubtedly made her one of them!

And if she was one of them, of course they had to support her!

The two commentators had never expected that during this national tournament, they would not only witness the rise of Rong Taotao and Gao Lingwei, but their own careers would advance as well...

”The third round! The third round of matches is about to begin!” Dai Liunian announced. ”A total of 14 squads will be competing today. Out of seven matchups, two were drawn for the Ocean home arena! Here at the Fengtai Sports Center, we’ll be seeing two matches today.

The first match is the Snow Realm Squad versus the Magma Squad! As for who will advance, Su Wan, what are your thoughts?”

Su Wan said with a regretful expression, ”They’re both special Attribute squads from our very own Huaxia. They’re rare to begin with, so I almost wish they could both advance.”

”That’s true,” Dai Liunian said, nodding in agreement. ”But there’s no need to be so pessimistic. After all, the losing side doesn’t go home for good. There’s still the loser’s bracket.

As long as they take first place in the loser’s bracket, they’ll still be added to the roster for the national team’s final eight.”

”Oh? The contestants from both sides are entering the arena! I’m so excited to see what kind of match they’ll put on for us!” Su Wan clasped her hands into fists in front of her. You could tell she was genuinely excited.

Amidst the applause and cheers of tens of thousands, it was easy to get swept up in the emotion.

Rong Taotao and Gao Lingwei clipped on their miniature microphones at the edge of the field and quickly entered the arena.

Stepping onto the soaking wet turf, Rong Taotao looked at the puddles covering the ground and began to quietly plan his strategy.

On the other half of the field, two girls entered hand in hand. One was happily waving to the crowd, while the other...

SPLASH! The short-haired Li Zi gave a little hop, just like Peppa Pig, only she was jumping in a water puddle, not a muddy one.

”Hey!” Li Mu leaned away but still got splashed, shooting a look of annoyance at her sister.

”Hehe~” Li Zi giggled. With her stylish short hair, she looked lively and adorable.

Her sister, in contrast, had long hair. Though they had different styles, both were equally adorable.

”Forget the fight, the twin sisters have already won... with their cuteness~”

”They’re cute and they can fight. They look so petite, way better than those tall, brawny Soul Martial Artists.”

”I still prefer Goddess Wei. Cute girls are nothing compared to a cool beauty!”

”Nonsense! Cuteness is justice!”

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On the field, standing in the eastern half, Rong Taotao watched the pair of sisters opposite him with a strange expression.

’Jeez, they’re about the same height as Sun Xingyu. Maybe 161, 162 cm?’

’With such petite builds, even if their Soul Skill damage output is astonishing, they must be at a huge disadvantage against opponents of the same level when it comes to the pure Strength Attribute, right?’

”Rong Taotao!!!”

To his surprise, someone from the opposing side was the first to speak!

It was the short-haired sister, Li Zi. With one hand on her hip, she pointed her other small, fair hand at Rong Taotao from across the field. ”We finally meet! I’m going to defeat you! That’ll really piss off Wanqi Yan, since she won’t get a chance to fight you, haha!”

Rong Taotao: ???

’Wanqi Yan? The Northwest King?’

’You two have a beef, so why do I have to suffer for it?’

”Hey, rein it in a little.” The long-haired sister, Li Mu, tugged at the hand on her sister’s hip. ”Lots of people are watching us.”

But Li Zi seemed to have given up all pretense, giggling foolishly. ”What’s the point of keeping up appearances now? It’ll all come out once the fight starts anyway~”

”Huh?” Li Mu blinked her adorable eyes. ’She... has a point, doesn’t she?’

They had already gone through two rounds of competition. No matter how quiet, well-behaved, gentle, and sweet the sisters appeared before a match, once the fighting began...

Online, people had started calling them the ”Fiery Lolis,” ”Little Miss Explosives,” and ”Shiny Patrick Stars”...

Why ”Shiny”?

Because the sisters wore fiery-red competition uniforms, not Patrick’s signature pink.