Chapter 558: Chapter 557 White Tiger Great Demon Emperor

```Entering the finals, the competition would undoubtedly become even more exciting. Yesterday's individual event had fully proven this point. How could they not have high expectations for today's pair competition?

The process was almost the same as yesterday; after arriving, they waited to draw lots.

In total, thirty-two competitors, forming sixteen pairs, had entered the final stage of the competition—twice as many as in the individual competition.

Tang San immediately spotted Mengte Te among the competitors, a contestant whose strength had left a deep impression on him. By Mengte Te's side was a woman. Also dressed in black, and based on the sense of her aura, she should be a member of the same clan as Mengte Te.

The attribute of darkness is indeed very difficult to combine with other attributes due to its strong corrosive nature. A misstep could easily harm one's own teammate, making cooperation between those of the same attribute relatively better.

Of course, if one were to encounter a partner with the light attribute at the same level as Mengte Te, the two could create a polar Great Explosion. However, such a possibility is quite low. After all, the presence of a Son of Darkness does not guarantee that there will be a Light Child. A being with attributes honed to such perfection is not easy to find.

Mengte Te's pair would likely be led by him, with his teammate playing a supporting role. Even so, given Mengte Te's own considerable strength, they were still the favorites to win the pairs competition.

If they were to win championships in both events, then without a doubt, Mengte Te would be considered the premier among the younger generation. Not only would the Dark Devil Dragon Lineage support them, but the entire Dragon Clan would also lend significant backing. After becoming an Emperor in the future, they would undoubtedly be among the foremost. There were even rumors that should the Crystal Great Demon Emperor fall and leave no successor, the Tianyu Empire's strongest future Emperor might well be a grown Mengte Te—an indication of just how exceptional their talent was.

Among all the competitors, the pair that drew the most attention, apart from Mengte Te's, was actually Tang San and Pretty Girl. No other reason than both had broken into the top eight in the individual competition.

In the individual competition, no one still considered either of them a threat to Mengte Te's position, but the pairs competition was different—it was about the combined effort of two people, and the simultaneous display of both individuals' strengths. Tang San and Pretty Girl's dual entry into the top eight of the individual competition meant that their combined strength was more than just additive.

Being able to participate in both the pairs and individual competitions, and capable of entering the finals in both, Tang San and Pretty Girl's strengths were also highly acknowledged. The current public opinion considered them to be the ones most likely to challenge Mengte Te's position in the pairs competition.

Compared to the individual competition where Mengte Te was the absolute favorite for the championship, Tang San and Pretty Girl's popularity was also high in the pairs competition, especially after qualifying in yesterday's individual event. They were the focus of much attention.

"It looks like we are also the favored candidates now, they're all watching us," Pretty Girl said in a low voice to Tang San.

Tang San smiled, "Then they must all be thinking, 'I hope not to draw us.' What do you say, will we draw Mengte Te's pair in the first round?"

"Ah?" Pretty Girl was momentarily stunned, "Surely not."

Tang San smiled, "No worries, drawing them could be good. It's like killing two birds with one stone. Saves me the trouble later in the individual competition."

Pretty Girl said irritably, "Hope for something good at least."

Tang San laughed, "No problem! Don't I have you? If we really draw them, then I'll just have to cling to your coattails."

Pretty Girl gave him a look, but the likelihood of drawing Mengte Te should be slim. After all, there are thirty-two competitors in sixteen pairs; the odds can't be that bad, right?

Once everyone had arrived, it was time to line up and draw lots. Today, presiding over the drawing ceremony was not the Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox. It seemed that the Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox did not attend the competition today. The person who appeared on the stage responsible for the drawing ceremony was a handsome middle-aged man.

Compared to the apparent gentleness of the Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox, this man radiated an aura of forbidding lethality. Just standing there, he made the competing contestants feel as though they couldn't lift their heads.

Pretty Girl and Tang San were in a relatively rearward position. Observing the man, Tang San quietly asked Pretty Girl, "Is this person the Heavenly Thorough?"

Pretty Girl nodded lightly, "The sense from the bloodline tells me, it should be."

With her confirmation, Tang San was sure that the person responsible for the drawing was not just anyone, but the Heavenly Thorough White Tiger Demon Emperor, the Great Demon Emperor of the Tianyu Empire ranked fourth! From a blood relationship perspective, he should be Pretty Girl's grandfather.

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So upon seeing the person in question, Pretty Girl's expression clearly underwent some change, and her gaze took on a few layers of complexity.

She had never met her maternal grandfather, only hearing from her mother that her mother had run away from her grandfather's place.

As the time to draw lots approached, Pretty Girl was visibly nervous, unconsciously lowering her head and taking refuge behind Tang San.

Finally, it was their turn to draw lots. Tang San stepped forward, approaching the White Tiger Great Demon Emperor, "Your Majesty," he said as he began to draw a lot.

The White Tiger Great Demon Emperor swept a glance over him and then his gaze fell on Pretty Girl who was standing behind with her head bowed, and he asked coldly, "Where is Su Qin, that girl?"

Pretty Girl's body trembled, but in the end, she lifted her head. When the White Tiger Great Demon Emperor saw her stunningly beautiful face, he couldn't help but be momentarily stunned, but he quickly recovered to his normal state.

"Mom, mom is in Jiali City," Pretty Girl finally said.

"Why hasn't she come back to see me?" said the White Tiger Great Demon Emperor coldly.

Stammering, Pretty Girl replied, "Mom once said she had no face to see you."

"Because of having had you?" The White Tiger Great Demon Emperor's voice rose slightly. This drew sidelong glances from the other contestants around them.

Pretty Girl bowed her head in silence.

"Let's focus on the competition," said the White Tiger Great Demon Emperor indifferently, waving his hand to signal them to leave.

Only then did Tang San, with Pretty Girl in tow, quickly leave the stage. This White Tiger Great Demon Emperor's aura was truly extraordinary. Among all the Great Demon Emperors he had met, this one definitely had the most killing intent.

Descending from the podium, Pretty Girl gently patted her small chest, "That scared me to death."

Tang San hurried to comfort her, "It's okay. But it seems that your grandfather must still hold a lot of affection for your mother. Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken the initiative to come see you after you had just displayed the White Tiger Transformation yesterday. To be in charge of drawing lots is likely something he sought to do himself."

Pretty Girl nodded and said, "Mom said Grandpa was actually very nice to her. It's just that she is a human, and she faced a lot of discrimination there, so she developed a strong rebellious streak when she was very young. Later on, she joined the Redemption, and after that, she wouldn't listen to the marriages Grandpa arranged for her, and then I was born. She didn't dare to see Grandpa, so she ran away with my father to Jiali City."

Tang San frowned slightly, a hint of doubt in his heart. It probably wasn't that simple. If the White Tiger Great Demon Emperor truly cared enough for his soon-to-be mother-in-law, he wouldn't have let her leave and never return—or perhaps there was another reason behind it. Sёarch* The Nôvel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

But no matter what, he could actually feel that the White Tiger Great Demon Emperor likely held no ill intent towards Pretty Girl.

Returning to the bottom of the stage, they now awaited the results of the draw.

While Pretty Girl was still feeling fearful of the White Tiger Great Demon Emperor's powerful aura, the results of the draw were already out.

In first place in the drawing, they saw the names of Asura and Pretty Girl.

Then, their opponents were revealed to be the team of Mengte Te and Mengte Shi.

When Pretty Girl saw the final drawing results, she could hardly believe her own eyes and rubbed them, then turned her head to look at Tang San, "Really? We actually drew them? Is your bad luck here again?"