"Is this the descent of the Light Goddess onto the mortal realm? Such... such a beautiful woman... Ah, no... this is a goddess!"

"My heavens! How can there be such a resplendently sacred and beautiful maiden in this world? She... she's actually one of the competitors in the tournament?"

"Don't you all recognize her? She's none other than Saintess Sofia from the Central Holy Domain's Bright Holy Sect, with an SSS-grade Light Attribute superpower, and one of the strong competitors for the crown in this Global High-level Awakeners' Academy Competition!"

"The Saintess of the Bright Holy Sect? I recall that both the Bright Holy Sect of the Central Holy Domain and our Holy Light Sect from the Xiluo Domain revere the same Light God. I never imagined that the Saintess of the Bright Holy Sect would look as though the Light Goddess herself has descended... Could it be that the Light God is female? She is the very image of the Light God I have in my heart!"

Sofia, with her holy visage holding the Light Divine Bow, stirred a frenzy of discussion among the global audience watching the live broadcast.

She became the second most talked-about contestant following Lin Tianming.

As she effortlessly dealt with all those who tried to vie for the Light and Shadow Fragments with her, she discovered that only one of the three nearby Light and Shadow Fragments remained.

Instantly, a trace of anger appeared on her beautiful Light Goddess face.

After painstakingly eliminating all nearby competitors, she inadvertently created an opportunity for some opportunists.

Someone tried to take advantage of her inattention to sneak away with the Light Fragment that she coveted.

She wanted to see... who this person was!

Her eyes radiating the Power of Light, Sofia instantly caught sight of the spiritualized silhouette of Lin Tianming.

It was him!

As she saw Lin Tianming attempt to surreptitiously take the third Light and Shadow Fragment while she was distracted, the Bright Holy Sect's Saintess Sofia completely lost control.

"Lin... Tian... ming! I noticed this Light and Shadow Fragment first, and it was I who repelled the people around here; you will not steal my victory!"

Wings of Light Power unfurled, Sofia quickly drew her Light Divine Bow to its maximum and unleashed a volley of five arrows.

Whoosh!

The dazzling Light Holy Arrows, swathed in formidable Light Power, hurtled towards Lin Tianming like luminous missiles.

Lin Tianming swiftly stored the Light and Shadow Fragment into his Storage Space, then sidestepped, narrowly evading Sofia's assault.

However, Sofia was relentless and let out another delicate shout.

"Light Cage!"

Under Lin Tianming's dreadful gaze, a cage formed of Light Power trapped him firmly in place.

"Reveal yourself!"

Immediately afterwards, Lin Tianming's spiritualized body was forcibly reverted to its physical form.

Those all over the world who were originally discussing Sofia were now excited by Lin Tianming's appearance.

"Isn't that the Black Thunder God from the beginning? He's actually after the same fortune as Sofia?"

"Is it finally time for a battle between equals? I've been waiting for this moment for so long!"

"It's just uncertain whether it's the brilliantly performing Lin Tianming at the beginning who's stronger, or the newly emerged Sofia?"

At this moment, the audience at the competition site and around the globe all focused their attention on Lin Tianming and the Holy Light Saintess Sofia.

Everyone eagerly anticipated their forthcoming duel.

"Hand over the Light and Shadow Fragment swiftly, Lin Tianming!"

Sofia, who had trapped Lin Tianming, released a Level 43 aura.

Her Light Divine Bow was also aimed at Lin Tianming.

If Lin Tianming refused to hand over the Light and Shadow Fragment, she wouldn't mind kicking him out of the Secret Realm right now.

Hearing Sofia's warning, Lin Tianming instantly burst out with a Level 44 aura, forcefully shattering Sofia's Light Cage.

Upon sensing Lin Tianming's aura, which clearly overpowered hers by a level, Sofia's gaze darkened: "What? You... you're Level 44!"

"Sofia, fortune favors the capable. Clearly, I am stronger than you. This Red Sea Secret Realm won't eliminate anyone, so why must you compete with me for the same fortune?"

Lin Tianming stood tall and proud, facing Sofia's aim with her Light Divine Bow, his face full of confidence, without any defense.

Sofia said angrily, "I discovered this Light and Shadow Fragment first, and I was the one who drove the people away. You come later to snatch and you still think you're right?"

"If this Light and Shadow Fragment had fallen into your hands from the beginning, I certainly wouldn't have contended for it. But you were also struggling for it just now, and it never reached your hands. It's an ownerless item. I used a bit of wisdom, how can that be called stealing?"

Upon hearing Lin Tianming's words, Sofia's Light Divine Bow already gathered a new Light Holy Arrow.

"You're just being sophistical!"

While speaking, Sofia launched a seven-arrow barrage of Light Holy Arrows at Lin Tianming.

Seeing Sofia's more fierce onslaught, Lin Tianming's body also flickered with pitch-black Water Filth Thunder.

"It seems there's no room for talk between us, dear Sofia!"

Sofia at Level 43 was indeed very strong. If Lin Tianming had been Level 43, their fight would have been another intense, drawn-out battle.

Unfortunately, Lin Tianming, having advanced to Level 44, firmly suppressed Sofia!

In an instant, his Water Filth Thunder shattered Sofia's seven consecutive shots of the Light Holy Arrows, and continued to erode into her body with an unstoppable force.

Feeling the extremely yin and soft chill of the Water Filth Thunder invading her body, along with the continuous electric shocks, Sofia tried to dispel the Water Filth Thunder.

However, she was completely unable to dispel this despicable dark Thunder Power that she so detested.

In the next moment, Lin Tianming suddenly appeared in front of her.

[What... what is he going to do?]

Under Sofia's accelerated heartbeat, Lin Tianming whispered into her ear.

"I still prefer the you I met initially at the Holy Light Cathedral, you were much gentler and understanding back then..."

[Is he... is he teasing me?]

[I am the Saintess of the pristine Holy Light Sect, don't you even think of deceiving me like you did in the last life!]

[Light Holy Sword, behead this desecrator who dares offend the Saintess of the Holy Light Sect, the future Light Goddess!]

While Sofia's face turned red all the way to her neck, she also summoned a gigantic Light Holy Sword and slashed down towards Lin Tianming.

Damn, she's got a temper!

Suddenly targeted by Sofia's Divine Dao Domain Skill, Lin Tianming quickly distanced himself.

Dodging Sofia's furious strike, Lin Tianming shrugged: "I spoke the truth, back then you approached me first, spoke pleasantly, and had the image of a caring elder sister, a Saintess, how nice!"

"Don't confuse my Dao heart!"

[Holy Radiant Sky Wheel!]

[Annihilate him!]

Sofia initially did not have much reaction when meeting Lin Tianming because, at that time, he had destroyed a Knight Statue at the Holy Cross Academy, and she did not want to settle the score with him yet.

Now that Lin Tianming dared to compete with her for the Light and Shadow Fragments, she's ready to settle both new and old scores with him!

A sacred Light Roulette appeared behind Sofia above her head, and at that moment, she looked even more like a Light Goddess descended to enlighten all beings.

The strong Holy Power, like a vast ocean, rushed towards Lin Tianming.

"The power of this move is so strong... As a Divine Domain Skill, its attack is so powerful! However..."

After briefly praising Sofia, at the next moment, Lin Tianming used his Water Filth Thunder to carve a path of dark Thunder Power through the vast expanse of the Holy Light Power.

"But you are only Level 43 after all, to fight me, you should first find a chance here to break through to Level 44!"

Boom!

Sofia had not yet dispelled the earlier Water Filth Thunder and was still tainted with the dark Thunder Power.

Now struck by a new surge of Water Filth Thunder, her aura plummeted rapidly, and her breath became extremely unstable.

And at this very moment, Lin Tianming once again launched an assault right in front of her.

Just when she thought she would be kicked out of the Red Sea Secret Realm by Lin Tianming, Sofia realized that Lin Tianming did not continue to attack her.

Under her stunned gaze, Lin Tianming whispered into her ear again.

"Sofia, as a Saintess of the Holy Light Sect and the embodiment of purity, you, who guide lost lambs, shouldn't get angry so easily.

It's damaging to your image as a caring elder sister Saintess; get angry too much and no one will come to you for prayers!"

After speaking, Lin Tianming once again distanced himself from her, gave her a slight smile, then left towards the deeper parts of the Red Sea Secret Realm.

It took Sofia quite a while to regain her composure from Lin Tianming's words.

"This bad guy... teasing me again, next time I see you, I will definitely... huh?"

Her words of frustration were only half-spoken when she felt the pure Light Power in her embrace, and she looked down puzzledly.

When she saw the sparkling Light and Shadow Fragment in her arms, Sofia's pretty face was full of disbelief.

"He clearly won against me, why... would he give this to me? This doesn't at all resemble his behavior from the last life..."

While Sofia was feeling puzzled, viewers all over the world watching the live broadcast were blown away by Lin Tianming and Sofia's affectionate scene.

"Holy crap! I've finally taken a liking to a girl in my life, and she's being so intimate with another guy in front of so many people around the world!"

"Stop dreaming, they're a pair of handsome boy and beautiful girl. What chance does a monster like you have? Only a genius Awakener like the Black Thunder God is worthy of a Saintess Sofia, who is like the Light Goddess descended."

"This is explosive news; the most talked-about Lin Tianming and Sofia seem to know each other? There was no sign of them fighting fiercely over an opportunity just now. It looked more like they were engaging in affectionate teasing, feeding the global audience dog food!"

"Who can understand, my folks! I really liked this handsome boy, Lin Tianming, today, and I was drawn in by his Black Thunder God persona, but it turns out he has an unclear relationship with another contestant!"

"I actually ship this CP; the pairing of black and white, even their battle scenes look like couple photos, don't they? And both of them are powerful and attractive, a perfect match!"

"I'm going to post a video right now! The title will be 'The Encounter of the Black Thunder God and the Light Goddess'; this will definitely be sensational!"

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