Chapter 125

"Big Brother, sorry for causing you trouble, but I couldn't take it anymore."

Leaving the venue, Xie Xie said softly, "Just couldn't stand them. Why should we apologize first? And that Yu Longheng was obviously targeting us; Ye Xinglan was used as a pawn without even realizing it."

Yu Longheng clearly wanted to regain face, but constrained by age and identity he couldn't speak up directly, only making a show of force; Ye Xinglan, however, gave him an opening.

As for whether the other side would actually agree to participate in the competition afterward, Xie Xie leaned toward yes, but the specific outcome he wasn't certain of either.

"No problem." Huo Yuhao shook his head. "Go tell Teacher Luo."

"Sister Na, didn't expect your skill to be that formidable too."

On the girls' side, Xu Xiaoyan looked at Gu Yue Na with admiration. "One sentence and you broke her defenses."

"With that guy Xie Xie around, hearing it often enough, you pick up a few lines." Gu Yue Na said indifferently. "And I just spoke a few sentences along with it because my mood was disturbed."

What's wrong with Yuhao's pastries?

She just likes eating them.

"But they have Battle Armor Masters, and three powerful Soul Ancestors……"

Xu Xiaoyan said somewhat hesitantly, "Will we drag you and Yuhao down?"

Five vs Five against a group of them is different from fighting Teacher Wu; perhaps a Soul King-level Teacher Wu could fight all of Shrek alone, but these people one-vs-one would all have a hard time winning.

The age gap is right there, and Shrek Academy Students aren't weak; they'd find it very hard to help Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue Na.

"Didn't Teacher Luo say? We only step in when you truly can't handle the opponents; just treat them as that kind of situation. As for whether Yuhao and I can win, you don't need to worry."

Gu Yue Na and Huo Yuhao ahead exchanged a gaze, tone relaxed.

……

Shrek Academy Students stood in a conference room, gazes wandering.

And right in front of them, as the leading teacher, Shen Yi looked at them with burning eyes, tone slightly heavy. "I leave for just ten-odd minutes and you cause this kind of incident?"

She only communicated with the organizers for a bit, came back and heard her own students had a conflict with Class Zero; hearing the whole process, she was also speechless.

You execute the school motto so well, turning a small matter into this.

Shen Yi didn't immediately look at the instigators of the conflict, but looked at Yu Longheng, making the latter's face turn pale.

"Longheng, what do you want to do? As the team's Team Leader, why didn't you stop it?"

Silent for a moment, Yu Longheng said in a low voice, "Because they insulted the Academy's glory."

Shen Yi knitted her brows, fingertips lightly tapping the tabletop; the crisp sound was exceptionally piercing in the silent conference room, growing heavier and heavier, as if striking everyone's hearts.

Finally, she said in a calm tone, "Longheng, answer me. Is it for the Academy's honor, or your own honor?"

Yu Longheng's fists unconsciously clenched; he opened his mouth, but found himself unable to answer this question.

Seeing this, Shen Yi frowned again, then looked at Ye Xinglan. "Xinglan, you?"

"For the Academy's honor!" Ye Xinglan, bearing Shen Yi's gaze, face also somewhat pale, but still said firmly.

Hearing this, Shen Yi took a deep breath, withdrew her gaze.

"Now the matter of Shrek Academy competing with Donghai Academy has already been spread by those onlookers, and the Academy's glory was mentioned; even if you regret it now it's useless."

Wanting to suppress the influence now is already completely too late.

If the Heavenly Sea Alliance is willing to help, perhaps public opinion could still be reversed, but what troubles Shen Yi a bit is that Yu Longheng didn't listen to her warning earlier and directly used Battle Armor, causing the Heavenly Sea Alliance to lose all face.

The Heavenly Sea Alliance now urgently needs an opportunity to regain face, and Shrek Academy's strong showing gave them exactly an excuse — as long as an academy steps up to fight Shrek at this time, even if they ultimately lose, it can give public opinion a direction to operate, shifting from "Heavenly Sea Alliance cannot withstand a single blow" to "though defeated still glorious, courage commendable".

Moreover…… Donghai Academy's students aren't weak either; it might even be a very spectacular competition.

Thinking of Huo Yuhao's existence, Shen Yi sighed deeply.

"Since you've tied this matter to the Academy's glory, you must use strength to uphold the Academy's glory. The main responsible persons are Yu Longheng and Ye Xinglan; if you lose, don't ever think of entering the Inner Court, and you might even be dismissed by the Academy!"

Hearing this, Yu Longheng and Ye Xinglan's faces both changed drastically.

The former aimed for the Inner Court, the latter liked staying at the Academy; these two punishments were the most fatal to them.

But very quickly, the two calmed their emotions.

Speaking purely of individual strength, among peers in the Heavenly Sea Alliance no one is their match; and this is a team battle. Having stayed at Shrek Academy, which pursues team cooperation, for so long, their coordination isn't something ordinary people can compare to.

Being able to quickly resolve the battle within a minute before wasn't Yu Longheng's credit alone.

Thinking of this, Ye Xinglan pursed her lips, looked at her frowning companions around her.

Just now her brain heated up, subconsciously proposing five vs five, but the opponents are her same-age peers; everyone might not be willing to accompany her.

Seeing Yu Longheng and Ye Xinglan separated from them by a distance, Ning Yue's heart softened, and she stepped forward first. "I'll go with you."

Consider it repayment for the arrow debt from before.

Xu Lizhi hesitated a bit; the cause lay with him, yet now Xinglan Big Sister had to bear it all; he felt uneasy.

But Wu Lin and them didn't do anything wrong either.

Just as several people were hesitating, the Soul Guide Communication Device at Shen Yi's waist rang; she took out the communication device, answered, communicated two sentences with the other side, subconsciously stood up, brows tightly locked.

A moment later, she hung up the Soul Guide Communication Device, and said indifferently to the students looking over: "No need to think about how to group; the competition with Donghai Academy will take place one day later…… Seven vs Seven!"

As she expected, the Heavenly Sea Alliance indeed didn't intend to let this opportunity go. Since it concerns the Academy's reputation, she needed to report to Elder Cai.

……

"Alright, Wu Lin you guys just focus on the Five-person Team competition and Side Profession Competition. No need to worry too much about the competition with Shrek Academy."

Around the same time, Luo Yanglu hung up the Soul Guide Communication Device and said to the few people before him:

"The gap between you and Shrek Academy Students right now isn't small; that's not your stage, and you can't show your aptitude there either."

Xie Xie touched his nose. "I feel dealing with a support type is still no problem."

Truth be told he really didn't want to target Xu Lizhi; that little fatty's character is okay, but as it looks now, they'll have to face each other.

If there's a chance, still better to send him off the stage first, to avoid the other party suffering Elder Huo and Gu Yue Na's devastation.

"If you get a chance to act, by all means try."

Luo Yanglu smiled, looked at Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue Na, tone sinking.

"In a sense, it's two versus seven. Are you confident?"

He had watched these youngsters grow up step by step, so naturally he hoped to see them sent to glory in a place where he could witness it.

Xie Xie and the others only need to follow the standard path and claim the Five Person Group Championship, but as for Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue Na's side, he had never found a suitable stage for them.

Now that the Heavenly Sea Alliance has given him the opportunity, he will not let it slip by.

The two of them, Huo Yuhao, nodded slightly.

(End of Chapter)