"..."
Lin Xuyao frowned, forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart, and looked at Yu Longheng and Ye Xinglan in the corner, heads bowed, silent.
They now knew the whole story very well.
The former had clashed with the Eastsea Academy students because of the previous final exam, so he wanted revenge. The latter's clash was just over a few words...
What kind of mess was this!
Ye Xinglan felt Lin Xuyao's gaze on her. Her eyes reddened. She lowered her head, not daring to look at anyone.
As for Yu Longheng... he had completely withdrawn.
That punch from Huo Yuhao had buried a demon seed deep in his soul. Whenever his thoughts touched that figure, the desire to submit would wind up like vines, twisting his mind to pieces.
He could only empty his mind, forcing himself not to think, not to remember... otherwise, he was afraid he would go mad.
Reason struggled, but his subconscious kept whispering submission. Two forces tore at his spirit, to the brink of collapse or until total surrender.
In the dull and dull atmosphere, Shen Yi walked into the room.
Ye Xinglan immediately stood up, tears welling in her eyes. "Teacher, this was my fault. I will take responsibility. I'm willing to accept any punishment."
This match had caused the academy's reputation to plummet. Someone had to answer for it, and she knew it had to be her.
"Xinglan, enough."
Shen Yi frowned, her voice sharp. "We'll discuss your situation when we return. The Elder is already on her way and will handle this matter. For now, don't cause any more trouble."
The consequences of this match had exceeded her expectations. It seemed some forces were fanning the flames behind the scenes, giving rise to many rumors detrimental to the academy.
All sorts of gossip had emerged, Shrek stealing military soul-powered aircraft, students assaulting people on the street, angering a Spirit Soul ancestor, and even bringing up the old story of Shrek stealing Sun Moon Empire secrets through exchange students ten thousand years ago... Who knows where that came from.
On top of that, Shrek had essentially lost to a single person, making public opinion overwhelmingly unfavorable. The academy's reputation had taken a serious hit, far beyond what she could handle alone.
Even she, as the teacher, would face punishment. What difference could a student like Ye Xinglan make by taking the blame?
She just hoped these young ones wouldn't continue to cause trouble.
Ye Xinglan's delicate body trembled slightly. Pale-faced, she lowered her head. "Yes!"
"Don't be rash. In this matter, the academy is not in the right. Don't conflict with the Spirit Transmission Tower. The Spirit Transmission Tower hasn't participated in the online attacks, so you should maintain a good attitude as well."
Hearing the advice coming through the soul tool communicator, Cai Yue'er, an elder of the Sea God Pavilion and the dean of Shrek Academy's outer courtyard, frowned as she made her way toward the Tianhai Alliance.
"Your Majesty Duoqing, they insulted the academy's honor. To elevate their juniors, they trampled on Shrek's name. And you expect me to handle this calmly?"
"The conflict was started by our own students. And what honor are we even talking about? The academy lost its glory ten thousand years ago..."
At this point, seeming to realize this phrasing was not quite appropriate, Duoqing Douluo paused, then continued: "Ah, forget it in your eyes, I'm just an outsider who joined along the way anyway. I don't understand your 'glory.' I'm done talking. When Yun Ming returns, let him discuss it with you."
Watching the disconnected soul tool communicator, Cai Yue'er frowned slightly, put it away, and took out her soul tool light screen to view the information of the Shrek students who had participated in the match.
"Ye Xinglan, Yu Longheng..."
Seeing the two who had started the conflict, Cai Yue'er directly sent the former to the outer courtyard. The latter was also marked as ineligible for the inner courtyard.
Whether there would be other punishments would be decided after her discussion with the Spirit Transmission Tower.
Next, Cai Yue'er flipped to Ning Yue's information. Seeing the background of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, she flipped the page expressionlessly.
The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was still working hard for the immortal herb... She didn't even know what to say.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could be said to be a martial soul abandoned by this era.
In terms of Battle Armor — the amplification of Battle Armor could not stack to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul — very embarrassing.
Secondly, in terms of Spirit Souls. Except for Blue Silver Grass and similar types, Tool Martial Souls are very difficult to strengthen through Spirit Souls, after all, they have no bloodline to speak of. One can only focus on attributes, but the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is a treasure-type martial soul — like ordinary sword and knife martial souls — it has no attribute.
This was also one of the reasons the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect
was leaning toward Shrek Academy. Finding suitable Spirit Souls to cultivate was too difficult for them. So naturally, they would first look for a successfully cultivated case.
But relying on Shrek Academy was meaningless for now, because they didn't even have the ability to absorb an immortal herb Spirit Soul.
After all, the Spirit Abyss realm was a level of spiritual power typically reached only by Title Douluos. Below that, at the Spirit Sea realm, one could usually accommodate no more than three Spirit Souls. Even then, the configuration was limited to one yellow, one purple, and one black.
The current head of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had already reached Level 79, yet his spiritual power remained stuck at the peak of the Spirit Sea realm.
And the Qiluo Tulip in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is a Savage Beast!
The head of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect didn't even have the ability to accommodate a Savage Beast Spirit Soul!
As for doing what their ancestor Ning Rongrong did twenty thousand years ago — eating it directly... See if that 200,000-year immortal herb Savage Beast would agree.
So, seeing a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciple, Cai Yue'er didn't even know how to evaluate them.
This was not merely a matter of whether the academy was willing to let them enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but that entering would be useless — they wouldn't get what they wanted...
After dealing with the issues of Ning Yue and the other students, Cai Yue'er flipped through the information of Huo Yuhao and the others, gradually furrowing her brow.
The best option now was to have Huo Yuhao come to the academy as an exchange student. Some of the unfavorable rumors would naturally disappear.
But the Spirit Transmission Tower had even bestowed Huo Yuhao with the title "Spirit Transmission." The possibility of him coming to the academy was too small, unless they were willing to pay a very high price.
And besides Huo Yuhao...
"Gu Yuena, Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, Tang Wulin."
Cai Yue'er's gaze moved among them.
If Huo Yuhao's teammates were Shrek students, that could also guide public opinion. Plus the teacher-student relationship with Wu Changkong, it might not be impossible to completely suppress this matter.
What a pity — Wu Changkong was a stubborn mule. From what Shen Yi said, it was impossible for him to take a stance. So they would have to start with these young ones.
"Joining Shrek directly and receiving the tilted resources of inner courtyard disciples — that's not too bad a deal for you."
Aside from Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena, these Eastsea Academy students might not have received much attention from the Spirit Transmission Tower. Directly entering the inner courtyard to receive top-tier resources would also be an opportunity and honor for these children.
The next day, in the spectators stands, Huo Yuhao and the others watched the blacksmithing competition below, cheering for Tang Wulin in the finals.
After watching for a while, Xie Xie said: "So boring. Although you can tell Wulin's forging skills are extraordinary, watching a hammer banging on and on still makes my eyes blurry."
"Don't let your sharp tongue land on Wulin. And these professional competitions are only followed by the blacksmithing world."
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