Nothing Wrong with Making Friends Instead of Always Looking for Trouble, Right?

The restaurant erupted into an uproar. Diners near the two tables hurriedly got to their feet and moved aside, afraid of getting caught in the crossfire. Most of them, however, did not immediately leave the restaurant. Instead, they watched the scene before them with excited expressions.

Normally, if they wanted to watch Soul Masters duel, they had to go to the Great Soul Arena and pay for it. Now that they could watch for free, naturally no one wanted to miss this chance to freeload.

How could the group from Blue Sunshine Academy endure it any longer? The remaining six students rose to their feet in unison and glared furiously at their table. They wanted to rush over, but the middle-aged man stopped them.

The middle-aged man helped the young man into a chair, then asked Dai Mubai with a grim expression, "Which academy are you brats from?"

Light flickered in Dai Mubai's Evil Eyes. "Asking for our background? Are you worthy?"

With that, he sat back down in his seat.

Without saying a word, Xia Tianling pulled Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun slightly behind him. He said to the people from Blue Sunshine Academy, "Sorry, the four of us are merely strangers to this person. We won't get involved in this matter."

"You say you're not with him, and we're supposed to believe you? You're all eating at the same table!" one young man shouted.

"Yeah, they're definitely together! Teach them a lesson!"

As they spoke, they all unleashed their Martial Souls, preparing to rush over and fight them.

All seven had two Soul Rings beneath their feet, one white and one yellow. They were Soul Grandmasters.

Without another word, Dai Mubai activated his Soul Rings as well.

"I already said we're not together. Are you determined to keep pestering us?" Xia Tianling was getting impatient. He had wanted to watch the show, but somehow the trouble had landed on him instead.

This was going to be troublesome again. This time, though, I brought it on myself.

He directly summoned the axe from the Two-Piece Set and activated its added attributes at the same time. Lightning surged over his entire body as yellow, purple, and black Soul Rings continuously flashed beneath his feet.

"Black! A Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring! How can his Third Soul Ring possibly be ten thousand years old?" one of the onlooking Soul Masters cried out.

"His Second Soul Ring is a purple Thousand-Year Spirit Ring!" The others also noticed that his Soul Ring configuration was abnormal. "What kind of monster is this?"

The students from Blue Sunshine Academy had already been frightened senseless the moment Xia Tianling unleashed his Martial Soul. Leaving aside the fact that he was an entire major rank above them, his Thousand-Year Second Spirit Ring and Ten Thousand Year Third Spirit Ring alone were enough to crush them instantly.

Even his First Soul Ring was a deep yellow, clearly older than their Second Soul Rings!

By comparison, even that Soul Elder with the White Tiger Martial Soul appeared somewhat mediocre beside him.

"Stop!"

The teacher from Blue Sunshine Academy could not help standing up. He waved at his students. "All of you, stand down."

The students retreated dejectedly, while this teacher's heart was filled with immense shock.

Leaving aside that monster who had shattered all common sense regarding Soul Ring configurations, even the White Tiger Soul Elder who had started the conflict possessed a Thousand-Year Spirit Ring.

"I am Ye Zhi Qiu, director of external affairs at Blue Sunshine Academy. May I ask which sect you are from?"

"We're from Shrek Academy," Dai Mubai answered flatly.

"Shrek Academy? I don't think I've heard of it." A thoughtful look appeared in Ye Zhi Qiu's eyes.

Dai Mubai snorted. "That only means you're ignorant."

"It's not famous anyway. Of course he hasn't heard of it. What kind of no-name academy is that?" Ma Hongjun muttered quietly from a corner. Fortunately, Dai Mubai did not hear him.

"And you are?" Ye Zhi Qiu turned to Xia Tianling again. An honorific unconsciously entered his tone. That black Third Soul Ring was simply too eye-catching. Even he, a Spirit King in his fifties, did not possess a black Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring.

Xia Tianling sighed. Before they had come, that Spirit Douluo had instructed him not to reveal Spirit Hall's name unless absolutely necessary. It would be too troublesome.

"Sorry, my sect does not allow me to reveal my identity or the name of my sect to outsiders." He roughly scratched his hair. "I know I have no way to prove that I'm not with them. It would be hard for you to just swallow this, and you'd lose face when teaching your students later. How about this? Let's find somewhere without people and have a fight. What do you think?"

"You and me?" Ye Zhi Qiu froze. Even if this little fellow was extraordinarily talented and possessed a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, he should not be his opponent, right?

"Me, and her." Xia Tianling pulled Zhu Zhuqing over from beside him. "She just reached Level 30. We mainly came this time to help her obtain her Third Soul Ring."

"Shouldn't we call out your Division Commander instead?" Ye Zhi Qiu considered it. If he fought these two children and won, he would be bullying the young. If he lost, that would be even more humiliating.

Sigh, troublesome.

In truth, he merely wanted to find Zhu Zhuqing an opponent to test her new weapon. Ye Zhi Qiu was a defensive Soul Master, making him perfect for testing Assassin's Claws.

Xia Tianling walked over, pulled Ye Zhi Qiu aside, and turned his back to the others. Then he quietly took two Tokens out of his Storage Ring.

Each Token had one character engraved on it.

"Chrysanthemum." "Ghost."

Xia Tianling quickly covered Ye Zhi Qiu's mouth before he could cry out. Smiling, he asked, "So, Teacher Ye, can you do me a favor?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Forget one favor, I'll do a hundred!" Ye Zhi Qiu hurriedly agreed.

Secretly, he was glad that he had not acted impulsively. Good heavens, Tokens belonging to Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo! Behind this child stood two Titled Douluo above Level 95! Could this child be the current Holy Son whom Spirit Hall had announced some time ago?

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. No wonder Xia Tianling said he could not reveal his identity outside. If that identity got out, countless people would rush over to curry favor with him.

"Then, Teacher Ye, shall we have a meal together before going to spar? This meal is on me. Let's form a good connection. Take this note of mine, and your students can receive proper treatment at any Branch Hall of Spirit Hall."

"Thank you, thank you for your generosity."

"Remember to keep it secret."

The onlookers, Blue Sunshine Academy's own students, Dai Mubai, and Xiao Wu all looked utterly bewildered.

What had these two said? Just moments ago, they had been at each other's throats, and now they were practically brothers.

Those who knew Xia Tianling well roughly understood that he had probably revealed his identity in secret.

After a brief treatment from a Healing Spirit Master, the student from Blue Sunshine Academy was no longer seriously hurt. Tomorrow, he only needed to take Xia Tianling's note to Spirit Hall for treatment, and he would make a full recovery.

The two tables, now reconciled, sat down again. The owner promptly had the servers bring out plate after plate of delicious food.

"Xia Tianling, I don't need you to stand up for me." Dai Mubai sat down with a dark expression. He felt utterly humiliated.

"Stand up for you? Are we close? I did it to reduce the number of enemies for Little San, Xiao Wu, and Rongrong." As he spoke, he patted the frosty Zhu Zhuqing beside him. "And to find her someone to train against."

"Oh, right. Let me introduce her. Her name is Zhu Zhuqing."

"You said her name was what?!"

Dai Mubai shot to his feet, nearly overturning the table. His Evil Eyes widened, filled with disbelief.

His action caused the nearby diners to glance over repeatedly. Even the people from Blue Sunshine Academy looked their way.

Dai Mubai:!!!!!!

Holy shit, Zhu Zhuqing! No wonder she looked so familiar. Isn't she my betrothed from childhood? What the hell have I done?

I hooked up with girls in front of her, acted like a badass, picked fights, threw my weight around, and even wanted to take her friends to a brothel. I...

No wonder she had always been hostile toward him.

Dai Mubai wore a bitter smile, wishing he could rush back a few days and kill his past self.

What regret!

"Um, Zhuqing, listen to my explanation!"

"Get lost!"