After leaving the Soul Dueling Arena, Ye Chen and Ma Xiaotao strolled leisurely along the paths of the Outer Court.
Shrek was located in the center of Douluo Continent. On this sweltering summer night, the cool breeze blowing in from Sea God Lake brought them a touch of refreshment and comfort.
It was still early, so neither Ye Chen nor Ma Xiaotao was in a hurry to return to the Inner Court. As Ye Chen considered what he needed to do next, he fell into thought.
After bringing Qing Yu back, he could still spend another ten or so leisurely days at the academy before heading to the Sun Moon Empire to explore the opportunities within Dragon Valley and search for clues about Tang Ya.
Around that time, the Fire Dragon Egg that had been absorbing the energy of the Scorching Yang Spring at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye should have hatched as well.
Ye Chen was not sure how long this trip would take. It mainly depended on how smoothly things went, but in any case, he would be fine as long as it did not take more than a year.
A year later, he would head to the Extreme North to fulfill that one-year promise.
Before they knew it, Ye Chen and Ma Xiaotao had arrived by Sea God Lake. Many male and female students sat together in pairs on benches beneath the soul-tool streetlamps along the shore, whispering intimately as they gazed at the shimmering lake under the colored lights.
Ye Chen had no interest in eavesdropping on young couples' private conversations. Though the Outer Court did not encourage romance, it did not actually oppose it either, so long as they did not act too brazenly in front of the teachers.
Yet even though he