Information Inconsistent with Memory

The Class Promotion Tournament is an annual grand event for Eastsea Academy, as it is the only competition that involves every grade and the entire student body.

In the center of the Intermediate Division playground.

A competition platform had already been set up there.

Though called a competition platform, it was actually a circular area one hundred meters in diameter, paved with metal plates ten centimeters thick.

Specialized Soul Guidance Barrier Generators were placed around the perimeter to prevent accidents during the matches.

Today was the first day of the tournament, and to avoid disrupting the students' studies, the matches were held after school.

The dismissal bell rang.

Students swarmed out of the teaching buildings, but very few headed toward the competition platform.

After all, the match between Grade One Class Five and Class Four really had nothing worth watching.

Only a few busybodies and the students of Class Three, who were scheduled to compete tomorrow, paid any attention to the upcoming match.

On a campus path.

Xu Yue held Xu Xiaoyan's hand as they walked slowly.

Suddenly, Xu Xiaoyan looked up and suggested to Xu Yue, "Brother A-Yue, let's go shopping."

"Hmm?" Xu Yue was taken aback. "Aren't you going to watch the Class Promotion Tournament?"

"What's there to see?" Xu Xiaoyan shook her little head, speaking rapidly. "With you around, is there any chance our class could lose?"

As she said this, she blinked her deep blue eyes, pouted her lips, and gently tugged on Xu Yue's arm, acting spoiled.

"Brother A-Yue... you said before that as long as I broke through to become a Soul Grand Master before school started, you would find time to go shopping with me."

"Alright!" Xu Yue smiled indulgently. "But let me ask if Sister Mu Xi wants to come along."

Before he could even take out his Communicator, Xu Xiaoyan pressed her hand down on it, a sly look appearing on her delicate face.

"Hehe, I already asked. Sister Mu Xi's Grade Five Class One is preparing to challenge Grade Six, so she's busy today."

"You!" Xu Yue immediately understood Xu Xiaoyan's little scheme and reached out to flick her dainty nose. "Then we'll do as you say..."

However, just as Xu Yue turned around and was about to lead Xu Xiaoyan toward the school gate.

A wave of exclamations suddenly erupted from the playground.

Even from hundreds of meters away, the sound was clearly audible.

Hearing the roar of the crowd, Xu Xiaoyan tilted her head and looked toward the playground.

"What's going on?"

Xu Yue smiled and shrugged indifferently.

"Maybe Class Five just beat Class Four."

But at that moment, the sound of rapid footsteps came from behind them, accompanied by a shout.

"Brother Yue! Sister Xiaoyan!"

Hearing this, the two looked back and discovered that the person approaching was Wei Xiaofeng.

"Xiaofeng, do you need something from us?"

Watching Wei Xiaofeng panting heavily as he reached them, Xu Yue asked with a smile.

"Huff... huff..." Wei Xiaofeng gasped for air. "It's bad, Brother Yue, Class Five... over at Class Five..."

"Class Five? What about Class Five?" Xu Xiaoyan asked, puzzled.

"I can't explain it in one sentence." Wei Xiaofeng waved his hand. "Brother Yue, you guys should go take a look!"

Seeing Wei Xiaofeng act this way, Xu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan exchanged a glance and walked toward the playground.

The closer they got to the playground, the more intense the exclamations became.

At the same time, Xu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan could hear the content of the discussions more clearly.

"Did you see that?! That girl is actually a Soul Grand Master; Class Five actually has a two-ring powerhouse."

"Is being a Soul Grand Master the important part? Didn't you see that she has a thousand-year Soul Ring?"

"How is that possible? It's not what the teachers taught us at all!!"

"How could such a genius be assigned to Class Five?"

The discussions poured into Xu Yue's ears, causing him to furrow his brows deeply.

A girl? A Soul Grand Master? A thousand-year Soul Ring?

Could it be the Silver Dragon King Gu Yue?

But that didn't make sense!

He recalled the memories in his mind; even though Gu Yue had come to find Tang Wulin because of Na'er, her soul power had been deliberately suppressed to around level fifteen by her own doing.

Even after these two months of cultivation, he vaguely remembered it being only level seventeen or eighteen, and her Soul Ring was only a hundred-year one.

Aside from the gender, it seemed that nothing else matched the information being discussed on the field.

However, the answer was not far away, so there was no need for him to continue guessing in his mind.

Led by Wei Xiaofeng, Xu Yue parted the surrounding crowd and walked to the very front.

At first glance, he saw the black-haired, white-clad woman on the arena who had just retracted her Martial Soul.

Her figure was slender and perfectly proportioned, the skin on her exposed arms radiating a lustrous, pearly glow, yet her stunning face showed little emotional fluctuation, appearing cold and distant.

At the same time, the lingering elemental aura on the arena and the fleeting purple radiance allowed Xu Yue to instantly identify the true identity of the woman before him.

It was none other than the Silver Dragon King Gu Yue.

However, the various circumstances that did not match his memories caused him to furrow his brows, staring at Gu Yue in confusion.

On the arena.

Gu Yue felt the weight of a heavy gaze and could not help but turn her head, locking eyes with Xu Yue below the stage.

Seeing Gu Yue look over, Xu Yue subconsciously nodded, offering a simple greeting.

After a moment of hesitation, Gu Yue nodded back.

At this moment, Xu Xiaoyan, who was beside him, tugged at his sleeve: "Brother A-Yue, let's go. You promised to take me to the Snack Street."

Xu Xiaoyan was indeed surprised by Gu Yue's strength; she had not expected such a genius to appear in the worst-ranked Class Five.

But this alone was not enough to pique her interest; the person she liked also possessed a thousand-year Soul Ring, and even more of them.

Hearing Xu Xiaoyan's words, Xu Yue nodded, and his furrowed brows relaxed.

It was just a small change from his memories; it was nothing of consequence.

Besides, with his arrival, this world would naturally deviate from its established course, so there was no need to dwell on it.

"Alright! Let's head out!"

With that, Xu Yue greeted some of his classmates from Class One and left once again with Xu Xiaoyan.

In the Class Five group.

Xie Xie looked at the noisy crowd over there and curled his lip in disdain, "Tch, who is that? Such a big show."

"That's the Class Monitor of Class One," Tang Wulin said.

He had also seen Xu Yue's figure.

Thinking about how he would have to face Xu Yue in a few days, he shared the information he had obtained from Cen Yue with his teammates.

"What? A Soul Elder?! A Level 4 Blacksmith!" Xie Xie was shocked, exclaiming aloud.

"How is that possible?"

Not far from them, Gu Yue heard this information, and a sharp glint flashed through her black eyes.

"Interesting! Could it be him?"

Thinking of this, Gu Yue looked in the direction where Xu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan had left and quickly followed after them.

Watching Gu Yue walk away, Xie Xie immediately shouted.

"Gu Yue, do you want to come with us to the Snack Street to celebrate our victory over Class Four?"

However, to his suggestion, Gu Yue, who was walking ahead, did not even turn back, her pace even quickening a little.

"What's with her? We've been classmates for months, and she's still so cold." Xie Xie pouted.

"Geniuses are always a bit arrogant," Tang Wulin laughed, "Weren't you pretty much the same at the beginning?"

Likewise, he thought of Xu Yue, whom he had met at the Blacksmith Association and just now.

"I'm nothing like her! Let's go to the Snack Street."

"Wait for me for a second! I'll be there in a moment."