Celebration Banquet

Yan Shaozhe stood up to announce the end of the competition, telling them to return and rest, and to gather there the next day for the official results.

This time it had been a pure, chaotic brawl, requiring various assessments of their performance.

Coupled with the fact that Ji Siyuan was truly a bit of a monster, the teams that had fought against him needed to be re-evaluated.

Though, in truth, he hadn't really made many moves during the finals.

Still, with more than half a day of free time left after the competition, everyone was in high spirits.

Wang Dong'er immediately grabbed the two of them: "Don't you even think about running off. We agreed on a victory feast. It absolutely cannot be skipped."

She looked at Xiao Xiao: "Xiao Xiao, do you want to join us? These two have great skills, and their cooking is delicious."

Xiao Xiao had just been preparing to head back to the dormitory, but upon hearing Wang Dong'er's invitation, she asked: "Can I stay too?"

She was asking Ji Siyuan, as he was the one leading the group.

At this point, it was naturally hard to refuse. Since the other party had offered help when it was needed most, sharing a meal was certainly not a problem.

"Of course you can. Are your teammates coming?"

"The two of them have already gone off to celebrate with others."

Her teammates were not exactly geniuses, and aside from this competition, they didn't have much interaction on a daily basis.

Xiao Xiao was left on her own, so they naturally gathered together.

In their usual clearing, Huo Yuhao had already set up the grill, waiting for Ji Siyuan to return and light the fire.

Ji Siyuan walked over from the shop, followed by four people looking for a free meal.

Wang Dong'er introduced them to Xiao Xiao: "This is Xu Sanshi from the Outer Court, Senior Sister Jiang Nannan, Senior Brother Bei Bei, and Senior Sister Tang Ya."

"Hey! How come there's no honorific when you introduce me?"

When Tang Ya saw Xiao Xiao, her eyes lit up: "Junior Sister, do you want to join the Tang Sect?"

A precise sales pitch.

Under the persuasion of Bei Bei and Tang Ya, Xiao Xiao joined the Tang Sect.

Wang Dong'er: "If there's anything you don't know, you can ask me. If I don't know it, we'll go find Ji Siyuan! He definitely will." She sold Ji Siyuan out immediately.

Wang Dong'er: "Xu Sanshi, come to think of it, how did you guys end up coming over?"

"Obviously because little Siyuan is too young, and the shop wouldn't sell him alcohol. We had no choice but to come find us."

Xiao Xiao: "We're drinking? What if I don't know how to drink? Can I opt out?"

"Don't worry, this guy Ji Siyuan is a master at mixing drinks. He keeps the alcohol content very low, and the flavor is excellent."

Ji Siyuan chimed in from the side: "A god-tier bartender, though it's a pity that if there were an ice-type Soul Master here, I could make even more things."

Huo Yuhao's heart trembled, and he made up his mind that he must obtain a better ice-type Martial Soul. He had to be a match for Ji Siyuan.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: ???

He had said so much, yet it wasn't as useful as a single sentence from Ji Siyuan; it was hard being Tian Meng.

"You guys are the champions, right?"

Xiao Xiao said embarrassedly: "I wasn't on their team; I was the runner-up."

After some explanation, the four of them understood why Xiao Xiao was there.

Bei Bei: "In a while, the academy will organize us to go hunt Soul Beasts as a group. So we might be away for a few days."

Xu Sanshi: "Don't worry, we'll be back soon."

They were already at a high enough level; they were just missing a Soul Ring to become Soul Ancestors.

"Little Siyuan, once Brother Sanshi gets his fourth Soul Ring, I'll come back to settle the score with you."

The feast was joyous, and the enthusiasm was high.

The eight of them sat together, enjoying the food.

On the other side, Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo were still discussing the allocation of core disciples.

"Do we really have to give this Huo Yuhao core disciple status? Since when does a champion not get core disciple status?"

Yan Shaozhe: "His soul power is truly lacking, and his greatest strength—his ability to coordinate—was overshadowed by Ji Siyuan's influence, so it's hard to see."

"Can we really not give it to a member of the champion team?"

"It wouldn't be the first time we've set a precedent."

"Old Yan, are you looking down on him just because he's my student? The Soul Guidance Department is backing him! Plain and simple, he must be a core disciple."

"I truly didn't know he was your student." Yan Shaozhe felt quite innocent; a core disciple spot wasn't enough to make him fight with Qian Duoduo: "I'll give you this face."

"You didn't know? He was the one you gave to me."

The two of them even reviewed the situation, realizing they had Ji Siyuan to thank for finding Qian Duoduo such a good student.

Du Weilun, meanwhile, went to prepare the rewards for the top three.

Their work was also beginning to draw to a close.

Ji Siyuan and his group were greeted by an uninvited guest.

"Why is this person so disheveled?" Wang Dong'er looked at the old man who had approached them for no apparent reason, feeling quite repulsed.

Bei Bei, however, lowered his head and called out, "Elder Xuan."

The person who had arrived was naturally Xuan Zi.

He spent his days idling about, no one knowing exactly what he was up to.

If he went out to handle tasks, there was a high probability of minor issues, and a low probability of major disasters.

If he took students out, there was a high probability of catastrophic disasters.

The aroma was too enticing, and Xuan Zi had followed his nose right to them.

"Hmm, Bei Bei. This smells delicious, but how could you bring your junior to drink? This old man is confiscating this." He picked up the wine flask and took two satisfied gulps: "Good wine."

Once he had his drink, he started thinking about meat.

Xuan Zi reached out a claw to snatch the meat skewers.

Ji Siyuan immediately increased the intensity of his flames.

But how could that possibly stop Xuan Zi?

"Ultimate Fire, a very good martial soul." After saying this, Xuan Zi didn't leave; he found a patch of grass and lay down, coming over to eat meat when hungry and asking for wine when thirsty.

From time to time, he would even complain that the alcohol content in the wine Ji Siyuan mixed was practically non-existent.

"Old thing, are you just here for a free meal?" Ji Siyuan immediately rebuked the shameless man.

"This old man doesn't eat for free." Xuan Zi fished out a piece of ten-thousand-year soul beast meat: "This is the good stuff, meat from a ten-thousand-year Earth Dragon. I killed it a few days ago and kept it in my spatial Soul Tool waiting for the right moment. Let's see if you can cook it well."

Top-tier ingredients; this item was truly enough to offset the food and drink they had prepared for the celebration feast.

Tang San: "A level 98 Title Douluo, his strength is formidable. This appearance must be some kind of disguise. Could he perhaps be a reliable person?"

"Reliable? Don't make me laugh." Ji Siyuan wanted to chuckle upon hearing Tang San's assessment.

"If you call him reliable, then I can only say there isn't a single unreliable person left in this world. Looking at the consequences alone, I fear even the enemies are more dependable than him."

Tang San didn't know what would happen: "Is he really that outrageous?"

"So, Uncle, don't rely on your past experience to judge people."

Tang San felt a bit dizzy: "An abstract world; I think I'd better take a moment to recover."

Xuan Zi saw that Ji Siyuan wasn't moving: "What's the matter, kid? Can't you handle it?"

"I can, of course I can!" This couldn't stump Ji Siyuan.

It might be difficult for others to process, but for Ji Siyuan, using Ultimate Fire made it effortless.

"Forget the skewers; I'll just roast the whole thing hanging over the fire."

Although there wasn't a specialized rack, Ji Siyuan could directly control the flames, achieving even better results.

The meat Xuan Zi brought out was usable, but the wine was not; only he could drink it.

They sliced off the roasted meat with small knives and shared it among themselves; the taste was top-tier, and the nutritional value was equally supreme.

As the feast neared its end, Xuan Zi stood up, brushed off his backside, and left: "I'll leave the rest of that meat for you."

The remaining roasted meat was also finished off by the group.

Aside from the fact that Xuan Zi had crashed the party, everyone had a great time, and the celebration feast was sufficiently joyful.