Two Big Brains Get Together Again

"I would like to offer you an apology regarding my younger brother's actions!"

"Although these words come late, and my apology cannot change what has already happened, I still feel that I owe you an explanation for this matter."

Throughout his speech, Dai Yueheng kept his gaze fixed on Ning Que.

Ever since he was brutally crushed by Ye Guyi and nearly crippled, Dai Yueheng had never dared to steal a glance at her again.

Even if there was still admiration in his heart, he had recognized the reality: he was currently unworthy of Ye Guyi.

This time, the mistake committed by his brother Dai Huabin had caused the White Tiger Duke Mansion to suffer heavy losses, even forcing them to give away the Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone originally prepared for him as compensation, yet Dai Yueheng still felt quite happy.

The position he had always coveted but lacked the qualifications to contend for was now his, simply because of his brother's blunder; he had become the sole heir.

Even his brother's former fiancée was now leaning toward him under the guidance of the elders from both families.

The White Tiger Martial Soul and the Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul were naturally compatible and had the prerequisite conditions; with some cultivation of their relationship, mastering a Martial Soul Fusion Skill was not entirely impossible.

Having obtained everything suddenly without doing a thing, this experience made Dai Yueheng deeply understand one truth: one can be unmotivated, but one must never be stupid.

And so, hadn't he come to proactively apologize and resolve the conflict?

"Just an apology with empty hands?"

Ning Que looked at the completely transformed Dai Yueheng before him. It was clear that he had walked out from the shadow of that sword strike from Guyi, and he immediately understood the method the other party had used.

He had changed his path, stopped being stubborn, and now had a bright future ahead; plus, since Guyi's strike hadn't actually landed, it had been easy for him to move on.

Since the other party had offered a way out, Ning Que did not deliberately target him.

After all, in a short while, the Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult would make a move, causing him to suffer again.

"I was reckless..."

Dai Yueheng subconsciously searched his storage Soul Tool for something precious to use as a gift, only to realize quickly that Ning Que was just joking with him.

His mood immediately lightened significantly.

He had, in a sense, initially completed the task his old man had given him.

Dai Yueheng suddenly discovered that after letting go of his inner knots and stopping his antagonism toward Ning Que, the other party was actually quite easy to get along with.

After a brief chat, the two parted ways.

As soon as Ye Guyi returned to the academy, she went straight into the Golden Tree cave to cultivate.

This time, she not only intended to break through to level 70, but also to fully charge the energy required by the Heaven-Grasping Bottle; most importantly, she needed to condense the prototype of her own Soul Core.

According to her estimates, it would take at least half a year, which would perfectly allow her to miss the Spirit Master Tournament.

Ning Que also entered the Golden Tree cave to cultivate, hoping to improve his strength as quickly as possible, lest he truly be left behind by Guyi.

The only difference was that he would emerge before the Spirit Master Tournament.

While Ning Que and the others were in seclusion, Shrek Academy's advancement assessments began.

For this group of people who had joined the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect, passing the assessment was extremely easy given their current strength and foundation.

During the vacation, Huo Yuhao had successfully acquired his second martial soul, the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion.

Because of the compensation from the White Tiger Duke Mansion and the academy's restitution for the assassination attempt they had suffered, the resources he obtained were much better than in the original plot, so his strength was slightly higher than the original storyline.

At this moment, the two "clever" men of Shrek Academy had gathered together again.

Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe.

The freshman advancement assessment was about to take place, and according to the original plan, they were to select substitutes for the Shrek Seven Devils from these students and the geniuses of the Outer Court.

Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi from the Outer Court had already passed their multiple assessments and were naturally among the candidates.

Jiang Nannan could barely count as one.

Beyond that, four more spots needed to be filled.

But the problem now was that the majority of this batch of outstanding disciples from the Outer Court were related to the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect.

How could such a thing be allowed?

They spent energy and resources to cultivate students, only for them to hold the title of Shrek Seven Devils substitutes and then return to the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect the moment they graduated.

What did they take Shrek Academy for?

Neither Yan Shaozhe nor Xuan Zi could accept this.

If it weren't for the fact that they couldn't beat that Title Douluo from the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect, Xuan Zi would have charged over to the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect right now to teach them a lesson and make them know their place.

"Shaozhe, my suggestion is to directly disqualify them."

Xuan Zi thought about it seriously and gave this reply.

"This... that wouldn't be very appropriate!"

"The Teacher has just awakened and has strictly ordered us to treat everyone equally and to vigorously develop the Soul Guidance Department. If we go against the Teacher's wishes at this time, I fear the Teacher will be angry."

Yan Shaozhe wore a hesitant expression.

The reason he was so conflicted was naturally not because of this.

He had other ideas entirely.

Within the academy, the unprovoked compensation of so many resources to the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect this time was a massive loss.

There were also several students who, despite being clearly mediocre, had unexpectedly enjoyed resources and treatment they did not deserve.

Yan Shaozhe had been thinking, perhaps he should just list these few disciples from the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect as substitutes for the Shrek Battle Team.

Since they had already been compensated, doing this would mean there would be no need to prepare additional resources and treatment for the Shrek Seven Devils substitutes, saving the academy a large sum.

However, while doing so would save money, he felt uneasy about it.

Thus, he brought in Elder Xuan to see if he had any world-shaking wisdom or could offer a solution.

Even if it didn't work out in the end, he would have at least consulted with Elder Xuan; if any real accidents occurred, Elder Xuan would be there to take the blame.

"Shaozhe, if that won't work, then let's change our approach."

"One cannot be so rigid in life; if we alter the selection rules and some accidents occur during the competition, then even if the people from the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect fail to secure a spot, they won't be able to blame us."

Xuan Zi thought for a moment and offered another solution.

However, he did not know where Yan Shaozhe's true point of contention lay.

"Elder Xuan, I will be blunt with you: I don't know what is going on with the Heaven Spirit Empire, but a message came through a while ago stating they intend to cut the resources traded with us, reducing them to a mere ten percent of the original volume."

"As it stands, the academy's resources are truly running low."

"My idea is that we should not only prevent those few from the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect from obtaining the Shrek Seven Devils reserve spots, but also make them hand over the portion of resources they have already received, so that we may use them to cultivate other students who have become Shrek Seven Devils reserves."

"The problem is, how do we make them willingly agree to this?"

Yan Shaozhe hesitated for a moment before choosing to reveal his true thoughts.

Upon hearing this, even Xuan Zi was stunned.

This was simply too outrageous!