Third Place, Bibi Dong

Liu Erlong was doing this on purpose, naturally to vent some frustration on behalf of Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang said nothing, calmly enjoying the sight of this woman standing up for him.

"Liu Erlong, don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!"

"This academy is mine. If I don't want to move, I won't move! Prince Xue Xing, you had best take your leave!"

Liu Erlong did not yield an inch, appearing as a hero in the eyes of the Shrek members.

"Imperial Uncle, it seems things aren't going very smoothly with your task of selecting a site for the Akademiya."

Hearing the voice of Xue Qinghe, Prince Xue Xing's expression turned even uglier.

"Qinghe, why have you come? Oh, the representatives from the Akademiya have arrived as well."

Prince Xue Xing turned to look at Sethos, Tighnari, and Nefer, immediately changing his attitude.

"This is the place I have selected for the Akademiya. What do you think?"

"It's quite nice, provided there is no one spying from the shadows."

Nefer's gaze swept toward a certain direction.

"Did he run? That was fast!"

The one discovered by Nefer was naturally Tang Hao; upon realizing he had been spotted, Tang Hao decisively chose to retreat first.

Liu Erlong could not understand the meaning behind Nefer's words at all. Even though she knew Nefer and the others possessed great strength and that the Akademiya was a force she could not contend with, she still stubbornly insisted, "The academy is mine. I do not consent, so even the Akademiya cannot take it from me."

"I don't really care either way!"

Suddenly, Nefer leaned into Liu Erlong's ear and whispered, "If you want to get the people around you killed, then by all means, continue your persistence."

"You, you..."

"Don't be so agitated. I am merely offering a kind reminder; whether you can understand it or not is your own business."

Nefer looked back toward the Sky Screen and smiled.

"The Sky Screen has updated again. Let us see how it evaluates that Scribe."

[He is an absolute rationalist and an individualist, yet he is not a selfish person. Getting along with him is no easy task; Kaveh has the most to say on this matter.]

[He possesses immense strength and profound wisdom. Thinking and reading are his hobbies, though he is known to say, "Reading does not make one smarter; one only needs to look at certain individuals within the Akademiya to know that." (Alhaitham's voice)]

[He is a Scribe. The reason he holds this position is that it requires little effort for high pay; for this, he gave up the opportunity to become a Sage.]

[Regarding his participation in saving the deity, he does not care much. He believes that both underestimating and fearing deities are undesirable. Deities need believers, but they are also a part of the biological cycle. He hopes the Lesser Lord Kusanali will not take it to heart.]

[If you wish to interact more with Alhaitham, I suggest you seek advice from Kaveh, though it will very likely turn into Kaveh pouring out his grievances to you.]

[Of course, if you dare to harm his friends, you must be prepared to be consumed by his rage. The more rational a person is, the more terrifying they become when they lose their reason, though such a thing has yet to happen to him.]

Kaveh, who was traveling toward Heaven Dou City with Ouyang Kong and Nahida, looked at the Sky Screen's evaluation of Alhaitham and retorted, "Lose his reason? Such a thing would never happen to that guy Alhaitham in a lifetime."

If Alhaitham were here, he would agree with Kaveh; he did not believe there would ever be a moment where he lost his reason. If there truly were...

Alhaitham did not continue that line of thought; his rationality would never allow such a thing to happen.

Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, Qian Renxue, and Bo Saixi—those sensitive to the topic of deities—naturally focused their attention on the mention of "saving the deity."

Why would a deity need saving? How exactly did he participate in saving a deity? Did the saved deity still possess divine power?

They had no way of knowing these answers and could only hope to catch a glimpse of the truth from the subsequent revelations of the Sky Screen.

"Saving a deity? I wonder if I, who once ascended to godhood, count as having been saved?"

A youth wearing a large hat was currently on the road to Martial Soul City.

As for the statement that "both underestimating and fearing deities are undesirable," Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi certainly would not agree. As proxies for the gods, they held absolute reverence for the divine.

In their eyes, Alhaitham's philosophy was already heresy.

Back at the Blue Tyrant Academy, Sethos looked at Tighnari and asked, "Is Alhaitham really that difficult to get along with?"

"How should I put this? Once you understand him, it's actually fine. You just need to maintain a certain distance when interacting with him, otherwise, Kaveh is the prime example."

"Understood, I will keep a low profile when I meet him."

At this moment, the brows of Sethos and Tighnari furrowed in unison.

"The deity worshipped by the Akademiya actually needed to be saved? This sounds like a fake deity."

It was Liu Erlong who said this. She had spoken too quickly and regretted it the moment the words left her lips, but they could no longer be taken back.

Although Sethos and Tighnari did not display a fanatical devotion to Nahida, they held deep respect for her in their hearts.

They would naturally not let Liu Erlong's slander go unanswered.

Even Dori and Collei stared coldly at Liu Erlong, while Korianba and the Genie of the Lamp also manifested.

"Apologize to Lesser Lord Kusanali, or do not blame us for being impolite."

Tighnari said coldly.

Liu Erlong dared not persist any further and obediently lowered her head to apologize.

"I'm sorry, I was wrong!"

Liu Erlong offered her apologies, and Tighnari and the others did not continue to make things difficult for her.

However, Qian Renxue and Prince Xue Xing would not let this opportunity slip by, and they once again applied pressure on Liu Erlong.

Yu Xiaogang finally stepped forward at this moment, and the moment he did, he shamelessly began to set conditions.

"We can vacate this academy, but the Akademiya must provide the best cultivation conditions for these students, and at the same time, you cannot interfere with our instruction of them."

To put it simply, Yu Xiaogang wanted Tang San and the others to freeload off the Akademiya's cultivation resources.

Upon hearing the conditions proposed by Yu Xiaogang, the corners of Ning Fengzhi's eyes twitched.

He wondered how one could train such a thick skin to be able to propose such terms without blushing or skipping a beat; he felt inferior to him in this regard.

"Heh, such a shameless person is a rare sight even in a lawless place like Nod-Krai!"

Nefer unleashed her mockery without reservation, and at the same time, the Sky Screen issued a reward to Alhaitham.

[Congratulations to Alhaitham, rewarded with a one-level increase in Soul Power Level and one copy of Compendium of Douluo Continent Languages.]

Feeling the boost in his strength, Alhaitham muttered to himself, "I hope the Grand Sage doesn't drag me out to do manual labor! This book is actually quite interesting; I can learn a few more languages."

After the Sky Screen finished distributing Alhaitham's reward, it immediately updated with the following content.

[Third Place: Bibi Dong]

In Martial Soul City, at the Pope's Palace, Bibi Dong's expression turned dark the instant she saw that she was only in third place.