The Hymn of Humanity is the Hymn of Courage, the Greatness of Humanity is the Greatness of Courage!

As Ning Rongrong's teachers, they had spent no small amount of effort on her instruction, yet they had never seen her give anything away so generously.

Let alone this gold card worth ten million.

Yet, upon meeting Xiao Yexuan for the first time today, Ning Rongrong had emptied her pockets for him, leaving them so envious they could have clawed through their own toes.

If Xiao Yexuan possessed formidable strength and a heaven-defying martial soul, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect might well want to recruit such a genius.

They might have been convinced, but Xiao Yexuan's manifested martial soul looked utterly unremarkable.

Soul power detection placed him at only around level ten; that someone like this could earn the special regard of Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong was truly beyond their comprehension.

Isn't he just a pretty-faced gigolo?

What right does he have to be so charming?

If it were them, they could surely do the same!

Within the crowd, even Tang San, who was usually gentle, reserved, and averse to conflict, could not help but knit his brows, his fingers unconsciously stroking the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges at his waist.

Ning Rongrong's undisguised comparison undoubtedly trampled everyone in Shrek underfoot.

The more excellent Xiao Yexuan appeared in her words, the more pathetic the teachers and students of Shrek seemed.

What made Tang San's heart sink even further was that he could clearly sense the emotional shift in Xiao Wu beside him.

Xiao Wu's gaze was drifting toward Xiao Yexuan involuntarily, and a significant amount of affection was revealed in the depths of her eyes.

"Dai Mubai, what do you think you're doing?"

Ning Rongrong's voice suddenly rose, carrying a sharp edge.

"Are you really that shameless? Is this how your school teachers taught you? Do you intend to bully the weak with your strength?"

Ning Rongrong was quick-witted; seeing Dai Mubai's soul power surging and his aggressive approach, she immediately flashed in front of Xiao Yexuan. Her small chest was puffed out straight, her cheeks puffed up in anger, and the way she glared at Dai Mubai looked exactly like a kitten protecting its young.

"Dai Mubai, I won't allow you to bully him!"

No sooner had Ning Rongrong finished speaking than a cold figure moved as well.

Zhu Zhuqing stood silently before Xiao Yexuan, her already icy face now covered in a layer of frost.

Her long, narrow phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, her gaze scraping against Dai Mubai like a sharp blade, and the faint glow of soul rings even shimmered around her.

"His words have enlightened me and provided me with new inspiration. We shall have in-depth exchanges on the academic study of soul master cultivation in the future. If you dare touch a single hair on his head, I will never forgive you!"

Watching the two stunning girls standing left and right to protect Xiao Yexuan, and recalling his own feelings for Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai felt as if his heart were being pierced by ten thousand arrows.

Seeing Ning Rongrong's defense of Xiao Yexuan only added to the pain.

The pent-up rage erupted like a volcano; his soul power fluctuated violently, and his entire aura turned savage.

"Ning Rongrong, are you certain you want to make an enemy of me for the sake of this brat?"

Just as Dai Mubai was clenching his fists, on the verge of attacking, Xiao Yexuan acted with lightning speed. With a flick of his wrist, he pressed firmly onto the shoulders of Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong.

Pushing the two ahead of him aside, he ground his soles into the ground and stepped forward, his broad back standing firmly before the two women to absorb the overwhelming pressure radiating from Dai Mubai.

"I don't know what exactly has annoyed you, but I am the one you wish to retaliate against."

Xiao Yexuan raised his eyes to meet Dai Mubai's glare, his voice steady. "Please, do not harm these two young ladies."

"Let us resolve our grievances one-on-one; do not involve others!"

"Hoh hoh hoh hoh hoh hoh... he... the Young Master touched me..."

As Xiao Yexuan's warm palm rested on her shoulder, Ning Rongrong's body trembled violently as if struck by lightning.

Her fingertips curled outward, her excitement beyond words.

This momentary physical contact alone made her feel as if she were experiencing an exhilarating, soul-stirring, and ultimate pleasure, making her breathing grow rapid.

Zhu Zhuqing's cheeks were also burning hot, her earlobes flushed red, and her heart was pounding like a deer.

She never expected to have such intimate contact with Xiao Yexuan so soon, and she nervously clutched her skirt.

What made both girls even more stirred and crazed was that Xiao Yexuan was clearly only a first-ring Soul Elder who had just entered the ranks of soul masters, yet he dared to face a powerful Soul Elder for their sake without even a furrow of his brow.

"Hoh hoh hoh hoh hoh...! The anthem of humanity is the anthem of courage; the greatness of humanity is the greatness of courage!"

Ning Rongrong rested her chin on her hands, her elbows propped on her knees, her beautiful eyes shining brilliantly. The fervent admiration surging in her eyes was almost overflowing.

"Young Master, you are simply the most, most, most, most, most, most outstanding person I have ever met!!!"

"In this world... ah... it is precisely because of people like you that the sun rises and sets, and the trees breathe oxygen!"

"To be able to stay by the Young Master's side is truly... truly the greatest fortune of my, Ning Rongrong's, life! Hoh hoh hoh hoh hoh hoh hoh..."

Her voice was passionate and loud, carrying a joyful tremor, and her tone was filled with devoted worship and infatuation.

These words fell upon Xiao Yexuan's ears, only making his skin crawl. He scratched his cheek in embarrassment, standing there at a complete loss.

But then he reconsidered, a flash of cunning crossing his eyes; for him, this was hardly a bad thing.

It was merely a trivial effort, yet it managed to make two goddesses pursue him so fervently—the effect of this golden finger was truly astonishing.

What exactly was the origin of this golden finger of his to be so formidable?

If even Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were so infatuated, what about the other goddesses of the Douluo Continent?

Xiao Yexuan's thoughts drifted away in an instant, his gaze unfocused as if he could already see himself standing at the pinnacle of the Douluo Continent.

Behind him followed a crowd of adoring, emotionally stirred peerless beauties, every one of them hanging on his every word.

Just imagining this scene made his heart surge and his blood boil.

This sight only served to make Dai Mubai so furious that his hair stood on end, the veins on his forehead bulging as if they were about to burst through his skin.

"You... you are courting death!"

With Xiao Yexuan standing right before him, Dai Mubai had no reason not to strike.

He clenched his fist, a fist the size of a sandbag, intending to deliver a head-on blow to Xiao Yexuan!

But at that very moment, a majestic pressure of soul power descended suddenly, like an invisible giant hand, pinning him down so tightly that he couldn't even move a finger.

A teacher from Blue Tyrant Academy walked over with steady, powerful strides, standing beside Xiao Yexuan with a gaze like a torch.

He glared sharply at the seething Dai Mubai, his brows furrowed and his expression unkind, the fluctuations of soul power around him flickering in and out of existence.

"This is Blue Tyrant Academy!"

The teacher's voice was low, carrying an unquestionable majesty, "This student, do not rely on your strength to bully the weak."

"I will give you a warning for today."

"If you offend again, do not blame the academy for expelling you!"

The teacher's voice was dignified and heavy, each word ringing out with force, sending ripples of echoes through the air.

Sparring and competition between students were things the academy was happy to see.

However, Dai Mubai was already a three-ring Soul Elder, while Xiao Yexuan only had one ring; this was simply the strong bullying the weak, with no fairness to speak of.

Blue Tyrant Academy had always advocated fairness; how could they sit by and watch Xiao Yexuan be bullied?

If Xiao Yexuan were forced away by Dai Mubai today and became unwilling to join Blue Tyrant Academy.

Once the news spread, how could those commoner soul master disciples, who were already prone to being bullied, ever trust an academy that prided itself on equality again?