The Shrek students quickly followed.
The young man who had just tried to get revenge was at the very back, and he glanced back at Bai Yuan.
His gaze held a hint of smugness, yet also a complex emotion.
Bai Yuan watched the group walk away, then looked away and sighed.
A Ruheng scratched his head.
"Junior brother, how come they're even more clueless than me?"
Bai Yuan glanced at him, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Shrek's honor, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, fifth on the Youth Genius Ranking...
He wanted to see how long they could last in the Heavenly Sea Grand Competition.
Gu Yuena withdrew her gaze, bit her lip, and squeezed out a voice through her teeth, carrying a hint of barely suppressed anger.
"This guy is so arrogant. I really want to beat him up!"
A Ruheng walked to the side, looking in the direction where Shrek's group had disappeared, scratched his head, and spoke with a hint of indescribable emotion.
"I've heard the stories of Shrek since I was a child—legends, heroes, the continent's number one academy..."
But seeing you in person today, it feels completely different.
Bai Yuan walked at the front without turning his head, his voice not loud but clearly reaching the ears of the two.
"Don't have any expectations for it, understand?"
His tone was very calm, so calm that it sounded like he was stating a common-sense statement.
"Yes, I understand."
A Ruheng nodded.
He had just taken a step when he suddenly stopped.
Something's not right. Why is this junior brother lecturing him like that?
It makes him seem like the junior brother, when he's clearly the Senior Brother.
A Ruheng stared wide-eyed at Bai Yuan's retreating figure.
Bai Yuan had already taken several steps and showed no intention of waiting for him.
A Ruheng opened his mouth, swallowed back his inner turmoil, and quickly caught up with the other person.
"Hey, why did you leave? Wait for me, junior brother!"
Gu Yuena walked beside Bai Yuan, and a faint smile flashed in her purple eyes as she listened to A Ruheng's hurried footsteps behind her.
These two are both abnormal.
Back in the reception room, Leng Yaozhu was holding a teacup and talking quietly with Mu Ye.
Hearing the door open, the two turned around at the same time.
Bai Yuan went inside and, without beating around the bush, recounted in detail what had happened at the restaurant entrance.
From the Shrek Academy students blocking the way to the young man's arrogance and bullying of the weak.
Then came Lan Yu Yuanheng's appearance, and his line, "Is this how the honor of Shrek is insulted?"
He neither embellished nor deliberately downplayed the issue.
Gu Yuena stood beside him, her long silver hair falling over her shoulders, her purple eyes lowered.
She didn't speak, but that silence was more powerful than any accusation.
A Ruheng scratched his head and added a sentence.
"That guy named Yu Yuanheng is pretty arrogant."
"They said the Heavenly Sea Grand Competition would teach us how to be good people."
The reception room fell silent for a moment.
Mu Ye broke the silence first, his voice filled with barely suppressed anger:
"Hmph! That's just how Shrek is! They're getting more and more unethical!"
He took a deep breath, and his voice rolled out from his chest.
"I've never liked Shrek to begin with, and now they're doing this kind of thing, it's disgusting!"
Leng Yaozhu held her teacup, her amber eyes devoid of emotion.
After listening to Bai Yuan's account, her expression remained almost unchanged, as if she were listening to something that had nothing to do with her.
But Bai Yuan noticed that her fingers tightened slightly as she held the teacup.
"What kind of lunatics have we encountered?"
Leng Yaozhu's voice wasn't loud, but it carried a sense of helplessness.
"Still the most insane lunatic."
Mu Ye glanced at her, his lips twitching as if he wanted to laugh but didn't.
Leng Yaozhu put down her teacup, leaned back in her chair, and gazed at the night view of Skysea City outside the window.
Those so-called Youth Genius Ranking are all incredibly arrogant and unreasonable.
That's good, it saves her the trouble of testing their limits.
During the Heavenly Sea Grand Competition, Bai Yuan and Gu Yuena will naturally teach them a lesson on her behalf.
Bai Yuan stood quietly to the side, without interrupting.
He knew that the teacher didn't need his comfort, Mu Ye didn't need his agreement.
He only needs to make up for the humiliation he suffered today at the Heavenly Sea Grand Competition, with interest.
Gu Yuena stood beside Bai Yuan, her purple eyes slightly raised, looking at Leng Yaozhu's still calm face.
This woman was more composed than she had imagined.
Even when someone is riding roughshod over you, you can still remain so calm.
But that's good, calm people won't do stupid things.
A Ruheng stood behind Mu Ye, looking at his master's indignant expression, then at Leng Yaozhu's expressionless face, and scratched his head.
The adult world is so complicated.
Mu Ye stood up, patted A Ruheng on the shoulder, and his voice became more serious.
"Kid, give me a good fight at the Heavenly Sea Grand Competition."
"Don't let those scoundrels from Shrek look down on the Body Sect."
A Ruheng straightened his back.
"Understood, Master!"
Leng Yaozhu didn't look at them; her gaze remained fixed on the view outside the window.
The Heavenly Sea Grand Competition is getting more and more interesting.
Then he said
"Get some rest early today."
She withdrew her gaze, turned around from the window, and her eyes swept over Bai Yuan and Gu Yuena.
"Tomorrow I'll take you to the Skysea Alliance to say hello."
"Otherwise, they're also very impatient and haven't gotten anything."
Bai Yuan nodded.
"Clear."
The conversation in the meeting room ended there.
Bai Yuan bowed slightly to Leng Yaozhu, nodded to Mu Ye and A Ruheng, and then turned and walked towards the door.
Gu Yuena followed behind him.
A Ruheng scratched his head and called out to Bai Yuan's retreating figure, "Junior brother, see you tomorrow!"
Bai Yuan waved his hand without turning his head, opened the door, and walked out.
The corridor was quiet, with only the sound of his and Gu Yuena's footsteps echoing in the empty space.
The two walked side by side for a while, when Gu Yuena suddenly spoke.
"How confident are you about Yu Yuanheng?"
Bai Yuan thought for a moment, then spoke casually.
"It's about 50/50."
Gu Yuena frowned.
"Only a 50/50 chance?"
Just kidding.
Bai Yuan smiled.
He's not worthy of my attention.
Gu Yuena glanced at him expressionlessly, then looked away and quickened her pace into her room.
Yu Yuanheng, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, is fifth on the Youth Genius Ranking and is not worth mentioning.
What he feared were the hidden cards that hadn't yet been revealed; Shrek Academy wouldn't just send Yu Yuanheng as a scapegoat for this competition.
He pushed open the door to his room, went inside, and closed the door.
Bai Yuan turned away from the window and walked back to the bedside to sit down.
Core Flame appeared in his palm, the golden and black flames burning quietly, the engravings on his hand shimmering in the firelight.
He closed his eyes, his consciousness sinking into the depths of the Core Flame. He would worry about tomorrow tomorrow; tonight, there was only one thing he needed to do.
Conserve energy and build up strength.
The Core Flame had barely ignited in Bai Yuan's consciousness when that ethereal, otherworldly mockery drifted in from the void, carrying a hint of flippancy and certainty.
"What a sorry sight, my savior!"
His fingertips paused, his consciousness suddenly soaring in that fleeting moment between reality and illusion.
He traversed the slumbering flesh and blood of the Chrysos Heirs, reaching a Core Flame he had yet to touch, yet which had already taken root deep within his soul.
Golden and red patterns intertwine and climb on the surface of the Core Flame, like a sleeping beast slowly opening its eyes.
It's Mydei!!!