Don't Know What Name to Pick QAQ

"How could that be?" Long Yuan patted Gu Yuena on the shoulder, speaking with righteous indignation.

"You'd better hope not!" Gu Yuena rolled her eyes. She was one hundred percent certain now that this guy had definitely been thinking about something unsavory just a moment ago.

Long Yuan chuckled and quickly changed the subject. "The class advancement tournament is starting soon, right? Are you participating?"

"The class advancement tournament?" Gu Yuena shook her head. "Forget it. You want me to go bully a bunch of kids?"

"What do you mean, bully kids? That's slander! If we're being technical, you're the same age as them right now, okay?" Long Yuan said as if it were only natural.

His words were technically correct from a certain perspective; after all, Gu Yuena had only been that age since she transformed into a human.

Seeing how insistent he was, Gu Yuena didn't refuse again, but instead asked, "You're so eager for me to participate in this tournament—don't tell me you want to see me fight Tang Wulin?"

She thought it over, and it seemed only Tang Wulin, who had Long Yuan's bloodline and divine core sealed within his body, could make Long Yuan so persistent.

"Of course." Long Yuan nodded and smiled. "Don't be too careless. If you somehow get defeated by him, will you even have the face to see me again?"

"Hmph! A mere human, how could he possibly be my opponent?" Gu Yuena lifted her chin slightly, looking disdainful.

"True, his internal power hasn't been activated yet. Aside from possessing a portion of my bloodline power, he's just an ordinary Blue Silver Grass soul master for now." Long Yuan thought about it; as long as Gu Yuena didn't underestimate him, Tang Wulin, that half-baked stat-stick, would only be kited to death by her.

When it came down to it, Tang Wulin's stats were still too low.

Gu Yuena suddenly asked with some curiosity, "Why do you value Tang Wulin so much? Logically speaking, as long as you can break your seal, there's no need to take him as a disciple and teach him so sincerely, right?"

She hadn't even finished her sentence; based on what she had seen over the past few days, Long Yuan truly intended to raise Tang Wulin like his own disciple.

Long Yuan rolled his eyes. He couldn't exactly say that he had a pretty good impression of the early-stage Tang Wulin from his previous life, could he?

After a moment of thought, he said, "As things stand, aside from you and me, Tang Wulin is probably the most talented person on the Douluo Continent. Not to mention my bloodline power and the Sea God bloodline hidden within his body, just his status as a Child of Nature, blessed by the Goddess of Life at birth, is enough to ensure he reaches the pinnacle of this plane."

The Blue Silver Emperor was already a formidable plant martial soul, and when combined with his status as a Child of Nature, they complemented each other perfectly.

"Besides, don't you think it's quite delightful to see a father and son, once enemies, turn against each other?"

Gu Yuena shook her head. She still couldn't understand Long Yuan's way of thinking, but she let it be—who else was he but her dear brother?

However, she still kindly reminded him, "Are you so sure you can make this father and son turn into enemies?"

"Heh, naturally. Who told that guy Tang San to be so clever and hatch some so-called ten-thousand-year grand plan? If I don't make use of it, wouldn't his good intentions go to waste?"

"A ten-thousand-year grand plan?"

"You'll know later. For now, let me pet you for a bit."

Long Yuan grabbed Gu Yuena's silver hair, looking satisfied. "Your hair quality is really good. How about you listen to me and change your hairstyle..."

"Long Yuan! Do you want to die?!"

"I announce that the East Sea Academy class advancement tournament has officially begun!"

Long Hengxu stood on the newly constructed competition stage and announced loudly.

It was called a competition stage, but it was actually just ten-centimeter-thick metal plates laid out on the playground, surrounded by a few soul guidance shield generators. Though crude, it was more than enough for the "baby cup" of the intermediate division.

The first day of the tournament was scheduled for after school. There were plenty of students leaving, but few stayed to watch the matches.

As the saying went, a "baby cup" match between Class 5 and Class 4 wasn't particularly interesting to most people.

Wu Zhangkong had already brought the students of Class 5 to wait in line, but Kong Hanwen, the homeroom teacher of Class 4, arrived quite late. He had always been at odds with Wu Zhangkong, so he intentionally arrived late just to give him a show of authority.

The short and stout Kong Hanwen walked toward Wu Zhangkong, his face full of smiles. "Teacher Wu, your class's formation is truly neat. I can't manage that; those little brats are just used to being lazy. I'll have to rely on you for this tournament. We might not be able to become Class 3, so we'll have to count on you to stabilize Class 4 in the end. Haha!"

Wu Zhangkong glanced at him and then ignored him as if he were air, keeping his eyes fixed on the side of the competition stage.

There, two people were sitting close together: Long Yuan and Gu Yuena.

Kong Hanwen followed his gaze and naturally spotted the two of them. He whispered, "Is Teacher Wu envious? Well, it's understandable, since Teacher Long is leading the geniuses of Class 1."

In fact, all the teachers, including Kong Hanwen, were extremely envious of Long Yuan. After all, he didn't have to lead students in school and had a connection with a genius like Gu Yuena.

Kong Hanwen had also seen her files; there was no doubt she was a genius who could at least become a Title Douluo. Having such a student made them, as teachers, feel a sense of reflected glory.

Wu Zhangkong finally made a move, looking at Kong Hanwen with indifference. "Is that all you wanted to say? It's truly a tragedy for the students of Class 4 to end up with a teacher like you."

"You!" Kong Hanwen's face flushed red, and he wanted to retort sharply.

"Enough, the match is about to start."

Wu Zhangkong signaled, and over there, Long Hengxu was urging them on.

Kong Hanwen naturally heard Long Hengxu's urging. At this moment, he felt as if he had punched a pile of cotton, filled with a sense of powerlessness.

He took a few long, heavy breaths before saying hatefully, "Very well! We'll see!"

Outside the arena, Long Yuan and Gu Yuena took in the entire farce.

Gu Yuena shook her head and sighed, "It seems not all teachers at this East Sea Academy are good ones."

Just as Wu Zhangkong said, it was a stroke of bad luck for Class 4 to have a teacher like Kong Hanwen who couldn't control his emotions.

It was foreseeable that if Class 4 lost this match, Kong Hanwen probably wouldn't give them a pleasant look in the future.

Long Yuan, however, didn't care and took Gu Yuena's hand. "It seems you have some misconceptions about the teaching profession. Teachers are human too, and naturally have their own emotions and desires. Compared to other professions, there's no hierarchy. If we're being honest, I'm afraid there are quite a few people in this Douluo Federation who use the skin of a teacher to commit acts that invite the wrath of heaven and earth."

While Long Yuan and Gu Yuena were talking, Wu Zhangkong confirmed the lineup for Class 5: Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Yun Xiao, who was an auxiliary-type soul master.