Yellow and Purple Little Fish

Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

The sky had completely darkened by now.

Ti Bao wrapped the immortal herbs she had gathered in a cloth bundle and placed it by her feet, her eyes fixed intently on the water's surface.

It had been two hours.

She had attempted to probe the depths of the spring with her soul power, but the two extreme forces churning together had shredded even her perception.

Just then, bubbles suddenly began to rise to the surface.

At first, there were only a few scattered bubbles, but immediately after, the entire spring began to churn as if it were boiling water.

Ti Bao tensed her body, staring fixedly at that spot.

Then, with a loud "splash," a figure shot up from the water, sending waves spraying high into the air, where they dispersed into a mist.

Ti Bao quickly recognized the figure; it was Ye Qiong.

Her expression immediately turned to one of pleasant surprise, and she hurriedly called out:

"Dean!"

Ye Qiong looked down from mid-air, and upon seeing Ti Bao, the corners of his mouth curled into a smile.

He then dove straight down, performed a mid-air somersault, and landed steadily on his feet.

Ti Bao rushed forward, grabbing Ye Qiong to look him over:

"Dean, you finally came out! Are you alright? Let me see."

Ye Qiong narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly:

"I'm fine, Ti Bao. I've made you worry."

Seeing that Ye Qiong was truly unharmed, Ti Bao breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at him with confusion:

"Dean, why were you down there for so long? Did something happen?"

Ye Qiong smiled and channeled power into his two palm bones.

"Nothing much, just a stroke of luck—I obtained the remains of two ancient Dragon Kings."

Ti Bao looked at Ye Qiong, a flash of astonishment in her eyes.

Ye Qiong's level had actually increased by another two ranks.

"Dragon King remains... what are those?"

Ye Qiong briefly explained the story of the Dragon God and the Nine Great Dragon Kings to Ti Bao, but he said nothing about the inheritance he had just received or the promise he had made.

It simply wasn't the right time yet.

After listening, Ti Bao had a sudden realization. She looked at Ye Qiong and smiled happily:

"I see. It sounds like these are even more powerful than soul bones. I never expected you to encounter such a great opportunity, Dean. This is truly wonderful news."

Ye Qiong smiled noncommittally.

It was an opportunity, but also a burden to bear.

From the moment he accepted the inheritance, he was destined to shoulder the responsibility of a guardian.

After all, he was a Pathfinder (even if only in a game).

"Alright, it's getting late. Let's head back to the academy quickly. We can give the immortal herbs to Wang Sheng and the others tomorrow."

"Okay."

Ti Bao nodded and summoned a teleportation gate.

A wooden cabin on the outskirts of the Sunset Forest.

Dugu Bo kicked open the wooden door, practically collapsing into the room.

Dugu Yan rushed out from the inner room, freezing for a moment when she saw his condition.

"Grandfather!"

She hurried over to help him, but Dugu Bo waved her off, a trace of blood still hanging from the corner of his mouth.

"I am fine, Yan Yan."

Dugu Yan stared at him, her eyes rimmed with red:

"Who did this?"

Dugu Bo sat in a chair, fished a pill from his robes, and popped it into his mouth. It took him a long while to recover enough to speak.

"A boy who calls himself Ye Qiong, the Dean of Omphalos Academy in Soto City."

Dugu Yan clenched her fists.

Her grandfather was a Title Douluo who could walk sideways across this continent without fear, yet he had been beaten into such a state by a mere greenhorn.

Dugu Bo braced himself against the back of the chair and stood up.

"Let's go, leave this place first. There is a woman beside that boy whose strength is unfathomable."

Dugu Yan did not ask further. She stepped forward to support her grandfather, and the two exited the wooden hut, retreating down the mountain along the forest path.

After walking a great distance, Dugu Yan cast her gaze toward the direction of Soto City.

"Ye Qiong, Omphalos Academy..."

She had committed them to memory.

She would become stronger, and then she would grind that man's face into the dirt.

The next morning.

The plaza of Omphalos Academy.

Wang Sheng and the others had been dragged out of bed early in the morning by Jiang Zhu.

They hadn't even managed to eat breakfast, and they stood on the stone-paved ground, yawning incessantly.

Bai E stood beside them, his expression calm.

Keleradra stood at the very front, her spine held straight and her chin slightly raised.

Her gaze swept over the surroundings, her expression as if she were inspecting her own subjects.

"The teacher went out all day yesterday with Teacher Ti Bao, and when they returned, they said they brought back something incredible."

Hearing Jiang Zhu say this, Wang Sheng immediately perked up.

"What is it? A miraculous elixir?"

Bai E scanned the group and spoke up.

"The Headmaster should be coming out soon."

Sure enough, no sooner had the words left his mouth than the door to the teaching building was pushed open from within.

Ye Qiong walked in front, with Ti Bao following behind him.

The two walked to the steps and stood still.

Ye Qiong's gaze swept over the seven people lined up below.

On his system panel, their information lit up before his eyes one by one.

[Name: Bai E. Martial Soul: Chaoslana. Power Attack System. Level: 32.]

[Name: Keleradra (Caesar). Martial Soul: Scales of Justice. Support System. Level: 33.]

[Name: Wang Sheng. Martial Soul: War Tiger. Power Attack System. Level: 21.]

[Name: Jiang Zhu. Martial Soul: Healing Scepter. Support System. Level: 23.]

[Name: Jing Ling. Martial Soul: Skeleton. Agility Attack System. Level: 23.]

[Name: Huang Yuan. Martial Soul: Lone Wolf. Power Attack System. Level: 23.]

[Name: Bai Chenxiang. Martial Soul: Sharp-Tailed Swift. Agility Attack System. Level: 25.]

Ye Qiong withdrew his gaze and pulled a cloth bag from his robes.

The bag was not large, but it was bulging, the opening tied shut with a thin cord.

Wang Sheng craned his neck to get a look and asked curiously:

"Teacher, what is inside?"

Ye Qiong untied the cord directly and poured several pills of varying colors out of the bag.

"These pills were refined from several immortal herbs that Teacher Ti Bao and I retrieved from a secret realm yesterday."

Wang Sheng's eyes went wide.

"Immortal herbs? Can I become a god directly if I eat one?"

Ye Qiong couldn't help but roll his eyes at him.

"You certainly have a beautiful imagination."

As he spoke, Ye Qiong pinched one of the pills and tossed it toward Bai E.

Bai E raised his hand to catch it, lowered his head to look at the pill in his palm, and frowned.

The color of this pill was rather strange; it was actually a mix of yellow and purple.

WTF, could it be that the teacher discovered his preference for yellow and purple color schemes?

Ye Qiong watched his reaction, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

The color of this medicinal pill was something he had accidentally refined on purpose.

There was no helping it; whenever he refined pills and thought of Bai E, he couldn't help but picture a yellow-and-purple penguin hopping around, chirping:

"Yellow and purple little fish!"

Stop!

Ye Qiong was afraid that if he kept thinking about it, he would start singing "Falling in Love with Thor" right then and there.

He hurriedly suppressed the strange thoughts rising in his heart, looked at Bai E, and began his introduction:

"This is something I refined using the Wonder Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. Consuming it will circulate your qi through your limbs and clear your eight extraordinary meridians. It should make the physical body of a Power Attack type like you significantly tougher."

Bai E held the pill in his hand, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.

Yet, he still popped it into his mouth without the slightest hesitation.