Where the Sea Ends, the Sky Becomes the Shore (I)

The Ice Dragon King's clamor made Xu Sanshi's face turn ashen.

Tang Ya, Bei Bei, Huo Yuhao, and the others also had strange expressions.

Their strangeness wasn't just limited to the Ice Dragon King's shouts.

There's also the tragic situation of Xu Sanshi being brutally beaten by Ye Qingcang just a bracelet.

"So powerful..." After a moment of silence, Xiao Xiao clicked her tongue slightly. Her innocent words stung Xu Sanshi's fragile pride. "That shield feels like it's made of paper, and this bracelet, with its nine exotic beasts, any one of them could suppress a defensive Soul Ancestor... Brother Qingcang, what level of Soul Tool is this?"

"No level." Ye Qingcang ate his second batch of grilled fish. He had to admit that Huo Yuhao's cooking skills were impeccable. His control over the heat was near perfect. What was most surprising was Huo Yuhao's meticulous attitude towards food. Every grilled fish was prepared with care, and every step was done perfectly without any shortcuts. "Wearing an amulet for over ten years is like wearing a talisman. After years of handling it, it gradually develops some spirituality..."

It's not Soul Tool?

Or is it something like a talisman?

Are you sure you're not bragging?

Looking at Ye Qingcang's bare left wrist and the seemingly ordinary wristband on his right wrist, Xiao Xiao was shocked and extremely puzzled.

Jiang Nannan guessed the truth.

Tilting his head, he exclaimed in surprise, "An alchemical item?"

"Another term I've never heard of before..." Tang Ya and the others secretly complained to themselves, and Tang Ya, her best friend, boldly asked, "Nan Nan, what are alchemical items?"

"Alchemical items are..." Jiang Nannan hadn't even had a chance to explain the definition of alchemical items when Xu Sanshi interrupted her with a roar, "Are you all dead? Why aren't you coming over here to help me... Send someone to tell Director Du that outsiders are causing trouble in our Shrek Academy Shrek Academy and beating up our students!"

"Turning black into white!"

Jiang Nannan stepped forward, her anger barely contained.

It was supposed to be a very happy day.

I met a friend I hadn't seen for ten years.

He was also a benefactor to her and her mother.

He's more handsome than I imagined, and his personality is even better.

Unexpectedly, Xu Sanshi persisted, even ruining her already good mood and deliberately making things difficult for her friend!

To act so wildly in front of her!

How can we tolerate this?

Jiang Nannan and Ye Qingcang looked at each other. Even though Ye Qingcang stopped her, she insisted, "Letting him keep talking like this will cause a lot of trouble. Some things, if the people don't report them, the officials won't investigate. Logically speaking, you are my friend, so of course you can come to the Shrek Academy for a visit; however, if he makes a scene like this, the impact will force Director Du to ask you to leave, even if doing so will offend me!"

"It's alright." Ye Qingcang didn't seem to care. Looking into Jiang Nannan's determined eyes, he gestured for Jiang Nannan to look around. "A beautiful face is like a sweet fruit, tempting others to pick it. The trouble didn't start when this Xu Sanshi came knocking, but rather when I stood outside the Shrek Academy's gates. Since it was my application to come to the Shrek Academy to see you in person, please leave the travel expenses and any other troubles to me, okay?"

Jiang Nannan looked at the growing number of students gathered around her.

There are new students and returning students.

There are more new students and fewer returning students.

Because this was a dinner gathering downstairs in the freshmen dormitory building.

Seeing the eager looks from many senior students and hearing the gossip from many freshmen, her heart sank. When she met Ye Qingcang's gaze again, her resolve weakened, replaced by a lot of apology. "I'm sorry, I didn't expect that the clothes I liked would cause you so much trouble..."

"You're my friend, so there's no trouble at all!" Ye Qingcang's eyes showed no fear, only reassuring confidence. "Besides, this little trick played by Xu Sanshi isn't trouble at all, just an interesting little episode... Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and Yuhao, the three of you are about to experience a significant upheaval. If you feel uneasy or think you're powerless, you can avoid it for now."

"What are you saying?!" Tang Ya frowned. "Nan Nan is my best friend. Since you're Nan Nan's friend, you're my friend too. Even if it was that Xu Sanshi who started it all, Nan Nan has been avoiding him for a long time, and I've wanted to beat him up for ages. Even if you provoked Xu Sanshi first, I'll stand by your side. I'll stand with you in the face of responsibility!"

"Xiao Ya's opinion is my opinion..." Bei Bei casually tossed a bag of dog food aside. "After all, I'm Xiao Ya's boyfriend!"

Wang Dong coughed for a while.

She's really not good at eating this kind of dog food (a Chinese slang term for public displays of affection).

Especially eating unexpectedly.

But when it comes to loyalty, she's never been afraid. Puffing out her chest, she declared arrogantly, "If anything happens, I'll take responsibility. Nobody needs to be afraid... I want to see if a mere director and a small Xuanming Sect dare to mess with my Clear Sky Sect!"

"Me too!"

Xiao Xiao raised her little hand.

Being short, she was afraid of being overlooked.

Huo Yuhao was focused on grilling the fish, saying nothing, yet it seemed as if he had said everything.

"Since that's the case..." Ye Qingcang took the fish Huo Yuhao handed him. Since they were at the bottom of the freshman dormitory building, he only needed to glance around to find the old man sitting on the bench downstairs among the bustling freshmen. He took a step forward, and the old man was already in front of him. He sat down on the bench and handed the grilled fish to this unassuming Limit Douluo: "Please allow this junior to be presumptuous for a moment, what does senior say?"

"Alright then." Mu En, Level 99 Limit Douluo and the then- Sea God Pavilion Master and Dean of the Shrek Academy, looked at the grilled fish being shoved into his hand and chuckled, "Consider it a little provocation to these little guys; no matter how much of an impact it has, I'll take responsibility for it... Go easy on them, okay?"

"Thank you very much, senior!"

No one saw when Ye Qingcang disappeared.

No one could see when Ye Qingcang appeared.

What no one knew was that in the short two or three seconds that Ye Qingcang disappeared and reappeared, he had already completely taken care of the higher-ups at the Shrek Academy.

Seeing Du Weilun, the Spirit Department Dean of Studies of the Shrek Academy, rushing to the scene, Ye Qingcang waved his hand, Nine Sons of the Dragon that were still ganging up on Xu Sanshi turned into nine small beads, returned to the rope, and fell into Ye Qingcang's hand. Before Du Weilun could question him in a fit of the Thunderclap Academy, Ye Qingcang erected a large banner in front of everyone.

The words on it made everyone's vision go black.

Even Mu En, the Sea God Pavilion Master and Shrek Academy Dean, a level 99 Limit Douluo, who was sitting on a bench, was momentarily stunned when he saw the words written on the banner, and then suddenly laughed.

There was no other reason than that the twelve characters written on this banner were too much of a challenge to the dignity of the Shrek Academy!

"Blue Tyrant Academy is the best in the world! If you're not convinced, come and fight!" Ye Qingcang patted the banner and said, enunciating each word clearly. His benevolent smile was seen as mockery by all the teachers and students of the Shrek Academy present. "I've heard that Shrek Academy boasts of being the best academy in the world. I, Ye Qingcang, the number one on the Blue Tyrant Academy's Heaven Ranking, disagree and have come to challenge you. I've set up this banner here for three days. Any student of the Shrek Academy is welcome to fight. I'll accept all challenges—one-on-one, tag-team, or ganging up on you. If after three days no one can defeat me, it proves that Shrek Academy is all talk and no action, and I will take down the banner and leave. Director Du, if you're scared now, afraid that your Shrek Academy students can't beat me, you can arrest me now. Of course, whether you have the ability to do so, I don't know..."