The meal had been utterly mediocre.
But what it represented was anything but ordinary. Of course, the biggest significance was the show they had witnessed during dinner. It would become a source of laughter over meals for years to come.
What no one expected, however, was...
That evening, when Jiang Yan and the others followed Lu Li and Wu Changkong to Tianhai Stadium, they encountered Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan again at the opening ceremony.
Especially when they saw the two purple Soul Rings beneath Ye Xinglan's feet and the steamed buns summoned by Xu Lizhi, they were completely dumbfounded.
"Holy crap!"
"It's the little fatty and the aloof blonde!"
In the audience stands, Wei Xiaofeng's eyes widened as he exclaimed in surprise.
"That girl has also advanced through the Spirit Ascension Platform. Her cultivation doesn't look weak, either. And that fatty—his Martial Soul is steamed buns!"
Surprise filled Xie Xie's face as he muttered.
They had naturally known long ago that, during the opening ceremony of the Skysea Grand Tournament, students from Shrek Academy would fight the previous Youth Division champions of the tournament. But they had never expected...
That these two [familiar faces] would be here as well.
"What? You two know those youngsters?"
Wu Changkong asked curiously after hearing them mention the pair.
"Not exactly, Teacher Wu. We just happened to run into that Shrek student while eating out today..."
Xie Xie shook his head and gave him a brief explanation.
"He dined and dashed?"
"How could that be!"
Wu Changkong, who rarely lost his temper, froze for a moment. His expression instantly darkened as he shook his head.
Shrek's students had always possessed noble character.
How could they possibly do such a thing?
"But Teacher Wu, I recorded it."
Wei Xiaofeng, who had never been one