The young man in white looked at the lively scene below and smiled gently.
"It looks like the academy has opened its doors for business this year. You don't often see something like this."
"Indeed. There are quite a few exceptionally promising students among this year's freshmen. Their arrival will undoubtedly bring new vitality to the academy." Cai Yue'er stood beside him, wearing an equally satisfied smile.
The young man in white nodded gently. "Yes, especially with Xiao Yue's arrival. He may stir up quite a commotion at the academy."
"But we still need to take him to Sea God Island and conduct a comprehensive test to see just how far his physical stats have reached. He actually managed to make you suffer such a major setback."
"Pavilion Master..." Cai Yue'er looked helpless, but her earlier fiery temper had vanished without a trace.
The young man in white said cheerfully, "You've changed quite a bit, but it's a change for the better. I'm glad you've let it go."
He then called Yu Longyue over and took him to Sea God Island. The two vanished from everyone's sight.
Seeing that everything at the scene had been handled and there was nothing left for her to do, Cai Yue'er followed them.
She also wanted to know exactly what level Yu Longyue's various physical stats had reached.
But on her way to Sea God Island, she was stopped by a young man who looked much like a grown-up Yu Longyue.
"Yu Qitian, what is it? Have you come to get justice for your son?"
Cai Yue'er's expression remained unchanged as she spoke calmly.
"Talk about losing face. You're that old, and you're still pulling that kind of stunt?" Yu Qitian didn't hold back, his words dripping with scorn. "That young lady couldn't stand your opinion of my son, which sounded like nothing but slander. She didn't want to be your student, so you used force to make her. The girl was right. You fucking wanted to make a name for yourself through a disciple, getting twice the result with half the effort while earning yourself a good reputation. Have you no fucking shame?"
The corner of Cai Yue'er's eye twitched.
Compared to him, Yu Longyue was much better. His father's temper was as bad as ever, with a curse in every other word.
"That girl's all right. I like her." Yu Qitian folded his arms, a faint pressure emanating from him toward Cai Yue'er and making the bones throughout her body creak softly. "You like bullying youngsters, do you? Fine, how about I bully you a little too?"
Yu Qitian rolled his neck. "If they got bullied by someone their own age, I'd just say they were as shit as shit itself, and they still wanted me to stand up for them? But if they're treated unfairly and bullied by an old bastard who wields power and acts out of selfishness, I'll bully whoever did it. How about that?"
Cai Yue'er took a deep breath, then slowly bowed to Yu Qitian. "This was my fault. I apologize. I'm truly grateful to your clan for nurturing a talent like Yu Longyue."
"?"
That caught Yu Qitian completely off guard.
Weren't you still losing your temper just now?
How did you drop to your knees so fast?
"If this hadn't happened, I probably would have found it difficult to see any hope of a breakthrough." Cai Yue'er was sincere; she didn't look like she was pretending at all. "Without that youngster of yours and that girl, I would have struggled to break through to Super Douluo in this lifetime."
"Well, no wonder you've changed." Yu Qitian narrowed his eyes. "So your cultivation has advanced, and you have hope of breaking through to level 99."
"Looks like you owe my son a huge favor. Helping you break through to Limit Douluo is no small debt."
"Yes. So if I have to give my life for your son someday, I won't have a problem with that." Cai Yue'er nodded. "In my earlier years, I got stuck in a dead end. Now, after living so long, I'm less open-minded than those two youngsters. I really am old."
"Even though I made things so difficult for Yu Longyue, he never showed the slightest anger. The girl at his side was the one who spoke up for him. He spoke politely throughout and observed every courtesy. Aside from those two words, 'what a pity,' I have no complaints. I deserved those slaps."
Cai Yue'er tilted her head toward the sky and let out a breath.
"Why did I spend so many years agonizing over something so simple, even letting it become a knot in my heart?"
"No matter how much I agonized, what didn't belong to me still wasn't mine."
"After letting some things go, I feel so much lighter. I've never felt so free in my life."
Yu Qitian fell silent as he looked at the relaxed smile on Cai Yue'er's face.
Damn, my son really did train her.
He's landed the clan a favor from someone who could become a level 99 Limit Douluo in the future.
His knack for turning enemies into friends is beyond words.
He had planned to bully Cai Yue'er a little, but now Yu Qitian didn't know whether he should go through with it.
"Forget it. Turn back and you'll find the shore. This change is good for you too. As for Yun Ming, you know you'll never have a chance with him."
Cai Yue'er looked unconcerned. "I can't really understand my old self either. It was as if a woman couldn't live without love."
"Now that the knot in your heart's been undone, you're really like a different person." Yu Qitian's mouth twitched. He'd never imagined that Yun Ming's fangirl could say something like that.
"I'm done wasting words with you. I'm going to see how my son's doing. Hahahaha, he's really made me proud. Heavenly Thunder Attribute, a domain soul skill, a God Level Martial Soul. He really is my son..."
Cai Yue'er watched Yu Qitian hurry away, then silently followed him.
Sea God Island.
The heart of Shrek Academy and the home of the Sea God Pavilion, one of the strongest forces on the Douluo Continent.
Today, it was one of the three great powers of the Douluo Continent, standing alongside the Federation and the Spirit Pagoda.
As for the Tang Sect, it remained hidden in the shadows and was no less powerful, but it could also be considered to stand on the same side as the Sea God Pavilion. With the two combined, no one would question their claim to being the strongest on the continent.
"We're here."
The young man in white stood with his hands behind his back, as though he had just returned from a leisurely stroll.
He turned his head slightly to look behind him.
"Not a bad speed."
"I did my utmost, but I couldn't even catch sight of Your Excellency the Pavilion Master from behind." Yu Longyue bowed slightly and cupped his fists as he spoke respectfully.
"There's no one else around, Xiao Yue. Your father and I are friends, as close as brothers, so I'm your uncle, however you look at it. I've held you and watched over you. Let's dispense with the tedious formalities." The young man in white reached out and helped Yu Longyue straighten up. "Just call me Uncle Yun. Calling me Your Excellency the Pavilion Master makes it sound like we're strangers. I don't like it, and I doubt Ya Li would either."
"Uncle Yun." Yu Longyue changed the way he addressed him. He was still respectful, but a little closer to him.
The young man in white nodded in satisfaction.
"Come on. I'll take you for a comprehensive test of your physical stats."
With that, he led Yu Longyue farther onto the island.
"Your current condition is highly unusual. You also want to understand your exact physical stats, and that will give you a clear direction when you make your Battle Armor."
"Thank you, Uncle Yun. Without your help, I might really have had little idea how strong I am now." Yu Longyue was a little embarrassed.
After advancing to Soul King and absorbing the Golden Dragon King's four layers of seals, he really didn't know how strong he was now.
Being able to slap Cai Yue'er several times had been completely unexpected.
Not long after they set foot on Sea God Island, a gentle woman with a beautiful face and a long, pale green dress came toward them, accompanied by a silver-haired girl.
"Oh, Ya Li, Na'er, what brings you here?"
"I heard something big happened during the academy's assessment today. A student had a direct confrontation with the outer court dean, and they even fought. Na'er said she wanted to join in the excitement, so I brought her out to see what was going on." Ya Li had just finished her smiling explanation.
The next moment, the silver-haired girl beside her caught sight of Yu Longyue and suddenly let out a scream.
"Ah!!!"
The sudden scream startled all three of them. Then the silver-haired girl took off like a madwoman and rushed into Yu Longyue's arms.
"Big Brother, it's Big Brother! I finally get to see you. This is wonderful..."
Feeling the warmth in his arms, Yu Longyue instinctively felt a little awkward. He didn't know where to put his hands, and in the end, he rested them on her fragrant shoulders and silently pushed her away.
"It's Na'er. Long time no see."
The young man in white watched the scene in confusion and looked at Ya Li.
"Big Brother?"
"You didn't know?" Ya Li couldn't help laughing at his expression. "Na'er often says how amazing her big brother is, how his talent is better than hers, and so on. It seems she was talking about Xiao Yue. He really is impressive."
"But isn't he from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan? Na'er isn't." The young man in white was completely baffled.
"Didn't you listen carefully to what Na'er said? She got lost years ago, and Xiao Yue found her and took her home, where he treated her like a younger sister."
The young man in white coughed several times. "Ahem, my mistake, my mistake. I didn't pay attention. Mainly, the information Xiao Yue brought me left me with little attention to spare for anything else."
"Yes. I never expected the Spirit Pagoda to have a cooperative relationship with the Holy Spirit Cult." Ya Li's pretty face also grew solemn. "Unfortunately... there's no concrete evidence."