"Who dares fight your bro for him?"
"With sun and moon in hand, I pluck the stars; none in this world is my equal. To think that a wisp of this old man's remnant soul would survive."
The gray current rushed toward a frail boy below, only to be knocked aside by a bolt of golden lightning.
Electrolux suffered no real harm, but his head was buzzing. He looked in the direction the lightning had come from and saw a youth in the distance, holding a golden-green blade aloft.
"Gold of Life. Good, good, good."
In the blink of an eye, Electrolux arrived in front of Yu Tianqing. The gray current took the form of an old man, who sized him up from head to toe:
"Young man, this old man needs to stay in your spiritual sea for a while to nurture his soul. You must wear this carving knife on your person day and night. Once my remnant soul has recovered, I will certainly reward you generously. Would that be all right?"
"All right."
Yu Tianqing nodded. His Yin Yang Thunder Dragon Martial Souls circulated at the same time, blending together as a golden vertical eye opened between his brows.
"Hiss-this is... good, good, good. This old man is off."
Yu Tianqing glanced at the carving knife in his hand and patted his chest, looking a little rueful:
"I finally made it in time. That little minx Xu Jiujiu was far too forward. She almost ruined something important for me."
At Shrek Academy, it was the day the new students arrived. The academy gates were particularly lively, with people coming and going, all adults accompanying boys and girls of eleven or twelve.
But almost everyone's gaze was drawn to a beautiful figure at the academy gates.
Ling Luochеn wore the same clothes she had worn when she first met Yu Tianqing. Her long, straight black hair fell over her shoulders, and she stood tall and graceful, her legs straight.
But her gaze remained fixed on the distance, as though she were waiting for someone.
Passersby could not help but wonder who was worth a cold, aloof beauty like her waiting from morning until noon.
There were bold ones who thought of approaching her, but once they drew near, they felt an icy chill. Soul Masters whose Soul Power had not reached the Soul King level could not get within three paces of her.
But if there was one thing Shrek Academy did not lack, it was geniuses.
A woman dressed entirely in fiery red came to her side and casually rested a forearm on her shoulder, looking at Ling Luochеn with a teasing expression:
"Well, Luochen, waiting for your little man?"
"Ma Xiaotao, stay away from me. It's none of your business!"
Without looking back, Ling Luochеn slapped Ma Xiaotao's hand away.
Ma Xiaotao was given the cold shoulder, but she was not annoyed. She had long since grown used to this sort of thing. She simply clasped her hands behind her back and, without doing anything else, stood beside Ling Luochеn.
One ice, one fire: two peerless beauties. Their bearing was different, but both were equally tall and graceful.
At once, this corner drew even more attention, like a living recruitment advertisement for Shrek Academy.
Every male student who came to enroll secretly gritted his teeth, determined to stay at Shrek.
With so many people watching her, Ling Luochеn felt a little uncomfortable. She turned and glanced at Ma Xiaotao beside her.
Fiery-red hair cascaded in waves, and red clothes hugged her figure. Beneath her ample bosom was a slender willow waist.
She wore a short red skirt, and red boots with gilded patterns rose above her knees. In the gap between skirt and boots, her fair, shapely thighs were particularly eye-catching.
"Ma Xiaotao, why aren't you cultivating? What are you doing here?"
Ma Xiaotao shrugged, her eyes fixed straight ahead:
"Whatever you're doing, that's what I'm doing."
"You! How boring!"
Ling Luochеn turned back around and stopped looking at her.
After a while, Ma Xiaotao seemed unable to keep still. She nudged Ling Luochеn's arm with her shoulder:
"Luochen, use that Ultimate Ice of yours to help me suppress my Evil Fire."
Ling Luochеn understood. This was why Ma Xiaotao had come to bother her, but she still refused. "I don't have time these next few days. Go find that turtle junior of yours."
"How could the Xuanming Shield be as effective as Ultimate Ice? Same deal as always: I'll trade my cultivation resources for your help."
"But I'm a core disciple of the inner court now too. I don't lack cultivation resources."
"But there's still that little man of yours. You might not need them, but he certainly does."
Seeing Ling Luochеn freeze, Ma Xiaotao smiled smugly and continued chattering:
"Besides, with the relationship we have, your little man will have your Sister Xiaotao looking after him from now on..."
Before Ma Xiaotao could finish, she found that the person in front of her had suddenly disappeared. She blinked and saw that Ling Luochеn had already rushed more than ten meters away, running excitedly into the distance.
It was not just Ma Xiaotao. Almost everyone present followed Ling Luochеn's figure with their eyes.
In the distance, Yu Tianqing saw a figure running toward him from far away. Once he recognized Ling Luochеn, he did not hesitate. He spread his arms and ran toward the lovely figure coming his way.
Running toward each other was the best way to reunite.
When they met, Ling Luochеn wrapped her arms around Yu Tianqing's neck and leaped onto him, clinging to him like a koala and refusing to come down.
Their foreheads touched, and she caught his familiar scent. Almost instinctively, Ling Luochеn pressed her lips to Yu Tianqing's, paying no heed to the gazes around them.
"Clink, clink, clink."
Countless young boys whose hearts had just begun to stir seemed to hear them breaking.
Their newly budding feelings of love suffered a tremendous blow from reality.
In the distance, Ma Xiaotao's red lips also fell open:
Well, well, Ling Luochеn. You could barely be bothered to give me the time of day just now.
How come you're like a different person the moment you see a man?
But Ling Luochеn paid no mind to any of that. Though the inner court had placed great importance on her after she returned to the academy, just as expected, she knew who had brought about all these changes.
It was the man before her, the man she had missed day and night for three months.
The only thing she wanted to do now was pour out all the longing in her heart to Yu Tianqing. Their lips and tongues intertwined, as though only this could prove her feelings.
Yu Tianqing could clearly feel that Ling Luochеn's kissing skills had grown rusty, yet she was giving vent to feelings more intense than ever before.
Though he could still retain a sliver of clarity, he did not stop her.
He could imagine that news of this would soon spread throughout Shrek Academy.
The Ice Fairy, who was cold to everyone, was actually kissing a strange man in full view of the public. How could that fail to stir jealousy and curiosity?
But then again, so what?
Cultivation was about following the heavens and going against them.
For those who followed the heavens, water flowed to form a channel. Those who defied the heavens climbed ridges to see the peaks and scaled peaks to gaze upon mountains.
He had never forgotten his goal.
He had come to Shrek to contend and to conquer.
One must not lend others one's name or one's authority.
This long kiss was sure to help him quickly make a name for himself.
Bad publicity was still publicity. Once he was strong, others would naturally speak in his defense.
There was little time. He had no reason to pretend to be above it all now.
He was going to take it one step at a time, one step at a time,
one step at a time to the very top, higher than the heavens!