"It's just the effects of cultivation. Xiao Yan, do you want to try it? Just spend some time at the bottom of the ocean, a thousand meters below."
Hearing Huo Yuhao's answer, Xu Xiaoyan was startled and quickly shook her head:
"No! I don't want to!"
Is Yuhao's cultivation method really that extreme? No wonder his progress is so much faster than theirs.
Huo Yuhao chuckled and shook his head, then turned to look at Gu Yuena, who was secretly observing him.
"How have you been lately?"
Gu Yuena casually averted her gaze, "Not bad. Things have been quite interesting recently. My teacher has taught me a lot..."
So, Yuhao had also concealed his appearance before?
Her previous understanding was indeed correct!
Now that Yuhao has returned to his original appearance, should she also revert to her true form?
Judging by Xue Di's appearance, Yuhao probably prefers her original look...
Beside them, Xu Xiaoyan, seeing their intimate conversation, belatedly realized that perhaps she shouldn't have followed them.
Even if she wanted to hear gossip or ship them, she shouldn't be here.
Being a third wheel is bad, but being an ignored third wheel is even worse.
"You came back at the right time today. Teacher Luo might announce the details of the Skysea Alliance competition..."
As Gu Yuena spoke, she noticed Xu Xiaoyan staring at them, standing still, and asked curiously, "Xiao Yan, what's wrong?"
"Oh, nothing. You two continue." Xu Xiaoyan gave a deadpan look.
Just forget about me.
Huo Yuhao noticed Xu Xiaoyan's expression and felt that Gu Yuena also had a natural dark side. He couldn't help but chuckle, "Na'er, let's talk later. Let's head up first."
With that, he led the way toward the elevator. Gu Yuena turned and followed, and Xu Xiaoyan, after a moment of hesitation, also followed.
On the way, she pondered the issue of how they addressed each other.
Na'er?
Did something happen during the holiday that she didn't know about?
...The other members of Class Zero were also in the Spirit Pagoda. Hearing that Huo Yuhao had returned, they quickly gathered.
"Boss, let me tell you, that guy from the other day is a big shot. He was just pretending!" Xie Xie said excitedly, "He's my teacher, a Titled Douluo..."
After listening to him, Huo Yuhao glanced at the exasperated expressions of the others and understood that Xie Xie had been showing off a lot recently. He smiled and said, "So, do you think he'll hold a grudge about you mentioning his lack of hair?"
"..."
Xie Xie fell silent, pondered, and then suddenly realized, "That's why my teacher has been so harsh during training. It's because of that!"
You only just realized you have a big mouth? You usually don't notice? With that mouth of yours, you're already a master of speed attacks. Just taunt successfully and then run away.
Wang Jinxi and the others rolled their eyes.
"Yuhao, was it really like Xie Xie said that day? Did the people from Shrek Academy really block the road to the Spirit Pagoda and start a fight in the street?" Tang Wulin asked with a frown.
"...Yes, it was like that." Huo Yuhao gave a strange look to the four people besides Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi, finally resting his gaze on Gu Yuena, and nodded.
Originally, you were part of the group that blocked them, and it was this one who led the charge...
Gu Yuena met Huo Yuhao's gaze and blinked.
What? Why is Yuhao looking at me?
Huo Yuhao looked at Gu Yuena's cool yet seemingly natural expression and silently averted his gaze.
Alright, the Gu Yuena he knew wouldn't do something like that. If she had free time, she'd rather be an internet addict or enjoy some favorite snacks.
So, how did Di Tian and the others raise her?
Honestly, he was a bit curious.
"Have you heard this saying? 'Those who dare not cause trouble are mediocrities.'" Tang Wulin, hearing Huo Yuhao's answer, looked around and asked, "I think it's Shrek Academy's motto."
Wang Jinxi frowned. Usually silent, he couldn't help but comment, "What kind of ridiculous motto is that? Why cause trouble for no reason? How could a school teach students something like that?"
Zhang Yangzi thought for a moment, "I think it's true. I heard Xiao Feng mention it before."
"Eh? If that's the motto, then those two from the other day might not be exceptions?" Xu Xiaoyan's expression gradually changed, becoming strange, "I thought the two Xie Xie mentioned were just isolated cases..."
On the other side, Tang Wulin, hearing Zhang Yangzi's answer, thought of the person who had taught him in his dreams and furrowed his brows.
That person had said Shrek Academy's motto was "Those who dare not cause trouble are mediocrities." Now that Shrek students had appeared in his life, he realized that the so-called motto might actually be true.
So the question was, he had only thought it was a dream before, but now it seemed it might not have been.
What kind of dream could tell him things he didn't know? A prophetic dream?
Young Wulin didn't think he had such abilities.
The only possibility was that someone had indeed spoken to him in his sleep and tried to lead him astray.
Who was that person?
"Old Tang?" Tang Wulin quickly thought of a figure and couldn't help but purse his lips.
He didn't want to suspect that person, after all, if it weren't for Old Tang's guidance, he might have already died in confusion. But when it came to the possible consciousness in his body, Tang Wulin's thoughts uncontrollably drifted toward that figure.
If it really was that person... what should he do?
"By the way, Yuhao has been cultivating with his teacher these days. Na'er is the disciple of the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo."
Xu Xiaoyan glanced at Xie Xie again, envious, "And Xie Xie, you three are all disciples of Titled Douluos. When will I get the recognition of such big shots?"
Recently, the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo had frequently appeared at the East Sea Spirit Pagoda, so they all knew about Gu Yuena's identity.
A four-word battle armor master, the deputy tower master of the Spirit Pagoda, that was one of the top existences on the continent!
Who among them could have imagined that someone close to them would have a connection with such a figure?
It felt like a dream...
But then again, since joining the Spirit Pagoda, Xu Xiaoyan felt that Titled Douluo were no longer so distant. Before, it was just a fantasy, but now, becoming a disciple of a Titled Douluo was no longer just a dream.
Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi exchanged glances, and the latter spoke first, "Actually, we also have teachers now, but they're just guiding us in our martial soul fusion skills. They haven't officially taken us as disciples yet."
"???" Xu Xiaoyan widened her eyes in disbelief, looking at the two, only to see them nodding with a smile.
Wang Jinxi explained, "They're the tower master and deputy tower master of the Star Luo City Spirit Pagoda branch. They also possess martial soul fusion skills. Teacher Luo helped us get in touch with them."
Huo Yuhao nodded thoughtfully, "So it's those two."
Xie Xie looked at Huo Yuhao curiously, "Boss Yuhao, do you know them?"
Huo Yuhao nodded, "Those two are sisters. Their combined strength ranks among the top of the Eighteen Heavenly Pillar tower masters. Their martial soul fusion rate is eighty percent, and their martial soul fusion skill allows them to fight on par with a Limit Douluo!"