Chapter 46: Returning to the Spirit Hall

Tiandou City, Tiandou Royal Academy, the Education Committee.

Three elders clad in black robes sat at the head of the hall: the Chief of the Education Committee, Dream God Ji; the Second, Bai Baoshan; and the Third, Zhi Lin. All three were formidable warriors of the Contadora rank.

Several teachers from Shrek Academy were seated on either side, while Tang San and six others stood behind them.

Their presence at the Tiandou Royal Academy was due to an invitation from Qin Ming.

At first, the exchange between the two parties was remarkably pleasant.

Moduo was startled and asked suspiciously, "Are you sure? You’re going home, not secretly following me, are you?" If it had been another beastman trailing him, Moduo would have either killed or maimed them without hesitation.

Teacher Taiyi remained expressionless, holding a gleaming dagger that slid just above her head. Thousands of strands of dark hair cascaded down her cheek, her plain robe spreading softly over the polished floor.

However, upon returning, he immediately began experiencing dizziness and nausea. Being overly excited, he hadn’t noticed these symptoms himself.

Hearing this, I became even more confused. They were childhood friends—how could it be up to me to mediate between them?

Yet Zhang Feng refused to admit it and shouted, “Why should I? He was the one who hit me first!” I retorted with equal stubbornness, “I don’t know who chased me out of the school!” Thus, Zhang Feng and I began to hurl insults at each other. With my eldest cousin around, I wasn’t the least bit intimidated.

Early the next morning, as the opening cannon of the Quartz Tournament echoed, the thrilling Quartz Tournament officially commenced. Ling Xiao entered alongside countless trainers. Including him, there were five trainers in total—a truly diverse array of characters.

Wang Qingshan had never had a tattoo before, but on that day, he made an exception. He allowed the veteran artists to ink a massive tattoo over his scarred torso: a fierce mountain tiger coiled on a mountainside, its eyes burning with savage light.

Fortunately, Minato had been the Hokage for over a decade by then and was far removed from the inexperienced youth he once was.

The Nine Heavens’ Sea Blue Flame ranked twelfth on the Mysterious Fire list. Though not overwhelmingly dominant by nature, the essence of Mysterious Fire isn’t about sheer power. To be ranked among the top twenty Mysterious Fires, especially near the upper echelons, speaks to its defining qualities.

Whether insiders or oblivious outsiders, the involvement of the court officials complicated matters considerably.

Geng Baoyuan had indeed served as a guard in the Eastern Palace, but that was all. There was no need for me to stretch the truth to protect him.

The Scorpion Spirit escaped disaster because it was still an egg at the time. Though blind within the shell, it sensed everything and memorized the voices of those present.

The sorcerer didn’t pursue Zhang Qing far, knowing full well that he couldn’t kill this resilient individual who was immune to psychic attacks.

Shen Yang pressed her lips together, feeling a dry throat. She took another sip of water to soothe it.

“Just you? Hahaha!” Luo Ping’an laughed heartily as flames erupted fiercely around him, causing the temperature to spike and the ground to crack beneath their feet.

“Forget it! A Buddhist cultivator won’t accept charity. I’ll just watch and learn,” Bi Fu said, her gaze so intense it seemed capable of stripping the earth bare.

The immediate priority was to purge the toxins within his body. Fortunately, the antidote pill given by Feng Youzui was of exquisite quality. It had already suppressed the toxin’s spread. Now, it was only a matter of time before the poison was completely expelled.

In the film Charlotte’s Troubles, Charlotte is reborn and clings to her mother, refusing to let go no matter what.

It was precisely because of this that the First Prince Consort seized every opportunity to relentlessly slander Li Shu.

The journey back had been relentless, almost without sleep, leaving him physically exhausted. He didn’t want to be utterly drained; maintaining peak condition was a concern every cultivator took seriously.

The colossal flying vessel of the Chu Alliance was completely different from those of the Star Alliance. If the Star Alliance’s ships resembled squids in the sea, the Chu Alliance’s vessel was akin to a giant crab. Of course, this was only a rough comparison. The ship’s front featured two long tubes resembling pointed cones, with rows of dancing chains along its sides.