Douluo Dalu: Immortal Dragon Clan

The two naturally noticed Xu Jiujiu's appearance. Jin Tianming simply nodded to her and continued talking with Wen Yu, completely ignoring the Xingluo princess.

He exuded an arrogant and condescending aura, as if he looked down on everyone, even the powerful and wealthy, who were not worth mentioning in his eyes.

Wen Yu gestured for Xu Jiujiu to sit down beside her.

Xu Jiujiu was filled with doubt and vigilance, not understanding why Jin Tianming would appear here, but she still walked to Wen Yu's side as instructed.

Before sitting down, she remained polite and nodded to Jin Tianming, saying, "We meet again, Jin Tianming, captain of the Sun and Moon Team." Only then did she slowly sit down.

Aside from that brief nod, Jin Tianming remained completely silent, as if her greeting had been nothing more than air.

Xu Jiujiu wasn't annoyed at all; in her view, most geniuses were like that. She turned to look at Wen Yu beside her and asked curiously, "Wen Yu, what were you two discussing just now?"

“Princess Jiu Jiu, the Star Luo Empire has decided to postpone the competition for a week. They should inform all the various forces beforehand, otherwise it would be disrespectful to them. Don’t you agree?” Wen Yu replied with a smile, then turned her gaze to Jin Tianming opposite her. “Jin Tianming, what do you think?”

"If you can bring Mo Yan here, I have no objection," Jin Tianming nodded and said calmly.

Upon hearing their conversation, Xu Jiujiu instantly understood Wen Yu's meaning and quickly apologized, "You're right, I overlooked that."

Seeing that Xu Jiujiu had taken the initiative to admit his mistake, Wen Yu stopped teasing him and turned to Jin Tianming, saying, "Jin Tianming, I'll leave the Sun and Moon team to you."

How about the Star Luo Empire reimburses all expenses for the Sun and Moon Team?

"Heh~ The Sun Moon Empire isn't so poor that it needs Star Luo to foot the bill." Jin Tianming stood up, his tone tinged with disdain. "Besides, the Star Luo Empire is far too backward. Coming here from the Sun Moon Empire is like stepping from a big city into a rural area; I have absolutely no interest in it." With that, he turned and left without looking back.

Xu Jiujiu stared intently at Jin Tianming's back, his hands clenching into fists—wasn't his statement a veiled insult, calling the Star Luo Empire a backward, dilapidated village?
“That’s just his personality. The arrogance of a genius is his capital.” Wen Yu stretched out her fair and white hand, gently clenched Xu Jiujiu’s fist, and softly comforted him, “We should just do what we should do. There’s no need to get angry over this kind of person. It’s not worth ruining your health.”

After a long while, she met Wen Yu's gentle, watery eyes, her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly looked away, saying somewhat awkwardly, "Wen Yu, isn't this... a little too ambiguous?"

"But we're both girls, right? Where's the ambiguity?" Wen Yu asked, a look of confusion on her face.

"..."

Xu Jiujiu fell silent, her ears burning red, and she dared not look at Wen Yu again—what she had just said was far too rash.

If Wang Xian'er hadn't suddenly appeared and interrupted, Xu Jiujiu probably would have wanted to crawl into a hole in the ground.

Upon learning that Shrek Academy had agreed, Xu Jiujiu, like a kitten that had been provoked, hurriedly ran away.

Wen Yu watched her flustered back and couldn't help but smile.

Wang Xian'er watched all of this quietly, without saying a word from beginning to end.

At Shrek Academy, Xuanzi and Yan Shaozhe immediately activated their Martial Soul True Forms and rushed back to the academy overnight.

The elders, seeing the sudden return of the Sea God Pavilion Master and Deputy Pavilion Master, had only one thought in their minds: something must have happened.

Old Song walked over and asked, "Why are you two back now? Isn't the Soul Master Competition coming up soon?"

Without any preamble, Yan Shaozhe said directly, "We need to find Mo Yan and Dugu Luo. Let's all go together." He was still somewhat shrewd—if it were just him and Xuanzi going to apologize, they wouldn't have the confidence, but if they brought this group of elders along, he felt much bolder. Seeing this, Xuanzi silently gave Yan Shaozhe a thumbs up.

"What exactly happened?" Old Song was somewhat dissatisfied, but he still pressed Yan Shaozhe for answers on the way.

Yan Shaozhe remained silent for a moment, realizing that this matter could not be hidden, and then said, "Elder Xuan made a mistake in leading the team."

"What?" This time it was Xian Lin'er's turn to be shocked. She hurriedly asked, "Wasn't Elder Long secretly following us? What exactly happened?"

Faced with Xian Lin'er's questioning, Yan Shaozhe couldn't help but look at Xuanzi, who was silently following beside him without saying a word.

Xuanzi naturally noticed Yan Shaozhe's gaze. He remained silent for a moment, and then tears... well, they flowed down his face again, uncontrollably.

I'm so sorry, everyone!

"I've let the academy down!"

"I'm so damned good!"

"..."

As he spoke, Xuanzi raised his hand and slapped himself hard, the force of which was quite evident, and the sound was indeed crisp. But he was, after all, a defensive-type Title Douluo; would that slap really hurt?
Seeing Xuanzi's state, Elder Song was furious and shouted, "Speak up! Why are you crying?" He couldn't explain the situation clearly and all he did was cry about how sorry he was to everyone, the academy, and how he deserved to die. Had Xuanzi lost his mind?
Faced with Elder Song's persistent questioning, Xuanzi finally choked up and answered, "The children sacrificed themselves in the encirclement and suppression by the evil soul masters. Only Xiao Tao survived in the main team, and the reserve team was also in a terrible state, but the situation was slightly better."

"Old Song!"

"Mother!"

"..."

Upon hearing Xuanzi's words, Old Master Song couldn't hold on any longer and fainted.

The elders rushed forward to help her up.

Old Zhuang hurriedly stepped forward to stabilize Old Song's condition. Then, looking at the two "hidden dragons and phoenix chicks" in front of him, even though he had a thousand words in his heart, in the end, he could only ask one question: "So you've come back now to find Mo Yan and Dugu Luo?"

“Yes.” Yan Shaozhe hurriedly stepped forward to explain, “Xingluo made a deal with the ancestor. Xingluo can postpone the Soul Master Competition, but on the condition that Mo Yan and Dugu Luo must participate.”

Hearing this, Elder Zhuang felt dizzy and said helplessly, "You were the ones who kicked Mo Yan out of the team back then. Do you think they would be willing to come back?"

"We are prepared to pay a heavy price this time," Yan Shaozhe said with a very firm tone.

No more words were said by Elder Zhuang. After calming Elder Song down, he immediately followed Xuanzi and Yan Shaozhe—he was really worried and only hoped that the two of them wouldn't do anything foolish again.

Seriously, you can't have too high expectations for this "Sleeping Dragon and Young Phoenix" duo; they're just too disappointing.

...(End of chapter)