20demayo Chapter 105 Treasure Reward Party
Chapter 105 Treasure Reward Party
"You two rascals," Zi Ji's voice instantly drew their attention, "your persistent pestering is annoying."
She raised her hand and pointed to the wide open space paved with bluestone slabs outside the pavilion: "Get out. I won't use my soul power, you two come at me together."
"If I can defeat both of you within three minutes, from this day forward, for the rest of the year, you are forbidden from approaching or harassing Jiang Nannan in any way."
Zi Ji added, "If you can last three minutes against me... whatever you fancy in this Treasure Pavilion, I'll pay for it."
She spoke as casually as if she were discussing the weather, "Don't worry, I can afford it."
A glint flashed in Tang Zang's eyes as he immediately thought of the ten-thousand-year-old golden earth dragon king's left arm bone that Wang Dong was staring at, priced at nine million five hundred thousand gold soul coins, as well as another soul bone that he had long coveted, worth five million.
"Really?" he asked in a deep voice, then glanced at Xu Sanshi with a provocative look—this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Startled by that gaze, and fueled by his confidence in his abilities and his determination to "win over Jiang Nannan," Xu Sanshi immediately replied, "Okay!"
He refused to believe that no matter how strong Zi Ji was, she could defeat two Soul Masters in three minutes without using her soul power!
The three reached an agreement and left Jubaoge one after another.
The group of friends who were originally selecting treasures, along with Biji, Huo Yutong, and others, were also drawn to the sudden conflict and came out to form a semi-circle at the edge of the open space.
Beibei frowned slightly, while Tang Ya took Jiang Nannan's arm and whispered words of comfort.
"Start the timer." Brigitte borrowed an hourglass from one of the other students and began the timer.
The moment Brigitte finished speaking, the atmosphere in the open space suddenly became tense.
Tang Zang and Xu Sanshi exchanged a glance, both seeing a resolute determination in each other's eyes—they had to hold on for three minutes!
"drink!"
The two roared almost simultaneously, and the surging soul power belonging to the fourth-ring Soul Masters suddenly erupted!
Three minutes later.
Murasaki withdrew her hand, dusted off non-existent dust, and glanced at the two disheveled yet resentful figures on the ground. Her tone remained calm: "The agreement, does it still stand?"
Xu Sanshi, panting heavily, glanced at Jiang Nannan, whose expression was complicated, not far away, then at Tang Zang, who was equally disheveled beside him. Finally, he lowered his head in dejection, his voice hoarse: "...It stands. This year... I will not bother Nannan again."
Tang Zang's eyes were bloodshot, and he was panting heavily.
He glanced at Zi Ji, then at the direction of the soul bone where Wang Dong had stood, and finally spoke with difficulty: "...It counts."
"Very good." Zi Ji nodded slightly, no longer looking at them, and turned to Jiang Nannan, her smile returning. "It's quiet now. Come on, continue picking out your gifts. Whatever you like, your teacher will give it to you."
Jiang Nannan looked at Zi Ji, and then at the two on the ground who, although defeated, had indeed cooperated somewhat at the last moment and persisted for three minutes. The pent-up frustration in her heart seemed to dissipate a lot, but a more complex emotion quietly arose.
She simply nodded slightly and whispered, "Thank you, Teacher Ziyan."
Huo Yutong, Xiao Xiao, and the others gathered around, chattering excitedly about the exciting battle they had just witnessed.
Beibei and Tang Ya also came over. Beibei patted Xu Sanshi on the shoulder and sighed, while Tang Ya handed Xu Sanshi a bottle of recovery potion.
The treasure viewing event was very fruitful.
Huo Yutong not only purchased several exquisite soul tools from the Mingde Hall of the Sun Moon Empire, including a "Gathering Light Badge" that could autonomously condense light elements for illumination or interference, a set of liquid metal protective gloves that could change their basic form at will, and a "Thousand Machine Box" with a complex structure that could eject barbed soul guide threads for climbing or binding, but also, with Tianmeng's secret reminder, "picked up" a piece of ten-thousand-year-old whale glue that was mistakenly judged to be only a thousand years old but actually contained essence at an extremely low price.
With Zi Ji's prior guidance, Bei Bei successfully identified the soul bone that suited him and planned to privately ask Xuan Zu Mu En to decide on the purchase.
As night deepened, everyone returned to Shrek Academy with their respective spoils.
Meanwhile, within Huo Yutong's spiritual sea, a completely different and lively scene was unfolding.
At this moment, the jade mahjong table reappeared on the golden waves of spiritual energy.
"Haha, two of bamboo! I'm ready to win!" Tianmeng excitedly pushed out a tile.
Hyotei glanced at their hand: "50,000."
Crescent Moon remained silent, simply inserting the drawn card into the deck, then drawing out an "East Wind" card and playing it steadily with composure.
Electrolux ran his fingers across his wall of cards: "Pong."
He then drew a tile, his fingertip lingering on the surface for a moment, the corners of his mouth widening into a smile. He gently pushed the tiles in front of him over, saying, "Self-draw, Pure Hand, Pair Hand. I'll pass."
"Ah! I lost again!" Tianmeng wailed, collapsing onto the table. "It's not fair! Old Yi, did you secretly use your divine power to calculate the cards?!"
Hyotei glanced at the clown Tenmu: "If you're bad at cards, just admit it. Don't slander Elder Yi."
"Waaaaah, Bingbing, you don't love me anymore..." Tianmeng made a move to pounce on him, but Bingdi blocked her forehead with a finger in a flash, preventing her from getting any closer.
Electrolux chuckled and began shuffling the cards.
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Before the afterglow of the upgrade assessment and treasure appreciation event had completely faded, the core of Shrek Academy—the Sea God Pavilion—had already convened a new round of meetings.
This topic is of paramount importance: the selection of the new Shrek Seven Devils, and the preparation for the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament.
The venerable elders sat around, the atmosphere solemn yet filled with anticipation.
Old Lin was clearly still immersed in the events of the recent treasure appreciation event. He recounted in detail the brief but stunning exchange between Zi Ji, Xu Sanshi, and Tang Zang. "...Moving like thunder, yet controlling with ease."
Even for ordinary Soul Saints with comparable Soul Power, it would be no easy feat to suppress Xu Sanshi and Tang Zang so decisively and cleanly within three minutes.
That Huo Ziyan, her actual combat level has definitely reached the level of a master; her grasp of power and timing is exquisite.
"Not bad!" Xuanzi, sitting opposite him, also showed a serious expression. "That girl has a wild style, but her foundation is surprisingly solid, and her combat intuition is even more acute."
Moon's voice rang out from the head of the group: "Right now, let's discuss the important matters first."
Yan Shaozhe picked up the conversation at the right moment, his tone filled with barely suppressed excitement: "Just as the teacher said, this year's students are indeed full of geniuses."
In the second-year advancement assessment alone, three Soul Masters emerged—Huo Yutong, Dai Huabin, and Ning Tian, whose Martial Soul evolved into the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda! The oldest among them was only thirteen years old.
"The Eight-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda?" an elder couldn't help but confirm. "An evolution of the Seven-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda? Is this really true?"
"Absolutely true." Yan Shaozhe affirmed. "During the assessment, many teachers were present to witness that Ning Tian's amplification of support abilities far surpassed that of other Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Masters of the same level. He is undoubtedly an Eight Treasure Pagoda Soul Master."
"Incredible... The conditions for the evolution of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda are extremely demanding. Ning Tianfu has both good fortune and talent." Another elder exclaimed.
"Yes, and with Huo Yutong possessing twin martial souls, and Dai Huabin with his extraordinary talent... this generation of children is truly a pleasant surprise," Xian Lin'er added.
The senior alumni expressed their feelings with deep emotion, their voices filled with anticipation for the future of the academy.
Shrek Academy's abundance of outstanding talents is undoubtedly the cornerstone of the academy's continued glory.