Chapter 159: The Continent’s Hope
“Ptooey, ptooey…”
Guagua quickly took the bitter melon away, wiped off the drool, and stored it separately.
Although he loved eating melons, he didn’t really like bitter melon.
But what Si Er had stuffed into his mouth was a refreshing little bitter melon with special effects and no baleful aura. Guagua couldn’t bear to throw it away.
Top-tier exotic beasts all had their own storage spaces. Guagua had already stockpiled quite a lot of melons.
Even though he felt that following Si Er meant he’d never run out of melons, it was always better to be safe than sorry.
After finding Lu Taiping, the group began searching for the remaining Black Tortoise Tokens.
As long as all the tokens from the four mountains were taken, the competition would automatically end, and all the freshmen inside the arena would be teleported out.
With Guagua leading the way, the competition ended very quickly. Everyone outside the arena was stunned.
The first round was supposed to last three days. In the past, freshmen were always forcibly teleported out at the end. When they emerged, they were either sighing endlessly or wailing dramatically, insisting that if they’d just had a bit more time, they could’ve found a few more tokens.
Each of the four mountains in the arena was enormous. Three days had never been enough to completely clear even one mountain of tokens.
At the end of every previous competition, more than half the tokens still remained undiscovered.
This was the first time all the tokens had been taken out—and it hadn’t even taken long. Just a day and a half.
The four academy heads looked at one another in shock, unable to comprehend why the younger generation had become so terrifying.
After their stunned silence came overwhelming joy. This was the hope of the Ten Thousand Beasts Continent!
As long as someone could advance beyond the Soul Saint realm, the situation of the continent would improve significantly.
With the talents of these two, reaching that realm seemed highly possible.
Overjoyed, the four of them crowded forward the moment Si Er and Yu Beixuan came out.
The Black Tortoise Academy Head said, “Student Si Er, Student Yu Beixuan—because of your outstanding performance in the first round, Black Tortoise Academy took first place in this stage.”
“To encourage you to keep up the good work, the academy will certainly grant you generous rewards.”
The Azure Dragon Academy Head waved dismissively. “Oh, please. What good things could your Black Tortoise Academy possibly offer? I think this calls for our Azure Dragon Academy.”
“Even if you two aren’t my students, you’re talents of the entire continent!”
“That means I have a share too.”
The Vermilion Bird Academy Head scoffed. “Oh, come on. Since when do you get a share? Is your Azure Dragon Academy a bandit den? You try to stuff every good seedling into your own academy—aren’t you afraid of choking on them?”
“These two are students of Black Tortoise Academy, so naturally they belong there.”
“But our Vermilion Bird Academy has always cherished talent. When we see such promising youngsters, we’re willing to contribute our strength to help them grow.”
“Students, feel free to visit Vermilion Bird Academy sometime. If you need anything, you can talk to me.”
“I’m always happy to help.”
The White Tiger Academy Head looked at this one, then that one, and finally said just two words:
“Same here.”
Si Er: “…”
‘Same here.’ Such powerful words. They sound oddly familiar.
Has this White Tiger Academy Head been to Earth before? Has he surfed the internet?
[No. He’s a native of the Ten Thousand Beasts Continent. His soul has never left his body.]
[But he spends most of his time refining his body. He doesn’t use his brain much, so he’s not very good at expressing his own opinions.]
The White Tiger Academy Head’s sword-like gaze immediately shot toward Guagua. What kind of nonsense was this rabbit spouting?
The sudden killing intent startled Guagua so badly that he instantly dove back into the soul pet space.
[But his combat strength is truly high. He was trained by his Golden-Seeking Tiger.]
[That tiger believes that as its soul master, he must possess the same powerful physique, agile speed, and outstanding combat ability.]
[However, after forming the contract, the White Tiger Academy Head didn’t inherit those talents from the Golden-Seeking Tiger, which disappointed the tiger greatly. It has always complained about his bad luck.]
[But the Golden-Seeking Tiger thinks that if you don’t have innate talent, you can make up for it with hard work! Although the White Tiger Academy Head lacks self-discipline, it can supervise him!]
[So under the tiger’s relentless urging, he achieved what he has today.]
So he’s the best fighter among the four academy heads?
[Not exactly. Although he worked hard later in life, the Azure Dragon Academy Head is lucky. He directly inherited the powerful physique, agile speed, and exceptional combat ability of the Greenwood Flood Dragon.]
…
Comparison really is the thief of joy.
Si Er suddenly thought about his past experiences playing games.
Other people would casually pull an SSR character. He’d drawn a thousand times without getting a single one!
He couldn’t help wondering if it was because Earth wasn’t his home turf—so over there, he could only be the unluckiest of the unlucky.
[Yes. That’s why the White Tiger Academy Head envies the Azure Dragon Academy Head the most. His luck is incredible—he inherited many practical talents from the Greenwood Flood Dragon.]
Then the second most envied is…
The White Tiger Academy Head coughed. “Ahem. Although Student Si Er is the undisputed first place and Student Yu Beixuan is firmly second, the rankings for the others haven’t been finalized. Shouldn’t we tally them first?”
He absolutely could not let Si Er keep thinking. That fat rabbit was terrifying—how could it dig up everything?
Did he have no dignity left?
The Azure Dragon Academy Head laughed. “Old Bai, are your eyes failing with age? Don’t you see several elders and instructors over there already tallying the results?”
The Black Tortoise Academy Head chuckled as well. “Yes, what are you so nervous about?”
The moment the Black Tortoise Academy Head spoke, the White Tiger Academy Head felt a bad premonition. Sure enough, the fat rabbit’s voice rang out again.
[The second person he envies most is the Black Tortoise Academy Head.]
[Although the Black Tortoise Academy Head doesn’t have outstanding combat ability, he inherited the defensive and longevity talents of the Longevity Turtle. He may not win by lying down—but he definitely won’t lose while lying down.]
[Do you know how thick that defense is? Even if the other three academy heads attack him together, they can’t harm him in the slightest!]
Wow! That’s seriously thick!
[Exactly. That’s why the White Tiger Academy Head envies him! While he was being forced to train by the Golden-Seeking Tiger, the Black Tortoise Academy Head was just lying down.]
[When the three academy heads fought fiercely among themselves, the Black Tortoise Academy Head was still lying down.]
Si Er felt that made perfect sense.
Feels like our academy head is in that state where he can’t beat anyone—but no one can beat him either.
In that case, lying flat is obviously the best choice.
If working hard won’t let you win anyway, then lying flat is at least comfortable!
The Black Tortoise Academy Head couldn’t help nodding in agreement—then quickly shook his head.
He wasn’t that lazy! That rabbit was clearly exaggerating.
[True—but the Black Tortoise Academy Head won’t admit he lies around that much. After all, there are plenty of elders in the academy who lie around even more than he does.]
