Chapter 227: Lin Ye's Disappointment, One Month Later

On the side, seeing Lin Ye treat the master in such a manner, Tang San couldn't help but frown, feeling quite angry inside.

What's wrong with Lin Ye? The master helped you so much back at Notting Academy, and now that he greets you, you ignore him? That's too much!

For a moment, Tang San really wanted to confront Lin Ye.

But they were currently at the Suotuo Great Spirit Arena, with everyone from Shrek Academy present. After some thought, Tang San held back.

As for why Lin Ye responded so indifferently to his greeting, the master was equally baffled. He felt he had shown considerable care for this child back at Notting Academy.

How could things turn out like this after six years apart?

However, the master had always been introverted and taciturn by nature.

Seeing that Lin Ye clearly had no intention of speaking to him, the master didn't press further to avoid awkwardness, leaving Zhao Wuji to communicate with Lin Ye instead.

"Let's go! Our Shrek Academy's spirit master team is only missing one member now. Since you've brought Zhuqing along, let's go register right away!"

After the greetings, Zhao Wuji laughed heartily and beckoned Lin Ye, leading Zhu Zhuqing to the registration counter for spirit master teams.

Upon arriving at the registration counter, since arrangements had already been made while waiting for Lin Ye, the Shrek Academy group quickly completed the registration process.

With Zhu Zhuqing registered, the spirit master team was successfully formed.

According to Zhao Wuji, Flender originally wanted to name the team the Shrek Seven Devils, meaning the seven monsters of Shrek Academy.

But since Zhu Zhuqing had already withdrawn from the academy, they ultimately settled on the name Shrek Team.

After registration came the sign-up.

At the team battle counter, they signed up the Shrek Team, and the group headed toward the team battle resting area.

Upon reaching the resting area, Tang San and the others entered to wait, while Ning Rongrong chatted with Zhu Zhuqing.

Meng Yiran, unable to join the conversation, took Tang Yuan from Zhu Zhuqing and played with it.

"Lin Ye, the master and I will head to the spectator stands!"

At the entrance of the resting area, Zhao Wuji bid farewell to Lin Ye and left with the master for the Spirit Elder team battle spectator stands to watch the upcoming match.

"Zhuqing, I'm heading in!"

Knowing there was some tension between Zhu Zhuqing and Shrek Academy, Ning Rongrong didn't invite her in after their chat. Instead, she simply announced her departure and prepared to enter the resting area alone.

But Lin Ye stopped her.

"Rongrong, could you call Xiao Wu out for me? I need to talk to her."

"Ah? Xiao Wu?"

Ning Rongrong was puzzled but went in and called Xiao Wu out.

"Come with me."

Seeing Xiao Wu emerge from the resting area, Lin Ye didn't say much. After a brief command, he led her to a secluded corner at the far end of the hallway.

"Why did you come back? I already told you, didn't I?"

Lin Ye's expression was cold as he looked at Xiao Wu.

"I know… but… but I can't leave San Ge!"

Xiao Wu stammered but mustered her courage to reply.

"You can't leave Tang San?"

Hearing her words, Lin Ye almost laughed in frustration.

He truly couldn't understand what was so great about Tang San that could make Xiao Wu so infatuated.

Xiao Wu was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast. The hundred-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python had likely spent thousands of years with her.

Yet, those years paled in comparison to Tang San's mere six. It made no sense!

"Fine! I've already done my best to protect you this time."

"For your sake, I've paid a tremendous price. I've gone above and beyond. I might spare you, but those behind me won't. I don't know how much longer I can delay things, but if you're hunted down in the future, rely on Tang San for protection. Don't count on me anymore."

"You made this choice yourself, so don't regret it."

Lin Ye was utterly disappointed in Xiao Wu. After speaking, he turned and left.

"Hey! Lin Ye!"

Ignoring Xiao Wu's calls, Lin Ye returned to Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran.

"The team battle won't start for a while. Zhuqing, take Yiran to register for a duel, then form a duo together."

"Starting tomorrow, you two need to come early every night. First, participate in a duo battle, then Zhuqing, you'll join Shrek Academy's team battle. I'll go sign up for my solo duel now."

With that, Lin Ye prepared to register for a solo duel.

Over the past month, aside from training Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran, Lin Ye had spent considerable time practicing the Xuanyuan Sword Technique.

Now, he wanted to see how many consecutive wins he could achieve using the Xuanyuan Sword Technique with Spirit Elder-level strength!

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Time flew by, and over half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, Lin Ye had achieved over twenty consecutive wins, advancing from Copper to Silver rank.

Once the month-end evaluation arrived, Lin Ye would be promoted to Gold rank.

Compared to the opponents he faced at the Copper rank, those at the Silver rank were noticeably stronger.

When restricted to Spirit Elder-level strength and the Solitary Nine Swords, Lin Ye found it nearly impossible to defeat some opponents without resorting to the Xuanyuan Sword Technique.

Meanwhile, the Shrek Team had also achieved over twenty consecutive wins, rising from Copper to Silver rank.

With just a few more wins, they would become a Gold-rank team by the month's end.

However, much of this success was thanks to Zhu Zhuqing.

Under Lin Ye's specialized training, Zhu Zhuqing not only reached level 35 but also significantly improved her mastery of her three spirit skills.

In team battles, her speed combined with her high-burst triple strikes made her unstoppable, even against defense-type spirit masters of the same level.

Though she didn't follow Tang San's battle arrangements, Zhu Zhuqing acted as a sharp blade, swiftly eliminating an opponent's spirit master with unexpected precision.

In critical moments, such as during a match against a formidable team like the Berserker Team, Zhu Zhuqing even utilized the Phantom Twin Blades gifted by Lin Ye.

Her second spirit skill, paired with the Phantom Twin Blades, allowed her to bypass the control of the Berserker Team's spider spirit master, eliminating their support-type spirit master at a crucial moment and severely wounding their power-type spirit master.

In many of Shrek Team's victories, Zhu Zhuqing played a pivotal role.

Of course, after Lin Ye's training, the Dragon-Tiger duo formed by Meng Yiran and Zhu Zhuqing also dominated their duo battles, achieving over twenty consecutive wins and advancing to Silver rank.

By the month's end, they too would become a Gold-rank duo.

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On this day, after bringing Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran to the Suotuo Great Spirit Arena,

Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran went to register for a duo battle, while Lin Ye headed to sign up for a solo duel.

"I'd like to register for a solo duel!"

Wearing his mask, Lin Ye approached the counter and handed over his duel badge under the alias "Sword One" to the staff member behind the desk.

Taking the badge, the staff member was about to register when they noticed the name "Sword One" and gasped in surprise.

"You… you're Sword One, the Spirit Elder?"

Hearing the exclamation, countless eyes in the vicinity turned toward them.

(End of Chapter)