Chapter 101: Chapter 101: Sea God's Fate Matchmaking Festival

The only difference this time was the sudden flash of silver light.

Xiong Jun's round, folded bear ears perked up and started twitching rapidly.

In an instant, he shuddered and stood up abruptly.

His thick arms swung—but not in an aggressive stance. Instead, he raised them above his head in a standard surrender gesture.

The whole motion was fluid and seamless, executed in one go. Who knew a soul beast would be so well-versed in this action, as if it had undergone specialized training?

His voice synchronized with his movements as he quickly declared, "Boss, I surrender! I surrender!"

Bi Ji and Zi Ji, who had followed along out of concern, were utterly dumbfounded.

Just a moment ago, wasn't he still acting all unruly and defiant?

Arrogantly shouting: "Let Di Tian come!"

And now? Di Tian had barely arrived for a second, and he had already surrendered on his knees?

At this moment, they finally understood the reason behind Di Tian's words: "Xiong Jun will never give me the chance to behead him and use his bear head as a battle standard."

Silver light flickered, opening up a spatial passage, and Di Tian emerged from within.

Hearing Xiong Jun hurriedly declare his surrender, Di Tian couldn't help but chuckle.

Seeing Di Tian approach, Xiong Jun swallowed nervously, feeling that his decision to surrender was absolutely the right one.

To him, the Di Tian walking toward him now was like a bottomless abyss, unfathomable. This was a presence the former Di Tian had never possessed.

During their time on the Star Luo Continent, the answer to where their master had gone to seek the Dragon Clan's legacy was now self-evident.

Xiong Jun felt that, at his current state, even if he used his Sky-Tearing Claw, he might not even be able to scratch Di Tian's dragon scales.

And then, he saw a dragon claw land on his shoulder.

"Hiss—"

A sharp pain made Xiong Jun inhale sharply. The concrete ground beneath his feet cracked, and his legs almost sank into the dirt.

Meeting Di Tian's vertical dragon pupils, his dark-gold bear fur bristled as if he had been electrocuted.

"Hey, hey, hey!"

"Boss, I already surrendered! I already surrendered!"

His desperate plea was met with Di Tian's eerie, skin-deep smile.

"I'm glad you surrendered. But this last-minute, calculated surrender of yours—I don't like it."

Before Xiong Jun could explain, Di Tian tightened his grip on his shoulder and, with a slight exertion of force, tossed him into a temporarily constructed small space.

Xiong Jun didn't even get the chance to voice his defense—Bi Ji and Zi Ji did it for him.

Watching as Di Tian stepped into the small space, Bi Ji remarked, "Xiong Jun is probably going to get beaten up badly, huh?"

"He deserves it!" Zi Ji, more combative in nature, clenched her fist excitedly.

"Last-second surrender? Kneeling within a second? Only he could think of something like that."

Bi Ji shook her head. "I'm afraid it's not just about last-second surrendering."

"I never noticed before, but that bear really values his fur."

"If he went to find Di Tian himself, his reputation would suffer. But if Di Tian came to find him instead, then it would be seen as him being forced to submit under pressure."

"Tsk tsk tsk…"

While the "punching bag boxing match" was in full swing on one side, on the other side of the city—at the very center of Shrek City, where Shrek Academy stood—

The new session of the Sea God's Fate Matchmaking Convention was gradually unfolding within the inner court of the academy.

Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and the other six had all demonstrated composure and bravery during the international exchange competition against Star Luo Empire's Monster Academy, securing victory and upholding the honor of Shrek Academy.

As a result, upon their return, all eight of them were granted direct admission into the inner court without any exams.

Except for Gu Yue, who had joined the Spirit Pagoda, the remaining seven were officially named the new generation of Shrek's Seven Monsters.

And precisely because of this, Tang Wulin and his group were able to secure prime seats as inner court students in the audience section of the matchmaking convention.

Why the audience section and not the participants' area? Well…

"Sigh~" Yue Zhengyu dramatically slicked back his glossy, well-groomed hair and sighed deeply.

"If only this young master weren't too young to sign up for the Sea God's Fate Matchmaking Convention, I'd definitely break the record for the most lamps left lit by the inner court fairies today."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was met with countless disdainful looks.

"Bah!" Xie Xie even spat into the air theatrically.

"Shameless! Aren't you afraid Xu Xiaoyan will hear you?"

At the mention of Xu Xiaoyan, Yue Zhengyu immediately became much more obedient.

Having trained together for so long, everyone knew who had feelings for whom—it was an open secret, just unspoken on the surface.

Yue Zhengyu hurriedly made a silencing gesture and wrapped his arm around Xie Xie's neck, swiftly diverting attention to their captain, Tang Wulin.

At this moment, Tang Wulin was completely engrossed in the lively matchmaking convention, a blissful smile on his face.

He had no idea that two mischievous teammates behind him were gossiping about him.

"Captain's definitely getting lost in the moment, imagining himself stepping on colorful clouds, lifting Gu Yue's veil…"

"Exactly! He looks just like a lovesick fool."

"Man, look at how red his face is—it's like a monkey's butt!"

"Yep, yep—wait… huh?!"

"Hey! My temper…!"

Unfortunately, before they could cause any more mischief, Tang Wulin shut them down.

At some point, he had moved between the two of them, wrapping an arm around each of their necks, firmly seizing control of their fates.

Though his face was still tinged with lingering redness, his tone carried a threatening hint as he tried to change the subject.

"You two better not start making wild guesses."

"I was just thinking that with such a grand event like the Sea God's Fate Matchmaking Festival, the academy has even allowed outer court students to observe, and there are even outside guests present."

"With so many mixed elements, could ill-intentioned individuals be using this opportunity to sneak into Shrek Academy?"

It was a poor attempt at changing the subject, but it worked.

Xie Xie immediately teased, "Our captain, the leader of Shrek's Seven Monsters, hasn't even become the headmaster of Shrek Academy yet, and he's already worrying about the entire academy?"

"Hehe~"

"You're overthinking things, Captain." The one who responded was Xu Xiaoyan, who had just arrived.

"Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion Master, Skycover Douluo, is the number one powerhouse on the continent. What could threaten Shrek Academy?"

"Instead of worrying about that, you should be worried about your and Gu Yue's suitors, who might try to crash next year's matchmaking convention."

The moment his beloved girl arrived, Yue Zhengyu immediately guided Xu Xiaoyan to the seat he had carefully cleaned beforehand, smoothly chiming in, "Xiaoyan makes a good point."

"Besides, who knows, someone might play dirty and set off a giant firecracker to disrupt your matchmaking event."

"Captain, be careful not to get so startled that you make a fool of yourself in front of Gu Yue, hahaha~"

On a normal day, Tang Wulin would have given Yue Zhengyu a good beating for that remark.

But not today—because Gu Yue had also arrived.

Until he had successfully won over the girl he loved, he had to maintain his gentlemanly demeanor at all costs.

Behind her was Ye Xinglan, but Yuanen Yehui was nowhere to be seen.

Seeing this, Xie Xie, dressed in his green Shrek uniform, suddenly felt awkward.

(End of Chapter)