"Gu Yue?"
"What's wrong?"
Tang Luochuan looked at the girl before him. Though her reaction had only lasted an instant, his keen observation had caught it. He asked softly.
"Hmm..."
"Nothing, just thought of something happy."
A smile lingered on Gu Yue's face as she shook her head naturally, her gaze resting on him. As she spoke, her small hand remained in his palm, giving it a gentle squeeze.
"Oh?"
Seeing this, Tang Luochuan chuckled without saying a word.
Little Silver Dragon King...
She was becoming quite mischievous too.
"..."
Their behavior wasn't particularly concealed—or perhaps, given their relationship, there was no need for secrecy.
Others might not have noticed, but Wu Siduo, standing exceptionally close to Gu Yue, couldn't ignore it. She pressed her lips together, clenching and unclenching her small fists.
Let go of Luo Chuan...
Let me have him instead!
Wu Siduo: So, I'm just part of your play now, huh?
"Alright, that concludes the arrangements for the final exams."
"Students with no further questions may prepare to leave now. Teachers responsible for collecting Soul Guidance Devices will be waiting outside the teaching building."
"Wishing you all excellent results."
As Shen Yi finished speaking, the students quickly filed out. Now that they knew the exam content, every second counted.
Since Tang Luochuan's group was mostly seated at the front, they couldn't leave as easily and instead gathered near the front.
"Boss..."
"You don't even need to take the exams."
Wei Xiaofeng beside him wore a thoughtful expression, unable to hold back his admiration. It made sense—with the boss's terrifying talent, how could he be like the rest of them?
What use did he have for something as trivial as final exams?
"Someday..."
"I hope I can be like you too."
By now, Wu Siduo had snapped out of her thoughts, her expression calm as she murmured toward the pair.
She would become a genius as formidable as Luo Chuan!
"You all will."
"You can head outside first. We'll go ask Teacher Wu about the challenge details and meet you outside the academy later."
Tang Luochuan smiled faintly as he spoke.
"Then we'll go ahead."
Wu Siduo and the others acknowledged before quickly leaving the classroom under Tang Luochuan and Gu Yue's gaze.
"Teacher Wu."
"What exactly is this special arrangement?"
Tang Luochuan and Gu Yue stepped forward, their curious eyes fixed on Wu Zhangkong.
"Well..."
"I don't know either."
Wu Zhangkong shook his head lightly. He had only received the Pavilion Master's notification last night and knew nothing beyond the fact that Luo Chuan and Gu Yue were exempt from the final exams.
"Even Teacher Wu doesn't know?"
"Honestly, given your talents, the most suitable arrangement would be joining the Inner Court first. It's just that Your Majesty, Heavenly Phoenix likely wouldn't agree."
Wu Zhangkong couldn't help voicing his thoughts as he looked at the two. If only they hadn't joined the Spirit Transfer Pagoda.
The Tang Sect would have been a fine choice too.
"It's alright, Teacher Wu."
In response, Tang Luochuan and Gu Yue simply smiled and shook their heads. The Shrek Inner Court...
Even if Leng Yaozhu had invited them to join, they wouldn't have been very interested. As for what came next, they would deal with it when the time came.
"I didn't expect even Teacher Wu wouldn't know."
"It seems this challenge is destined to be anything but simple."
Tang Luochuan wore a thoughtful expression as he pondered, but in the end, he shook his head. No matter what the challenge was, it wouldn't be enough to defeat him.
As for the content of his challenge, not even Wu Zhangkong knew—let alone Cai Yue'er, the Dean of Shrek's outer court.
At that moment, on Sea God Island, Cai Yue'er, Zhuo Shi, and Feng Wuyu were seated beside Yun Ming.
"Pavilion Master, it's time for the end-of-term exams. Everything else can be arranged easily, but as for that Luo Chuan kid…"
Cai Yue'er's gaze turned toward Yun Ming as she spoke slowly. In her opinion, Tang Luochuan's talent and strength had long surpassed the level of the outer court's final exams.
Such tests would only be a waste of his time.
"I agree."
Beside her, Zhuo Shi and Feng Wuyu voiced their support, clearly backing her statement.
Perhaps others would only find Tang Luochuan's talent absurd, but only those with dragon-type Martial Souls like them truly understood just how outrageous it was!
"I've already considered this. The reason I called Yue'er here today was to discuss the arrangements I've made."
"Luo Chuan indeed isn't suited for the outer court's final exams, so we won't assign him any. He can take this holiday off and prepare himself, but when the new term begins…"
"A special trial will be waiting for him."
Yun Ming smiled faintly and shook his head.
"That place."
"It might bring him new breakthroughs—though, of course, I can't say for certain. It's just a feeling."
His expression remained calm as he spoke plainly.
"That place?"
"You don't mean…"
Hearing this, Cai Yue'er and Zhuo Shi's expressions instantly turned peculiar, clearly realizing something.
Cai Yue'er's face was merely serious, but the latter seemed to recall some unpleasant memories, his expression stiffening unnaturally as if lost in thought.
No matter what, that was definitely not a good place!
"Yes, that place."
Yun Ming's smile remained faint, his tranquil gaze revealing no other emotions as he spoke softly.
If Luo Chuan truly had the potential to reach godhood…
Then that place, known as Devil Island, might just offer him an opportunity. After all, it was a place where the aura of true deities still lingered.
"I can only hope."
"That it truly holds such benefits."
Yun Ming thought to himself, still smiling.
"Uh…"
"What are you all talking about? I don't understand."
Beside them, Feng Wuyu looked utterly lost, feeling completely out of place. What were they all discussing? Why couldn't he understand a single word?
Was there some generational gap between him and the others?
"Well…"
"Wuyu, just know that it's a place with seven devils."
Zhuo Shi shook his head and patted Feng Wuyu's shoulder lightly, speaking plainly.
It was only natural that Feng Wuyu didn't know—after all, he had never been involved in the arrangements for Devil Island before.
"Devil?"
"Is it really that exaggerated?"
Feng Wuyu's face instantly turned serious as he spoke.
"Exaggerated..."
Hearing this, Zhuo Shi, Cai Yue'er, and Yun Ming all shook their heads with smiles. Exaggerated? That was putting it mildly!
Seven former top geniuses, transformed into neither human nor ghost by divine power's impact, forced to dwell on a solitary island—this was far beyond mere exaggeration.
"..."
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