After watching for a moment, Bear Lord belatedly realized something.
Wait a minute. Wasn't this just Spirit Ice coming back and forming an alliance with his Lord?
He wasn't going to oppose it.
So what was the purpose of his Lord hiding it before?
Bear Lord pressed his lips together. He felt he had discovered a huge secret, but for the moment, he couldn't see the inside story.
But then, he thought of something else.
Now that Spirit Ice had become a junior of the Spirit Transmission Tower, didn't that mean he could take advantage?
"Greetings, Senior Bear Lord."
Imagining the scene of Huo Yuhao addressing him that way, a wanton smile spread across Bear Lord's lips.
Spirit Ice couldn't beat him now.
"Given Huo Yuhao's relationship with the Extreme North, the first to learn of his return would have been Snow Empress, wouldn't it? No wonder Snow Empress went to Tiandou earlier... Wait, could Emperor Tian and the others have already known? Was I the last to find out?"
Bear Lord came to his senses. The corner of his mouth curled.
This group always liked to leave him, Old Bear, out when they discussed things.
Tang Wulin was still a one-ring Spirit Master. He wasn't skilled in the use of spiritual power. The previous two times he had entered that sealed space, Old Tang had pulled him in. Now, actively searching on his own, he couldn't find the way.
During this time, Zhuoshi also arrived in Tianhai City. Unlike Cai Yue'er, this one was relatively rational.
He didn't go to see the Spirit Transmission Tower personnel first. Instead, he found Shen Yi to learn about the situation.
Seeing Shen Yi explaining the situation with a look of lingering fear, Zhuoshi sighed. "Why did you inform her first? You know she has an eccentric temperament. If she came, something was bound to happen."
Not to mention Bear Lord. The Tianhai Alliance had five first-tier cities, and the Spirit Transmission Tower also had five Super Douluos. If a real brawl had broken out, Cai Yue'er would have been the one getting beaten.
Unfortunately, this colleague of his was known for being stubborn. Zhuoshi knew that well.
Back then, she had even taken the title "Silver Moon." In this era, who didn't know about the Sun Moon Empire's military god, Silver Moon Douluo?
Under those circumstances, Cai Yue'er was neither from Mingde Hall nor a Soul Engineer. Need one even mention the consequences of taking that title?
But Cai Yue'er had done just that. It wasn't until she came back severely injured one time that she changed her title.
"..." Shen Yi was speechless.
Zhuoshi stopped criticizing. "Speaking of which, I only heard the general outline from you. What was the main cause of the conflict? What did she say?"
"She said she would teach them a lesson on behalf of their elders."
"What did you say?" Zhuoshi thought he had misheard and asked again.
"She said she would teach them a lesson on behalf of their elders." Shen Yi lowered her head. "Then Bear Lord appeared on the scene and sent the dean flying with a slap. According to their conversation, that Tang Wulin is Bear Lord's disciple."
"Because the commotion was too big, word has already started to spread that a Shrek teacher was bullying children. Public opinion has become even more unfavorable to the academy."
Zhuoshi was dumbfounded.
What was a stupid teammate?
This was a stupid teammate!
You didn't even check the identities of those people beforehand, did you? Or did you know and still refuse to turn back until you hit a dead end?
Zhuoshi's expression was indescribable.
After a moment of silence, he asked: "Where is Changkong?"
"Senior Apprentice Brother has already left." Shen Yi looked away. "He's now a Class Zero teacher. Afraid of being caught in the middle, he's already left Tianhai City."
Zhuoshi opened his mouth, then sighed helplessly.
Arrived one step too late. It seemed he would have to grit his teeth and deal with this mess.
Fortunately, the Pavilion Master had given him resource authority. Hopefully, the Spirit Transmission Tower's price wouldn't be too steep.
The next day at noon, the scorching sun baked the streets of Tianhai City. Zhuoshi arrived at the top floor where Bear Lord was. Tiny beads of sweat seeped from his temples, not from the heat, but from anxiety.
"Senior Bear Lord..."
Zhuoshi stepped into the room and was about to bow when he found three people inside: Bear Lord, Gu Yuena, and Huo Yuhao.
Zhuoshi was puzzled, but his actions didn't stop. "Senior Bear Lord, it's a bother that such a minor matter has required your presence."
"You are much more polite than that old woman. Sit." Bear Lord nodded. "But even if it was a minor matter before, it's not minor now."
As soon as he finished speaking, the temperature in the room suddenly began to plummet rapidly. The air beside Huo Yuhao began to condense. Countless ice crystals refracted rainbow light in the sunlight, gradually condensing into an elegant figure.
Gu Yuena glanced at Snow Empress beside Huo Yuhao, an almost imperceptible ripple flashing in her eyes. The soul tool communicator in her hand then projected a red figure.
In the blink of an eye, two peerless figures appeared.
"Snow Empress? Tianfeng Douluo?"
Zhuoshi's throat tightened. Cold sweat instantly soaked his back.
Three top-level existences of the Spirit Transmission Tower had set their sights here. There was no need to guess the purpose.
Cai Yue'er, you stupid teammate, you've ruined me!
Snow Empress's icy eyes shifted slightly. "I heard Shrek is going to discipline our disciples on our behalf?"
Leng Yaozhu also looked at Zhuoshi with a faint, unreadable smile. "Since when did my, Leng Yaozhu's, disciple become someone for outsiders to discipline?"
Bear Lord added: "There are three of us as representatives. Three more didn't come. That woman said she would discipline our disciples for us. So here we are."
The air in the room seemed to freeze.
Zhuoshi felt even breathing had become difficult.
Cai Yue'er, you provoked six Title Douluos at once, two of them Limit level, and one approaching Limit?
You're quite something!
Darkness swam before Zhuoshi's eyes. He nearly fainted from anger on the spot.
He took a deep breath and carefully chose his words. "You misunderstand. Cai Yue'er simply spoke rashly in the heat of the moment. There was absolutely no intention of disrespect. Shrek Academy has always held respect for the Spirit Transmission Tower. This incident was purely accidental."
Snow Empress's eyes met Huo Yuhao's. She remembered their pre-negotiation discussion. "I'm afraid simply calling it a misunderstanding won't suffice, will it?"
"Of course not." Zhuoshi said. "Elder Cai is hot-tempered and offended all of you. Shrek Academy is willing to apologize and offer compensation."
Bear Lord gave a cold snort. "Compensation? What kind of compensation can Shrek offer?"
Zhuoshi said, "A ten-thousand-year spirit bone..."
"Merely ten-thousand-year? At least a hundred-thousand-year!"
Leng Yaozhu's tone was cold.
"...Very well. A hundred-thousand-year." Zhuoshi looked at the three top-level powerhouses before him and could only reluctantly agree. "One hundred-thousand-year spirit bone."
The three before him each represented a Spirit Transmission Tower faction. Together, if they made Shrek pay a price, he didn't dare refuse. He could only try his best to minimize the losses.
"There are seven people total. How can they share just one?" Tianfeng Douluo said flatly.
Zhuoshi felt the pressure on his shoulders immense. He smiled bitterly. "Two hundred-thousand-year spirit bones, and... seven entry slots to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. How about that? The fault for this conflict lies with us, but you know the current situation. Spirit bones are not abundant."
A subtle look passed through Leng Yaozhu's eyes. "As far as I know, Shrek Academy's Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well slots merely let people return safely from there. Whether one can bring out immortal herbs depends on the whims of the spirit beasts there, doesn't it? That doesn't show much good faith."
Leng Yaozhu wanted to push Zhuoshi to add more, but just then, Snow Empress, who had been transmitting with Huo Yuhao, said: "Agreed. But for the safety of the disciples, I will personally accompany them to guard them when the time comes."
Bear Lord glanced toward Gu Yuena and nodded slightly. "I will also personally go."
Leng Yaozhu: "???"
Why weren't you in sync with me? You don't want spirit bones, but immortal herb Spirit Souls?
For the Spirit Transmission Tower, powerful Spirit Souls were not that precious, not to mention having to wait for the immortal herbs' consent to obtain them.
"..."
Two Limit powerhouses personally going? They wouldn't try to force the immortal herbs to agree, would they?
Zhuoshi hesitated, but then thought that the academy could also send people to accompany them at that time. He calmed down. "Agreed."
"The spirit bones must be top quality."
Bear Lord ignored Leng Yaozhu's look and added, "Otherwise, you will bear the consequences."
"..."
Zhuoshi smiled bitterly and nodded.
This time, the price paid was rather high.
With this, the matter of Cai Yue'er was temporarily settled. Next came the matter of the public opinion storm. Tianfeng Douluo didn't let the opportunity slip and used the Spirit Transmission Tower suppressing some of the impact as leverage to extort again.
But it was only for some aspects of the impact, such as the public opinion about Cai Yue'er and this competition. Matters involving the Federation's warning, they would not get involved in.
And watching Tianfeng Douluo extort with such enthusiasm, Huo Yuhao and the others fell silent.
To be fair, this one truly kept public and private matters distinct.
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