Invitation from Yunming

Before Anping could speak, Gu Yuena said, "If the two of us use martial soul fusion skills, they won't have any chance."

Wu Zhangkong was stunned when he heard about the martial soul fusion technique. The two of them had never used martial soul fusion skills during training, and Wu Zhangkong had almost forgotten about it. Not only Wu Zhangkong, but Tang Wulin and Xie Xie wouldn't have remembered this matter if Gu Yuena hadn't taken the initiative to mention it.

Xu Xiaoyan, who was completely unaware, was surprised and said, "Sister Nana, do you and Anping also have martial soul fusion skills? Why haven't I seen you use them during training? Are they powerful?"

Gu Yuena shook her head slightly and said, "If we use martial soul fusion skills, it will not be easy to cooperate with you. As for whether it is powerful or not, it should be okay."

"I don't know if it's powerful or not, but it looks very beautiful." Xie Xie, who had seen them try martial soul fusion for the first time, interjected.

From his tone, it was clear that he didn't believe Anping and Gu Yuena could beat the Shrek students. After all, those few people not only had four-ring soul sects but also had ten thousand-year soul rings.

"Gu Yuena, I don't know where you get your confidence. I asked about Anping, not you." Wu Zhangkong looked at Anping and motioned for him to answer.

Anping shook his head slightly and said, "I've never fought before, so there's no point in worrying about it."

From Wu Zhangkong's point of view, Anping's implication was that he could beat them, but why he wanted to fight them was obviously not satisfactory.

Wu Zhangkong snorted coldly and said, "No matter what you think, I can tell you clearly that they are just students from Shrek's outer academy."

Everyone knows that Shrek Academy is divided into two parts: the outer area and the inner area. If the academy in the outer area is the genius, then the students in the inner academy are the geniuses among geniuses.

After hearing Wu Zhangkong's words, Xie Xie murmured, "Are they just students from the outer academy? The outer academy is so powerful, so how powerful must the inner academy be?"

Wu Zhangkong said calmly, "The entry threshold for Shrek's inner academy is sixteen years old. Their age is at most fourteen or fifteen years old, so they are definitely not from the inner academy. To enter the inner academy, you must be the best in the outer academy, and it must pass further assessment by the academy."

As he spoke, Wu Zhangkong looked at Anping and Gu Yuena, "So don't be arrogant just because you have some talent. There are always more geniuses in this world than you think."

Gu Yuena said, "We are not arrogant."

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, who had the least interaction with Gu Yuena, also felt that Wu Zhangkong was right. This was not considered arrogance. What was arrogance?

Wu Zhangkong hummed softly, his eyes passing over Anping and Gu Yuena, and looking at the other three people, "And the two who deserve your attention most are the two younger ones. They can go out on behalf of Shrek at this age, which shows that their talent is extraordinary and they will be your strongest competitors in the future."

Xu Xiaoyan wondered, "Do they also want to participate in the Skysea League competition? Doesn't Shrek Academy never participate in such events? And Shrek Academy is in the middle of the country?"

Wu Zhangkong glanced at her and said, "Because my goal in training you is to hope that you can enter Shrek's inner courtyard and fulfill my unfinished wish."

Tang Wulin said, "Teacher Wu, didn't you even enter the inner courtyard with your talent?"

Hearing Tang Wulin's words, Wu Zhangkong showed a wry smile. "I have been there before, but I did not graduate. I'm not saying this to put pressure on you. This matter is still far away from you. All you need to do now is to work hard, practice, and strive to enter the outer courtyard of Shrek Academy. Okay, the opening ceremony is over; let's go back."

While they chatted, the opening ceremony of the Skysea Alliance Competition also came to an end. Wu Zhangkong said nothing more, turned around, and walked toward the exit, and several people quickly followed.

The opening ceremony took only one morning. It was still early when they returned to the hotel. After lunch, they each went back to their rooms to practice.

When Anping came out of the bathroom after taking a shower, he saw Xie Xie sitting on the bed practicing, while Gu Yuena was crawling on his bed, fiddling with the necklace around her neck in boredom.

So Anping said, "What's the matter?"

"Can't I come to you if I have nothing to do?" Gu Yuena joked, but when she saw Anping's speechless expression, she changed the topic. "Okay, there is indeed something; let's go out and talk about it."

"Wait a minute while I change my clothes." After saying this, Anping returned to the bathroom and changed out of his pajamas.

Because of the Skysea Alliance competition, both the streets and the seaside of Skysea City were filled with crowds. Gu Yuena pulled Anping to the rooftop of the hotel. The rooftop was not an open place, but it certainly couldn't stop the two of them.

The two of them stood side by side on the edge of the rooftop, holding on to the railings, feeling the sea breeze blowing in their faces. Anping asked doubtfully, "Can we say anything now?"

Gu Yuena nodded. "Just when you were taking a shower, I received a message from Master, saying that someone from Shrek Academy was investigating our information and asked us what happened, so I told Master what happened yesterday. Master asked you to reply to her message."

"Investigating our information? Just because we rejected their invitation, they approached the master? Isn't it a bit too much for Shrek Academy to do this?" Anping took out his communicator and dialed Leng Yaozhu's number.

Soon the communication was connected, and Leng YaoZhu's voices came from the communicator. "Little Anping, I heard from Nana that the teacher from Shrek Academy invited you, but you refused?"

Anping said, "Well, I think Shrek Academy is not suitable for me."

"Me too." Gu Yuena also came over and added.

At this time, a gentle male voice came, "Hello, two children. I am Yun Ming, the master of Poseidon Pavilion. Although it is everyone's freedom whether to join any academy, can I ask why you rejected Shrek? You must know that your master also graduated from Shrek Academy."

"Well, that's it. I was once a student of Shrek Academy." Leng Yaozhu confirmed that Yun Ming was right.

In fact, according to common sense, just rejecting Shrek Academy's invitation is not a big deal. After Shen Yi reported it to the academy, Shrek Academy sent people to investigate the information about Anping and Gu Yuena. It would not be difficult for ordinary members of the Spirit Pagoda to investigate.

But as apprentices of Leng Yaozhu, the deputy master of the Spirit Pagoda, Anping and Gu Yuena's information was not so easy to investigate. In the end, the investigators had no choice but to report the matter to Poseidon Pavilion.

Anping pondered for a moment and said, "Hello, Master Yunming. I have already conveyed the reason. I feel that Shrek Academy is not suitable for me."

Yun Ming responded, "Is that all? I find this reason insufficient. If you're willing to join the academy, considering your talents, I can decide to admit you directly to the inner courtyard."

"There are no other reasons. As you mentioned, this is our freedom." Although the other party couldn't see Anping, his head shook involuntarily.

Yun Ming sighed, "Alright, I won't press you. I believe that with Yaozhu's guidance, you can become a formidable individual even without joining Shrek."

"You're the first in history to decline an invitation from the Master of Poseidon Pavilion." Yun Ming's tone indicated he returned the communicator to Leng Yaozhu.

Anping said, "Master, I apologize. We didn't anticipate this incident would involve you."

"Alright, I became your master willingly. If you don't wish to join, so be it. I won't dwell on it. Take care of yourselves." Leng Yaozhu's voice retained its gentleness, evidently unruffled by the matter.

Leng Yaozhu inquired about their cultivation progress once more before bidding them farewell.