The moat had been developed and had undergone a huge change compared to before. Before night fell, one could vaguely see that on the river surface, which was more than twice as wide, there seemed to be many people busy on boats.
All the new Shrek students who had enrolled in the past two years knew that they were preparing for tonight's Sea God's Fate event.
On both sides of the riverbank, stands that could accommodate tens of thousands of people had already been built. This number was neither too many nor too few. After all, there were not many truly outstanding young people on the entire continent, and the blind date event was only open to soul masters who met the age requirement.
It had to be said that the advanced soul tool facilities of the Sun Moon Empire had made the venue extremely luxurious. It was believed that even the most demanding person would not be able to find a reason to be picky at night.
Today, the cafeteria of the new Shrek Academy was very lively. Looking around, there were nearly three thousand people dining, and the food was much richer than before. What surprised him even more was that there were dozens of large barrels of wine placed on the side, for the students and the young talents who came to participate in the blind date event to take as they pleased.
"Eldest Senior Brother, what's the situation? Is the academy allowing drinking now?" Tang Wutong rarely ate in the cafeteria and was immediately surprised and asked.
Bei Bei smiled, "Tonight is the Sea God's Fate event. Everyone's usual cultivation is very tense and boring. In the past, the vast majority of inner court students who could participate in the blind date event were already adults, so drinking a little wine was not a big deal. What's more, this time it's a full house of guests. This is a special approval from the academy to let everyone relax. It's usually not available."
This was Tang Wutong's first time drinking. Savoring the delicious food made by the senior chefs of Shrek Academy, drinking the deep red wine that was the color of roses, and looking at the night view of the Sea God's Lake in the distance, she suddenly had a feeling of unreality.
The wine was a bit sour and astringent at first taste, and it smelled of strong smoked plums. The feeling of the first sip was not very good. But soon, the aftertaste with the faint fragrance of oak barrels and the aroma of grapes rushed up. Tang Wutong immediately felt her face seem to get a little hot. That tipsy feeling was something she had never had before. Her whole person seemed to be immersed in the fragrance of grapes.
"Wang Dong'er?" A somewhat low voice sounded from behind, sounding a bit unfamiliar.
Tang Wutong immediately turned around. Seeing the person who had called her by her former alias, her originally somewhat dazed eyes from relaxation immediately became disdainful.
It was a tall young man, slightly taller than him, with broad shoulders and a wide back, and a head of short golden hair that looked very neat. It was just that his face was a bit gloomy at the moment, and his gaze towards Tang Wutong was also a bit cold. He was also holding a glass of wine in his hand. His eyes had double pupils, and a cold light shot out from them.
"Dai Huabin, my real name is Tang Wutong. Don't call me by the wrong name again." Tang Wutong said calmly.
When the academy had suffered a great disaster back then, Dai Huabin had accompanied his elder brother, Dai Yueheng, whose martial soul had mutated and turned dark, back to the Star Luo Empire to check on the situation, and had just happened to escape the disaster. Later, at the beginning of the academy's reconstruction, he had even requisitioned several hundred laborers from his family to help, so he also had a certain reputation in the new Shrek Academy.
As long as he could successfully reach the Soul Sage level before the age of twenty, he would be able to get a nominal position as an honorary committee member at Shrek.
Dai Huabin walked to Tang Wutong's side, his gaze also turning to the misty moat. He took a sip of wine, a look of amazement in his eyes, and said casually, "Where is Cao Jinxuan?"
Tang Wutong also took a small sip of wine and replied with a calm expression, "Dead."
Dai Huabin frowned slightly, "Dead?"
"Yes." Tang Wutong replied, "Killed by the Demon King Huo Yuhao himself."
"He got off easy." Dai Huabin's eyes narrowed slightly. Back at the freshman tournament, Cao Jinxuan had used despicable means to make him and Zhu Lu turn against each other. By the time he had completely figured out the reason and was preparing to lower himself to go and win Zhu Lu back, she already had someone else by her side.
That night, Dai Huabin drank until he vomited blood.
Originally, as a rare case in the White Tiger lineage who could perform a martial soul fusion skill with a girl from the Zhu family, the attention and resource allocation he received in the family was even far greater than that of his elder brother, Dai Yueheng.
But as his relationship with Zhu Lu gradually broke down, all of this changed. In terms of temperament and leadership ability, he was no match for Dai Yueheng. The only thing worth seeing was his cultivation talent.
Later, Huo Yuhao's life story was revealed to the world. Dai Huabin and Dai Yueheng suddenly had such a heaven-defying younger brother. In comparison, he, Dai Huabin, was nothing.
If the plot had developed according to the original novel, Dai Huabin at this period might still have had the mentality to compete with Huo Yuaho. But now, even if he were given several decades to cultivate to the Ultimate Douluo level, he would not necessarily be Huo Yuhao's opponent.
Therefore, this had led to the Dai Huabin of this life having no intention of competing with Huo Yuhao at all, because the two were in different dimensions.
In fact, to be precise, Huo Yuhao and the entire younger generation of the continent were no longer in the same dimension.
Dai Huabin looked at Tang Wutong again, a fiery glint suddenly erupting in his eyes, and said, "Will you be participating in the Sea God's Fate tomorrow?"
Tang Wutong nodded. She was still considering whether to completely accept that guy Xu Sanshi. Hmph!
Then she caught a glimpse of Dai Huabin's gaze from the corner of her eye.
Just as Tang Wutong thought this guy was out of his mind, Dai Huabin regained his composure and suddenly smiled, "Then we'll see each other at the Sea God's Fate event tomorrow." After saying this, he turned and strode away.
"What did that kid Dai Huabin say to you?" Xu Sanshi secretly came over, drank the wine in his hand like a cow, and asked Tang Wutong.
Tang Wutong said with a strange expression, "He said he'll see me at the Sea God's Fate event."
Xu Sanshi's face immediately showed astonishment. Then, as if he had understood something, he said angrily, "It seems this kid is going to cause trouble for me! Damn it, I can't be careless with that kid. These past two years, he has risen very quickly."
"Hm?" Tang Wutong looked at Xu Sanshi with some surprise. She knew very well that this third senior brother of hers had always been very arrogant, but she hadn't expected him to have such a high evaluation of Dai Huabin.
Xu Sanshi explained with a troubled expression, "Your batch of students is really full of talent. Not only did you become an inner court disciple ahead of schedule, but there were also several other students who skipped grades to enter the inner court. That Dai Huabin is one of them."
Xu Sanshi nodded and said, "Especially Dai Huabin, he has been performing quite brilliantly these past few years. His soul power should have already exceeded level fifty-five. You have to know, he had always been studying in the outer court before, and he didn't have the advantage of a twin martial soul like you and Xiao Xiao. Looking at his momentum now, he is bound to break through to level sixty before the Dueling Soul Contest. Among our nominated seven monsters, Nannan, Xiao Xiao, and Bei Bei's cultivation speeds can't keep up with him."
"That amazing?" Tang Wutong had been oblivious to the outside world these past few years and had really overlooked the geniuses of their batch back then.
Of course, this did not include Huo Yuhao.