The inner court students who had participated in this Sea God's Fate Blind Date Convention before all knew what was going on, while some of the young students participating for the first time, as well as the young prodigies who had come from all over the continent, were full of anticipation.
The life, study, and cultivation in most academies were undoubtedly boring. For the young male and female students, an event like this created by Shrek was a rare and good opportunity to showcase themselves and find a partner.
At this moment, streaks of soul tool light beams suddenly shot out from the rippling river water. Under the shimmering light, the first thing to appear were over a thousand beams of light shooting into the sky, a magnificent sight.
"Wow..." Some of the young men standing on the shore had already exclaimed in admiration.
The thousand or so beams of light were all a faint gold. On the surface of the lake where each beam of light emerged, a young girl in a long white dress stood quietly. The long dresses of the thousand or so young girls were identical, and they all wore the same conical hats on their heads. Three feet of white gauze hung down, completely concealing their faces.
Under the glow of the faint golden light, they looked just like fairies dancing upon the lake. The transcendent beauty of the scene was utterly dazzling.
Over a thousand young girls stood in a single line, facing the direction of the shore, stretching for nearly a thousand meters. They just stood there quietly. Many of the male students on the shore were already getting a little impatient.
And at this time, two brighter white beams of light lit up, and two figures also appeared.
On the left was Bei Bei in a long white robe, and on the right was the Shrek Academy inner court senior sister, Xixi, in a goose-yellow long dress. Yes, they just happened to form the "Xi-Bei" (counterfeit) combination.
Having not seen her for more than two years, Xu Sanshi found that this Senior Sister Xixi had become even more feminine. The years had taken away her youthfulness, and her whole person exuded a mature charm. A faint smile hung on her pretty face, which looked as if it could be broken by a puff of air.
After the tournament ended back then, she and Chen Zifeng had gone out together to perform missions. In the process of accompanying each other through life and death again and again, they had developed feelings for each other and had long since officially gotten together.
It is said that a woman's charm is nurtured by a man's care. This saying was most appropriate for Xixi.
At this time, Bei Bei's voice came from afar, "Sea God's Fate on the Sea God's Lake, a ten-thousand-year Shrek, a moment to decide one's love. Welcome everyone to the banks of the moat on this beautiful night. The annual Sea God's Fate Blind Date Convention is about to begin. As the host of this grand event, on behalf of myself and Senior Sister Xixi, I wish all the students and guests who have come to participate in the Sea God's Fate Blind Date Convention today can find the home for their love. At the same time, I also welcome the Sea God's Pavilion teachers and the members of the Sun Moon imperial family who have come to witness the ceremony today. Here, I also represent the academy to express our sincere gratitude to the Sun Moon Empire. Without your support and help, our academy would not have been reborn today." After speaking, he placed his right hand on his chest and turned to the direction of the elevator platform, bowing slightly.
His Majesty the old emperor of the Sun Moon Empire smiled slightly and nodded at Bei Bei. This was Shrek's home ground. He just liked to watch the youthful appearance of the younger generation showing off themselves. He immediately raised his hand to signal that he could continue.
A simple opening speech, but it received a full house of applause. The students from the various academies of the Sun Moon Empire on the shore were already cheering impatiently. And those who already had someone in their hearts were also getting impatient.
"Next, I would like to ask all the male students participating in today's Sea God's Fate Blind Date Convention to get ready. In a moment, five thousand beams of light will appear in the lake. The students closest to our Sea God's Fairies will be the first to proceed to the first segment. The students further back may not be able to get a suitable ranking in the first segment. So, everyone, please pay attention. No matter what method you use, as long as you land on the water lily pad where the light beam is, you will have occupied a position. But be sure not to fall into the water, as that will disqualify you from continuing to participate in this session of the Sea God's Fate Blind Date Convention."
His explanation was already very clear. The vast majority of the male students on the shore had an eager impulse.
The elites of the soul master world had always been more male than female. This blind date event was also a situation of many wolves and little meat. Five thousand to one thousand, this exaggerated ratio was enough to make the vast majority of people return in failure.
Among these thousand or so fairies, probably only about two hundred were from Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. The majority were disciples from other academies and sects on the continent who had traveled thousands of miles to find a good match.
While the other sect and academy powers certainly had the idea of having their male disciples find a prodigy for a partner, the female students of Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy were not without the intention of using this to fish for a golden husband.
"Everyone, get ready. Three, two, one." On the other side, Bei Bei had already started the countdown.
"Begin."
Dense beams of light suddenly shot out from the surface of the lake. These five thousand beams of light were divided into ten neat rows, with each row about five meters apart, evenly distributed on the surface of the lake about a hundred meters away from the female students, which was about three hundred meters from the shore.
Following Bei Bei's "begin," the crowd on the shore immediately moved at the same time.
The most advantageous were, of course, the soul masters who had a martial soul that could fly or held a flying soul tool. Fortunately, among all the six or seven thousand young men, there were only a little over a thousand such students. The thousand or so young men each released their own martial souls or controlled the flying soul tools on their backs, soared into the air, and flew towards the middle of the river at full speed.
The light of their soul rings was dazzling, appearing particularly clear on the surface of the lake after nightfall.
Xu Sanshi looked up and praised in his heart, as expected of the young prodigies from all over the continent. Among the thousand or so people, there were even more than a dozen who were eight-ring Soul Douluo level experts. Two yellow, two purple, four black, all were the optimal soul ring configuration. Of course, these people were slightly older. In addition, most of the others were also at the six-ring cultivation level, also with the optimal soul ring configuration. As soon as these thousand or so people set off at full speed, they transformed into a thousand streaks of light and headed straight for the center of the lake.
The other young talents also each showed off their own abilities. For a time, the shore was radiant with the light of soul rings, just like a large patch of fireworks suddenly blooming by the river.
Those who couldn't fly were naturally unwilling to fall behind. Many soul engineers equipped with advanced soul tools set off together. They leaped up at the same time, and the soul tool thrusters on their backs suddenly erupted. The powerful thrust pushed these people to instantly surpass several elite soul masters whose cultivation was still above theirs, and they headed towards the center of the river.
The explosive power of soul tool thrusters was quite formidable, but it could not be sustained. Otherwise, the consumption of soul power would be too great, and the soul tool thrusters themselves would not be able to withstand it. This distance of three hundred meters could be completed in the high air, but not on the ground. One reason was the large consumption, and another was the lack of space and the difficulty in controlling the landing point.
However, they were relying on external force after all, and they still had to inject soul power and control the time. Although their speed was already very fast, compared to those flying soul masters who each showed off their abilities or the soul engineers with flying soul tools, they did not occupy a very good position.
By the time this group of soul engineers rushed to the front of the five thousand beams of light, there were already several hundred people who had landed on the water lilies where the first row of light beams were.
The water lily pads were very obvious on the river surface. Under the illumination of the strong light from below, the pads looked fresh and luscious, as green as jade floating on the lake surface, set off by the surrounding white light, exceptionally enchanting.
Xu Sanshi's method was different from theirs. He was not in a hurry at all. He leisurely landed in the last place, and released all six of his soul rings: two purple and four black. He glanced at the front. Seeing that the people flying at the very front were about to arrive, he then leaped up fiercely and released his Xuanming Turtle Shell Shield. The shield struck the water surface, and he had already used the momentum to bounce up again. After three such moves, he had already shot out a distance of seventy or eighty meters. And at this time, he was still in the last place, while the thousand people in front with flying abilities were already heading down towards the water lily pads.
Seeing his soul rings, which exceeded the normal age limit configuration, many people on the side immediately showed a look of wariness. Soul masters who could absorb soul rings beyond their level were all exceptionally talented individuals.
A smug smile appeared on Xu Sanshi's face. His fourth soul ring flashed, and the body of the tall young man who had landed in the first position in the first row suddenly stiffened. In the next instant, the two of them had actually swapped positions in an instant. Xu Sanshi landed steadily on the number one water lily pad. And that tall young man, whose cultivation was also at the six-ring level, appeared in Xu Sanshi's original position.
Fortunately, Xu Sanshi was still kind enough to have chosen a prodigy with a flying soul tool. Although he was caught off guard and had his position swapped by the Xuanming Transposition, he at least did not fall into the lake. By the time he accelerated and flew over again, he could only tragically appear in the second row.
"Xu Sanshi, it was you, you bastard!" The voice of this tall young man was familiar, which made Xu Sanshi turn his head to look.
This tall and burly fellow, wasn't he the long-lost He Caitou, Xu He?
"Uh... why is it you? You're back?" Xu Sanshi's face immediately showed embarrassment, but deep in his eyes was filled with a thick joy.
Since He Caitou was back, then what about Xiao Xiao? And Jiang Nannan...
Although He Caitou was depressed, he really couldn't do anything about this "one of his own," Xu Sanshi. According to the rules of the Sea God's Fate Blind Date Convention, as long as a person landed on a water lily pad, their position was considered set and could not be changed again.
This guy specializes in screwing over his own people!
Xu Sanshi turned around awkwardly, a smile on his face as he looked at He Caitou, whom he had not seen for three years. "Brother, my apologies. Who told you to occupy such a good position? Don't worry, of the three thousand weak streams, I only take one scoop to drink. Everyone knows my target. No one better compete with me! Otherwise, I'm going to get angry."
Seeing his playful expression, all the Shrek students who knew him immediately burst into laughter.
Although Xu Sanshi was considered a junior in the inner court before, his and Bei Bei's rise was extremely rapid, and he was also very popular. Almost everyone knew this guy, and they also knew about his past deeds of being repeatedly thwarted by Jiang Nannan. The originally somewhat sullen He Caitou couldn't help but laugh, "You kid, just you wait. Even if Nannan agrees to be with you, I'm going to stage a bride-snatching."
"Uh... it's not Nannan..." Xu Sanshi unexpectedly shook his head and denied it. He Caitou's impression of him was still from three years ago. Hearing his denial, his face couldn't help but become strange.