Sea God Lake was brightly lit.
Dai Yueheng looked at the male students on the shore, eager to try, and called out with a smile, "Everyone get ready, three! Two! One!"
"Begin!"
As Dai Yueheng's voice fell, "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"... Forty-two beams of light suddenly shot out from under the lake, followed by forty-two beams of light dividing into three neat rows, fourteen beams per row, with five meters between rows and one meter between beams, evenly distributed on the surface of Sea God Lake.
These beams of light were about one hundred meters from the female disciples and about two hundred meters from the shore where the male disciples were. The beams of light dissipated, revealing patches of water lilies.
After the command to start was given, the male disciples on the shore all took action. Those who could fly flew, those who could sprint sprinted, and those who could move moved. spirit ring lights flickered, and the entire lake surface shimmered with spirit power fluctuations.
Compared to most male disciples who were unwilling to fall behind and eagerly vied for the lead, Zhu Ziyang was very calm. He was the only male disciple left on the shore. The foremost male disciple was a flying-type Spirit Saint, who was already about to land on the leftmost water lily in the first row. Seeing this, Zhu Ziyang smiled slightly, his eyes flashing with golden light. The next moment, he disappeared from the shore and appeared on a certain water lily in the first row.
At a glance, he had landed on the fifth lotus leaf from the left in the first row. He was very satisfied with this position; it was neither too far forward nor too far back, which was quite good.
Zhu Ziyang's sudden appearance immediately made the few male disciples at the front feel a sense of crisis, and they all accelerated. The flying-type Spirit Saint charging ahead had a very clear target, his figure rushing straight towards the leftmost lotus leaf in the first row. However, just as he was about to land on the lotus leaf, his body glowed with a dark light, and then his figure disappeared, replaced by Xu Sanshi, whose face was full of mischievous smiles.
"I say, aren't you afraid of being beaten by that Senior Brother like this?" Zhu Ziyang looked at Xu Sanshi's sneaky actions, his face immediately showing a speechless expression, and he said.
"Hehe! Not afraid, my Spirit is very resistant to beatings!" Xu Sanshi said smugly.
"Xu Sanshi, you fellow!" The Spirit Saint who was tricked by Xu Sanshi was about thirty years old, a senior disciple from the same cohort as Zhang Lexuan, Han Ruoruo, and Zhang Weiwei. At this moment, his face was full of depression, not expecting to encounter such a sneaky person even when participating in a blind date event. Not only was the first spot in the first row snatched, but he probably wouldn't even be able to get a spot in the second row.
But depressed as he was, he really couldn't do anything about Xu Sanshi. According to the rules of the Sea God's Fate Blind Date Event, as long as one landed on a water lily leaf, it counted as positioning and could not be changed. He only regretted charging too fast and being targeted by the sneaky one.
Xu Sanshi turned around and said with a conciliatory smile, "Hehe, Senior Brother Li, I'm sorry. Who told you to choose such a good spot? But don't worry, of the three thousand weak waters, I only take one scoop. Everyone knows Old Xu is a family man, so, hehe!"
"You kid, today I'll consider it an act of friendship, Junior Brother!" Senior Brother Li waved his hand helplessly and said, "Remember, you owe me a drink!"
"Hehe! Thank you, Senior Brother! We won't stop until we're drunk another day!" Xu Sanshi said with a smile.
While Xu Sanshi and Senior Brother Li were bickering, the other Senior Brothers and Junior Brothers were not idle, each choosing their preferred or less preferred lotus leaves. All the male disciples had settled down.
Zhu Ziyang observed the performance of all these male disciples, gaining an estimation of the current human resources in the Inner Courtyard. Among the forty-one male disciples besides himself, there were four Spirit Saints, all of whom were senior disciples of over ten years. The lowest cultivation level among the remaining people was Spirit King. This meant that this group of disciples, with a maximum age of thirty and a minimum of under eighteen, were all Spirit Kings, Spirit Emperors, and Spirit Saints!
They are Spirit Kings, Spirit Emperors, and Spirit Saints now. So, how many Titled Douluo will emerge from these disciples ten, twenty, thirty, or even forty years from now?
This is the foundation. Among these forty-two male disciples, at least half will remain in the Academy. With such accumulation, Shrek Academy has its unshakable supreme status. Zhu Ziyang couldn't help but feel a surge of ambition, because this Academy could now be considered his property.
Among these male disciples, Zhu Ziyang paid special attention to several disciples highly valued by Tian Yuan Pavilion. Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi, needless to say, their ability to reach Spirit Emperor cultivation around level 65 in their early twenties already explained everything. There were also a few who had recently entered the Inner Courtyard, such as Dai Yueheng's younger brother, Dai Huabin, seventeen years old, level 59 Spirit King, indeed more outstanding than Dai Yueheng. Another example was Xie Huanyue, seventeen years old, level 53 Spirit King.
Of course, Zhu Ziyang also paid special attention to Huo Yuhao and He Caitou. These two had clearly not neglected their spirit power cultivation during their exchange study period at Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. Huo Yuhao reached the Spirit King realm, finally living up to the titles of Mu En's disciple and Zhu Ziyang's Junior Brother. As for He Caitou, like Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi, he was at the Spirit Emperor realm.
"Alright, now we begin the first segment, 'Mutual Appreciation'." Seeing that all the male disciples were ready, a smile appeared on Zhang Weiwei's face. It must be said, this usually cold Senior Sister, who liked to show a stern face, looked really good when she smiled, and her voice became soft, completely different from her usual self.
At least, various regrets and envy came from some Senior Brothers behind Zhu Ziyang. Of course, Zhang Weiwei couldn't hear them. She continued, "Starting from the leftmost in the first row, each Senior Brother and Junior Brother can fully display their abilities. However, don't overdo it, or if any sister can't help but make a move on you, I'll pretend not to see it."
The first person, Xu Sanshi, was already rubbing his fists. Seeing this, Dai Yueheng and Zhang Weiwei exchanged glances, then Dai Yueheng spoke, "Junior Brother Xu, are you ready?"
After Xu Sanshi gave Dai Yueheng an 'okay' gesture, Dai Yueheng said, "In that case, time is short, Junior Brother Xu, good luck!"
Xu Sanshi moved. He first leaped high, then his Black Tortoise Shield flew out. Under his control, the heavy shield, like a falling leaf, floated lightly onto the water surface. Finally, Xu Sanshi descended from the air, landing precisely on the shield. He clapped his hands behind him, and the shield immediately glided rapidly across the water like a small boat, leaving two trails of water, quickly approaching the female students.
It must be said, Xu Sanshi's water control and Spirit control abilities were indeed impressive, drawing praise from some Senior Brothers and Junior Brothers.
"Little Weiwei, where are you?" Xu Sanshi shouted loudly. His Black Tortoise Shield instantly accelerated, bringing him to within ten meters of the female disciples, then steadily stopped, standing on the lake surface.
And Xu Sanshi's earlier mischievous shout was not without purpose; at least, after hearing his shout, one of the Sea God Fairies couldn't hold back. Her figure moved slightly, clearly covering her mouth to suppress a laugh.
This action was immediately caught by Xu Sanshi. He immediately shouted with a mischievous smile, "Weiwei, I'm here!"
Xu Sanshi controlled the Black Tortoise Shield to rush in front of the Sea God Fairy at position five, extending his large hand to lift her bamboo hat. This Sea God Fairy did not resist, which further confirmed Xu Sanshi's guess. Laughing loudly, he grabbed the bamboo hat and lifted it off.
A pretty face with a playful smile entered Xu Sanshi's eyes. However, the expression on Xu Sanshi's face instantly froze. Then, he broke down, crying out, "Tang Ya, why is it you?"
"Hahahaha!" Tang Ya burst into laughter, her face full of the joy of a successful prank, and said, "How about it? Isn't it a pleasant surprise?"
"I, I, you..." Xu Sanshi was at a loss for words for a moment, stammering and unable to form a sentence, only able to look at Tang Ya laughing at him like an idiot.
"Haha, no more laughing, no more laughing." Tang Ya had had enough of laughing. She reined in her laughter and said to Xu Sanshi, "You should continue looking for Weiwei. She's not far from me!"
"I, I, how can I still be in the mood!" Xu Sanshi said with a mournful face, "I feel a chill down my spine. Tang Ya, Bei Bei won't try to kill me, will he?"
"Relax, relax!" Tang Ya said with a smile, waving her hand.
At this moment, Bei Bei was indeed staring at Xu Sanshi with a dark face. If he could, he would definitely rush over now and drown Xu Sanshi in the water.
Xu Sanshi ultimately did not choose to end. He still had plenty of time. With Tang Ya's assistance, he could be considered to have successfully found Xue Weiwei at position seven.
"Ye Liu, it's your turn." Zhang Weiwei said to the second male disciple.
Ye Liu was a young man of twenty-seven or twenty-eight, two cohorts below Zhang Weiwei, but he was one of the four Spirit Saints among the male disciples. His Spirit was the Storm Swan.
Relying on his Spirit advantage, Ye Liu smoothly flew in front of the Sea God Fairies. Then, this fellow actually tried to provide benefits to his male compatriots through strong winds, but was directly knocked into the lake by a hot-tempered Senior Sister, losing his qualification.
As for which hot-tempered Senior Sister it was? Zhu Ziyang was surprised that it was Wu Ming and not Ma Xiaotao!
He rubbed his temples. How could he not know Ma Xiaotao's thoughts? Precisely because of this, he felt a headache.