The Legend of the Dragon King - Chapter 610

Chapter 610: Growing Old With You

Tang Wulin shook his head . "I don't think so . I plan to join the army in the future . It's been my objective since long ago . I'll be leaving for that once I've graduated from the inner court . "

"Join the army?" Ye Xinglan looked at Tang Wulin in astonishment . "Xu Lizhi mentioned that before, but I assumed it wasn't true . You think that enlisting will be better than cultivating in the academy?"

Tang Wulin smiled . "This is what I want . I'll do whatever it takes, just like how Gu Yue's goal is to become a member of the Spirit Pagoda . Everyone has their own ambitions . How about you? You'll be staying in the academy, right?"

Ye Xinglan nodded . "I don't like the outside world that deceives and schemes . The academy suits me best . Lizhi too . He said that he'll join me and remain in the academy . " Her gaze became much gentler when she said that .

"That's great! Think about this, where will we be in another ten years? It'll be wonderful when the day comes that we can all reminisce about the times we had together . "

Ye Xinglan laughed . "That's right! Perhaps it will be as such . You should leave now . I'm going to cultivate . "

After leaving Ye Xinglan's chambers, Tang Wulin was about to return to his room, but he suddenly recalled her words from earlier . His feet suddenly came to a halt in front of Gu Yue's door .

He knocked on the door softly .

The door opened after Gu Yue realized that it was him .

Tang Wulin walked into the room and announced proudly, "My second piece of battle armor is done . The next one will be yours . "

Gu Yue smiled . "I don't know . We'll wait to see Xinglan's plan . Anyhow, I've already passed her the designs for everyone's second pieces of battle armor . "

Tang Wulin did not feign his courtesy and sat onto the sofa . He picked up a glass of water from the table and drank a few mouthfuls .

"Hey, that's my glass . " Gu Yue looked at him reproachfully .

"Oh," Tang Wulin answered and laughed . "I drank it anyway . You can wash it later . " As he spoke, he poured the remaining water into his mouth and swallowed .

Getting ever more infuriated, Gu Yue glared at him as Tang Wulin sniggered . "I like your look now . Don't always look like you have the weight of the entire world on your shoulders . We're only fifteen years old . I'm already old and steady enough, but these days you look even older than I am . You're going to get wrinkles, you know . "

Gu Yue grabbed her slipper and threw it at Tang Wulin angrily . "You're the one who's getting wrinkles . "

Tang Wulin caught it and spoke with a smile, "I heard a song before . It was titled 'The Most Romantic Thing Is to Grow Old with You' . Gu Yue, do you think we'll grow old together in the future?"

Gu Yue was caught off guard . She was suddenly speechless as she looked at him .

Tang Wulin stood and walked right up to her . He knelt down and lifted her foot gently, putting the slipper he held back on for her .

He stood up, raised his hand and rubbed her head, then said with a grin, "Your hair's messy . "

"Scoundrel!" Gu Yue scowled at him furiously .

"Goodnight . " Tang Wulin rubbed her head again, but Gu Yue did not actually try to dodge .

He left, while Gu Yue simply stood there the whole time . She did not tidy up her hair at all .

After a long while, she walked over and took a seat where Tang Wulin's had plopped himself earlier . She picked up her glass and filled it with water before downing it in one gulp .

"The most romantic thing is to grow old with you?" Tears silently welled up in her big eyes .

The first round of the Continental Young High-Ranking Soul Masters Elite Competition took three days to complete . Some people were joyous while others were heartbroken . The Star Luo Empire's government revealed its great organizational skills . Even though Star Luo City was already overcrowded, they still managed to keep everything running smoothly and ensured that the competition did not cause additional disturbances .

After the first round of one-on-one matches ended, it was followed by the first rounds for the pairs, group and mecha categories .

The three remaining categories had far fewer contestants compared to the one-on-one contest . The first round for each category was carried out every day according to the organizer's arrangement . After the losing contestants were eliminated, one would be able to watch all sorts of matches in a day .

Tang Wulin appeared in front of Gu Yue's door with a fresh and cool manner in the early morning to take her to breakfast with him .

It was apparent that Gu Yue's charming face was smiling more when compared to the day before . Her gloominess seemed to have disappeared, and her sunny aura was beaming once again .

Tang Wulin peered at her continuously in secret as he was having his breakfast .

"What are you looking at?" Gu Yue rolled her eyes at him .

Tang Wulin laughed and said, "I noticed that you look slightly different today! Do you regret not taking part in the one-on-one contest?"

Gu Yue scoffed . "I didn't participate in the one-on-one contest because I didn't want us to fight each other . If you were to fight against me, how would you maintain your reputation?"

"So confident, huh?" Tang Wulin asked in slight defiance . "What makes you so certain that I am not a worthy opponent?"

Gu Yue answered flatly, "My power . "

"Perhaps we should get together and compare notes someday," Tang Wulin said with a laugh .

Gu Yue pursed her lips arrogantly, yet the corners of her mouth cracked into a smile .

Meanwhile, the rest of their companions had already been arriving at the cafeteria one by one . Ye Xinglan sat down next to Gu Yue . When she saw the smile on Gu Yue's face, she could not help but smirk as she darted Tang Wulin a look .

"It's the two-on-two match today . Be careful everyone! I fought with a Soul King-ranked opponent yesterday . The overall power of the Star Luo Empire's Soul Masters is even stronger than I imagined . "

Full of confidence, Xie Xie said, "Still useless, no matter how strong they are . Our goal in the pairs category is to become the champions . "

Yuanen Yehui shot him a look . "Shut up . "

Xie Xie said awkwardly, "I didn't say anything wrong . Is it not our goal to become the champions?"

Yuanen answered, "Even if we are, you don't have the right to say so . The weak have no right to boast . "

Xie Xie was speechless . "Since when am I the weak one?"

Yuanen asked, "Who have you ever managed to best in a fight?"

Xie Xie pointed to Xu Lizhi without the slightest doubt . "Lizhi! Lizhi definitely can't beat me . I don't think Xiaoyan can either . "

"Can you be a little less good-for-nothing? Comparing yourself to the Auxiliary System Soul Master and Control System Soul Master . " Yuanen Yehui had a strong urge to send him flying with one hard slap .

Xie Xie sniggered . "One day I'll be stronger than you . Perhaps everyone will meet a strong opponent today . I can only reveal my true strength when I have found a worthy match!"

Yuanen Yehui scoffed dismissively .

Tang Wulin snapped . "Keep your big mouth shut from now on!"

Xie Xie said, "Captain, aren't you going to back me up? Look at Yuanen . She's looking down on me . "

Tang Wulin spoke in an unpleasant tone, "Then you must use your strengths to prove that she's wrong . Otherwise, don't talk nonsense . "

All eight of them were taking part in the two-against-two competition . Tang Wulin and Gu Yue were a pair, as were Yuanen Yehui and Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan and Yue Zhengyu,and Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi .

There was no way to tell which pair was the strongest out of the four teams . After all, they had seldom engaged in two-on-two match . That being said, Tang Wulin and Gu Yue once challenged Yuanen Yehui and Yue Zhengyu, and they were still the strongest in overall power when combined .

The eight of them exited the hotel and headed straight for the sparring ground . Wu Zhangkong did not join them having already gone to the sparring ground in advance . The organizer had prepared a special podium for the Shrek Academy contingent .

The first round of the one-on-one category had been divided into three days, so Wu Zhangkong had actually only managed to watch Tang Wulin's match . He did not pay as much attention to the others' matches .

All four pairs of Shrek Academy's students were contesting in today's two-against-two category . As a leading teacher, he would naturally have to pay the most attention when his students were displaying their abilities .

The students of Shrek Academy would start developing in different directions once they had achieved a certain level in their cultivation base, especially the elite students . A teacher had to help them avoid going astray as much as possible and offer some guidance in finding their own path . He would not intervene in any more of their situations . The best method for cultivating truly outstanding Soul Masters and Battle Armor Masters was to allow them to develop their individual characters in the manner best suited for them .

Thus, Wu Zhangkong already seldom gave them instructions . He would help them to correct their inadequacies mostly after they saw their own weaknesses in actual combat .

Tang Wulin and his companions walked together after they entered the contestant's passageway . Even though many had witnessed the shocking scene when he defeated a Soul King during the first day of the competition, it had been for such a short time and a few days had passed since then, so nobody else among the audience or the contestants noticed him .

The contestants had a special waiting area, but there were already no seats available for them by the time they arrived there . The eight of them found a corner to stand in, waiting for their matches to arrive .

Tang Wulin looked at the other contestants within the waiting area . The competition's age requirement was below twenty years old . He could see most of the contestants were at least eighteen years old and above . Some were excited and eager to try, while some were clutching their fists anxiously, and others were sitting and meditating with their eyes closed calmly .

He could sense the contestants' levels roughly just by looking at them .