Chapter 150: The Taunting Aura

Chapter 150: The Taunting Aura

After arriving at the lakeside of Sea God Lake, many Inner Court students had already gathered. It was clear that most of the students by the lake were male, all of whom were participants in the festival. Shrek's Inner Court had a clear rule: all single Inner Court disciples must participate in the Sea God's Connection Matchmaking Festival. This was an important event for addressing the personal lives of Inner Court students.

The female students gathered at the lake were there to enjoy the spectacle with their boyfriends. They had partners and didn't need to participate in the matchmaking festival, but that didn't stop them from enjoying one of the rare whole-school activities. They were also curious to see how many couples would successfully form at the festival.

Groups of Inner Court students huddled together, eagerly discussing the soon-to-begin matchmaking festival. Many experienced students were explaining the process to the new ones who had just entered the Inner Court and lacked experience.

Du Qianjue didn't join them for a chat, though he recognized a few familiar faces from the previous Soul Fighting Tournament, like Chen Zifeng and Dai Yueheng. Indeed, Dai Yueheng hadn't graduated yet or, more accurately, he hadn't completed his graduation assessments and was temporarily staying at Shrek's Inner Court. Unlike his brother Dai Huabin, Dai Yueheng didn't have a Zhu family girl as his fiancée and was still single. He still had to participate in the festival as long as he hadn't officially graduated.

The first to notice Du Qianjue was Dai Yueheng. At first, he thought he was seeing things, but Du Qianjue's distinctive black hair streaked with red and blue was too iconic. Aside from Du Qianjue, Dai Yueheng hadn't seen such hair on anyone else.

"Du Qianjue?" Dai Yueheng slowly approached to make sure it was him and then raised his hand in greeting.

"Senior Dai." Du Qianjue nodded with a smile.

"So it really is you. Have you joined our Shrek Academy?" Dai Yueheng asked, raising an eyebrow and looking strangely at Du Qianjue's Inner Court disciple uniform.

Just a few days after you thrashed Shrek at the tournament, you're here at Shrek?

It would have been great if you had come a few months earlier!

Seeing Dai Yueheng's peculiar expression, Du Qianjue grinned. "No, I'm just visiting Shrek Academy. I happened to arrive during your annual Sea God's Connection Matchmaking Festival and thought I'd join in the fun," Du Qianjue said, tugging at his Inner Court uniform.

"You're not even a part of our academy, and yet you get to participate in the Inner Court's Sea God's Connection?" Chen Zifeng joined in, looking curiously at Du Qianjue.

"Junior, you must be quite something for the academy's upper echelon to let an outsider participate in our internal event without fearing that you'll snatch away our flowers!"

They'd probably be happy if I picked a few!

Du Qianjue chuckled to himself internally.

Could Yan Shaozhe and the others really afford to lose a few Inner Court beauties to tie him to Shrek Academy?

No way!

Du Qianjue even guessed that after the 'Love at Second Sight' phase of tonight's matchmaking festival, the number of Inner Court female students choosing him would definitely not be few. But no matter – his purpose in attending the festival was just to make a grand confession to Xue Linglong.

What difference would it make if more chose him?

To Du Qianjue, it wasn't appealing at all. Maybe if Zhang Lexuan chose him, it might stir his thoughts a bit, given that she was perfect in appearance, character, talent, and strength, and not the type to be reduced by romance. But that was it.

"The Sea God Hall's master approved my participation. Picking a few flowers is no big deal," Du Qianjue said, slapping Chen Zifeng on the shoulder with a chuckle.

Although he thought this way, Du Qianjue was all about having fun! Most of the people here chatting would participate in the Sea God's Connection, and when it came to stirring things up, Du Qianjue was serious!

The best would be to turn this edition of the Sea God's Connection into complete chaos. That way, his trip to Shrek Academy wouldn't be in vain.

"A few flowers?!" Chen Zifeng exclaimed.

"Bro, this is Shrek! We barely have enough for ourselves, and you're talking about taking a few?"

But Chen Zifeng had no solution. The divine figure before him was a prodigy close to the Soul Douluo level, not even twenty yet! If he said he'd pick a few flowers at the Sea God's Connection, he could really do it!

"Junior, that's too much!" Dai Yueheng also twitched.

He didn't have a partner either! Although Dai Yueheng's marriage was likely to be arranged for the Duke's household, he had also dreamed of finding a woman who could move his heart at the Sea God's Connection. Having some influence in the Inner Court, Dai Yueheng hadn't planned to participate in this edition of the Sea God's Connection until he heard that Zhang Lexuan would be participating as a Sea Goddess...

That changed his mind.

Zhang Lexuan! The dream goddess of all male disciples in the Inner Court, the moonlight in their hearts!

Thinking this, Dai Yueheng's gaze at Du Qianjue turned a bit hostile and scrutinizing.

You better not have any designs on the senior sister! Otherwise, don't force me to beg you!

"Hey, what's that about? Love between men and women is always mutual. If the girls like me, what's wrong with picking a few more?" Du Qianjue released Chen Zifeng, hands on his hips, speaking righteously.

"It seems this junior is quite confident!" A nearly thirty-year-old senior student laughed.

"Too much confidence isn't good. You should know there's a phase in the Sea God's Connection where stealing brides is allowed!" Another senior of about the same age rubbed his fists and smiled maliciously.

Du Qianjue's words successfully provoked a large group of Inner Court seniors.

This edition of the Sea God's Connection had about forty participating students, and more than half were present. Of those, Du Qianjue had successfully taunted most.

Some people just carry a taunting aura wherever they go!

Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng exchanged glances and quietly moved to the back of the crowd.

The brothers silently mourned for most of the Inner Court seniors.

Du Qianjue was no meek lamb; he was a genuine genius Soul Saint!

End of Chapter