Chapter 125 | The Otherworld Journey That Starts From a Slime

Back at the dormitory, Zhang Ye collapsed straight onto the sofa.

“Gujiu?” Gujiu hopped over to Zhang Ye’s face and looked at him.

“I’m going to sleep for a bit. Wake me up later to cook...” Zhang Ye rubbed Gujiu’s head, closed his eyes, and drifted straight into dreamland.

“Gujiu~” Looking at the sleeping Zhang Ye, Gujiu’s eyes filled with pity. It gave him a little kiss on the cheek before hopping toward the kitchen.

In his room, Nan was cultivating.

Suddenly, he caught the scent of food and immediately opened his eyes.

Zhang Ye was back?

He opened his door and prepared to head to the kitchen, but as he passed the living room, he saw Zhang Ye fast asleep on the sofa.

Eh?

Nan was stunned.

If Zhang Ye was sleeping, where was that scent coming from?

Then he heard the clattering and clanging of stir-frying from the kitchen.

When Nan went to the kitchen to investigate, he was instantly dumbfounded.

There was another Zhang Ye in the kitchen!

Except this Zhang Ye was pink, translucent, and looked like jelly.

“Gujiu?” Nan couldn’t help but call out tentatively.

That pink Zhang Ye immediately turned around: “Gujiu~”

It really was Gujiu!

Gujiu was holding a wok and stir-frying with movements identical to Zhang Ye’s. Once a dish was finished, Gujiu’s arm would stretch several meters from the kitchen to place it on the dining table.

At the same time, numerous tentacles sprouted from its body. It was stir-frying, chopping, and washing vegetables all at once. Its efficiency was unmatched!

Ding-dong~

Just then, the doorbell rang. It was likely Lina and the others, having followed the scent of the food.

Nan prepared to open the door, but a pink gel tentacle sprouted from Gujiu’s back and reached all the way to the door to open it.

“Brother Ye... Eh?” The moment the door opened, Lina prepared to greet him, but instead of Zhang Ye, she was met by a pink piece of jelly.

“Gujiu~”

The pink jelly made a cute sound before retracting. As everyone walked inside, they saw Zhang Ye sleeping soundly on the sofa.

Then who was cooking?

Everyone rushed to the kitchen and was equally dumbfounded.

How had Gujiu... turned into Zhang Ye?

And it could cook?

My god, are slimes really this amazing?!

By then, the noise in the room had awakened Zhang Ye. He rubbed his eyes and looked at everyone somewhat dazedly, offering a hazy smile. “You’re here... I’ll go cook, just wait a bit...”

As he spoke, he walked toward the kitchen. When he saw Gujiu cooking, he instantly snapped awake.

He looked at the Gujiu that had taken his form, then at the dishes on the table that were perfectly balanced in color, aroma, and flavor. Zhang Ye rubbed his eyes and looked back at the group. “Am I awake?”

Everyone nodded blankly.

Only then did Zhang Ye cry out in surprise, “Gujiu is actually cooking?!”

At that moment, the final dish was finished. Gujiu brought it to the table and then pounced toward Zhang Ye. In mid-air, it transformed back into its original round, cute shape and landed in Zhang Ye’s arms.

Zhang Ye held it, his face full of joy. “Gujiu, you actually know how to cook?!”

“Gujiu~” Gujiu chirped proudly.

Zhang Ye was stunned, then laughed. “You learned just by watching me? You really are a little genius!”

This was a surprise Zhang Ye truly hadn’t expected.

Aila flew out and said, “This is the powerful plasticity of a slime. Since it stays with you every day, it naturally learned how to cook by mimicking you.”

“It’s looking up to you as a role model, so you better not lead it astray.”

Zhang Ye laughed in his mind. “Of course I won’t!”

With that, he held Gujiu and gave it a kiss. “Gujiu is the best!”

“Gujiu!” Gujiu seemed incredibly happy.

Everyone looked at Zhang Ye with envy.

Where else could you find a slime that was this cute, this strong, and could even cook?

“Come, everyone, try the food Gujiu made,” Zhang Ye invited. Everyone gathered around the table and took a bite.

“Wow, it’s delicious!” Lina said in surprise. “It tastes exactly like Brother Ye’s!”

Everyone else nodded in agreement.

Hearing this, Zhang Ye laughed heartily and kissed Gujiu again, his face full of affection.

Once they were full, Nan went back to cultivate, while the others chatted in the living room.

“By the way, the auditions are tomorrow. Have you all decided what to perform?” Zhang Ye asked.

“I’m planning to perform the Wind Spirit Dance of the Galli family,” Samanra said.

“I’ll be performing combat techniques,” Renomon said.

Copico gave a smug chuckle. “I’m going to perform Ocean World!”

“What’s Ocean World?” everyone asked curiously.

“You’ll find out when the time comes. I’m a man determined to become the Sea King!” Copico said boastfully.

“Sea King?” Zhang Ye was taken aback.

The Sea King here probably wasn’t the one he was thinking of, right?

“What about you, Brother Ye?” Lina asked. “Are you going to sing that song, ‘Butterfly Spring’?”

Zhang Ye nodded with a smile. “Yes, I’ll sing ‘Butterfly Spring’ for the auditions. As for the main performance... hehe, just you wait and see!”

Everyone nodded, expressing their anticipation.

“By the way, Lina, come with me to the research institute tomorrow,” Zhang Ye said suddenly.

“What are we going to the research institute for?” Lina asked, puzzled.

Zhang Ye smiled. “You’ll find out then.”

Seeing Zhang Ye being so mysterious, Lina became even more curious and nodded. “Okay.”

That evening, everyone headed back. Zhang Ye sat there pondering what song to sing for the official performance while petting Gujiu.

Just then, Nan walked out and looked at Zhang Ye expressionlessly.

Zhang Ye was confused. “What’s wrong, Nan... Wait?!”

“You broke through?!”

“Impressive, Nan!”

The aura currently emanating from Nan was even more powerful than before; his fluctuations had reached the Tier Nine late stage!

A trace of a smile, almost imperceptible, touched the corner of Nan’s mouth.

Originally, because he had overextended his life energy, his cultivation shouldn't have been able to progress for a while. However, Zhang Ye’s mana was able to help him improve. Consequently, he had spent the recent period cultivating with the pure mana Zhang Ye had left in his body. He had already absorbed seventy percent of it, and just now, he had successfully broken through!

He nodded and said, “Come with me to the arena.”

There were arenas within the academy meant for student duels and matches.

Zhang Ye was stunned and asked, “What are we going to the arena for this late?”

“To have a match.”

Zhang Ye was flabbergasted. “No way, you want to fight me the moment you break through? Why?”

Nan: “I want to hit you.”

Zhang Ye: “...”

Zhang Ye was close to tears. “And why is that?”

Nan: “Because I want to.”

Zhang Ye: “...”

Fine, great, how overbearing.

Thus, the string of titles Zhang Ye had for Nan in his mind grew even longer.

Overbearing, icy, tsundere, expressionless Nan!

Facing Nan’s request, Zhang Ye swallowed hard.

His mental strength hadn’t recovered yet, and the aftereffects of the exhaustion were giving him a splitting headache; he naturally didn't want to fight.

A weakened Nan at the Tier Nine mid stage could already defeat a Tier Ten mid stage magical beast, let alone a full-strength Nan at the Tier Nine late stage.

It would definitely be terrifying!

So Zhang Ye decided to... retreat in the face of Nan!

“Um... it’s too late today. How about tomorrow?” Zhang Ye asked cautiously.

“No,” Nan said.

“But I have a headache...” Zhang Ye said, rubbing his head.

“You said you like doing things that make the people around you happy,” Nan said expressionlessly. “Fighting me would make me happy.”

Zhang Ye hissed through his teeth, clicking his tongue.

Finally, he sighed. “Alright, fine...”

With that, he placed Gujiu on top of his head.

“You can’t use Gujiu,” Nan added suddenly.

Zhang Ye chuckled. “Fine.”

Then the two of them headed to the arena.

It was around eight in the evening, and there were still quite a few people dueling. Zhang Ye and Nan found an empty arena, and the instructor acting as a referee walked over.

“Do you two wish to duel?”

“Yes!” Nan said before Zhang Ye could speak.

Zhang Ye gave a wry smile. It seemed Nan really did hold a grudge; was he that impatient to hit him...

“A Tier Nine late stage against a Tier Eight Newly Advanced? Are you sure?” The instructor looked at Zhang Ye; clearly, the question was directed at him.

“I’m sure,” Zhang Ye nodded.

“Alright, give your names and step onto the stage. However, mind your restraint. I will be watching from the sidelines. No killing blows are allowed. Violators will be severely punished or even expelled from the academy!”

“Understood!” The two nodded. After giving their names, they moved to opposite sides of the arena and stood facing each other.

“Gujiu, go watch from the side.” Zhang Ye set Gujiu down. Gujiu obediently hopped to the edge of the arena, its small eyes looking at Zhang Ye with a bit of worry.