When Ye Mingqiu pinched her with his hand, she felt as if a small flaw she didn’t want to be discovered was being caught, a sensation both shameful and thrilling, and combined with the touch of skin, it always made her heart race.

Tang Ruobing, on the other hand, rejected this embarrassment, while Ye Mingqiu found it very interesting.

Normally, she always remained calm and composed, a unique rhythm of a Magic Cultivator, maintaining calm as a Mage at almost all times.

Even if someone was directly leaning on her and playing with her hair, Tang Ruobing would not show much change in expression, at most giving a helpless glance and then resuming her own activities.

In contrast to this daily routine, her blushing when her small belly was pinched, made her even more adorable.

Moreover... it did feel quite nice.

"Stop it."

Tang Ruobing knocked away his hand, cleared her throat and said seriously, "During the time you were away, several universities and major forces have sent us invitations."

"Oh? Which ones specifically?"

Ye Mingqiu asked curiously.

"War Academy, Tree Court, Heaven-Reaching Tower."

Tang Ruobing paused slightly, her expression a bit odd, saying: "Actually, there should have been more forces sending invitations, but the mentor of the War Academy... um... his style is a bit violent, he directly beat the people from other forces back."

"Beat them back?"

Ye Mingqiu was stunned and confirmed, "When you say beat back, do you mean in terms of negotiation or physically?"

"Physically."

"...."

In an instant, the room fell into a strange silence, as Ye Mingqiu and Tang Ruobing exchanged glances, seeing the confusion in each other’s eyes.

The mentor’s behavior at War Academy can no longer be described as inappropriate; to drive away people from other academies and forces during the recruitment phase is almost equivalent to a direct insult, and an almost lethal one at that.

"Is War Academy that tough?"

Ye Mingqiu couldn’t help but ask.

"Uh... how to put it, War Academy is a very special existence. Nearly 30% of the top powerhouses in this world come from War Academy, but at the same time, more than 50% of the top powerhouses who died on the Otherworld battlefield also come from War Academy."

Tang Ruobing paused for a moment and added: "Of course, I’m referring to top powerhouses in the open, hidden powerhouses are not included, but the number of hidden powerhouses at War Academy is probably not low either."

"That seems quite decent."

Ye Mingqiu rubbed his chin with one hand, muttering to himself: "Although I don’t have any particularly outstanding traits, I do have some survival skills. As long as nothing unexpected happens, I shouldn’t die easily."

"...."

Tang Ruobing looked at him, sensing the other’s permanent life limit of as high as 50,000, and for a moment couldn’t even muster the strength to make a retort.

Then, she took out a sharp dagger from her Storage Space and, right in front of Ye Mingqiu, stabbed his arm directly.

"Clang!"

Like the sound of metal clashing, the sharp dagger bounced off, leaving Ye Mingqiu unscathed.

Tang Ruobing’s wrist tingled slightly as she withdrew the dagger and looked at Ye Mingqiu with a peculiar gaze, asking: "Your defense and damage immunity seem to be quite high. After all, this is a Gold-level dagger. Even though my Basic Attributes are quite low, there should at least be a scratch, right?"

"It’s alright, I feel it’s a bit lacking."

"It’s still a bit lacking?"

Tang Ruobing raised an eyebrow and asked: "Did you go to challenge Hephaestus again? That guy isn’t someone we Spiritualists can handle, not getting instantly killed by one move from him is considered an extraordinary talent."

"Indeed."

Ye Mingqiu slowly nodded; if he hadn’t had nine "Fire’s Sorrow" spells when he fought, he might have been struck down by Divine Fire in one blow.

The gap between Divinity and Dominator is too great, not on the same level at all, and even a top Demigod with Divine Traits among Dominators is still quite a distance away from a true Divinity.

"It’s better to take a long-term view on challenging Hephaestus, first reach Level 8. After Level 8, you can max out your Skill Levels, then max out your Specialty, use the Specialty Advancement Card, and max out your Attributes. This way, you might have a chance." Tang Ruobing suggested.

"No need."

"Hmm?"

"No need to challenge."

"Huh?"

Tang Ruobing tilted her head in confusion.

In her understanding, Ye Mingqiu isn’t someone who easily gives up, so when he now says he’s done with it, doesn’t that mean... impossible, right? This isn’t right, is it?

"It’s done."

Ye Mingqiu said.

"Ah?!!"

Tang Ruobing exclaimed in disbelief, looking at the young man in front of her with wide eyes, unable to articulate anything coherent as her usually calm mind went into overdrive and crashed.

She muttered in confusion: "This isn’t right, this isn’t right, is this reasonable? Is this correct?"