Daily life of a teacher in the martial arts department

Shen Xin also took big strides and ran, with Yu Xietian behind her carrying two sets of luggage. When she met Miss Yin's eyes, they seemed to be fellow sufferers.

"Wait a minute..." Miss Yin suddenly realized, "I remember the boss said... you're not the boss, so why are you holding these?"

These words were like a sharp sword, piercing Yu Xietian's heart. Another heartbroken person had been added to the world. Yu Xietian did not reply, and walked away alone with his luggage.

What's wrong with him?

Miss Yin was very puzzled because she couldn't get an answer.

Ying Qin Guan walked to her side, his expression deep.

You'll understand sooner or later.

-

Upon arriving at Empty Island, there was a long and tedious process: arriving at the agreed-upon hotel, putting down luggage, and then receiving some simple instructions. Although we weren't elementary school students on a spring outing, as a group activity, the rules had to be explained clearly. After handling most of the matters, it was time for lunch. There were quite a few teachers present, and no one planned to gather together; instead, they formed small groups and ate their own meals.

Ying Qin Guan, the Oddity Store, and Jiu Yi and his girlfriend Cao Cailan have all become attached to Nephalem. They know this guy quite well; after retiring, he has devoted all his energy to enjoying himself, especially his appetite. He even goes out for drinks with Ying Qin Guan every now and then, always finding some good places to eat. When it's mealtime, following him is always the right choice.

Beach Vacation Part 3

"What? You guys actually have good taste?" Nephalem was not ashamed but proud, and led the group to a restaurant with a rather serene style.

"But the main meal is tomorrow. It's too late today. I've had a lot of barbecue equipment prepared. If you're interested, you can come with me then. There's a kind of corona lobster near Empty Island. It's a low-level magical beast that goes against the usual nocturnal habits of lobsters. My friend has a private beach where corona lobsters are overrunning. We can go and deal with them."

He rattled off a long explanation, which Ying Qin Guan and Jiu Yi listened to, and Cao Cai Lan seemed quite interested as well. However, she wasn't a martial artist, so naturally she wouldn't choose to go into the water to capture the magical beast. Although it was a low-level magical beast, it still possessed combat capabilities.

The two from Yorozuya didn't care at all; they were focused on the present. They were penniless, not even a penny to their name. The waiter handed them the menu, and Shinshin took it. With a wave of his hand, as if giving orders, he ticked off the cheapest dishes and then held up his little blackboard.

"Give me one of everything except these!"

"Hey..." Yu Xietian, who still had some conscience, immediately backed down. He said, "Isn't this going too far? And can we even finish eating it all?"

The waiter also cast a glance, after all, Shenxin looked... well, he was just a child, so his writing couldn't be taken seriously.

Nephalem waved his hand and laughed, "It's alright, just do as she says."

The waiter withdrew, and Shenxin wrote a short essay on the side.

"Damn it, they're obviously treating me like a child. They think they can just ignore me now?!"

"It wasn't really that useful to begin with, was it?"

If we're talking about who's least afraid of Shenxin, then it's Nocturne and Ying Qin Guan. Nocturne needs no explanation, and as for Ying Qin Guan... well, all we can say is that Shenxin could severely injure him. But it's useless; at worst, Ying Qin Guan might panic, but Shenxin would be vulnerable to a consciousness slash.

"What did you say... I'll settle the score with you after I've eaten!"

The waiter had already brought over some cold dishes and snacks. Shenxin cast a digestive spell on himself, transforming into the Seven Luminaries Big Eater... or so he thought. This guy always yells the loudest but eats the least, a complete chatterbox. Before eating, he talks a lot, casting spells and buffs, but when he actually starts eating, he's full in no time, comparable to a basketball court prodigy. Therefore, when the group occasionally gets together and Shenxin suggests going to a buffet, everyone laughs at him.

With your level of taste, you think you can eat at a buffet?!

...Of course, past painful experiences can never affect Shenxin's current rants; she's about to start again.

-

The following day, Ying Qin Guan and his party followed Nephalem to the private beach he had mentioned.

As a type of magical creature, the corona lobster would struggle against its natural environment. In most cases, this struggle would manifest in its body color. It would inevitably grow to a color that would be spotted by its main predators. For example, the stag tiger was originally an ordinary animal living in the jungle. Later, it migrated to the grassland and evolved into a magical creature. It mainly hunted a magical creature called the velociraptor. The velociraptor was colorblind and would have had difficulty spotting the stag tiger. As a result, in order to maintain its "evolution" as a magical creature, the stag tiger forcibly changed its fur color to a color that would be spotted by the velociraptor, and ultimately became extinct because of this, not even having time to degenerate into an ordinary animal.

Corona lobsters are no exception. Their bodies emit a faint glow, making them particularly dazzling in the ocean, attracting predators and repelling those they might otherwise prey on. Logically, extinction wouldn't be surprising, but their large numbers and diverse diet—from their own shed shells to the carcasses of their own kind—have prevented them from becoming extinct; in fact, they've proliferated, becoming a delicacy in themselves. However, this proliferation is limited to a small area, making preservation difficult, transportation costs enormous, and harvesting extremely challenging, resulting in corona lobsters remaining expensive despite their abundance.

...But today everyone will probably be able to eat to their heart's content.

“Right here.” Nephalem stopped in his tracks. He had changed into beach shorts and was shirtless. His beautiful figure shimmered in the sunlight, exuding a classical beauty.

Ying Qin Guan, Jiu Yi, and Yu Xie Tian were all dressed similarly—Yu Xie Tian dressed a bit more flamboyantly, and his fashion sense was always quite high.

Shen Xin and Cao Cailan did not plan to go into the water, so they wore their usual clothes. Their main task was to barbecue and cook.

"Let's have a match!"

The Nephalem suggested with a smile, "Everyone take a basket and fill it with the corona lobsters they catch. Let's see who catches the most, shall we?"

Ying Qin Guan saw this as a golden opportunity and immediately spoke up hastily, saying, "No problem, the world..."

"Your next sentence will be, 'There is no battle in the world I cannot win!'"

Shenxin's hand speed was incredibly fast, like lightning. She anticipated Ying Qin Guan's words the moment the Nephalem opened his mouth and directly blocked him. Ying Qin Guan was furious and retaliated with a consciousness slash. Shenxin froze and fell down, but fortunately, she was on the soft sand.

"Whatever...eating is more important." Yu Xietian didn't care. He just wanted to eat the corona lobster to his heart's content. This was a high-end item that was limited to half a lobster per person at the buffet. He stared at the sea, lost in thought, already immersed in his beautiful fantasies about the future.

Jiu Yi wanted to impress his girlfriend, but facing these two iron beasts, he had absolutely no confidence. What wouldn't a Nephalem do to win? Win Qin Guan? He wasn't even human. In this kind of physical competition, perhaps only a Nephalem and a god could keep fighting despite repeated defeats.

But instinctively, refusing seemed a bit embarrassing, so Jiu coughed twice, pretending to be uninterested, and said, "If I really can't do anything with you guys, then let's have some fun!"

"Alright!" Nephalem shouted, jumping directly into the sea. "The game begins! As for the loser... I haven't decided yet, we'll settle it later!"

"Hey!" Jiu Yi perked up immediately. "What do you mean 'we'll make it up later'? It's just a little game! What kind of punishment is there for losing? Like, having to go and flirt with bikini-clad beauties on the beach?! We didn't agree to that!"

"Hmph." Ying Qin Guan smiled arrogantly, displaying the demeanor of Ji Li. "Anyway, I, Ying, will not lose."

Yu Xietian was jolted awake, as if from a dream.

"Where are the bikini-clad beauties?!"

Beach Vacation Part 4

"Compared to your mother's head, my foot!"

Shenxin flew up and spun 1080 degrees in mid-air, slamming the blackboard towards the sea with Yu Xietian.

"Get them!"

Yu Xietian was forced to enter the sea because he couldn't see any bikini-clad beauties.

Ying Qin Guan didn't delay either. Although his attempt to fake it was interrupted by Shen Xin and he couldn't get it out, his intentions had already been conveyed. It would be very embarrassing if he failed, so he chose to enter the sea immediately.

"Don't all just accept the Nephalem's unreasonable demands..." Jiu Yi's scalp tingled. The Nephalem were no saints. To be precise, only Yu Xietian among this group had any conscience; the rest were just spectators who loved to watch the drama unfold. Now that they were all accepting the Nephalem's rules without protesting, who knew what kind of misfortune awaited them if they lost... Moreover, it was foreseeable that the loser would be either him or Yu Xietian.

Now that Yu Xietian has been chosen to enter the sea, Jiu Yi has no choice either. With a running start, he jumps into the sea—at this moment, the Nephalem, who is incredibly fast and the first to enter the sea, has already caught a Corona Lobster!

The corona lobster has a faint glow on its surface, an orange-red body, and is about 40 to 50 centimeters long. It has outstretched its claws, and its antennae are crackling with electricity.

The monsters in the sea primarily use water and electricity magic.

Nephalem channeled a burst of internal energy into the lobster, ending its life, and then casually tossed it to Godheart.

"Let's get things done first, don't just sit around, remember to keep track!"

"Holy crap, you're... dead? Oh well, never mind then."

The Nephalem could kill the lobster with its inner energy in an instant, so Shenxin naturally wouldn't know. When she saw the Nephalem throw the lobster over, she thought the other party had lost their mind. To be honest, even in this kind of situation, Shenxin would curse first instead of writing a spell.

—A fifty-centimeter-long corona lobster flying at you like that is almost like an alien pouncing on your face. Even so, Shinshin still had to curse first; that was her ninja way.

"This size is quite astonishing..." Cao Cailan said. The normal size of an adult corona lobster is 20 to 60 centimeters. But usually, it's 20 to 30 centimeters. This first one is 50 centimeters... Is it just good luck, or are all the corona lobsters in this area this big?

Just as he was pondering, Ying Qin Guan appeared second, holding a corona lobster in each hand, his expression showing a hint of horror.

"Has this thing always been this big?!"

The two in his hands were not as good as Nephalem, but they were not far off. They were over forty centimeters long and looked extremely impressive. Ying Qin Guan had never seen such a thing before and was very surprised, wondering if he had grabbed something strange.

"That's how big it is! My dream shrimp!"

Shinshin was overjoyed. She took the lobsters and forgot all about counting them. She was very knowledgeable and knew the size of the corona lobsters... but ultimately it all came down to paper.

Moreover, the Corona Lobster is a magical beast that evolved later in life, and it does not have a corresponding natural database in its mind.

But Cao Cailan felt something was off. She was a freelancer, a part-time guesthouse scholar, an enthusiast of the occult, and also had some knowledge of Warcraft. While the Corona Lobster could indeed grow to that size, it should be a rare breed. How could three of them be such large SSRs? It was like opening three golden legendary cards from a card pack, which didn't make sense.

After that, the four of them succeeded in their catch, and all of them were SSRs, the smallest of which was 30 centimeters long. At this point, not only Cao Cailan, but even Shen Xin, who was blinded by the delicious food, felt that something was wrong.

"Something seems really wrong... Why are they all so big?"

As Shenxin swallowed the lobster meat in his mouth, he fearfully raised the small blackboard.

"It won't be poisonous..."

Cao Cailan, standing to the side, was speechless. Generally speaking, it shouldn't be poisonous. However, the current problem wasn't whether it was poisonous or not, but rather that Shenxin was suspecting it was poisonous while still eating it... trying to die a gluttonous death?

However, the two did have some concerns. Afterwards, Nephalem, Jiu Yi, and Yu Xietian came ashore one after another and were all stopped to express their doubts.

"Now that you mention it, something really doesn't seem right." Nephalem stroked his chin, secretly estimating the number of competitors. Confirming he was either first or second, he waved his hand generously and said, "Then the competition ends here—"

As he spoke, the sound of rolling waves and a huge, overwhelming shadow enveloped him.

【"Varied..?!"】

Naifei Tianxia instinctively looked up, wanting to see what was shrouding him in shadow. But before his gaze could reach it, Ying Qin Guan's excited voice rang out beside him.

"The big one is coming!"

boom!

The heavy object landed quietly on the soft sand. But then came a spray of sand and the crashing seawater, like a short, rapid downpour, or like a fully equipped Tryndamere unleashing his ultimate attack in five seconds.

Everyone looked up and saw a three-meter-long, two-heart-sized corona lobster, its entire body radiating intense electric light, lying half-dead on the beach, being trampled under Ying Qin Guan's feet.

"Wow...it's so big!"

"This is huge!"

"Holy crap..."

"Shiba!"

The god was drenched in seawater and flew into a rage, but upon seeing the corona lobster, his anger turned to joy.

"A Tribulation Transcender! No wonder it was so big, it's a Tribulation Transcender!"

Those who transcend tribulations are those who evolve from magical beasts to progenitors. After eighteen tribulations, they become sacred magical beasts, and after thirty-six tribulations, they become progenitor magical beasts.

Each time a magical beast undergoes a tribulation, it experiences subtle changes, not necessarily in combat strength. Many magical beasts retain their combat strength until their thirty-fifth tribulation. The changes might be in intelligence, abilities, or comprehension of magic. Of course, there's also a very small chance that its size will change... Clearly, this corona lobster has undergone a change in size.

Then... it grew bigger, and its offspring naturally grew much bigger as well. However, its offspring were not those who had undergone tribulation, so they couldn't possibly grow to its size.

"So that's how it is, a tribulation seeker..."

Cao Cailan suddenly realized that she had previously wondered if it was a mutation or something. The Bird City incident caused widespread panic and was the greatest tragedy in human history in nearly a thousand years, making it easy for people to think about radiation mutation. The result was that they were tribulations overcome.

"For the sake of humanity's future, we cannot let these preparatory progenitors, the Tribulation Transcenders, go unpunished!"

"Watch me prepare a lobster feast for you!"