Seeing Lin Tianming and Ye Qingxue successfully reaching the summit and returning, as Jiang Han's teacher who took care of them, she naturally wanted to congratulate them.

"Little brother Tianming, little girl Qingxue, congratulations!"

Ye Qingxue responded sweetly: "Teacher Tianshui, we are in such a good state today, thanks to you for providing us with a good accommodation environment, so that we can sleep well!"

Tianshui was amused by Ye Qingxue's sweet words. He looked at Lin Tianming, who seemed to be worried about something, and expressed his concern for him in a gentle tone.

"Brother Tianming, what are you thinking about? You are so absorbed in it!"

Tianshui’s problem also made Ye Qingxue, who was beside Lin Tianming, look at him with concern.

Lin Tianming was just thinking about which water-attributed Shinto skill he would learn from Tianshui later, and he didn't have any worries.

He smiled in time: "Nothing! Qingxue and I just found a great treasure on the top of the Sea King Tower. I'll show it to you when we get back!"

Lin Tianming's words actually aroused Tianshui's curiosity.

But since he doesn't say it now, Tianshui definitely won't be able to ask directly.

[Is there any treasure in the Poseidon Tower? I remember there was nothing...]

[Forget it, I'll just go back and wait for little brother Tianming to tell me himself! ]

After thinking about it, Tianshui also said: "To celebrate your strong ascent to the top on the first day of the Sea King Festival, what would you like to eat? Should I treat you to a big meal, or should I prepare delicious food for you when we get back?"

Lin Tianming was a little surprised and asked, "Teacher Tianshui can also cook?"

"I know a little bit, I can barely eat, but I'm not proficient in it."

Listening to Tianshui's obviously modest speech, Ye Qingxue also became interested: "Brother Tianming, let's go back and eat the feast prepared by Teacher Tianshui!"

Since Tianshui said she could cook, Lin Tianming actually wanted to try Tianshui's cooking skills.

He also said: "Well, I just happen to want to try Teacher Tianshui's cooking!"

Seeing that Lin Tianming and Ye Qingxue both wanted to eat the food she cooked, Tianshui decided to show off her cooking skills to the two little guys today.

"In that case, come with me to the supermarket and buy some more ingredients so that I can prepare a celebration banquet for you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Tianshui led Lin Tianming and Ye Qingxue to leave the Sea King Festival first.

After Lin Tianming and Ye Qingxue left, the Sea King Ceremony continued as usual.

As time went by, the sun had passed its highest point and began to slowly set in the west.

Meng Jiang, whose speed was second only to Lin Tianming at the beginning, was overtaken by latecomers one after another.

He rushed too hard at the beginning, only concerned with stealing the spotlight, and misjudged his own physical limits. He was no match for Lin Tianming.

Dragging his shaky body, Meng Jiang felt top-heavy.

His Flame Wheel Horse was in a similar condition as him, and it was no longer possible for him to recover by just resting in place.

Fortunately, he could already see the top of the tower. If he gritted his teeth and persevered, he should be able to climb to the top of Poseidon Tower before the sun sets.

I kept swaying like this, and soon it was time for the sun to set.

Meng Jiang and his Flame Wheel Horse were only a few steps away from reaching the top of the Poseidon Tower.

At this last moment, a lot of people caught up with him from behind.

These people clearly looked like they were strolling leisurely, but they actually climbed up at the last minute.

Meng Jiang, who had no idea how many people had overtaken him, was no longer bothered to care about whether his ranking looked good or not. His psychological expectation had dropped to just being able to reach the top of the tower.

"This Poseidon Tower is just like this! I thought it would be very difficult!"

"Yeah! It was surprisingly easy, I came up just by wobbling!"

“I feel that if you maintained the same pace as Lin Tianming at the beginning, your legs would probably become weak halfway up the mountain. You would just stop and walk until the last moment to climb up, and you wouldn’t be tired!”

"Who cares! Do you really have to compete with others? I'm here to see the sea view at sunset. This is the perfect time to come up here!"

Looking at the group of lively guys, Meng Jiang looked at himself again, and a bitter smile appeared on his face.

This guy is also one of the last few to come up, why is it so easy for others but he is so tired?

They are all third-year students of the Imperial Capital Imperial Academy! Thinking of this, Meng Jiang felt relieved again.

His talent was not comparable to that of his youngest sister Meng Xiyue, so it was normal that he was not as good as the students at the Imperial Academy in the capital.

At this moment, a man in crimson clothes walked up behind him.

For some reason, Meng Jiang always felt that this crimson man was weird.

His instinct told him that he had to stay away from this man, otherwise he might be in danger.

Fortunately, the man in crimson clothes ignored him and surpassed him to the top.

There should be no one behind him now, right? There were only three steps left, but it was too difficult for Meng Jiang. Every step was like his feet sinking into the concrete. It was hard to take.

"Damn it... I should have known not to compete with Lin Tianming in speed from the beginning! It's okay that he's fast, but his physical endurance is far beyond mine... I'm almost dying of exhaustion!"

He really regretted racing with Lin Tianming at the beginning. He had a lot of fun in the first half, but the second half tortured him physically and mentally.

He took two more difficult steps, and the last step left was like an insurmountable chasm for Meng Jiang.

As the time for the sun to actually set got closer, Meng Jiang became so anxious that he was sweating all over.

At this time, a beautiful girl who looked similar to a Kyushu person but was wearing pink Sakura Island clothes climbed up from below at a rapid speed.

The beautiful girl who deliberately wanted to be the last one to reach the summit was somewhat surprised to see that there was still someone who was only one step away from reaching the summit.

Although she was surprised, she did not stop and continued to climb up at a very fast speed.

Just as she passed by Meng Jiang, she stopped because of Meng Jiang's words that made her almost cry.

"I swear! If I am given another chance, I will never compete with Lin Tianming in speed! I really can't climb anymore. I spent a lot of energy in the first half, and I can't take this last step... If I climb normally and do my best, I will definitely reach the top!"

After staring at Meng Jiang for a while, the beautiful girl in the pink cherry blossom dress asked in her soft voice, "Do you know Ming Jun?"

Meng Jiang was stunned as he cried for his parents: "What wise ruler?"

The beautiful girl said: "That's the Lin Tianming you mentioned."

"So it's that guy! He's very familiar with my sister, I barely know him! Wait... why are you asking me this? And why should I tell you that my sister knows him?"

Listening to Meng Jiang's schizophrenic and interesting speech, the beautiful girl in the cherry blossom dress lost a hint of pink in her eyes and revealed a gentle smile.

"It doesn't matter."

"unimportant?"

Before Meng Jiang could figure out what the beautiful girl in the cherry blossom dress meant, he found that his body was moving out of his control.

As he watched in astonishment, he moved his own body and successfully reached the top of the tower, where he carved his name on the Poseidon Monument.

After carving his name, he collapsed to the ground again due to exhaustion.

After him, the beautiful girl in the cherry blossom dress also carved her name at the last moment before the sun set: Ryoka.

In just a moment, the Poseidon Tower began to shake violently as the sun set.

As the guardian of the Kyushu Sea, the Sea Emperor, reappeared and completed his last dance at the last moment, the violently shaking Sea Emperor Tower burst into a dazzling light and disappeared into the sea.

Whether they were the qualifiers who had already reached the top of the tower, or the losers who were still trying to climb the tower, they were all teleported back to the coastline under this dazzling light.

Returning to the coastline, Meng Jiang, who had gradually recovered, realized that he had reached the summit with the help of Ryoka, the girl in cherry blossom costume.

He was confused as to why the other party was helping him.

"Why are you helping me?"

"Because you know Mingjun."

"Ming Jun? Are you trying to say that you will help me only because I know Lin Tianming?"

The girl in the cherry blossom dress, Ryoka, just smiled slightly, without any response, then turned and left.

(End of this chapter)