"In our eyes, you're still quite weak, but you're also very powerful, because your talent is strong enough. We had already taken notice of you when you enrolled!" Elder Feng praised Hu Haoran without restraint. "It would be somewhat difficult for you to help us with that matter in your current state, so we need to make some adjustments to you."
Hu Haoran was even more confused now. He had no idea what these two elders were really planning. Puzzled, he asked, "May I ask what the two elders want Hu Yuelin and me to do? Could you give us some hint? Is it still very difficult with my current strength?"
Elder Zhong nodded calmly and said unhurriedly, "Don't be so anxious! We only called you two here to handle a small matter. It's just a little difficult, that's all. This small matter... is to have you help us retrieve something!"
"Retrieve something?" Hu Haoran frowned deeply. Since this was a request from Elder Zhong and Elder Feng, he knew it could not possibly be so easy. Although they spoke as if it were nothing, they had just said that even his current strength was insufficient. That meant it truly was no simple task.
Elder Feng interrupted Hu Haoran's train of thought. He stepped forward, placed a hand on Hu Haoran's shoulder, and said calmly, "You don't need to think so much for now. Once you obtain a soul spirit for your second martial soul, we'll naturally arrange for you to retrieve it for us. You're not weak now, but we don't want you getting hurt, so raising your combat strength a little further will give us more assurance."
"That's right. You don't need to worry about losing anything by missing the freshman tournament. As long as you retrieve the