Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan exchanged a glance. Amid their shock and gravity, a hint of delight appeared on both their faces.
They had no major competitive conflict with Su Cheng.
The stronger Su Cheng became, the more beneficial it would be for the team, and the greater their chances of winning future matches.
Yu Tianheng in particular carried his family's expectations. His personality was not especially forceful to begin with, and subconsciously, he had already begun thinking about finding someone powerful to rely on.
Seeing that no one else dared to challenge him, Su Cheng stopped paying attention to Ji Yuan, who was still standing before him in a daze, and turned to Meng Shenji.
"Committee Member Meng?"
After his initial surprise, Meng Shenji's smile returned.
His mindset was now completely different from before.
Previously, he had merely valued Su Cheng's talent, while his actual combat strength remained a question mark.
It would have been highly unwise to disrupt the academy's current distribution of interests over that.
Even powerful Soul Douluo like them were not entirely free from constraints within such a vortex of power.
But now, compared with what Su Cheng could bring them, the price they would have to pay was absolutely bearable.
Three years from now, they might not necessarily be incapable of fighting the so-called Spirit Hall Golden Generation.
As a hidden agent Spirit Hall had planted in the Heaven Dou Empire years ago, he knew a thing or two about Spirit Hall Academy.
Especially that Saintess. Not only was her talent extraordinarily high, but she also received the Pope's personal guidance. Among her peers, no one was likely her equal in strength.
With that thought, he stepped forward and warmly patted Su Cheng on the shoulder.
Looking at the students gathered in the square,