Palace Noble (6K)

Xiao Hongchen slowly walked onto the Soul Duel Stage, his thoughts complicated.

How could he not know that the academy had been colluding with Evil Soul Masters? He had merely chosen to turn a blind eye.

Under the overwhelming force of imperial orders, his status as Illustrious Virtue Hall's heir could do nothing. Still, he truly had not known that Na Na had also suffered at the hands of the Holy Spirit Cult.

Otherwise, if Na Na had come to him, he would have spoken up for her.

Xiao Hongchen hurriedly shook his head with a self-mocking smile. If she had not discovered something, if she had not been utterly disappointed in the academy, how could she possibly have come this far?

She could not trust the academy's higher-ups, but could she trust him, the heir of Illustrious Virtue Hall, to avenge her parents?

"We meet again."

Xiao Hongchen's tone was complicated. He first turned to glance at his grandfather in the VIP seats and the State Preceptor beside him, then looked toward Na Na, who sat calmly atop the Netherworld Giant Wolf.

Na Na merely slowly stepped down from the Netherworld Giant Wolf. With a twist of the Double-Headed Blade in her hand, its tungsten steel telescopic shaft extended by a full meter. Including the blades, the weapon now exceeded one and a half meters in length.

With a clang, Na Na planted the extended Double-Headed Blade into the floor of the Soul Duel Stage. Her eyes held neither the joy of reuniting with an old acquaintance nor any other emotion, leaving Xiao Hongchen even more at a loss for words.

"Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy Team's Xiao Hongchen versus Soul Hall Team's Soul Na Na. Both sides, prepare—"

At this moment, Zheng Zhan clearly did not