Seeing Huo Yuhao Again

With Yan Shaozhe gone, the Shrek Team members felt relieved.

"Alright, everyone should get over that feeling now."

With Yan Shaozhe's appointment, Wang Yan gained confidence and began to officially take over the team's leadership responsibilities.

"Yuhao, be prepared. You'll be a key player in the upcoming battle."

"Ah?"

Huo Yuhao was stunned.

He looked up at Wang Yan, thinking he had misheard.

Even if the Reserve Team team needed to fill the gaps due to the injuries of three senior students, it shouldn't have been him, especially since he was a core player.

Why me?

"The team's overall strength has been weakened, but we still have an advantage. Xiaotao and Yue Heng are both Soul Emperor, and there are three Soul King. What we need to consider is not how to win, but how to win without revealing more of our strength."

"Why?"

Ma Xiaotao began to question him.

Her fighting style is all-out, aggressive; she doesn't like to hide her true intentions.

"With our strength, we don't need to go through all this trouble."

Wang Yan helplessly, "This is what Yan Lao instructed me to do."

"When?"

Ma Xiaotao looked unconvinced.

"Last night."

"All right."

Wang Yan used Yan Shaozhe pretext, Ma Xiaotao had no choice but to obey.

"According to Yan Lao, the overall level of this year's Sun Moon Royal Team is very high, and given the uncertainties involved, we can't take it too seriously."

"What factors?" Ma Xiaotao asked again.

She hates people who are secretive and evasive.

Wang Yan looked at Huo Yuhao helplessly.

"Yuhao and Caitou should know this best; let them explain it to you."

Huo Yuhao looked completely bewildered.

He Caitou also didn't immediately understand what Wang Yan meant.

"Spiritual Metal," Wang Yan reminded him.

Spiritual Metal?

Both Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng had gleaming eyes.

They had heard about it, but didn't know the specifics.

Everyone else was bewildered; they had never heard of this word before.

"Spiritual Metal!"

Huo Yuhao's expression changed slightly.

"Teacher Wang Yan, do you mean that the Sun Moon Empire might also have Spiritual Metal?"

"Yes, this is also the latest news. The Blacksmith Association intends to expand throughout the continent, and it's possible that they've done more than just trade with us Spiritual Metal." Wang Yan relayed the information he had gathered over the past two days to everyone.

Huo Yuhao and He Caitou exchanged a glance, their expressions turning serious.

"Yuhao, what do you mean?" Ma Xiaotao asked.

"To put it simply, if Spiritual Metal is used properly and made into the core of Soul Tool, it may possess power far exceeding its level. Experienced Level 7 Soul Engineer can use Spiritual Metal to create level seven Level 8 Soul Tool Level 7 Soul Tool."

"What?"

Everyone was shocked.

"What about the consumption? Which level is it calculated based on?"

"It consumes more energy than a regular Soul Tool, but definitely less than a higher-level Soul Tool. The key is the conditions for use," Huo Yuhao said solemnly. "If the opponent is already Six-Ring Soul Emperor and Level 6 Soul Engineer, and if they really possess Soul Tool made of Spiritual Metal, we can basically treat them as Level 7 Soul Engineer."

Ma Xiaotao also calmed down.

Level 7 Soul Engineer is on par with a Soul Saint.

No matter how confident she was, she didn't think she could suppress Level 7 Soul Engineer.

"Based on the academy's previous observations and deductions, the Blacksmith Association will likely auction off Spiritual Metal or Soul Tool made from Spiritual Metal during the competition. In addition to the competition, we will also need to frequently visit various auction houses."

"What exactly is the Blacksmith Association for?" Ma Xiaotao asked, puzzled.

Faced with Ma Xiaotao's question, Wang Yan could only shrug.

"I don't know either."

As he spoke, he seemed to suddenly remember something and gave some instructions to the Reserve Team members.

"Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong, after your competition, you can look into this information. When you need to obtain Soul Ring, you should think carefully about whether to Hunt Soul in the normal way."

Wang Yan spent a lot of time explaining things to the group of students who had just graduated from the academy before leading them out of the private room to attend tonight's Auction.

"Brother Su!"

In the hallway, Huo Yuhao's exclamation caused both of them to stop in their tracks.

On the Sun Moon Royal Team's side, Su Ming was attracted by Huo Yuhao's voice and saw the Shrek Team coming downstairs.

"Su Ming, do you know him?"

Xiao Hongchen leaned closer and asked in a low voice.

"We'd say we know each other." Su Ming raised an eyebrow, looking at Xiao Hongchen. "What are your thoughts?"

He remembered that in the original novel, Xiao Hongchen put on a show in front of the Shrek Team.

It feels like Xiao Hongchen in front of me is fake; he doesn't seem to be pretending at all.

Meng Hongchen also came over and asked in a low voice.

"Su Ming, do you know them?"

Su Ming was speechless when he saw Meng Hongchen staring intently at Wang Dong.

He, Xiao Hongchen, and Li Qing, who had already left the team, were all considered handsome, though they leaned towards a more masculine and robust physique.

Meng Hongchen never seemed infatuated with anyone, so Su Ming thought that Meng Hongchen didn't have this kind of infatuation problem in real life.

However, upon seeing Wang Dong, she was still exposed.

Su Ming glanced at Wang Dong.

Um.

It's a kind of effeminate handsomeness.

It's not the effeminate softness of a girl, but a very special kind of masculine feeling, like heroic spirit.

Indeed, the adjectives used to describe girls who are like boys perfectly describe Wang Dong.

"Do you believe she's a woman?" Su Ming whispered.

"Ah?"

Meng Hongchen was stunned.

She carefully observed Su Ming Su Ming's expression and realized that he didn't seem to be joking.

No--

Looking at Meng Hongchen's dejected expression, Su Ming had a strange suspicion in his heart.

Meng Hongchen doesn't have a problem with her sexual orientation, but she certainly has a good sense of self, right? So the object of her infatuation is the standard type of girl pretending to be a boy.

Shaking his head, Su Ming stopped letting his mind wander.

The Sun Moon Royal Team was talking in hushed tones, while the Shrek Team on the other side was in an uproar.

It's him!

In contrast to Huo Yuhao's surprise mixed with delight and confusion, Bei Bei was purely angry.

He stared intently at Su Ming.

"Bei Bei, what's wrong?" Wang Yan reacted quickly, placing a hand on Bei Bei's shoulder and pulling him down. "Also, Yuhao, do you and Bei Bei both know that person?"

"Yes, when I went to the Star Dou Great Forest to Hunt Soul, I met Brother Su. He was a very kind person and guided me in Hunt Soul. Then I Shrek Academy with my Senior Disciple Brother and Teacher Xiaoya."

After listening to Huo Yuhao's words, Wang Yan noticed that Huo Yuhao Huo Yuhao n't finished speaking, so he turned to Bei Bei and asked Bei Bei to fill in the details.

"He's from the Body Sect!"

Bei Bei said resentfully, "It was he who moved into the Body Sect, forcing the Ancestor Xuan to take action, and his already short lifespan ended prematurely."

Wang Yan's gaze instantly turned serious.

What's the meaning?

Is Su Ming connected to Mu En's death?