It was Ning Fengzhi.
He slowly rose to his feet and gave Xue Ye a slight bow.
"Young friend Han Yuchen has promised to win the championship for the Empire. Such an honor is worth a fortune!"
"Moreover, they are willing to guide the Imperial Dou Team. This will be an enormous boost to our Empire's future Soul Master strength."
"A mere plot of land outside the city in exchange for a promise of victory and a group of future powerhouses. No matter how one calculates it, our Heaven Dou Empire will... profit without loss."
His words seemed to be analyzing the pros and cons for Xue Ye, but in truth, he was... giving him a way out!
Naturally, Xue Ye understood.
He took a deep look at Ning Fengzhi, then at Han Yuchen.
He knew that in today's contest, he... had already lost.
From the moment Ning Fengzhi brought out that Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, he had already fallen into a disadvantage.
"Good!"
At last, Xue Ye made his decision!
He slapped the armrest sharply and laughed aloud.
"What a Han Yuchen! What a Shrek Academy!"
"I like that spirit of yours—fearless before power and daring enough to challenge it!"
"I approve!"
"Tomorrow, I shall personally issue an edict granting Shrek Academy a Royal Hunting Ground south of Heaven Dou City, spanning ten li in every direction, as your new campus!"
"Within that territory, all matters shall be... decided by yourselves!"
The entire hall was stunned by those words!
No one had expected this heart-stopping struggle to end in such a manner!
Shrek Academy, an obscure grassroots academy, soared into the sky in a single day!
Not only had it gained the full support of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, it had also forcibly pried from the