Sun Chuantao was, after all, a commoner soul master. Besides, Spirit Hall had invested heavily in nurturing him. How could they let him leave so easily?
Moreover, after graduating from the academy, Sun Chuantao could continue receiving cultivation resources if he stayed in Spirit Hall. Following Qin Yuan would not only mean fewer resources, but also being hunted by Spirit Hall. Why put himself through that?
Thus, with Qin Yuan guiding his cultivation from afar and reassuring him through letters, Sun Chuantao stayed at Spirit Hall Academy.
Of course, Xie Yue and the other two had not treated him poorly.
Although Sun Chuantao had not joined the ranks of the Golden Generation, he received plenty of cultivation resources and had also become part of Hu Liena and her companions' circle.
Sun Chuantao had not revealed his cultivation level in his letters, but judging by his progress, there was a considerable chance he would break through to Soul King before the tournament.
"Doesn't that mean the Spirit Hall Team will have four Soul Kings? How are we supposed to fight them?" Yao Zi sounded rather dispirited.
According to Qin Yuan, Sun Chuantao and Xie Yue both had sharp weapon martial souls, the natural bane of plant-type martial souls. Yao Zi was only a Soul Ancestor. Controlling a Soul King would already be difficult, let alone two Soul Kings with sharp weapon martial souls.
Furthermore, all four of them had received Qin Yuan's instruction.
Counting the time, Qin Yuan had spent roughly as long teaching Hu Liena and the other three as he had teaching the Heaven Dou Second Team.
With Qin Yuan's abilities, those four were bound to be extraordinarily difficult opponents.
"No matter what, now that we know the tournament offers such generous prizes, we have to give it everything