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After comforting Tang Yue and accompanying her on another stroll, she left that evening due to the important position she now held. Tang Miao wanted to keep her there, but Tang Yue still refused.
After all, she had work to do. She had come here solely because she was worried about Tang Miao. Now that she had confirmed he had not suffered any harm, Tang Yue could leave with peace of mind.
After Tang Yue left, Tang Miao rested for the night and headed to Pearl Academy early the next morning.
Once he arrived at the academy, Tang Miao learned that today was the "Welcome Day" for the Summoning Element's new students.
This Welcome Day was essentially when the Summoning Element students brought out their Contract Beasts to fight inside an enormous iron cage for the academy's freshmen.
Colorful streamers printed with summoned beasts hung all around the campus, and he heard that the entrance to the student district displayed huge posters of several students who had performed exceptionally well in previous Beast-Fighting Competitions. In short, this competition was bound to be an opportunity to make a name for oneself.
Tang Miao had originally intended to go straight to the Three-Step Tower. After all, he had been gone for so long and had missed all his opportunities to enter the Three-Step Tower. He could not just let that slide—he had to get them back!
However, after hearing about the freshmen competition, Tang Miao gave it some thought and headed to the grand competition venue.
After finding Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu, Tang Miao strolled over. During the year Tang Miao had been away, Mu Nujiao had successfully risen to the status of Pearl Academy's goddess. Whether