This day.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Arena.
The Four Academy Exchange drew everyone's attention.
Around the circular Soul Fighting Platform, which covered several thousand square meters, stood spectator seating capable of holding tens of thousands.
Every seat was filled.
They were all Huangdou Academy students.
The air was filled with tense, excited whispers:
"Victory to Huangdou Academy!"
"Don't celebrate too soon. Divine Wind, Blazing Fire, and Elephant Armor are all formidable!"
"Captain Yu Tianheng returned from special training with his clan. His strength must have soared—we have a good chance!"
"Speaking of Captain Yu Tianheng... if only Jian Jiu could be invited, then it would really be in the bag!"
Waves of discussion rose and fell.
Suddenly, countless gazes turned in unison toward the entrance to the Guest Seating.
A group of figures slowly approached.
At their center was none other than Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
To his right stood Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, while on his left were the three Education Committee Members of Huangdou Academy: Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin.
Yet what astonished the students most was...
At Dugu Bo's side stood a White-robed Youth.
The youth was handsome, with a lazy smile playing at the corners of his lips.
"Who... is that?"
"The three Education Committee Members are Soul Douluos, and His Excellency Poison Douluo is even a Title Douluo. Why is that boy standing with them?"
"I heard His Highness the Crown Prince has a close friend. Could this be him?"
"Even if they're close friends, he shouldn't be there!"
The fragmented debate drifted into Li Zhexian's ears.
He sighed helplessly and said in a low voice, "I could've just stayed in the stands. Why did I have to come up here?"
A rare smile appeared on Dugu Bo's stern old face.
"Zhexian,