A Career Change to Fortune-Telling (Continued)

He admired Huo Yuhao from the bottom of his heart. That once-unremarkable rank-20 Soul Grandmaster had made it this far. Just how much effort had he put in? Who could ever have imagined it?

The others all nodded as well. Behind Huo Yuhao's formidable strength, how much bitterness must he have endured? And Jian Tongming, who had likewise gone from weak to powerful—what had he gone through?

At that moment, Huo Yuhao, lying in Wang Dong'er's arms, couldn't help but blush faintly. Compared with Ji Juechen's efforts, there was still an enormous gap. After all, starting out with a million-year Soul Beast as a soul spirit was basically cheating.

Jian Tongming, off to the side, also couldn't help rubbing his nose, feeling a little guilty inside. Perhaps if he hadn't met Jiang Siming, even if he had worked a hundred times harder, he probably still wouldn't have reached his current level.

"That's right! Juechen, where did the old you go—the high-spirited you who looked down on everyone? Where did the you who devoted every moment to cultivation go? Getting defeated this easily—are you still the same you who thought you were the best under heaven?" Jing Ziyan said earnestly as well. As Ji Juechen's close friend, she truly didn't want to see her friend become like this.

Seeing everyone care about him so much, Ji Juechen suddenly felt an intense warmth in his heart. Back at Sun Moon Royal Academy, he had been solitary by nature and had only Jing Ziyan as a friend. But now, without realizing it, he seemed to have gained a group of friends worth entrusting himself to.

"You're right! Since when has this Sword Fanatic ever been so dispirited? I'm not someone who can be conquered that easily!" The aura around Ji Juechen suddenly changed,