Just as Ye Qifeng and his group arrived in Heaven Dou City, the city itself was also preparing for the imminent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament.
All Advanced Spirit Master Academies within the Heaven Dou Imperial City Circle began dispatching their academy-formed elite student teams, converging on Heaven Dou City.
Blazing City.
At the gates of Blazing Academy.
Huo Hong, whose hair and beard were both fiery red, was seeing off a team.
"I'm leaving the students to you. Remember to bring them all back safely."
He placed a hand on the shoulder of a middle-aged man with fiery yellow hair and beard, speaking in a solemn tone.
The middle-aged man was named Huo Li. He was of the same generation as Huo Hong and could be considered the latter's cousin. He was the strongest member of the Huo Family apart from Huo Hong, a level seventy-nine Soul Saint.
He served as Blazing Academy's Vice Dean and was also the leading teacher for the team heading to Heaven Dou City for the tournament.
"Don't worry, Big Brother. I'll protect them and bring them all back to you safe and sound."
Huo Li made the same solemn promise, but then his tone suddenly shifted, carrying a trace of oddness.
"Though I can't make any guarantees about my niece."
The moment he said that, the pretty face of a particularly striking girl in the team behind him instantly flushed crimson.
As for Huo Hong, who had just been about to nod approvingly at Huo Li, he nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.
He wanted to say something, but when he saw his daughter's blushing, bashful expression, all his words eventually turned into a sigh—
Sigh, a grown daughter can't be kept at home.
Huo Hong reined in his complicated emotions,