There weren't many people at Heaven Dou Royal Academy who believed in Xiao Chen. After all, Yu Feng and Osler both had agility-type Beast Martial Souls, which gave them a boost to their speed even without using Soul Skills.
Xiao Chen might have been famous, but he was only level 26. Besides, almost no one present had ever seen him make a move, so naturally, they didn't believe a Soul Grandmaster with a Tool Martial Soul could outrun two Soul Elders with agility-type Beast Martial Souls.
The three of them stood shoulder to shoulder. At Dugu Yan's crisp "Start," Xiao Chen and the other two shot forward like arrows loosed from a bow.
Yu Feng and Osler were indeed fast. Even so, Xiao Chen was two or three paces ahead of them.
The two of them pushed their Soul Skills to the limit as they chased after him, but they still couldn't catch up. All they could do was watch Xiao Chen reach the starting point first.
The academy's students hadn't expected Xiao Chen to be so fast. Osler and Yu Feng, too, accepted their defeat wholeheartedly.
Both could tell that Xiao Chen hadn't even used his full strength.
"Xiao Chen, what kind of Soul Beast granted you that speed-type Soul Skill?" Yu Feng asked curiously.
"The Gale Weasel!" Xiao Chen replied with a smile.
Osler and Yu Feng exchanged a glance. Neither could understand how an ordinary Soul Beast like the Gale Weasel had granted Xiao Chen such an absurdly powerful speed-type Soul Skill.
"Well? Convinced now?" Dugu Yan asked with a smile.
Yu Feng and Osler nodded. They admitted that when it came to speed, they really weren't Xiao Chen's match.
Just then, two teammates beside Dugu Yan stepped forward together. One of them looked at her and