The next morning, all was silent. A sliver of light crept over the eastern horizon, cautiously soaking into the pale blue sky.
Inside the inn, the Shrek Academy group was eating breakfast.
"What? You saw Lan Si last night? And his Soul Power had already reached level thirty-three?" Yu Xiaogang nearly spat out the porridge he'd just taken into his mouth.
That didn't add up. It wasn't scientific! According to his invincible theories, Lan Si should have been better suited to a support role. And even if he took the Battle Soul Master route, his Innate Soul Power was only level five. How could he possibly surpass Tang San, his disciple with Twin Martial Souls and an External Soul Bone, who had absorbed a third Soul Ring beyond the usual limit?
"Yeah! Xiaogang, I met the kid yesterday. He really is outstanding." Flender nodded, then complained, "Xiaogang, he was a student at Nuoding Academy just like you. How come you never mentioned him before? We could've brought him to Shrek Academy. But now he's already joined another academy. Even if I wanted to invite him, there's nothing I can do."
Yu Xiaogang rolled his eyes. You think I never invited him? I tried countless times and praised Shrek Academy to the skies. I even put my invincible theories on the line, and Lan Si refuted them one by one. In the end, he turned us down because Shrek Academy was too shabby.
"Ahem. While I was at Nuoding Academy, I focused on training Xiao San, so I didn't pay much attention to anyone else." Yu Xiaogang coughed a few times to cover his guilty conscience, then turned to Tang San and changed the subject. "Xiao San, tell us what you think of Lan Si."
"He's strong. The feeling he gave