Do You Really Have No Desire for That Position at All?

Xu Yanli leisurely left the arena with his companions.

Today's assessment was fairly relaxed. After all, they needed to give everyone time to adjust. Xu Yanli didn't return with his companions, but headed straight for Xiaoyao Pavilion instead.

"Teacher." Xu Yanli walked up to Kong Deming and greeted him with a smile.

"Aren't you taking the Shrek Academy exam? What are you doing here?" Kong Deming set down the Soul Tool he was working on and asked with a smile.

"Of course it's more comfortable staying on my own turf than at Shrek Academy. Besides, that freshman assessment is no challenge at all." Xu Yanli found a chair nearby and slumped into it.

"That teacher you drove away earlier—I have a feeling she's going to cause trouble," Kong Deming said calmly.

Xu Yanli rested his chin on his hand, smiled, and said, "I'm waiting for her to make trouble. Ideally, she'll even bring that Soul Tool Department student, He Caitou, out into the open."

"He Caitou?" Kong Deming furrowed his brows, clearly unsure why Xu Yanli had suddenly brought him up.

His real name was Xu He. Are you familiar with that name, Teacher?" Xu Yanli tensed slightly, then slowly sat up straight.

"The former Crown Prince? Are you planning to use this chance to kill him? But wouldn't that be too soon..." Kong Deming's hand tightened. He sounded somewhat helpless.

"I'm not trying to kill him. I want to see if there's a way to control him." Xu Yanli gave a quiet laugh, straightened up, clapped his hands, and walked out.

As soon as he stepped outside, he saw Long Xiaoyao sitting by the entrance. When Long Xiaoyao saw him, he even greeted him.

Xu Yanli shrugged and headed toward his room, his gaze wandering.

To be honest, Xu Yanli really wasn't used to facing this person. Whenever he saw her face, he couldn't help connecting her with Mu En, who was lying in a lounge chair.

"Boy, come here." Seeing him try to ignore him and walk right past, Long Xiaoyao called out.

Xu Yanli shuddered, then slowly made his way over. Sitting beside him, he asked with a smile, "What can I do for you, Elder Long?"

"Hmph!" Long Xiaoyao snorted before slowly saying, "Boy, do you really have no desire for that position at all? Given your identity, there'd be a lot of opposition in the Sun Moon Empire, but if you called for support, plenty of people would probably back you."

Xu Yanli shook his head and smiled. "Ah, you don't understand. What I hate most is scheming and plotting. But I have no choice right now. My strength is lacking, so I have to rely on schemes. And as for becoming emperor? That's exhausting."

"But have you ever thought about how disappointed the people who want to support you would be? They might even..." Long Xiaoyao paused, his voice hoarse.

"What you're saying only applies if I'm not strong enough. As long as I'm powerful enough, no matter what choice my brother makes in the end—or how foolish his decisions are—I'll have the ability to counter them." Xu Yanli smiled casually.

He knew that spending his whole life as Prince Xiaoyao might prove difficult. But if he was destined to become a god in the future, then all of this would resolve itself.

At that moment, Huo Yuhao was with Du Busi at the Body Sect. Du Busi had personally taken him under his wing, looking at him with eyes full of excitement.

The Spirit Eye!

What an impressive Spirit Eye Martial Soul!

While the Body Sect was filled with jubilation, the White Tiger Duke's Mansion in the Star Luo Empire was shrouded in gloom.

The Duchess of White Tiger stared at a portrait in front of her, both hands clenched tight and her face deathly pale.

"Impossible! Impossible! You should've been dead long ago! How could you possibly have a son? Aah!" The Duchess of White Tiger screamed.

Fortunately, none of the maids were nearby. Otherwise, the Duchess of White Tiger's dignified image would have been completely ruined.

"Why can't the dead stay dead forever? Why did you have to come back? Since you're dead, your son should go down and join you." After taking a long time to calm herself, the Duchess of White Tiger finally spoke, her emotions in check.

The Duchess of White Tiger sent a coded message summoning the secret guards of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, then ordered them to assassinate the person in the portrait.

After the secret guards left, the Duchess of White Tiger stared fixedly at the portrait, never looking away for a moment.

At the same time, members of Xiaoyao Pavilion in the Heaven Dou Empire were working to carry out Xu Yanli's instructions.

Time flew by, and the sun slowly rose on the second day of the assessment.

Xu Yanli hadn't chosen to sleep in the dormitory. For some reason, Elder Mu hadn't called him in for a talk either.

Xu Yanli even got up half an hour early and hurried to the examination grounds.

The next few exams weren't particularly difficult. That is, until the final one.

"Class One's Xu Yanli team versus Class One's Wang Dong team."

Xu Yanli silently studied the opposing team, along with the especially conspicuous hulking figure, a trace of confusion crossing his face.

Seriously, had Zhou Yi gone crazy?

To get at him sooner, she'd actually agreed to let Fan Yu's disciple join Mu Jin's team and trip him up.

"Today's match is a little unusual. The directors of the Soul Tool Department and Martial Soul Department requested this. To demonstrate the abilities of the Soul Tool Department's students, we've assigned an upperclassman two years ahead of you to serve as a roaming member." Wang Yan's voice carried a hint of disbelief. Then he looked at Xu Yanli with some apology.

He knew Xu Yanli would definitely win, but this really did look pretty disgusting.

The rules had already been set, and the teams had already been decided. Why add someone all of a sudden? How could they be so blatantly unfair?

Wang Yan sighed, added one more thing, and then left as the match began.

Xu Yanli's hand paused slightly as his gaze casually swept over the hulking man.

Well, talk about trekking a thousand miles to find something, only to stumble upon it right at your doorstep.

Ah, the former Crown Prince had delivered himself right to his door.

Xu Yanli quietly said to his two teammates, "I'll take the big guy and Wang Dong. You two go take out the support in the back."

"Don't worry, Captain." Xiao Xiao patted her chest.

Xu Yanli studied Xu He's appearance, then suddenly smiled. "Why does this senior look so much like someone from the Sun Moon Empire? Could you be from the Sun Moon Empire?"

He Caitou's hands paused as he adjusted his Soul Tool. A flash of tension crossed his face, but he quickly composed himself.

"Little brother, you must be mistaken. I've been working with Soul Tools all the time, so my skin's probably gotten a little dark." He Caitou scratched his completely bald head with an honest, sheepish look.

Xu Yanli smiled without replying. He snapped his fingers and said, "Come on, let's show this upperclassman what we can do."