Months passed in a subtle, tense atmosphere.
During that time, the academy appointed another instructor for the team: a bald, middle-aged man with a round belly.
But the new leader clearly knew nothing about the team's history or the complicated relationships between its members. His teaching style was rigid and failed to win anyone over.
The team's training grew lax, and morale sank lower by the day.
None of this had anything to do with Tang Yin. He had even reached level 35.
It was in this atmosphere that Yu Tianheng finally returned.
That day, a tall figure stood silhouetted in the entrance to the training ground.
He still wore the familiar blue outfit, but his presence had grown more solemn and imposing than before, carrying a faint, thunderous pressure.
His short hair seemed shorter still, making the lines of his handsome face look even harder.
Most eye-catching were the four Soul Rings slowly revolving beneath his feet—two yellow and two purple!
Yu Tianheng, a level 41 Power Attack System Battle Soul Ancestor.
His appearance was like a boulder thrown into still water, sending a thousand waves through the training ground!
"Captain?!" Yu Feng cried out first, his voice full of incredulous delight.
"Tianheng!" Even Osler's usually cold face showed rare excitement.
Yu Tianheng had successfully absorbed a Soul Ring during his return and become a level 41 Soul Ancestor.
But before Yu Feng and the others could celebrate, Yu Tianheng dropped a bombshell.
"I've already submitted an application to withdraw from the academy through my clan. From now on, I'm no longer your captain!"
Dugu Yan's poison-mist control training came to an abrupt halt.
She spun around and stared at the familiar yet unfamiliar figure by the entrance. Her delicate frame trembled almost imperceptibly.
But in the end, she