"Teacher Wang, what exactly did you keep me here for? Please just tell me," Dai Yunze could not help asking.
Wang Yan studied him for a while, then sighed. "Yun Ze, have you been wondering why you were brought along to compete?"
Dai Yunze paused, not expecting Wang Yan to bring this up. But he had been curious himself, so he followed Wang Yan's lead. "Yes. And I don't understand why I was added as an eighth member when the next generation of the Shrek Seven Monsters already had all seven members. Teacher Wang, do you know why?"
Wang Yan hesitated for a moment. "I'm sorry, Yun Ze."
Hearing that, Dai Yunze understood. It must involve some secret again, something they could not tell him.
Wang Yan continued, "But what I can tell you is that even if Xiaotao and the others can't fight for now, with you here, your team could easily hold out until they recover or the academy sends reinforcements. That's not just my conclusion after observing your abilities; I also have faith in the academy's judgment. But do you know what Xuan Zi told me before he left?"
Dai Yunze shook his head.
"Xuan Zi told me that, following discussion at the Sea God's Pavilion Conference, whether you take part in this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament is entirely up to you. We cannot force you to compete under any pretext."
Not only Dai Yunze, but Ma Xiaotao and the other two also looked at Wang Yan in surprise.
Noticing their gazes, Wang Yan gave a bitter smile. "I don't know what the academy intended with this arrangement either. But it was a decision reached at the Sea God's Pavilion Conference, and we must abide by it. Still, Yun Ze, I hope you'll