Several days later.
Early that morning, Dai Yunze received word that the group who had gone out a few days earlier to obtain soul rings would be returning that day.
Once all the students had left the Star Dou Great Forest, Cai Mei'er, the teacher leading them, had hurried back immediately and even convened a Sea God's Pavilion Conference.
Apparently, they had encountered three Evil Soul Masters capturing beast souls in the Star Dou Great Forest. Since Dai Yunze was currently undercover in the Holy Spirit Cult and knew the most about Evil Soul Masters, it was not long before Xuan Zi brought Yan Shaozhe over to ask him about it.
After hearing their description, Dai Yunze confirmed that the troublemakers in the Star Dou Great Forest were indeed those same three. He said, "They should be the three Zhongli brothers: Zhongli Tian, Zhongli Di, and Zhongli Ren. All three have the netherworld serpent martial soul, and they're direct subordinates of Zhongli Wu, the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult."
He also told Xuan Zi that the information he had compiled for him the other day included these three Zhongli brothers. However, the three were not actually all that powerful, and despite being the cult leader's direct subordinates, their standing was not particularly high. Afterward, Xuan Zi left to consult the files, leaving Yan Shaozhe and Dai Yunze where they stood.
Dai Yunze looked with amusement at Yan Shaozhe, who seemed to have something on the tip of his tongue. "Was there something else, Dean Yan?"
Although Yan Shaozhe was very uncomfortable with being addressed as "Dean Yan," from Dai Yunze's perspective, there was nothing particularly wrong with the title. It was simply that Yan Shaozhe's current expression struck him as very entertaining.
After clearing his throat lightly to ease