The emperor was the principal of Royal Heaven Dou Academy. Even as a prince overseeing the academy in his stead, Xue Xing had no right to use the principal's office.
Xue Xing paced back and forth in his private office.
The polished black floor tiles inlaid with gold were like mirrors beneath his feet, reflecting his anxious face.
Damn it... Xia Yan can materialize the souls of soul beasts... What kind of martial soul is that Black Tower?!
Why had he kept hiding? What did his true strength actually look like?!
Why...
Why was he still a summoning-type martial soul master?
Once he absorbed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, wouldn't he be able to control the soul of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?!
Damn it!
Why was he so strong?!
Yu Tianheng... Yu Tianheng, you absolutely cannot lose... At the very least, you have to tie...
No... You must tie!
You have to create more favorable conditions for me, so I can approach him and win him over more easily!
You must hold on!
"Your Highness!"
A white-clad guard who appeared to be in his forties hurried in, dropped to his knees, and said anxiously,
"Your Highness, Yu Tianheng was utterly defeated by the White Tiger within two moves. It was extremely brutal. His entire body was charred and his internal organs were damaged. He was treated by the Nine Heart Begonia and taken away by Qin Ming."
Xue Xing:
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"Say that again?!"
Xue Xing's eyes flew wide open, his face twisted savagely and his heart pounded. He even cast aside the noble poise he had maintained for decades. Pointing at a stick of incense in the hall, he said that since the report had arrived, it had burned less than one-twentieth of the way down.
"The White Tiger appeared less