"Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, Ye Guyi. Please enlighten me."
Ye Guyi's voice was clear and calm.
Yet there was a solemnity on her stunning face that did not match her age.
Her golden eyes held a depth and gravity far beyond those of her peers.
Strictly speaking, she should not have appeared in this edition of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament.
The tournament's age limit was twenty. That was an ironclad rule.
Ye Guyi's origins were a mystery. She had been an orphan since childhood, with no exact birth records to prove her age.
Yet by every indication, her true age had likely exceeded twenty by a little.
Even if it was only by a few months, it meant she was no longer eligible to compete.
However, under extreme circumstances and immense pressure, the Sun Moon Empire had no choice but to make certain concessions.
As the host, the Sun Moon Empire itself faced an unprecedented predicament in this tournament.
On one hand, they had clearly realized that the level of competition in this tournament far surpassed that of previous years.
Just among the teams they knew of, several delegations from other empires possessed astonishing strength and unfathomable foundations.
They were far beyond the powerful teams of past tournaments.
There was no need to mention Shrek Academy. Those sects also seemed to have produced geniuses beyond their era, watching them like tigers eyeing prey.
On the other hand, the host's Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy—
The overall strength of its representative team this year had clearly suffered from a generational gap. It could even be said to be inferior to the teams of the past several years.
There were multiple intertwined reasons for this situation.
The academy's most gifted and highly anticipated siblings of their