"Lu Yu?" he repeated casually, his tone still indifferent. "For that old man to take an interest in you, you must be somewhat interesting. Senior Dugu, what do you think?"
Dugu Bo, seated beside him, did not answer immediately. He held a teacup in one hand while gently stroking his beard with the other. His eagle-sharp gaze was fixed firmly on the young man in the arena.
"Hmm..." Dugu Bo muttered softly before slowly speaking. "This kid is somewhat interesting."
Prince Xue Xing raised an eyebrow at that. "Oh? Even Senior Dugu says so? Then he really must be extraordinary. Tell me, what did you notice?"
Dugu Bo set down his teacup, a glint of amusement flashing through his eyes.
"This kid's Soul Power fluctuations aren't weak. He should be around Rank Thirty. And his combat awareness is quite good. That move just now was clearly delivered only after he had forced his opponent into a corner, yet he held back at exactly the right moment. That kind of control is not something an ordinary soul master possesses."
"Oh?" Prince Xue Xing straightened with interest. "You mean he is not only strong, but also knows how to exercise restraint?"
"Exactly." Dugu Bo nodded slightly, his gaze growing more serious. "And his martial soul is somewhat unusual as well. It looks like a beast martial soul, yet not entirely like an ordinary one. It seems to contain some sort of hidden power."
Even the academy director beside them could not help showing some surprise at that assessment. As the director of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he naturally knew just how sharp Dugu Bo's eye was. Students capable of drawing Dugu Bo's interest were rarer than phoenix feathers and qilin horns.
"Senior Dugu truly has discerning eyes," the director hurriedly agreed. "Lu