As the first ray of morning light pierced through the carved window lattice of the Star Crown Hotel, dispelling the lingering tenderness left by last night's moonlight.
Ning Yurong also returned to the Star Crown Hotel.
She had come to finish what she had yet to finish.
To withdraw from Heavenly Soul Royal Academy!
At this moment, when she arrived at the office meeting room where the teacher was in the hotel suite.
Ning Yurong was still dressed in a plain-colored long gown, her silver hair cascading over her shoulders. Her expression was calm and detached, without the slightest ripple.
To others, she was still that aloof and powerful Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda Soul Emperor, the core support of the team. No one could have guessed that she had come only to submit two documents—the application to leave the team and the application to withdraw from school.
Ning Yurong had never joined Heavenly Soul Royal Academy or entered this team of continental geniuses because she longed for the glory of the Soul Master Tournament.
The only reason that had supported her all this way, from beginning to end, had been one person: Xue Mingqing.
She had stepped onto this battlefield, endured the tedium of training and the dangers of competition, and faced the pressure of battle after battle solely because Xue Mingqing was here.
Now that Xue Mingqing intended to fake his death and escape, leave the Heavenly Soul Royal Academy team, stay away from Wang Dong, and head to Blizzard City to see Zhang Lexuan.
With Xue Mingqing no longer here, every victory, honor, and bloody battle instantly lost all meaning to Ning Yurong.
She had never liked flashing blades and clashing swords, nor did she enjoy the endless fighting and killing of the arena. Since the person she