"Ah!"
Huo Wushuang sighed and stamped his foot hard.
"Little sister, wait for me!"
He channeled his Soul Power and hurried after her.
Silence, a deathly silence. After a long while—
"Exactly! Without a country, how can there be a home?"
Someone shouted from the crowd. One after another, Soul Masters began turning back the way they had come.
Some silently packed their belongings, some called out loudly in agreement, and some quietly fell in behind them.
The sound of footsteps, voices, and horses' whinnies intertwined, converging into an unstoppable torrent.
Shui Bing'er of Skywater Academy glanced at her younger sister. Shui Yue'er understood at once, and the two packed their belongings and silently joined the crowd.
Plant Academy, Godwind Academy, Elephant Armor Academy... one after another, one group after another.
Soon, the vast procession first scattered in every direction, then regrouped into crowds and headed back toward Heaven Dou City, leaving only the people from Shrek Academy standing there, dumbfounded.
Yu Tianheng watched the departing crowd, then looked at his companions, at a loss for words.
Yu Tianxin scratched his head, looking utterly bewildered.
Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar stood to one side, exchanging bewildered looks.
Should they continue to Spirit City to compete, or return to the Heaven Dou Empire?
They yearned for victory, yet they were unwilling to be cowards who went against the tide.
For a time, they found themselves caught in a dilemma.
No one dared to speak. No one could come up with a plan.
Meanwhile, in Dai Yutian's bedchamber.
The candle flames danced restlessly on the gilded lampstands, tangling the shadows of the furnishings with those of the people inside and making the whole hall swim before the eyes.
Dai Yutian sat behind the imperial desk, clutching a freshly