Heaven Dou Empire, the imperial palace's great hall.
Xue Ye sat upright on the lofty dragon throne, his cold gaze sweeping over the trembling ministers below.
He fell silent for a moment, then addressed the assembled ministers.
"The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament is coming up. How well prepared are the students of Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"
At Xue Ye's question, the ministers below exchanged glances, cold sweat beading on their foreheads.
After a moment, several ministers responsible for the affairs of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy steeled themselves and stepped forward, beginning to answer evasively.
"Your Majesty, the first imperial team is reasonably strong at present. Securing a place in the top five should be no problem."
At that answer, Xue Ye's expression immediately darkened. Their mighty Heaven Dou Empire's imperial academy had consumed countless resources from the imperial family, yet all they could guarantee was a place in the top five?
This was nothing short of throwing the Heaven Dou Empire's dignity to the ground and trampling it!
Just then, Xue Beng, who stood at the forefront of the ministers, stepped forward of his own accord to answer.
"Please quell your anger, Father Emperor. Your son has something to say."
Xue Beng bowed slightly, putting on the appearance of someone sharing the burdens of the empire, then spoke.
"Shrek Academy burst onto the scene and began recruiting monstrous talents everywhere, indirectly weakening our Heaven Dou Royal Academy's fighting strength. Even Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, who were originally ours, have been recruited by them. Under the circumstances, our current results are already quite good."
Resentment still colored Xue Beng's tone when he mentioned Shrek Academy.
If that Shrek Academy had not been stealing so much of the limelight, his father would not have kept reproaching him