Xiao Chenyu froze. Surprise flashed across his face before he spun around.
He immediately spotted Qi Dao standing a short distance behind him.
The other six members of Heaven Dou Team One stood behind Qi Dao.
"Boss!"
Xiao Chenyu recovered, his face lighting up as he called out excitedly.
Liu Long, Ling Feng, and Wang Sheng looked a little awkward, but their excitement was plain to see.
"Boss!" the three called out after him.
"Everyone! It's been a long time!"
Hearing those familiar voices, Qi Dao couldn't help smiling from the heart.
Since arriving at Heaven Dou Academy, he had mostly kept to himself. Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were the only people there who knew him well.
So seeing his old friends put him in a good mood.
It had been years since he brought his parents to Heaven Dou City, and he hadn't returned to Notting City once.
Xiao Chenyu grinned. "With your talent, Boss, I figured you'd definitely enter the Soul Master Tournament. So I brought Liu Long and the others to watch you show everyone what you can do."
Qi Dao chuckled.
"Then I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. You probably won't see me compete here in Heaven Dou City."
Xiao Chenyu looked puzzled. "Why not?"
"Boss, don't tell me you're not in this year's Soul Master Tournament?"
Liu Long and the others turned to look at him too.
Qi Dao narrowed his eyes and smiled lazily. "I am. But our team has a guaranteed place in the Finals, so we don't need to compete in the Qualifiers or the Qualifying Tournament."
Xiao Chenyu and the other three stared at him, dumbfounded.
"That's possible?"
A moment later, the four of them exclaimed with pride, "That's our boss! Even in the Soul Master Tournament, you go straight to