Tie Li and the Second Team members went to the academy cafeteria together. Since they had not seen each other for a long time, they simply gathered there to chat.
They mainly talked about the Soul Master Elite Tournament a few months away, as well as everything that had happened over the past year.
For example, after Thunderclap Academy learned that one of the championship rewards for the Soul Master Tournament was the seventy-thousand-year Dark Thunder Demon Dragon Left Arm Soul Bone, the forces behind the academy began intervening in the team, sending sect disciples to join as team members.
Three soul bones as rewards were far too generous. It was not just Thunderclap Academy; the team rosters of every advanced Soul Master Academy supported by major factions had undergone some changes.
Time always passed quickly when they gathered and chatted. By nightfall, everyone returned to their dormitories.
Early the next morning, Tie Li entered Heaven Dou City.
As he passed an alley, he spotted a plump, sleazy figure darting around inside.
Sensing Tie Li's gaze, the man instinctively turned his head.
"Is that you?" Ma Hongjun froze.
They had also learned that Tie Li had been away from Heaven Dou Royal Academy recently. Dai Mubai wanted to regain the pride he had lost when he was defeated through team soul fights.
Whenever the Second Team went to the Soul Fighting Arena for team soul fights, Dai Mubai would have Ma Hongjun provoke them in their lounge.
Through verbal taunts, they had learned that Tie Li was not at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. But they were all hot-blooded youths, and after exchanging insults, fights were inevitable. Still, the ones who suffered every time were the Second Team members.
"You may be young, but you sure have quite the appetite," Tie