Ah Yin sighed and shook her head, helplessness showing in her eyes.
"What good is excitement? We're already over twenty-five. There's no way we can compete."
Xuan Xiao waved a hand, his expression seeming to say they were overthinking things.
"Who says you can't?"
Ah Yin and the other two froze at once. Qian Renxue raised an eyebrow as well. What was he up to now?
Xuan Xiao tapped the table. His voice wasn't loud, but every word rang clear, as though he were making some momentous announcement.
"The prize this time will be a full set of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones."
Qian Renxue abruptly straightened, her golden eyes filled with shock, her voice rising several pitches.
"Hey! Spirit Hall doesn't have that many Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones!"
Xuan Xiao scoffed, took a jade box from his Soul Tool, and casually set it on the table. The moment the box appeared, the Soul Power throughout the room grew noticeably denser.
"I'll supply them, but the rules need changing. Rather than just young Soul Masters, let all Soul Masters participate. Anyone without a Virtual Space Device can go to a Spirit Hall Branch. That shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Qian Renxue drew a deep breath, suppressing the towering waves of shock in her heart. He really was sparing no expense.
"That's not a problem, but how are they supposed to form teams?"
Xuan Xiao shook his head and tapped the blackboard, looking effortlessly suave.
"There are no teammates. Everyone but yourself is an enemy. Of course, if anyone wants to form a team freely, that's fine too. Whoever has the last laugh is the champion. As for how they divide the championship prize, that's none of my business."
Snake Lance and Pufferfish stood in the corner, utterly stunned, their