Eve of the Soul Master Elite Tournament (2)

Papal Hall.

Dongfang Yu, seated cross-legged in the room, slowly opened his eyes, disappointment filling them.

For the past two years, he had trained like mad, all so he could reach Soul Emperor sooner and begin the Divine Trial.

But heaven seemed determined to oppose him. He had been stuck at level 59 for three months now, a bottleneck he had never encountered before.

Angewomon had no good advice either. Even with her immense strength, she could not force growth before its time.

Dongfang Yu rose to his feet. "Angewomon, the tournament begins in a month, but I still can't break through to Soul Emperor."

"Do you want to kill that little girl so badly?" Angewomon asked.

"She's a soul beast, not some little girl." Dongfang Yu had never truly regarded Xiao Wu as a human. In his eyes, she was nothing more than a soul beast.

Dongfang Yu sighed again. "By my calculations, Yu Xiaogang should be setting out for Spirit City around now."

As his thoughts drifted, a knock sounded at the door.

When he opened it and saw Hu Liena, Dongfang Yu let her inside to talk.

At this hour, there was no way she had come to him alone to discuss something as boring as romance.

Looking at Dongfang Yu, Hu Liena smiled. "Is Junior Brother cramming at the last minute?"

"No. I'm just trying to see whether I can break through to Soul Emperor. That would give me more confidence during the tournament."

Seeing that she seemed to be holding something back, Dongfang Yu asked, "What brings Senior Sister here at this hour?"

Hu Liena looked around the room, as though what she was about to say was very important.

"Don't worry. There's no one here."

"Good. Junior Brother, I came to discuss something with