Yu Xiaogang's Special Training Plan Meets Resistance

After accepting the Ice Empress's sacrifice, Lu Yuan bid farewell to the Snow Empress and left the Far North with Tang Wutong.

He had a feeling he might be returning to this place often in the future.

Back at Grand Mansion Academy, Lu Yuan learned from Dugu Bo that the seven competing team members had already been finalized and were merely waiting for his return.

Dugu Bo said, "Pavilion Master, I heard that Heaven Dou Royal Academy has also organized its main competition team to challenge the Soul Arenas in various cities and gain combat experience."

"Pay them no mind. Heaven Dou Royal Academy has good intentions, but its students are nothing impressive," Lu Yuan said dismissively.

At nineteen or twenty years old, with Soul Power still below level forty, they did not even qualify as opponents in his eyes.

"Yes." Dugu Bo nodded slightly.

In truth, he also looked down on Heaven Dou Royal Academy. He had heard that Yu Tianheng, the captain of their main team, was nearly twenty years old—older than his granddaughter Dugu Yan—yet his Soul Power was only at level thirty-nine.

In the past, Dugu Bo might have considered that decent talent, but times had changed. His horizons had long since been raised.

With that level of strength, they had no chance of winning the tournament two years from now.

Lu Yuan said casually, "I'll head back first. Notify Liu Erlong and have her bring Yanyan and the others to the plaza tomorrow. It's time to visit the Soul Arenas in the major cities and build up their combat experience."

"Alright, I'll notify her at once." Dugu Bo cupped his hands and left.

Shrek Academy.

On a desolate patch of open ground.

Yu Xiaogang, a grimy, foul-smelling, sexy little buzz-cut man, sat on a wooden