Huo Feng smiled. "The teachers of the senior classes are still tallying the numbers, so we don't have the results yet. But in my opinion, more students should stay this year than in previous years. After all, you won the Soul Master Tournament championship. Our academy has become much more renowned, and teaching here carries more prestige now. Enrollment season hasn't even started, yet people have already come to apply. Clearly, they're here because of you."
"Oh, right, Huo Lei. When you give those students their compensation, ask what their plans are and see whether they're willing to stay."
"All right, I'll go now." Huo Lei agreed and hurried out the door.
Huo Lei waited until classes ended at noon before gathering the five students who were due compensation: Huo Yun, Huo Yu, Huo Chui, Huo Jun, and Huo Lie. He had lunch with them, also trying some meat from the thirty-thousand-year Gale Demon Tiger, then led the five into the academy's grove.
Huo Lei swept his gaze over the five before him and smiled. "Friends, the Gold Soul Coins I promised you are ready. You'll each receive the amount we agreed on."
Huo Lei took six Gold Soul Cards from his Storage Ring and said, "Twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins for Huo Lie, thirty thousand each for Huo Yun and Huo Yu, and fifteen thousand for Huo Chui. Huo Jun, you competed a few more times than your older brother Huo Chui, so you'll receive sixteen thousand. All right, now that everyone has their compensation, the Soul Master Tournament is officially behind us."
"Next, there's something else I'd like to hear your thoughts on. The academy's senior students will soon be graduating. Of course, you could actually graduate right now. I'd like to ask which of you would be