After word spread that Lin Xuan had led Blue Tyrant Academy to victory over the Imperial Fighting Team of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Blue Tyrant Academy made a name for itself throughout Heaven Dou City.
Every day, young Soul Masters drawn by its reputation came to the academy gates hoping to enroll.
Flender had hardly stopped grinning for the past half year. He spent his days happily poring over the accounts.
Lin Xuan and the others continued to combine cultivation with practical combat.
Tang San was the only exception. Besides meditating with the others, he made time to study and craft Hidden Weapons.
Time flew. More than half a year passed in the blink of an eye.
A full year had passed since Lin Xuan and the others joined Shrek Academy.
Only one year remained until the Soul Master Tournament.
Lin Xuan, Xiao Wu, and Tang San were now thirteen.
Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, who were a little younger, were both over twelve.
Throughout those months, the whole team followed a strict routine.
Every morning, Lin Xuan drew a large batch of Clear Mind Talismans by hand and distributed them to everyone.
Once the Talisman Paper entered their bodies, it dispelled their fatigue and helped them maintain absolute focus while meditating.
As Lin Xuan grew stronger, the support provided by the Clear Mind Talismans grew stronger too.
Naturally, the five who had eaten Immortal Herbs, including Lin Xuan, saw the greatest gains.
In roughly nine months, Tang San and Ning Rongrong's Soul Power shot from rank thirty-six to rank thirty-nine.
That was one rank every three months on average.
Ning Rongrong was stunned.
What support-type Soul Master on the continent could reach the threshold of rank forty at twelve years old?
Lin Xuan, that freak of nature, didn't count.