More than a month later, Lu Yi visited the Nine Treasures Pavilion in Star Luo City again.
The moment the pavilion's chief manager heard that their young master had arrived to inspect the place, he came trotting over and gave the group a reception of the highest standard.
Even Wang Yan, a well-traveled Shrek teacher, was surprised by the extravagance of the banquet.
There were more than a hundred dishes, most made with precious ingredients that would greatly benefit cultivation if eaten regularly.
Even if they took only one bite of each dish, they would be full before getting halfway through.
Huo Yuhao, who had grown up frugal, almost wished he had Xuan Zi's appetite.
"By the way, Teacher Wang, it's been so many days. At Xuan Zi's speed, shouldn't reinforcements be here soon?"
Wang Yan had no answer for Huo Yuhao.
Given how much the Academy valued the Soul Fighting Tournament, and the caliber of its Inner Court disciples, it should have been easy to send three to five Soul Kings who had only recently entered the Inner Court. Even if they worked together less smoothly than the Main Team Members, they could have held the line without trouble.
But nearly a week had passed, and he still had no news at all.
He truly had no idea what the Academy was thinking, and as the teacher leading the team, he was under immense pressure.
He trusted these students' abilities, but their real stage should have come five years from now, not today.
He wanted to give them confidence, yet feared they might suffer a crushing blow while brimming with it.
If they lost a crucial match and cost Shrek its honor, they would not be punished, but the label of "losers" would be hard to shake.
That was