Alchemy and Soul Tools

That evening, outside Shrek Academy.

Lu Yi was treating everyone today, and Huo Yuhao was the chef. They ate grilled fish together.

Besides the six members of the top two teams in the Freshman Assessment, Tang Ya and Bei Bei were there, of course.

"Who would've thought one Soul Hunting trip would let Xiao Ya and me bring back two geniuses who'd take first and second place in the Freshman Assessment!"

Bei Bei looked around at the six of them and couldn't help voicing his feelings. The scene before him felt almost unreal.

Tang Ya ate three grilled fish to tide herself over. While waiting for the next one, she finally remembered to recruit for the Tang Sect again.

"Wang Dong, you said last time that you wanted to join the Tang Sect. Do you still feel that way?"

Wang Dong had declared her intention to join the moment she heard about the Tang Sect, which had left Tang Ya, its Sect Master, a little uneasy.

It was hard not to suspect that a talent like her wanted the Tang Sect's few remaining Secret Arts. Why else would she take an interest in Tang Ya's shabby little temple?

The Tang Sect wasn't what it once had been. If even an ordinary Soul Master wanted to join, Tang Ya would have been delighted for days.

When she'd first met Huo Yuhao and Lu Yi, for instance, she hadn't seen much potential in either of them. That was why she'd thought of taking them as disciples.

Now, faced with Lu Yi again, Tang Ya didn't know how to bring up the matter, even if she wanted to.

At Tang Ya's question, a sudden tremor stirred deep in Wang Dong's heart. She nodded at once. "Of course!"

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