Wang Dong'er cupped Huo Yuhao's face. "Yuhao, thank you for all your hard work this past year."
She noticed that Huo Yuhao looked much more haggard. It was obvious he had been cultivating nonstop to improve himself.
Huo Yuhao shook his head, holding Wang Dong'er's hands against his face.
"It wasn't hard. I want to grow stronger as quickly as possible too, so I can protect you."
"Don't worry. I used a special method, so Tang San can't find me for now. I can come back and stay at the academy for a while."
"Really? That's wonderful!" Huo Yuhao was delighted.
Huo Yuhao opened the Gate of the Undead again, and the two left the Undead World, stepping out together.
Once outside, Wang Dong'er looked around and realized they were back at the academy.
The academy had not changed much from a year ago.
Still, Wang Dong'er sensed a few differences.
"Why does it feel like there are fewer people at the academy?"
Huo Yuhao was slightly surprised by her question.
"You can even sense that! Here's what happened. Not long after we returned, the academy organized an operation to rescue the imprisoned competitors from the sects and academies."
"Although we successfully rescued them, the Sun Moon Empire still launched an attack against the three great empires."
"Under its rules, Shrek Academy can't participate in battles between empires. But this time, the Sun Moon Empire actually colluded with the Holy Spirit Cult, and the three great empires suffered devastating losses. So Xuan Zi and the elders held a Sea God Conference and decided to send the academy's Inner Court disciples out to deal with the Evil Soul Masters."
"That way, we aren't breaking the academy's rules, we can ease some of the pressure on the three great empires, and we