At the source of the voice, the senior staff of both the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Tool Department had taken their seats in the stands one after another.
Among them were Xian Lin'er, Yan Shaozhe, and the others.
The moment Xian Lin'er spotted Tian Chen, she used Sound Transmission. "Xiao Chen! Be careful. The Sea God Pavilion has already learned that you can bring about Martial Soul Evolution! Quite a few Senior Elders have designs on you, and Xuan Zi is one of them. He might try something during this assessment!"
Tian Chen nodded lightly at Xian Lin'er and replied, "Thanks for the warning, Lin'er! I'll give you a proper reward next time!"
Just then, Xuan Zi, dressed like a beggar, ambled onto the platform, swigging wine with one hand and holding a chicken drumstick in the other.
He looked utterly unconcerned, as though nothing mattered more than eating and drinking.
This old bastard caused such a disaster back then, yet he hardly seems guilty at all. Still eating and drinking as usual-does nothing ever weigh on his mind? Tian Chen couldn't help grumbling inwardly.
After taking another swig on the platform, Xuan Zi turned to Wang Yan. "Little Wang, are all the core disciples here?"
Wang Yan hurried forward and answered respectfully, "Yes. There are twenty-nine students from the second through fifth years, along with two from the Soul Tool Department."
"Mm! Very good!" Xuan Zi strode forward and glanced over the crowd, quickly spotting Tian Chen.
His gaze lingered on Tian Chen for a moment, a glimmer of intense greed flashing in his eyes.
He bit into his drumstick and wiped his greasy fingers across his mouth, all while rapidly calculating how to get his hands on this boy's method of Martial Soul Evolution. If he