Before long, the dean of Yunluo Academy entered the hall.
He was an elderly man in black robes with a kindly face.
"Your Majesty."
The elderly man bowed.
"Dean Zhang, there is no need for ceremony."
"If you have something to say, say it."
Xu Jiawei was no longer in the mood to exchange empty pleasantries.
All he wanted now was to settle each matter as quickly as possible and spare himself the worry.
After all, he had also arranged for Dai Hao to wait elsewhere until he could deal with him.
"Your Majesty, I have come today to return something to you."
"What is it?"
An ominous premonition had already risen in Dai Hao's heart.
The dean of Yunluo Academy took two Gold Cards, each worth over a million, out of his Space Soul Tool. Holding them carefully in both hands, he raised them above his head.
"Your Majesty, please rescind your order."
The Yunluo dean's voice was full of pleading.
This was the payoff Xu Jiawei had given him earlier to go easy on Shrek Academy during their match.
He had accepted it at the time.
In his mind, Shrek Academy was invincible. How could his academy possibly stand a chance against them?
He had assumed Xu Jiawei's arrangement was intended to help Shrek conserve its strength and seize the championship in one fell swoop during the finals.
So he had agreed.
They were going to lose sooner or later anyway. Wouldn't pocketing two million Gold Soul Coins be delightful?
As for why Xu Jiawei had told him they would face Shrek before the tournament even began, everyone understood that without needing to say it...
But when the tournament actually began, he was dumbfounded.
Shrek Academy's fighting strength... was astonishingly weak.
Forget the top-tier teams-even Yunluo Academy could