"Teacher Jiang has taken in an excellent student!" Jing Hongchen led the two out of the Blueprint Room. As they parted, he spoke with a faint smile.
Jiang Hai looked thoughtful, but said nothing more and returned straight to the research institute with Xuan Ziwen.
Something must have happened during the exchange matches over the past few days.
Back at the institute, a tall, white-haired elder in a white research coat approached them with a broad smile and laughed. "Teacher Jiang, Teacher Xuan, you're finally back! You have no idea how much honor Miss Xiao Xue has brought our institute these past few days!"
The elder was Researcher Yu Lang, a peak Level 8 Soul Engineer who specialized in making close-combat soul tools. He was also the most respected among them and one of the leaders of the main research group. While Jiang Hai and Xuan Ziwen were away, he had taken primary responsibility for the research projects.
Xuan Ziwen asked curiously, "Elder Yu, what happened?"
Yu Lang said, "Haven't the exchange students from Shrek Academy been holding sparring matches with our academy these past few days? I heard that boy from Shrek Academy is your disciple, Teacher Xuan? Shrek Academy certainly lives up to its reputation as the world's foremost martial soul academy. The disciples it produces really are powerful soul masters. Without using a single soul tool, he defeated all the royal academy's sixth-year students one after another. Even students from Illustrious Virtue Hall stepped forward, only to suffer crushing defeats in succession."
"Huo Yuhao's combat ability as a soul master is that astonishing too? He only has four rings, while most students in Illustrious Virtue Hall are already Level 6 Soul Engineers, aren't they?" Xuan Ziwen asked in astonishment. He knew his prized disciple was formidable, but