Ignoring Long Ning's surprise, Jiang Hai looked toward the other semifinal teams.
Li Qingfeng led Civilization Academy's team, with the tall, slender Xue Linglong beside him. After several years, Xue Linglong had fully regained the Snow Empress's otherworldly grace. The white Civilization Uniform she wore lent a trace of earthly warmth to her ethereal beauty, making her all the more captivating.
Behind Xue Linglong stood Nana and the other competitors. Some came from the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, while others were Shi Jingcheng's disciples. Neither Nana nor any of them had imagined they would make it this far. The semifinals were the pinnacle stage for battles between young soul masters! One step further lay the highest honor of the younger generation.
And they knew very well that they stood a strong chance of taking that next step.
Fierce fighting spirit burned in everyone's eyes, and they were filled with admiration and respect for Xue Linglong. This might be their only opportunity in this lifetime, and none of them wanted to miss it.
Meanwhile, the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy sat together. Compared with the Holy Spirit Sect and Civilization Academy, the members of the Tang Sect were much more familiar with those from Shrek Academy.
Of course, Jiang Hai was now the Holy Spirit Sect's sole remaining member. He had acquaintances on both the Shrek Academy and Tang Sect teams, whose leaders were Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao respectively. Naturally, both women wanted to sit beside him, but they knew he now belonged to the Holy Spirit Sect. They had to avoid any appearance of impropriety!
Civilization Academy, on the other hand, had recently risen to fame and also hailed from the Sun Moon Empire. With no such concerns, they sat directly beside Jiang Hai.
Jiang Hai had always