Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Sun Moon Imperial Soul Tool Hall.
It was a spacious hall, its entire interior decorated in a metallic style dominated by pale gold. It was not extravagant, but it exuded a rich sense of texture.
A plaque hung high above the entrance. The dark-gold characters spelling out Sun Moon Imperial Soul Tool Hall stood like three mountains, radiating imposing majesty.
This was the holy land of soul engineers across the continent. Alongside Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion and the Body Sect, it was counted among the continent's three great high-level power centers.
"Rise."
Jing Hongchen sat upright in the chair at the center of the far end of the hall. A man lay prostrate before him and now rose as though granted a royal pardon.
"Hall Master, I failed to lead the team properly this time. Please punish me."
The man who stood was the teacher from Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy who had ultimately led its students into the finals.
Now, however, his face was filled with fear and trepidation, as though his terror had already reached its limit.
"Heh, Shrek Academy's strength surpassed all expectations this time. You weren't really at fault. Who could have imagined that a Huo Yuhao would fall from the heavens and breathe new life into Shrek Academy when it was already on the brink of ruin?"
"Although the outcome of this tournament was disappointing, I would also disdain defeating Shrek Academy while it was suffering from internal problems. Do you know which of your gains this time pleased me most?"
The team leader ventured, "Was it the information we brought back about Shrek Academy's students?"
Jing Hongchen smiled and shook his head. "That could count as one aspect. Twin martial souls, ultimate martial souls-Shrek Academy certainly