"That's right, Teacher. Tang San's strength wasn't exactly top-tier, but like those fellows in the Sea God Pavilion, he was always putting his mind to petty schemes and tricks." Huo Yuhao chuckled. "Let's keep going."
"After that, the second Continental Soul Master Tournament began. Previously, only academies could compete, but this time sects were allowed to enter too. So Huo Yuhao and several of his fellow disciples competed for the Tang Sect, while Wang Qiu'er led Shrek's team."
"This tournament took place in Mingdu, the capital of the Sun Moon Empire. Since Huo Yuhao had left himself paralyzed from the waist down at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he could only compete in a wheelchair. But after all that cultivation, his actual strength was already formidable. During the tournament, Huo Yuhao kept gathering intelligence and learned that the Sun Moon Empire was in bed with the Holy Spirit Cult. The cult's leader was, in fact, the Sun Moon Empire's imperial preceptor."
"Members of the Holy Spirit Cult had also infiltrated the competing teams, including Tang Ya and Ma Xiaotao, who had previously been abducted by the cult. However, Shrek Academy's group failed to rescue them. The Tang Sect and Shrek Academy kept advancing, and the final was ultimately a showdown between the two. Meanwhile, an underground Soul Engineer competition was being held in Mingdu. It had actually been organized jointly by the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult to attract talent, and the prizes were lavish, even including Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells and Level 9 Soul Tools."
"Huo Yuhao disguised himself, changed his name, and entered the competition with He Caitou. They ultimately won and got their hands on all those prizes. At the same time, Huo Yuhao gathered intelligence and learned about the