After several days of travel, the Shrek team that had competed in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament finally returned to their familiar academy.
A sea of people had already gathered before Shrek Academy's magnificent main gates, the atmosphere electric. Countless students who had heard the news hurried over and craned their necks, eager to catch a glimpse of their heroes.
The sisters Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo were also squeezed into the crowd, their pretty faces alight with excitement and anticipation. Through their connections, they had learned in advance that Dai Youheng had ultimately still represented the academy in battle and achieved brilliant results. This made them even happier than if they had accomplished something themselves.
Even more eye-catching, however, were the five figures standing directly in front of the enormous gatehouse.
At the very front stood a stooped old man dressed in a plain gray robe. His face was kindly, but his eyes were gentle and unfathomably deep.
The four people behind him were none other than the academy's four titans, figures whose slightest stamp of a foot could shake the entire institution: Martial Soul Department Dean Yan Shaozhe, Soul Tool Department Dean Xian Lin'er, Martial Soul Department Vice Dean Cai Mei'er, and Soul Tool Department Vice Dean Qian Duoduo!
All four deans were present, yet they respectfully stood half a step behind the stooped elder, acknowledging his supremacy. Every student who saw this drew a sharp breath, stunned to the core, and began speculating about the old man's true identity.
As the team drew closer, Huo Yuhao recognized the old man at a glance and blurted out in astonishment, "Grandpa, it's you-why are you-"
*Wasn't this the old dormitory caretaker who spent his days basking in the sun in a rocking chair by the