Xuan Zi smacked his greasy lips and took a bite of his chicken leg, utterly unconcerned with appearances. His gaze swept over the crowd, and a faintly lewd look crossed his face.
Then he said slowly, "That's right. He's already a Soul King."
The entire venue fell silent. All the students looked at one another, so overwhelmed by shock that they could not speak.
The silence was deafening.
Xuan Zi was thoroughly pleased with their reactions. Good, they're reacting even more dramatically than I did when I found out. Now I feel better.
He and the other Senior Elders had already been shocked when Yan Shaozhe brought back the news. Now, watching these students reel in shock gave him an inexplicable sense of satisfaction.
Hope had burned like a searing flame in the students' hearts, but now it was as though an enormous bucket of bone-chilling ice water had been poured over them from head to toe.
Huo Yuhao, his companion, and Jiang Nannan took it relatively well. They had interacted with Gu Qingnian recently, so although his advancement to Soul King shocked them, it was still within what they could accept.
The others were a different story, especially the Two-Ring Soul Grandmasters who had regained consciousness. They fell utterly silent. We're the same age, so why the hell are you almost thirty levels ahead of us? How are we supposed to play this fucking game?
So this is what being miles ahead looks like. I'm walking while you're driving, huh?
Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi were both numb. One had brought Gu Qingnian and Huo Yuhao into the academy, while the other had been the first among these students to experience Gu Qingnian's strength.
*Huo Yuhao breaking through to Soul Elder is understandable, but Gu Qingnian, you becoming