Everyone nodded instinctively. Nothing wrong with that-if his martial soul changed, its soul skills changed too. Perfectly reasonable.
"So the soul skill just now changed because your martial soul changed?" the six of them asked almost in unison.
"Huh? You felt it too?" Huo Yuhao raised his eyebrows in surprise as he asked Bei Bei and the other four.
"Yeah," the five answered in unison again, then froze in astonishment.
At this point, Wang Yan asked, bewildered and anxious, "What do you mean? What are you talking about? Why can't I understand any of it?"
Bei Bei was the first to explain. "Just now, when things started going against us, Qingnian sent me a voice transmission. He told me to strike a cool pose and leave the rest to him."
The other five nodded in turn. "Me too..."
All seven then cried out in surprise. After hesitating for a moment, Huo Yuhao said, "But doesn't this count as..." He left the sentence unfinished, but everyone knew what he meant. They all silently lowered their heads.
Wang Yan was just about to say something when Gu Qingnian lifted his gaze slightly and spoke first. "First, let me ask you a few questions."
Everyone turned toward him. Gu Qingnian said calmly, "First, am I a member of Shrek Academy?"
"Yes." Although they did not understand, they all answered without hesitation.
"Then am I one of the seven members of Shrek's Reserve Team?"
"Yes," everyone answered together again.
"Then am I a competitor?"
"Yes."
"Then is there anything wrong with me helping you defeat the enemy?" Gu Qingnian asked evenly.
Everyone froze. Uh... Huo Yuhao could not help arguing, "But Qingnian, you'd already withdrawn..."
"First, you need to understand that the power just now came from my soul skill. Second, have you considered