"Hummm-" His eyes slowly opened.
Suspended in the air, Gu Qingnian calmly surveyed the crowd with eyes radiating divine splendor, then slowly descended to the ground.
He bowed slightly to Xuan Zi. "Thank you, Xuan Zi and Dean, for guarding and protecting me." Then he turned to Huo Yuhao and the two girls, giving them a faint smile to show he was fine.
A gleam flashed through Xuan Zi's eyes, and he laughed heartily. "Excellent! To think you even earned the recognition of a god-bestowed soul ring!"
Envy and excitement mingled in Yan Shaozhe's eyes as well. "Indeed. As expected of our Martial Soul Department's genius!"
The instant those words left his mouth, two figures descended from the sky, accompanied by a resounding, powerful voice:
"Old Yan, since when did Qingnian belong to your Martial Soul Department? He's our Soul Tool Department's genius soul engineer! And he's been studying soul tools under Fan Yu all along."
Yan Shaozhe's heart jolted, but his expression remained unchanged. "Oh? Studying doesn't mean joining. Qingnian is studying in our Martial Soul Department."
"Hmph! So studying doesn't mean joining?" The powerful male voice rang out again. Two burly figures approached, bowed to Xuan Zi, then looked at Yan Shaozhe in displeasure.
The newcomers were none other than Qian Duoduo and Fan Yu.
"Heh... Qingnian's teachers, classmates, and roommates will all be in the Martial Soul Department in the future. Naturally, he'll be there too, won't he?" Yan Shaozhe chuckled and raised his eyebrows at Gu Qingnian.
Qian Duoduo snorted coldly. "Bullshit! Have you forgotten Zhou Yi? And I'm using that slot for Huo Yuhao. That means his roommate and teacher will have ties to the Soul Tool Department! If he's choosing, he'll choose the Soul Tool Department, right?"
As they spoke, both men turned their