Xu Jiujiu looked at Huo Yuhao and asked with a soft laugh, "Do you think our Star Luo Empire has no reserves of its own? Soul rings, soul bones-we can provide them all."
"Of course, we can't give you those for free. You'll have to keep using that clever little head of yours to help me build up the Star Luo Empire. After taking your advice, we've earned quite a few gold soul coins during this tournament."
Huo Yuhao shook his head and politely declined. "The Star Luo Empire's reserves still fall a little short of Shrek's. Take your strongest fighters, for example. Could you tell how powerful that man just now was?"
Xu Jiujiu looked at the elderly woman in the red dress beside her. "Grandma Manyi?"
Nebula Douluo Manyi said gravely, "That man's strength is far above mine. If I'm not mistaken, he's probably the Taotie Douluo from Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion."
"Rumor has it that his soul power has reached level 97, and he may even have broken through to level 98. If he truly wanted to do something, I'm afraid our Star Luo Empire couldn't stop him at all."
Xu Jiujiu's expression changed at once. No empire's royal family could tolerate an uncontrollable force of such power in its capital.
She looked at Huo Yuhao in puzzlement. "Hadn't you all but given up on cultivating before? Why are you so intent on pursuing strength now?"
Huo Yuhao replied, "My circumstances have changed. My cultivation speed isn't slow at all now, and I've also found a goal worth fighting for."
"But if I accidentally get expelled from Shrek Academy someday, would you still accept a transfer student?"
Xu Jiujiu burst out laughing. "Yes, of course we would. But you'd better worry about the upcoming finals first.