Jing Hongchen set aside what he was doing, a flicker of surprise passing through his eyes.
He was sitting behind his desk, while Huo Yuhao stood straight across from him, meeting his gaze with confidence and a hint of a smile.
He pushed the document he had been reading aside and asked with interest, "Yuhao, what sort of deal do you want to make with me?"
"Let's get straight to the point. What do you want that warrants coming to see me so formally?"
Ordinary things hardly seemed capable of catching Huo Yuhao's interest. Did he want soul tools of Class 8 or above, rare metals, or something else?
Huo Yuhao said calmly, "I'm sorry, Hall Master Hongchen, but I'm afraid I won't be able to represent the Sun Moon Academy in this Whole Continent Soul Fighting Tournament."
At his words, the smile froze on Jing Hongchen's face, and he fell silent.
Huo Yuhao's current strength was truly difficult to estimate. As a mere Soul King, he had already been able to crush Ji Juechen, the top student of Illustrious Virtue Hall's Practical Soul Tool Department. Now that he had broken through to Soul Emperor, he could probably fight a Soul Saint on equal terms.
The gap between Soul Emperor and Soul Saint was a watershed. Once a soul master gained their seventh soul skill, the Martial Soul Avatar, their strength underwent a qualitative transformation. Even so, Jing Hongchen had immense confidence in Huo Yuhao.
He had calculated everything neatly. With Huo Yuhao joining them, the Sun Moon Academy's lineup for this tournament would be its strongest in history.
Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen had already sent word back that they had successfully broken through to Soul Emperor during their exchange studies at Shrek.
In addition, the other sixth-year students