The newly emerged contender for the imperial throne was Huo Yuhao?
Xuan Ziwen and Meng Hongchen clearly had yet to wrap their heads around it. Huo Yuhao's surname was Huo, not Xu. How could he be Xu Sheng, the contender for the imperial throne who had suddenly appeared?
A thoroughly bewildered expression crossed Xiao Hongchen's face as he checked with Meng Hongchen again. "This Xu Sheng you mentioned-was he about this tall, with the Sun as his martial soul, Soul Saint cultivation, and a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring as his seventh soul ring?"
Meng Hongchen nodded blankly, then added, "Exactly as you described, Brother, except that he had Soul Douluo cultivation, and his eighth soul ring was also a hundred-thousand-year one."
Xiao Hongchen cursed, muttering, "He even knew to bump up his cultivation."
Xuan Ziwen quickly calmed down, understanding dawning on his face. "So this new contender for the imperial throne, Xu Sheng, is actually Yuhao in disguise, using his Simulation Soul Skill?"
Xiao Hongchen gave a slight nod, his expression exceedingly strange. "Exactly."
After returning from his exchange at Shrek Academy, he had not even had time to spar with Huo Yuhao before the Soul Master Tournament began. Then, during the Soul Master Tournament, he had missed his chance to fight Huo Yuhao again.
He had never expected that the next time he heard news of Huo Yuhao, the fellow would have pulled a stunt of this magnitude.
Meng Hongchen frowned and asked, "Brother, how do you know that's Huo Yuhao in disguise?"
Xiao Hongchen coughed. "There's a reason, of course, but we don't have time to explain it now. Didn't Grandfather want to see us about something important?"
Meng Hongchen nodded. "Yes. Besides us, Teacher Xuan, Elder Wu, and some other experts from Illustrious Virtue Hall are