Liu Erlong had been quite happy at first, feeling that having a little one around made their home livelier. But after discovering that Zi Yan kept sneaking into bed with her and Yu Xiaogang in the middle of the night, her expression grew somewhat peculiar.
Later, Liu Erlong also learned that Zi Yan was actually a soul beast who had taken human form.
Other than being somewhat surprised at Zi Yan's strength, however, she had no other thoughts about it.
After all, even if she was a soul beast in human form, she was still Yu Xiaogang's disciple.
With Yu Xiaogang's approval, nothing else mattered.
Besides, in Liu Erlong's eyes, Zi Yan was more like a lively, gentle little girl. Apart from her larger appetite and occasionally slipping into the wrong bed in the middle of the night, she was no different from an ordinary child.
In the blink of an eye, another year passed.
On the Douluo Continent, soul masters were the assets most favored and relied upon by the various powers, so competitions aimed at selecting and recruiting soul masters came into being.
The Great Soul Arena was one such form, while the most renowned of these competitions was the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
Held once every five years and jointly organized by Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Empire, and the Star Luo Empire, it was one of the most prestigious events on the entire continent.
Soul masters no older than twenty-five from all advanced soul master academies across the continent could participate. Each academy selected one team to compete, while the imperial academies of the two great empires each had two participating teams.
The three teams granted direct entry by the two great empires and Spirit Hall would proceed straight to the grand finals,