Outside Blue Tyrant Academy's gates.
A Soul Ancestor-level teacher slumped over a desk, half asleep.
Two boys had arrived at Blue Tyrant Academy's gates.
The teacher glanced up, then closed his eyes again. "Enrollment is already over. Blue Tyrant Academy is only recruiting teachers now. Come back next year."
Ma Hongjun planted his hands on his hips with brazen swagger. "Who gives a damn about enrollment!"
"We're from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and we're here to challenge you!"
Ma Hongjun's words.
Jolted the Blue Tyrant teacher wide awake.
It wasn't just hearing the word "challenge."
More importantly, these two students were from Heaven Dou Royal Academy!
The previous Heaven Dou Royal Academy second team had lost to Blue Tyrant Academy in the preliminaries. Had these two students come to... take revenge!?
"Who's your teacher? Who sent you here to challenge us?"
The Blue Tyrant teacher stared intently at Ma Hongjun, determined to get a clear answer.
But Ma Hongjun refused to answer.
"None of your damn business!"
"Send out your Soul Grandmaster students!"
"I'm here to challenge you!"
Ma Hongjun released his martial soul, his stance swaggering and utterly without fear. Two Soul Rings floated around him, but the Blue Tyrant Soul Master showed no surprise. Instead, he seemed relieved.
Ma Hongjun looked only twelve or thirteen. Reaching Soul Grandmaster at that age was rare, but Blue Tyrant Academy wasn't without such prodigies.
Besides, a challenge at the Soul Grandmaster level.
Honestly wasn't much of a big deal.
"What level are you?"
"I'll arrange an opponent at the same level."
The Blue Tyrant teacher spoke coolly. Ma Hongjun cupped his hands in salute. "Ma Hongjun, martial soul: Evil Fire Phoenix, rank twenty-eight power attack system Battle Soul Master."
"Hm?" The Blue Tyrant teacher's eyelid twitched.
A twelve- or thirteen-year-old Soul