Over the past few days, Gu Xingyue and Huo Yutong had been receiving instruction in King's Presence from Mu En, their days regular and tightly packed.
Under Mu En's guidance, they honed their techniques for merging Spiritual Power with soul power.
But they had little time left-the Continental Soul Master Tournament drew closer by the day, and the Reserve Team's training was gradually intensifying.
Still, Gu Xingyue had a rough idea of the level of the opponents at the tournament.
Besides, reserves like them only needed to deal with teams sent by ordinary soul master academies. It was essentially just going through the motions.
The only ones who truly warranted attention were those familiar faces from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
But now, the natural order had been turned on its head, because a true monster had been born. Defeating a full soul master squad with support, assault, control, and defense as a Soul Elder was strength so overwhelming it simply defied comprehension.
He could be called the strongest in history, and the strongest of the modern age, the very synonym for invincibility!
That evening, after finishing his practice of King's Presence, Gu Xingyue told Huo Yutong to head back first, then turned and went to Mu En's room.
Mu En was sitting in a wicker chair by the window, drinking tea.
Twilight seeped through the window, mingling with the warm yellow lamplight inside and coating her moon-white robes in a soft halo.
Gu Xingyue pushed the door open and went straight to the table. He picked up the teapot, poured himself a cup, tipped his head back, and downed it in one gulp.
Mu En watched him, the corner of her mouth twitching slightly. "You're the only person in all of Shrek Academy who dares act so