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Chapter 183 Reunion with Huo Yuhao (Please subscribe!!! Bonus chapter 12)

With Yan Shaozhe gone, the Shrek team members felt relieved.

"Alright, everyone should get over your previous emotions now."

With Yan Shaozhe's appointment, Wang Yan gained confidence and began to officially take over the team leader's responsibilities.

"Yuhao, you need to be prepared. You will be the core of the upcoming battle."

"what?"

Huo Yuhao was stunned.

He looked up at Wang Yan, thinking he had misheard.

Even if the reserve team needed to select replacements because three senior students were injured, it shouldn't have been him, especially since he was a core member.

"why me?"

"The team's overall strength has been damaged, but it still has advantages. Xiao Tao and Yue Heng are both Soul Emperors, and there are three Soul Kings. What we need to consider is not how to win, but how to win without revealing more of our strength."

"why?"

Ma Xiaotao began to question him.

Her fighting style is all-out and aggressive; she doesn't like to hide her true intentions.

"With our strength, we don't need to go through all this trouble."

Wang Yan said helplessly, "This is what Dean Yan—Elder Yan instructed me to do."

"When?"

Ma Xiaotao looked unconvinced.

"last night."

"Ok."

Wang Yan said that Shao Zhe was just a pretext, and Ma Xiaotao had no choice but to obey.

"According to what Elder Yan said, the overall level of this year's Sun Moon Royal Team is very high. Coupled with some uncertainties, we can't take it too seriously."

"What factors?" Ma Xiaotao asked again.

She hates people who keep their thoughts to themselves.

Wang Yan looked at Huo Yuhao helplessly.

"Yuhao and Caitou should know this best, let them explain it to you."

Huo Yuhao looked completely bewildered.

He Caitou also didn't immediately understand what Wang Yan meant.

"It's a spirit metal," Wang Yan reminded him.

Spirit metal?

Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng both had their eyes sparkling.

They had heard about it, but didn't know the specifics.

Everyone else was bewildered; they had never heard of this word before.

"A spirit metal!"

Huo Yuhao's expression changed slightly.

"Teacher Wang Yan, do you mean that the Sun Moon Empire might also have spirit metals?"

"Yes, this is also the latest news. The Blacksmith Association intends to expand throughout the continent, and it's possible that they've done more than just trade with us regarding spirit metals." Wang Yan shared the information he had gathered over the past two days with everyone.

Huo Yuhao and He Caitou exchanged a glance, their expressions turning serious.

"Yuhao, what do you mean?" Ma Xiaotao asked.

"To put it simply, if spirit metal is used properly and made into the core of a soul tool, it may possess power that surpasses its level. Experienced level seven soul masters can use spirit metal to create level seven soul tools that are comparable to level eight soul tools."

"what?"

Everyone was shocked.

"What about the consumption? Which level is it calculated based on?"

“It consumes more energy than a regular soul tool, but it definitely consumes less energy than a higher-level soul tool. The key is the conditions for use.” Huo Yuhao said with a solemn expression, “If the other party is already a six-ring Soul Emperor and a level six Soul Master, and if they really have a soul tool made of spirit metal, we can basically treat them as level seven Soul Masters.”

Ma Xiaotao also calmed down.

A level seven Soul Master is on par with a Soul Saint.

Even with her confidence, she didn't think she could suppress a level seven soul master. "Based on the academy's previous observations and deductions, the Blacksmith Association will likely auction off spirit metals or soul tools made of spirit metals during the competition. In addition to the competition, we will also be frequently visiting various auction houses."

"What exactly is the Blacksmiths' Association for?" Ma Xiaotao asked, puzzled.

Faced with Ma Xiaotao's question, Wang Yan could only shrug.

"I do not know either."

As he spoke, he seemed to suddenly remember something and gave some instructions to the reserve team members.

"Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong, you can look into this information after your competition. When you need to obtain a soul ring, you should think carefully about whether to hunt souls in the normal way."

Wang Yan spent a lot of time explaining things to the group of students who had just graduated from the academy before leading them out of the private room to attend tonight's auction.

"Brother Su!"

In the hallway, Huo Yuhao's exclamation caused both of them to stop in their tracks.

On the Sun and Moon Royal team's side, Su Ming was attracted by Huo Yuhao's voice and saw the Shrek team coming downstairs.

"Su Ming, do you know him?"

Xiao Hongchen leaned closer and asked in a low voice.

"We'd say we know each other." Su Ming raised an eyebrow and looked at Xiao Hongchen. "What are your thoughts?"

He remembered that in the original novel, Xiao Hongchen put on a show in front of the Shrek Academy team.

Why does it feel like Xiao Hongchen in front of me is fake, without any intention of pretending?

Meng Hongchen also came over and asked in a low voice.

"Su Ming, do you know them?"

Su Ming was speechless when he saw Meng Hongchen staring intently at Wang Dong.

He, Xiao Hongchen, and Li Qing, who had already left the team, were all considered handsome, though they were more masculine and physically strong.

Meng Hongchen never seemed infatuated, and Su Ming even thought that Meng Hongchen didn't have this kind of infatuation problem in real life.

However, after seeing Wang Dong, she was still exposed.

Su Ming glanced at Wang Dong.

Um.
It's a kind of effeminate handsomeness.

It's not the effeminate softness of a girl, but a very special masculine feeling, like heroic spirit.

Indeed, the adjectives used to describe girls who are like boys can perfectly describe Wang Dong.

"Do you believe she's a woman?" Su Ming said in a low voice.

"what?"

Meng Hongchen was stunned.

She carefully observed Su Ming's expression and realized that Su Ming didn't seem to be joking.

Do not--

Looking at Meng Hongchen's disappointed expression, Su Ming had a strange suspicion in his heart.

Meng Hongchen doesn't have a problem with her orientation, but she has a good sense of self, right? So the object of her infatuation is the standard girl pretending to be a boy.

Shaking his head, Su Ming stopped letting his mind wander.

While the Sun & Moon Royal team was talking in hushed tones, the Shrek team on the other side was in an uproar.

"It's him!"

In contrast to Huo Yuhao's surprise mixed with delight and confusion, Bei Bei was purely angry.

He stared intently at Su Ming.

"Beibei, what's wrong?" Wang Yan reacted quickly, placing a hand on Beibei's shoulder and pulling him down. "Also, Yuhao, do you and Beibei both know that person?"

"Yes, when I went to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt souls, I met Brother Su. He was a very nice person and he helped me hunt souls. Then I joined Shrek Academy with my senior brother and Teacher Xiaoya."

After listening to Huo Yuhao's words, Wang Yan noticed that Huo Yuhao was stammering and knew that he hadn't finished speaking. He turned to Bei Bei and asked her to finish.

"He's from the Body Sect!"

Beibei said angrily, "It was he who moved the Body Sect here, which forced the Ancestor to take action, and his already short lifespan ended prematurely."

Wang Yan's gaze instantly turned serious.

What do you mean?
Is Su Ming also related to Elder Mu's death?
(End of this chapter)