Huo Yuhao had calmed down completely. It was a mechanical kind of cool. In this state, his judgment would be best, as he cast aside all emotional attachment and faced everything before him calmly.

Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu looked at each other. They could see the look of joy in each other’s eyes.

While they had never thought well of Huo Yuhao, they could not deny that he was powerful, indeed. When he first joined the Academy, he was able to join forces with Wang Dong’er, who back then was still Wang Dong, and they emerged as the champions of the entrance exam. Since then, Dai Huabin had tried to beat him many times through his own efforts, but failed over and over again. At this time, he had to admit that the distance between Huo Yuhao and him had widened even more. There was no way he could catch up now.

Dai Huabin had had no idea what to do. When he heard Huo Yuhao’s voice, he felt a sense of relief.

He nodded vigorously from atop his horse, signaling to...