They had just left the cafeteria and hadn't reached the playground yet when they saw Ava standing there from afar.
Seeing Ava, the group exchanged glances, all showing signs of surprise. Ryan and Xiaowu were especially taken aback. After all, Ava and Blake had clashed last night.
Of course, only Aria and Oscar knew what happened afterward. But Oscar hadn't shown up yet. As for Max, that chubby guy, he'd been partying all night and had no idea what had gone down.
"Leo." When Ava saw the group approaching, a faint smile spread across her face, and she greeted Leo proactively.
Ava's words left everyone except Aria dumbfounded, wearing expressions of disbelief.
What the heck was going on? Didn't Leo make her cry yesterday? Weren't they supposed to be at each other's throats? How come she was greeting him today, and they seemed so friendly?
Blake was completely bewildered. He had been really ticked off by Ava yesterday and almost threw hands. But after just one night, this little princess of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect seemed like a whole different person.
"学长Dai, I'm sorry about what happened yesterday. I'm here to apologize." Just as Blake was in a daze, Ava stepped forward and bowed her head to apologize.
This action nearly gave Blake a heart attack. But since she had taken the initiative to apologize, as a dude, he couldn't be petty. So he said, "It's all good. I've already forgotten about yesterday."
Xiaowu turned to look at Ryan, and Ryan shook his head, indicating he had no clue. But it was obvious that this had something to do with Leo.
While everyone was scratching their heads, wondering what Ava was up to, a bird's chirping sounded, and Dean Frank showed up.
When he saw Ava there, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that this princess of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect would storm out of Rekdo Academy in a fit of anger.
Although he wasn't afraid of Ava running back to tattle, he didn't want to get on the bad side of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect either. And he definitely didn't want to lose such a talented student.
"Dean Frank, I'm sorry. I was being a brat yesterday. I won't do it again. Please don't kick me out," Ava said when she saw Dean Frank appear.
Compared to her aggressive tone yesterday, today she was all meek and ready to learn.
Frank didn't expect Ava to say this and apologize to him. Although he was puzzled, he nodded. "Well, as long as you've seen the light, you can stay."
"Thanks, Dean." Ava thanked him and then returned to the line.
Seeing that Ava had realized her mistake, Frank was in a great mood. He scanned the group and frowned when he noticed Oscar was missing. "Where's Oscar? Is he sleeping in again?"
Hearing Dean Frank's question, Ryan quickly replied, "Dean, when I left this morning, he was still practicing. He might be in a trance."
"Okay, then go get him. He can't miss this class today." Frank's frown eased a bit upon hearing this.
"Sure thing, Dean." Ryan was about to head back to the dorm to fetch Oscar when he saw Oscar running over, looking all excited.
Probably too excited to watch his step, Oscar slipped and took a nosedive, making everyone burst out laughing.
"Oscar, do you want to run laps again?" Frank glared at Oscar as he arrived late.
Oscar quickly shook his head. "No, no, Dean. Listen, I've broken through to level 30!"
"What! You've broken through to level 30?" Frank exclaimed in surprise.
Not only Frank, but everyone else also turned to look at Oscar in amazement, including Ava.
"Yes, Dean." Oscar scratched the back of his head, feeling a bit shy under everyone's gaze, especially Ava's.
But then he thought about what he saw yesterday, and he felt more at ease.
"Good job, Oscar. You're the second one among this bunch to reach level 30. I knew I had good eyes." Frank rarely gave compliments.
In the entire continent, reaching level 30 soul power at the age of 14 was already a big deal. And he was a food - type soul master, which was one of the hardest to train. Of course, except for Leo with that ultra - mutated martial spirit.
So, Oscar definitely deserved the praise.
"Little Ao, congrats! You're the most awesome food - type genius I've ever seen." Blake, as the senior and the oldest among the students, was the first to offer congratulations.
"Congrats, congrats!" Everyone chimed in, and even Ava joined in.
After the round of congratulations, Oscar returned to the line. Then Frank said, "Since that's the case, tomorrow morning, under Teacher Zhao's lead, you'll go to Stellarium Forest to help Oscar get his third soul ring."
"Remember, this is a trial for all of you."
"Yes, Dean." Everyone nodded.
Seeing everyone nod, Frank turned to Blake again. "Oh, by the way, Mu Bai, how did it go at the Grand Soul Battle Arena in Soto yesterday? How did everyone perform?"
As soon as Frank asked this, everyone except Oscar and Ava, who weren't there last night, turned to look at Leo.
"What's going on, Mu Bai?" Frank was a bit puzzled by everyone's reaction.
"Well, Dean, you'd better ask Leo yourself. We've got a real freak in our Rekdo bunch," Blake replied with a straight face.
"A freak?" Frank's ears perked up. First Oscar broke through to level 30, and now there seemed to be more good news. He got even more excited. "What kind of freak? Did he win both matches?"
Leo only had level 20 soul power. At this stage, his opponents were usually above level 26 or 27. After all, unless you wanted to boost your combat experience, who would participate in soul battles below level 25 and give away points for free?
So when he heard Blake's words, he naturally thought Leo had won against opponents around level 26 or 27.
"Dean, not at all! Brother Leo's opponents were all soul masters above level 40, and he's already on a 50 - win streak in one - on - one matches," Xiaowu couldn't hold it in and stepped forward to say.
Xiaowu's words were like a bombshell, leaving Frank's mind blank. Oscar and Ava were equally gobsmacked.
"What? What did you say? How many levels were Leo's opponents?" Frank thought he might have misheard and asked again.
At this point, Blake took over from Xiaowu and repeated, "Dean, Leo's opponents were all soul masters above level 40..."