Attach the Soul Skill There

There was nothing inherently wrong with team battle training.

It truly was an excellent training method.

The only drawback was that training at the Great Soul Arena was somewhat dangerous. The teams participating in soul battles would not hold back, and a moment of carelessness could result in serious injuries.

Generally, other academies first organized internal teams for practice matches before gradually moving on to actual combat training.

However, Shrek Academy had too few students to form two teams for practice matches, so they had no choice but to do this.

Dai Mubai, Tang San, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and finally Ning Rongrong formed the seven-member Shrek Team.

Grandmaster thoughtfully gave each of them a codename and designed masks for them to wear. His reason was that they were all far too young, and this would prevent unnecessary attention.

However, everyone was rather dismissive of it. Wouldn't wearing masks like these make them even more conspicuous?

Mu Yuan did not take part in this training.

If Mu Yuan joined the team, then according to the rules, they would have to face a team at the Soul King level.

Although they could defeat a Soul King team with Mu Yuan present, that would be a victory based entirely on Mu Yuan's individual strength, with nothing to do with the others.

Moreover, Mu Yuan himself had no desire to participate in team battles.

After obtaining his fifth soul ring, Soul Masters below the Spirit Douluo level could no longer pose much of a threat to him. Even if he faced seven Soul Kings alone, he could still defeat them in an instant. It would serve no training purpose at all.

In the resting area of the Great Soul Arena, Grandmaster wore a grave expression as he studied the information on Shrek Team's first opponent.

Berserk Team. This was a team composed entirely of Soul Elders. Every member had a Soul Power Level above thirty-five, and their martial souls were of fairly high quality. They had already won seven consecutive matches at the arena, and their combat strength clearly exceeded that of Shrek Team.

Among Shrek Team, only Dai Mubai had reached level thirty-seven in Soul Power. Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Oscar had only just broken through level thirty, while Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong were still only in their twenties.

At present, it seemed that Shrek Team's first team battle after its formation would be a difficult challenge.

Grandmaster racked his brain over a battle strategy.

Unfortunately, he had not gathered enough information. With such limited intelligence, it was difficult to come up with a suitable plan.

In the end, even after thinking for a long time, Grandmaster failed to devise any good tactics.

Dai Mubai watched coldly from the sidelines and was thoroughly unimpressed with Grandmaster.

If not for Flender's sake, he would never have come to participate in soul battles.

Zhu Zhuqing leaned against a corner, the dark purple Soul Power in her palm gathering and dispersing. Even at a time like this, she had not forgotten to cultivate.

Xiao Wu sat beside Mu Yuan on a bench in the lounge, holding his arm as she leaned intimately close to his ear and whispered something.

Tang San had originally wanted to formulate tactics with Grandmaster, but after seeing Xiao Wu and Mu Yuan acting so intimately, he could no longer spare a thought for tactics.

What was going on? What had happened during the days he had been training? How had Xiao Wu become so close to Mu Yuan?

Tang San hurried over, wanting to ask what was happening, only to be stopped by Xiao Wu.

"Third Brother, don't come over. I have something I need to tell Mu Yuan alone!" Xiao Wu said to Tang San.

Tang San quickly asked, "What could be so important that even I can't know about it?"

Xiao Wu said, "It's personal. You're not allowed to listen. Go over there!"

Xiao Wu casually pointed somewhere.

Tang San immediately felt a dull pain in his chest.

What was wrong with his Xiao Wu?

Although Tang San was deeply unwilling, he still obediently left, afraid of provoking Xiao Wu's displeasure.

As for Ning Rongrong, she kept her head lowered the entire time, as though she were cut off from the world.

Yet in Ning Rongrong's heart, a voice kept echoing.

"How far have things progressed between him and Xiao Wu now?"

"Hasn't he noticed how sad I am?"

"When will he turn around and look at me?"

"He..."

Just then, a tall, burly man suddenly walked in.

The man looked to be in his thirties, with rough, rugged features. After entering, he swept his gaze over everyone.

"Well, are you brats our next opponents? Little sister, you're pretty cute. Why are you standing so far away from your big brother? Come over and get acquainted. Maybe I'll go easy on you later!"

The man was speaking to Zhu Zhuqing.

Of the three girls at Shrek Academy, Xiao Wu was still rather youthful, and Ning Rongrong was even younger than Xiao Wu. Zhu Zhuqing, though the youngest of the three, had developed an exceptionally good figure that was difficult not to envy.

Zhu Zhuqing looked up at the man and said, "Get lost!"

The man flew into a rage. "You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit! How dare you speak to me like that!" As he spoke, he raised his hand.

Seeing this, Dai Mubai abruptly rose and threw a punch at him.

However, someone was faster than Dai Mubai.

Zhu Zhuqing moved like Gui Mei, instantly flashing in front of Dai Mubai. She struck out with her palm, dark purple Soul Power covering her hand.

Tang San's pupils contracted in shock.

What kind of martial art was that? Mysterious Jade Hand? No, it seemed even more profound than Mysterious Jade Hand!

At that moment, the man had merely swung an ordinary punch, relying entirely on the strength of his physical body. Zhu Zhuqing, on the other hand, had reinforced her palm with Soul Power. The two were operating on entirely different levels.

The next instant, Zhu Zhuqing sent the man flying with a single slap. He crashed to the ground with a thud.

Gritting his teeth, the man spat out four words. "Self-Created Soul Skill!"

Just as the man was about to erupt, an impartial voice rang out.

"Stop."

The supervisor of the Great Soul Arena had arrived.

"Private fights are forbidden outside the soul battle arena. If you want to fight, do it on the battle stage!"

The man did not dare disrespect the Great Soul Arena's supervisor, so he could only glare resentfully at the Shrek group before saying, "Just you wait. We'll meet on the battle stage!" With that, he left.

After the man left, the Great Soul Arena's supervisor saw that there was no further trouble and departed as well.

Once the outsiders were gone, everyone from Shrek Academy hurried over to Zhu Zhuqing.

"Zhuqing, how did you become so strong?"

"What was that move just now?"

"That was so fast! I only saw what looked like purple Soul Power attached to your hand."

Unlike the others, Xiao Wu knew what technique Zhu Zhuqing had just used.

She jumped up in delight and asked, "Zhuqing, you learned it?"

Zhu Zhuqing nodded. "When he attacked just now, I suddenly understood it. I used it instinctively."

Zhu Zhuqing then explained to everyone the ability she had just used.

This was actually the Soul Power control technique Mu Yuan had taught them.

Mu Yuan's Soul Power leaned toward the wood attribute, so it was green, while Zhu Zhuqing's had a dark nether attribute, giving it a purplish hue.

Zhu Zhuqing had caught her opponent off guard just now. If he had unleashed his full strength, the gap in their Soul Power would have meant she was certainly no match for him. But he had only used his physical strength, which was why Zhu Zhuqing had been able to slap him away.

Even so, everyone was extremely envious of the ability Zhu Zhuqing had displayed.

This was especially true for Support Soul Masters like Oscar, who lacked this kind of self-defense method the most.

Mu Yuan said to Zhu Zhuqing, "Zhuqing, since you can already condense Soul Power onto your hand, you can try using the same method to condense it onto your feet. That will enhance your speed and kicking techniques."