Over the past few days, the atmosphere in Mingdu had continued to heat up.
The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament was about to enter the semifinals, while the Mingdu Soul Engineer Elite Tournament, hosted by the three major underground factions and open to gambling, was also about to hold its three-way finals.
Every teahouse and tavern was discussing these competitions.
Clearly, while the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament was more eye-catching, the underground tournament that allowed gambling generated even more discussion.
It could be said that through this underground tournament, the three major factions had made a fortune, reaping untold benefits from the massive influx of outsiders into Mingdu.
The semifinals matchups for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament had already been arranged.
In the morning, Ao Jian Sect would face Tang Sect.
In the afternoon, Shrek would face the Holy Spirit Sect.
The second semifinals match was considered the fiercest clash of this tournament.
Anyone with eyes could see what sort of group the Holy Spirit Sect was.
Evil Soul Masters—those were Evil Soul Masters!
As for the members of Shrek's Inner Courtyard, every last one of them had joined the Shrek Surveillance Group. Evil Soul Masters were exactly what they killed.
The academy had initially made a big mystery of the Surveillance Group and required its students to keep it secret. In reality, however, the Shrek Surveillance Group handled plenty of matters every year. How could nobles across the continent not know how formidable it was?
Moreover, so many Inner Courtyard graduates could not possibly all remain in Sea God Pavilion. Thus, the Surveillance Group was actually far more renowned across the continent than the Body Sect, which had been quiet for a long time, even though the Body