Once the merger had been confirmed, the subsequent work became much easier. At Blue Tyrant Academy, Liu Erlong had the final say; there was no need to seek approval from any other teachers.
The teachers and students of Shrek Academy only needed to pack their belongings, then follow Huang Tian's convoy through the Spatial Tunnel to Blue Tyrant Academy.
As for the original Shrek Academy, it was simply abandoned. The land was worthless anyway, and no one was willing to build another academy in such a remote countryside area.
Liu Erlong asked, "Boss Flender, when do you plan to leave for the Heaven Dou Empire?"
Flender said, "Er Long, we plan to leave in a few days. Tang San and Ning Rongrong from our academy broke through Rank 40 yesterday. They'll be heading to the Hunting Soul Forest shortly to hunt their fourth Soul Rings. The day after tomorrow, they also have their most important team battle at the Suotuo City Great Soul Arena. Whether they can advance smoothly to Silver Soul Fighters, or even Gold Soul Fighters, depends on this crucial match."
Liu Erlong turned around, walked over to Huang Tian, and asked, "Husband, how about we stay here a few more days? I want to see whether those children have anything outstanding to show."
Huang Tian smiled. "Sure. We have nothing important to deal with anyway. Staying a few more days won't hurt."
"Thank you, Husband."
Liu Erlong turned back and said to Flender, "Boss Flender, we plan to stay a few more days. We want to see the strength of these children and see if there's any way we can help."
Flender said in pleasant surprise, "Then thank you, Er Long. Don't worry, the strength and performance of these children definitely won't disappoint you."
"Welcome, everyone, to the Soto Great Spirit Arena! It is an honor to see all our distinguished guests again. I am Doudou, tonight's host for the team Spirit Fighting match. Now, please welcome both teams to the stage!" The host flew into the air above the arena, delivering her opening speech excitedly into the microphone.
Having received the signal, the Shrek Seven Devils walked onto the stage from one side. At the same time, another competing team emerged from the passage beside them. They were the Shrek Seven Devils' opponents—the Imperial Fighting Team of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.
Tang San glanced sideways with his right eye and saw the woman walking at the front. He was startled. Purple hair and green eyes... do such eye and hair colors exist in this world?
"Whew, as expected of the main Soul Fighting Arena. It's really grand." Ma Hongjun swept his eyes over the surroundings and spoke in amazement.
"This is the highest-standard Soul Fighting Arena in Suotuo City. The Spirit Fighting Stage has a diameter of seventy meters, and the stands can accommodate twenty thousand spectators. Its retro ancient beast-fighting style is meant as a tribute to the warriors of ancient times," Dai Mubai said without turning his head.
"So that's how it is."
In the viewing room on the second floor of the Soul Fighting Arena, Huang Tian, Liu Erlong, Tang Yuehua, Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and the others stood before the glass window, watching the situation below. Suddenly, Flender sensed someone looking in their direction. He turned his head and saw that it was the opposing team's leader. He nodded in greeting.
Yu Xiaogang noticed this and glanced over before asking in confusion, "You know their team leader?"
Flender smiled smugly, adjusted the glasses on the bridge of his nose, and said, "Heh, I'll tell you after the Spirit Fighting match ends."
On the Spirit Fighting Stage, the competing members of both teams stood face-to-face ten meters apart. Intense fighting spirit rose from them as they stared at one another. Yu Tianheng looked at Dai Mubai, who stood at the front, and was secretly alarmed. This guy won't be easy to deal with.
Doudou, hovering in midair, said, "Contestants from both teams, please take note. You now have one minute to summon your martial souls. You may only attack once I announce the start. The match will end when one side concedes, all members fall, or they fall from the Spirit Fighting Stage. Now, release your martial souls."
Dai Mubai: Martial Soul—Evil Eye White Tiger. Soul Rings: two yellow, two purple. Oscar: Martial Soul—Big Sausage. Soul Rings: two yellow, two purple. Tang San: Martial Soul—Blue Silver Grass. Soul Rings: two yellow, one purple, one black. Ma Hongjun: Martial Soul—Evil Fire Phoenix. Soul Rings: two yellow, two purple. Xiao Wu: Martial Soul—Soft Bone Charm Rabbit. Soul Rings: two yellow, one purple. Ning Rongrong: Martial Soul—Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Soul Rings: two yellow, two purple. Zhu Zhuqing: Martial Soul—Hell Spirit Cat. Soul Rings: two yellow, two purple. The Imperial Fighting Team's martial souls were: Yu Tianheng: Martial Soul—Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. Soul Rings: two yellow, one purple. Dugu Yan: Martial Soul—Jade Scale Snake. Soul Rings: two yellow, one purple. The other five nobodies also had two yellow and one purple Soul Ring each.
Seeing this, Huang Tian was deeply moved. Compared to the original story, even without the appearance of the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking, the Shrek Seven Devils had grown much stronger. Whether it was his rebirth causing a butterfly effect or some other reason, this battle of the Shrek Seven Devils would end in a complete rout.
Liu Erlong, Tang Yuehua, and Tang Hao were all Rank 99 powerhouses. When they saw Xiao Wu summon her martial soul, they were shocked. She was actually a soul beast in human form!
Thinking that Xiao Wu would be a future student of her academy, Liu Erlong decided to protect her. After all, transformed soul beasts rarely met good ends in this world. Besides, she did not lack a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring, and her husband needed one even less. He was already a god, so Soul Rings were useless to him. More importantly, her husband had never slaughtered soul beasts indiscriminately.
When Tang Hao saw Xiao Wu, however, he thought of Tang San's mother, Ah Yin. Unease filled his heart. He did not know whether this girl had some special relationship with his son beyond merely being classmates.
Tang Yuehua thought of what had happened to her second sister-in-law. Kind-hearted by nature, she decided to protect this girl and not let her be harmed.
"What? How did the Shrek Team improve so quickly? Aside from one Soul Elder, the other six are all Soul Ancestors!"
"It's over! I bet on the Imperial Fighting Team to win! My hundred Gold Soul Coins!"
"Haha, judging by the Shrek Team's past record, along with the huge gap in strength between the two teams, the Shrek Team is guaranteed to win."
Seeing this, the person in charge of the Suotuo Soul Fighting Arena could not help feeling delighted that he had recruited the Shrek Team to take part in this team battle beforehand. What did the Imperial Fighting Team's glorious past record matter? They came here to challenge the arena, didn't they? This time, they would fall here!
Qin Ming, the Imperial Fighting Team's leader, was utterly shocked to see that the students from the academy he had once graduated from possessed such terrifying strength. Six of them were Soul Ancestors—they had already met the requirements for graduation. Had the academy's teaching ability become this frightening now?
It seemed the Imperial Fighting Team was bound to suffer a crushing defeat here.
Qin Ming clenched his fists tightly, then quickly came to terms with it. It was good for Yu Tianheng and the others to lose. It would keep them from always being arrogant, unruly, and looking down on everyone else! They truly did not know that there was always someone stronger beyond the strongest!
On the Spirit Fighting Stage, the Imperial Fighting Team saw that their opponents were actually a team composed almost entirely of Soul Ancestors, and their fighting spirit instantly diminished considerably. According to the information they had received, this team had always defeated stronger opponents while they were still Soul Elders. Now that they had all become Soul Ancestors, their attack power and combat strength had surely increased severalfold. How were they supposed to keep fighting?
"Battle begins!" Doudou announced from the air.
Upon receiving the order, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and the other four attack-type and agility-type soul masters charged forward at once. Each chose an opponent and launched their Soul Skill attacks, while Ning Rongrong used her support skill from the rear, increasing their speed, strength, and Soul Power by thirty percent.
"Second Soul Skill, White Tiger Violent Light Wave!"
"Ah!"
"Third Soul Skill, Netherworld Hundred Claws!"
"Ah!"
"First Soul Skill, Waist Bow!"
"Ah!"
"Phoenix Fire Line!"
"Ah!"
Under the overwhelming assault of four Soul Ancestors, the Imperial Fighting Team could not even hold on for one minute before every one of them was knocked unconscious. Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan did not even have time to unleash their First Soul Skills before collapsing to the ground unconscious.
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