"... Please welcome the Shrek Academy Team!"
As soon as the host Kou Kou finished speaking, beams of dazzling Soul Guidance Device light shone on the members of the Shrek Academy Team who had just entered the arena.
Unlike the disgusting, shit-green outfits in the original storyline, Shrek Academy's team uniforms are now purple, with each member wearing Big Dipper badge on their chest.
"Shrek Academy, formerly known as Blue Tyrant Academy, was renamed Shrek two years ago. This academy is said to have close ties with the Purple Micro Palace, the number one sect in our Heaven Dou Empire."
Hearing Kou Kou's introduction, the audience in the Great Spirit Arena instantly became very interested. No matter how insignificant the news was, as long as it involved the Purple Micro Palace, it would be absolutely explosive!
Many knowledgeable nobles and Soul Master turned their attention to Zhou Chen, who was chatting and laughing with Xue Ye on the golden platform.
"Miss Yu Tianling, the captain of the Shrek Academy Team, comes from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, one of the Upper Three Sects. Her Martial Soul is also a pure Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, and she is Soul Saint with a level of 77."
"And Vice-Captain Ning Rongrong, also from Upper Three Sects, possesses the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul and is a level 62 Soul Emperor!"
"Team member Tang San, Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass, level 59 Soul King."
"Team member Ning Caichen, Martial Soul: Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda..."
"Team member Oscar..."
"..."
The audience no longer paid attention to the subsequent introductions; almost everyone's mind was filled with the names of Yu Tianling and Ning Rongrong, these two prodigies.
Especially Yu Tianling, she has the highest Soul Power Level among all the participating teams!
Level 77 Soul Saint – this is a level that over 99% of Soul Master will never reach in their entire lives!
And then there's Ning Rongrong, who reached the Soul Emperor Realm at only fifteen years old. She's also a support-type Soul Master, whose Soul Power Level is usually very difficult to improve. If it weren't for the fact that there were so many beautiful and powerful girls who appeared before, the audience would probably be shocked again.
Many people, upon thinking about this, suddenly realized a problem: Why are all the genius Soul Master above level 60 female?
This question puzzles ordinary people, but it is an open secret among some top nobles and powerful individuals.
That is, Purple Micro Palace has a method to greatly increase the level of Soul Master in a short period of time!
Moreover, the Palace Master of Purple Micro Palace, Zhou Chen, is extremely lecherous!
These incredibly strong girls probably have some kind of ambiguous relationship with Zhou Chen, whether openly or secretly.
Those in the know simply dared not speak out, after all, Zhou Chen's intimidating power was no joke.
Of course, there are always a few people who like to court death, such as the newly appointed Hall Master of the Heaven Dou Spirit Hall Holy Temple, the Platinum Bishop Stanford, whose strength has reached the level of a Title Douluo.
"Palace Master Zhou, your harem is quite extensive! Only five or six teams have participated, and there are already more than a dozen of Palace Master Zhou confidantes among them. Tsk tsk, aren't you afraid Princess Xue Ke will get jealous?"
On the golden platform, the Platinum Bishop Stanford, with his silver hair neatly combed, looked at Zhou Chen with a smile.
He appeared to be joking, but in reality, he was subtly mocking Zhou Chen for being too lecherous, and was also publicly embarrassing the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and sowing discord between them and Zhou Chen.
After all, Xue Ye and Princess Xue Ke were sitting right next to Zhou Chen!
As expected, upon hearing this, Xue Ye's face immediately darkened. However, being a man of deep cunning, he did not lash out at the newly appointed Platinum Bishop, but remained silent.
But Xue Ke couldn't stand it. Her beautiful, deep blue eyes widened as she glared at Stanford and said angrily, "Old man, mind your own business!"
"Hehe, Princess Xue Ke, don't be angry. I'm only doing this for your own good."
Stanford chuckled twice, then looked at Ning Fengzhi sitting not far away, and said mockingly, "Sect Master Ning, that Miss Ning Rongrong from the Shrek Academy, she must be your daughter, right? Tsk tsk..."
Stanford clicked his tongue and continued sarcastically, "You really have a good daughter. With the help of Palace Master Zhou, she broke through level 60 at the age of fifteen, and her Martial Soul has evolved into the legendary Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's thousand years of effort are not as good as a pretty little girl."
These words were clearly a sarcastic jab at Ning Rongrong for relying on her looks to gain power.
Upon hearing this, Ning Fengzhi was instantly enraged. Sword Douluo Chen Xin who always felt sorry for Ning Rongrong, immediately wanted to draw his sword and stab several bloody holes in Stanford!
"Sword Uncle, no!"
Ning Fengzhi reached out and stopped the Sword Douluo who wanted to kill him, his face still maintaining a gentle and refined expression.
Always mindful of the bigger picture, he knew that he absolutely could not argue with this Stanford now, much less take action, otherwise, once those words spread, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would probably lose all its reputation.
Stanford's arrogant provocation must be for some ulterior motive; perhaps he's just waiting for them to make their move.
Besides, with Zhou Chen here, it's not his place as a cheap Father-in-law to deal with Stanford!
At this moment, Zhou Chen was already cursing Stanford to the core in his mind.
Damn it, as the saying goes, you don't hit someone in the face, and you don't expose someone's shortcomings. All I wanted to do today was enjoy the opening performance, but you old codger had to court disaster. Well then, I'm sorry!
Zhou Chen glanced coldly at the old man and said expressionlessly, "Who are you?"
Upon hearing this, Stanford's breath caught in his throat, and his old face turned purplish-red.
As the Platinum Bishop, whose status within the Spirit Hall was second only to the Pope and the Elders, he had never been so ignored before.
This is an absolute humiliation for him!
Taking a deep breath, Stanford suppressed his anger and stared coldly at Zhou Chen, saying in a deep voice, "Palace Master Zhou, you seem to have a bad memory. I am Stanford, titled Blood Axe. I met Silves City Palace Master Zhou once in Silves City."
"It seems that Palace Master Zhou was so busy flirting with Holy Maiden Hu Liena that he didn't even notice me."
"Oh, really?"
Zhou Chen raised an eyebrow, looked the old man with a square and wide face up and down, and finally realized, "I remember now, you are one of the five Soul Douluo of the Silent Extinction Squad."
After a pause, Zhou Chen's lips curled up, and he said in a strange tone, "I remember that three years ago when we besieged Blood Infant Douluo in Silves City, many of your Spirit Hall experts died, and those who survived were all wounded. Only you hid in the back and were completely unharmed."
"I thought back then that someone as cunning and treacherous as you would definitely have a bright future, and now it seems I'm right! You've even become Platinum Bishop, truly remarkable!"
As soon as Zhou Chen spoke, everyone present, including Xue Ye and Qian Renxue, turned to look at Stanford, their gazes becoming strange.
Goodness, everyone originally thought that as the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall, and with such an upright and dignified appearance, you wouldn't be too bad, even if you weren't a good person.
I never expected that you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, would actually be such a despicable person who avoids fighting Blood Infant Douluo and only dares to hide behind your colleagues and slack off!
Seeing the mocking, disdainful, and disgusted looks on everyone's faces, Stanford felt so ashamed and indignant that he wanted to disappear into the ground.
He wanted to refute it, but didn't know where to begin. Because what Zhou Chen said was true; Saintess Hu Liena was present at the time!
If he dares to refute, and Zhou Chen goes to Hu Liena to verify it, making a big fuss about it, then he won't be able to stay in the Spirit Hall anymore.
In just a few words, Stanford was practically brought to social death.
However, Zhou Chen, who always enjoyed kicking someone when they were down, still didn't let Stanford off the hook. He said with a half-smile, "Stanford, in just three years, you've already broken through to the Title Douluo realm? How did you do it? With your shamelessness?"
"Zhou Chen!"
Stanford was trembling with rage, his eyes bloodshot, and the veins on his forehead bulging, as if he were about to devour someone.
Seeing this, Yu Tianmeng, sitting next to Zhou Chen, beamed with joy. Haha, this Stanford is getting anxious, he's really getting anxious!
Just as Stanford was about to explode with anger, Zhou Chen suddenly said calmly, "Bishop Stanford, you're nothing more than a mere level 91 Title Douluo. I can kill you within ten moves. I advise you to be careful!"
Although Zhou Chen's words contained no murderous intent, they were like a bucket of ice water poured over his head, instantly extinguishing Stanford's anger and leaving only a chilling feeling.
Seeing that Stanford immediately became obedient, Zhou Chen curled his lip in disdain.
He really is a cowardly spineless coward. I wonder which member of the Spirit Hall encouraged Stanford to be so provocative.
It seems the Spirit Hall is becoming increasingly restless.
Thinking of this, Zhou Chen shook his head, stopped looking at Stanford, that trash, and looked towards the Shrek Academy Team in the arena.
Wow, there are so many people!
At this moment, Ning Rongrong, who was at the head of the group, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Although she was the heir of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, this was the first time she had ever seen such a crowded scene.
"Alright, behave yourself. Your brother Zhou Chen is watching you!"
Yu Tianling covered her mouth with one hand and pointed at Zhou Chen, who was sitting on the golden platform, with the other, and said with a charming smile.
"Tch, you wicked woman who's eyeing your own brother-in-law, I have nothing to say to you."
Ning Rongrong glared at Yu Tianling unhappily.
"If you don't want to talk, then don't. Why get so angry?"
Yu Tianling crossed her arms dismissively and turned her head away.
She joined the Shrek Team a month ago at the behest of her older sister, Yu Tianmeng.
The Shrek Academy Team currently has twelve members, five of whom are substitutes. All twelve are Soul King or higher at level 50, but only Ning Rongrong has reached the Soul Emperor level.
Even the original protagonist, Tang San, is only level 59 at this moment, let alone Oscar and others.
The reason for this is that Ning Rongrong consumed the Immortal Herb Qiluo Tulip from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, while Tang San and Oscar did not consume the Immortal Herb as in the original story, so their Soul Power Level are slightly lower.
The power of the God Crystal alone is not enough for them to break through to the Soul Emperor level.
Of course, this is also related to Yu Tianmeng's fear of Tang San.
During the two years that Zhou Chen was in a coma, Yu Tianmeng had been intentionally or unintentionally suppressing Tang San's growth in order to prevent the protagonist from getting out of control.
However, this left the Shrek Academy Team with mediocre strength, or even somewhat weak.
Because of Zhou Chen's intervention, both the Heavenly Water Academy Team led by Shui Binger and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy First Team led by Dugu Yan have surpassed Shrek Academy in terms of overall strength.
Not to mention the Spirit Hall Team, which also has Hu Liena!
Therefore, Yu Tianmeng, who wanted Shrek Academy to win, had no choice but to put her younger sister Yu Tianling into the Shrek Team as a high-end combatant to support the team.
Seeing Ning Rongrong and Yu Tianling arguing again, Tang San, Oscar, and the others behind them all shrank back and quietly took a few steps back.
Oscar has long since given up on pursuing Ning Rongrong. Although he is very unwilling, he dares not show it.
Tang San was still reminiscing about Xiao Wu, the rabbit Xiao Wu who had stayed in the Star Dou Great Forest, even though he felt that Xiao Wu was getting further and further away from him.
Of course, Tang San also often thought of his deceased father Tang Hao, and watered the Blue Silver Grass that his mother A Yin, had transformed into every day.
At this moment, Tang San seemed to sense that someone was watching him.
His gaze shifted, landing on the golden platform, where he found Zhou Chen smiling at him and nodding slightly.
"Chen Ge..."
Tang San murmured to himself, feeling only gratitude towards Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen collected the remains of his father, Tang Hao, and also brought back his mother's Blue Silver Emperor seedling. The kindness shown to him was greater than Mount Tai.
Moreover, if it weren't for the God Crystal bestowed by Zhou Chen, he wouldn't have been able to reach level 59 at the age of fifteen.
Tang San had already decided that his life belonged to Zhou Chen! He would not fear mountains of knives or seas of fire as long as Zhou Chen gave the order!
Soon, the Shrek Academy Team moved to the other side of the field and stood with the academy team members who had come out earlier, arranged in a very neat line.
Following that, one academy after another took the stage, with renowned advanced Soul Master Academy such as Thunder Academy, Elephant Armor Academy, and Canghui Academy appearing in quick succession, much to the delight of the hundreds of thousands of spectators present.
Only after all thirty-two advanced Soul Master Academy teams had taken the stage did the host, Kou Kou, finally raise his Amplifying Soul Tool and announce loudly, "Now, please welcome His Majesty the Emperor to officially open this competition!"
"Clap clap clap clap clap!!"
Amidst thunderous applause, Xue Ye slowly rose to his feet.
He raised his right hand and waved it lightly to the audience and the participating Soul Master below. The applause quickly stopped, and the entire Great Spirit Arena became silent.
The next second, Xue Ye's loud and deep voice resounded throughout the entire venue through the Amplifying Soul Tool:
"On behalf of the Heaven Dou Empire, I hereby declare the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament open for business."
The applause erupted again, and cheers rose and fell.
Especially the Soul Master who were about to participate, their eyes gleamed with a burning desire. For them, such a competition would be a shortcut to success and fame.
Only by passing the qualifying rounds can each of them not only receive a prize of three Gold Soul Coin, but also a title granted by the royal family of the Heaven Dou Empire. Moreover, it is a hereditary title with a large amount of fiefdom and the right to establish a government and an army!
Of course, even if they are unwilling to join the Heaven Dou Empire, various noble families, Soul Master families, sects, and even the Spirit Hall will offer generous conditions to recruit them.
How could they not be excited when they thought about the bright future?
Thank you all for your subscriptions, donations, recommendations, and monthly tickets. If you're interested in learning about the new Platinum Bishop, the Blood Axe Title Douluo, you can refer back to Chapter 66.
There's a reason why he was able to break through from Soul Douluo to Title Douluo.