It was precisely because of those bizarre outfits that the moment Gu Xuan and the others entered the crowd,
they immediately drew an unusual amount of attention.
"What academy are they from? Did they just crawl out of a latrine?"
"I'm dying—the green monster pattern on their chests is so adorable."
"Why do their ears look like loudspeakers?"
"Look, they're even soliciting advertisements on their backs?"
"Is there really an Advanced Spirit Master Academy like that?"
"They can participate in the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament dressed like that?"
"This is too hilarious. It really is true that a big forest has all kinds of birds."
"Keep your voice down. They're Spirit Masters, after all."
"But they're probably just here to make up the numbers. Look, there's even a fat guy in there who looks like a ball."
If there had been a crack in the ground right then,
the Shrek Academy students would probably have scrambled to dive into it.
Even though they had mentally prepared themselves somewhat, they had never expected so many people to gather outside the Great Soul Arena.
It was practically like they were on display—and unquestionably as a negative example.
Gu Xuan was the first to pull out the Shrek mask he had worn during the spirit dueling tournament and cover his face.
The others from Shrek hurriedly followed suit.
The poor three substitute members who had joined later did not have such equipment.
They could only cover their faces with their hands, looking as miserable as could be.
Flender walked at the front, wearing an expression that said he did not know the people behind him.
He strode straight into the crowd.
Zhao Wuji, following behind him, was no slower.
Even Yu Xiaogang, the most shameless of them all, wanted to