Half an hour later.
The referee's voice rang out over the Royal Hunting Grounds.
"Next match: Shrek Academy versus Godwind Academy!"
A commotion erupted in the stands.
Most people had come to watch a joke.
After all, Godwind Academy was now a pack of mad dogs. Whoever faced them was in for bad luck.
First match.
Tailong took the stage.
As a pure Power Type Soul Master, Tailong was no pushover.
But less than ten seconds after the match began—
Bang!
A figure flew off the arena.
It was Tailong.
He had not even seen his opponent move before a kick struck his chest.
He crashed to the ground like a torn sack, unconscious on the spot.
A large section of bone in his chest had caved in.
One-shot.
In Shrek's rest area, the atmosphere was grim to the extreme.
"Damn it!"
Dai Mubai roared and leaped onto the arena.
"Shrek, Dai Mubai. Please instruct me!"
Across from him stood a small, thin figure wrapped in a black robe.
Its face could not be seen. Only a pair of green-glowing eyes was visible.
"Begin!"
Boom!
Dai Mubai held nothing back.
White Tiger Body Protection Barrier! White Tiger Vajra Transformation!
The two enhancement Soul Skills activated at once, transforming him into a white tiger with bulging muscles.
With the force of Mighty Thunder, he swung a claw at the black-robed man.
However.
The black-robed man did not dodge.
He merely slowly raised a withered hand.
That hand was as dry as a branch, covered in black patterns.
Crack!
A crisp snap rang out.
Dai Mubai's tiger claw, powerful enough to shatter stone, was caught head-on by that withered hand!
It did not budge an inch!
"What?!"
Dai Mubai's pupils constricted sharply.
Then, a terrifying surge of Soul Power erupted from the