The Strange Skywater Academy
At this point, Dai Weisi seemed to remember something and tentatively asked:
"What's going on with your and Zhu Qing's Martial Soul? It's said that even Zhu Qing's Soul Skill effects are completely different from before!"
"Are you envious?" Zhu Zhuyun's lips curled into a mysterious smile. "You'll understand when the competition is over."
After saying that, she shook her head helplessly:
"I originally thought that with my current strength, I would be able to lead Star Luo Royal Academy into the top three of the finals."
"I never expected the Heaven Dou Royal Academy to suddenly appear. It seems my wish is destined to be in vain."
These were originally just a few casual remarks, but Dai Weisi keenly noticed something unusual.
It's not surprising that Zhu Zhuyun knew about Shrek Team's strength in advance.
But she seems to know quite a bit about the Spirit Hall Team's strengths and weaknesses? Did she think they were invincible from the start?!
The Spirit Hall Team has always been strong, but with Zhu Zhuyun's level 57 strength, plus their other strong teammates, they should be able to sweep away all the previous Spirit Hall champion teams!
Before today, where did this lack of confidence come from...?
Meanwhile, inside the Shrek Academy compound, everyone was sitting together, discussing the news that Flender had just gathered.
Lin Hai arrived late. He first glanced at Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, who were sitting silently in the corner, and then naturally sat down next to Ning Rongrong.
"Rong Rong, judging from this situation, you might not even need to play to easily make it into the top three!" he joked with a smile.
"Stop being so sarcastic." Ning Rongrong snorted and waved her fist. "You'll see my power sooner or later!"
Flender picked up the conversation from the side, his expression somewhat grave:
"I checked out the strength of the various teams, and you were right."
"There is indeed a Soul King level player hidden in the Star Luo Royal Academy Team."
Everyone already knew about this beforehand, and upon hearing this, their gazes all turned to Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing.
Now, the identities of these two are completely out in Shrek.
"Ahem!" Flender coughed lightly. "But Lin Hai, that Soul Saint from the Spirit Hall Team you mentioned before..."
Lin Hai smiled calmly, "It's normal for her not to make a move against an ordinary team, isn't it?"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
With Xie Yue and Yan's strength, they could easily sweep aside the vast majority of the participating teams.
At this moment, Oscar suddenly interjected, "Speaking of which, Skywater Academy is also acting strangely today!"
"What do you mean?" Flender looked at him in confusion.
"The fat guy and I didn't play today, did we?" Oscar scratched his head, forcing an explanation:
"Since I had nothing to do, I went to the Skywater Academy to watch the battle, since the opponents ahead are all from there."
As soon as they finished speaking, everyone immediately cast disdainful glances at the two of them.
"Watching?" Ning Rongrong blinked her big eyes, her expression playful:
"Why didn't you go to observe so many strong teams whose strength is unknown, but instead went to the Skywater Academy? Were you there to watch the Tianshui Women's Team's dance performance?"
Upon seeing this, Ma Hongjun quickly offered his explanation:
"They didn't dance at all today, and neither Shui Bing'er nor Xue Wu performed!"
These words successfully attracted everyone's attention.
The finals are different from the Preliminary Tournament. The initial stages are all elimination rounds, and if you lose, you are eliminated.
Even if the opponent is not strong, they are still teams that have emerged victorious after many rounds of battles.
Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu, the captain and vice-captain of Tianshui, are both absent? Aren't they afraid of being caught off guard and losing their jobs?
"What was the result of the match?" Flender pressed.
"Skywater Academy won!" Ma Hongjun chuckled, a hint of smugness in his voice. "And you'd never guess..."
"Shui Yue'er, whose Soul Power was only level 36 during the previous competition, has now reached level 46!"
"Even the Martial Soul has undergone obvious changes, with a very significant improvement."
Upon hearing this, everyone present instinctively looked at Lin Hai.
His gaze held a complex mix of emotions—
There was reproach and disdain from Liu Erlong and Ning Rongrong, envy and curiosity from Dai Mubai and others, and confusion and bewilderment from Yu Xiaogang.
Oscar laughed and said, "Brother Hai, Fatty and I both think this must be your doing."
"However, there is one thing we find strange: why isn't Shui Yue'er's fourth Soul Ring Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring?"
Flender glared at Oscar with annoyance. "You think being a fourth-ring veteran is as easy as cabbage? Don't you know what level you are?"
Oscar realized he'd seen too many fourth-ring veterans lately and was getting a bit arrogant, so he awkwardly touched his nose and stopped talking.
Lin Hai seemed completely oblivious to the various glances directed at him, and calmly explained:
"Not everyone who uses Immortal Herb to improve their abilities can absorb the fourth level of the ten-thousand-year-old cultivation."
"This is closely related to the Soul Master's own physical strength and the quality of the preceding Soul Ring."
After saying that, he stood up and walked outside. "I'm going to check on the situation at the Skywater Academy."
In fact, apart from special cases like Hu Liena and Tang San, the difference in Spiritual Power among ordinary Soul Master in the early stages of cultivation is far less significant than the difference in physical constitution.
Among the women in the Lin Hai, Shui Yue'er's constitution wasn't the worst, but it was only slightly better than Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling's initially.
In addition, she took the Elixir Pill relatively late, so she failed to receive the boost from the third Soul Ring.
Despite putting in all his effort, he could only increase the age of his fourth Soul Ring to over nine thousand years.
This is a reasonable outcome.
To Lin Hai's slight surprise, Shui Yunshu actually gave the last Elixir Pill to Xue Wu.
He originally thought that the other party would most likely leave it to Shui Yue'er's mother.
Seeing Lin Hai get up and leave, Yu Xiaogang's face showed a hint of struggle. After hesitating for a moment, he quickly followed him out.
"Lin Hai, wait a minute!" Yu Xiaogang called out to Lin Hai from outside the camp.
"Grandmaster, do you need something from me?" Lin Hai stopped and turned around to ask.
Yu Xiaogang, with a pained expression, said in a heavy tone:
"Lin Hai, I really never expected that my family would do something like kidnapping Xiao Wu and Zhu Qing!"
"Hmm... and then?" Lin Hai looked at him expressionlessly, waiting for him to continue.
"Then..." Yu Xiaogang was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting Lin Hai's reaction to be so calm.
However, he quickly realized that given Lin Hai's current animosity towards the family, his cold attitude was to be expected.
So he continued to explain, "I came here specifically to thank you for showing mercy and sparing my father's life."
"With Erlong as the Er Long leader in the future, I believe the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan will definitely be able to get back on the right track."
The right track? Or the right path? Your choice of words is quite cunning!