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Even though Ma Hongjun and the others scoffed at this so-called Grandmaster, because of Flender, they could only follow his arrangements.

To hunt a soul ring for the new student Zhang Han, they left Suotuo City and arrived at the Frozen Forest to the north.

Following the principle of proximity, they began their spirit duels at the Great Soul Arena here.

Although Yu Xiaogang's teaching was indeed useless, Dai Mubai and the others were actually fairly talented.

After all, among the younger generation of the entire Soul Master world, aside from Luo Li, who stood head and shoulders above the rest and gave no other young genius any hope of catching up—

The only other top genius who widened the gap was Qian Renxue, with her God-tier Martial Soul and Innate Soul Power of level twenty.

Below them, there were still differences in talent, though they were not particularly large.

Yu Tianheng, with his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, could already be considered a first-tier genius in the Soul Master world.

But in terms of talent alone, he was actually inferior even to several people at Shrek Academy.

Putting character aside, Tang San truly possessed Twin Martial Souls, while a certain Uncle Big Sausage was the only Innate Full Soul Power food-type Soul Master in the Soul Master world.

Even Dai Mubai, following the trajectory of the Original Timeline, was actually more talented than Yu Tianheng.

After all, during the spirit duels in Suotuo City in the original work, Yu Tianheng had been several years older than Dai Mubai, yet his Soul Power had not been much higher.

Furthermore, Aosidela City was unlike Winter City.

It lay within the Northern Border, but unlike Winter City, it had never been developed under Luo Li when he was still Marquis White Robe.

Therefore, like many cities in the Northern Border, it was not particularly prosperous due to its geographical disadvantages.

The overall standard of Soul Masters in its Great Soul Arena was also rather average.

Thus, even though Yu Xiaogang's teaching was ineffective, they did not repeatedly run into obstacles. In fact, their results could even be called quite good.

Yet Yu Xiaogang seemed completely unaware of this.

Hearing of the New Shrek Seven Devils' victories in the Spirit Dueling Arena, he looked smug and proud.

"Flender, did you see that? This is the result of my training."

Flender, his close friend and ultimate bootlicker, seemed to think so as well and nodded repeatedly.

"Exactly! I told you, Xiaogang, there's absolutely no problem with your teaching ability!"

"You truly deserve the title of Grandmaster!"

Flender's praise made Yu Xiaogang lift his chin even higher.

Just like that.

Just like that, he would let everyone in the Soul Master world know the great name of Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang!

Then he would return with his head held high to the clan he had once fled from in disgrace!

A pathetic man would never see reality clearly.

Even his pitiful hopes were pinned on luck and other people.

"Oh, right, Xiaogang. There's news from the Great Soul Arena."

"The spirit dueling teams in Aosidela City can no longer find opponents of the same level suitable for the little monsters."

"So they proposed an idea. There's another Gold Dou Team that has been making quite a name for itself lately, and they asked whether we would be willing to fight them."

"Someone on that Gold Dou Team seems to have some connection to you, Xiaogang."

Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang became somewhat interested and took the information provided by the Spirit Dueling Arena from Flender.

"Imperial Dou Team..."

"Yu Tianheng..."

When he saw the three characters "Yu Tianheng," Yu Xiaogang, who had still been hesitant, immediately made up his mind.

"Tell the Spirit Dueling Arena that we accept this match!" Yu Xiaogang agreed without hesitation.

But Flender had some reservations.

"Xiaogang, the Imperial Dou Team seems to be at a higher level. The little monsters may..."

Yu Xiaogang spoke righteously, "Flender, you should trust your students!"

"So what if their levels are higher?"

"With the guidance of Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, the little monsters may not necessarily be their opponents!"

Yu Xiaogang did not want to miss this opportunity.

His nephew, Yu Tianheng, one of the twin stars of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, was on the Imperial Dou Team.

If the Shrek Team could defeat the Imperial Dou Team, then afterward, he, their guiding teacher, could "coincidentally" appear and have Yu Tianheng bring the news back to the clan.

Wouldn't he, Yu Xiaogang, finally gain some face within the clan?

How could Yu Xiaogang, who had always valued face above all else, allow such a wonderful opportunity to slip away!

For this, he was even willing to let his disciple Tang San expose that External Soul Bone!

Hearing Yu Xiaogang's "righteous" words, Flender opened his mouth but said nothing.

He still felt this was somewhat risky, but as the ultimate bootlicker, he had no way to refute his best friend.

In the end, Flender nodded and accepted the spirit duel.

Austera Great Soul Arena

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"My lord, this is your team's opponent for the next match."

The Great Soul Arena Manager bent respectfully and presented a document to Luo Li.

From the moment Luo Li entered the Austera Great Soul Arena, he had received the highest treatment this Great Soul Arena could offer.

"Take a look yourselves." Luo Li waved his hand disinterestedly.

He was not the one competing, so there was no point in looking at the information.

Hearing this, the Imperial Dou Team members behind him took the information from the Great Soul Arena Manager.

"Shrek Team?"

"What a strange name."

Yu Feng's quiet mutter made Luo Li, who had been idly drinking tea, pause slightly.

There should not have been a second group of people on the Douluo Continent who would choose a name like that.

Had the shift in the Original Timeline caused Shrek Academy, which should not have appeared here, to arrive at the Austera Great Soul Arena?

Luo Li pondered inwardly.

But he did not care much.

The original protagonists were ultimately nothing more than protagonists of the original work.

In this era, there was only one protagonist—him!

Shrek Academy...

At Luo Li's current level, they were not even qualified to catch his eye.

Seeing the low levels of the Shrek Team members listed in the information, Yu Tianheng and the others could not help but feel somewhat contemptuous.

"Seriously? They arranged opponents like this for us?" The lively Yu Feng made no effort to hide his disdain.

They had fought all the way from the Great Soul Arena in Winter City, and their many victories had already made them somewhat overconfident.

It was only natural for them to look down on the low-level Shrek Team.

Luo Li had never paid much attention to this.

They were young. It was normal for them to be hot-blooded. A setback or two would set them straight.

Still, as both academy head and team instructor, Luo Li gave them a calm reminder.

"Sometimes, things may not be as they seem."

To him, Shrek Academy was merely broken remains before a great tide, something that would crumble at a single blow.

But to the Imperial Dou Team, it might not be so.

After all, they were the protagonists of the original work. Sudden bursts of power were nothing unusual for them.

To be honest, Luo Li could not be certain which team was stronger, the current Imperial Dou Team or the Shrek Team.

After all, Tang San's Hidden Weapons, meant for catching people off guard, were indeed somewhat troublesome for Soul Masters who had yet to truly entered the higher ranks.

"Can I give it a try?"

Qian Renxue suddenly spoke from the side.

This was the first time she had heard Luo Li take the initiative to offer a warning. Her interest piqued, and with her hands itching after not fighting for many years, she spoke up.

Disguising her Martial Soul a little would not be difficult for her.

Luo Li gave her a slightly surprised look.

Alright, now the outcome could be determined.