Two Competing Teams

The following morning, outside the Sea God Pavilion.

When Zhou Huan and Wen Xiaoshuai leisurely arrived at the scene, everyone else had already arrived, including Huo Gua's seven-person group, Tang Ya, Wang Qingya, a total of nine Tang Sect members, as well as Wang Qiu'er, Ning Tian, Wu Feng Xie Huanyue Cao Jinxuan, Zhou Sichen, Lan Susu, and Lan Luoluo.

Clearly, these are the Tang Sect Team and the Shrek Team that went to Mingdu to compete.

However, judging from the surface Soul Power Level alone, the difference is quite large.

Besides the four Soul King — Huo Gua, Tang Ya, Jiang Nannan, and Wang Qingya —the other five members of the Tang Sect Team are all Soul Emperor.

On Shrek's side, there were only two Soul Emperors: Wang Qiu'er and Wen Xiaoshuai.

Zhou Huan's current apparent cultivation level has increased to level 55. In addition, there are three Soul Kings: Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Xie Huanyue. As for Cao Jinxuan and Zhou Sichen, the Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix and Phoenix Chicks, as well as the Lan sisters, they are only High-level Soul Ancestor.

Especially the Lan sisters, they only qualified for the competition because of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and individually they are no match for them.

Actually, at first, Zhou Huan wanted to bring Wang Qingya along to the competition, since they had always been teammates.

However, Wang Qingya's role in the team overlaps too much with Ning Tian's, and she is even inferior to Ning Tian's Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda in terms of support.

Therefore, Wang Qingya's existence becomes rather awkward.

Perhaps for this reason, Wang Qingya agreed to fight as Tang Sect Disciple early on, since the Tang Sect currently has a small number of members.

As soon as Zhou Huan arrived, Fengchu Zhou Sichen immediately greeted him with a beaming smile, "Brother Zhou, your old man-like posture is a bit out of character for 'Fast Man'. Why are you so late?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Huan sighed and said, "Alas, Fengchu, your brother Zhou is so busy with work, so engrossed in writing papers that I can't tear myself away. I'm also contributing to the academy. That's why I've developed a herniated disc, which is why I'm late in coming."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan immediately cupped their hands in respect and said, "Brother Zhou, you've worked hard."

Everyone present was speechless as they watched the clumsy performance of the three men.

The reason Zhou Huan called Cao Jinxuan and Zhou Sichen and Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix " was not only because of the feeling he had when reading the original novel in his previous life, but also because half a year ago, Zhou Huan finally discovered that the "title" of the Outer Court students actually came from these two.

His title of "Fast Man" originated from the mouths of this Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix.

When Zhou Huan discovered this, he almost couldn't resist beating them up, but he couldn't find a good reason for it. After all, the title they gave him was a "fact," and everyone knew he was fast.

As for now, Zhou Huan secretly chuckled to himself, thinking, "A gentleman takes revenge even after ten years."

Today is the day when this Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix should "pay their debts."

Just as Zhou Huan was making her own plans, Xuanzi, Yan Shaozhe, and Cai Mei'er arrived.

Xuanzi said, "I believe you all know why I called you here today. It's for the Mingdu Soul Master Competition, which will be held in a month and a half."

As soon as Xuanzi finished speaking, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and the others' eyes lit up.

Although I already knew, I was still overjoyed to hear confirmation from the real bigwig.

As a genius from Shrek, who wouldn't want to represent the academy in the competition?

Especially Ning Tian and the other Disciple who had never participated in the Soul Master Competition were even more eager to participate.

Xuanzi then introduced the rules of this year's Soul Master Competition.

Unlike previous years, this competition only features Individual Elimination Tournament and Seven-person Team Match.

The first event is the individual Elimination Match, which uses a points system. Winning a match earns one point, while losing results in zero points. The team that wins the final Individual Elimination Tournament receives an additional two points.

In the Individual Elimination Tournament, the winner can continue to challenge, and is not eliminated after one match.

Next, Seven-person Team Match will be held, with the winner receiving five points.

The team with the highest total score wins the match.

If the total scores are the same, the team that wins the Team Match wins.

One particularly important point is that each team can only send a fixed number of players to participate in the same competition.

In other words, even if someone on your team is forced to play in the Individual Elimination Tournament, you cannot send a substitute player to play in the subsequent seven-person Team Match.

Moreover, the seven-person Team Match immediately follows the Individual Elimination Tournament, with no break in between.

After explaining the competition rules, Xuanzi continued, "After hearing these rules, I believe you understand that this Soul Master Competition actually places more emphasis on individual strength; that is, if you are strong enough to defeat all seven opponents by yourself, you won't even need a Team Battle."

"Therefore, to allow you to get used to the fighting style of this year's Soul Master Competition, our two teams can have a match."

"However, before that, I announce that the starting lineup for the Shrek Team is: Wang Qiu'er, Wen Xiaoshuai, Zhou Huan, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, Xie Huanyue, and Cao Jinxuan. The reserve lineup is: Zhou Sichen, Lan Susu, and Lan Luoluo."

Then, Xuanzi looked at Wang Qiu'er and then at Wen Xiaoshuai. Both of them were Soul Emperor, and Wen Xiaoshuai had Soul Power of Level 63, which was two levels higher than Wang Qiu'er. However, his personality was really not suitable to be the captain.

Just as Xuanzi was about to announce Wang Qiu'er as the captain, Zhou Huan stepped forward. "Reporting to Xuan Zi, I want to be the captain."

Upon hearing this, Xuanzi, Yan Shaozhe, and Cai Mei'er were all slightly taken aback, wondering at the same time, "What's wrong with this little guy? Wasn't he always incredibly low-key before? Why is he suddenly so enthusiastic today? Could it be Lexuan's idea?"

Zhang Lexuan and Zhou Huan got together without any attempt to hide it, so even Xuanzi knew about it.

Therefore, they could easily deduce Zhang Lexuan's influence on Zhou Huan, which seemed more reasonable to them.

However, at this moment, Wang Qiu'er frowned, and it was unclear what she was thinking.

As for the other trainees, the first to speak was Fengchu Zhou Sichen: "Brother Zhou is awesome! Wolong and I both support you!"

Clearly, this guy didn't know the "true meaning" of "Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix," and always thought it was a respectful title given to them by Master Zhou.

As for why he supports Zhou Huan, the reason is quite simple.

Firstly, Zhou Huan was in the same class as them when he Outer Court, and the name "Fast Man" originated from their mouths.

Secondly, although Wen Xiaoshuai has a high Soul Power Level, he is a socially awkward person and rarely speaks.

Thirdly, they didn't know Wang Qiu'er; this was their first meeting. Moreover, Zhou Huan had teased Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er before they arrived, which the two women remembered.

Therefore, Zhou Huan should definitely be chosen as the team leader.

As for the others, Ning Tian and Wu Feng wouldn't have any objections, since Zhou Huan's strength was definitely greater than theirs, and there was even less to say about Xie Huanyue and the Lan sisters.

The only one who had a problem with it was Wang Qiu'er.

Although she had witnessed Zhou Huan's Extreme Ice, she had never fought him. As Imperial Auspicious Beast, how could she easily submit to someone else?

Therefore, Wang Qiu'er ignored Zhou Sichen's jeers and said expressionlessly, "I also want to run for captain."

These words immediately roused everyone present, especially the members of the Tang Sect.

Just a few days ago, Wang Qiu'er went to the Tang Sect to find Huo Yuhao to discuss the matter of dividing the Three-headed Wolf Ape Soul Bone, and happened to run into the arrival of the Sword Maniac Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan.

As a result, under Huo Yuhao's instigation, Wang Qiu'er and Ji Juechen had a hasty battle, and Wang Qiu'er directly knocked Ji Juechen into the wall.

The power was terrifyingly astounding!

Therefore, the Tang Sect members felt that there was going to be a good show, because although Zhou Huan was low-key, she was definitely not weak, and in their minds, how could their Senior Disciple Sister possibly choose someone with poor strength as her boyfriend?

Yes, that's just a hasty guess.

Even if Zhou Huan were beaten to death, he would never have imagined that someone could have such a unique way of thinking.

Among them, Huo Gua was particularly excited. He really wanted to see how Zhou Huan's Extreme Ice compared to his own, and also what the Ice Empress meant by the Snow Empress's Power.

Meanwhile, Xuanzi was naturally pleased to see Wang Qiu'er running for team captain; competition breeds progress.

Therefore, Xuanzi said, "Okay, choosing a captain is very simple. The two of you just have a match, and whoever wins becomes the captain. It's a good warm-up before the two teams start fighting. Now, everyone, head to the Soul Fighting Arena."

After saying that, everyone left Sea God Island with excitement and headed to the Soul Fighting Arena in the Outer Court. After all, everyone likes to watch a good show.

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