Elsewhere.
The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy team.
When Xiao Hongchen saw the matchups come out, he was completely dumbfounded.
"Fuck!"
"Why are our opponents the Star Luo Royal Soul Master Academy?"
Ma Rulong and the others' expressions froze as well.
The good news.
They hadn't run into either of Spirit Hall's teams.
The bad news.
They had run into the Star Luo Royal Soul Master Academy team instead.
Ma Rulong said with a troubled expression:
"I don't think we can defend against Xu Jiujiu of the Star Luo Empire's soul skill."
Xiao Hongchen looked utterly dejected. "We're done for. We won't even make the final four."
"No, I have to see who Shrek's opponents are. If we fail to make the final four while they get in through sheer dumb luck, that'll really sting."
"Di'ao Academy?"
When everyone saw Shrek Academy's opponents, their expressions turned strange.
"Di'ao Academy from the Heaven Dou Empire seems pretty strong too, but can they beat Shrek Academy?"
"Hard to say."
"But I remember the Heaven Dou Empire's team came with Lord Su Yan, didn't they? They should have someone powerful like Xu Jiujiu or Princess Tianzhen among them, right?"
Xiao Hongchen looked at Jing Hongchen and called out, "Grandpa, how strong is Di'ao Academy?"
"They won't lose to Shrek Academy and give them a chance to reach the semifinals, will they?"
Jing Hongchen gave them a rather speechless look and replied:
"You're overthinking it. Di'ao Academy is the Heaven Dou Empire's team. They probably even have geniuses from the Body Sect among them. They're not that easy to beat."
"Besides, the Heaven Dou Empire has a Princess Vina. Lord Su Yan and the others came with the Heaven Dou Empire's team this time."
That was close.
Hearing this, Xiao Hongchen and the