Night fell.
After treatment from a Healing System Soul Master, Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong finally regained consciousness.
Upon learning that they had lost the match, Yu Xiaogang and his disciple stood utterly stunned.
Tang Hao, who had watched the entire match, was not surprised.
Yu Xiaogang had shown some ability in developing the Five-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but its weaknesses were also glaringly obvious.
The Heaven Dou Second Team had stumbled upon the Shrek Team's tactical Achilles' heel, causing Shrek Academy to suffer a crushing defeat.
The bold declarations Tang San and the others had made before the match had now become a resounding slap across every one of their faces.
Of course, Tang Hao would not leave matters there.
Before the match, he had already decided that whether or not the Shrek Academy Team won the championship, he would seize the Three Soul Bones offered as the champion's reward!
For now, however, Tang San was in a terrible state. To keep this from affecting his special training later, Tang Hao had no choice but to step forward and console him.
Inside Tang San's room.
"D-Dad!" Seeing Tang Hao suddenly appear before him, Tang San's face filled with hurt. "Dad, we lost. We couldn't make it into the Grand Finals."
Tang Hao sighed softly and said gently, "Xiao San, a loss is a loss. But you're still young. There's still hope of winning it back in the future."
"This defeat proves that your preparations before the match weren't thorough enough. Besides, you lost mainly because of your disadvantage in age. If you entered this Soul Master Tournament with the strength you'll have five years from now, no one would be your match."
As for the tactical defeat, that came entirely down to the gap between