Shi Nian Makes a Move

After the introductory ceremony, the Advanced Soul Master Academy Competition officially began.

Silver Bishop Salas conducted the match draw to determine the order of subsequent matches.

The draw concluded quickly, and the first match of the afternoon was between Shrek Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

In the afternoon, the participating students from both academies entered the arena. Shrek Academy, with their sickly green uniforms, successfully captured the attention of the entire Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.

The audience was jeering, but the moment the match began, all the mockery turned into the loudest slap in the face. Shrek Academy defeated the opposing Heaven Dou Royal Academy within one minute, leaving the audience stunned.

Looking at the countless astonished expressions in the soul arena, Flender wore a smug smile and said to the academy members, "See? This is the effect of the team uniforms. I had foresight."

No one replied, they just silently rolled their eyes behind his back.

Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle, then turned his gaze towards the area where Blue Sunshine Academy was seated.

The participating students of Blue Sunshine Academy were seen conversing with each other, gesturing towards the competition arena from time to time, with expressions that suggested they could do just as well.

Shi Nian, sitting in the back, also had a face full of smiles.

"There will come a time when you'll cry, old man."

The matches progressed day by day. Shrek Academy defeated their opponents one after another, maintaining a perfect winning record. Their fame grew steadily, awaiting a victory that would cause it to explode.

This turning point came on the third day when Shrek Academy successfully defeated the Elephant Armor Academy from the Lower Four Sects.

The audience in the soul arena began to cheer. The leaders of the various sects and the empire also took note of Shrek Academy's name.

However, Yu Xiaogang, standing on the spectator stands, did not focus on the match. Instead, he looked towards the Blue Sunshine Academy area on the lower right.

The members of Blue Sunshine Academy were clearly in low spirits. Shi Nian, standing at the back of the group, whispered something to the students, and a strange smile appeared on their faces.

"Hmph, that old man is wicked."

Yu Xiaogang sneered and ignored them.

The matches continued daily, and the teachers and students of Shrek Academy, led by Yu Xiaogang, diligently analyzed every match.

Time passed day by day, and finally, the eighth day of the competition arrived.

"Teacher, I'm heading back first."

"Alright. Rest appropriately when you get back. You don't need excessive training; maintaining your condition is the most crucial thing."

"I understand, Teacher."

Tang San nodded, then descended from the spectator stands and walked out of the soul arena.

Yu Xiaogang continued to focus his gaze on the competition arena. After about ten minutes, he glanced towards the area where Blue Sunshine Academy was located. He saw the old man Shi Nian slowly getting up. After saying a few words to the students in front of him, he sneakily walked down from the spectator stands and headed out of the Soul Arena.

"The old brat finally couldn't hold back."

Yu Xiaogang slightly curled the corners of his mouth. He then called Flender and Liu Erlong to his side and said, "Shi Nian, that old fellow, just left with Xiao San. I'm afraid he has ill intentions, so we need to follow and see."

Upon hearing this, Flender and Liu Erlong immediately looked a little tense. Normally, this was within Heaven Dou City. Even a Titled Douluo would have to restrain themselves a bit, let alone Shi Nian, a Soul Saint.

However, the three members of the Golden Iron Triangle had dealt with Shi Nian in their youth. They knew his temperament was eccentric and ruthless, and with such a bizarre Martial Soul as Remnant Dream, if he wanted to make a move on Xiao San, he truly had ways to deceive everyone.

So, the two immediately agreed, even urging Yu Xiaogang to hurry up and follow.

The three of them quickly descended from the spectator stands and hurried towards the outside of the Soul Arena.

There were many routes from Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena to Shrek Academy. But during these days of the Grand Competition, the people from Shrek Academy had chosen the same route for their round trips. Therefore, Yu Xiaogang and the other two did not hesitate and followed that route.

There were many pedestrians on the street, which undoubtedly increased the difficulty of searching.

But Yu Xiaogang's Purple Demon Eye and Flender's Eagle Eye both possessed extremely strong visual perception, so the search along the way progressed relatively quickly.

The three of them searched all the way to the vicinity of Shrek Academy. Flender's Eagle Eye swept over the crowd on the street in front of them and indeed found Shi Nian and Tang San among them.

"There, I found him."

Flender said softly. Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong looked in the direction he pointed and indeed found their target.

Tang San was about to enter the Shrek Academy grounds, while Shi Nian stood in the crowd not far ahead.

At this moment, Tang San, who had been heading towards Shrek Academy, suddenly changed direction and walked towards where Shi Nian was. His expression and demeanor were similar to usual, as if he hadn't noticed anything unusual.

"Xiao San is in danger, should we make a move quickly?" Liu Erlong immediately said.

Yu Xiaogang and Flender exchanged glances, neither of them acting rashly.

They had witnessed Shi Nian's trick when the Golden Iron Triangle was tricked into the Ruins back then. It was truly bizarre and impossible to block.

"Shi Nian has already activated his Remnant Dream Martial Soul and connected his spiritual power to Xiao San. If we rush in rashly, Shi Nian will likely erupt on the spot, and Xiao San will be in even greater danger," Yu Xiaogang said.

"Then what should we do?" Liu Erlong continued to ask.

"Let's follow first and make a move when an opportunity arises."

"But Shi Nian has already released his Martial Soul. If we follow now, we might be discovered by his spiritual power," Flender added.

"It's alright, I have a way."

After Yu Xiaogang finished speaking, he activated the Luo Sanpao Martial Soul within him and released soul power towards Flender and Liu Erlong.

As veteran partners of the Golden Iron Triangle, the two understood each other perfectly. They immediately activated their Martial Souls and released soul power simultaneously.

The soul power of the three merged under the extremely high martial soul compatibility, forming a faint Golden Triangle Formation.

Yu Xiaogang then had a thought, and a purple vertical eye opened at the center of his forehead, releasing his mental power.

This faint mental power was like a primer, passing through the weak Golden Triangle Formation between the three, drawing out the mental power in Flender and Liu Erlong's minds and covering the three of them.

"This is mental power projection?"

"Xiaogang, how did you do that?"

Flender and Liu Erlong asked one after another, their faces full of surprise, while also carefully experiencing the sensation.

When a Soul Master obtains their seventh soul ring and their cultivation reaches the Soul Saint realm, the mental power in their mind will completely take shape, transforming into a tangible power that can be felt, allowing them to unleash their Martial Soul True Body and Weapon Spirit True Body.

For a Soul Master at the Soul Saint realm to break through to the next realm, Soul Douluo, they must break the constraints of their mental power and achieve mental power projection.

Previously, there were two ways to achieve this. The first was for conventional Soul Masters, who could only achieve it by impacting with a large amount of soul power after obtaining their eighth soul ring.

The second was for Soul Masters with a Mental System Martial Soul, who could also project their mental power through the special nature of their martial soul.

Flender and Liu Erlong undoubtedly fell into the first category mentioned above. However, under Yu Xiaogang's guidance, they were able to project their mental power while still at the Soul Saint realm. This was an immense opportunity for both of them.

Although this mental power projection was led by Yu Xiaogang, and they could not achieve it independently in private, after carefully experiencing the current sensation, when they break through to Soul Douluo, it would be a natural progression, and they would not encounter any Bottleneck whatsoever.