Salas ultimately backed down.
Although Yu Xiaogang was not worth worrying about, he did have the Pope's Order and connections to the Pope.
As a mere Platinum Bishop, Salas was better off not inviting trouble over such a trivial matter.
This was merely a small interlude.
The matches continued, but unlike in the original story, Shrek Academy ultimately did not face Skywater Academy.
Shrek Academy advanced from the preliminaries in first place by points.
The five teams that emerged from the Heaven Dou division preliminaries were Thunder Academy, Godwind Academy, Shrek Academy, Blazing Fire Academy, and Skywater Academy.
The upcoming Advancement Match would still be held within the Heaven Dou Empire.
However, the venue would change from the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena to the Royal Hunting Grounds.
At that time, the ten teams that had advanced through the preliminaries from the five duchies and kingdoms would join you in competing in the Advancement Match.
In other words, Plant Academy and Beast Academy would also come to participate.
The Advancement Match would be held a month later.
After Beast Academy's team arrived in Heaven Dou City, Zhu Zhuqing went to find Lu Duzhou.
"Brother Xiao Zhou! Dai Mubai has already become a Six Ring Soul Emperor, and he has so many soul bones. I'm only a level forty-nine Soul Ancestor now. I'm afraid I won't be able to defeat him then."
"Don't worry."
Lu Duzhou smiled and stroked the little cat's hair.
"Once you reach Level Fifty, I'll have a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast sacrifice itself for you. Then you'll obtain a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, and four hundred-thousand-year soul skills. Your Soul Power should directly reach level sixty as well."
"For now, continue working hard to strengthen your physical body. When the time comes, you