The Match... Begins!
With Huo Yuhao around, even though they were just Reserve Team, they felt no tension at all.
More than anything, there was excitement.
Being able to stand on such a stage and represent Shrek Academy in battle is an honor in itself.
Huo Yuhao walked at the front, his steps steady and his expression calm.
Behind him, Wang Dong, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, He Caitou followed closely.
The five people slowly stepped onto the arena!
The cheers around them gradually subsided.
Those audience members who had been chanting "Shrek" were now staring wide-eyed, their faces full of confusion.
The fact that Shrek Academy sent out a team left them somewhat bewildered.
The requirement for participating in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament is that the participants must be Soul Master under the age of twenty.
Under this requirement, naturally, the closer Soul Master is to twenty years old, the higher their Soul Power and the stronger they are.
Therefore, most of the students sent by the academy are eighteen or nineteen years old, whose physiques are no different from those of adults.
At this moment, the seven students from the Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy who have entered the arena have an average age of nineteen.
But the Shrek Team standing opposite them only had five members, and they all looked much younger than them!
Not only the audience, but also the Preparation Area of various colleges were filled with discussions.
On the city wall, Star Luo Emperor Xu Jiawei of Xingluo turned his head slightly and looked at the person beside him.
"Grand Chancellor," his voice was soft, but tinged with doubt, "Do you know what's going on?"
The elderly man, referred to as the Grand Chancellor, shook his head. He was over seventy years old, with white hair and beard, but his eyes still shone with shrewdness and wisdom.
He slowly began, "The specifics are still unclear, but I've heard that Shrek Academy has significantly fewer participants this year compared to previous years."
Xu Jiawei's gaze fell on the arena below, his brows furrowing slightly.
He simply couldn't understand what Shrek Academy was doing.
Meanwhile, in the Preparation Area, at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy...
A handsome young man leaned back in his chair, his face bearing undisguised arrogance.
"Shrek Academy is really arrogant," he scoffed, "Daring to send only Reserve Team to the knockout stage."
No one else disagreed with him.
Clearly, they could tell from their ages that Huo Yuhao and the others were Reserve Team.
A tall, short-haired old man spoke in a deep voice, "According to the information we have, Shrek Academy only has eight participants this time!"
"If these five are all Reserve Team, then they will only have three regular players!"
Beside them, an elderly man with a face as red as a jujube also spoke up.
"Don't be careless. Don't forget, Shrek Academy, as the champion, has special privileges."
Upon hearing this, the short-haired man snorted.
"No matter who they send, we only have one goal this time..."
He paused, his gaze sweeping over everyone present.
"That's the champion!"
This time, the team from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy is the strongest in three thousand years!
On the arena, the members of the Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy were clearly aware that their opponents were all Shrek's Reserve Team.
In that instant, a surge of indignation rose within them.
Reserve Team?
Is Shrek looking down on them?
Are you going to use a few children to appease them?
But they quickly calmed down.
Even if they're Reserve Team, they're still Reserve Team of the Shrek Academy.
Shrek's millennia-old reputation caused their newly risen momentum to subside once again.
The anger was extinguished by reason before it could even ignite.
They dared not underestimate them.
"The match begins!"
The referee's voice resounded throughout the arena, signaling the official start of the duel!
At the Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy, seven people simultaneously Martial Soul Possession!
Three Soul Ancestor and four Soul Elder —that was their entire strength.
Meanwhile, at the Shrek Academy, four Soul Ring appeared beneath the feet of Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, He Caitou, all of them at the Soul Ancestor level.
Wang Dong's Light Goddess Butterfly spread its magnificent wings, and three Soul Ring slowly rotated beneath its feet, indicating that it was Soul Elder.
These things can be easily seen after the Martial Soul Possession.
When Huo Yuhao, standing at the back of the group, revealed his Soul Ring...
The entire area around the arena seemed to have been paused!
All eyes were fixed on him!
Two purples, three blacks!
Five Soul Ring floated silently beneath his feet!
The light that fell upon everyone's eyes was like a thunderclap!
Soul King!
This seemingly younger boy is actually the Soul King!
Moreover, his Soul Ring configuration is surprisingly "overpowered"!
In the stands, the spectators who had been discussing the matter were now staring wide-eyed and gaping in disbelief.
In the Preparation Area, those teams that had been mocking Shrek Academy's arrogance were now frozen in place, speechless.
Even Xu Jiawei on the city wall had his pupils slightly constricted.
He turned to look at the Grand Chancellor, his voice tinged with disbelief. "This young man... what is his background?"
Before Star Luo Empire's Grand Chancellor reply, Xu Jiawei immediately gave the order.
"Find out all information about this boy as soon as possible."
His voice was deep and decisive, leaving no room for doubt.
As the Star Luo Emperor, his intuition told him that this young man was definitely not simple.
The Grand Chancellor nodded in agreement and turned to make the arrangements.
And on the arena, the duel has officially begun.
The purple and black Soul Ring on Huo Yuhao's body intertwined and shimmered, making the hearts of the opposing Tianling Battle Team jump and their palms sweat.
However, they did not sense any powerful Soul Skill being released specifically targeting them.
Because Huo Yuhao still didn't plan to take direct action in this match, but instead only appeared as a support.
Spirit Detection Sharing -- Expand!
Spiritual Resonance - Connecting!
Soul Lash - Amplification!
The three Soul Skills were completed almost simultaneously.
An invisible Divine Power surged forth like a tide, enveloping Wang Dong and his companions, instantly boosting their senses to their peak.
With the added boost from the cigars that He Caitou had prepared beforehand, Wang Dong and his group's combat strength increased dramatically in an instant!
When they fought against the Inner Court students, these amplifications didn't seem to have much effect.
After all, those opponents were all Soul King and Soul Emperor.
But at this moment... the opponents are nothing more than a group of Soul Ancestor and Soul Elder.
Wang Dong flapped his wings and soared high, the wings of the Light Goddess Butterfly shimmering with brilliant golden light in the sunlight, and he was the first to rush towards the opposite side!
Holding the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield, Xu Sanshi strode forward, following closely behind.
Jiang Nannan moved with agility, like a ghost, quickly advancing from the side.
He Caitou stood there, a cigar dangling from his mouth, and leisurely hoisted a two-meter-long cannon onto his shoulder.
The cannon's muzzle was dark and pointed at the crowd on the other side.
The moment the two sides clashed, Shrek Academy gained the upper hand!
These members of the Tianling Battle Team are utterly no match for them!
Wang Dong's Butterfly Goddess Light exploded, and a Soul Elder immediately collapsed to the ground!
Xu Sanshi's Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield slammed down, and another Soul Ancestor coughed up blood and was knocked out of the arena!
Jiang Nannan's Soft Bone Rabbit engaged in close combat, throwing a Soul Elder to the ground, leaving him dazed and confused!
He Caitou's Soul Guidance Cannon roared, and a beam of light shot out, instantly eliminating two opponents who were trying to defend together!
The entire match, from start to finish, took only a few breaths!
It turns out that the Soul Ancestor Shrek Academy are on a completely different level in terms of combat power compared to those of other academies!
In just a few breaths, the result of the duel was revealed to everyone.
When the referee announced Shrek's victory, the audience, which had just quieted down, erupted in enthusiastic cheers once again!
"Shrek! Shrek! Shrek!..."
The sound was deafening, like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing, engulfing the entire Star Luo Square!