"I never thought we'd run into Shrek Academy this early."
Upon hearing the chief referee announce the Semi-Finals matchups, Ma Yun was somewhat dazed.
He could not even remember how long it had been since they had faced Shrek Academy before the finals.
"So what if we ran into them?"
Xiao Hongchen curled his lip and said disdainfully,
"Even without Old Xu, those people from Shrek Academy are no match for us."
Meng Hongchen, however, shook her head.
"Tianming said Shrek Academy isn't weak."
"I think we shouldn't underestimate them... But if Tianming were here, there'd be nothing to worry about."
"Indeed, it would be great if Tianming were here."
Ma Yun sighed as well.
"There are still two days before the match. Let's head back to the hotel and work out our tactics first."
"If we lose to Shrek Academy, we won't even get second place."
With that, he led everyone away from Star Luo Plaza toward the hotel.
As the Semi-Finals arrangements were announced, all of Star Luo City entered a frenzy ahead of time.
There was no other reason. In everyone's eyes, the match between Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Team would determine the champion of this All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Tournament.
For a time, tickets to the match were driven to astronomical prices, yet they remained impossible to obtain.
"Holy shit, Old Xu?"
When Xiao Hongchen returned to the Sun Moon Empire's conference room, his mouth fell wide enough to fit an egg.
"You're out of seclusion?"
"You absorbed that Dragon Pill?"
"Mm."
Xu Tianming nodded with a smile.
"Looks like I came out at just the right time. I heard our first Semi-Finals match is against Shrek Academy?"
There was no need to deliberately ask around about it. The entire hotel,