"Comparing yourself to others really is enough to make you furious."
Oscar looked at Ye Liuyun's utterly matter-of-fact expression and could not help wailing:
"Is this what talent is? I refuse to accept it!"
Ma Hongjun wore the same look of envy, jealousy, and resentment.
They had worked themselves half to death, yet they still could not compare to someone casually training.
That day, the special training came to an end.
Yu Xiaogang gathered everyone in the meeting room. His expression was solemn, even carrying a trace of fervor.
"The three months of special training are over."
"I am very satisfied with your performance. But this is only the beginning."
Yu Xiaogang braced both hands on the table, his blazing gaze sweeping across the eight young men and women before he finally revealed his true reason for coming to Shrek Academy:
"Everything I have done has been for that ultimate goal."
"The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament!"
"I want you to represent Shrek Academy in battle, to face the greatest geniuses of the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires, and to face Spirit Hall."
These words set Dai Mubai and the others' blood boiling.
A stage for the entire continent—it was the dream of every Spirit Master!
Seeing everyone's excited expressions, Yu Xiaogang nodded, then abruptly changed the subject:
"However, the tournament has a rule: only seven people may take the field."
"And we currently have eight."
The air instantly froze.
Eight chosen from seven.
That meant one person had to become a substitute and lose the chance to display themselves beneath the spotlight.
Everyone's gazes shifted among one another before, without prior discussion, settling on the weakest members of the Support System.
Between Ning Rongrong and Oscar, most people still looked toward Oscar.
Although his Soul