Continental Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament Heaven Dou Opening Ceremony

Soon, all the teams entered their respective waiting areas, and everyone began discussing what kind of opponents they would face next.

Jiang Huai and his group were no exception. That coward Yu Xiaogang had designated the Four Elements Academy as the most dangerous team, even going so far as to draw a circle around them on his charts.

Jiang Huai stepped forward to write down the names of the academies. He drew a line connecting all the teams in the qualifiers and pointed to the vertex where all the lines converged.

Jiang Huai wrote the word Shrek nearby and drew a line pointing toward the vertex. He told them, "Our goal isn't just victory; it's for ourselves. Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit. No matter who you face, if you choose to give up, then why did you even come here? No one is an invincible enemy; even a strong enemy has weaknesses, just like the weakness of a tornado is its eye."

Hearing this, Dai Mubai nodded and said, "Jiang Huai is right. No matter how strong the enemy is, how will you know if you can win if you don't try?"

Just like that, with those few short sentences, Jiang Huai boosted the morale of the entire team.

Soon, inside the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena, Dou Dou, the host from the Soto Grand Arena, began announcing the matchups for the first round.

And so, Shrek was matched against the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Second Team. The opposing team didn't have a single Spirit Ancestor, yet they acted incredibly arrogant.

Jiang Huai immediately formulated a strategy: "For this match, Dai Mubai, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Oscar, Tai Long, Jing Ling, and Jiang Zhu will compete. You seven will take the stage. Jiang Zhu, do not use your spirit skill to recover your teammates; use it to restore the opponents' condition. As for the rest of you, your task is to decide the outcome of the match within one minute."

Everyone was shocked to hear this, though Flender, Qin Ming, Liu Erlong, Yu Xiaogang, and Zhao Wuji were not surprised.

Tang San asked, "Brother Huai, although they don't have the spirit power of a Spirit Ancestor, shouldn't we still discuss the tactics?"

Jiang Huai shook his head and said, "In the face of absolute strength, any tactic is just a passing cloud!"

With that, Dai Mubai and the others took the stage. Although the uniforms of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Second Team were already quite exquisite, the Shrek team's attire possessed a visual aesthetic never before seen on the continent. The entire crowd watching the competition began to cheer—not for the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Second Team, but for the stylish outfits of Shrek.

The instructor of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy snorted coldly, "Hmph! Such bizarre clothing. Clothes don't represent strength. Just wait to be eliminated."

Soon, Dou Dou finished introducing the strength of both sides, and Dai Mubai immediately took his stance, saying, "Brothers! Activate your spirits!"

Everyone quickly activated their spirits. The captain of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Second Team sneered, "Trash in ridiculous clothes."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Dai Mubai landed a punch on his face, knocking him right out of the arena and eliminating him.

Tang San began charging his fourth spirit skill, while Dai Mubai and Xiao Wu took the lead, with the others waiting for Tang San's signal.

In the spectator area, Jiang Huai stood by the viewing window, looking down at the match with a faint smile on his lips.

This was what Jiang Huai had meant: Tang San's spirit rings didn't have to be absorbed exclusively from control-type spirit beasts, because the Blue Silver Grass itself inherently possessed control.

Tang San was also grasping the true meaning of these words. Suddenly, he released his Blue Silver Grass spirit, his fourth spirit ring lit up, and a large number of Blue Silver Vines appeared in his hands.

"Fourth Spirit Skill: Blue Silver Cage!"

Tang San had officially grasped the essence of Jiang Huai's words, unleashing a spirit skill in a way never seen before.

The Blue Silver Cage, originally intended for single-target control, had transformed into a group-control skill, and those trapped inside were even being attacked by Blue Silver Thorns.

Just as the members of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Second Team were dodging the thorns, they suddenly felt as if they had forgotten something.

Suddenly, the Blue Silver Cage dissipated, and Dai Mubai finished his charge.

A thousand-year spirit ring lit up on Dai Mubai, and he said with a smirk, "Fourth Spirit Skill: White Tiger Meteor Shower!"

Swish, swish, swish!

Terrifying tiger-claw meteors began to rain down from behind Dai Mubai, smashing into the group. Dai Mubai increased his spirit power output, and Xiao Wu used her fourth spirit skill, Invincible Golden Body, to charge into the meteor shower.

Xiao Wu kicked the incapacitated opponents off the stage one by one. In less than a minute, only the seven members of Shrek remained on the arena.

When the match ended, all the spectators were still stunned. They were shocked by the power of the seven members of Shrek Academy, and also by how weak the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Second Team had been.

Suddenly, the instructor of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy team stood up, grabbed the railing in anger, pointed at the seven people on the stage, and cursed, "Referee, I want to report this! I report that Shrek is cheating. This isn't a match; this is nothing short of murder! I demand their disqualification."

Hearing this, Dou Dou turned to look at Emperor Xue Ye and the others, unsure of how to decide. Emperor Xue Ye remained silent, not meeting Dou Dou's gaze. Ning Fengzhi stood up and said, "Instructor, you may take your students for an examination right now. If even one of them has died, our tournament committee will disqualify Shrek. But if no one has died, you will be held responsible for disrupting the order of the competition."

Hearing this, Salas also stood up and said, "Hmm, I agree with Sect Master Ning's proposal. Go and check. If there are any deaths, Shrek will be unable to participate in the subsequent matches."

The instructor didn't know what to do. Jiang Huai walked to the railing and said, "Committee, host, head referee, I would like to ask: are they dead? One of our Shrek team members possesses a Healing Scepter spirit, and she was healing the opponents from the very beginning of the match. Could it be that they didn't need our healing?"

After speaking, Jiang Huai gave Jiang Zhu a look to retract her spirit. Seeing this, Jiang Zhu immediately stopped her spirit power output and withdrew her spirit.

The instructor felt deeply humiliated by these words and walked over in a rage, grabbing Jiang Huai by the collar.

Liu Erlong, Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Qin Ming released their spirit pressure. The combined pressure of three Spirit Douluos and one Spirit Saint scared the instructor into letting go immediately.

Salas pointed at the instructor and said angrily, "What are you doing! This is a competition. Are you trying to incite public outrage?"

Emperor Xue Ye was also dissatisfied with this instructor. He was secretly shocked that Shrek Academy possessed so many powerhouses; their faculty strength even surpassed that of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.

Jiang Huai patted his collar to straighten it, but suddenly, he accidentally released his spirit rings.

The appearance of five spirit rings—Yellow, Yellow, Purple, Black, Black—shocked the entire arena. Some spectators even gasped in alarm, "The... the fourth spirit ring is ten thousand years old!"

The instructor only had four spirit rings as a Spirit Ancestor, and upon seeing Jiang Huai's spirit ring configuration, he immediately knelt on the ground in fear, begging for forgiveness.

The small incident soon passed, and Shrek secured their victory in the first round of the qualifiers. Everyone returned to the academy in high spirits.

But then, the Crown Prince appeared...