His gaze fell on Ma Rulong.
"If I'm not mistaken, this is the real captain of the Sun Moon Team. He only went onstage to anchor the lineup, worried that Star Luo might pull something behind the scenes."
Xu Sanshi nodded. "Makes sense."
"Then that cousin of his should only be the reserve captain. The reason he stood at the front was probably because Ma Rulong didn't care for empty fame?"
It was only when both sides announced their names earlier that they learned Ma Rulong's name.
"Once we get back to the hotel, we should ask the Inner Court seniors. They might know Ma Rulong."
"True."
"Do you think he might be a Soul Emperor?"
The moment that thought surfaced, the expressions of the Shrek members turned exceedingly grim.
The match ended quickly, with the Sun Moon Team claiming an overwhelming victory.
Only six Soul Kings took action, yet they suppressed all seven members of the Star Nebula Team.
The spectators below fell deathly silent at the sight before them.
Soul Tool artillery fire streaked everywhere.
The Star Nebula Team's seven members were forcibly blasted out of the arena, and that was only because they had defensive Soul Tools.
On the palace walls,
the two ministers remained silent.
Under normal circumstances,
the Sun Moon Team was Shrek's counterpart. Since Shrek had only sent its reserve team, the Sun Moon Team should never have fielded all its main members.
Yet the current situation was completely different.
Their plan to hastily form six Star Union Academy teams and catch the Sun Moon Team off guard had fallen through.
The Star Luo Emperor's expression remained calm.
It was as though everything had been within his expectations.
His voice was even. "Record all combat information on those six main members."
The two ministers