Setting Out for Star Luo City

"Ma Xiaotao, just admit defeat. You're the only fighter left on your side, while we've only eliminated one person. How are you going to fight?"

Dai Yueheng looked radiant.

He already had some reservations about Ma Xiaotao Ma Xiaotao, who had suddenly stepped in and taken away his captaincy and command authority.

Unfortunately, he couldn't beat her, so he had to throw in a few trash talk since he'd finally gotten this chance to mock her.

"Enough with the nonsense! You think you can make me admit defeat? Dream on!"

Sixth Soul Skill, Phoenix Meteor Shower!

Ma Xiaotao flew into the air, countless enormous fireballs rained down from the sky.

Air superiority is an advantage for Ma Xiaotao and Gongyang Mo, but Dai Yueheng, Chen Zifeng, and Yao Haoxuan are not without their own Flying Soul Tool.

However, disciples of the Martial Soul Department Inner Court generally do not use Soul Tool in battles between themselves; Flying Soul Tool are only used when traveling.

Except for Support System.

They already lack the ability to protect themselves, so if they don't even use something like Soul Tool that can help them survive, that would be irresponsible towards their own lives.

Even if Soul Tool could increase the survival rate of Support System, due to the teaching philosophy of the Martial Soul Department, they generally wouldn't have many Soul Tool on them.

Especially the Defensive Soul Tool; otherwise, the seven people behind wouldn't have been blown up by the Death Messenger.

Gongyang Mo's Soul Tool Ray Gun was more to compensate for his lack of offensive power.

He only had this one Soul Tool on him.

With such a dense meteor shower, they should probably think about how to protect themselves.

After all, he was a high-level Soul Emperor who had been amplified by Gongyang Mo, a high-level Support System Soul King, so his attack power was truly unmatched.

The flames on his body condensed and were released all at once by Chen Yuan, forming Flame Vortex in mid-air that engulfed all the fireballs. Chen Yuan flipped his wrist, and the Flame Vortex in his hand rushed towards Ma Xiaotao in the air.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Phoenix Roaring Sky Strike!"

The massive pillar of fire had just risen beneath the vortex when it was completely swallowed and absorbed. Seeing that her flames were entirely out of her control, Ma Xiaotao decisively accelerated away with Gongyang Mo.

Ma Xiaotao looked at Chen Yuan with an expression of utter disbelief.

Although they dodged the Flame Vortex, that was enough time for the three of them to surround Ma Xiaotao and Gongyang Mo. Even if the two of them could fly, it would be impossible for them to break through unscathed.

As for Huo Yuhao over there, Xiao Xiao's three large cauldrons were being turned upside down one after another. Even with his Spiritual Detection Sharing, Huo Yuhao couldn't withstand such an attack.

Moreover, Yao Haoxuan was in a state of Martial Soul Possession, had already arrived beside him. The sight of a four-meter-tall giant standing there was enough to send chills down one's spine.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao also took the initiative to step in.

With Huo Yuhao leaving the arena, the Spiritual Detection Sharing provided to Ma Xiaotao and Gongyang Mo naturally ceased. With so many people present, even if Huo Yuhao wanted to, it would be impossible for him to cheat.

Where does Xuan Zi, this Titled Douluo, even stand?

Without the Spiritual Detection Sharing assistance, Ma Xiaotao and the other two found it increasingly difficult to fight, and were eventually eliminated.

Seeing that he was the only support left on his side, Gongyang Mo had no choice but to obediently raise his hands to indicate his surrender.

Chen Yuan wiped the sweat from his forehead. He had worked very hard on the role. If he hadn't acted, and if Ma Xiaotao had managed to release even a Mars during their initial clash, he, Chen Yuan, wouldn't have been the one to unleash his Ultimate Fire.

Xuan Zi brought several eliminated contestants back onto the stage, and then, not one to shy away from a good show, he began to speak.

"Alright, alright, the loser, hurry up and shout 'I'm a pig!' Don't be shy, there's another round later."

Even if the loser is unwilling, it's simply a matter of how loud they are.

After everyone had finished shouting, Xuan Zi announced that they would have an hour to rest.

The Main Team immediately sat cross-legged on the spot to meditate and recover their condition.

"Chen Yuan! You're truly inhuman! You eliminated me and Bei Bei with just a few punches and kicks! You hit so hard! Are you even a good brother anymore?!"

"You were eliminated by Jiang Nannan, okay? We'll talk about Chen Yuan later. What about the fact that you just betrayed me?"

"Bei Bei! Shouldn't you be on my side now, condemning Chen Yuan?"

"I hate the bastard who just betrayed me more than my all-out opponent!"

Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi started arguing again.

Soon, an hour passed, and Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei, Yao Haoxuan, and Ning Tian switched places.

Chen Yuan was essentially coasting through this match, benefiting from the Ultimate Ice attribute boosts from Ling Luochеn and Huo Yuhao, along with the Spiritual Detection Sharing.

Even if the opposing team had another Ma Xiaotao, it wouldn't make a difference.

Finally, Xuan Zi left the field, and he was quite satisfied with the practice session for Main Team and the Reserve Team today.

The discovery that Huo Yuhao could directly overcome three major levels to suppress Ling Luochеn was a truly unexpected and delightful surprise.

The rest of the Reserve Team performed as expected by Xuan Zi.

After announcing that they would be leaving for the competition the next day, they were dismissed.

As soon as he stepped off the Soul Fighting Arena, Bei Bei rushed off to find Tang Ya. He was leaving Shrek Academy the next day and wanted to tell Tang Ya what was going on.

Xu Sanshi and Chen Yuan led the remaining Reserve Team members to the canteen to pack their luggage.

The Main Team members all headed to Sea God Island, where the Inner Court was located.

Ma Xiaotao was going to find Yan Shaozhe.

She was very concerned about the appearance of her flames, but she couldn't figure it out, so she decided to go find Yan Shaozhe.

Yan Shaozhe is the dean of the Martial Soul Department and a level 95 Titled Douluo; he definitely knows more than she does.

"Xiaotao? What brings you here?"

Yan Shaozhe was sitting at his desk processing documents, was pleasantly surprised to see his disciple arrive. He had no children of his own and had long regarded Ma Xiaotao as his own offspring.

"Teacher, I saw a Soul King in the Reserve Team today. Do you know anything about him?"

"The Soul King in the Reserve Team? You mean Chen Yuan, right?"

Yan Shaozhe took a sip of his tea and slowly began to speak.

"He is the only genius I have ever seen in my life. You should have seen his Soul Ring Configuration. Currently, his Soul Ring Configuration is even more terrifying than that of Tang San's ancestor from ten thousand years ago."

That's only for now. Yan Shaozhe clearly remembered that in Shrek's records, Tang San's sixth Soul Ring was 100,000 years old.

In any case, Chen Yuan could not possibly absorb Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring at the sixth Soul Ring, so he naturally could not compare to Tang San's ancestor.

"Yes, his Soul Ring Configuration is indeed amazing, but teacher, that's not what I wanted to ask."

"When I faced him today, my martial spirit stirred, becoming somewhat beyond my control, as if... yes, it was like encountering a superior."

"But he's clearly not using the Ultimate Fire, so how could he possibly suppress my Evil Fire Phoenix?"

In Ma Xiaotao's mind, unless it is the Ultimate Fire, her Evil Fire Phoenix should be the most top-tier fire attribute martial soul in the world.

Even Wu Ming, the Golden Crow of the Inner Court, is no match for her.

The Evil Fire Phoenix was the martial spirit of her ancestor, Ma Hongjun.

As if he had anticipated Ma Xiaotao's question, Yan Shaozhe maintained his composed demeanor, as if everything was under control.

"It's simple. His martial soul has the potential to evolve into the Ultimate Fire, and it should have already begun to evolve, perhaps already quite a distance away."

"It should be considered as having one foot in the ultimate realm. An incompletely evolved Ultimate Fire is still an ultimate flame, and it will absolutely not allow any other flame to offend its dignity."

"Evolved into Ultimate Fire?! How is that possible?!"

Ma Xiaotao was extremely surprised. The Martial Soul Evolution into the Ultimate Fire had actually happened? And right in front of her!

As the owner of the Evil Fire Phoenix, Ma Xiaotao knew better than anyone just how difficult it was to take that step and advance to the Ultimate Fire.

"Xiaotao, I know this is unbelievable, and I felt the same way when I heard the news. But these are things that our teacher has personally confirmed. No one else knows about this except for me and our teacher."

"He's someone the teacher is keeping an eye on. This is top secret; even Xuan Zi doesn't know. You just need to keep it to yourself; don't tell anyone else."

"And you're not allowed to interfere with him."

"Yes, teacher."

After Ma Xiaotao left, Yan Shaozhe kept flipping through the files on Chen Yuan, Xiao Xiao, Bei Bei, and Huo Yuhao.

Two Twin Martial Souls, one of which is Ultimate Ice, and soon there may be an Ultimate Fire as well, in addition to the Bright Sacred Dragon Bloodline within Bei Bei's body.

The matter with Huo Yuhao is basically settled.

With Bei Bei as a bridge and Shrek's reputation, Yan Shaozhe didn't believe Chen Yuan and Xiao Xiao wouldn't Shrek.

Once Chen Yuan becomes the Ultimate Fire, he can purify the flames on Ma Xiaotao's body, and then there will be another Ultimate Fire.

It's not that Huo Yuhao's Ultimate Ice is ineffective; the main reason is that Chen Yuan's cultivation level is higher, and using flames to purify flames would be more effective than using Ultimate Ice.

Unless Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao achieve a balance of Yin and Yang, purification with flames would definitely be the more suitable option.

With such promising successors, how could Shrek not prosper!

Yan Shaozhe felt that Shrek Academy would reach another peak in his lifetime.

The next morning, at the main gate of the Shrek Academy.

Besides the Main Team, Reserve Team, and Xuan Zi, there was another person who came this time: Wang Yan, a teacher from the Outer Court.

Wang Yan's mission on this trip is quite important.

This time, he not only had to act as the on-site commander for the Main Team members during the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament, but also had to provide logistical support for all the students.

This includes, but is not limited to, intelligence gathering, tactical planning, and the team members' daily needs such as food, clothing, and accommodation.

The Reserve Team is doing alright, but it's unclear how many members of the Main Team will listen to Wang Yan, the Soul King.