Over the next few days, the Soul Master Tournament continued round after round, the battles growing ever more intense.
There were quite a few eye-catching performances worthy of praise.
But what the townspeople discussed most fervently over tea and meals was still Shrek Academy's opening match from a few days ago.
A four-ringed Soul Ancestor had wiped out the entire Heavenly Spirit Team with a single move. The sheer impact of that scene had been far too overwhelming.
The audience: They couldn't understand it, but it was awesome.
At a Soul Master Tournament, the spectacle was exactly what people paid to see.
However, to everyone's disappointment, after that match, Huo Yuhao seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth and never appeared in the arena again.
Because there was no need for him to appear.
That was only natural.
Since Xuan Zi was not leading the team, Shrek had been fortunate enough to retain its full fighting strength.
Even without Ma Xiaotao and Huo Yuhao, their strongest members, taking the field, the rest of the team still crushed every other academy from start to finish.
Wang Yan, who was leading the team, was grinning from ear to ear.
Naturally, he treated all the early matches as a training ground for the reserve team.
Huo Yuhao was even happier to be idle, spending all day in the hotel.
Star Emperor Hotel, top-floor suite.
Wang Dong sat cross-legged on the soft bed, playing with a carving knife covered in ancient patterns.
This was the Spirit-Devouring Fierce Blade that Huo Yuhao had picked up cheaply from the Starlight Auction House two days ago.
"Can this really help Teacher recover?"
Wang Dong turned it over and examined it several times. She could only sense an eerie aura from the blade; no matter