Scoundrel! Ready to be beaten by your hometown?

The cheering slogans at the scene were like waves, overwhelming and deafening, roaring like a tsunami.

"Damn it! They're treating us like green leaves to set off these red flowers!!"

Huang Yuan, a substitute member of Shrek Academy waiting in the entrance tunnel, said angrily.

Beside him, Jing Ling, dressed like a medieval vampire count, said sinisterly: "They are the red flowers, but they might not even see us as green leaves... we could just be the cow dung."

"Damn!"

Tailong, who possessed the Giant Ape martial soul, punched fiercely: "Don't you go boosting others' morale... wait until later and let them see who the real cow dung is, right Young Master... Young Master?"

Ever since his grandfather, the God of Strength Titan, acknowledged the Young Master, he had become a loyal follower by the Young Master's side.

He was convinced by the Young Master... after all, the Young Master was someone who could stand tall for the duration of an incense stick under the pressure of his grandfather, an eighty-sixth-level Soul Douluo!

But...

After he finished speaking, he received no response. Turning back to look, he realized the Young Master was staring fixedly at the radiant Imperial Fighting Team on the arena, his expression a gravity he had never seen before!

"Is that the stinking snake?"

Xiao Wu, standing to the side, also noticed the anomaly: "And that healing-type soul master is there too... aren't they students of Senior Qin Ming? How could they appear in the second team? Brother... what do we..."

Even with her typically fearless nature, her words now carried a hint of hesitation... she still had vivid memories of being severely injured by the Imperial Fighting Team, who had gone by the name "Imperial Fighting Team" at the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City!

Brother miscalculated!

The Shrek Seven Devils lineup is incomplete, missing a full four people!

How are we supposed to fight this battle...

Hmph--

Dai Mubai snorted coldly: "Don't be afraid, Xiao Wu. It's just the right time to settle both old and new scores!"

After saying this, he turned to Tang San: "San, don't feel pressured. Their lineup is incomplete too; only that poisonous snake and that healer are there. When the battle starts, you create an opening for me, and I'll charge in first to take out the healer. Without support, they won't have a chance!"

Tang San clenched his fists tightly, his teeth gritted, his heart sinking to the bottom... He had been careless!

He never expected Dugu Yan and that healing-type soul master with the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul to appear on the Imperial Fighting Team's second team!

The opposing lineup was indeed incomplete, but these two were core members of the original Imperial Fighting Team. With them present, the difficulty of the Imperial Fighting Team's second team would rise several times over!

And...

Was the Jade Phosphor Snake Poison really that easy to break?

He knew his own situation best; the last time he broke Dugu Yan's poison, it was merely by taking advantage of a loophole...

But the Soul Master Tournament prohibited the use of external items. This time, he had no chance to use a wine skin to cheat... Fatty wasn't here either, so there was no chance to suppress the snake poison... To make matters worse, only three of the Shrek Seven Devils were competing, and they had brought along four dead weights to hide their true strength...

This battle would be difficult...

"Everyone!"

Tang San said in a deep voice: "Abandon the first plan. This battle cannot be finished within one minute!"

"Listen to my commands once we get on stage!"

"Boss Dai, Xiao Wu, I will create openings for you. You coordinate your surprise attacks; you must eliminate that Nine Heart Begonia soul master at the first opportunity."

"Leave that Dugu Yan to me, and for the rest... follow my lead and adapt as the situation changes."

He did his best to set up tactics and reassure everyone.

Yet, everyone's hearts hung in the balance because of his words, for this was the first time they had ever seen Tang San like this.

Especially the four substitute members!

Even Tang San, who is always so calculating, has to make temporary tactical adjustments. It shows just how thorny this opponent is...

Such thoughts invisibly placed a shackle on the four substitute members.

Meanwhile, in the spectator stands!

Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang all looked terrible, especially Yu Xiaogang, whose face was ashen and so gloomy it could drip water!

Damn it... how could Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling appear on the second team? Aren't they Tian Heng's teammates? This Tian Heng... he is truly unreliable... he didn't even give me a heads-up about such an important matter!

He was furious!

He had been counting on the kids to get a good start, but now it was all in jeopardy!

Liu Erlong patted the back of Yu Xiaogang's hand, signaling him not to be nervous; she believed in the little monsters he had cultivated.

Flender, seeing this from the side, turned green... Hey, hey, hey, now is not the time for you two to show affection!

"Xiaogang, can the little monsters win?"

He asked.

But he was blocked by Yu Xiaogang's single sentence: "You have to believe in the little monsters."

He regretted it so much in his heart...

His eagle-claw-like hands gripped the armrests of his seat so tightly that he deformed them... He had placed quite a few dark bets outside!!

If they lost, wouldn't he lose everything?

How was the advertising and sponsorship plan originally scheduled for the Spirit Master Tournament supposed to be implemented now?

If it couldn't be implemented, how much money would be lost?

His remaining life consisted only of Erlong and money; now that Erlong belonged to Xiaogang, if the money were to vanish as well... just thinking about the massive amount of Gold Soul Coin that might be lost... no... he couldn't think about it anymore... his heart was already starting to ache with phantom pain...

In the VIP box, before the floor-to-ceiling one-way window.

Watching the Shrek team entering the arena below, seeing the same starting lineup as in his memories, Li Jingzhe couldn't help but reveal a playful expression.

"Does the distinguished guest require any refreshments or tea?"

Just then, the box door was pushed open, and a bunny girl in revealing attire walked in, carrying a tray in her hands.

Li Jingzhe glanced at her and casually picked up a goblet.

He swirled the crimson liquid in the glass, took a slight sip, and watched the Shrek team entering the arena below, unable to help but show a playful look.

"Scoundrel, oh Scoundrel, are you ready to welcome a beating from your hometown?"

At this moment, on the Spirit Fighting Stage.

The members of Shrek had finished their entrance, but they were met with a chorus of boos... for an unknown academy, combined with those bizarre, poop-green uniforms, it was hard for the audience not to jeer!

On the Shrek side, standing at the very front were the three power attack types: Dai Mubai, Tailong, and Huang Yuan; Tang San was in the center, flanked by the two agility attack types, Xiao Wu and Jing Ling, while the healing type, Jiang Zhu, stood at the very back.

On the Heaven Dou Royal Academy side, five people—a lion, a bear, a tiger, a leopard, and a wolf—stood at the front in a shallow arc, with Dugu Yan in the center and Ye Lingling standing at the very back.

The young lady acting as the referee slowly descended to the center of the Spirit Fighting Stage: "Both sides, salute. Non-participants, leave the stage."

Whether it was Heaven Dou Royal Academy or Shrek, both sides reluctantly and half-heartedly nodded at each other, but Dugu Yan didn't move, and neither did Ye Lingling.

One side was bent on revenge, the other was determined to wash away their shame; their gazes collided, seemingly sparking fire, and before the battle had even begun, the air was already thick with the smell of gunpowder!

"Then I announce... the first match of the first round of the preliminaries, officially begins!"

The moment her words fell, the young lady referee flapped her wings and flew straight up into the sky.