The lights in the arena went out, and the Shrek Academy contestants slowly made their entrance amid a chorus of discontent.
People shouted, "Imperial Dou Second Team, take down Shrek!"
Even though they wanted to watch this exciting, hard-to-come-by match, this was what they had to put up with.
Shrek really had dressed in a way that was downright offensive to the eyes.
But when Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others stepped onto the arena, everyone looked at them in disbelief, wondering if their eyes were playing tricks on them.
The contestants weren't strangers at all. They were their old acquaintances, Zhu Zhuqing and Du Sifang.
The others were naturally just there to make up the numbers.
Though most of their Martial Souls weren't especially powerful, they were still fairly decent.
Of course, they didn't remember Du Sifang very well. They just couldn't recall where they'd seen him before.
Most of their attention was still on Zhu Zhuqing.
"Zhuqing, why are you here? What are you doing here?!"
They never would have imagined that one day they'd run into Zhu Zhuqing again, let alone at an occasion like this.
"Of course I'm here. Even though my Martial Soul has changed, I still have to show my family where I stand," Zhu Zhuqing replied.
In their eyes, Zhu Zhuqing had always been a quiet little companion, someone who was practically an accessory.
But the meaning behind her words today made her sound much more confident.
"Little sister, your family has completely disowned you. There's no need for you to do this," Zhu Zhuyun said, putting on a concerned expression.
The others chimed in, "That's right, Zhuqing. You really don't need to do this. Even if you want to fight, wouldn't it be better to fight alongside us? Why go with