Star Luo Team

"Teacher, the match hasn't even started yet. Why are you so certain we'll lose?"

Xie Xie was displeased by the teacher's remark. He placed his hands on his hips, pointed at The Twins, and said, "Our Martial Uncle's strength is truly formidable!"

The teacher merely smiled at Xie Xie's posturing, offering no further comment.

Soon, they arrived at the Soul Fighting Zone.

Inside the Soul Fighting Zone, the Soul King Team from Star Luo Advanced Soul Master Academy had already assembled, consisting of six members.

They comprised two power attack soul masters, and one each of the auxiliary, control, agility attack, and defense systems.

Both sides took their positions on the arena. When the members of the Star Luo Team learned they were to face six opponents whose highest cultivation was only at the four-ring Soul Ancestor level, they were shocked! The team captain immediately raised an objection.

"Teacher! This isn't right, is it? How could they possibly be our opponents? Shouldn't we be facing a four-ring team instead?"

The dean of Star Luo Advanced Soul Master Academy was a beautiful woman titled Star Crown Douluo. She shook her head and said, "There is no mistake. They are exactly who you are to face! Let me introduce them: these are the Substitute Shrek Seven Devils from Shrek Academy!"

"The Shrek Seven Devils?"

When this title was announced before the teachers and students of Star Luo Advanced Soul Master Academy, everyone wore an expression of utter shock.

"Substitute, they're just substitutes..." Xie Xie heard this and waved his hand in embarrassment.

Star Crown Douluo shook her head and smiled, "Being a substitute is, in itself, proof of talent! Not just anyone can become one of the Shrek Seven Devils! Even I did not earn that title back in my day."

"Your Excellency was also a student of Shrek Academy?" When Star Crown Douluo said this, several people were taken aback.

Star Crown Douluo gave a hum of affirmation and said to them, "Of course! However, I left the academy after graduating from the inner court and returned here to Star Luo City. But do not think I will go easy on you just because you are my juniors."

"Of course!" everyone nodded.

The members of the Star Luo Team did not look pleased. They considered themselves dignified Soul Kings; if they were to compete, it should surely be against another team of Soul Kings. Yet, the academy was making them fight a group of Soul Ancestors and Soul Elders!

So what if they were from Shrek Academy? The gap in cultivation was plain to see!

"Martial Uncle, Vice Captain! Look at their expressions..."

Xie Xie watched the Star Luo Team's reactions, eager for a fight: "Let's show them that even if our cultivation is lower, we are not to be underestimated."

Yun Qianzhao's gaze fell upon Xie Xie, and he smiled, "Very well, you go ahead."

With that, Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue took a step back, leaving the space to Xie Xie. Xie Xie froze on the spot, looking at the two in a daze. He was an agility attack soul master; were they expecting him to lead the charge?

Tang Wulin saw Xie Xie's stunned expression, patted his shoulder lightly, and said, "Alright! Don't worry, we'll go together."

He then looked back at Yun Qianyue and smiled, "Martial Uncle Qianyue, let's see how we perform this time! We certainly won't let you down."

Yun Qianyue looked at the confident Tang Wulin and smiled slightly, "Very well, let's see what you can do."

Yun Qianyue's radiant smile left both Tang Wulin and Xie Xie momentarily dazed, but the two quickly regained their composure and turned their attention to the Star Luo Team.

The six members of the Star Luo Team released their Martial Souls. They all possessed the optimal soul ring configuration, and their Martial Souls were of high quality; two of them even possessed the hereditary Martial Souls of the Star Luo Empire's royal family: the Evil Eye White Tiger and the Hell Spirit Cat.

During the Great Migration of the Star Luo Empire, not all members of the royal family had left Douluo Continent; a significant portion had remained in Star Luo City to propagate.

Tang Wulin activated his Martial Soul. When his Blue Silver Grass appeared before everyone, the spectators were astonished!

"Blue Silver Grass? How could it be such a trash Martial Soul?"

Even Star Crown Douluo was stunned, but she quickly realized something: "No... that's not right! To be a Substitute Shrek Seven Devils member and a vice captain, this can never be the trash Martial Soul we understand!"

"But the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul..." someone nearby frowned.

Star Crown Douluo reminded them, "Have you forgotten? The former Sea God Tang San, was his Martial Soul not also Blue Silver Grass? The Tang Sect Master of the generation that turned the tide ten thousand years ago, the Blue Silver Douluo Tang Ya, also used Blue Silver Grass!"

She stared at Tang Wulin on the field with deep, thoughtful eyes: "Could he also be from the Tang Sect?"

Na'er gripped the Silver Dragon Spear, and a tyrannical dragon might permeated the air, bringing an indescribable sense of oppression to everyone in the Soul Fighting Zone!

The expressions of all those possessing beast-type Martial Souls turned grave. Even those with higher cultivation than Na'er felt an uncontrollable urge to bow their heads!

Such powerful dragon might!

Is this a top-tier dragon-type Martial Soul? But why is it a tool-type Martial Soul?

The crowd was perplexed.

But the sheer pressure brought by the Silver Dragon Spear caused the six members of the Star Luo Team to instinctively shrink back.

"No wonder they dare to challenge Soul Kings with such cultivation! They have some tricks up their sleeves! Everyone, be careful; their Martial Soul quality might be very high! Do not underestimate that Blue Silver Grass!" the Star Luo Team captain immediately warned his teammates.

The battle was on the verge of breaking out, and Tang Wulin and Xie Xie were the first to launch an attack on the Star Luo Team.

Xu Xiaoyan's Starry Sky Control had already descended upon the opponents. Feeling the powerful starlight energy contained within Xu Xiaoyan's Martial Soul, Star Crown Douluo's eyes lit up: "A fine Martial Soul! This level of starry sky power is no less than my own!"

The Star Luo Team, led by their captain, also charged toward them.

Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue stood behind Xu Xiaoyan, watching the battle unfold.

Although Tang Wulin and Xie Xie held an advantage in Martial Soul quality, their cultivation still limited their performance. Even with the help of Xu Xiaoyan and Na'er, the battle against the Star Luo Team remained a grueling struggle, and they even began to fall behind.

The spectators in the Soul Fighting Zone cheered loudly, shouting the name of the Star Luo Team to encourage them.

Xu Xiaoyan wore a serious expression. She exerted all her strength to maintain control over the battlefield, not daring to relax for a second. Seeing Xu Xiaoyan in the back, the opponent's agility attack soul master bypassed the main fray and charged toward her.

Among the group, the youngest were The Twins and Xu Xiaoyan. The agility attack soul master naturally assumed the three were the weakest in cultivation, especially since The Twins had yet to make a move.

Seeing the agility attack soul master charging, Tang Wulin and the others were unable to break away.

"Xiaoyan, look out!"

When the agility attack soul master reached the three and revealed a triumphant smile, he realized that the expressions of The Twins and Xu Xiaoyan had not changed at all; there wasn't even a hint of panic.

Wait! Something was wrong!