The Imperial Fighting Team's Contempt!

"City entry fee."

The guard said expressionlessly.

Though Flender's heart ached, he obediently paid the money.

The guard took it and waved a hand. "Go on in. Don't cause trouble in the city."

It had gone incredibly smoothly!

No one had even given them a second glance!

Lin Chuan's mouth twitched as he inwardly lamented:

This script is all wrong! Why is this so uneventful? Where are the villains? Where's the classic looking down on us?

They're giving me no chance at all. What a pity—I missed an opportunity to show off.

After entering the city, they were immediately greeted by an air of prosperity.

They found a hotel that looked reasonably clean and settled in.

They sampled some Heaven Dou specialties.

Flender's restless heart began to stir again.

"Now that we're here, how can we not visit the Soul Fighting Arena? It's a great place to rake in money... cough, cough, to test your strength!"

Thus, that night, the Shrek group arrived at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Fighting Arena.

The Soul Fighting Arena here was more than twice the size of the one in Suotuo City.

Its spectator stands could accommodate tens of thousands of people.

Massive lighting Soul Tools were embedded in the dome overhead, illuminating the entire venue as brightly as day.

"It seems the Spirit Masters here are quite formidable."

Tang San examined the surrounding facilities, his tone grave.

The others felt the same. Having come from a small place to the imperial capital, it was better to be cautious!

Yet the next few matches left them utterly dumbfounded.

"Shrek Seven Devils, victory!"

"Shrek Seven Devils, victory again!"

"Shrek Seven Devils, five consecutive victories!"

They were far too weak!

Although the Soul Elder teams here had excellent equipment and decent Martial Souls, their coordination was abysmal, and their fighting spirit was even weaker.

When they faced Dai Mubai's life-risking fighting style—

those Heaven Dou Spirit Masters would often surrender in fright before they had even been seriously hurt.

"Boring. So boring."

Ma Hongjun wore a disdainful look.

"This is the Soul Fighting Arena of the imperial capital? That's it?"

"They're not even as good as those desperadoes in Suotuo City."

"They dress up all fancy, but they fight like women."

Dai Mubai's tail rose as well, his evil eyes filled with arrogance.

"So this so-called Heaven Dou City is nothing special after all."

"Under the feet of the imperial city, there are only flowers raised in greenhouses. They can't weather any storms at all."

Tang San frowned. Though they had won, he was not happy.

He had thought the Soul Fighting Arena beneath the imperial capital would bring him some surprises.

But these opponents were not even as threatening as those mad dogs from the Ferocious God Team.

Such victories held no value whatsoever.

He could not help looking at Lin Chuan. "Big Brother, this is far too easy..."

Tang San recalled what he had been like a few months ago.

He absolutely had not possessed this kind of dominance back then.

And all of this transformation was thanks to Lin Chuan's special training.

Lin Chuan was sitting nearby, counting money with an indifferent expression.

"Stay calm."

"This was expected. Heaven Dou City may be large, but it has enjoyed peace for too long."

More importantly, through these matches, he and Flender had made another hefty fortune.

Flender stood nearby, grinning from ear to ear.

"We've struck it rich! I'm treating everyone to a late-night meal tonight! No one's allowed to fight me for it!"

Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang was extremely displeased.

He stood to one side, watching everyone win so easily, his face dark.

These matches were too simple.

They could not demonstrate the importance of this "Grandmaster's" tactical arrangements at all!

He had originally prepared several complex strategies.

Yet Ma Hongjun had gone up and finished the match with two blasts of fire.

It left him with no sense of accomplishment at all, and he even felt that his presence was being steadily diminished.

In the stands, however, the atmosphere did not become enthusiastic because of the Shrek Seven Devils' winning streak. Instead, it was filled with hostility.

"These country bumpkins are way too arrogant!"

"Exactly! They win against a few second-rate teams and start swaggering around. Do they really think Heaven Dou City has no one left?"

"Just wait! Once the Imperial Fighting Team returns, you'll be in for it!"

"That's right! The Imperial Fighting Team is our pride! Once Captain Yu Tianheng comes back, he'll beat the shit out of these brats!"

The spectators' shouting reached the rest area.

Hearing the people below chanting "Imperial Fighting Team" in unison, Tang San was somewhat puzzled and turned to ask:

"Teacher, what's the background of this Imperial Fighting Team? They sound quite famous."

Yu Xiaogang had finally found an opportunity to speak.

With his hands behind his back and his chin slightly raised, he adopted the air of an encyclopedia and explained blandly:

"The Imperial Fighting Team's full name is the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team."

"They are a team formed from the seven most outstanding geniuses of Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

"They are also the seeded competitors who represent the Heaven Dou Empire in the [Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament] every year."

"It could be said that they represent the highest standard among the younger generation of Spirit Masters in the Heaven Dou Empire."

"Every member is a carefully selected genius of the highest caliber, possessing top-tier Martial Souls and the best possible Spirit Ring configurations."

At this point, a complicated gleam flashed through Yu Xiaogang's eyes.

After all, that team included members of the younger generation from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!

Tang San's eyes immediately lit up, his fighting spirit surging.

"They represent the highest standard? Doesn't that mean they're powerful? At last, a worthy opponent!"

Ning Rongrong curled her lips disdainfully.

"Hmph, no matter how strong they are, can they be stronger than this young lady's Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda?"

She was now overflowing with confidence when it came to team battles like this.

She even felt that if people from Spirit Hall came, they would still have to bow their heads before the Shrek Seven Devils.

Only Zhu Zhuqing was not so overconfident.

She silently adjusted her wrist guards and said coldly:

"Don't underestimate them. Every Soul Master Academy's flagship team must have something unique about it."

"If they really are as strong as the spectators say, then if we keep our current contemptuous attitude, we'll definitely suffer badly."

Lin Chuan gave Zhu Zhuqing an approving glance.

This little kitten truly had a clear head on her shoulders.

Meanwhile.

A hundred li outside Heaven Dou City, on the official road.

A well-equipped team of Spirit Masters was galloping toward Heaven Dou City on tall horses.

They were the Imperial Fighting Team, returning from the Silves Kingdom!

However, the atmosphere within the group was somewhat gloomy.

"What a disappointment!"

A blond young man could not help complaining:

"That so-called Ferocious God Team—we traveled all the way to Silves to find them, only to come up empty-handed!"

This man was Yu Feng, a Spirit Master of the Imperial Fighting Team.

"Yes."

Beside him was a seductive woman with short dark-purple hair and emerald-green, snake-like eyes.

The vice-captain, Dugu Yan, lounged lazily against her horse's back.

"I heard from the locals that those vicious Ferocious God Team members were wiped out in Suotuo City by a team called the Shrek Seven Devils."

"They supposedly died horribly, without even bone fragments left behind."

"The Shrek Seven Devils?"

At the front of the group, a man radiating an aura of thunder turned around.

He was the captain of the Imperial Fighting Team.

A disciple of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Yu Tianheng.

He frowned slightly, a trace of interest flashing through his eyes.

"For them to wipe out the Ferocious God Team, this team is somewhat interesting."

"The Ferocious God Team may be a pack of mad dogs, but their offensive power is indeed formidable."

"For them to eliminate those people without losses, the Shrek Seven Devils are certainly no ordinary team."

"Hmph, I think that's exaggerated."

Yu Feng curled his lips in disdain.

"Maybe the Ferocious God Team had internal strife, or perhaps they fell into a trap."

"How strong could some backwater team nobody has even heard of possibly be?"

"In the Heaven Dou Empire, aside from the Five Elemental Academies, who else is worthy of being our opponent?"

"Exactly." The two Black Tortoise Spirit Masters in the team echoed, "We all have the best configurations, and we've been undefeated until now. We simply have no opponents."