The Soul Engineer captain switched on a Soul Tool communicator and reported the situation. Afterward, he told the Evil Emperor that they could cross the defense zone. The Evil Emperor and Electrolux boarded the Soul Flight Device again and carried everyone toward the Star Luo Empire.
Meanwhile, the Shrek Team members had gathered at the Soul Fighting Arena. They also numbered fourteen, though their lineup differed from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Team's. The Sun Moon Empire team had selected twelve members strictly by rank, then added Ye Rong and Xu Moshen. Shrek Team, as in the original timeline, had seven first-team members and a reserve team of seven, including Huo Yuhao.
Their leader was none other than the renowned "Holy Spirit Cult Grand Elder," Xuan Zi, with Wang Yan as his deputy.
The first and second teams stood in formation at Shrek Academy's Soul Fighting Arena, with the seven first-team members in front. They were Ma Xiaotao, level 67; Dai Yueheng, level 64; Chen Zifeng, a level 57 assault-type soul master; Xixi, a level 56 agility-type soul master; Yao Haoxuan, a Control System and Support System soul master; Ling Luochen, a level 55 Control System soul master; and Gongyang Mo, a level 59 Support System Soul King.
Chen Zifeng was an unusual assault-type soul master. His martial soul was the Soul-Chasing Sword, which demanded both strength and speed, so he had not used Libah to build muscle. He was the only close-combat assault-type soul master at Shrek Academy who had not used it. Dai Yueheng beside him, by contrast, looked like a hulking beast of muscle.
Yan Shaozhe understood his decision. Chen Zifeng's attacks relied on strength and speed alike; the muscle Libah added would slow him down. Since Chen Zifeng refused to use it, Yan Shaozhe made