There were as many as eighty thousand spectators in Skysea Grand Stadium. Though not all of them were watching this match, there were still twenty to thirty thousand viewers.
Of them, nearly ninety-five percent were not soul masters.
Seeing the single soul ring on Xu Yue's body, which appeared yellow from afar, they erupted into loud waves of doubt.
To them, the color of a soul ring was proof of strength. A captain with one "hundred-year soul ring" appearing on the youth division stage was simply absurd. They had even looked forward to this match.
Even the knowledgeable soul masters mostly frowned at this moment, their eyes full of confusion.
Shrek Team's resting area.
A rare look of puzzlement appeared in Ye Xinglan's eyes as well. She stared intently at Xu Yue, trying to discern something from him.
From what little she knew of Xu Yue, there was no way he could be a one-ring soul master.
"Is this... Twin Martial Souls?" a Shrek team member could not help asking.
"But even Twin Martial Souls shouldn't have just one soul ring!" another immediately refuted. "Even if a hundred-year soul spirit couldn't provide three soul rings, there should still be two."
"Then... could it be a soul ring obtained by hunting soul beasts, like the captain's?" the first speaker suggested again.
"Hunting soul beasts? In the Skysea Alliance?" The other person looked even more speechless. "Do you think that's possible?"
Just as the discussion was about to turn heated, Shen Yi, who had been silently watching the match, clapped her hands and interrupted everyone.
"Quiet! Watch carefully."
Her gaze remained fixed on Xu Yue. Wu Zhangkong's words—"a little stronger than Gu Yue"—still echoed in her ears.
On the arena.
Zhang Yun did not relax his guard at the sight of