As Lin Ya led the Silver Dragon King in inheriting the Shura God's divine position, the Soul Master Tournament at Star Luo Square had already reached the round of eight into four.
Xue Beng looked at the team members before him and reminded them, "We've made it into the top eight. Although this is already your best result in past years, it's still not enough. You still need to keep working hard."
Hearing Xue Beng's words, Solitary Bamboo Sword felt somewhat embarrassed.
Indeed, their usual best result had been fifth place—the so-called top eight.
Xue Beng turned to Huo Wushuang at the side and asked, "Old Huo, who are we facing next?"
Now that they were in the top eight, there wasn't a single weak team left.
Hearing Xue Beng's question, Huo Wushuang glanced at the match list and said, "For the eight into four match, our opponent is... Star Luo Royal Academy?"
Star Luo Royal Academy!
At the mention of that opponent, every team member's expression tightened.
The Star Luo Empire had basically secured a top-four spot every year. They were an established powerhouse, yet they had run into them here.
More importantly, it happened to be when Meng Yiran was absent.
However...
"Even without the captain, the strength of us alone is still enough to defeat them!" Solitary Bamboo Sword spoke with great confidence.
He had investigated them in advance. The Star Luo Empire had six Soul Kings and one Soul Ancestor. That lineup was even weaker than Di'ao Academy, whom they had faced in the previous match.
Meanwhile, Star Luo Academy was rather nervous.
Princess Jiujiu looked at her six teammates. She was, in fact, the Star Luo Empire's trump card.
That was right. The Star Luo Empire actually had not six Soul Kings, but seven.
But