Correction

Honestly, Mo Lin and Mo Jia had no interest in this opening ceremony. It was nothing more than introducing the competing teams, shouting slogans like at a school sports meet, listening to Emperor Xue Ye give a speech, and then having Ning Fengzhi flatter the Heaven Dou Empire before it all ended.

Mo Lin and Mo Jia remained inside the venue, casually looking around.

When they saw Emperor Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Salas enter, Mo Lin and Mo Jia followed them to their seats.

Afterward, the other distinguished guests arrived one after another. First came Prince Xue Xing, representing the other members of the imperial family, followed by the three deans of Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Academy.

Seeing those three deans, Mo Lin suddenly thought of Dugu Bo. Back then, he had deliberately refrained from giving Dugu Bo a complete solution, leaving Tang San a path to form a connection with him.

As far as Mo Lin was concerned, Dugu Bo did not need to stand on his side when the real conflict began. Remaining neutral would be enough. Mo Lin merely wanted Dugu Bo to have more contact with Tang San. After all, Tang San had Tang Hao protecting him, so killing him was out of the question. Besides, Mo Lin had no desire to kill Tang San. His goal was only to have Dugu Bo persuade Tang San more, making it harder for Tang San to resolve himself to oppose Spirit Hall and delaying the moment when Tang San and Spirit Hall would become completely hostile.

"By the way, under my influence, will the strength of the Shrek Seven Monsters have changed at all?"

Mo Lin could not be sure whether this so-called world correction force truly existed. Only after obtaining the Six Treasury Immortal Thief had he been able to completely ignore that seemingly nonexistent thing.

Mo Lin casually flipped through the roster of competitors submitted by the various academies. After searching for quite a while, he finally found the page for Shrek Academy.

Judging from the levels listed for Shrek Academy's competitors, Tang San was still level forty-one, just as in the original story. Xiao Wu naturally had not changed either. That meant Dugu Bo had not discovered her soul beast identity. In other words, Tang San really had formed the same connection with Dugu Bo as in the original story. The Lovesick Heartbroken Red that Mo Lin had deliberately left there had been taken by Tang San and ultimately ended up in Xiao Wu's hands. As for the other five, they were unexpectedly no different from the original story either. Mo Lin had a fucking complaint he did not know whether he should voice.

It seemed that this world correction force really did exist. However, no matter how quickly the herbs near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well grew, they could not possibly reach the state they had in the original story. The others' soul power appeared unchanged, but the immortal herbs they had consumed should not have suited them as well as those in the original story.

Although Tang San's level had not changed, without the genuine Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Blazing Apricot Delicate, it was impossible for him to gain fire immunity and ice immunity. At most, he would have resistance to fire and ice. His fourth soul ring was also unlikely to be a ten-thousand-year soul ring, though it could not be ruled out entirely. After all, the fortune of this world still rested upon Tang San. Perhaps he had endured the bitterest hardships to rise above others, forcibly absorbed a ten-thousand-year soul ring, and somehow survived.

About an hour later, everyone who was supposed to arrive had arrived, and the drawing of lots finally began. The final result was no different. Salas had not changed the order because of Mo Lin's warning. Shrek still appeared in the third match, against Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Academy's second team.

After two matches of weaklings pecking at each other ended, the highly anticipated third match finally began.

The venue was still filled with cheers for Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Academy's second team and boos for Shrek Academy, mixed with the few cheers Ning Rongrong and the others offered for Shrek Academy.

As soon as Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong sat down in the teachers' viewing section, they both looked toward where Mo Lin and Mo Jia were seated.

Mo Jia did not know either of them at all, so he did not even spare them a glance. After all, spectators were always casting curious looks his way.

But Mo Lin was different. After sensing their gazes, he looked back at them, his expression and eyes both friendly.

Yet even so, Yu Xiaogang seemed to have been "frightened" into withdrawing his gaze, not daring to look in Mo Lin's direction again.

"Xiaogang, is that really necessary? He seems quite friendly to me," Flander said, having naturally noticed Yu Xiaogang's behavior. He also glanced a few times in Mo Lin's direction.

Yu Xiaogang composed himself.

"Flander, let's focus on the match."

Just as Mo Lin was preparing to watch the match properly, Ning Fengzhi suddenly asked a question.

"Elder Yumo, what are your thoughts on the match below?"

Mo Lin looked at Ning Fengzhi.

"What is this guy plotting? Why ask that all of a sudden? Is he trying to dig a pit for me to jump into?"

"Why did Sect Master Ning suddenly ask such a question? It caught me somewhat off guard."

Ning Fengzhi smiled faintly.

"Elder Yumo, after all, the leader of one of the teams taking the field should come from your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."

"Is Ning Fengzhi trying to test our attitude toward Grandmaster? Then I'll put on an act."

Mo Lin maintained his usual demeanor.

"The leader of Shrek Academy indeed comes from our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. However, a soul master tournament depends on the strength of the students and their ability to adapt during battle. The leading teacher does not have much to do with it."

Ning Fengzhi seemed quite satisfied with Mo Lin's answer, but ending things so abruptly felt rather unnatural, so he continued.

"Then Elder Yumo should favor Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Academy's second team?"

"Sect Master Ning seems rather interested. Is there something you want?"

Mo Lin still chose to answer while avoiding the key point.

Ning Fengzhi had initially thought Mo Lin's words that morning were merely prepared pleasantries, so he had wanted to draw some more information from him. He had not expected Mo Lin to truly be so meticulous. Even after being asked so directly, he still would not clearly reveal his stance.

"Elder Yumo, you jest. It is simply that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has finally sent a representative, and it would be a pity not to hear more of your opinions and views."

"Since Sect Master Ning wishes to hear my opinion, then I'll make a fool of myself." Mo Lin turned his gaze toward the two teams below. "These two teams appear to differ greatly in strength, but since both are elites among advanced soul master academy students, there cannot be too vast a gap between them. The key to this match lies in raw strength and mentality. As long as one side maintains its composure, I believe victory will naturally fall to the side with greater raw strength."

To Ning Fengzhi, those words meant that Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Academy's second team only needed to maintain their mentality to defeat Shrek Academy.

"My opinion may differ somewhat from Elder Yumo's. I believe that the side you mentioned is actually less likely to win."

Mo Lin narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Is that so? Then Sect Master Ning may be disappointed. I never expected the dignified sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to have a day when he misjudged so badly."