After the Shrek Seven Monsters selection tournament of Shrek Academy's outer court ended, they soon entered a one-month preparation period for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament.
That month of preparation flew by amid sweat and Soul Power.
Under Huo Chen's guidance, Wang Dong and the other six completed their transformation.
Over the month, all seven of them saw clear improvements in strength. More importantly, their coordination had reached an almost instinctive level of understanding.
Many times, they needed no words. A glance or a gesture was enough for a teammate to understand the intent.
As for Huo Yuhao, he completed his final breakthrough during that month.
With three days remaining before departure, he successfully crossed the threshold of level fifty and became a true Soul King.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm condensed his fifth soul ring for him. It was another deep black soul ring at the ten-thousand-year level, pushing his Spiritual Eyes martial soul to an entirely new height.
Electrolux's assessment was, "Level fifty is a dividing line. Only after crossing this threshold are you truly qualified to be called a necromancer."
Huo Yuhao did not grow proud because of it. He simply consolidated his newly acquired power in silence, then devoted more of his energy to training with the inner court team.
The day of departure finally arrived.
Early that morning, two spacious carriages stood ready outside Shrek Academy's gates.
Sunlight spilled across the academy's ancient walls, bathing the crowd gathered at the entrance in a golden glow. Yan Shaozhe stood at the gates in person, accompanied by several inner court elders and teachers.
Two teams had assembled at the entrance.
The first team consisted of seven people, each wearing a brand-new Shrek Seven Monsters honorary badge at their waist: Wang Dong, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, Xiao Xiao,