Success

The Thunder God Sect's competing team, backed by five Soul Kings, advanced into the top thirty-two without incident, taking first place in their group to move on to the next round.

The teams that advanced into the top sixteen were largely in line with everyone's expectations.

Only Star Luo Royal Academy's team had particularly poor luck. The teams they encountered were almost all formidable opponents. After barely making it through the group stage, they found themselves grouped with the Black Tiger Sect, Shrek Academy, and Thunderclap Academy.

As everyone knew, after the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect had been eliminated by Spirit Hall's Soul-Extermination Plan, Thunderclap Academy fell under the control of the Thunder God Sect. Members of the Thunder God Sect could vaguely be seen among Thunderclap Team's ranks.

Facing those three powerful teams, Star Luo Royal Academy failed to win a single match and was brutally eliminated.

The other eliminated team was the Black Tiger Sect. At the crucial moment, Thunderclap Team sent out a hidden member—a fifty-first-level Soul King—who turned the tide in the team battle and eliminated the Black Tiger Sect Team, which was composed entirely of Soul Ancestors.

As for Shrek Team, they maintained a flawless record. As the previous tournament's champions, Shrek displayed formidable strength.

Among Shrek Team, there were disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as well as Tang Sect disciples capable of using Tang Sect secret techniques. In addition, Shrek Academy itself possessed excellent teaching staff and had cultivated outstanding students. With all three combined, Shrek Team was undoubtedly among the top tier. Although no Soul King-level students had appeared in Shrek Team so far, no one dared underestimate their strength.

Yet the impact of the current state of the soul master world made everyone begin to question whether the