Yu Xiaogang Had Gained Intelligence?

After examining his status panel and confirming that his current strength could indeed crush the Shrek Team, Yun Tian slowly opened his eyes.

"Hehe."

The moment he opened them, he saw Dugu Yan practically pressed against him. Ye Lingling stood beside them, covering her mouth with her small hands, her eyes brimming with mischievous amusement.

"What are you doing, little brother Yun Tian~?"

"Yanyan, you're too close."

Dugu Yan pouted, dissatisfied with Yun Tian's reaction. Why was he being so cold?

"Little Tian doesn't know how to play along at all."

Yun Tian was helpless. He had merely been considering whether he could reliably defeat the opposing contestants tonight, yet he had somehow been labeled as someone who did not know how to cooperate.

At that moment, Qin Ming suddenly walked over with a stern expression. "Yan, Lingling, Little Tian is conserving his energy. Even a genius like him does not let his guard down against opponents weaker than himself. Why aren't you two studying the other side's information?"

"Alright, alright, we get it."

Dugu Yan pulled Ye Lingling over, and each took a copy of the information before sitting beside Yun Tian to read. Only then did Qin Ming return to his seat.

"By the way, why haven't Tianheng and the others returned yet?"

Meanwhile, the Shrek group had also arrived at the entrance of the Soto Great Spirit Arena.

A well-dressed man was waiting there. The moment he saw Flender and the others, his eyes lit up, and he hurried over to greet them.

"Headmaster Flender, you must help us take the wind out of their sails tonight! Our Great Soul Arena has no idea how much money it has lost these past few days!"

"Who is leading the opposing team?"

Before Flender could speak, Yu Xiaogang stepped forward and asked directly.

Seeing that this man had such poor manners, Manager Ao's eyes flashed with displeasure. He had no intention of answering him, either.

"Ahem, Manager Ao, this is the teacher leading our Shrek Team. He was only eager to analyze the opponent's tactics."

"I see. I jumped to conclusions."

Manager Ao hurriedly apologized, then revealed all the information about Qin Ming's group, even including some "unofficial information."

Though it was somewhat unfair, the opposing side's soul power ranks were higher than the Shrek Team's. Was it not reasonable for him to balance things out from another angle?

"Based on what you've said, their team composition may look impressive, but its flaws are enormous."

After hearing everything, Yu Xiaogang immediately stated his own thoughts. Flender, meanwhile, was somewhat puzzled. Why did this Qin Ming share a name with one of Shrek Academy's graduates?

However, without a portrait of the other party or any knowledge of Qin Ming's martial soul, Flender merely entertained the suspicion briefly.

After Manager Ao finished speaking, he said nothing further and directly led them into a private room.

"Then I'll be relying on your Shrek Team."

Once Manager Ao left, only the Shrek group remained in the room. Yu Xiaogang then began laying out his strategy.

"When you take the field later, I need all of you to obey Little San's commands!"

"What?! You want us to listen to a level-twenty-six guy whose first soul ring is white?"

Ma Hongjun was the first to object. Though Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing said nothing, their faces were plainly filled with resistance as well.

As for Xiao Wu, she had a feeling that tonight's opponents were those two girls and Yun Tian. The feeling made her deeply uneasy.

"First, their entire team will definitely underestimate us. That is beyond doubt. After all, when a strong team faces a weak one, that mentality is perfectly normal."

"And as the team's sole control-type soul master, Little San's control will be crucial to your next moves. Why can't you give him command?"

Tang San's expression turned extremely ugly. He had not expected Ma Hongjun to target him like this simply because Tang San had been misunderstood and had not explained that he had gone to a higher-end establishment.

"Since you've already said they'll underestimate us, why don't we go all out from the very start and catch them off guard?"

"Hongjun, Mubai! Tonight's soul battle is of the utmost importance. All of you will follow Master's arrangements! If you lose, none of you will be leaving the academy!"

Flender frowned. He simply could not understand it. Xiaogang possessed such earth-shattering wisdom that people outside would surely fight over him, so why were his own students always so unconvinced?

At those words, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun stopped arguing. It seemed they had taken the warning to heart.

Still, neither of them looked pleased, and the way they looked at Tang San carried a hint of hostility.

Ning Rongrong likewise began considering calling her Grandpa Sword over. Flender relied on being the headmaster to verbally insult her like that, and Dai Mubai was even worse. On top of that, Yu Xiaogang was here spouting nonsense.

Once Grandpa Sword gets here, just watch how I torment you, you old four-eyed freak!

Seeing the atmosphere fall silent, Yu Xiaogang cleared his throat and continued his deployment.

"I know Yu Tianheng, though I won't explain why. He is arrogant by nature. Dai Mubai, you will be responsible for restraining him. You do not need to fight him head-on; simply keep him occupied."

"Little San, do you have any good way of dealing with Dugu Yan's poison?"

Yu Xiaogang's sudden question drew everyone's gaze toward Tang San.

Feeling the eyes around him, Tang San secretly felt pleased, while also feeling grateful that his teacher had given him such a chance to show off.

Tang San patted his chest, his expression proud. "Of course. I only need realgar wine and Fatty's flames to easily neutralize her poison!"

"Good! Then your task is to command the team while spreading your Blue Silver Grass across the entire field, then applying the realgar wine. When the time comes, Ma Hongjun only needs to ignite it at the right moment!"

"Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu, your tasks are also clear. Xiao Wu will cover Zhu Zhuqing as she eliminates their support-type soul master, Ye Lingling. I have read up on the Nine-Heart Begonia. That terrifying healing ability cannot be ignored!"

He did not say anything about Oscar and Ning Rongrong. After all, a support-type soul master's primary task was first to ensure that they could stay standing and support their teammates.

That was common sense.

Listening to Yu Xiaogang's thunderous analysis and deployment, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun instinctively exchanged a glance.

The savage had gained intelligence. Was he a Homo sapiens now?

Why couldn't he think of what was unreasonable when he made us carry rocks, yet he could become this clever in a situation like this?

"Alright, start preparing now. You'll be taking the field soon."

After he finished speaking, as everyone began making preparations, Flender brought Zhao Wuji over and asked with a puzzled expression, "Xiaogang, did you forget to mention Yun Tian just now? He's the captain of the Imperial Battle Team!"

"Ahem, if we told them, they would naturally lose their nerve before the battle even began. Not telling them is actually helping them. The specifics will depend on Little San's performance!"