Soul Master Tournament Begins

In the blink of an eye, four months passed.

Tang Sect.

Huo Yuhao was working with Lou Gao to produce some components for the Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus.

Tang Wulin, who had been away on business for five days, had completed the task Huo Yuhao had assigned him. He had now returned to the Tang Sect and come before Huo Yuhao and Lou Gao.

After exchanging a glance with Tang Wulin, Huo Yuhao put away the Aromatic Silk Beauty. He said to Lou Gao:

"There is one month left before the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament begins. I need to go to Shrek Academy to teach my disciples now. Senior Lou Gao, please remember to take good care of your health."

Lou Gao remained busy with his work. Hearing this, he merely nodded faintly. Seeing this, Si Yu immediately said to Huo Yuhao:

"Don't worry. Si Kai and I will take good care of Teacher. Just focus on your own work."

Huo Yuhao nodded, then left the Tang Sect. He brought Tang Wulin with him to Shrek Academy.

Tang Wulin waved his fist and said, "Just as Brother Yuhao said, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan really wouldn't sit down and listen until I stepped in and showed them my strength."

Tang Wulin carefully described the details of how he had used the Golden Dragon Spear to defeat Yu Yuanzhen, the clan leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

He then changed the subject. "However, Yu Yuanzhen only bought three hundred sets of hidden weapons. And he merely said he would be wary of Yu Luomian. It seems like he didn't really believe what I told him."

Huo Yuhao rubbed Tang Wulin's head. "Those who possess the powerful Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul are prideful by nature. They certainly will not rely too much on external objects. Three hundred sets is already quite a substantial number. I only hope their situation turns out a little better this time."

Shrek Academy.

Flender gathered Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing together. Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin stood behind Flender at this time.

"These four are the academy's elites. They will serve as substitute members and participate in the tournament alongside you."

Liu Erlong brought Tai Long, Jing Ling, Huang Yuan, and Jiangzhu before everyone. Immediately afterward, she had the four introduce themselves.

"Level thirty-seven assault-type battle Soul Elder, Tai Long. Martial soul: Mighty Gorilla."

"Level thirty-five agility-type battle Soul Elder, Jing Ling. Martial soul: Skeleton."

"Level thirty-five assault-type battle Soul Elder, Huang Yuan. Martial soul: Lone Wolf."

"Level thirty-five healing-type tool Soul Elder, Jiangzhu. Martial soul: Healing Scepter."

Flender continued explaining, "The schedule is demanding, and opponents vary greatly. It would be difficult to handle everything with the stamina of only seven people. Therefore, substitute members are a necessary addition to the lineup."

Afterward, Liu Erlong gave everyone a detailed introduction to the tournament's origins, rules, and format.

Zhao Wuji then walked over and told everyone:

"For the next month, I will be your opponent. In every battle, you may only send seven people out to fight."

The next moment, Huo Yuhao suddenly stopped Ning Rongrong as she prepared to join the battle. He had Ning Rongrong train Heart Separation Control separately.

Thus, Huo Yuhao supervised Ning Rongrong's training every day while listening to Tang Wulin recount Zhao Wuji's battles against the others.

Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow and laughed. "Everyone else is showing off, while Zhao Wuji is the only one getting beaten up."

A month quietly slipped through everyone's fingers.

The people of Shrek Academy wore the shit-green school uniforms designed by Principal Flender and sneaked all the way to the Heaven Dou Division.

Tang Wulin let out a long breath, his face full of relief.

"Good thing I'm not a student of Shrek Academy. I wouldn't want to wear such a bizarre uniform and embarrass myself in public."

Xie Yue argued with Flender on reasonable grounds. "Principal, if you're short on money, I can invest in the academy. Can't we change these uniforms? At the very least, make them black."

Flender shook his head. "Bright colors stand out more, which makes them good for advertising. If we change them to black, are you sure you can afford my advertising losses?"

Dai Mubai stepped forward as well. "If it isn't enough, I can pay more too. In any case, we don't want this color."

Flender said helplessly, "Fine, then we'll change them to black. Once the uniforms have been changed, don't forget to pay me for my losses."

Xie Yue nodded. "No problem."

Dai Mubai rubbed his forehead helplessly. "Principal, please hurry. I can't afford to lose this much face."

The opening ceremony was packed with people and exceedingly lively. The host stood onstage, introducing the teams entering one after another in a voice like a great bell. Below the stage, the audience cheered enthusiastically in waves, warmly welcoming their favorite teams.

After Xue Ye gave a few brief opening remarks, he officially declared the tournament open.

Ning Fengzhi then shared his views as well. Afterward, Salas drew lots to divide all the participating teams into groups. The atmosphere became even more jubilant and fervent.

The audience watched the matches excitedly, loudly shouting the names of the victorious teams.

At this moment, Hu Liena, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Tai Long, Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, and Jiangzhu had already stepped onto the competition stage together.

"The forest is big, so all kinds of birds show up. A strange team paired with such bizarre school uniforms—they must be trying to attract attention in this peculiar way."

The spectators immediately broke into waves of mocking laughter and discussion.

Hu Liena placed one hand on her hip. "Just wait and see. Within one minute, we'll show you what it means to never judge a book by its cover."

The next moment, the host announced:

"The third match of the first round of preliminaries for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament: Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team 2 versus Shrek Academy Team. The match begins!"

Five Soul Rings rose beneath Hu Liena's feet. Her fifth, dazzling Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring emitted a profound and eye-catching black radiance.

The entire audience cried out in shock. Even Xue Ye could no longer remain seated, and he immediately smiled.

"I presume this is the team Sect Master Ning favors?"

Ning Fengzhi bowed slightly. "Yes, Your Majesty. My daughter is currently among this Shrek Academy Team."

Xue Ye guessed, "Could it be that Shrek Academy was specially cultivated by your sect?"

Ning Fengzhi shook his head. "The principal of Shrek Academy is Flender, the Horn of Soaring of the Golden Triangle, while its vice principal is Liu Erlong, the Slaughter's Horn. This team was nurtured through the resources the two of them poured into it."

Xue Ye came to a sudden realization. "I see. Then let us continue watching the match."