The entire arena was so silent that even a pin dropping could be heard.
Wang Yan was the first to react. He cried out strangely, "No, that's impossible! She looks like she's only twelve. How could she be a Soul Emperor? And what's with those Soul Rings? Ice-blue Soul Rings—this is fake, it's fake—"
As a scholar, Wang Yan should have been interested in researching this, but at that moment, he could no longer think about such things.
He knew Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao's true strength all too well. One Soul Elder and two Soul Grandmasters were no Soul Emperors. If Qian Renshuang truly was a Soul Emperor, even with a standard Soul Ring configuration, she would be enough to slaughter their Shrek Seven Monsters.
This was the first match of the tournament, and it was an elimination match. If Shrek Academy lost, they would truly be out.
With him leading the team, Shrek's ten-thousand-year glory would be brought to an end—not in a glorious defeat, but through a humiliating elimination in the first round, making them the first academy eliminated from this tournament.
He... he did not dare imagine such a scene.
The Sun Moon Empire delegation beside them also recovered from their brief shock. Though Qian Renshuang's strength had stunned them as well, seeing Shrek suffer put them in a mood as sweet as honey. Xiao Hongchen pointed at Huo Yuhao on the stage and teased, "Shrek's team leader, didn't your Shrek Academy also produce three twelve-year-old Soul Emperors? One of them even has six Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings. Don't tell me those are fake too?"
Wang Yan choked on his words. How could he explain it? He could not exactly say that it really was fake.
By now, even Xiao Hongchen had seen through Huo