(Second update)
Grandmaster had anticipated this long ago. With the Shrek Team's, especially Yang Ming's, exceptionally outstanding performances, they were bound to draw the special attention of the Suotuo Spirit Arena sooner or later.
However, he had never expected Ao Supervisor to come inviting the Shrek Team to the Central Main Soul Arena for a team battle.
Grandmaster's thoughts raced, but he could not figure out what Ao Supervisor was plotting. He decided to be direct and said,
"That doesn't seem to follow the rules, does it? Other than Yang Ming, the other seven are still only Iron Battle Souls."
Ao Supervisor was usually proud, but now that he needed their help, he could not afford to lose his temper. He could only patiently explain,
"Here's the situation. I'll be frank. Three days ago, a Spirit Master team arrived. Every one of them holds a Silver Battle Soul Badge. They seem to have been recruited by several great nobles of Suotuo City. For two consecutive days, those nobles have placed heavy bets on them, and they have won their Spirit Battles without any suspense, causing the Great Soul Arena tremendous losses."
"Since you are so familiar with Great Soul Arena battles, you should know that Spirit Masters who reach the Silver Battle Soul level generally possess strength above level forty. Yet every member of this team is only a Soul Elder. We cannot break the rules by asking a team of level-forty Soul Elders to fight them."
If Yang Ming had been here, he would have had only one thing to say: The officials really were shady.
Wasn't this just deliberately matching winning teams against powerful opponents after a streak, ending their run and forcing their win rate down to fifty percent?
*Sure enough, crows everywhere were black. The Suotuo