The next day.
Shrek Academy returned to the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena to face the Seven Treasure Team.
Both sides fielded their strongest lineups. Ning Fengzhi had wanted to keep the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda hidden, but Ning Rongrong insisted on competing so she could get back at Dai Mubai. After everyone joined in trying to persuade him, Ning Fengzhi reluctantly agreed to let her take the field.
The Shrek Team fielded Hei Ranbai instead of Ma Hongjun. By rights, they should have benched Zhu Zhuqing, whose overall strength fell short of Ma Hongjun's. But since she and Dai Mubai could use Martial Soul Fusion to become the Hell White Tiger, Ma Hongjun was the one left out.
"Well, well, Shy Tiger. We meet again. Why do you look so much worse for wear?" Before the match had even begun, Ning Rongrong pointed at Dai Mubai and taunted him.
As the Little Demoness, Ning Rongrong was never going to let the Shrek lot off easily. She had kept tabs on them, and the moment she learned Dai Mubai had been locked up in a Spirit Hall prison, she started asking around.
Ning Rongrong spent two days' worth of her allowance to find out what had happened to Dai Mubai inside. When she heard Scarface and the others had taken him aside to "teach him a lesson," she nearly died laughing.
"Ning Rongrong, you dare provoke me?" Dai Mubai said through gritted teeth.
"And what if I do?" Ning Rongrong sheltered behind Long Wushuang and Zhongli, the two defense specialists, and gave him a disdainful look. "Why are you getting so worked up? Come hit me if you can!"
"Oh dear, why don't you dare come over and hit me?"
Dai Mubai clenched his fists tight and glared at