Quick Battle and Do Not Waste Time

Seeing the confidence brimming on the faces of the Shrek Seven Devils, Wang Qiu'er remembered the scene of Ma Hongjun hitting on her yesterday, and she clenched her fists even tighter in anger.

The First-Generation Shrek Seven Devils.

How did they feel even more infuriated than the Evil Soul Masters?

As she thought this.

Wang Qiu'er walked straight up to Huo Yuhao, her face cold and stern as she said, "I don't care about the others, but Ma Hongjun must be left to me later. No problem, right?"

"Uh..."

Huo Yuhao's eye twitched frantically a couple of times before he nodded, though he still lowered his voice to remind her, "Sister Xiaotao has helped me quite a bit after all, so go a bit easy on him later."

"Not a chance."

Wang Qiu'er let out a proud huff and said, "I can't beat Sister Xiaotao, but I can't even deal with this dead fatty? Who told him to run his foul mouth."

Huo Yuhao: "..."

The whispers between the two were caught right by Hu Liena at the side, who couldn't help sticking her head over.

"Wang Qiu'er, what are you whispering to Yuhao about again?" Hu Liena tilted her head and interrogated her.

"None of your business!"

Wang Qiu'er let out a soft huff, her gaze remaining fixed on Ma Hongjun. She didn't want to wait a single second out of these five minutes of pre-match preparation.

She wished she could step onto the stage right now and vent that pent-up anger from yesterday!

Hu Liena, however, refused to let it go, wide-eyed as she hissed, "What kind of attitude is that? Don't forget you're just a temporary substitute member for the Spirit Hall Academy Team!"

"And then? Are you going to kick me off or something?" Wang Qiu'er was always cold and aloof, refusing to give an inch against Hu Liena's unprovoked accusations as she retorted, "Yuhao is the captain now."

Hu Liena: "You..."

Indeed.

Bibi Dong had made temporary adjustments to the Spirit Hall Academy Team last night, swapping out Xu Yu and Li Kai for Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er, and transferring Hu Liena's captain title over to Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao's addition had left Hu Liena and the others immensely excited, and no one had any objections to him being captain. With a Titled Douluo competing, was there even any suspense about the championship?

Yet the pope had given her instructions: to test the true strength of the Golden Generation, Huo Yuhao was not allowed to make a move except when strictly necessary, so the real duel still had to rely on them.

Only Wang Qiu'er's addition left Hu Liena brooding with lingering resentment.

For some reason.

Seeing Wang Qiu'er always hanging around Huo Yuhao just rubbed Hu Liena the wrong way entirely.

"Wang Qiu'er!"

Hu Liena fumed, "Don't forget we're a team. You'd better understand what mutual cooperation means, and you'd better not act on your own once we're on the stage, so you don't bring trouble to everyone."

"All right, Nana."

Huo Yuhao finally spoke up to cut Hu Liena off. "There's no need to worry about Qiu'er's performance. Her opponent is set on Ma Hongjun, so the five of you can temporarily draft a tactic for the remaining Shrek Six Monsters."

Hu Liena: "Yuhao... you..."

"Nana!"

At the crucial moment, Zhang Ping pulled Hu Liena aside and whispered a reminder, "Can't you see that Teacher Huo dotes on Sister Qiu'er in everything? Let it go! The match is about to start, and we should be discussing tactics too."

Following the brief dispute.

Huo Yuhao also gathered everyone before him, having them each discuss their upcoming tactics.

Hu Liena loved showing off in front of Huo Yuhao the most, and she immediately analyzed, "According to the intelligence data, Tang San's crowd control abilities are extremely strong, and his attack methods are exceptionally unpredictable. I'm thinking Yan should deal with Tang San to exhaust his Soul Power as much as possible. Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing are left to me and my brother Xie Yue, and the rest will be handled by Zhang Ping and Sun Chuantao."

"Yuhao, do you have any suggestions?"

"Suggestions?"

Huo Yuhao spread his hands innocently and said, "Your tactics are far too conservative. I have only one demand, and that is to finish the fight quickly and not waste time."

Hu Liena: ...

Everyone: ...

"The Grand Final of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament is about to begin. Both teams, take the stage and prepare."

The five minutes were not long.

Soon enough, both teams walked into the plaza arena at the referee's prompt.

Huo Yuhao's appearance instantly sparked an uproar.

It wasn't just the dozen or so academy teams from the Heaven Dou Empire, but even the academy team members hailing from the various kingdoms and duchies. Almost everyone cast their gaze upon him.

Spirit Hall Academy versus Shrek Academy.

This was more than just an ordinary duel; nearly all competing teams had heard about what transpired between the two academies yesterday.

Compared to that, more people were curious about Huo Yuhao's true strength, seeing as he was arranged to appear as the grand finale. His strength was undoubtedly beyond question.

The Red-Robed Bishop spoke again, "The once-every-five-years Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament has finally welcomed its final match. First, let us congratulate the dark horse team from the Heaven Dou Empire, Shrek Academy, for advancing to the grand final. By now, surely no one would dare question their strength. To have walked this far, to have entered the final of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, means no one has the right to doubt them."

"In addition, we have our very own Spirit Hall Academy Team, which seems to have substituted in two new members today. Let me take a look at their personal profiles."

As she spoke, the Red-Robed Bishop began introducing Wang Qiu'er.

"Spirit Hall Academy Team's Wang Qiu'er, twenty-three years old. Martial Soul: Golden Dragon. Level 51 Power Attack System Battle Soul King, substitute member of the Spirit Hall Academy Team."

"Though she is merely a substitute, I never expected her strength to actually reach the Soul King realm. Regardless, this battle is destined to be magnificent. Let us wait and see."

As the host finished speaking, the entire arena instantly plunged into a flurry of discussions.

Wang Qiu'er's strength provoked considerable astonishment; the Spirit Hall Academy Team actually possessed four Soul Kings.

And they called this a substitute member?

Wasn't Shrek Academy in a bit of a precarious spot here?

"Spirit Hall Academy Team's captain, Huo Yuhao, twenty-three years old. Martial Soul: Unknown? Strength: Unknown?..."

The Red-Robed Bishop had wanted to introduce Huo Yuhao, but the data she held in her hands consisted entirely of question marks, so she simply declared outright, "The match begins! Both sides may release your martial souls."

The fourteen individuals from both sides locked gazes, neither saying a word, yet the fierce collision of their auras pushed the gunpowder-like tension to its absolute limit in an instant.

"Brothers, release your martial souls!"

Dai Mubai let out a shout, and the Shrek Seven Devils began their releases simultaneously.

The seven of them stood in order. At the very front were Tang San and Dai Mubai, followed respectively by Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, and Xiao Wu. In the last row stood Ning Rongrong and Oscar, forming a two-three-two formation.

All seven of them had four soul rings. Of course, the one who drew the most attention was still Tang San, who possessed a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

As they released their martial souls, the Spirit Hall Academy side began theirs at the same time.

Except for Huo Yuhao, who stood at the very back, the seven members of the Spirit Hall Academy Team moved almost concurrently, surging Soul Power erupting from within their bodies instantly.

They formed a four-two-one formation almost instantly.

Wang Qiu'er, Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan stood at the front, with Sun Chuantao and Zhang Ping in the back.

Wang Qiu'er, Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan at the very front each flashed the optimal soul ring configuration of two yellows, two purples, and one black—five soul rings in total. Sun Chuantao and Zhang Ping behind them also sported the optimal configuration of two yellows and two purples, four soul rings.

An overwhelming sense of oppression rolled over them.

If one had to name the most eye-catching person in the entire arena, it was Huo Yuhao, as he was the only one who had yet to release his martial soul and soul rings from start to finish.