In the round-of-sixteen Elimination Tournament, Shrek's opponent was the Dou Ling Empire's premier academy—the Dou Ling Academy.
With five Soul Kings on its team, it was the strongest opponent Shrek had faced so far.
This time, however, Shrek's team felt far more at ease. The reason went without saying: Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, two Soul Emperors, would make their first appearances in this match.
With Ling Luochеn, a Control System Soul King, added to the lineup, Shrek was already among the top contenders on paper.
The return of those two also gave the team room to adjust its lineup.
Aside from the three fixed Main Team Members, the remaining four places could be filled according to the team's needs.
Wang Yan had originally planned to field Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Lu Yi, and Huo Yuhao in this match.
With Invisibility, Spiritual Detection, and the five strongest members overall, victory seemed all but certain.
But Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng both objected.
While they had been injured and unable to compete, Shrek had needed Lu Yi's Group Invisibility in team battles to conceal its weakness.
Now that they could take the field, what was the point of bringing them back only to use Group Invisibility?
Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng had never seen eye to eye, but on this matter, they were in surprising agreement.
They wanted this match to show everyone that Shrek needed no tricks. Its sheer strength alone was beyond the other academies' reach.
"Teacher Wang, save Lu Yi for a more crucial match! We can't always rely on his Invisibility."
Dai Yueheng did not want his first appearance to be while invisible, especially when he hoped to make an impression on the Star Luo Emperor.
Ma Xiaotao nodded too. "Right, Teacher Wang. I think Huo Yuhao