As the referee's voice fell, the three Main Team Members rose at once.
But Wang Yan struggled to choose from the Reserve Team.
Princess Jiujiu had never appeared in a match before. Wang Yan knew nothing of her abilities and could only judge them as best he could from experience.
To his mind, Xu Jiujiu's first appearance in the semifinals meant she had to be Star Luo National Academy's trump card.
He could not help thinking of the Star Crown, the Star Luo Imperial Family's inherited Martial Soul—a top-tier Martial Soul with formidable support abilities and plenty of power in battle.
If Xu Jiujiu's Martial Soul really was the Star Crown, she would cause them no small amount of trouble.
And since every member of Star Luo National Academy's team was at Soul King level, Wang Yan played it safe. He replaced Jiang Nannan, who had performed fairly well before, and sent Lu Yi in again.
Though Jiang Nannan's Soul Power Level far exceeded Lu Yi's, their strategic value was worlds apart.
What Lu Yi remembered most about Xu Jiujiu from the original story was the powerful shield Soul Skill she used in the tournament, Star's Protection, and that expensive Absolute Defense Soul Tool.
Absolute Defense was a single-use Level 7 Soul Tool. It could provide defense on par with an eight-ring defense-type Soul Douluo, against attacks from both inside and outside, for a full fifteen minutes.
In a fierce clash, most matches ended within ten minutes.
So trapping someone inside the barrier for fifteen minutes was little different from eliminating them.
For this match against Shrek, Star Luo National Academy had spared no expense.
A Soul Tool of that caliber was naturally beyond what the Original Three Empires could develop.
Fortunately for them, the Sun Moon Team had given