Soto Great Soul Arena.
Night had fallen, and the arena blazed with lights and roared with voices.
The spectator stands were already packed, the fervor in their eyes refusing to fade.
Qin Ming stood in the Imperial Fighting Team's lounge, checking his chosen lineup one more time.
"Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, Osler, Yu Feng, Shi Mo, Shi Mo, Ye Lingling."
He turned toward Lin Ye, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong.
"Lin Ye, I'll have to ask you three to watch from the private box for now."
Lin Ye nodded calmly.
Of course he knew why Qin Ming wasn't letting him compete. Wasn't he simply keeping him in reserve as their trump card?
That was reasonable enough. After all, with Lin Ye's current strength, even the slightest effort on his part would already push them to their limits.
Shrek wasn't qualified to challenge him yet.
They could talk once they managed to beat Ye Lingling.
Qin Ming took a deep breath and turned toward the seven who were about to enter the arena.
"The soul fight will begin soon. Your opponents are Shrek, my former academy."
"They're strong. Twenty-seven consecutive victories are no fluke."
"But you're stronger. Give this everything you have!"
Yu Tianheng said solemnly, "We won't let you down, Teacher!"
Meanwhile, in Shrek's lounge.
Flender handed over a set of documents.
"Our opponents are the Heaven Dou Royal Academy First Team. They're fielding all their main fighters."
Yu Xiaogang looked over the documents.
"Their core is Yu Tianheng, with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul."
"Their Control System fighter is Dugu Yan. Pay particular attention to her jade phosphorous serpent poison."
"Their Agility Attack System fighters, Osler and Yu Feng, are both fast. Yu Feng also has control of the skies."
"Their Defense System fighters are the Shi