Shrek Academy.
At the center of the island in Sea God Lake.
Outside the Sea God Pavilion.
A man with tangled, disheveled hair, a greasy body, and tattered clothes lounged in a reclining chair, holding a wine gourd in one hand and a large chicken drumstick in the other, eating until his mouth glistened with grease.
Anyone who did not know better would have thought an elder of the Beggars' Sect had wandered onto the wrong set.
This man was none other than Xuan Zi.
Because of the nature of his martial soul, the Godly Taotie Bull.
He had a lazy disposition, along with an innate drive to "devour."
He was perpetually hungry and needed powerful spiritual power to keep it under control, or he could easily lose control.
But this was not necessarily a bad thing.
Since his essential nature was to devour, he could increase his soul power simply by eating and drinking.
With this talent, Xuan Zi had cultivated all the way to a Level 98 Super Douluo!
"Today's drumsticks don't taste very good."
"Those little brats in the kitchen must not have marinated them properly. I'll make do for now, then sneak over and steal a few more later."
Just then, soft footsteps approached.
Without even turning his head, Xuan Zi said, "Shaozhe, is that you? What do you need this old man for?"
"Elder Xuan."
"The official team roster for this year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament has been finalized. Would you like to look it over?"
The newcomer was the dean of Shrek's Spirit Hall Academy.
Mu En's student.
A descendant of Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui.
Yan Shaozhe.
Hearing that Yan Shaozhe had come to report on the tournament participants.
Xuan Zi took a sip of wine and said, "I won't bother