Upstairs from the lounges, Xue Beng and his teammates rested in their special lounge.
From here, they had a clear view of the other academies' lounges below. At that moment, Xue Beng was surveying the entire rest area.
He observed each team, learning how to read people.
He had no hopes of achieving any results himself. He still had to keep playing the wastrel to pull the wool over people's eyes.
So he took this opportunity to study the teams, judge how far they could go, and decide whom he could recruit to serve the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
"Wow, Sis, that blond guy is so handsome!"
Over by the Skywater Team, Shui Yue'er swooned over Dai Mubai on Shrek's side.
"Wipe away that drool. Look at you-where's your dignity?"
Shui Bing'er sighed and rapped Shui Yue'er on the head, then followed her gaze.
He really was handsome, and powerful too.
As the team leader, Shui Bing'er immediately detected Dai Mubai's exceptionally formidable aura.
"And that black-eyed fellow is just as unfathomable. It looks like Spirit Hall and the other elemental academies won't be the only obstacles on the road to the championship."
Elsewhere, Yu Tianxin of Thunder Academy was also observing Shrek Academy.
He had heard Yu Tianheng mention these people. Every one of them possessed extraordinary skills and could not be underestimated.
Remembering how his proud younger cousin had willingly admitted defeat to them, Yu Tianxin curled his lips into a wild grin. He eagerly anticipated facing Shrek later and hoped the fight would not disappoint him.
"Xiao Wu, what are you looking at?" Blazing Fire Academy's captain, Huo Wushuang, asked his younger sister, Huo Wu. Following her gaze, he also spotted the Shrek Team in the corner.
"Nothing. It's just that the flame aura coming from that