Compared with the Heavenly Soul Team, the Shrek Team's lineup was simply painful to look at.
In many people's eyes, Shrek Academy was undoubtedly the weakest team in the round of sixteen.
However.
When Ma Xiaotao, standing at the very front of the Shrek Team, revealed her six soul rings, everyone changed their minds.
"That's actually a Soul Emperor expert?"
"Is Shrek going to cheat again?"
"..."
Quite a few people began muttering doubts to themselves again.
But someone soon shot down their suspicions.
"You've misunderstood His Majesty this time. I stake my integrity on it-there's absolutely no shady business here."
"Don't spout nonsense when you don't know anything. That girl at the front of the Shrek Team was already a member of their main force team in the last Soul Master Tournament. Her strength was terrifying."
People soon stepped forward to defend Xu Jiawei.
"You actually have Soul Emperor cultivation?"
The Heavenly Soul Team's captain was also stunned.
Then he remembered.
Xu Jiawei had said earlier that one of Shrek's two Soul Emperor experts had been gravely injured.
That meant Ma Xiaotao was the other Soul Emperor, the one who had escaped injury.
"Enough chatter. Let's see how strong you are now, and whether you've improved since we met at the last tournament."
Ma Xiaotao impatiently beckoned with her fingers.
Just then, the referee loudly announced the start.
The battle erupted in an instant.
On the Heavenly Soul Team's side, neither the power attack nor the Agility Attack Soul Master made the first move.
Instead, it was one of the two Auxiliary Soul Masters tucked away in the center of the team's rear.
A scepter appeared in his hand.
He raised the scepter high, and a beam of light descended from the sky, falling upon Ma Xiaotao, Wang Dong,