At Zhou Yi's command, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi exchanged a glance, each seeing the fighting spirit and resolve in the other's eyes. They nodded firmly and strode together toward the enormous arena.
Every gaze converged on them. The opening clash between two powerhouses, Shrek Academy and Zhengtian Academy, was poised to erupt!
Up on the arena, the atmosphere instantly tightened like a bowstring drawn taut.
Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei stood shoulder to shoulder, their sharp gazes locked on their opponents. Zhengtian Academy had fielded exactly the pair they had anticipated before the match: Yu Mengdi and a male student with an ordinary face but a rather muscular build.
In Shrek's waiting area, Zhou Yi said quietly, "Sure enough, it's Yu Mengdi, one of Zhengtian Academy's three Soul Kings. Her cultivation ranks second on the team, behind only Ye Wuqing. Sending her out first lets them seize the initiative with a Soul King's strength while keeping their strongest fighter in reserve. Zhengtian Academy has calculated this very carefully."
A flicker of puzzlement crossed Huo Yuhao's eyes. "Teacher Zhou, isn't her soul power level a little lower than Senior Sister Ling's?"
He remembered that Ling Luochеn was a level fifty-five Control System Battle Soul King.
Zhou Yi kept her gaze fixed on the figure radiating a sacred aura onstage, her tone grave. "Her level is indeed slightly lower, but her martial soul is exceptionally rare and powerful."
Just then, the referee's arm swept sharply downward. "Begin!"
Boom!
Four formidable surges of soul power erupted at once as all four fighters activated their martial souls.
A flash of black light appeared in the hand of Yang Yifan, Zhengtian Academy's ordinary-looking male student. A dagger roughly fourteen inches long silently materialized, its entire body jet-black save for the cold gleam along its