Xu Cheng nodded.
Ma Rulong was right. They were the Original Protagonist Group, after all.
Their talents and lineup were practically top-tier across the board. With Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng fully recovered, this lineup could cruise straight into the finals as long as they did not run into the Sun Moon Team.
Soon, Elder Ma returned from drawing lots, his expression a complicated mixture of excitement and a trace of worry.
"Shrek?"
Xu Cheng asked calmly.
"Yes."
Elder Ma nodded firmly.
Not far away.
In Shrek's waiting area.
Ma Xiaotao shot Xu Cheng a look brimming with provocation. Her red lips parted, and she spat out a few words.
"Get ready to die..."
Clearly, Wang Yan had also told them the news after finishing the draw.
Xu Cheng smiled helplessly. It seemed that with her strength restored, all her confidence had come flooding back.
He believed that while the Star Luo Empire had healed Ma Xiaotao, they might also have been hoping to get him killed. After all, deaths were permitted in the arena. Having him die in battle was better than having to intervene themselves to keep him there in the end.
Xuan Zi was not among the crowd, but he was probably watching him with a sinister gaze from somewhere.
In Shrek's waiting area.
Wang Yan spoke solemnly.
"The Sun Moon Empire still has two people who haven't shown themselves: their main team captain, Ma Rulong, and Xiao Hongchen. In other words, Xu Cheng is far from their only trump card. In fact, we've learned that Blood Eyes isn't Xu Cheng's only martial soul. He has twin martial souls, and the other is the Sun, a martial soul belonging to the Sun Moon Empire's imperial bloodline."
"Tch. Sister Wu Ming's martial soul is the Golden Crow. How