With Lin Qian beating them to the prize, many in Shrek had never gotten the cheat-like boost of immortal herbs.
So while Yu Xiaogang was satisfied, he held little hope for the Second Team in this Soul Master Tournament. After all, only Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng had reached Soul Ancestor. They could not even compare to the First Team, much less Star Luo Empire and the Spirit Hall Team.
Luckily, little San wasn't on the Second Team!
He thought with immense relief.
It was just like being assigned to different classes. Some things could be endured while holding one's nose, but once they were no longer in the same class, none of it could stay hidden. Besides, the current Shrek Seven Monsters were a thoroughly loose assortment, with Flender and Yu Xiaogang, those two Crouching Dragons and Young Phoenixes, thrown into the mix. It would have been a miracle if the team got along!
Especially Yu Xiaogang, that Young Phoenix. Not only did he want Tang San to cling to Li Si and coast to victory, he also wanted to resolve the flaw in his twin martial souls cultivation, setting his sights on Bibi Dong, who likewise possessed twin martial souls.
To be fair, for Tang San, a high-scoring but low-ability youth, to throw caution to the wind and grovel at Li Si's feet, it was hard to say Yu Xiaogang had not coached him behind the scenes.
And once Li Si led the team through the qualifiers and into Spirit City, he could conveniently stop by and ask Bibi Dong. A real win-win situation, supposedly.
Leaving aside whether the Imperial Fighting Team First Squad could win the championship, twin martial souls were a Spirit Hall trade secret. Even Bibi Dong was subject to the constraints of those mighty