The first match of the knockout stage did not last long.
The students of the Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy originally thought that holding on a little longer and not losing too quickly would be a kind of "victory".
However, to their surprise, the Shrek team on the other side fought incredibly fiercely.
They went all out from the start, showing no mercy and seemingly aiming to kill their opponents.
Faced with this situation, how could the people from the Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy dare to continue to resist?
Why would they risk injury or death in a match they were destined to lose?
After the match, shouts of " Shrek!" echoed across Star Luo Plaza.
This is the audience cheering for the victor, and also for the top academy on the mainland.
Xiao Hongchen curled his lip. "I wonder what kind of expressions these spectators will have when Shrek loses the match."
The tall and imposing Ma Rulong maintained a composed demeanor, but a slight smile appeared on his face at this moment, "I'm also looking forward to that day."
As a reserve member of the previous year, Ma Rulong was even more eager to defeat Shrek Academy.
"Defeating such a depleted Shrek is nothing to brag about. A true victory would be to defeat Shrek composed entirely of its regular members."
The team leader Ren Jun, spoke Youyou, for he knew all too well the strength of Shrek.
The surrounding students fell silent upon hearing this. Kong Xuan then spoke up, "Teacher, no matter what lineup Shrek sends out this time, victory will definitely belong to us."
"And this... is just the beginning!"
"There will be plenty of opportunities to defeat Shrek again!"
Looking at his most outstanding student, Ren Jun smiled and said, "You seem quite confident."
Ren Jun's smiling face was reflected in Kong Xuan's golden pupils, "Teacher, confidence naturally stems from ability."
"Speaking of strength, your teacher has never seen you go all out. I wonder if you'll have that opportunity in this competition?"
To be honest, Ren Jun felt a little embarrassed. As a teacher, he didn't even know just how strong his student was.
Seeing the expectant look on Ren Jun's face, Kong Xuan turned his gaze to the Shrek Seven Devils who had already left and said, "Then we'll see if they have the ability."
"Next up, please welcome the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and the Rock and Earth Advanced Soul Master Academy."
As this voice resounded throughout Star Luo Plaza, the second round of the elimination tournament was about to begin.
" The Rock and Earth Advanced Soul Master Academy doesn't have a single Soul King."
Xiao Hongchen looked at Ma Sheng and suggested, "How about we only send five reserve players up as well?"
Everyone present understood that Xiao Hongchen was trying to make a comparison; he wanted to tell everyone that what Shrek Academy could do, their Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy could also do.
Ma Sheng glanced at Xiao Hongchen expressionlessly and said, "You better behave yourself. There's absolutely no need to compare these things right now."
After saying that, he turned to Kong Xuan and the other reserve team members and said, "The rest is up to you."
Kong Xuan nodded, released his hand from Meng Hongchen's, and turned to walk towards the arena.
Like the newly entered Rock and Earth Advanced Soul Master Academy and Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy is relatively weak among the participating academies.
Moreover, the two colleges were in the same boat, facing off against the two colleges that had dominated the championship and runner-up positions in previous years in the first elimination round.
Before the Star Luo Imperial City, the cheers around the arena had noticeably subsided.
When Kong Xuan led the reserve team of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy onto the arena, there were even a few deliberate boos from the audience.
The people of the Star Luo Empire have never had any goodwill towards the Sun Moon Empire, so naturally they wouldn't give their academy a friendly look at this moment.
Kong Xuan's expression didn't change much; after all, they were playing away from home and had long anticipated this situation.
Xu Wei and his companions frowned slightly, as the surrounding environment did seem to have some effect on them.
"The match begins!"
The seven students from the Rock and Earth Advanced Soul Master Academy instantly Martial Soul Possession. Through their Soul Ring, it could be seen that they were six Soul Ancestor and one Soul Elder, making them only slightly stronger than the Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy.
This academy may have some connection with the Five Elements Academy from ten thousand years ago, and it mainly recruits earth-attribute Soul Master.
The Martial Soul they are releasing at this moment are mostly defensive in nature.
Kong Xuan, the strongest Power Attack System Soul Master, was standing at the very back, without even having his Martial Soul attached to him, seemingly with no intention of making a move.
Standing beside him was Huo Yuhao, whose Soul Ring, one yellow and one purple, rose up. His Spiritual Detection Sharing was now able to cover the entire battlefield.
Although a purple Second Soul Ring is indeed rare, Huo Yuhao is, after all, only a two-ring Soul Grandmaster.
Upon seeing his Soul Ring, many people felt that the reserve team of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy was nothing special and could not compare to the Shrek Academy at all.
However, when they saw the Soul Ring on the five people in front of them, their thoughts came to an abrupt halt.
Kong Ling, with one yellow, two purple, and one black Soul Ring, Soul Ancestor!
Xu Tianyi, one yellow and three purple Soul Ring, Soul Ancestor!
Gu Yuena, with one yellow, two purple, and one black Soul Ring, Soul Ancestor!
Shui Ling, two yellow and two purple Soul Ring, Soul Ancestor!
Xu Wei, with two yellow and one purple Soul Ring, Soul Elder!
The reserve team of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy actually has four Soul Ancestor, and the Soul Ring configurations of several of them have also broken the limits of people's understanding.
Judging solely from their cultivation levels and Soul Ring, they seem to be the monsters more than Shrek Academy!
Compared to the audience, the participants from various colleges were the truly shocked ones, as they were more aware of the horror involved.
Wang Yan stared blankly at the arena, his mind involuntarily replaying Ren Jun's words from yesterday.
The reserve team has such strength; they are indeed very strong!
What about their starting players?
How strong will it be?
Beside him, the Shrek Academy students, who had just finished a battle and were beaming with joy at their victory, froze on their faces, staring at the arena in disbelief!
They all had only one thought in their minds, "How is this possible?!"
How can the reserve team of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy be so strong?
Those Soul Ancestor looked no older than Bei Bei Xu Sanshi, and were about the same age as Ning Tian, but they were already Soul Ancestor!
Moreover, their combat prowess was undeniable; each person's actions seemed meticulously planned, without a single unnecessary movement.
In the previous battle, the Shrek Academy students overwhelmingly defeated their opponents with their superior strength.
The battle between the students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy on the arena at that moment gave the impression of effortless ease.
It seemed they didn't need to go all out at all; the rhythm of the battle seemed to be entirely under their control.
Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy quickly achieved victory.
Although it wasn't as thrilling as the previous match, Kong Xuan and his teammates put even more pressure on the other contestants.
If they were to make a judgment in their minds, 90% of them would probably think that the reserve team of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy is stronger!