The tournament

While Shrek was still happy about Xu Xingyu and Xuan Zi Xuan's return, things weren't so pleasant on the other side of the cave.

The Demon Spider Douluo, with a gloomy expression, walked out of a broken spatial tunnel with Yan Feng on his back.

At this moment Demon Spider Douluo looked extremely disheveled. Although he had seemed to be having a good time fighting with Xuan Zi earlier, Xuan Zi was ultimately a Level 98 Super Douluo, while he only had a level 96 cultivation.

It's important to understand that the difference between each level of Titled Douluo is like the difference between heaven and earth. Therefore, even Evil Soul Master find it difficult to fight beyond their level once they reach the Titled Douluo realm.

The reason why the Demon Spider Douluo was able to hold his own against Xuan Zi was mainly due to the venom of the Man Faced Demon Spider attached to his spider legs, which restricted Xuan Zi's ability to fight in close combat.

After all, no one has ever seen the power of the venom of a Titled Douluo- level Man Faced Demon Spider. The only reference is the venom of the Man Faced Demon Spider used by Tang San's ancestor at the Titled Douluo level, which was the third Soul Skill Spider Web Restraint.

The problem is, ever since Tang San's ancestor was chosen as the successor of the Sea God, it seems he hasn't had many more Blue Silver Emperor Soul Skill.

This left Xuan Zi with no reference points, forcing him to rely solely on his intuition to determine the danger of the Demon Spider Douluo's venom.

Xuan Zi's intuition told him to avoid it as much as possible, even if the poison wouldn't kill him, he might end up like Mu En.

Therefore, at that time, Xuan Zi could only use earth element to make himself a pair of gauntlets, and directly used his fists, which were covered in stone, to beat the Demon Spider Douluo.

It's safe to say that being hit directly with a stone is a very unpleasant experience, especially when the other person is so uncivilized and keeps hitting his face. He suspects that the other person is just jealous of his handsome appearance!

The Demon Spider's face was now bruised and swollen. If an acquaintance saw him now without sensing his presence, they would definitely not recognize the ugly monster in front of them as the Demon Spider Douluo.

Originally, the Demon Spider Douluo's looks could rank in the top five of their Holy Spirit Cult, but now he should be happy if he can stay in the top 100.

Of course, the two main culprits behind his injuries were the unconscious Holy Spirit Cult member he was holding and the Shrek student whose name wasn't particularly clear.

He truly hadn't expected that a Soul King and a Soul Emperor could cause such a huge scene. Originally, he only wanted to take Yan Feng away during the chaos.

As a result of the aftershocks of the explosion, he was forced to crawl into an unstable spatial rift.

Even with the physical abilities of the Demon Spider Douluo, it would be difficult for him to survive in that chaotic void space.

Therefore, in order to save his own and Yan Feng's lives, he was fortunate enough to find a spatial tunnel that led directly to the outside of the cave, even though his body was torn apart by that chaotic space.

Looking at his tattered body, the Demon Spider Douluo really wanted to strangle Yan Feng, whom he held in his hand, because Yan Feng was very much involved in how things had turned out this way.

However, considering that the other party would most likely become his future boss, he could only give up the idea and then began to curse those Shrek bastards in his heart, saying that he would kill them all one day!

Especially that kid who fought Yan Feng, his talent is terrifying!

Once they successfully grow stronger, their Holy Spirit Cult will never have a chance to rise again!

Thinking of this, the Demon Spider Douluo could only carry Yan Feng and flee quickly, then return to the branch and use their Holy Spirit Cult's unique communication method to inform the sect leader of this matter.

Meanwhile, the Shrek Seven Devils arrived in Star Luo City, the capital of the Star Luo Star Luo Empire and the venue for the Soul Master Tournament, with dejected expressions.

Before setting off, Xuan Zi carefully used his Soul Power to examine the wounds of each injured person.

During this process, he discovered that although Chen Zifeng and Gongyang Mo survived thanks to Xu Xingyu and Jiang Nannan's actions and were not disabled, it would take them about a month to fully recover from their injuries.

Under such circumstances, it was impossible for them to participate in the competition, so Xuan Zi had no choice but to personally escort them back.

As for the others, they were alright. Ling Luochen was not seriously injured because he was close to the protective shield that Xu Xingyu and Jiang Nannan were in when it was deployed.

It is estimated that his injury will be fully healed within a week of the start of the competition, and he should be able to make it back in time for the third match.

While Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng's injuries were much more serious than Ling Luochen's, they should only need about ten days to recover after the competition begins.

Although Xu Xingyu suffered considerable injuries from his battle with Yan Feng, his recovery speed made Xuan Zi wonder if Xu Xingyu was even human.

After all, Xu Xingyu spent more than ten minutes right in front of Xuan Zi, and relied on her self-healing ability to recover most of her injuries.

According to Xu Xingyu's conservative estimate, including the hidden injuries he sustained in this battle, it would take him about three days to fully recover.

If he hadn't been lucky enough to be in the competition on the first day, he could have played in the very first match.

If not, then the first match of this competition will have to be won by the reserve team members and Jiang Nannan.

This put some pressure on the reserve team members, because they knew that the minimum cultivation level of the teams participating in this competition was at the Soul Ancestor level.

And each team's ace will inevitably be a Soul King- level being.

Although they have Jiang Nannan, a Soul King, to help them, the competition format of the tournament isn't just about individual battles!

If they are unlucky enough to draw a team battle or a 2-2-3 formation, then the difficulty will be quite high.

The good news is that they only need to face the pressure of one match. By the second match, Xu Xingyu will be fully recovered, and with the help of several regular players, they won't be under so much pressure.

Of course, this is based on whether their reserve team can overcome the difficulties of the first match and win the first game.

Only in this way can they live up to the honor and reputation of the Shrek Academy that they bear on their shoulders!

In the original story, their ability to instantly kill their opponents was mainly due to the Shrek Academy's reputation, coupled with the characteristics of Huo Yuhao's Simulation six Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Wang Dong's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Golden Road, which led to their victory.

Although Huo Yuhao can still use Simulation Soul Skill in the current reserve team, the internal conflicts within the team mean that, apart from Bei Bei and He Caitou who trust Huo Yuhao's abilities, the others are completely unwilling to listen to the other side's methods.

The reserve team's performance in their first match proved their shortcomings in this area.