Clash (I)

"I won't take part for the next couple of days. You guys go ahead and fight," Tang Yin said.

"Huh? What are you going to do, then?"

"Why are you the only one who gets to slack off?"

"Exactly, Ah Yin. With us Soul Elders, it won't take much time."

Tang Yin waved a hand, showing he didn't care.

There was only one team Tang Yin cared about.

Today was the end of the month, and it also happened to be the weekend, so the Soto Great Soul Arena was naturally the best place for the people of Soto to spend their leisure time. Here, they could not only watch exciting Soul Fighting matches, but also make a small bet to try their luck and follow the matches of the Soul Masters they supported.

As usual, Grandmaster went to the team battle registration desk and handed the Shrek Seven Devils' team battle registration badge to the staff member. "Sorry for the trouble. We'd like to register for a team battle."

The staff member accepted the badge with the same practiced ease, but when he saw the words engraved on it, his expression changed drastically. "The Shrek Seven Devils?" he exclaimed under his breath.

"Excuse me, sir. Are you the leader of the Shrek Seven Devils?" the staff member asked tentatively.

Grandmaster nodded slowly. "You could say that. Sorry for the trouble, but please hurry." "Sir, please wait a moment." Under Grandmaster's somewhat surprised gaze, the staff member quickly left his post and ran toward the back of the work area, still clutching the Shrek Seven Devils' team battle badge.

A short while later, the staff member returned to the registration desk with another man.

Manager Ao smiled. "Hello, esteemed team leader. Might we have a word? It won't take up too much of your time."

Grandmaster said calmly, "Are you speaking for yourself, or for the Soto Great Soul Arena?"

Manager Ao hastily replied, "Of course, I represent the Soto Great Soul Arena."

Manager Ao shook his head. "No, it's not a question of Soul Power Level. The main issue is the difference in Soul Rings. Like the Shrek Seven Devils, this Silver Soul Fighter team has the optimal Soul Ring configuration. Their tremendous advantage in Soul Skills left the Mad Battle Team without a single chance."

To deal with the Imperial Fighting Team, the manager could only make an exception.

The manager had thoroughly satisfied Yu Xiaogang's pride, so naturally he wouldn't refuse.

Flender said somewhat helplessly, "Xiaogang, you shouldn't have agreed to their request so quickly. You should at least have waited for us to get here first."

Grandmaster said, "If we win this time, our earnings will already be considerable. Ten thousand Gold Soul Coins is a very large sum. I've thought it over: one thousand for each of the children will be enough, and the remaining three thousand can go to the academy. That will help with my plans for the third stage of their training. Do you have any objections?"

Grandmaster raised a hand and tapped the cloth document spread out on the table. His expression was grave as he said, "All right, we can discuss those matters later. First, let's study your opponents. For you, this will be an extremely difficult Soul Fighting match."

While Shrek was discussing the matter, the atmosphere on the Imperial Fighting Team's side was much more relaxed.

The seven members of the Imperial Fighting Team sat on long wooden benches. Yu Tianheng was wiping his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon gloves, Shi Mo and Shi Mo were loosening their wrists, and Yu Feng was stretching. Dugu Yan leaned against the wall with her eyes closed, resting; Jade-Scaled Dragon scales faintly showed on her arms. Ye Lingling sat beside Tang Yin, straightening the collar of his team uniform.

"What kind of academy are we up against?" Yu Tianheng asked casually. "Did the Great Soul Arena bring them in?"

"It's called Shrek." Qin Ming wasn't there, so Yu Tianheng himself was leading the team. He took their opponents' information from a staff member and glanced over it. "...What? Shrek Academy? Never heard of it. It says here they only accept monsters, not normal people?"

"Monster Academy?" Shi Mo scoffed. "So we're fighting monsters today?"

"No matter how monstrous they are, can they be more of a monster than our Ah Yin? Ah Yin, by the time the Soul Master Tournament comes around, you should be a Soul King, right? Now that's progress worthy of being called a monster."

Tang Yin sat in the corner, his fingers tapping lightly on his knee. "This time, I'm fighting."