"Awesome!"
"We won!"
Shen Ce, representing Qianling Advanced Soul Master Academy, voluntarily conceded. The six Shrek reserve team members high-fived in celebration, their slightly youthful faces covered in smiles. It was their first time stepping onto the stage of the Soul Master Competition. Claiming not to be nervous under the gaze of countless spectators would have been pure bravado, but after shedding the awkwardness of their first match, things would go much more smoothly. Step by step, they were growing.
Ling Bai returned the Blazing Tiger and Frost Giant Bear to the two ice-and-fire control-type girls. The two women bowed repeatedly in tearful gratitude. They had truly experienced what it meant to face the dual suppression of martial soul and Soul Power.
The ice-control beauty's Frost Giant Bear had barely bared its fangs and claws for half a second when Ling Bai backhanded it with a slap. The massive ice bear, over three meters tall, spun in place three times like it was dancing ballet before collapsing onto the ground. The Blazing Tiger beside it was so frightened that it instantly turned into an obedient kitten, allowing Ling Bai to knead and shape it however he pleased.
Shen Ce stepped forward to shake Ling Bai's hand, and they exchanged a few words. The general meaning was that Shen Ce regretted not being able to fight the Six-Winged Angel. Yet in the same one-against-six situation, Shrek's reserve team had beaten him so badly he could barely tell east from west, while Ling Bai had chased six opponents around by himself. Shen Ce had felt the gap between them and would work even harder in the future.
After Shrek's team offered their opponents a friendly gesture, they filed off the stage. Just like in the opening match of the knockout stage, they