Ma Xiaotao strode proudly at the front, with Ling Bai, Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen, Ning Tian, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong following behind her.
The members of Douling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy likewise walked onto the stage, their expressions grave as they watched Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng make their first appearance.
During the round-robin stage, Ling Bai and Ling Luochen had cut down all opposition under Ning Tian and Huo Yuhao's boosts. The Six-Winged Angel and Ultimate Ice Element had already left the Dou Ling Team struggling to cope, and now two more regular team members around twenty years old, each at least a Soul King, had appeared. The seven members of the Dou Ling Team immediately tensed up, feeling immense pressure.
The two sides exchanged pre-match greetings. The Dou Ling Team's captain was a tall, thin young man. He stepped forward and stopped five meters from Shrek Academy, saying, "It is an honor to be the first opponent to face Shrek Academy's full roster. My companions and I will certainly give it everything we have."
After saying that, his gaze shifted to Dai Yueheng, and he smiled. "I saw you in the previous Soul Master Competition—the captain of Shrek's reserve team, Dai Yueheng of the White Tiger."
"Gu Zhujian. Martial soul: Purple Radiance Bamboo."
Dai Yueheng smiled as he named the other man and his martial soul, showing that he remembered him as well. Though both had merely been reserve teams supporting the regulars in the previous tournament, they had still represented their respective academies. As the captains of their reserve teams, Dai Yueheng and Gu Zhujian had left a deep impression on each other.
The two sides spread apart, retreating to opposite ends of the arena and setting up their formations. On Shrek's side, the three