A drizzling rain fell beneath a sky thick with dark clouds. From Old Ma down to the reserve Soul Ancestors, everyone at Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy wore terrifyingly grim expressions. Their beautiful dream of crushing Shrek Academy and claiming the championship in one stroke had been thoroughly doused by a bucket of icy water.
"We must avenge the six of them ourselves."
Those were the first words Ma Rulong said after stepping down from the stage. He then took out a Level Seven Milk Bottle and rapidly replenished his Soul Power, using the shortest possible time to return to peak condition.
Everyone on the Sun Moon Team nodded heavily, their eyes red-rimmed and veins bulging across their clenched fists. They wished they could immediately rush onto the competition stage and fight Shrek to the death.
Old Ma began arranging the individual battle contestants. Six of the fourteen members from the Sun Moon Team's main and reserve squads had already been lost, but they still had plenty of replacements. Ma Rulong and the Hongchen siblings would certainly take the field, and Old Ma selected two Fourth Level Soul Engineers and two Fifth Level Soul Engineers as well.
"You four go first. Buy Ma Rulong time to recover his Soul Power. If you get the chance, seriously injure Shrek's members."
"Yes, Old Ma!"
Their eyes brimmed with killing intent and determination. They were determined to avenge the six companions who had died at Shrek's hands.
On Shrek's side, everyone crowded around the severely injured Ling Luochen, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and Huo Yuhao. The atmosphere instantly froze. Though they had won the team battle, the price had been far too devastating.
"Doctors, how are they?"
Wang Yan pushed past Bei Bei and He Caitou, anxiously questioning the Star Luo Empire's