"Haha, how interesting. It's been so long since I've come across such an entertaining opponent." A glint of madness flickered through Long Yue's eyes as he watched Gu You walk away.
"This young brother from the Douluo side... see you on the battlefield." Long Yue shook his head with a grin, leading the Monster Academy team away.
"Big Brother Long, was your strength not as great as his?" Dai Yuner asked curiously, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Long Yue's face grew serious. "He might be even stronger than I am."
'Impossible.' Dai Yuner knew better than anyone just how terrifying Long Yue's strength was. For someone like Gu You to surpass him—especially being so much younger—it simply didn't make sense.
"But thinking about fighting him gets me fired up." Long Yue chuckled in a silly manner. 'It's been so long since I've felt challenged. Always being invincible is just too lonely. Now that I've finally met someone stronger, I should treasure this.'
When Xie Xie returned from gathering information, he brought back a report on Long Yue.
"A once-in-a-millennium genius?" When the Shrek Academy team heard that description, most of them showed varying degrees of surprise—except for Gu You, whose expression remained calm.
'Once in a millennium? It wouldn't even be exaggerating to say once in ten thousand years.' Gu You thought silently. 'The Mountain Dragon King is one of the nine sons of the Dragon God. At its peak, it possessed the combat strength of a God-King. Legends say the Mountain Dragons were the backbone of the ancient continent, bearing mountains and oceans upon their massive bodies, creating habitable lands for all living creatures.'
"That Long Yue entered Monster Academy at ten years old, and already had three soul rings at the time. Blessed with innate divine strength, by sixteen, he was undefeated within Monster Academy, rising to become the foremost of the Seven Monster Kings—undisputed. After that, he disappeared from public view. His exact strength is unknown, but judging from his aura, he's at least a one-word battle armor master, and likely not an ordinary one at that. We might finally have a real opponent."
Le Zhengyu was the first to speak. "We'll go all out, that's all. They're older than us anyway. Even if they win, it's not that impressive."
'A so-called once-in-a-millennium genius, huh? So what?'
"Look, they're entering the arena." Xu Lizhi suddenly pointed to the large soul screen on the wall.
Everyone turned to look. Sure enough, the Monster Academy team had appeared for their first-round team battle.
But among the seven members stepping onto the platform, Long Yue was not one of them. He stood quietly offstage, the madness in his expression subdued, yet his presence still gave the impression of an unshakable pillar.
The seven team members who entered the arena all glanced back toward him. Seeing his slight nod, their aura surged instantly.
The battle itself held no suspense. From the moment the two teams clashed, the Monster Academy team steamrolled their opponents. Their commanding officer was none other than the fourth prince, Dai Yueyan.
"Five rings. Five rings. Five rings. Five rings. Five rings. Five rings. Five rings." Xie Xie counted slowly, and his face grew darker with each repetition.
Among the seven from Monster Academy, every single one had five soul rings. And not just ordinary ones. Not a single yellow soul ring among them. Three of them had all purple rings. Three others had one or more black rings. Dai Yueyan had two black soul rings, while Dai Yuner had three purple and two black rings.
Just by soul ring quality alone, they completely overwhelmed their opponents. As for combat ability, it was impossible to assess—because their opponents collapsed too quickly. The only thing evident was their impeccable teamwork.
Gu You nodded slightly in acknowledgment. 'If they all have one-word battle armor, then this is undoubtedly a peak Soul King-level team.'
Even so, he still didn't take them too seriously. With his battle armor supporting him, he possessed power approaching a Titled Douluo.
'And this is a team battle,' he thought. 'I won't even need to face everyone alone. The others can buy me time. When the moment comes, no one will stop me.'
The team battle platform was much larger than any of the individual or pair platforms, with a diameter of nearly three hundred meters. The expansive battlefield shimmered under a powerful protective soul barrier.
When the third match was announced, Gu You and the others stepped onto the platform. On the opposite side was a team clad in yellow combat uniforms.
The opposing team stared at Gu You's side with cautious eyes. They had all witnessed the strength contest between Gu You and Long Yue earlier in the waiting area. From what they saw, the younger boy had come out on top.
'How can anyone not be wary of such a monster?' one of the yellow-uniformed team members thought nervously.
But the truth was, their fear was somewhat misplaced. Gu You didn't even need to act. The rest of the Shrek team was more than enough to crush them.
Their real mistake was focusing on Gu You too much and ignoring the others.
"Begin!"
With the referee's shout, the first round of Shrek Academy's team battle began.
"Ahhh!"
In an instant, the arena echoed with shrieks and cries of pain. Yuanen Yehui had transformed, her massive fists smashing into enemies like a hammer to a nail. One punch, one opponent. Like a whack-a-mole game—it was almost comical how easily she handled them.
The match was over before most spectators even realized it had begun.
"Shrek!"
"Number one on the continent!"
The stadium erupted. Many were reminded of the legendary tournament ten thousand years ago, when Huo Yuhao, the Spirit Ice Douluo, led Shrek Academy to dominance.
Even now, Shrek still stood at the pinnacle!
As the tournament progressed over several days, the entire Star Luo City burned with excitement. Elimination rounds were merciless. Soul masters who lost their first matches saw their dreams end abruptly. For those older than eighteen, this tournament was their final chance to compete.
Even so, many of them stayed behind to watch, unwilling to miss the unfolding story. They wanted to witness just how strong the top soul masters of their generation truly were.
Among them was Ling Wuxie.
His was perhaps the most tragic story of the first round. A one-word battle armor master, a Soul King. He had aimed for the top thirty-two in the individual bracket. But who could have predicted that he'd be eliminated in the very first round?
'Just one round… one round!' he thought bitterly.
Though his teacher hadn't scolded him too harshly, Ling Wuxie knew he had lost because he failed to take his opponent seriously.
'If only I'd used my battle armor right away. If only I hadn't underestimated him.'
He had no chance to recover. No second try. And it was all because he hadn't seen the threat until it was too late.
'The opponent's explosive force left me no time to react. I couldn't even activate my armor.'
There were no second chances in the All-Continent Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament.
No one pitied the losers.
And the harsh truth was—he had been defeated before he ever had a chance to fight.
(End of Chapter)
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