"Next, please welcome the Heaven Dou Royal First Team and the Shrek Team to the stage."
As the referee's voice fell, the Heaven Dou Royal First Team, led by Dugu Yan, was already standing on the Dou Hun Arena.
She looked down at the Shrek Academy's lounge not far away.
At this moment, inside the lounge, the Shrek Seven Devils' moods were like seaweed swaying in the wind, scattered in disarray.
They had been told they would be fighting the strongest Soul Sects, whom they could easily defeat with one hand, but how did the final team suddenly appear?
Yu Xiaogang also walked out at this time with an indignant expression, clearly feeling the unfairness of their opponent in this Dou Hun match.
Upon arriving at the competition venue, he shouted in an unfriendly tone, "I want to report, there's a shady deal! A shady deal!"
With Yu Xiaogang's outburst, the audience, who had been ready to watch the match, immediately turned their gaze to Yu Xiaogang on the stage.
The referee, seeing Yu Xiaogang immediately shouting about a shady deal, was startled. If there truly was a shady deal, his career as a referee would be over.
He immediately stepped forward and righteously retorted, "The opponents are chosen by the team captains drawing lots; there is no cheating. Please, this mentor, quickly return to your academy's lounge and do not interfere with the match."
Seeing that the referee wasn't siding with him, Yu Xiaogang's zombie-like face turned red with anger, and his dead fish eyes were bloodshot, looking as if they had been dyed.
His croaking voice instantly cracked, and he shrieked at the top of his lungs, emitting a sharp, explosive sound:
"No shady deal? Then tell me, how is the Heaven Dou Royal First Team here?"
Seeing Yu Xiaogang ask this, the referee, who had been trembling with fear, immediately calmed down and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
So it was about this. He had thought it was some major issue. He immediately cast a disdainful glance at Yu Xiaogang and said in a calm tone:
"Isn't this normal? This year, the Heaven Dou Royal First Team gave their guaranteed spot to the Second Team, so they naturally have to participate in the preliminary rounds, don't they? Why are you making such a fuss?"
"But that's unfair to the other academies!"
Seeing that it seemed to be the case, Yu Xiaogang immediately brought out his own opinion, wanting to gain the upper hand.
"It's as if the Second Team coming would make it easy for other academies to win. Besides, one team doesn't affect your advancement. You only advance if your final score successfully qualifies."
The Second Team is also full of Soul Sects now. For advanced academies other than the Four Element Academies, it's still a dimensionality reduction attack, so they'll lose no matter what.
Moreover, it's not a single-match decider, nor will you always be matched against the Tian Dou Royal Team. How would it affect the balance of the competition?
Furthermore, in the Soul Master Competition, as long as one meets the age requirement and is a student of an advanced academy, they can participate. Heaven Dou Royal Academy also meets the regulations.
What are you, a mere Soul Elder, questioning?
"According to the Soul Master Competition rules, Heaven Dou Royal Academy has not violated any rules. The match continues. This mentor, please step down and do not interfere with the normal competition."
Just as Yu Xiaogang was about to retort, he saw the surrounding audience looking at him with unfriendly eyes. He immediately shrank his neck weakly and scurried back to the lounge.
"Sigh, the hateful Heaven Dou Royal Academy, to exploit the loopholes in the rules like this, it's simply disgraceful."
Back in the lounge, Yu Xiaogang sighed repeatedly, pacing back and forth, his face as troubled as if his own mother had died.
"Teacher, don't worry. We haven't competed yet, so it's not certain who will win or lose."
Tang San, seeing Yu Xiaogang's pathetic state, secretly cursed him as a good-for-nothing and comforted him gently.
"Don't forget, Teacher, I am already a Soul Emperor. No matter how strong Dugu Yan is, she can't instantly kill me. When the time comes, I'll hold Dugu Yan back, and the rest will be left to Mubai and the others to deal with. Our chances of winning are still very high."
After hearing Tang San's words, Yu Xiaogang suddenly remembered that Tang San was already a Soul Emperor. His eyes immediately became sour. Ten-plus levels in a year, where would that leave his face as a teacher?
But at this moment, it was the final moment to prove his theories. No matter how much he envied Tang San's talent, he couldn't show it directly.
After all, he was now relying on Tang San and the other Shrek students to prove himself.
Having thought it through, Yu Xiaogang said with surprise, "That's right, Xiao San is already a Soul Emperor. No matter how strong Dugu Yan is, she can't become a Soul Saint at this age, can she?"
At that time, Tang San would display his might, defeating the Heaven Dou Royal First Team with lightning speed and winning the victory.
And then he would show his face, wouldn't that attract everyone's attention?
Thinking so beautifully, Yu Xiaogang immediately put his mind at ease, watching the Shrek Seven Devils leave the lounge and walk towards the Dou Hun Arena.
As the Shrek Seven Devils stepped onto the stage, a burst of mocking laughter immediately erupted from the surroundings. How did they bring a pig to the competition?
Xue Xing also became interested in talking. He pointed at the stage to Ning Fengzhi, whose expression was growing increasingly ugly, and asked, "I wonder which team Sect Master Ning favors more?"
"Hehe, both sides are young talents. Only after competing will we know. However, Shrek Academy seems to have a restrained aura, so they should have quite a few tricks up their sleeves."
Clearly, after absorbing Ning Rongrong's memories from the Dark Side, Ning Fengzhi was not only a bit deranged but also somewhat blindly confident in Shrek Academy.
Although the Shrek Seven Devils seemed to be at a disadvantage in terms of aura, Ning Fengzhi always felt that the Shrek Seven Devils would create a miracle.
"Shrek Seven Devils, it seems this academy is indeed extraordinary, for Sect Master Ning to value it so highly."
Xue Xing said, then looked at the taciturn Demon Bear Douluo beside him. Just as he was about to flatter Demon Bear Douluo, he suddenly remembered that this was a public occasion and it was not appropriate to act in a manner unfitting for an emperor. He then asked in a deep voice, "I wonder which team Demon Bear Douluo favors more?"
"The Shrek Seven Devils appear to have a restrained aura, but in reality, their personalities are quite terrible. Their current composure is merely a disguise."
"As for the Heaven Dou Royal First Team, they appear arrogant, but I don't really think so. This is actually a kind of confidence, confidence in their own strength."
Demon Bear nodded with satisfaction as he spoke.
After all, he was well aware of the backgrounds of the Heaven Dou Royal First Team members; they were all people he couldn't afford to offend, and they were all his own people, so of course he would praise his own people.
"Then let's wait and see."
Xue Xing chuckled a few times, then shifted his gaze back to the Dou Hun Arena.
Upon stepping onto the stage, Tang San's body instantly lit up with the optimal Soul Ring configuration of two yellow, two purple, and two black, immediately stunning all the surrounding spectators into silence.
"A Soul Emperor! How old is this talent?"
"Too strong!"
Listening to the cheers of the surrounding people, Tang San said proudly.
"Brothers, show your Soul Rings!"
As Tang San's voice fell, Dai Mubai, Yu Tianheng, and Feng Xiaotian, three Soul Kings, also revealed their Soul Rings, immediately shocking the surrounding audience immensely.
They let out shouts of praise, and no one paid attention to that red-haired, one-eyed fat pig anymore.
Just as Tang San and the others looked at the Heaven Dou Royal First Team with smug expressions, their faces suddenly froze.
"A Soul Emperor? Interesting."
Dugu Yan said casually, her Soul Rings rising one after another from beneath her feet.
Because she had absorbed a 100,000-year Soul Spirit, her Soul Rings now started at 10,000 years, and her sixth Soul Ring had even become a 100,000-year Soul Ring.
As five black and two red Soul Rings appeared, the entire venue fell silent.
Not long after, someone was heard exclaiming, "A Soul Saint, with 100,000-year Soul Rings! And two of them!"