A week passed in a flash.
The competition had already completed ten rounds.
Aside from the Heaven Dou Royal First Team, the only other undefeated teams were Blazing Academy and Tianshui Academy, who were lucky enough not to have encountered the Heaven Dou Empire Royal Family.
Thunder Academy, on the other hand, had bad luck. In the first round, they met Shenfeng Academy, and because Feng Xiaotian was absent, Thunder Academy won the first round.
In the second round, they met the Heaven Dou Royal First Team, and to save time, Dugu Yan single-handedly swept them.
However, due to behind-the-scenes manipulation, strong teams did not meet other strong teams, which increased the number of powerful teams that would enter the promotion rounds.
Therefore, they almost always won after that.
But Shenfeng Academy had a miserable time. Without their main force, they barely managed to win against even the Elephant Armored Team, and that was only after they went all out without any reservations.
Finally, in the tenth round, they met Shrek Academy and were defeated by their former captain, Feng Xiaotian, which made them feel even more enraged.
In the end, Shenfeng Academy had eight wins and two losses in ten matches, which was a decent record, but compared to other academies, they fell significantly behind.
Their position was behind the Heaven Dou Royal First Team, Blazing Academy, Tianshui Academy, Thunder Academy, and the Shrek Academy they hated the most.
However, they were still within the top fifteen, and as long as they maintained their performance in the remaining matches, they could still participate in the subsequent promotion rounds.
At this moment, the Shrek Academy's lounge was filled with joy; even Yu Xiaogang's zombie-like face couldn't help but show a smile.
The Shrek Seven Devils were ranked fourth, and the subsequent opponents were all weaklings, not even enough for Shrek to handle with two hands.
"Xiao San, you all are excellent. As long as you maintain your current winning rate in the next twenty-six rounds, you can be said to have secured your spot."
Yu Xiaogang was in high spirits at this moment. He had never felt so good. Many people had already begun to call him the teacher who taught Tang San, referring to him as a Grandmaster.
This was the first time he heard outsiders sincerely call him Grandmaster, which immediately made him feel that success was within reach.
"Teacher, don't worry. We have already gathered information on all our opponents."
As Tang San spoke, he seemed to recall something and said with a hint of doubt in his tone, "It's just that there's a woman in Heaven Dou Royal Academy whose Martial Soul is a demonic fox, and her name is Hu Liena. This person seems to be from Spirit Hall."
Because the last time they fought the Heaven Dou Royal First Team, they were defeated too quickly to even see who their opponents were.
After a few days of observation, he was surprised to find that Hu Liena was actually in Heaven Dou Royal Academy in this life.
This was too illogical. Hu Liena's elders were all from Spirit Hall, so she shouldn't have appeared in Heaven Dou City.
"It's Qian Renxue."
Tang San's intelligent mind began to race. He subconsciously thought that Qian Renxue was still disguised as Xue Qinghe, lurking in the Tiandou Empire, ready for her plan to usurp the throne at any moment.
And that new pope of Spirit Hall must have known Qian Renxue would fail, so he arranged many hidden pawns.
And this Hu Liena was one of those hidden pawns.
However, with him, Tang San, everything would be futile.
Tang San thought, scoffing, that the so-called new pope of Spirit Hall probably couldn't imagine that he, the future Asura Sea God dual God King, had also been reborn.
In this life, he could still expose Qian Renxue's disguise and support a prince willing to serve him as emperor.
He would lead a million-strong army and cleanse Spirit Hall in blood.
Whether Qian Xunfeng was panicking or not was unknown, but if Xue Xing knew Tang San's thoughts, he would definitely be secretly delighted.
He was already struggling to find a reason to kill Xue Qinghe, and now you come up with Xue Qinghe being Qian Renxue in disguise? That's just perfect.
By then, Heaven Dou would truly be his one-man show. Some nobles who had secretly noticed his emperor becoming somewhat distant from them had begun to support the crown prince.
This had given him quite a headache, but now it was good; Xue Qinghe wasn't the real crown prince, so they couldn't protect him anymore.
Tang San's mind was still working furiously, but Yu Xiaogang didn't know Hu Liena's identity. Seeing Tang San's seriousness, he couldn't help but ask curiously,
"What threat could a level 52 Soul King pose? Could it be that she's hidden her strength?"
Suddenly interrupted, Tang San couldn't help but roll his eyes at Yu Xiaogang. A mere Soul King? You'd have to burn high incense to even reach Soul Ancestor in this lifetime.
But he still withdrew his gaze and said curiously,
"No, I was just curious to see so many unfamiliar Soul Kings suddenly appear on the other side."
Rebirth was his secret; currently, no one knew about it except Feng Xiaotian and Dai Mubai, and he didn't plan to reveal it yet because it wasn't time.
"What's there to fear? With Brother San here, our Shrek will surely win. The Heaven Dou Royal First Team will also pay the price for their arrogance."
The One-Eyed Fire Chicken Ma Hongjun was now brimming with confidence, lying on the sofa, one hand continuously patting his large belly, and the other constantly sending fruit into his mouth.
"That's right, our Shrek will win!"
Oscar and Yu Tianheng also shouted in unison. Dai Mubai, speaking in that manner, merely brushed his hair in a rather flamboyant way.
The meaning was self-evident: their Shrek was invincible!
...
By evening, the competition ended, and people from all academies could choose to leave for shopping and relaxation or rest in the lounge provided by the Dou Hun Arena.
At this moment, a sneaky figure suddenly emerged from the Dou Hun Arena, jogging all the way to the outer city, and then arrived at a well-fronted brothel.
After all, Ma Hongjun was not like Dai Mubai; he didn't have much money, so he could only play at slightly larger brothels.
But now that Xiao Hong was gone, he naturally told the other two eunuch brothers, otherwise he would truly lose face.
Entering the brothel, Ma Hongjun paid the money and took a good-looking woman into a room.
Soon, the lights went out, and Ma Hongjun also used a black cloth to cover the woman's eyes, fearing embarrassment.
After the lights in the room went out, there was no movement for a long time, nor any sounds that would cause inner turmoil.
The woman waited for a while and only felt someone rubbing something, which was a bit hot, but she didn't feel anything, so she didn't take it seriously.
But after only two rubs, there was no movement, followed by the sound of the door opening, and then closing.
After waiting for a while, the woman became a bit impatient. Was he going to do it or not?
But adhering to the principle that the customer is God, she still said in a soft voice, "Sir, are you still here?"
After a long silence, with no reply, the woman pulled off the black cloth and found that the room was empty.
"How strange, he just gave me money for nothing."
With that, she got dressed and went downstairs.
As Ma Hongjun wandered, lost in thought, he seemed not to notice that he had walked into a dead end.
He walked all the way to the end before realizing he had taken the wrong path. Just as he was about to leave, he found a stranger in a black robe appear before him.
Blocking his way back.