In the afternoon, after the third round of the competition ended, only six teams remained out of the thirty-three teams that had participated in the tournament.
In today's matches, the two seeded teams from the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire were eliminated. The only remaining seeded team was the Spirit Hall Academy team.
Among these six remaining teams, the strongest was undoubtedly the Spirit Hall Academy team.
Next was the restructured Divine Wind Academy, which everyone recognized as second place. In the qualifiers, Divine Wind Academy had only been slightly inferior to Shrek Academy. Now, with the addition of top soul masters from Blazing Fire Academy, they were ranked second by the public.
Third was Shrek Academy. Although they had defeated the Star Luo Royal Team by relying on surprise tactics, they still could not be underestimated.
The other three teams were much dimmer compared to the top three. Although they had entered the top six, they were merely foils.
After the third round ended, the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament had essentially entered its final stages.
After dinner, Tang San was just about to go out to find the Master and inquire with Yu Tianheng together when there was a knock on the door.
Seeing Dai Mubai's visit, Tang San gave up on the idea of going with the Master to see Yu Tianheng.
"Boss Dai, what do you need from me?"
Dai Mubai smiled and said, "I believe you've already guessed my identity. I came this time to ask you where you plan to go after the Soul Master Tournament ends?"
Tang San immediately understood that Dai Mubai probably wanted to recruit him on behalf of the Star Luo Empire.
...
Dai Mubai spoke at length, analyzing how the Heaven Dou Empire's power was too dispersed and could not provide Tang San with a better position and resources.
He also analyzed the insidious and vicious nature of Spirit Hall, if they couldn't obtain something, they would try to destroy it, and might even eliminate Tang San.
In the end, after a series of evasions, Tang San still did not agree to Dai Mubai's recruitment.
He had the pride of a Tang Sect disciple in his heart, which made him unwilling to live under someone else's roof and depend on another force.
Whether it was the recruitment offers from the Heaven Dou Empire, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School, or the Star Luo Empire, none of them moved him.
He wanted to restore the glory of the Tang Sect on this continent.
Not long after sending Dai Mubai away, the Master arrived.
"Little San, I asked Tianheng. He said it was because he accidentally ate a highly poisonous medicinal herb that caused his soul power to mutate," the Master said.
"What about Ye Lingling? Did she also eat that kind of medicinal herb?"
The Master nodded. "Yes, both of them survived a great disaster and their soul powers underwent mutation."
Tang San thought for a moment and asked, "Teacher, do you believe it?"
The Master nodded. "Tianheng grew up under my care during his childhood. I understand his character very well; he wouldn't lie to me. Although this matter is somewhat absurd, it's not impossible."
Tang San could only nod, without refuting or being able to refute. He was only suspicious and had no actual evidence.
"I hope it's really as the teacher said. These past few years, I haven't heard any news about zombies spreading. I believe Jiang Chen isn't a bloodthirsty villain either," Tang San thought to himself.
...
After resting for one day.
The fourth round of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament began.
Jiang Chen did not accompany Qian Renxue to the judging panel again. Instead, he wore the Spirit Hall Academy uniform, restored his original appearance, and stayed in the Spirit Hall Academy team's rest area.
Each team could have four substitute members, and he was one of the four substitutes.
Apart from Hu Liena and the other three, the rest of the team members were quite unfamiliar with him and didn't understand why this previously empty substitute spot was suddenly given to a stranger.
When Jiang Chen was nine years old, he had studied at Spirit Hall Academy for a year. Now, both his temperament and appearance had changed dramatically, so even people who had interacted with him back then couldn't recognize him.
With only two rounds left in the competition, if nothing unexpected happened, Shrek Academy would advance to the final round.
But Jiang Chen was afraid of accidents and worried that Spirit Hall Academy and Shrek would meet early, so he appeared here as a substitute member.
No matter what, he had to participate in the match against Shrek.
The teachers representing the six academies drew lots.
Contrary to everyone's expectations, the situation of strong teams facing each other like in the previous round did not occur.
The three teams recognized as the strongest, Spirit Hall Team, Divine Wind Team, and Shrek Team, each drew one of the three relatively weaker teams.
Jiang Chen lazily lay on a recliner in the rest area, watching the matches on the stage.
The other three substitute team members were somewhat curious about him and came over to chat, trying to probe his background.
Jiang Chen casually brushed them off, and sometimes simply closed his eyes and ignored them.
The three were so angry their teeth itched, and in the end could only snort coldly and leave.
With Jiang Chen's status and strength, he had no interest in exchanging words with these people of ordinary talent.
Unless the other party was a great beauty of Hu Liena or Qian Renxue's level, only then would he spare them a few more glances.
Jiang Chen, who had his eyes closed, suddenly felt someone staring at him intently.
He opened his eyes and looked over. In Shrek Academy's rest area, Tang San's eyes were glowing with purple light as he stared at him fixedly.
Sure enough, he still noticed me… Jiang Chen curled the corners of his mouth and responded with a brilliant smile.
Tang San showed a smile and gently nodded.
He had basically confirmed that this man was very likely Jiang Chen.
If one only looked at Jiang Chen's current appearance, it had indeed changed a lot and was difficult to confirm.
But in his mind, when comparing the two faces, there were still quite a few similarities to be found.
The three matches in the fourth round had no suspense. Spirit Hall Academy, Shrek Academy, and Divine Wind Academy advanced to the top three.
The final round would be the championship battle.
During the final round, the mysterious Pope would appear to watch the match and personally award the prizes to the ultimate champion.
This made many people look forward to it.
The champion's reward was three soul bones, this was no longer a secret.
Even if they couldn't obtain them, just seeing them would be good.
After all, the appearance of every soul bone could stir up a storm of blood in the soul master world. Now three were appearing at once.
After the fourth round ended, Jiang Chen slipped away early. He left the arena, preparing to find a place to resume his identity as Qian Renxue's guard.
"Brother, please wait!" A young male voice sounded.
Jiang Chen turned around and saw that Tang San had chased after him.
He quickly weighed in his heart whether to slip away immediately.
After all, Tang Hao might be hiding in the shadows, watching this place.
A barefoot person is not afraid of someone wearing shoes. If Tang Hao learned of his identity, he might smash him into a meat patty with one hammer and then take Tang San and flee.
Various possibilities flashed through his mind. Finally, his expression hardened and he did not leave.
If he were forced to act like a coward even in Spirit Hall's home base, it would undoubtedly deal a huge blow to the heart of a powerhouse. How could he advance courageously in the future?
Moreover, Tang Hao attacking him was only a possibility and might not happen. If he could be scared off by this, then he might as well stop cultivating.
"Afraid of him my ass," Jiang Chen said in his heart as he looked at Tang San who was approaching.
"I wonder how I should address you, brother?" Tang San smiled politely and asked.
Jiang Chen, who was over 1.8 meters tall, a bit taller than Tang San, smiled at him and said, "Little San, after so many years, you don't recognize me anymore?"
Tang San's smile deepened. "Jiang Chen, shall we find a place to talk?"
"Sure."
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