Unexpectedly, Shrek Team's first round draw was still Blazing Fire Academy, but Blazing Fire Academy actually conceded directly, and Shrek Team won their first victory without shedding blood.
And when the Divine Wind Academy team appeared, three Soul Ancestors from Blazing Fire actually appeared in the Divine Wind Academy team. Just like in the original work, the Soul Ancestors from both teams had all combined, forming a team of seven Soul Ancestors.
And the Heaven Dou Empire's Divine Wind Team, facing a Star Luo team, actually won in just one minute. The cooperation between Huo Wu and Feng Xiaotian in the team, with fire borrowing the wind's momentum and wind boosting the fire's power, greatly increased the power of both wind and fire attributes.
Everyone was immediately shocked. Looking at this situation, the combination of the Divine Wind Academy and Blazing Fire Academy teams indeed greatly increased their strength. The seven Soul Ancestors seemed to be completely not weaker than other strong teams.
Looking at Huo Wu's high-spirited appearance, Yang Xiong inwardly complained: Only Feng Xiaotian, this Two-Headed Bootlicker, would come up with such a bad idea. He probably felt the pressure of losing in the Promotion Tournament and also wanted to show off in front of Huo Wu.
But this idiot didn't think about it. The reason Divine Wind Academy was able to dominate in the preliminary rounds was not because of individual ability at all, but because of their unique seven wind-attribute Soul Masters. All seven members could fly. Now, with the addition of three Blazing Fire Soul Ancestors, it was equivalent to throwing away their own advantage.
In the second round, Shrek Team had a bye. The three seeded teams all played. The Heaven Dou First Team also made a grand appearance. Oscar and Qin Shuang were actually in the team. As a result, even facing a rookie team from the Star Luo Empire, they suffered a crushing defeat without any suspense. The seeded team immediately became a laughingstock.
Of course, the other two seeded teams also made a grand appearance. The Star Luo Royal Academy team also had seven Soul Ancestors, especially Dai Weisi who had reached level forty-nine, making him the highest-level member among the two great empires besides the Spirit Hall team. Yang Xiong clearly felt that Dai Weisi was much more fierce and powerful than Dai Mubai.
As for the Spirit Hall team, their strength was even more exaggerated. Not only did they have three Soul Kings, but all their members were above level forty-five. The advantage in soul power was simply too great, and everyone's combat experience seemed to be very rich. They were indeed the Golden Generation.
After two consecutive rounds of competition, basically all teams had shown a certain level of strength. According to Yang Xiong's estimation, the Spirit Hall team, Star Luo Royal Academy team, and the new Divine Wind team should rank in the top three, and were even quite a bit stronger than the Shrek Team. Whether it was soul power level or coordination between members, all aspects could be said to be very good.
In comparison, the Shrek Team was much more mediocre. On one hand, they didn't have that powerful Martial Soul fusion skill, and on the other hand, there was a certain gap between the members in terms of both soul power and tacit cooperation.
Compared to Yang Xiong's casualness, everyone in the team seemed extremely solemn, especially Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Dai Mubai, and of course, the substitute Zhu Zhuqing.
After the second round of competition, there was still a day off. Yang Xiong and Ning Rongrong simply didn't bother with any team matters and had a good day exploring Spirit City.
Spirit City was relatively not as prosperous as Seven Treasure City or Heaven Dou City, but the entire Spirit City seemed very peaceful. The entire Spirit City was full of Soul Masters. Ordinary people could not enter Spirit City, but there was no conflict between Soul Masters, and even less so were there any slaves. It was a thriving scene.
In contrast, Yu Xiaogang, Qin Ming, and others seemed extremely busy and also extremely dejected.
Especially Yu Xiaogang, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was constantly writing and calculating something on paper. The entire room was piled high with paper, as if he was analyzing the strength of each team, and in the center were the three strongest teams.
Tang San looked at Yu Xiaogang like this, and his heart ached a little.
"Teacher, don't be so nervous. We will definitely try our best and absolutely won't lose to other teams."
Yu Xiaogang showed a bitter smile on his face: "Little San, after my analysis and calculations these past few days, I'm afraid we don't have much chance of winning against these three strong teams, especially the Spirit Hall team. In terms of strength, they can be said to completely crush all other teams. They are simply not on the same level."
Tang San quickly comforted him: "Teacher, we are still young. Those people in the Spirit Hall team are obviously over twenty years old. In the next Soul Master Competition, we will also have multiple Soul Kings, and by then our strength will definitely be above the Spirit Hall team."
Yu Xiaogang's face showed a hint of unwillingness: "Next competition? I'm just a little unwilling. You've already worked so hard. You are now the youngest Soul Ancestor in history, and yet you can't achieve ideal results."
"And after so many years of planning, we finally came to this Spirit City. I didn't expect it to be so difficult in the end. These three strong teams would have definitely won the championship in any previous year."
Tang San said: "Teacher, we still have a chance of winning. At least against the new Divine Wind team and Star Luo Royal Academy team, we won't necessarily lose completely."
Yu Xiaogang smiled bitterly: "It's not that simple. Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu originally greatly countered you and Dugu Yan, and Feng Xiaotian himself is very powerful in combat. Our Shrek Team lost to these two teams in the preliminary rounds, which shows that there is still a certain gap in our strength."
"As for Star Luo Royal Academy, both Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun are very powerful. Moreover, they haven't used their trump card yet."
Tang San was a little confused: "Teacher, could it be that Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun can perfectly control the Netherworld White Tiger?"
Yu Xiaogang nodded: "There shouldn't be any problem. Both Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun are high-level Soul Ancestors. According to my research on the Star Luo Empire, as long as they reach the Soul Ancestor realm, if the two of them have enough tacit understanding, they can use the Netherworld White Tiger."
"Originally, I had Zhu Zhuqing join the team because I wanted her and Mubai to form the Netherworld White Tiger, which might become one of our trump cards. But Zhuqing and Mubai are still distant, and they haven't completely achieved telepathy. The Netherworld White Tiger is also sometimes effective and sometimes not."
"You know, according to Dai Weisi's soul power calculation, the Netherworld White Tiger formed by Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun has at least the combat power of a mid-level Soul King, and even possibly top-level Soul King combat power. Even with Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda amplification, it will be difficult for us to contend with it."
Hearing this, the disappointment in Tang San's eyes deepened. He also wanted to prove himself, and even more so, he wanted to prove himself to the world on this most dazzling platform on the entire continent.
Yu Xiaogang continued, "I have conducted a detailed analysis of everyone on the Shrek team. Purely in terms of combat power, you, Yu Tianheng, and Dai Mubai are all very good, but your combat power is only barely around level forty-five or forty-six, which is still a certain gap compared to Feng Xiaotian. However, the one who truly makes me unable to figure him out is Yang Xiong."
Tang San asked doubtfully, "Yang Xiong? His combat power is indeed quite a bit stronger than mine, but if I use my External Soul Bone, I shouldn't be too far behind him."
Yu Xiaogang shook his head, "It's not that simple. I once discussed this with Sect Leader Ning. Sect Leader Ning said that even he doesn't know the true extent of Yang Xiong's combat power, but he said that Yang Xiong is absolutely not inferior to anyone else in the entire Soul Master Competition."
"I've been thinking about the meaning of those words. Up to now, Yang Xiong has never used a soul skill. We don't even know what his soul skills are. Perhaps this is our confidence in turning the tables against strong teams, and it might even give us the strength to fight against the Spirit Hall team."
A hint of unwillingness appeared in Tang San's eyes, "Teacher, I will definitely cultivate diligently and will absolutely not be weaker than Yang Xiong."
Yu Xiaogang sighed, "Little San, I have great faith in your strength and even greater faith in your talent. You are absolutely peerless."
"But for the past two years, I've actually been quite curious about Yang Xiong. Although he is still training at the academy, you should understand that this is far from reaching his limit. He also has his own training methods, and even I cannot interfere too much."
"Just like the four bracers Yang Xiong wears, when he was first at Shrek, you said they were weights. But I've recently observed that Yang Xiong even wears the weights during combat, and his weights seem to have increased quite a bit compared to the beginning, which shows that his strength is even more formidable than we imagined."
Tang San quickly said, "Teacher, that's not right. Yang Xiong only has an ordinary Martial Soul, so why is his physical quality so strong? Especially his cultivation speed in the past year, I feel that his cultivation speed is faster than mine, even faster than everyone else's. This is completely unlike someone with Innate Soul Power of level six."
Yu Xiaogang shook his head, "I don't know about that. Perhaps he found a completely new cultivation method, or I even suspect that he obtained a great opportunity. Maybe Senior Bone Douluo is particularly attentive to this disciple. After all, Titled Douluo are far beyond what we ordinary people can understand."
Tang San fell silent upon hearing this. Although Yu Xiaogang knew many things, as his cultivation improved over the years, Tang San's own knowledge also became more extensive, and he gradually discovered some limitations in Yu Xiaogang's theories.
However, they had been together for so many years, like father and son. Tang San even felt a long-lost fatherly love, so he didn't have any doubts about Yu Xiaogang.
When Yang Xiong and Ning Rongrong returned to the hotel after a day out, the atmosphere was very heavy. Even the usually lively Xiao Wu was silent.
Clearly, after two consecutive rounds of competition, everyone had begun to understand the gap between themselves and the strong teams.
Especially Dai Mubai, who was not as spirited as before, and even showed a hint of distress in his eyes. It was clear that in terms of strength, the gap between him and Dai Weisi was too large. Dai Mubai was only level forty-two now, but Dai Weisi was already level forty-nine. Moreover, judging by Dai Weisi's appearance, he must have also undergone very rigorous training, and his combat power was equally formidable.
And Yu Xiaogang had a look of wanting to speak but hesitating, which made Yang Xiong not know how to face him.
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