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While the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy was conducting team building, other academies thousands of miles away were also making pre-match preparations as usual.
Shrek Academy, Poseidon Island.
"Teacher, I beg you, please let me join the academy team and participate in the Continental High-level Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition."
Ma Xiaotao looked at the sallow-faced Yan Shaozhe with hope and said pleadingly.
Yan Shaozhe coughed twice, his breath weak, and said: "Xiao Tao, it's not that I don't want you to go out, but your evil fire has not been completely controlled yet. You are too dangerous like this, we can never let you go."
"But haven't you already found an expert to help me suppress the evil fire? I don't think the current condition is a big problem. Teacher, I can do it."
Ma Xiaotao wanted to fight for it, and said: "Teacher, you know me well. I have been practicing in Shrek since I was a child. Shrek is my home. In order to defend the eternal glory of Shrek, I will definitely defeat all Shrek opponents in the arena."
She raised her fist and said, "Whoever dares to stop our Shrek team from winning the championship, I will roast them into suckling pigs!"
Yan Shaozhe smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Xiao Tao, it was decided long ago that you cannot participate in the competition because your evil fire has not been eliminated; this is still the case even if the accident of Haotian Sect has not happened."
"After the accident, my teacher, your master's grandfather, proposed at the Sea God Pavilion meeting to confine you for five years. Except for hunting spirit rings, you are not allowed to leave the Sea God Island. This proposal was passed unanimously in the Sea God Pavilion."
Ma Xiaotao's face fell. "Ah? Teacher, you won't even talk to me? I really didn't mean to hurt them that time. I just wanted to force out the guardian behind them."
"I didn't expect that when I was about to release him, the guardian didn't show up and seriously injured me. Later, the Haotian Sect also..."
Yan Shaozhe's face was filled with pain, and he raised his hand and said, "There's no need to talk about this matter. I know it's not all your fault, but the die is cast. Neither I nor the elders dare to let you go out again. That Soul Douluo teacher can only suppress the evil fire for you temporarily but cannot eradicate it."
"The regular team has the Soul Emperor Dai Yueheng leading the team, five inner court Soul Kings and a Soul Instructor. The team is strong enough to defend the title."
Ma Xiaotao curled her lips when she heard this. "Dai Yueheng's strength is not bad, and I have a rough idea of the remaining five people, but why do we want to allow a soul mentor to join the team? Isn't it true that our team has always been indispensable, but the soul mentor is dispensable?"
"It's because your master wants to support the Soul Guidance Department. I have to make some concessions."
Yan Shaozhe sighed, "I really can't help you with your participation in the competition. Unless a major accident happens to the participating team, you will have a chance to make up for it, but that's impossible. In previous competitions, Master Xuan would follow them to ensure their safety."
Ma Xiaotao lowered her head, turned away with a frustrated look on her face, and said, "Teacher, I understand. I will go practice."
The main team has the protection of Old Xuan, the ninety-eighth level Super Douluo, so they will surely go to Xingluo safely and kill everyone, and return with glory as the champion.
Not being able to fight for Shrek in the arena is a very uncomfortable feeling for a pure Shrek member like Ma Xiaotao.
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Outer courtyard.
The Taotie, who was holding a chicken leg in one hand and a wine jug in the other, and whose clothes were tattered and covered in oil, behaved like the Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Church* Douluo Xuanzi. He took a very comfortable posture, lying in the rest area of the fighting spirit arena, moving his ears slightly, listening to Wang Yan's report.
"Master Xuan, in our Shrek Outer Court, there are a total of four people under the age of fifteen who are four-ringed soul masters, namely Beibei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan from the Martial Soul Department, and He Caitou from the Soul Guidance Department.
Among them, Xu Sanshi has the highest cultivation level, already at level 47, followed closely by Beibei, at level 46; Jiang Nannan and He Caitou are both new to the Soul Sect. "
"As for those below Soul Sect, the situation is quite special. In addition to Xiao Xiao, the sophomore student you have already decided on, who will join the reserve team, the last two candidates are still difficult to confirm. The senior students are not very strong, and there are many talented people in the sophomore year..."
"Like White Tiger Dai Huabin, Qibao Ningtian, Pipi Xiang Xie Huanyue, the Lan sisters who possess the martial soul fusion technique, Haotian Wang Dong, the twin Xiao Xiao, Tang Sect Huo Yuhao... they are all first-class talents."
Wang Yan adjusted his glasses on his nose and said, "I personally recommend the second-year students Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao."
Xuan Zi raised his eyelids suddenly, and said in a neutral tone, even with a hint of disdain: "The two of them? I remember that they didn't do well in the freshman competition last year, right? After being promoted to the second grade, these two have crossed the threshold of level 30 and level 20 respectively?"
"Xiao Wang, are you confused because Wang Dong is the young master of the Haotian Sect and Huo Yuhao is the real martial spirit? This is really wrong."
As he finished speaking, Xuan Zi's tone became heavier.
Wang Yan wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied with a smile: "Master Xuan, I said this for my own reasons. First, as you said, both children have great potential. Wang Dong is the young master of the Clear Sky Sect, so she must have the Clear Sky Hammer spirit. This means that she is a twin spirit genius like Xiao Xiao."
The symbol of Haotian Sect is Haotian Hammer. It would be impossible for Wang Dong to become the young master of Haotian Sect without Haotian Hammer.
"Huo Yuhao's spirit is also worth cultivating. His spirit eye spirit is extremely precious. After completing the second awakening, his achievements will definitely be extremely high. He is now at level 23, which is eight levels higher than before he entered school."
"And you may have heard that Huo Yuhao set a record in the Soul Guidance Department by becoming a first-level soul guide, and the Soul Guidance Department has officially granted him the status of a core disciple. "
"The most important thing is that after these two children came back this semester, they actually showed signs of being able to perform martial soul fusion techniques! And the degree of soul fusion is very high!"
Hearing about the "Martial Soul Fusion Technique", a symbol of invincibility in the same level and undefeated across levels, a glimmer of light finally flashed across Xuanzi's eyes, but it disappeared in an instant.
He threw a chicken leg bone away and smacked his lips, "Soul fusion skills don't explain everything. Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu also have soul fusion skills. Xiao Wang, you should know that their soul powers are much higher than Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao, and their power is far greater than theirs."
He took a sip of his wine and continued, "Also, Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao's cultivation speed is fast, but Dai Huabin's is slow? After their team won the Freshman Competition, they got the attention of Shaozhe and me."
"Dai Huabin's soul power reached level 37 at the beginning of the new semester. At the age of less than thirteen, this level of cultivation is also among the best in the history of our academy."
"At the treasure appreciation meeting, the academy invested a ten thousand year old tiger king soul bone in him. His soul power has broken through again and reached level 38. This is the level of the strongest second grade student."
"Zhu Lu is also a Soul Master. With their soul power levels, the power of the Netherworld White Tiger can be comparable to that of some Soul Kings. Can Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao's martial soul fusion skills do that?"
Wang Yan was speechless for a moment: "I haven't fought with them yet, but the power of their martial soul fusion technique is definitely very powerful. I think it is enough to threaten high-level soul masters..."
"Then forget it. I don't think I'll have a headache for the last two positions. Those senior Soul Masters are useless, so I'll give them to Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu!"
Xuan Zi waved his hand and made the decision.
Wang Yan showed hesitation: "Master Xuan, isn't this unfair? Should we let them have a few big fights on the fighting spirit arena?"
Xuan Zi hummed softly and said, "According to convention, the second-year students will not be able to participate in the Soul Fighting Arena Grand Brawl. Whether this grand brawl counts or not is up to me. If I like it, then I like it. Who dares to say it's unfair?"
"And am I wrong? Which two students can do better than Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu?"
Wang Yan thought about it and said tentatively: "Master Xuan, Qibao Ningtian's support ability is also very strong. Should we consider her as well? I think the role she can play is no less than that of Youming Baihu. The main team also has Gongyang Mo as a support."
"What do you know? Come here." Xuan Zi waved his hand. Wang Yan did not dare to be negligent and stepped forward and bowed his head.
"I will teach you today. When faced with such a situation, you must learn to consider the issue from the perspective of the college's interests."
Considering that Wang Yan is his disciple, Xuanzi decided to take it seriously and teach this disciple how to gain benefits for Shrek.
"In terms of strength, Xiao Xiao is far from qualified to participate. Why let her participate? It's because of her twin martial spirits! She comes from a small family and there is a great possibility that she will stay in Shrek in the future. If we train her well, she will definitely become a Super Douluo in the future. Why don't I choose Ning Tian, who can play a bigger role? Because she, the young master of Jiubao, can't stay in the academy. After all, she is a level away from us!"
"The same goes for Dai Huabin. His brother Dai Yueheng is the captain of the regular team and is much older than him. If he returns to the Xing Luo Empire first, he will be able to quickly take over Dai Hao's military power."
"Dai Huabin will be away from graduation for some years. By the time he returns, the opportunity will have gone cold. He will not be able to take the position of Duke of White Tiger. He will be disheartened by then. Where will he choose to go?"
"Our college?" Wang Yan asked with his eyes wide open.
"Yes!" Xuan Zi smiled with satisfaction and continued:
"Dai Huabin is a Super Douluo Seed, and he has a martial soul fusion skill with Zhu Lu. Zhu Lu's cultivation does not need to be high, as long as she reaches the level of Titled Douluo, the Nether White Tiger of the two of them will be invincible below level 96."
"The academy has invested a ten thousand year soul bone in each of them. It is impossible not to give them the honor of the Shrek Seven Devils at this time."
In a word, the sunk costs are huge and Shrek's top management can no longer let go.
If they had not considered the influence of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion and Dai Huabin's powerful talent, they would not have been willing to give Dai Huabin a top-level soul bone almost for free; the soul bone given by the champion of the freshman competition was also considered.
Dai Yueheng will be preparing to graduate after the competition. He will join the army with his Shrek resume, and with his family background, he will soon be able to join the military's top ranks.
Considering Dai Hao's record of becoming the commander of the Western Army at the age of 23, perhaps by the time Dai Huabin graduates from Shrek, Dai Yueheng will have become the deputy commander of the Western Army or the commander of the Northern Army...
With such a huge first-mover disadvantage, Dai Huabin could not win even if he tried his best; and apart from his talent in cultivation, his temperament and personality could not compare to the mature and steady Dai Yueheng.
But if Dai Huabin suddenly found out that he couldn't inherit the family business, Shrek would show him the warmth of home...
Wouldn't this trap both him and Zhu Lu? Shrek doesn't need you to understand the ways of the world, just the ability to fight.
Wang Yan's face was greatly moved, and he said with sincere admiration, "Master Xuan is wise."
No wonder Dean Yan often told himself that Old Xuan was never confused when faced with major events, and one should not underestimate his wisdom. He was truly cunning and shrewd in these calculations...
The dignified elder of the Sea God Pavilion is definitely not a waste whose brain has been rotten by alcohol!
"But Master Xuan, are you really not going to consider Wang Dong, Ning Tian and the others? I think it's a pity. Why don't you let them go to Xing Luo Empire as spectators? This way, they won't be dissatisfied or have conflicts with Xiao Xiao. After all, Xiao Xiao's soul power is indeed a bit poor now. He is not even a soul master... right?"
Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu were members of the champion team of the freshman competition, and no one would object to choosing them. Xiao Xiao, a genius from a top 16 team, was selected into the reserve team. Anyone with a discerning eye could see Shrek's selfish motives.
Xuan Zi thought about it, nodded and waved his hand: "Okay, let them go and see the excitement and gain some experience. Any second-year core disciple who wants to go can go."
Of course, the heart of Xiao Xiao, the future ally, must be won over so that she will willingly devote her life to Shrek, but the relationship between the allies must also be taken into consideration, even if the Haotian Sect cannot be called an ally at all now.
"You take care of the rest. I'm going to go drink. But I want to see the Shrek school emblem appear on the championship podium as always!"
Xuanzi walked away swayingly, humming a little tune in his throat, feeling happy.
It is not difficult for the regular team to defend the title. This reserve team is the most talented team in Shrek's 100 years. The future advantage lies with me!