Throughout the entire schedule of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament,
the preliminary rounds alone would take up nearly half of the total time.
The promotion rounds and the final round would both be held on the grand plaza in front of the Pope Palace,
located at the border between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire.
The final champion would receive their prize personally from the Pope.
At this moment, Ye Fan calmly led his team forward step by step,
lining up at the center of the arena together with the other eleven members of Shrek Academy,
facing off against the members of Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team consisted of a total of sixteen members.
Back when Shrek Academy stayed at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the time had been very short,
so the people before them naturally did not recognize Ye Fan and the others.
These noble-born youths looked down even more on the attire of the Shrek Academy members.
If this were not on the arena stage,
quite a few of them would probably have burst out laughing on the spot.
"What a bunch of toads. And they still dare to participate in the Soul Master Tournament?"
Standing at the very front of Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team
was a petite boy.
He had fair, delicate skin and very pretty features,
looking almost like a girl.
Even his voice sounded extremely soft and feminine.
He was holding a peach in his hand and casually eating it.
"Captain, how did we end up drawing an opponent like this?"
"Really, it's like a toad landing on your foot—not biting, but still disgusting."
"Look at their academy emblem, it's laughable."
Beside the petite boy, a heavily made-up female student with a voluptuous figure covering her mouth and nose spoke softly,
as if she were afraid of smelling something unpleasant from the Shrek Academy students.
The peach-eating captain nodded in agreement,
his gaze drifting somewhat lecherously toward Xiao Wu.
"It's just a pity for such a little beauty."
Xiao Wu snorted coldly.
"One yin-yang freak and one brothel woman—how did we end up drawing opponents like this?"
"You little slut, who are you calling a brothel woman?!"
The hot-bodied female student immediately exploded in anger.
The male student who had been called a yin-yang freak also turned livid on the spot.
Dai Mubai burst out laughing.
"Xiao Wu, you're amazing. How did I not think of such perfect descriptions?"
"A yin-yang freak paired with a brothel woman—truly a perfect match!"
The petite captain of Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team said coldly,
"Good. Very good."
"Although killing opponents is forbidden in the competition,"
"disability is unavoidable."
"Since you're seeking death yourselves, don't blame us."
Before the match even began, both sides were already at daggers drawn,
the smell of gunpowder thick in the air.
Dai Mubai had his lines stolen by the other side and was clearly displeased.
At this moment, the referee had already walked over.
"Both sides salute. Non-participating personnel, leave the arena."
Whether it was Heaven Dou Royal Academy or Shrek Academy,
both sides reluctantly bent forward to salute each other.
The extra members stepped down from the arena,
leaving only the seven participants for the first preliminary match.
On Shrek Academy's side,
standing at the very front was Ye Fan.
Behind him, Tai Long, Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, Jiang Zhu, Tang San, and Oscar stood in a single row.
On Heaven Dou Royal Academy's side,
aside from the previously speaking man and woman,
the remaining five were all powerfully built individuals.
The five stood in a line at the front,
like a wall blocking the two people behind them.
Standing at the center was that petite captain—
no need to ask, he was clearly the control-type soul master of the team.
The hot-bodied girl stood at the very back.
VIP Seats
Emperor Xue Ye smiled as he watched the arena,
saying to Ning Fengzhi beside him,
"Clan Master Ning, it seems this first match holds no suspense at all."
Ning Fengzhi smiled faintly and nodded in agreement.
On the other side, Platinum Bishop Salas suddenly spoke,
"Clan Master Ning, among the twenty-eight soul master teams you previously favored,"
"which one exactly is the championship contender you mentioned?"
Ning Fengzhi smiled.
"Bishop Salas, isn't a bit of mystery better?"
"I imagine you must also have a team you support."
Salas replied with a smile that didn't reach his eyes,
"So, Clan Master Ning is unwilling to reveal it?"
Ning Fengzhi smiled calmly.
"That is my sect's own secret. It seems to have nothing to do with Bishop Salas."
"You—"
Salas's expression clearly darkened.
His gaze collided with Ning Fengzhi's in front of Emperor Xue Ye,
neither yielding in the slightest.
Sitting between them, Emperor Xue Ye frowned slightly and smoothed things over.
"There's no need for the two of you to be anxious. Once this tournament ends, the result will naturally be clear."
"Bishop Salas, what Clan Master Ning said is also correct. Who he favors is his own business."
"Look, even I can't ask that question, though I'm quite curious myself."
Platinum Bishop Salas glanced at Emperor Xue Ye and said lightly,
"Your Majesty is right. Then let us watch the match."
Sitting in the second row, Prince Xue Xing smugly said to the people around him,
"See? His Majesty and Clan Master Ning have already seen that this match has no suspense."
"The opponent doesn't even know how to position themselves. Are they planning to have the one in front defeat everyone?"
"Our Heaven Dou Royal Academy students are the real elites. This is only the second team."
"This time, our main team has only one goal—the final championship."
Heaven Dou Royal Academy was under his jurisdiction.
If they achieved good results,
it would naturally bring him glory as well.
As for the name Shrek Academy,
he had long since forgotten it.
As an imperial prince,
what happened back then at Heaven Dou Royal Academy was nothing more than a small episode to him.
"I don't think so."
"Clan Master Ning only agreed with His Majesty that this soul battle has no suspense."
"He didn't say who would win."
Hearing this dissenting voice, Prince Xue Xing immediately looked over unhappily.
The speaker was none other than
Dream Divine Machine, the head of the three Education Committee members of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, a Soul Douluo.
Prince Xue Xing said coldly,
"Education Committee Member Dream Divine Machine, don't bolster others' morale."
"You are the one directly responsible for the academy."
He and Dream Divine Machine had never gotten along,
yet neither could shake the other's position.
Because of the previous Shrek Academy incident,
Dream Divine Machine had once complained to Emperor Xue Ye.
However, Emperor Xue Ye was busy with state affairs and in poor health,
so he did not pay much attention.
Prince Xue Xing was his only younger brother,
and naturally, he trusted his own brother more.
Prince Xue Xing failed to recognize who the Shrek Academy participants were on the field—
how could Dream Divine Machine fail to see it?
When he realized that Shrek Academy had not even sent out the full Shrek Seven Devils,
a sense of sorrow welled up in his heart.
The dignified Heaven Dou Royal Academy
could not even force their opponents to go all out.
But what could he do?
Almost every Heaven Dou Royal Academy student had a background—
they were not people he could reform just by wanting to.
Despite possessing powerful teaching staff and material resources,
truly outstanding disciples were few and far between.
If not for the great favor he once received from the imperial family,
he would have long since stopped serving as an education committee member.
"First round of the preliminaries, first match—begin!"
At the referee's signal,
the first preliminary match of this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament officially began.
Similar to a soul duel,
the tournament granted one minute for both sides to activate their martial souls.
When both sides released their martial souls,
and all their soul rings appeared before the audience,
sounds of astonishment immediately spread through the stands.
Tai Long, Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, Jiang Zhu, and Oscar
all displayed the same configuration—two yellow and one purple soul ring.
Tang San was slightly behind,
but that wasn't the most shocking part.
What truly stunned everyone was Ye Fan.
Two yellow, two purple, and one black—
five soul rings. A Soul King.
Not only the audience, but even the VIP seats erupted in exclamations.
Who could have imagined that in the very first preliminary match,
they would witness a ten-thousand-year soul ring appear on the arena?
And even a Soul King!
Prince Xue Xing shouted uncontrollably,
"No! That's impossible!"
"How could he be a Soul King?!"
Dream Divine Machine closed his eyes in pain.
"This should have been glory belonging to Heaven Dou Academy."
"No wonder, no wonder they didn't even send out their full main force."
Platinum Bishop Salas's half-closed eyes suddenly lit up,
his gaze locking onto Ye Fan.
Though he did not lose composure like Prince Xue Xing,
his hands resting on his knees had unconsciously clenched tight.
"So young, yet already a Soul King!"
A sharp glint flashed through Emperor Xue Ye's eyes.
"Clan Master Ning, it seems the team you favor is this one, isn't it?"
Ning Fengzhi smiled calmly.
"Your Majesty, my daughter is also in Shrek Academy,"
"she simply did not take the field in this match."
"Oh? Then does that mean Shrek Academy was cultivated by your sect?"
Emperor Xue Ye asked with a smile, clear delight visible in his eyes,
showing no concern over Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team encountering such a powerful opponent.
On the other side, Platinum Bishop Salas's expression grew far uglier.
Ning Fengzhi mentioning that his daughter was on this team
was clearly a warning—
the Spirit Hall should not set its sights on this team.
Moreover, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had always maintained close relations with the Heaven Dou imperial family.
Ning Fengzhi smiled slightly.
"It wouldn't be accurate to say they were cultivated by our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
"They were originally planning to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy,
but unfortunately, they were driven away by His Highness Prince Xue Xing."
"Later, they joined another academy in Heaven Dou City—
the predecessor of today's Shrek Academy, Blue Tyrant Academy."
"What?!"
Emperor Xue Ye was shocked.
He forcibly restrained himself from turning to question Prince Xue Xing,
but immediately recalled Dream Divine Machine's previous complaint.
His brows knitted tightly.
After hearing Ning Fengzhi's final words,
Salas's expression improved somewhat,
and his eyes even carried a hint of schadenfreude.
Compared to Shrek Academy's side,
the soul rings of Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team were inferior.
Not in quality—
after all, being able to represent Heaven Dou Royal Academy,
these students all had optimal soul ring configurations.
With Heaven Dou Royal Academy's powerful teachers
and the nobles' own influence,
obtaining optimal soul rings was not difficult.
Unfortunately,
none of the seven on stage had reached level forty.
All of them had only three soul rings.
When their gazes landed on Ye Fan,
and they saw that restrained black ten-thousand-year soul ring,
their pupils contracted, their minds going blank.
But this was a competition—
equivalent to a battlefield.
Zoning out on the battlefield was a grave taboo.
The opponents froze.
The Shrek members did not.
Especially since only Ye Fan took action.
Ye Fan directly activated his fifth soul ring,
holding nothing back.
An about-to-explode cherry appeared in his hand.
In the next instant, it vanished—
reappearing at the very center of Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team.
Without even looking, Ye Fan turned and left with his teammates.
He said softly,
"Explode."
A tremendous boom erupted at the center of Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team,
followed immediately by seven screams.
Seven people were blasted away in seven different directions,
slamming heavily onto the ground.
Their clothes were torn to shreds,
their faces covered in black soot.
At this moment, the entire Grand Soul Arena—
eighty thousand spectators—fell completely silent.
If the Shrek Academy members' clothing had previously been the object of mockery,
then now,
those shit-green uniforms looked incomparably dazzling.
There was no suspense—
this truly was a match without suspense.
Or rather, a one-sided massacre.
But the ones annihilated were not the Shrek Academy,
as everyone had assumed,
but the Heaven Dou Royal Academy second team—
the pride of the Heaven Dou imperial family.
And Ye Fan had used only a single soul skill.
Was this the might of a Soul King?
"Referee, I demand a complaint! They're not competing—they're killing!"
"They violated the competition rules! I demand they be judged as losing!"
Seeing his team members covered in blood, bones broken and tendons shattered,
the teacher leading Heaven Dou Royal Academy's team roared angrily at the referee.
The referee had fully snapped back to reality,
his stern gaze immediately turning toward the Shrek Academy members.
Ye Fan said calmly,
"Are they dead?"
The referee froze,
then turned to look at the seven fallen members of Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team.
Indeed, though all were severely injured, they were still breathing.
They clearly weren't dead.
The referee looked back and forth,
unsure how to decide for a moment.
At that moment, two more referees rushed up.
After the three of them conferred in low voices for a short while,
the referee on stage finally announced loudly,
"First round of the preliminaries, first match—Shrek Academy wins."
An enormous wave of discussion instantly erupted in the audience.
There were doubts, there was admiration,
but more than anything, sheer shock.
The dignified Heaven Dou Royal Academy second team
had been instantly defeated by an obscure soul master team.
The impact on the crowd was simply overwhelming.
Emperor Xue Ye stood up, his face iron-blue,
his gaze falling on Prince Xue Xing, who stood there dazed.
He snorted coldly, flicked his sleeve, and left.
Ning Fengzhi followed behind Emperor Xue Ye with a smile as they exited the VIP seats.
Platinum Bishop Salas, however, remained seated, deep in thought,
as if pondering something.
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