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When they arrived at the designated location for the Skysea Alliance tournament, they were surprised to find the place already packed and impenetrable. At first glance, all they could see were teams from other academies…
Chattering voices filled the area…
"Hiss… Are there really this many teams participating in the Skysea Alliance tournament this year? It's making my scalp tingle!"
"Yeah! I heard they invited a team from Shrek Academy this time. I bet some people are here just for that!"
"Today we must make it into the top 16, we absolutely can't be at the bottom again! Let's do this!"
"Tsk tsk tsk! The top 16? Everyone knows your academy ranked third to last last time, and you're dreaming of the top 16? Dream on!"
Just then, a series of resounding announcements came through the loudspeakers…
"First of all, I welcome everyone here today for participating in the Skysea Alliance tournament. To make the event more exciting, we have specially invited the team from Shrek Academy to compete against the last tournament's champions from our Skysea Alliance!"
"However, because the team from Shrek Academy is so formidable, they will be pitted against the youth group as opposed to the junior group!"
Wei Xiaofeng exclaimed in surprise, "The youth group against the junior group? Doesn't that mean Shrek Academy is bound to lose?"
Tang Wulin frowned and said, "Yeah! Even if the team from Shrek Academy is incredibly strong, facing off against youth members who have been training for years before them, their chances of winning don't seem great."
His own strength came from the special nature of his second Martial Soul, making him stronger than soul masters of the same age!
But even so, he often felt the pressure of soul power rank and actual combat experience.
Wei Xiaofeng scoffed, "Could it be the Skysea Alliance tournament is afraid of losing face, so they purposely set the youth group against the junior group just to save face?"
The youth group competing against the junior group—the outcome is already obvious without even thinking about it!
Gu Yue's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, "It's possible! But Shrek Academy isn't stupid; they must have the confidence to win, otherwise they wouldn't have accepted the challenge."
Wang Jinxi nodded in agreement, "Gu Yue is right. Shrek Academy has always been known for recruiting the monsters among monsters. The youth group might not necessarily win!"
Long Hengxu shook his head and said, "You all probably haven't witnessed the Shrek Academy team in action, right? I can say with certainty… the youth group from the Skysea Alliance is definitely going to lose!"
He had once seen the Shrek Team battle against the Skysea Alliance tournament teams, and the results spoke for themselves…
It was a massacre, with the fight usually ending in less than a minute!
It was not something that could be compensated for just by age difference!
As for Xu Sheng, his dark eyes merely scanned the surroundings casually…
He estimated that there seemed to be more talented soul masters from the Lower Realm than before.
Soon, the seven young members representing Shrek Academy had already made their way onto the stage. Each of their faces was filled with a proud demeanor…
From Shrek Academy!
That was their greatest confidence!!
On the other side, the Skysea Alliance's youth group had also quickly arrived at the opposite side of the stage, gazing solemnly at the members of Shrek Academy…
They were all around twenty years old, but facing these much younger Shrek students, they subconsciously felt an intense oppression!
It was as if the ones on the opposite side were the youth group and they were the junior group!
"Both teams are on stage now, it looks evenly matched. I wonder what the result will be!"
"Is that the Shrek Academy team? Just their presence gives off an extraordinary sense of tacit understanding. They're definitely not a team to be taken lightly!"
"Indeed! That unspoken oppressive force alone shows they're not on the same level as our teams!"
"Come on, youth group, don't let us down and embarrass the Skysea Alliance!!"
"Is there even anything to watch in this match? The youth group is obviously going to win!"
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Just then, the broadcast sounded again…
"Both teams, please be mentally prepared, the battle will begin in three seconds!"
"Three!!"
"Two!!"
"One!!"
"Begin!!"
As the words fell, both teams released their Martial Souls without hesitation…
The next moment, a girl named "Ye Xinglan" on the youth side coldly exclaimed, "Everyone, let's finish them quickly!"
Hearing this, her teammates hesitated and said, "Is that really okay? After all, it's the Skysea Alliance that invited us to participate in the Soul Spirit Competition's opening ceremony!"
"Yeah! The other side is the Skysea Alliance's youth team. If we just defeat them like this, it seems a bit…"
"We should give them some face and avoid any hard feelings!"
But within the Shrek Team, the leading youth spoke firmly, "It's fine. The Skysea Alliance invited us to show these students our strength! So, there's no need to hold back."
"Take action!"
After the words were said, everyone nodded and burst forth with astonishing Soul Power, charging directly towards the Skysea Alliance's youth team…
One of the Shrek students' Soul Rings suddenly lit up underfoot, then his body erupted with blinding purple lightning, spreading out and enveloping the entire stage…
Completely blocking the view of all the spectators below…
"What's going on? Why have they blocked the view inside?"
"Exactly, we can't see anything even from this close!!"
"These Shrek Academy students did it on purpose, didn't they? It must be intentional."
After about a dozen seconds of their disgruntled venting, the lightning on the stage gradually disappeared…
But when the spectators finally could see the situation inside, they all widened their eyes in shock…
Because at that moment, all the members of the Skysea Alliance's youth team had already collapsed to the ground, powerless, with no chance to defend!
Wei Xiaofeng swallowed hard and said, "My God, fake... it must be fake, right? They defeated the Skysea Alliance's youth team in less than a minute??"
Zhang Yangzi couldn't help but suspect, "They didn't use some underhanded method, did they? That's terrifying!"
Xu Xiaoyan blinked her Beautiful Eyes and said, "Perhaps they deliberately used the lightning to obscure our sight to save some face for their young opponents?"
Xie Xie spoke gravely, "Strong! Frighteningly strong. If we were to face them… I fear…"
Only Gu Yue remained calm and said, "It's average. If we can reach three rings, we can do it easily too!"
Everyone turned their gaze towards Gu Yue, their mouths twitching…
They certainly wouldn't admit to what she said. To resolve the youth team within a minute, could it really be that easy?
One can only say, worthy of being a team from Shrek Academy!
Seeing this scene, Xu Sheng snapped back to reality, chuckled, and reassured, "Don't beat yourselves up too much. After all, if you knew that they were just outer courtyard students, wouldn't you be spitting blood?"
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