"Alright, I understand, master!"
Zhu Qing said with a slight smile.
Actually, she had been busy all this time. It was quite a relief to be able to let go of the teahouse management for a while and focus on preparing for the Continental advanced Soul Master competition!
"Mhm, after all, there are some things you should have accomplished by now."
Ye Feng replied with a slight smile.
The next day, at the Tian Dou Royal Academy.
Ye Feng called everyone together.
"Instructor, you've arrived!"
The Dou Huang Battle Team had already arrived early at the training ground to gather.
Because they also knew that the Continental advanced Soul Master competition was about to begin, they were indescribably excited at this moment!
"Good! Now that everyone's here, I'll say a few words today,"
Ye Feng looked at the members of the Dou Huang Battle Team.
"Oh? What's the instructor going to talk about?"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked on with curious eyes.
"First of all, everyone has made great progress during this period, and I want to praise you for that!"
Ye Feng said.
"That's because you're a great instructor~"
A chorus of flattery came from the team.
In the past few months, everyone had come to know each other well.
So, joking around and teasing each other was quite common.
"Enough with the flattery, keep the air at Tian Dou Royal Academy fresh! Now to the main point, the Continental advanced Soul Master competition will start in a few days, and today I'm going to talk to you about some rules!"
Ye Feng told everyone.
"Yes!!"
The moment they heard it was serious business, everyone perked up their ears.
"The Continental advanced Soul Master competition is hosted by the royal households of Tiandou and the Xingluo Empire, with Martial Soul Hall co-organizing. It is the largest scale competition in the Soul Master world, second only to the Martial Soul Elite Selection. The competition rules stipulate that participating academies must send students under the age of twenty-five, with seven competing in each match, and no deaths are allowed during the competition!"
Ye Feng explained.
"Instructor, no deaths allowed? I'm afraid that might be difficult to ensure. What if someone accidentally kills someone with a soul skill?"
Dugu Yan couldn't help but speak up.
She wanted to kill Tang San.
But she knew it would be difficult.
"Yeah, instructor, Yanzi's Martial Soul is poison. What if she really can't control it and accidentally poisons someone to death? Wouldn't that break the rules of the competition? And it's something Soul Masters can't really control, right?"
Yu Tianheng spoke up at this moment.
"You're right, but you must understand the purpose of the two Empires arranging this advanced Soul Master academy competition is to select talent, not to compete to the death. If you all die, what's the point if only the Gu King survives? Isn't that destroying talent? This is not like some noble households of the Xingluo Empire that need to raise a Gu King!"
Ye Feng said at this moment.
"Additionally, during the competition, the use of any medicine or food produced by non-food class and healing-class Soul Masters is forbidden, as is the use of any weapons not derived from one's Martial Soul. This rule is mainly aimed at those folks from Shrek. Our academy doesn't have such problems."
Ye Feng told everyone.
"Oh? Doesn't that mean little San is going to get thrashed?"
Hearing this, the eyes of everyone from Tian Dou Royal Academy lit up!
But it made sense.
After all, the selection of the champion should be based on one's own strength. If everything was underhanded and crooked, what would that be like in the end?
"Alright, let's just leave it at that for now. By the way, if you have any questions, you can ask them here."
These were the things Ye Feng could think of.
There wasn't much else for him to say.
After all, Ye Feng wasn't one of those leaders who could talk for half an hour straight.
"Instructor, what is the minimum level of Soul Power required for our academy's participants in the Continental advanced Soul Master competition?"
Yufeng asked tentatively.
"Also, do we need to participate in a selection competition within the school this time?"
Osslor also asked at this moment.
"For our academy, those with Soul Power above level 40 can participate. As for whether we need to go through a selection competition, originally we didn't need to, but the first team of Tian Dou Royal Academy seems quite dissatisfied with us, so we were fast-tracked to the finals where we will compete with the top three,"
Ye Feng revealed at this moment.
"Oh ho ho?"
Upon hearing this, everyone became even more excited.
They were itching for others to let them fight!
This period of training had left them eager for action!
And there were also some in the school who were not convinced by them.
The internal selection would provide a good opportunity for them to show what they were truly capable of!
"Alright, don't take your training lightly these next few days, but don't be too anxious either. Just give it your all. Maintain a good mindset, and be proactive in facing challenges. There's nothing you can't handle."
Ye Feng appropriately inserted some official language.
"By the way, instructor, will you be joining in on this grand event?"
Everyone from Tian Dou Royal Academy inquired.
Right now, they didn't know if their instructor would participate!
If the instructor were to join, they would pretty much be invincible!
"Me? Of course, I'll be joining everyone in the Soul Master competition. After all, it's such an interesting event, and I'm not that old!"
Ye Feng said with a cheerful smile, clearly not intending to miss out on the excitement of this Continental advanced Soul Master competition!
To beat Shrek Academy would certainly be a pleasure!
"That's great!!"
"Our Dou Huang Battle Team will be invincible!!"
Hearing that Ye Feng would participate, everyone was thrilled beyond measure!!
"Alright, enough talk, everyone go back to practicing!"
Ye Feng waved his hand dismissively.
They also had to face assessments within the school!
However, Ye Feng believed that they would certainly be able to pass those assessments.
After all, it wasn't a big problem.
"Understood, Instructor Ye!"
Then everyone continued to train.
Ye Feng was also busy, training with them!
Meanwhile, at Shrek Academy.
"Sigh, why hasn't the master arrived yet? Everyone's waiting for him here!"
Shrek Academy.
The master said he had something to tell them today.
Out of respect for the dean, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun came over.
But lo and behold, their counterpart still hadn't arrived.
Immediately, he became somewhat impatient and said.
"Some people are always dragging their feet! Only in Shrek Academy can someone get a leadership position through connections!"
Dai Mubai snorted contemptuously!
Suddenly, at that moment.
A voice rang out.
It was the master.
"The severity of this Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition will far exceed your imaginations, so all of you must work closely together, whether it's in terms of physical strength or skill coordination, you must achieve an effective partnership; otherwise, it will be difficult to cope with the grueling schedule and the unpredictable opponents! Of course, our toughest opponent is none other than Tian Dou Royal Academy!"
The master spoke with a serious expression.
He still maintained the posture of an elder.
According to Dai Mubai, he pretended to be strong without any real strength.
Anyone who didn't know any better would think he was impressive!
In fact, he was nothing but trash!
"Alright! We will definitely cooperate to the best of our ability!"
The members of Shrek said one after another at this moment.
Of course, some did not fit in.
For instance, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Xiaowu.
Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun had always ignored the master.
And Xiaowu still harbored feelings about something that had happened with Tang San in the past.
Even though Xiaosan had let it go.
She still hadn't!
"Especially some people—I do not want any failures at critical moments!"
The master's gaze turned toward Dai Mubai!
"Yu Xiaogang, your disciple might fail, but I won't!"
Dai Mubai retorted directly.
He had always been defiant toward the master.
After all, the so-called devilish training this year was nothing more than carrying stones.
And by devilish, it meant carrying stones that were extraordinarily heavy!
Indeed, the master only taught them to carry stones, nothing else!
What could such training possibly develop?
The ability to move bricks?
"Dai Mubai, what time is it now, and you're still causing trouble for me? A student should act like a student!"
The master gave Dai Mubai a cold look.
"Dai Mubai, he is my teacher, and for the sake of the Continental Soul Master Competition, you'd better restrain yourself!" Tang San told him.
"Hmph!"
Dai Mubai huffed disdainfully.
If it weren't for the dean and Instructor Zhao Wuji's sake, would he have come??
You bet he wouldn't come even if Yu Xiaogang and Tang San personally asked him!
"Enough, we must not let certain people affect the bigger picture; now, let me explain the competition format to you!"
The master said at this moment.
Then he squatted on the ground and used stones to exemplify and assume some of the competition rules.
"Do you all see? These two circles represent two empires; this represents Martial Soul Hall's teams divided into main and secondary teams. The main teams, which are the Imperial teams of the two empires, will advance directly to the final rounds, while the secondary teams will join other academy Soul Master teams in the preliminaries. The Tiandou Empire has a total of six preliminary districts, with over a hundred teams vying for a mere fifteen spots. Due to the abundance of advanced Soul Master academies, the Tiandou City district will offer five spots!"
The master introduced at this moment.
"However, after my training, I believe you will make it! Subsequently, the tactics will be left to Tang San to arrange!"
The master said with inexplicable confidence.
He had great faith in his disciples.
Indeed, on this continent, there were very few who could match his disciple!
Honestly, in the master's eyes, there was only one person in the world by the name of Ye Feng.
And this person was also the target of his and his disciple's vengeance.
He believed that in this Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition, they would surely defeat Ye Feng completely!
From then on, his name, Yu Xiaogang, would be the most prestigious on the continent!
Thinking of this, Yu Xiaogang was laughing inwardly.
Why, you may ask?
Because he had waited far too long for this day!
Now, his adversary was coming closer and closer!
"Come on, everyone gather around; this is how I've arranged for this elite competition!"
At this moment, Tang San said to all those present!
The people gathered around at once!