Huang Yuan, a level 35 Power Attack System Battle Soul Elder, male, with the martial soul of a lone wolf.
Jing Ling, a level 35 Agility Attack System Battle Soul Elder, male, with the martial soul of a skeleton.
Jiang Zhu, a level 35 Healing System Tool Soul Elder, female, with the martial soul of a healing scepter.
These three, along with Tai Long and Tang San, formed the Shrek team.
Seeing his teammates' high-level strength, Tang San felt confident that they had a great chance of winning the championship. With his own peculiar methods, he was certain that the championship was practically in their grasp.
Time flew by.
Soon, it was time for the National Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament.
The competition was divided into several stages.
The first stage was the preliminaries.
The preliminaries were held in the Heaven Dou Empire.
In the vast arena, high on the spectators' stands, a man and a woman appeared.
They walked slowly towards the VIP seats on the high platform.
The man was handsome, and the woman was beautiful.
The man wore a white robe, with a faint smile always on his face.
The woman was dressed in a luxurious robe, wearing a phoenix crown. She was extremely dignified, serene, exuding an aura of nobility that brooked no offense. Her beauty was nearly flawless.
They were Bibi Dong and Su Bai.
Su Bai had promised Bibi Dong earlier that he would accompany her to watch the competition, and so he came. Besides accompanying Bibi Dong, he was also here to see the beautiful girls.
When they arrived at the VIP seats, several people were already seated.
Bibi Dong slightly nodded to two of them and said, "Saintess of the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong, greets His Majesty Xue Ye and Sect Master Ning."
Indeed, the two were the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire and Ning Fengzhi, the Sect Master of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
"Welcome, Saintess, to Heaven Dou," Emperor Xue Ye smiled and nodded to Bibi Dong.
As the Saintess of the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong's status was very high. Even in the presence of the emperors of Heaven Dou and Star Luo, she was not required to bow. The power of the Spirit Hall was formidable, and everyone knew that it was only a matter of time before Bibi Dong became the Pope. Besides, Bibi Dong herself was a titled Douluo. Strong individuals were respected everywhere.
While speaking, he curiously glanced at Su Bai. Anyone accompanying Bibi Dong must have an extraordinary identity, but he did not ask further.
Su Bai, unconcerned, took his seat beside Bibi Dong, next to Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi.
Ning Fengzhi's expression turned somewhat complicated upon seeing Su Bai, especially the Sword Douluo behind him, who cast an annoyed glance at Su Bai. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't win in a fight, he would have taught Su Bai a lesson for taking away their precious little princess.
Sighing, Ning Fengzhi asked, "How is Rongrong doing recently?"
Su Bai smiled, "She's doing very well. Rongrong is very happy every day, and her soul power has already broken through to level forty. Recently, I just found a soul ring for her."
"That's good to hear," Ning Fengzhi felt a sense of relief. Su Bai's willingness to give precious herbs to his daughter showed that he cared deeply for his women, although he had too many of them, which Ning Fengzhi found slightly displeasing. But since his daughter was willing, he had no say in the matter.
Emperor Xue Ye, observing this scene, wondered why Ning Fengzhi knew Su Bai as well. However, now was not the appropriate time to inquire, so he decided to ask Ning Fengzhi later.
Down below, the moment Bibi Dong appeared, the crowd erupted in excitement.
They had not expected Bibi Dong to come and watch the competition, especially since this was only the preliminary round.
"I can't believe the Saintess is here to watch the competition."
"The rumors are true, the Saintess of the Spirit Hall is indeed a peerless beauty."
"That's nothing, I heard the Saintess broke through to Titled Douluo."
"I know all that, but who is that man with her? He seems very close to the Saintess. I'm so jealous."
The contestants and spectators buzzed with discussions about Bibi Dong.
On the preparation platform, a few girls dressed in light blue long skirts stood out. Among them, one particularly beautiful girl fixed her gaze on Su Bai from the moment he appeared.
She was Shui Bing'er, the captain of the Tianshui Academy team. She immediately recognized Su Bai as the senior who had helped her obtain her soul ring.
Remembering how she had hugged Su Bai before parting, her face turned red.
Suddenly, a hand pressed against her forehead.
Startled, Shui Bing'er looked angrily at the girl beside her and said, "Yue'er, what are you doing?"
Shui Yue'er, Shui Bing'er's sister and a member of the Tianshui team, smiled mischievously, "I thought you had a fever, seeing how red your face was."
Another short-haired girl teased, "Yue'er might be right, but it's not a fever; it's love."
"Captain, when did this happen?"
"Captain has good taste, that man is very handsome!"
"But he seems to be close to the Saintess of the Spirit Hall. Captain, you have competition."
With the topic opened, the girls chattered away.
Shui Bing'er, annoyed, said, "Nonsense, he is a senior who helped me. I was in the Star Dou Forest to get my fourth soul ring, and he saved me. I also got my ten-thousand-year soul ring thanks to his help."
The girls were stunned. They had imagined Shui Bing'er's senior to be an old man, not someone so young and handsome, capable of helping others obtain ten-thousand-year soul rings. He was too mysterious!
They were all filled with curiosity about Su Bai. Handsome, powerful, and young—a Titled Douluo. They couldn't help but admire him.
Shui Bing'er sighed helplessly but continued to gaze at Su Bai, wondering if he remembered her.
Soon, the preliminary matches began.
Coincidentally, the first match was between Shrek Academy and Tianshui Academy.
Both teams took the stage.
Tang San, seeing that all his opponents were girls, muttered, "All girls? They don't know their limits. How can they fight me?"
Although he spoke softly, the soul masters around him, including Shui Bing'er, heard him clearly. They all glared at Tang San.
Tai Long and others felt embarrassed. "You're not strong enough to look down on others," he thought, knowing the Tianshui team's strength.
Facing the anger of her teammates, Shui Bing'er frowned, "Sisters, activate your martial souls!"
Immediately, the seven members of the Tianshui team activated their martial souls, especially drawing attention with Shui Bing'er's black soul ring.
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