After the improvement of the fourth soul skill, the strength of the Shrek Seven Devils had another leap.
Evil - Eyed White Tiger Dai Mubai, a level - 44 power - attack type Battle Soul Ancestor, with two yellow and two purple soul rings.
Sausage - selling Oscar, a level - 41 food - type Instrument Soul Ancestor, with two yellow and two purple soul rings.
Thousand - Handed Asura Tang San, a level - 41 control - type Battle Soul Ancestor, with two yellow, one purple, and one black soul rings.
Evil - Fire Phoenix Ma Hongjun, a level - 41 power - attack type Battle Soul Ancestor, with two yellow and two purple soul rings.
Soft - Bone Charm Rabbit Xiao Wu, a level - 37 power - attack type Battle Soul Ancestor, with two yellow and one purple soul rings.
Seven - Treasure Glazed Tile Ning Rongrong, a level - 41 auxiliary - type Instrument Soul Ancestor, with two yellow and two purple soul rings.
Nether Spirit Cat Zhu Zhuqing, a level - 41 agility - attack type Battle Soul Ancestor, with two yellow and two purple soul rings.
Bone Dragon Nether Shadow Gu Long, a level - 41 control - type Battle Soul Ancestor, with two yellow and two purple soul rings.
Except for Xiao Wu, the other eight people had all reached the threshold of level 40. Chen Feng, at the age of 14, had even reached the terrifying soul power of level 47.
During the journey back, everything was calm. The twelve figures safely landed in the embrace of Shrek Academy.
At this moment, there were only five days left until the thrilling preliminaries of the All - Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Competition.
The Grandmaster gave the Shrek Seven Devils a short break, one day off, allowing them to regain their strength.
At dawn the next day, when the first ray of sunlight penetrated the treetops, the seven devils had gathered in the dense forest behind the teaching building.
To ensure that the Shrek Seven Devils could face the future battles with a complete lineup, the Grandmaster specially included Tailong in the team temporarily.
At the same time, three soul masters with level - 35 soul power also joined the substitute camp.
Huang Yuan, a level - 35 power - attack type Battle Soul Master, Jiangzhu, a level - 35 healing - type Instrument Soul Master, and Jing Ling, a level - 35 agility - attack type Battle Soul Master.
The Grandmaster introduced the competition rules in detail:
The age of the participating students must not exceed 25 years old. Deaths are strictly prohibited in the battles, and the use of any hidden weapons is not allowed.
In the vast territories of the Heaven Dou and Xing Luo Empires, advanced soul master academies are dotted like stars, with a total of nearly a hundred.
Each of the two empires and the Spirit Hall carefully selects one team to directly advance.
The remaining teams, however, have to compete fiercely for the only thirty qualification places.
These thirty - three teams will showcase their elegance on the stage of the finals.
But before that glorious stage, they must first go through a baptism called the "qualification round".
This qualification round is actually a strict ranking of the qualified teams. According to their performance in the competition, the appearance order in the finals will be determined.
The preliminaries are carried out in the form of team battles, where the cooperation and strategies among the teams are of vital importance.
The qualification round, on the other hand, turns into one - on - one contests. Each player's personal strength and psychological quality will be severely tested.
Three days later, the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, Heaven Dou City, welcomed an unprecedented event.
The opening ceremony of the Heaven Dou Empire division of the All - Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition was held in Heaven Dou City.
This was not only a competition among soul masters but also a carnival for the whole people.
From the royal nobles to the ordinary civilians, every resident of Heaven Dou City regarded this competition as the grandest festival of the year. Their enthusiasm burned like a raging fire, looking forward to the young soul masters bringing one wonderful battle after another.
The opening ceremony was held in the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena in Heaven Dou City. Tickets for the opening ceremony had been sold out a month ago.
As the dawn broke, the area outside the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena was already bustling with noise. It was as if the hubbub of the entire city had converged here.
The audience crowded together, their eyes shining with anticipation for the upcoming event.
Among them were many girls with dreams in their hearts, their eyes twinkling with longing for the future and admiration for heroes.
The number of soul masters on the entire continent was scarce, and those who could represent advanced soul master academies in the competition were even rarer. With the age limit of under 25, they undoubtedly became the ideal partners in the girls' hearts.
Marrying a powerful soul master was not only a symbol of honor but also a shortcut to both fame and fortune.
In Heaven Dou City, almost all the hotels were full, and the streets were crowded with people, bustling with activity.
The Shrek students hung their heads, as if avoiding some invisible scrutiny.
Their outfits, the unique shit - green school uniforms, made them feel an indescribable embarrassment.
This color, somewhere between yellow and green, Dai Mubai had once jokingly called "shit - green".
Not to mention the six glaring characters embroidered with bright red silk threads on the back - "Soliciting Title Sponsorship Ads", with a line of small characters below indicating the destination of the advertising fees.
Although this outfit was so ugly that it made people blush with shame, on Chen Feng, it seemed that the standard of judgment no longer applied.
His temperament, even in this inappropriate attire, still attracted the surrounding gazes like a magnet.
Whenever he walked into a crowd, he could always feel the burning gazes of those lovesick girls. Their eyes were infatuated, as if they wanted to deeply engrave every movement and every expression of his in their hearts.
"You're not allowed to look around."
Among these disturbing gazes, only Zhu Zhuqing's voice was particularly sharp.
She straightened her back and used her slender yet resilient body to build a barrier for Chen Feng, blocking those dream - filled gazes.
Ma Hongjun lowered his head and looked at his ugly school uniform. A sense of helplessness and self - mockery welled up in his heart.
He sighed. The gap between people was sometimes as vast as the distance between the sky and the earth.
The group finally arrived at the relatively quiet rest area, where the atmosphere was obviously more refined than outside.
The soul masters were either sitting or standing, each maintaining a certain distance from others, showing an unspoken respect.
However, in this moment of tranquility, a harsh voice broke the harmony:
"Champions? Do toads also want to win the championship?"
The students of Shrek Academy were already in a bad mood, and now their anger flared up.
They all turned their heads in unison, their gazes like knives, directly shooting towards the source of the sound.
There stood a man arrogantly, with a provocative smile on his face.
Just then, someone among the Shrek Seven Devils recognized the other party. It was a student from Canghui Academy who had crossed paths with them in the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Who are you calling a toad?" Tailong's eyes burned with fierce anger, his fists clenched tightly.
"Whoever wears the shit - green team uniform is the one."
The young man sneered in response. His voice was sharp and piercing, as if it could pierce through people's eardrums.
His face was as pale as paper, his body was tall and thin, and his small eyes sparkled with disdain and contempt.
Tailong's anger was instantly ignited. He was about to rush forward when Chen Feng stopped him with a hand.
Tailong was puzzled. He knew Chen Feng's strength well. Chen Feng hadn't backed down even in the face of the intimidating pressure of Titan Douluo. How could he be afraid of these juniors?
However, Chen Feng's actions made him even more confused.
Chen Feng didn't say a word. He just slowly raised his hand, inserted his fingers into his nostril, and dug out some foreign objects.
Then, with a flick of his finger, those foreign objects shot towards the students of Canghui Academy like arrows leaving the bow.
The few people were laughing unrestrainedly, their mouths wide open, completely unprepared.
The foreign objects fell accurately into their mouths. Their laughter stopped abruptly, replaced by a series of retching and terrified screams.