Chapter 629
Shrek's Pre-Battle Response
Chapter 629 Shrek's Pre-Battle Response
After another day of competition, the quarterfinals have all concluded.
The four teams that were finally decided were Shrek Team, Mingdou Team, Xingluo Team, and the host team Douling Team.
After another day of rest, it will be the semi-finals. In the morning, Shrek will face Ming Dou, and in the afternoon, Xing Luo will face Dou Ling.
The final day will feature the grand final.
Inside the suite belonging to the Shrek team at Tianling Grand Hotel.
Elder Xuan and Yan Shaozhe had gathered all the team members together. They first praised their outstanding performance in defeating the Sun Moon team: "Your performance was excellent. You showed the world with your strength that the Sun Moon Academy's championship last year was just a fluke. True glory will always belong to us at Shrek Academy."
The team members were filled with pride, and in their hearts they scoffed at the results of the previous competition. The Sun Moon Empire had used all sorts of off-field tricks to win the championship, so of course it didn't count. Finally, in this competition, their true colors were revealed.
After boosting the morale of the trainees, Elder Xuan spoke again: "Speak freely, how was it fighting against the humanoid soul tool?"
The next match is against Mingdou, whose trump card is also a humanoid soul tool.
The team members then shared their feelings about the battle.
Captain Lin Xiaofeng began earnestly, "To be honest, their strength is very high among those of the same cultivation level. These level 5 Soul Masters equipped with humanoid Soul Guidance Devices are clearly stronger than ordinary level 5 Soul Masters."
"If it weren't for the overwhelming advantage in soul power level, we would never have won so easily."
His gaze fell on a non-main fifth-level Soul Master in the Shrek team. This was a core disciple of the Soul Guidance Department, but unfortunately his strength was still a bit lacking. He had not broken through to the sixth-level Soul Master and had not been selected as a main player.
Lin Xiaofeng paused for a moment, then added, "As for the captain of the Sun and Moon Team, a genuine Level 6 Soul Master, the pressure he puts on me is no less than that of some of the senior students in the Inner Academy who are about to break through to the Seventh Ring."
"However, like most soul masters, his soul power is not solid, while I have already mastered Dean Yan's 'Reign of the World,' and the quality of my soul power is far superior to his. His humanoid soul tool is mainly for close combat, which is also my advantage."
Through multiple rounds of combat, he gave a fairly high evaluation of Captain Sun Moon's strength, which also indirectly elevated his own.
With the captain initiating the discussion, the others joined in. Most team members acknowledged the power of the humanoid soul tool, while a small number expressed slight disdain.
However, when these team members spoke, there was a slight hint of pride in their eyes, as if they were saying that although the humanoid soul tool was powerful, so what?
After all, they are Shrek Academy, a school with a history spanning ten thousand years and an invincible reputation. Just now, they easily defeated Sun Moon Academy, restoring Shrek's millennia-old glory.
Mingdou Academy is definitely not more difficult to deal with than Riyue Academy. After all, they don't seem to have any level six soul masters yet. Even the Tianhun Team can destroy one of Mingdou Team's humanoid soul tools.
At this moment, Yan Shaozhe spoke up, cooling down the increasingly heated atmosphere among the team members in the room: "Mingdou, as a newly established academy, has made it to the semi-finals by no means due to luck. You must not be careless."
The team members also calmed down and stopped boasting.
Yan Shaozhe said solemnly, “As you have all seen, although Ming Dou’s overall cultivation is weaker than that of Sun Moon, their combat power is by no means inferior. The key lies in the linked soul tool they may have mastered.”
Just as he was about to give some more instructions, his expression suddenly changed slightly, and he turned to look at the door.
The gate opened, and two powerful figures with restrained cultivation walked in.
All the team members bowed respectfully towards the door: "Dean Xian, Dean Qian."
The visitors were none other than Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo, the two deans of the Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department. They greeted the students warmly, saying, "Children, you've worked hard."
Then the two walked up to Elder Xuan and Yan Shaozhe: "Sect Master."
"They've finally arrived." Elder Xuan's eyes lit up, and he gestured to Yan Shaozhe, "Quickly show the recording to Lin'er and Duoduo." Yan Shaozhe took out the soul-guided recording device that recorded the competition and handed it to Xian Lin'er.
Xian Lin'er merely glanced at him sideways, then swiftly snatched the recording soul tool, seemingly unwilling to have any further contact with Yan Shaozhe.
Yan Shaozhe said somewhat awkwardly, "Lin'er, we called you here for the sake of these children."
Xian Lin'er snorted coldly: "Of course I know it's for the children, otherwise I wouldn't have come."
As she spoke, she turned on the video recording and watched it carefully with Qian Duoduo.
It's clear that the relationship between the two is very strained; Xian Lin'er doesn't give Yan Shaozhe a single kind look.
The team members fell silent. Rumors of the conflict between the two deans had been circulating among the trainees for some time, but no one dared to inquire about the details behind it.
Shrek Academy was determined to win this competition. Not only were Elder Xuan and Yan Shaozhe personally leading the team, but after the Ming Dou team demonstrated their humanoid soul tool, Yan Shaozhe rushed back to the academy to invite Xian Lin'er to provide on-site guidance, showing their painstaking efforts.
Even though Xian Lin'er didn't want to pay attention to Yan Shaozhe anymore, she sighed when she thought of the new batch of students she had taught, and still rushed to Douling with Qian Duoduo.
No matter what, Shrek Academy is still their home. The two of them grew up at Shrek and dedicated their lives to it. This year's team members are also their children.
Providing assistance and creating conditions for the growth of these young trainees is what they should do, just as their teachers did back then.
Shortly after watching the video, Xian Lin'er exclaimed in amazement, "Is this a humanoid soul tool? It truly is the culmination of soul tool technology."
The video first showed the match between the Sun & Moon team and Shrek Academy. The match was short and ended with Shrek Academy winning by a large margin.
However, Xianlin'er did not show much joy. Instead, as the competition progressed, her brows furrowed more and more tightly.
The overall capabilities displayed by this humanoid soul tool can only be described as perfect.
Melee combat, ranged combat, propulsion, defense... most of the combat functions you can think of are equipped in this metal body.
Qian Duoduo also exclaimed sincerely, "I never imagined that the Sun Moon Empire's soul tool technology had developed to this level."
The concept of a humanoid soul tool has existed for some time, but condensing so many core magic arrays onto a single mecha would inevitably result in bulkiness and complexity. However, the humanoid soul tool in the video demonstrates remarkable agility, suggesting that the technological hurdles it overcomes may extend far beyond a single generation.
Xian Lin'er didn't offer any further comment, but simply frowned and continued watching the second match between Ming Dou and Tian Hun.
As Ming Dou's entire team simultaneously formed a formation and advanced in a group, she suddenly widened her eyes, paused the screen, and carefully observed the current moment.
The video recording device can only record images and some sounds; much more information is hidden behind the images and needs to be discovered gradually.
Qian Duoduo was also momentarily stunned, then revealed the same expression as Xian Lin'er.
Seeing that the two deans of the Soul Guidance Department remained silent for a long time, Yan Shaozhe tentatively asked, "Lin'er, is this the effect of the activated Soul Guidance Device?"
"Yes," Xianlin'er blurted out.
The two matches were short in duration. Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo watched them intermittently, and it took a full hour before they turned off the recording soul tool.
Elder Xuan asked, "Lin'er, Duoduo, our next opponent is Mingdou Academy. What do you think we should do?"