Chapter 46: Tang San: I'm Afraid of Fire
Although the Shrek teachers and students had a setback at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, they unexpectedly entered Blue Tyrant Academy in Heaven Dou City and met Liu Erlong.
To support her former lover Yu Xiaogang and good friend Flender, Liu Erlong renamed Blue Tyrant Academy to Shrek Academy.
This way, Tang San and the others could represent Shrek Academy in next year's Soul Master Competition.
Qin Ming also became a teacher at Shrek Academy.
Yu Xiaogang gathered Tang San and the others and explained the rules of the Soul Master Competition to them.
"Everyone, we don't have much time left. We must fight for the honor of Shrek Academy."
Dai Mubai said:
"Absolutely. Not just for Shrek Academy, but for ourselves too."
The others echoed:
"We will use our strength to prove that Heaven Dou Royal Academy's rejection of us was a mistake."
"Exactly! What's so great about Heaven Dou Royal Academy?! When we achieve good results in the Soul Master Competition, we'll slap them hard!"
Everyone was deeply bothered by being rejected by Heaven Dou Royal Academy; it was a great humiliation for them.
They were indignant and eager to prove themselves.
Achieving good results, or even winning the championship, in the Soul Master Competition was the best opportunity to prove themselves.
Yu Xiaogang said:
"It's good that you have confidence, and I believe you can do it, but I need to make you recognize the strength of your opponents.
Among the three seeded teams that directly advanced to the finals, the Spirit Hall Academy Team is undoubtedly the strongest.
Spirit Hall Academy not only has the best students but also various top-tier learning resources and conditions.
In the three previous Soul Master Competitions, the Spirit Hall Academy Team won the championship twice.
To my knowledge, the members of this Spirit Hall Academy Team are stronger than any previous team; they have all reached the Spirit Grandmaster level and are known as the Martial Soul Palace's Golden Generation.
Among them, three are outstanding and are hailed as the Spirit Hall Three Heroes. By the time of next year's Soul Master Competition, all three of them might achieve the accomplishment of a War Spirit King."
Hearing this, the Shrek Seven Devils exchanged glances.
Their only goal in participating in the Soul Master Competition was the final championship.
The Spirit Hall Academy Team was undoubtedly a towering mountain blocking their path.
Overcoming this mountain would certainly be difficult.
But they believed that a miracle would happen.
Tang San asked:
"Teacher, then which team won the other championship?"
Yu Xiaogang replied:
"The other champion team was the Star Luo Royal Academy Team. Star Luo Royal Academy is different from Heaven Dou Royal Academy; their students are not based on connections, but truly capable individuals."
Mentioning Star Luo Royal Academy, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing exchanged glances, seeing determination in each other's eyes.
Yu Xiaogang continued:
"Among the three seeded teams in the past, Heaven Dou Royal Academy was the weakest. You have seen the members of their team this year; their overall strength is not weak, especially that Dragon Chen, who can be said to be an extremely terrifying existence. With him, the Tian Dou Royal Academy Team has the qualification to challenge the other two seeded teams."
Mentioning Dragon Chen, the Shrek group couldn't help but feel their scalps tingle.
Especially Tang San.
On the central fighting stage of Suotuo Great Spirit Arena, if Dragon Chen hadn't intervened, the Shrek Seven Devils would have won against the Royal Fight Team.
But their victory, which was almost in their grasp, was destroyed by Dragon Chen alone.
Moreover, under Dragon Chen's control, Tang San was utterly helpless and engaged in self-harm.
Tang San had never experienced such humiliation.
He wanted to turn his grief into strength and wipe away his past disgrace.
"Dragon Chen is indeed a powerful opponent, but precisely because of that, we must not retreat. Every failure is a stepping stone to success. We, the Shrek Seven Devils, have never feared challenges!"
Yu Xiaogang nodded with satisfaction.
"Well said. True powerhouses rise from adversity, seeing challenges as opportunities for growth. While those three seeded teams are strong, you also have your advantages—unity, perseverance, and the desire for victory."
Tang San continued to ask:
"Teacher, besides those three seeded teams, are there any other strong teams?"
"Of course there are."
Yu Xiaogang paused, then continued:
"The Heaven Dou Empire has five great elemental academies. They are established academies that follow the extreme flow, and their strength is considerable.
They are: Thunder Academy of the lightning element, Shenfeng Academy of the wind element, Tianshui Academy of the water element, Blazing Academy of the fire element, and Elephant Armor Academy of the earth element.
According to the rules of the Soul Master Competition, the Heaven Dou District only has five spots to advance to the finals. If we want to stand out from the Heaven Dou District, we must be in the top five, which means we have to displace one of the teams from the five academies mentioned above."
Tang San frowned, his gaze firm as he said:
"Among those five elemental academies, the biggest threat to us should be Blazing Academy. The fire element has a natural counter to my Blue Silver Grass Spirit, which will affect my performance. However, we are a whole, and through tacit cooperation, we can still defeat them."
Dai Mubai patted Tang San's shoulder lightly and chuckled:
"Exactly. As long as we, the Shrek Seven Devils, work together, there's no obstacle we can't overcome."
Ma Hongjun scratched his head and said with a simple smile:
"Hehe, Third Brother, aren't you overthinking it? Aren't I also a fire element, and a powerful evil fire at that, but I still lost to you. We need to let those people know that our Shrek Academy is not to be trifled with!"
"Yes, Shrek will win!"
Yu Xiaogang looked at everyone, his heart filled with confidence.
"Very good, with such fighting Spirit and determination, I believe you can do it. Next, I will formulate personalized training plans based on each person's characteristics. To improve your strength more quickly, I will also take you to the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena for experience."
"Great Spirit Arena?"
"Yes. I heard Qin Ming say that the Spirit Masters who participate in Spirit fights at the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena are stronger than those you encountered at Suotuo Great Spirit Arena. If we can't match them in spirit power, then we will surpass them in practical combat experience."
Tang San stood up straight.
"Teacher, please rest assured. We, the Shrek Seven Devils, will never disappoint you, nor will we bring shame to the name of Shrek Academy. In next year's Soul Master Competition, we are determined to wipe away our past disgrace and make those who once underestimated us pay the price!"
"Good, I believe in you."
For the next period, the Shrek Seven Devils entered a crazy special training mode.
Everyone made significant progress.
However, Tang San believed this was not enough.
Because according to their current progress in spirit power improvement, by the time of the Soul Master Competition, perhaps only Dai Mubai would be able to break through to level forty.
With such a lineup, it would be difficult to reach the end.
Therefore, he had to find a way to help his teammates improve their spirit power.