Xu Tianhao told Ye Guyi, Xu Tianzhen, and the others about Qiu Hetian's initiative to come to their door to cooperate.
After everyone finished listening, although their faces were full of disdain, they still did not refute anything.
Xu Tianhao said one thing correctly: as long as it was to deal with Shrek, even if they were Evil Soul Masters, they could temporarily set aside their differences.
Xu Tianhao didn't consider himself a good person, but he wasn't a saintly hypocrite either.
Since the Evil Soul Masters were willing to charge at the front, Xu Tianhao naturally didn't mind making good use of this blade.
Ye Guyi said with some regret, "It's a pity; after all, it's three Evil Soul Emperors and four Evil Soul Kings."
"If I purified them, I could increase my spirit power by at least one level."
Hearing this, Xu Tianzhen quickly comforted her: "It's okay, Guyi. Once we're done using them, they'll all be yours. They won't get away."
Meng Hongchen also smiled. "Exactly. Don't you know Tianhao's methods when dealing with Evil Soul Masters?"
"If he let these Evil Soul Masters escape, Tianhao would be like this."
As Meng Hongchen spoke, she even extended her right pinky finger.
Seeing this scene, everyone else laughed.
Xu Tianhao rolled his eyes speechlessly at Meng Hongchen.
Ever since that layer of window paper had been poked through, Ye Guyi, Meng Hongchen, and Nana no longer had the slightest bit of awe toward him.
To them, he was their man, and they could do whatever they wanted.
Just like when they were doing *that*, Xu Tianhao could do whatever he wanted to them.
Xu Tianhao said, "Although I have a verbal agreement with Qiu Hetian, everyone should not let their guard down."
Long Aotian snorted coldly upon hearing this. "If this group of Evil Soul Masters tries anything underhanded, I'll just cleave them apart."
Xiao Hongchen adjusted his top hat. "It seems our Young Master Long's great axe is getting a bit impatient."
Ma Rulong then said, "Sixth Highness, will you be leading the team in person for tomorrow's match?"
Xu Tianhao nodded. "To prevent them from playing dirty, I'll go up myself. You regular team members can take a break for this round."
Ma Rulong naturally had no objections and nodded along with the other regular members.
"Understood."
Xu Tianhao tapped the table. "Alright, we're done talking. Everyone, get some good rest tonight."
Afterward, everyone returned to their respective rooms.
The three women—Ye Guyi, Meng Hongchen, and Nana—did not secretly come to find Xu Tianhao.
Although they were 'hungry' now, they also knew the priorities.
With a major enemy before them, they naturally wouldn't just think with their lower bodies.
In any case, the days ahead were long, so there was no rush.
The next morning, ninety teams entered the waiting area together.
There were ten groups, and the nine teams within each group had to play a match against each other.
If every match was played to completion, that would be a total of three hundred and sixty matches.
Even if they weren't all played out, a minimum of three hundred matches was required.
With thirty matches a day, the Round Robin Stage would take at least ten days to finish.
Therefore, the Round Robin Stage was the most exhausting part of the entire tournament process.
The teams had almost no rest, and if major casualties occurred, they might not even be able to participate in subsequent matches.
After a passionate and loud speech from the host, the first match of the Round Robin Stage began immediately.
"Next, let us invite the champions of the previous tournament, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy!"
"And the Mingluo Sect, led by three Soul Emperor powerhouses and hopeful contenders for the championship!"
As the host's voice fell, Xu Tianhao led Ye Guyi and the others out of the waiting area and slowly onto the Soul Fighting Platform.
Xu Tianhao had no intention of hiding his strength at all.
First, their information had already been registered during sign-up.
With Shrek Academy's connections, obtaining their information was easy.
Second, it was to prevent the Mingluo Sect from pulling any small tricks.
Besides these, there was one most important point.
For Xu Tianhao and his team, as long as their strength was great enough, they didn't care about any schemes; they would just crush everything with pure force.
As a great leader once said: "Strike with one punch to prevent a hundred from coming."
A total of fourteen members from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and the Mingluo Sect took the stage, and the host introduced each person's information in turn.
The information for the members of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy was as follows:
Ye Guyi, Spirit: Holy Angel, Level 65 attack system Soul Emperor.
Xu Tianhao, Spirit: Sun Moon Divine Eyes, Level 59 Control System Soul King and Sixth-Rank Soul Engineer.
Long Aotian, Spirit: Spirit Skin, Level 59 attack system Soul King.
Xiao Hongchen, Spirit: Three-Legged Golden Toad, Level 59 attack system Soul King and Fifth-Rank Soul Engineer.
Xu Tianzhen, Spirit: Sun, Level 55 attack system Soul King and Fifth-Rank Soul Engineer.
Meng Hongchen, Spirit: Mystic Ice Jade Toad, Level 53 attack system Soul King and Fifth-Rank Soul Engineer.
Nana, Spirit: Nether Spirit Master, Level 53 attack system Soul King and Fifth-Rank Soul Engineer.
Five out of the seven were Soul Engineers. Although most were of the attack system, that was only the bias of their Spirit's abilities.
For a Soul Engineer, there wasn't actually a specific bias; most Soul Engineers were integrated in both offense and defense.
The information for the members of the Mingluo Sect was as follows:
You Ya, Spirit: Ghost, Level 68 control system Soul Emperor.
Robin, Spirit: Demon Soul Ghost Hand, Level 65 control system Soul Emperor.
Wang Lufei, Spirit: Bloodthirsty Blade, Level 61 agility-attack system Soul Emperor.
Qiu Hetian, Spirit: Rakshasa Demon Pupils, Level 59 Control System Soul King.
Li Kui, Spirit: Man Faced Demon Spider, Level 59 Control System Soul King.
Zhang San, Spirit: Soul-Devouring Insect, Level 55 agility-attack system Soul King.
Li Si, Spirit: Bloodsoul Demon Wolf, Level 55 attack system Soul King.
The direct strength of the two teams was immediately apparent.
The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy had only one Soul Emperor, while the Mingluo Sect had a full three Soul Emperors.
The audience buzzed with discussion after seeing the information for the two teams.
"What's going on with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy? Isn't that Ma Rulong a Soul Emperor? Why didn't they let Ma Rulong come up?"
"One Soul Emperor against three? How are they going to fight this?"
"The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's strength isn't up to par; was the championship from the last tournament bought?"
There were also smart people who favored the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
"A bunch of Muggles. Although the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy only has one Soul Emperor, both the Holy Angel and the Sun Spirit heavily counter the Mingluo Sect."
"Exactly, exactly. The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy clearly came prepared."
"Xu Tianzhen and Xu Tianhao are the Fourth Princess and Sixth Prince of the Sun Moon Empire. Do you really think they're useless?"
A person nearby stiffened his neck and retorted, "There's a limit to Spirit countering, right? How do you expect a five-ring Soul King to fight a six-ring Soul Emperor?"
"Exactly, stop overhyping them! Little brother, you have no real skill."
Countless spectators discussed fervently.
Meanwhile, in the Shrek Academy waiting area, Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and the others stared intently at the Soul Fighting Platform.
They also really wanted to see what the final result of this specially arranged battle would be.
From the comparison of surface strength, the Mingluo Sect definitely crushed the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
But the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy had a massive Spirit advantage against the Mingluo Sect.
As a result, the suspense of this match increased.
But regardless, this would be a battle where both sides suffered losses.
As long as the Mingluo Sect and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy both came out wounded, the result would be good for them.
This feeling of killing with a borrowed knife made Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and the others feel very satisfied.
It gave them a sense of strategizing within a tent to decide a victory thousands of miles away.
Once the Mingluo Sect and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy were both exhausted, it would be time for Shrek to uphold justice.