"Huo! Yu! Hao! You only know how to bully me!"
A sharp cry rang out, and Huo Yuhao flew out like a cannonball.
"Holy crap, what did I miss?" Su Yunlin looked at Huo Yuhao flying away, completely unaware of what had happened.
"Tsk, that Little Yuhao really knows how to take advantage," Elder Xuan said speechlessly while gnawing on a chicken drumstick.
"Elder Xuan, what happened?"
Elder Xuan stood up and stretched lazily. "He touched what he shouldn't have. He deserved to be hit."
"Tsk, I think I roughly understand. Then he really did deserve it."
Tang Wutong poked Su Yunlin's arm. She also wanted to know what had happened.
Su Yunlin transmitted his voice to Tang Wutong. Tang Wutong also covered her mouth and laughed secretly. How could a girl's body be touched so casually? If he got beaten, he deserved it!
For the next period of time, the Seven Monsters and the Shrek team continued sparring. It was still the same as before. Su Yunlin would occasionally take the field as well, letting the Shrek team witness what a true genius was.
Time flew by.
Very soon, it was almost time for the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament to begin. This tournament was hosted by the Sun Moon Empire, so they had to travel to the Sun Moon Empire's capital, Radiant City, to participate.
This time, the Shrek team and the Tang Sect team traveled together.
On Tang Sect's side, apart from the Shrek Seven Monsters, there were four more people: Sect Master Tang Ya, and the three official disciples Ji Juechen, Jing Ziyan, and Na Na.
On Shrek's side, there were a total of ten official and reserve team members, along with the two team leaders, Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao.
On the surface, Shrek had sent these people. As for how many were moving in the shadows, Su Yunlin did not know either. He had a feeling that even Elder Mu might have taken action this time.
Because anyone with eyes could tell that there was definitely something suspicious about the Sun Moon Empire changing the tournament rules. The current person in power in the Sun Moon Empire was Crown Prince Xu Tianran, a crown prince who advocated war. If he rose to the throne, he would definitely launch a war.
However, many sects wanted to use this tournament to build their reputation.
Shrek Academy had also obtained quite a bit of intelligence. For example, the Holy Spirit Cult was within the Sun Moon Empire's territory. An even bolder guess was that the Holy Spirit Cult had collusion with the Sun Moon Empire's imperial family!
According to Shrek Academy's judgment, this Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament likely had major problems. It was very possible that this would become the beginning of another war between the Sun Moon Empire and the three Douluo empires.
In this tournament, as a soul tool nation, the Sun Moon Empire's prizes were no longer Spirit Bones, but soul tools. The champion prize was a level 9 soul tool, the runner-up prize was a level 8 soul tool, and the third-place prize was a level 7 soul tool.
This could be considered a heavy investment. The value of a level 9 soul tool was higher than most Spirit Bones.
It was precisely because the Sun Moon Empire was willing to spend so lavishly that many forces scrambled to participate in the tournament. But the more it was like this, the more abnormal it seemed.
...
Within the territory of the Sun Moon Empire, 100 kilometers away from Radiant City, the Tang Sect and Shrek groups stopped to rest.
As always, Huo Yuhao served as the cook. Once they entered Radiant City, they probably would not have such leisure anymore.
Just as everyone was enjoying lunch, a burst of urgent hoofbeats sounded from afar.
Everyone looked toward the sound and saw a large group of Hornscale Horses galloping over. Hornscale Horses were Spirit Beasts, and their endurance was three times stronger than ordinary horses. They could be tamed and were the preferred mounts of many nobles.
The old man at the front rode a 100-year Hornscale Horse. When he saw the Shrek group, he immediately recognized Shrek Academy's uniforms. He quickly dismounted, cupped his fists, and bowed.
"So it is the distinguished talents of Shrek Academy. We come from the Heavenly Armor Sect and are heading to Radiant City to participate in the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament."
The Shrek team were all wearing their school uniforms. After all, they were representing Shrek Academy in the tournament, so naturally, they had to wear their uniforms. It was just that the color scheme really invited criticism. Every time Su Yunlin saw it, he wanted to complain. Was Flender colorblind? Could he not tell which colors looked good and which did not?
It was precisely because Shrek Academy's school uniform was strange enough that it was the easiest to recognize. These people who called themselves the Heavenly Armor Sect immediately recognized the Shrek uniform, which was why they adopted such a respectful attitude.
Zhang Lexuan, the leader of the Shrek Academy team, smiled and nodded. The Heavenly Armor Sect was not some powerful sect.
Naturally, the old man did not dare be careless. When it came to people from Shrek Academy, no matter how young they looked, the moment they released their Martial Soul, they could scare you to death. For people from other forces, strength generally rose with age.
But Shrek Academy's experts could not be judged by age alone. The young-looking person standing before you might very well be a Spirit Sage. If they were even stronger, they could even be a Spirit Douluo!
The old man looked toward the young woman leading the Shrek team. He could roughly judge that she, Zhang Lexuan, was around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, and her strength was at least at the Spirit Sage level.
"This old man is Han Zhanhu of the Heavenly Armor Sect. I am the team leader for our sect in this tournament. I brought these young people out to broaden their horizons."
Han Zhanhu introduced himself.
"Shrek's team leader, Zhang Lexuan."
Han Zhanhu looked at Zhang Lexuan. "Team Leader Zhang, greetings. It is my honor to meet you and the distinguished talents of Shrek. I am truly fortunate."
Su Yunlin watched Han Zhanhu offer his compliments and did not pay any attention, continuing to drink his soup.
This Han Zhanhu was a Spirit Sage, with Spirit Power around level 74. The members of the Heavenly Armor Sect were not weak either. Most were above the Spirit Ancestor level, and a few younger faces had reached Spirit King.
Placed in the previous Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament, this lineup would have been enough to enter the top eight. The Heavenly Armor Sect was also quite disciplined from top to bottom. Not bad.
Han Zhanhu looked toward the team sitting together with the Shrek team. They wore blue-white fitted outfits and looked very young as well. If they could travel together with Shrek Academy, could they also have a major background?
"You little brothers, where are you from?"
Bei Bei stood up and smiled. "We are from Tang Sect. I am Tang Sect's Vice Sect Master, Bei Bei. Greetings, Team Leader Han. Come and rest with us."
At first, Han Zhanhu did not quite understand Tang Sect, but then he remembered. "Oh! So it is Tang Sect! That ancient sect. A pleasure, a pleasure! Vice Sect Master Bei is also young and accomplished."
Han Zhanhu was also a shrewd person. If Tang Sect had been here alone, he would definitely have looked down on them. But Tang Sect was together with Shrek Academy, which proved one thing: this Tang Sect was not simple.
Such an ancient sect was far older than their Heavenly Armor Sect. It was enough for Han Zhanhu to take them seriously.
On Tang Sect's side, Bei Bei had always been the one handling affairs. Tang Ya, that careless woman, did not know how to manage matters at all and could only serve as a mascot. So, to avoid making a joke of themselves, diplomatic matters were usually handled by Bei Bei and the others.
At this moment, Tang Ya was noisily gnawing on grilled fish. The mascot Sect Master was online and eating.
The people of the Heavenly Armor Sect also rested here. The Heavenly Armor Sect was strict and disciplined, making them quite likeable. They even took the initiative to help Shrek and Tang Sect wash their pots, bowls, and utensils clean before returning them. This sect was really not bad.
Unfortunately, the peaceful scene did not last long. Another group arrived and disturbed the calm. They were all wearing flying soul tools and landed near the Shrek group.
Unlike the disciplined Heavenly Armor Sect, this group was especially noisy, making both the Shrek group and the Heavenly Armor Sect dislike them.