Xuanzi landed in the center of the arena at some point, secretly handing Sui'er a bright green pill.
Judging from the energy fluctuations, it was clearly a pill to replenish soul power.
Huo Sui'er's soul power consumption wasn't high, so she handed it to Tibao, whispering,
"Little Tibao, eat this; it can effectively restore soul power."
Tibao had the Hundred Realms Gate open almost the entire match, occasionally helping Bai E and others with spatial teleportation, or using her second soul skill, "Corridor," to interfere with other core disciples.
Tibao gratefully said to Huo Sui'er,
"Thank you, Sister Sui."
Xuanzi looked at Medemos and Wang Dong, who were still facing each other, and beckoned them over.
Medemos carefully examined the pink and blue boy in front of him before returning to his camp.
He recognized Wang Dong because Wang Dong often came to play with Xiao Xiao and Jiang Nannan, but the two of them weren't very close.
However, every time Tibao saw Wang Dong's martial soul, she would look puzzled, as if she had seen some strange creature.
Wang Dong's eyes slowly returned to normal, the golden trident hidden by her hair on her forehead disappeared, and the strange blue-gold patterns on the Clear Sky Hammer she held also vanished.
Tang San, far away in the God Realm, smiled and said,
"My dear daughter, your father has gone to great lengths to save you from dire straits!"
"Enjoy these precious few moments,"
Tang San said, completely unaware of the abnormality within Wang Dong's body.
Her soul, originally one-third intact, had been repaired to two-thirds by the Butterfly Goddess's divine power, and the repair wouldn't be finished for long.
Since the Butterfly Goddess learned that a powerful figure was helping to conceal Wang Dong's aura, she had initially been hesitant to transfer large amounts of divine power, but now she was almost recklessly using it to repair Wang Dong's soul.
Because the Butterfly Goddess's divine power surged within Wang Dong's body every night, her soul had been thoroughly imbued with it.
Now, from the perspective of her divine soul, the Butterfly Goddess was more like her mother and father, becoming increasingly unlike the Sea God.
Based on Wang Dong's current soul model, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had roughly deduced that if the Sea God attempted to fuse the three souls, Wang Dong's soul would most likely reject the other two, with a small probability of directly devouring them.
After all, Wang Dong's soul was currently close to complete, practically a natural person.
Waiting for Tang San's influence to completely disappear, Wang Dong's eyes revealed a bewildered expression, holding the Clear Sky Hammer, unsure of what to do.
Xuanzi, seeing Wang Dong motionless for a long time, frowned and said,
"Kid, come here quickly!"
"I need to say something, do I have to go and ask you?!"
Only then did Wang Dong realize what had happened; she seemed to have accidentally joined the reserve team.
She hurriedly turned to look at Xiao Xiao and Jiang Nannan, who were leaving the Soul Arena with their teacher, her mouth open as if she wanted to say something.
Xiao Xiao looked at Wang Dong with a benevolent expression, her lips slightly parted, forming a mouth shape.
Wang Dong clearly understood that the lip movements meant "You're dead!"
Wang Dong was about to explain, but urged on by Xuan Zi behind him, he dejectedly walked to the group, glanced around, and stood with Xia Die.
After all, they were the two most familiar with each other here.
Xuan Zi scanned the seven people in front of him, a satisfied look in his eyes.
This result wasn't unexpected; he and Long Xiaoyao had already guessed the general candidates for the reserve team, but Wang Dong's final performance surprised him.
He hadn't expected there to be a master in the second year; the Clear Sky Hammer truly lived up to its reputation!
It was indeed a martial soul renowned for its skill and inherited soul techniques!
"The seven of you are the reserve team members for this year."
"I never discourage kids. You seven are indeed the strongest reserve team in Shrek Academy's history!"
"You should be proud of that!"
"You might not know what the reserve team is, so let me explain."
"You should all know about the Shrek Seven Devils, so I won't go into detail."
"In a sense, the seven members of the reserve team are actually the next Shrek Seven Devils!"
"This year, you will travel to Star Luo City with the regular team to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament!"
"Of course, this doesn't mean you'll be competing against students from other academies right now."
"Your main task is to familiarize yourself with the tournament's procedures, observe the younger generation of other academies, and broaden your horizons."
"Sometimes you'll serve as substitutes to assist the regular team members."
"Five years from now! That's when you'll truly unleash your power!"
"At that time, you'll truly represent Shrek Academy and demonstrate our strength to the continent!"
"Of course, you don't need to worry too much. The other academies are generally weak; you only have one real opponent!"
Bai E and the others swallowed hard, listening intently to Xuan Zi's next words.
"It's the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy!"
"They are your true opponents!"
"You all know about the conflict between the Douluo Three Kingdoms and the Sun Moon Empire."
"The Sun Moon Empire doesn't dare to start a large-scale war right now, but they've been testing our strength through the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament."
"So we absolutely cannot lose to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy!"
Upon hearing about the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Bai E and Maidemus looked at each other strangely, but they didn't say anything and continued listening to Xuanzi's speech.
"I was going to tell you about the tests the reserve team will have to undergo, and some details about how you must find a way to enter the inner academy."
"Considering you don't have any worries about that, I won't say much."
"There's still a month until the start of the tournament. During this month, you will train with me one day a week."
"Bai E, Maidemus!"
Bai E and Maidemus immediately stepped forward.
Xuanzi said to the two of them:
"If Elder Mu has other arrangements for you that day, you don't need to come."
"Feng Jin, you too, if Old Song and Old Zhuang look for you, you don't need to come either."
Feng Jin also nodded obediently.
Xuanzi waved to the seven people and said,
"Then let's disperse."
"I'll give you two days off to rest."
"Sui'er, come on! Master will take you to eat something delicious!"
Huo Sui'er looked at Xuanzi helplessly and said to Bai E and the others,
"Goodbye, if you need anything, just contact me on the magic network!"
Then, Huo Sui'er and Xuanzi disappeared in an instant.
Bai E stretched and smiled at the group, saying,
"How about we go out for a meal together?"
"It's been so long since I've been back to Xilu City, how about we go there?"
Ti Bao thought for a moment, then nodded happily,
"Okay!"
"I can use the Hundred Realms Gate very quickly!"
Xia Die was also very interested; she wanted to go home to see Youying Cat, it was too fat and needed to lose weight.
A while ago, Huo Yuhao and Su Tong sent her a message saying they were leaving for a while, and the key was under the carpet.
Feng Jin said energetically,
"Since that's the case, let's go back to Xilu City and take a look!"
"It won't take long anyway!"
"Wang Dong, do you want to come along?"
Everyone's eyes were on Wang Dong.
Wang Dong recovered from his dazed state and hurriedly waved his hand, saying,
"I won't go."
"I need to go find Xiao Xiao and Sister Nan Nan."
"I'll go to Xilu City with you next time."
Bai E didn't insist, because he clearly saw that Wang Dong's condition wasn't good. He said,
"Okay."
"Be careful on your journey. Your face is a little pale. Let Feng Jin treat you first."
Before Wang Dong could say anything, Feng Jin had already used her soul skill, and a rainbow halo surrounded Wang Dong.
Wang Dong immediately felt much better and thanked Feng Jin gratefully, saying,
"Thank you!"
"Then I'll go first."
Wang Dong hurriedly ran in the direction where Xiao Xiao and the others had left.
Bai E and the others also left the Soul Arena. On the way, Bai E said to Medmos,
"By the way, is the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy that Elder Xuan mentioned earlier the academy where Xiao Hongchen studies?"
"I remember he often said he was the number one genius in their academy,"
Medmos said calmly.
"Yes, that's right."
"He and Meng Hongchen are both from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy."
"If nothing unexpected happens, they should both participate in this Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament!"
Ti Bao couldn't help but sigh,
"Then we'll be facing Xiao Xiao and Meng Hongchen as opponents."
Bai E looked at the setting sun and said,
"I feel like they'll be excited."
"After all, hasn't Xiao Hongchen always wanted to defeat Medmos?"
Medmos crossed his arms and said nonchalantly,
"No matter where I am, I won't lose to that idiot."
Feng Jin's sweet voice reached their ears,
"But it's been a long time since we've seen Xiao Bao and Meng Bao."
"Let's go back and find them this time, and have a meal together."
"After all, the next time we meet, we'll probably be opponents."
The group nodded in agreement.
Tibao, at the front, suddenly stopped and said to the others,
"Alright, let's stop here."
"I'm going to open the Hundred Realms Gate!"
Tibao stretched out her hands, and as she channeled her soul power, a faint symbol of a gate appeared in her eyes.
A phantom, golden triangular gate opened in front of her.
Behind the gate was a small alley.
Tibao shook her red hair and called to the others,
"Let's go!"
"Through this, we'll reach Xilu City!"
Bai E and the others passed through the Hundred Realms Gate amidst laughter and cheers, returning to their hometown.
…
Xilu City Grand Soul Arena.
Xiao Hongchen stood on the Soul Arena, stretching and waiting for his next opponent.
His soul power level was just at level fifty.
He hadn't focused on soul power cultivation during this time, devoting himself entirely to researching high-precision soul-guided machines.
The soul-guided devices in Xilu City had truly impressed him!
Every time he saw soul tools mass-produced and flowing off the production line, he couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.
His recent studies at the Xilu City factory had made Xiao Hongchen realize that Mingde Hall's soul tool concepts were completely outdated!
The Tiandou Plain had begun a soul tool revolution with its soul tool machine tools! The pace of advancement in soul tools was astounding!
At this rate, Xilu City would surpass Mingde Hall in soul tools within five years.
The design of the soul tool machine tools further captivated him.
In his eyes, even the most beautiful woman in the world couldn't compare to the beauty of a soul tool machine tool!
Every design element of the soul tool machine tool was an embodiment of beauty!
During this time, he began to comprehensively study mechanical design and mathematics in Xilu City.
During the day, he immersed himself in the soul tool factory, contributing to the research and development of high-precision soul tool machine tools; at night, he frantically studied all knowledge related to mechanical design and mathematics.
He slept at four in the morning and woke up at six every day, truly a peerless scholar!
He didn't even want to cultivate, simply because he realized that the future of soul tools lay in mechanical design and mathematics!
Once mechanical design and mathematics were mastered, the production of soul tools would be as simple as eating and drinking.
A while ago, his old friend, Xiao Hongchen, messaged him saying he could return to the Sun Moon Empire.
Only then did he realize that the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament was just a month away.
So, reluctantly, he put down his studies and began organizing his notes from this period.
Tonight, to relax, he came to the Grand Soul Arena in Xilu City for a few simple battles to get back into the swing of things.
Having not fought for months, Xiao Hongchen felt his soul rings were practically rusting.
"With Medemos gone! I am invincible!"
"Who's the next opponent? Bring him on quickly!"
Xiao Hongchen began warming up, preparing for his next opponent!
(End of Chapter)
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