The duels among the thirty-seven second-year students of Shrek Academy, presented one after another before everyone, truly allowed them all to witness quite a unique spectacle.
The young people from different factions each displayed strength and talent far exceeding their peers, and this scene in particular made those from the Counterfeit Shrek Academy numb with envy.
Especially the Counterfeit Shrek Seven Devils, who couldn't help but make comparisons upon seeing this. Facing these monsters, they were completely outmatched. By comparison, could they even still be called monsters?
Beside the Golden Ancient Tree, Tang Hao was still hiding there to heal his wounds, looking at Tang Wulin in the light screen with resentful eyes. It was this little bastard who had caused his injuries, and compared to their last meeting, Tang Wulin's strength had grown far too much.
If he finished healing, would he no longer be a match for this little bastard?
Right now, he couldn't even contact Tang San. There was no need to think too much; it was definitely those guys in the Divine Realm giving his son a hard time again.
Why was the path ahead for the two of them, father and son, always so uneven?
Before Tang San became a god, there was Spirit Hall, and after becoming a god, now there was a Shrek Academy.
Damn the heavens!
Du Busi sat in the Body Sect's spectator area with his arms crossed, his face full of shock. It wasn't just Tang Wulin; among the thirty-seven people, not a single one was weak.
He turned his head to look at Long Aotian sitting beside him, then slowly spoke a sentence.
"Aotian, you should also work harder so that we can also be presentable."
Hearing these words from Du Busi, a wry smile couldn't help but appear on Long Aotian's face. He thought to himself that after watching the matches of all thirty-seven people, he realized he truly couldn't defeat a single one of them, not even a Spirit Master of the Support System.
Take that young girl named Ning Tian for example; although her Spirit was the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the attack power displayed by her Spirit Soul, the Holy Light Spirit Deer, was far stronger than his own.
He was currently just a lowly Spirit King, yet which one of those on the field wasn't at the Spirit King level?
He had previously foolishly believed that reaching the Spirit King level at his age was a quite remarkable achievement, but he hadn't expected... truly, there are always people better than you, and heavens beyond our heavens.
Ever since his path crossed with Tang Wulin's, he had realized he was like a frog at the bottom of a well. The little bit of self-righteous pride he once had had long been crushed to pieces by repeated blows.
The current Long Aotian could be said to have no arrogance at all; all he had was admiration, and his heart was full of '666'.
Du Busi naturally knew what Long Aotian was thinking. After all, he had watched Long Aotian grow up and knew exactly how much strength he possessed; if he went up there, he would only get beaten up.
Du Busi turned his head to look at Mu Ye on the other side, a smile on his face, and asked Mu Ye with a chuckle.
"Sect Master Mu, if it were the people from our Body Sect, could they join your Shrek Academy?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Long Aotian was stunned. He had never expected that the previously quite arrogant Du Busi would say such a thing. This was the Body Sect, after all, and it could be considered the last thing left behind by Du Busi's older brother, Du Bisi.
Wei Na, who was by his side, also revealed a look of surprise, her beautiful eyes filled with astonishment.
Of course, after a moment of calming down, both of them were able to understand this point; after all, the current Body Sect was truly not much to look at.If this were the Douluo Continent of the past, then no matter how reclusive the Body Sect was, it would still be a major sect. However, now that they had seen a wider world, their mindset had changed.
Upon hearing these words from Du Busi, Mu Ye looked at him with considerable surprise, then slowly spoke, his voice carrying a hint of seriousness.
"Sect Master Du, if you wish to join our Shrek Academy, I naturally welcome you, but everyone must pass our Shrek Academy's assessment."
Du Busi nodded, his face showing no dissatisfaction at all; instead, he spoke with a somewhat composed expression.
"I understand this point. I have also heard of Shrek Academy's entrance assessment; it does not forcibly filter based on strength, but merely tests perseverance and character."
"If our Body Sect's Disciples lack these two qualities, then it is only right that they cannot join." He paused here, a glimmer appearing in his eyes, and then continued speaking. "My greatest wish in this life is to carry forward the Body Sect and not let it be drowned in the torrent of the times."
"If, with the help of Shrek Academy's power, we can allow the Body Sect's Disciples to have a better growth environment and let the name 'Body Sect' survive, then even if the original Body Sect no longer exists, what does it matter?"
After listening to Du Busi's words, Mu Ye couldn't help but feel a sense of realization, as if he had met a kindred Spirit.
How could he not think the same way?
He, Mu Ye, also wanted to carry forward the Body Sect, but for so long, the Body Sect had only recruited two Disciples, Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin.
To revive the Body Sect, while the number of people didn't need to be too large, it couldn't just be those few people, could it?
And Body Martial Souls were quite difficult to find; it was truly too hard to find suitable successors.
However... in Du Busi's Body Sect, there were quite a few Spirit Masters with Body Martial Souls.
If these Spirit Masters with Body Martial Souls could be allowed to enter Shrek Academy to study, then the Legacy and development of the Body Sect might truly have hope of being revitalized.
Thinking of this, the expression on Mu Ye's face couldn't help but become a bit more solemn. He slowly reached out his hand towards Du Busi.
A smile also appeared on Du Busi's face. He likewise reached out his hand and gripped Mu Ye's palm tightly.
"Then I congratulate you in advance... Shrek Academy Body Sect."
"Hmm, thank you."Du Busi nodded in response to Mu Ye. If the entire Body Sect could join, that would naturally be for the best.
Subsequently, everyone turned their eyes back to the light screen. By now, some of the thirty-seven people had already appeared twice.
After all, this tournament was a point-based system; it was impossible for everyone to only compete once. After the first round ended, those who lost all three matches would compete in another round, while the others would continue to rotate matches.
Within the light screen, very quickly, the opponents for the new round had been reorganized.
[Body Sect · Huo Yuhao] VS [Spirit Pagoda · Gu Yue]
When Huo Yuhao saw that his opponent was from the Spirit Pagoda, he couldn't help but feel a bit dazed. When it was time to fight, the familiar feeling in Huo Yuhao's heart became even stronger.
"Go! Go! Go! Yuhao, take the victory. Brother wants to know what the reward for first place is."
The voice of the Skydream Ice Worm rang out within Huo Yuhao's heart. Even if Gu Yue had the Bloodline of the Silver Dragon King, so what? He was no longer a Spirit Beast now; even the Co-lord of Spirit Beasts was useless. In his, the Skydream Ice Worm's, eyes, there was only victory now.
[First Match Rules: Battle of Spirit Souls]
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