"Exactly, I heard many outsiders came two months early just to watch this tournament."
An old man glanced disdainfully at the Shrek Academy members and tapped his cane on the ground: "What will those outsiders think of us?"
"Don't worry, this team might not be from our Heavenly Dou City's academy," a middle-aged woman quickly patted the old man's back to calm him down.
"Big sister, what other teams could possibly come here to compete?" A burly man curled his lips: "I think they're just poor. Look at what they're carrying behind them - some advertisement for rent. They must be desperate for money."
"Do you think I don't know that? I'm just trying to comfort my father. If he gets too angry, will you take responsibility?" The middle-aged woman immediately retorted, raising her voice at the man.
"Stop shouting, you're making a scene."
The old man grabbed the middle-aged woman's arm: "This young man is right. I think this team is indeed desperate for money, pulling such a stunt at such a major event. It really matches the color of their uniforms - like playing with stones from a latrine."
"Can't they learn from the Heavenly Dou Team earlier? They're bringing shame to their homes."
The surrounding crowd burst into laughter, with some even joking with the old man that these people were Soul Masters and he should be careful.
Even though Tang San and the other Shrek Academy members had prepared themselves, they were still overwhelmed by today's situation. At this moment, they wished they could bury their heads in the ground.
At the entrance, tens of thousands of spectators who hadn't yet entered had gathered. The overwhelming mockery was too much even for someone as composed as Tang San to maintain his calm.
He quickly took out the mask he used during Soul Duels and put it on.
Seeing this, the Shrek Academy team quickly followed suit, each donning a mask and lowering their heads, moving forward like defeated roosters.
Ye Lingling, wearing her mask, listened to the constant taunts around her and wished she could die on the spot. She never imagined that despite all her efforts to refuse, she would still have to endure such humiliation.
Actually, the main team members were still better off. The worst was Tailong and the other substitute players.
They hadn't participated in the Shrek Eight Monsters' training matches in the Soul Arena and hadn't prepared masks, so they could only cover their faces with their hands to avoid being seen.
Female members like Jiangzhu even covered their heads with the clothes they had brought in advance.
Facing the overwhelming jeers, Flender quickly walked at the front of the group, maintaining an attitude of "I'm not with them," and swiftly entered the arena.
Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong behind him quickly followed suit, rapidly distancing themselves from the group.
Fortunately, many teams came to compete today, and as more teams joined in, the pressure on Shrek Academy lessened considerably.
Just when they thought the ordeal was over, a comment from someone nearby completely broke their defenses.
"Damn, looking at that layer of shit on them is hurting my eyes. I need to quickly look at the handsome guys and beautiful girls behind them to recover."
Hearing this, Tang San and the others' faces instantly turned red, and they quickly lowered their heads and rushed into the competition area, not even noticing that they had passed Li Xun's team.
"Brother, look at their school uniforms!" Ning Rongrong tugged at Li Xun's sleeve, pointing excitedly at the Shrek Academy members passing by.
The Heavenly Dou Royal Academy team walked ahead of Tang San and the others, clearly hearing everything that happened behind them. Naturally, Ning Rongrong wouldn't miss the chance to observe such a civilized spectacle.
Although Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, and others wouldn't openly mock like Ning Rongrong, they couldn't help but show restrained smiles on their faces.
Li Xun glanced at Ning Rongrong with a smile, then reached out to pinch her cheek.
This girl still didn't realize that without him, she would have ended up just like Shrek Academy, still laughing foolishly.
"Ah! Brother, what are you doing?" Ning Rongrong slapped away the big hand on her face and stretched her neck to continue searching for traces of Shrek Academy.
However, perhaps due to the embarrassment, Shrek Academy had already disappeared from sight.
The journey continued in silence.
Li Xun and his group arrived at the rest area specially provided for participating students in the main arena. The area was vast, with thousands of seats. Although they arrived a bit late, since the areas had already been designated, there was no need to worry about any disputes.
"Brother, look! Their outfits really make them the center of attention wherever they go!" Seeing Shrek Academy again, Ning Rongrong's lively nature immediately resurfaced.
Following Ning Rongrong's direction, Li Xun spotted the Shrek Academy group hiding in the farthest corner, but it seemed they were encountering some trouble.
"Champions? You toads think you can win the championship? Why don't you take a piss and look at yourselves in the mirror?"
"Who are you calling toads?" Since they weren't wearing masks, Tailong and the other three substitutes' faces were fully exposed. When he heard the students from Canghui Academy mocking them, he couldn't hold back.
"Haha, whoever is wearing that shit-green uniform, that's who I'm talking about. I think you're still missing something. If you wore a green hat, it would be perfect."
A young man in his early twenties from Canghui Academy spoke with a disdainful look, mocking them.
Not only Li Xun's group, but nearly thirty teams present burst into laughter upon hearing Canghui Academy's remarks.
The feud between Shrek Academy and Canghui Academy had a long history.
Back when Ma Hongjun was at a hotel in the outskirts of Star Dou Great Forest, he saw the only female student from Canghui Academy and, finding her beautiful, started flirting with her. Dai Mubai even mocked their academy as trash.
Such blatant provocation was hard to tolerate, and the male students from Canghui Academy couldn't sit still.
Then Oscar came out with Flender's classic line, "Those who don't dare to cause trouble are mediocrities," and Shrek Academy proceeded to beat up the junior students from Canghui Academy. Their teacher, Ye Zhiqiu, was also dealt with by Zhao Wuji.
Although in the world of cultivation, the one with the stronger fist is right, Li Xun felt that Shrek Academy had indeed acted improperly, and now being insulted wasn't unjust.
Watching the two academies exchange trash talk, Li Xun shook his head, smiled at the staff who came to greet them, and prepared to enter the arena.
As a academy directly supported by the Heavenly Dou royal family, Heavenly Dou Royal Academy naturally enjoyed top-tier treatment. Along the way, they were accompanied by several staff members and even some maids carrying supplies.
At this moment, the Shrek Academy group also noticed the situation here.
"Damn, why is our treatment so different from theirs?"
Ma Hongjun glanced over and his expression suddenly changed. He cursed, "Damn, isn't that Li Xun? Isn't their Heavenly Dou team supposed to be directly seeded into the finals? Why are they here?"
"I don't know, but isn't this good news for us?" Dai Mubai's eyes turned cold as he saw Zhu Zhuqing standing beside Li Xun.
Yu Tianheng grinned, revealing his white teeth. "Yeah! I thought it would take a long time before we'd meet them, but here they are today."
"There are twenty-eight teams here, so it's not certain we'll face them this early," Tang San said, his gaze fixed intently on Li Xun.
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