Tang Sect gathering.
"In other words, Yuhao, you want to investigate the inside of the Holy Spirit Cult?" Bei Bei looked at Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao nodded. "I do indeed have that idea."
"Your reason, and the conditions you'll use to convince me. Otherwise, don't even think about taking that risk!"
Bei Bei's attitude was firm. He could not watch Huo Yuhao take risks unless Huo Yuhao had the strength to persuade him.
Huo Yuhao pondered for a long time before finally revealing Electrolux's existence, telling Bei Bei about his teacher from another world and the necromancy he had taught him.
Su Yunlin did not interfere with Huo Yuhao. This child of destiny definitely would not die. Since he wanted to go make waves, then let him make waves.
In the end, Huo Yuhao successfully persuaded Bei Bei. Bei Bei agreed to let Huo Yuhao continue participating in the soul engineer tournament and gather intelligence on the Holy Spirit Cult.
As the tournament continued, the final round-robin match would decide the top 8 positions.
In the first match, Shrek Academy faced Tang Sect.
Di Ruiqiu was the first to go onstage, while Tang Sect delayed arranging anyone to enter.
"Yuhao, you go!"
"Ah? Why me? She'll beat me up!" Huo Yuhao immediately wanted to retreat. After all, during their previous sparring, Huo Yuhao had once touched somewhere he should not have, and ever since then, he felt a little afraid whenever he saw Di Ruiqiu.
Su Yunlin glanced at Huo Yuhao. "I can go too. Same as usual, I'll slap her flat onto the ground. Don't feel heartache over it~"
"Then I'll go."
Huo Yuhao went up with a bitter expression.
Bei Bei smiled. "You really are bad. Yuhao sure has a lot of romantic luck."
Su Yunlin also smiled. "You're not bad yourself."
Bei Bei coughed. "Cough, cough. Let's not talk about that. Let's not talk about that."
This match was destined to be Shrek Academy's victory. After all, this was Su Yunlin's request. Since he would take over as Master of Sea God's Pavilion later, the Shrek Academy team's record had to be an undefeated championship.
If one was going to become the top leader, who would allow their own record to have stains on it? Aside from making Tang Sect famous, Tang Sect's team had another purpose in this tournament: to pave the way for Shrek Academy.
They would defeat those challengers and let Shrek Academy win the championship again.
As for whether you called that despicable, other sects and academies could do the same if they wanted. If they could not even beat the second team, then there was even less need to mention the first team.
In this tournament, aside from the two major opponents, Holy Spirit Sect and Body Sect, the Shrek Academy team had no other rivals.
The match between Huo Yuhao and Di Ruiqiu was just a normal spar. Huo Yuhao knew he was no match for her and admitted defeat. Afterward, Tang Sect also surrendered together.
In any case, Su Yunlin did not have many thoughts about it. Shrek was his main job, while Tang Sect was only a hobby. Su Yunlin could still clearly distinguish what was primary and what was secondary.
With the end of the round-robin matches, the top 8 teams had already appeared.
Among the advancing teams, the 4 teams ranked first in their groups were Shrek Academy, Snow Demon Sect, Holy Spirit Sect, and Proud Sword Sect.
Among the top 8, the 4 teams ranked second in their groups were Tang Sect, Star Luo Imperial Academy, Radiant City Soul Engineering Academy, and Heavenly Dragon Sect.
After the top 8 teams were decided, there would be a 2-day break. 2 days later, the quarterfinals would officially begin. It would only take one day for the top 8 to become the top 4. Then, after another 2-day break, the semifinals would be held. After the semifinals, they would rest for another 2 days before the final match. Then, this tournament would come to a perfect end.
The quarterfinals would be decided by drawing lots. Shrek Academy once again faced their old opponent, the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, while Tang Sect's opponent was Snow Demon Sect.
Others did not know Snow Demon Sect's background, but how could Su Yunlin not know? Snow Demon Sect was Body Sect's disguise. The people Body Sect had sent to participate in this tournament were very powerful. They even had a Spirit Sage among them.
Long Aotian. Just hearing the name made him sound like the male lead of a power fantasy novel, and he did indeed have that level of strength.
"Su Yunlin! This time, I'll definitely be the one who wins!" Wei Na shouted at Su Yunlin.
Su Yunlin turned his head. "Are you having an episode?"
"You! How long are you going to keep that dead-fish face of yours!"
Su Yunlin quietly watched Wei Na make a racket. Hadn't he just beaten her until she cried when they were little? Was there a need to act this crazy?
Su Yunlin had once been the little tyrant of Heaven Dou City. Basically every young person with some background had been beaten by him before. The ones Su Yunlin specifically beat up were nobles and imperial descendants. Wei Na was merely one among countless people Su Yunlin had beaten.
Radiant Joy Hotel, Tang Sect meeting.
Xu Sanshi curled his lips. "Why are we even holding a meeting? Just sweep them directly! Getting rid of the Holy Spirit Sect is what we should be doing. It's just some Snow Demon Sect."
Su Yunlin glanced at Xu Sanshi. "Snow Demon Sect is Body Sect."
"What?"
Xu Sanshi was greatly shocked. Then everyone from Tang Sect also turned pale with shock.
Su Yunlin continued, "You may not know this, but Wei Na also has twin Martial Souls. Her main Martial Soul is the Snow Lotus, and her second Martial Soul is her brain.
"Otherwise, why do you think a princess like her is staying in this Snow Demon Sect? Right, Wei Na is also Du Busi's disciple. Back then, after I beat her until she cried, Du Busi even came to cause trouble for me."
Whenever he thought of this, Su Yunlin felt rather annoyed. That time, he had almost been whipped around like a spinning top by Du Busi.
"So that's how it is?"
Huo Yuhao also spoke. "Snow Demon Sect is indeed a branch of Body Sect. I've already met them. The ones who came this time are all elites of Body Sect's younger generation."
...
Quarterfinals.
First match, Shrek team versus Radiant City Soul Engineering Academy.
Xiao Hongchen's mood was not exactly good. In this tournament, he could not defeat Di Ruiqiu and had failed to lead his team into the top 8. In the end, because he and Meng Hongchen were in good condition, they had been forcibly stuffed into the Radiant City Soul Engineering Academy team.
"Brother, has your mentality collapsed?" Meng Hongchen asked.
"No. After being beaten by Su Yunlin so many times, maybe I've gotten used to failure. I'm actually fine. After all, the Golden Dragon Martial Soul is extremely powerful, and Di Ruiqiu also has armor-type soul tools on her body, similar to the humanoid soul tools we're secretly researching.
"Shrek Academy's soul tool development is extremely astonishing. In the previous tournament, even when we used every method we had, we still couldn't beat them. Shrek will always be Shrek. It truly makes people yearn for it."
Xiao Hongchen's current mentality was quite good. He was no longer limited by victory or defeat in the tournament. He had an even broader goal.
Meng Hongchen nodded. "Then what do we do this time?"
Xiao Hongchen spread his hands. "What else can we do? Go all out. We still have to try and see whether we can win. What if we do?"
Meng Hongchen said speechlessly, "Next, we'll have to face Su Yunlin's slap."
The moment Su Yunlin was mentioned, Xiao Hongchen felt his face ache. Just what kind of monster was he to cultivate to this level?
"Why don't I go up first later?" a member of the Sun Moon team beside them said.
"Mm? Why? Di Ruiqiu is very strong!" Xiao Hongchen had not expected the Radiant City Soul Engineering Academy to be this brave. They actually dared to fight that female tyrannosaurus?
"I want to be hit by her."
Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen froze. How could there be someone whose skin was this cheap?
Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy were enemies. In the previous tournament, there had even been deaths and injuries. This tournament was relatively better, mainly causing serious injuries that at most affected the results.
Precisely because of this, quite a few members of the Radiant City Soul Engineering Academy had taken a liking to Di Ruiqiu, this Golden Dragon Girl.
After all, how could they not like a girl who was both beautiful and powerful?
As a result, the Radiant City Soul Engineering Academy sent up 3 people in a row, and all of them were easily defeated by Di Ruiqiu.
"Let me go next!"
A "male" student who was not tall, yet had a delicate and handsome appearance, stood up. "His" skin was so fair that it was practically like a girl's.
He was the captain of the Radiant City Soul Engineering Academy team.
Former Sun Moon team captain, Xiao Hongchen, looked at this new captain in confusion. "Your Highness, what are you doing?"
"Shh! Call me Captain! Did Grandpa Jing not teach you manners? You failure!"
That "male student" glared at Xiao Hongchen.
"Shrek team, Di Ruiqiu."
"Radiant City Soul Engineering team, Xu Tianzhen."