Douluo's ice devil Yuhao

Chapter 621 The Powerful Main Force of Shrek Academy
As the two seeded teams vying for the championship, the individual elimination match between Sun Moon Team and Shrek Team was exceptionally intense. Neither side showed any intention of holding back their strength and displayed almost all of their main players.

Shrek Academy sent out two offensive-type Soul Emperors, planning to go head-to-head with the Sun Moon Team from the very beginning. The first Shrek Academy member achieved the feat of defeating three opponents in a row, and the second defensive-type Soul Emperor followed closely behind, also defeating two opponents in succession before leaving the field.

After several rounds of back-and-forth competition, Shrek Team's third member, a peak-level five-ring agility-type player, defeated Sun Moon Team's sixth member, who was also a level five soul master equipped with a humanoid soul tool.

Despite his victory, the young Shrek Academy Soul Master had exhausted most of his Soul Power and was unable to face the next battle. He raised his hand to the referee, indicating that he also wanted to leave the arena.

Tianyang Douluo nodded and agreed to Shrek Academy's request: "In the individual elimination round, Shrek Academy wins, and both sides will make substitutions simultaneously."

The Shrek team defeated the Sun Moon team's six members with only three members, five of whom were equipped with powerful humanoid soul tools.

With careful assessment of the situation, Tianyang Douluo managed to maintain order in the match. Neither side suffered any casualties or losses, but both sides were severely depleted of their soul power and retreated to the sidelines to slowly recover using milk bottles.

With such high morale, it's practically certain that Shrek will win the individual elimination rounds.

In the Shrek team's preparation area, Yan Shaozhe and Elder Xuan did not hold back their praise: "The children did a good job. It seems that no matter how powerful the humanoid soul tool is, it can't compare to the soul master's own well-trained body."

They couldn't direct the team from the sidelines, but these selected young players all had excellent comprehension. Even though it was their first time fighting against a humanoid soul tool, the top three players gained a significant advantage thanks to the information they had gathered from observing Mingdou Academy and their prior preparations.

Yan Shaozhe said happily, "Although we sent two support-type team members, strictly speaking, only five people participated in the arena competition, but victory should be within our grasp."

As he spoke, he held a peculiar recording device in his hand, which was recording the current battle situation on the field.

Elder Xuan's eyes were full of joy as he took a sip of wine: "What kind of humanoid soul tool is this? I think it's nothing special."

Individual elimination rounds and team battles are held consecutively, making the number of support-type Soul Masters extremely important.

With more support-type Soul Masters, the pressure in individual elimination matches increases, and combat team members are more likely to get injured or overexert themselves, affecting team battles.

Conversely, if there are no support-type Soul Masters, it may limit the team's strength in team battles.

From this perspective, the Sun and Moon team actually has a greater advantage in terms of lineup.

Every Soul Master is a combatant and can perform some of the functions of a support-type Soul Master through Soul Tools such as baby bottles. Facing Shrek Academy, which actually only has five combatants, the Sun Moon Team should have a sure win.

However, the reality is that the Sun and Moon team currently only has one member left.

In the Sun and Moon team's preparation area, Xiao Hongchen's face was extremely gloomy. He crossed his arms, stared at the field, and exuded a cold aura, making the other reserve team members who had not yet taken the stage dare not discuss or cheer.

“Shrek…” Xiao Hongchen murmured.

He has always been a very proud person and is unwilling to accept failure.

But if the failure was his own doing, he could regain it through doubled effort and training, and he believed that as a genius, he could definitely do it.

But what can he do if the failure is due to his own teammates' performance? Can he really jump in and finish the rest of the match for the Sun and Moon team?

Xiao Hongchen was able to break through to the Soul Master level all the way, so he was naturally not stupid; in fact, he was quite good at thinking. He had rationally analyzed the situation and concluded that his chances of winning this match against Shrek Academy were not high.

The current Sun Moon Team's lineup is not as strong as the previous two. Although the captain is a Soul Emperor and a Level 6 Soul Master, what was the lineup of the previous Sun Moon Team? It was led by him and his sister Hongchen. No matter how outstanding these team members are, they are far inferior to him, Xiao Hongchen.

On the other hand, Xiao Hongchen also had to admit the strength of the Shrek Academy team. Only Shrek Academy could field such a luxurious Soul Emperor lineup.

Moreover, he was a Soul Emperor trained by Shrek Academy, whose foundation and combat talent surpassed those of other academies.

Going back a few seasons, a Soul Emperor powerhouse frequently achieved the feat of defeating seven Soul Kings in a single elimination round. While a humanoid Soul Tool can significantly enhance a Soul Master's combat power, at most it only changes the process of defeating seven to defeating two or three. This was already proven in the previous match between Ming Dou and Dou Ling.

But Shrek Academy had a strong foundation. They defeated one of the other's Soul Emperors, but the other side waved their hand and sent in another one, and the final result remained the same.

Reason tells Xiao Hongchen that failure is highly probable, but his pride makes it difficult for him to accept this reality.

He focused his attention on the last-ranked captain, hoping that the strongest student from this year's Mingdou Academy could surprise him.

Moreover, the individual elimination rounds are not the main focus; the team battles that follow are the decisive battles.

Huo Yuhao checked Xiao Hongchen's mental state from a distance and felt a sense of helplessness towards this proud and stubborn young master of Mingde Hall.

Xiao Hongchen is a rare genius among soul masters in the history of Mingde Hall, but a genius in cultivation is not necessarily an excellent manager or teacher.

Fortunately, the Hongchen family no longer needs to worry about being blamed or punished by His Majesty for losing the competition, nor do they need to worry about Mingde Hall falling into the hands of others. It's just that Xiao Hongchen himself can't accept this.

The last captain of the Sun and Moon Team finally appeared. His expression was solemn. As soon as Tianyang Douluo gave the order, he immediately revealed his humanoid soul tool.

As the strongest member of the team, the only Soul Emperor and Level 6 Soul Master, and the team leader, his thoughts were racing even before the start of the match was announced.

His task was extremely demanding. He not only had to defeat as many opponents as possible and extract information from the enemy, but also, if conditions allowed, end the individual elimination rounds in a timely manner so that his teammates could recover in better condition than Shrek, thus gaining an advantage in the subsequent team battles.

The Sun and Moon team is equipped with more advanced sealed baby bottles, allowing them to recover faster than Shrek.

Unfortunately, apart from the two support-type characters, Shrek Academy still has two Soul Emperor-level experts left: one control-type and the other offensive-type, who are also the captains of this year's Shrek Seven Devils.

The control-type team member was the first to engage in battle. His martial soul was a peculiar large book with an exquisite cover, adorned with dazzling gems and radiating a halo of light. As the pages turned, a halo seemed to envelop Captain Sun and Moon, slowing down the movement of his entire humanoid soul tool.

Shrek did not take the initiative to attack. His purpose after entering the arena was very clear: to use his soul skills to delay the game as much as possible and buy time for his teammates to recover.

Captain Sun and Moon immediately saw through the opponent's intentions and wanted to end the battle as soon as possible, but neither long-range bombardment nor close combat could break through the blockade of mysterious light wheels.

Those light wheels couldn't damage the sturdy metal shell of the humanoid soul tool, and the two remained locked in a stalemate.

In the Shrek Academy's preparation area, Yan Shaozhe nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, this year's children are also excellent. They only observed briefly and figured out how to deal with humanoid soul tools on their own without our guidance."

"I believe they will not let us down in the team fights to come."

Elder Xuan nodded: "It's not just this match, but also the match against Mingdou Academy later. With the experience of facing the Sun and Moon Team, Mingdou Academy will be no problem either."

He took a sip of his drink, paused, and said, "But it's always good to be prepared. When will Duoduo and Lin'er arrive?"

Yan Shaozhe said, "They will come immediately after they finish their research, no later than tonight."

The two deans of the Soul Guidance Department at Shrek Academy are naturally the ones who know the most about Soul Guidance Devices. After Mingdou Academy demonstrated the humanoid Soul Guidance Device, Elder Xuan immediately sent Yan Shaozhe back to the academy to inform them to come to the Spirit Battle and provide guidance to the team members.

Xian Lin'er didn't want to pay attention to Yan Shaozhe and didn't even see him. However, as the dean of the Soul Guidance Department of Shrek Academy, she still came to the Douling Empire with Qian Duoduo. The powerful and advanced humanoid soul guidance device was also very attractive to them.

Yan Shaozhe's recording soul tool was recording the battle situation on the field, and these recordings would later be handed over to Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er for careful analysis.

This was originally Elder Xuan's idea. He had attached great importance to the humanoid soul tool when they first met, but now that he saw that the Sun Moon Team, which was also equipped with a humanoid soul tool, was still no match for Shrek Academy, he couldn't help but feel a sense of pride.

Perhaps this is a bit redundant?