In Douluo Continent, he tricked Xiao Wu into giving him a soul ring.

"If we lose two rounds of the preliminary rounds in a row, and with strong teams like Blazing Fire, Thunder, Sky Water, and Divine Wind blocking our way, we may not be able to make it into the top five of the preliminary rounds and qualify for the next round. In that case, Shrek Academy's journey in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament will be over."

In the end, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but feel a little desperate.

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Chapter 152 Yu Xiaogang's Ambition

Yu Xiaogang has always been committed to making his disciple Tang San the core of Shrek Academy and building the Shrek team into a team that belongs solely to Tang San, with the other Shrek members serving as supporting characters to highlight his disciple's extraordinary talent.

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And Yu Xiaogang succeeded. Tang San became the core of the Shrek Academy team completely. Without him, Shrek Academy was just an ordinary soul master team.

But now Tang San has fallen and encountered a setback, so he can't play.

If Shrek Academy falls in the second round of the preliminaries, he'll have to wait another five years to make a name for himself in the world of Soul Masters. He's been looked down upon since he was six years old. More than forty years have passed. Let alone five years, he couldn't tolerate even five months or five days.

He desperately wanted his theory of invincibility to be recognized by the world.

Winning the championship of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament for the Shrek Academy team was his only way to prove himself.

Five years... how is he supposed to endure that?

Liu Erlong also frowned, "Xiao Gang, what do you suggest we do? The competition is about to start in less than half an hour. If all else fails, we'll have to arrange for Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Rongrong, Mubai, and Xiaowu to go on stage together."

"Now that things have come to this, we have no other choice but to hope that Xiao San can pull herself together quickly," Yu Xiaogang sighed.

"Okay. I'll go and inform Qin Ming right away." Liu Erlong nodded emphatically.

As soon as he finished speaking, the door creaked open, and Tang San dragged his weary body out.

"A mistress." Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong's eyes lit up at the same time.

"Teacher, Rongrong and Fatty don't need to play. I'll go for this match," Tang San said seriously. At this moment, he had figured it out: as long as he switched to cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer as his second martial soul, then Lan Si would be nothing to fear. However, before that, he still needed to defeat the Elephant Armor Team, secure a top-five finish in the preliminaries, and qualify for the next round.

"But what about your health?" Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but feel worried.

"It's alright, there's still half an hour left. Once I get to the arena, I'll have Xiao Aoduo make me a few recovery sausages. But I'll have to trouble Teacher Erlong to take me there. Please try to transfer some soul power to me on the way." Tang San's voice was a little weak.

"Alright then." Yu Xiaogang yawned, completely unaware that Liu Erlong had also been up for three days and three nights without sleep. She turned to Liu Erlong and said, "Erlong, I'm counting on you."

Liu Erlong nodded slowly. As long as Yu Xiaogang could cheer up, she was willing to do anything for her.

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Meanwhile, the second round of the preliminary rounds of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament officially began at the renovated Heaven Dou City Great Soul Arena.

Compared to three days ago, the huge Soul Arena has changed significantly. While the central arena used by Lan Si and the Shrek Academy team remains unchanged, four additional arenas of the same size have been built around it.

Although these five arenas occupy a very large area, they are still insignificant compared to the Heavenly Battle Arena, which can accommodate 70,000 to 80,000 people at the same time.

All twenty-eight teams were divided into three groups, with a maximum of ten teams allowed to compete at the same time in each group. The Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team 2 was in the first group, and the Shrek Academy Team was in the second. Their opponents were Canghui Academy, whose members were stunned by Tang San's Purple Demon Eye in the original story, and Elephant Armor Academy, from the Elephant Armor Sect, ranked sixth among the seven major sects.

Because Lan Si achieved an unprecedented one-against-seven victory in the first match, and his opponent today is Canghui Academy, which is not weak among the many participating teams, the match between Tiandou Royal Academy Team 2 and Canghui Academy Team was still arranged on the main competition stage in the center.

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Team leader Sun Buyu was compiling information on Lan Si's opponents. "A Si, based on yesterday's match between Canghui Academy and Fenglin Academy, while their strength is not weak among the twenty-eight participating teams, it is not particularly outstanding compared to strong teams such as Shenfeng Academy, Chihuo Academy, Xiangjia Academy, and Tianshui Academy. They are even weaker than the lineup that Shrek Academy sent three days ago. The other substitute members are not particularly outstanding either, and one of them is even a Soul Master who does not have the best Soul Ring configuration. So you can boldly defeat them."

As he spoke, Sun Buyu handed over a stack of documents.

Lan Si took the information, glanced at it, and then shook his head, saying, "No, Teacher Sun, you're wrong. Perhaps compared to other teams, Canghui Academy is the most troublesome team. You see, including the Soul Master you mentioned who doesn't have the best Soul Ring configuration, seven of them have Gem-type Martial Souls."

Sun Buyu seemed to realize something and was greatly surprised. "You mean to say..."

"It's not as exaggerated as you think. Besides, it's not even certain that all seven of them will appear at the same time in this competition." Lan Si smiled faintly, casually pointed to six lackeys, and got up to walk towards the central arena.

The reason why Canghui Academy used the Seven-in-One Fusion Technique against Shrek Academy in the preliminary rounds was entirely because of the conflict between them. In addition, it was a crucial moment to obtain the qualification for the next round, so they used their trump card.

It's only the second round of the qualifiers now, and Canghui Academy has already won the first round of the qualifiers, so there's no need to send out those seven people for this one match.

Of course, if those seven people were really sent, Lan Si wouldn't be afraid. He had also taken the "Looking-Through Autumn Water Dew" and could accomplish what Tang San in the original story could; if he still couldn't, he might as well be dead. His azure fiery eyes were no less powerful than the so-called Purple Demon Eyes.

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Emperor Xueye still sat in the center of the first row, but today, in addition to Ning Fengzhi, the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and the platinum bishop Salas, there were two more people beside him. One of them had an extremely large frame and a withered face. He was none other than Gu Rong, one of the two guardian Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

The other person had a rather unusual appearance. He had dark skin and large, bell-like eyes. He was over 2.5 meters tall and occupied three large seats in the VIP section by himself, resembling a huge mountain of flesh. His hair and beard were all white, and he looked to be at least over seventy years old.

He is none other than Hu Yanzhen, the sect leader of the Elephant Armor Sect, which ranks sixth among the seven major sects. In the original story, he was a simpleton who dared to take Tang San's full-force attack with the Trident of the Sea God with his own body.

"Sect Master, is this the Lan Si that you and that bitch often mentioned to me?" Bone Douluo, sitting next to Ning Fengzhi, asked telepathically as he watched Lan Si step onto the central arena.

“Hmm. I originally thought that Salas summoned Tianxiang Huyan Zhen to deal with Lan Si, but I didn’t expect it to be to deal with Shrek Academy. It seems that the Spirit Hall has already become suspicious of Tang San’s identity,” Ning Fengzhi replied.

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Chapter 153 Mental Power Comparable to Soul Saint Level

Bone Douluo curled his lips and continued to transmit his voice: "Tang San, I've heard that bitch mention him. He has powerful twin martial soul talents, but his temperament is utterly despicable. I don't understand why you, Sect Master, still value him so much. If someone like him keeps winning, that's fine, but once he loses, he'll easily become despondent."

"Compared to that kid named Tang San, I actually prefer Lan Si. Not only is he exceptionally talented, but he's also good-looking, a perfect match for our Rongrong. Alas, it's a pity that Rongrong doesn't seem to be interested in him, otherwise, it would be wonderful if Lan Si could become our grandson-in-law."

"I almost regret not stopping you from letting Rongrong enter Shrek Academy. If you had let Rongrong enter the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, maybe the two of them could have gotten together. And that old bastard Dugu Bo too. Why did he have to stand up for that spoiled brat Xue Beng and kick Shrek out of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy? Now look at the situation."

Ning Fengzhi, with his meticulous mind, understood Bone Douluo's words perfectly. If Lan Si hadn't appeared, Tang San might truly have become the most dazzling new star of this era. After all, he could see that Tang San was a smart child. But whenever he encountered Lan Si, it was as if he had met his nemesis, and he was almost completely crushed.

What troubled Ning Fengzhi most was his precious daughter. Because Lan Si had defeated Shrek Academy, she harbored excessive hatred towards Lan Si. And Lan Si didn't seem to care much for her either. Even if he wanted to bring them together, there was nothing he could do.

Just as Ning Fengzhi was lamenting his inability to recruit Lan Si to marry into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the first group of ten teams had already taken the stage.

Almost everyone in the entire Arena focused their attention on the central arena. Then, a deafening cheer erupted: "One against seven...one against seven..."

Clearly, although three days have passed since Lan Si single-handedly defeated Shrek Academy, the audience still vividly remembers the scene of Lan Si taking on seven people.

"Ali and his friends' next opponent was defeated by this bean sprout? That Shrek Academy is too weak."

The speaker was Hu Yanzhen, the sect leader of the Elephant Armor Sect. Given his position in the Spirit Hall, he was not qualified to know about Qian Renxue's existence, let alone Lan Si. Upon seeing Lan Si's appearance, he immediately spoke with some disdain.

Emperor Xueye said calmly, "Sect Master Huyan, it's not that Shrek Academy is too weak, but that A Si is too strong."

"Oh? Is that so?" Hu Yanzhen laughed, still looking disdainful. He was about to say something more when he saw Salas glare at him. Helpless, he had no choice but to shut up and turn his gaze to the central arena of the Great Soul Arena.

On the competition stage, both sides had entered the arena, and the matches on all five stages began simultaneously upon the referee's announcement.

When the referee announced the release of martial souls, Lan Si, finding it too troublesome, simply had the six lackeys jump off the arena, undoubtedly pushing the match to its climax. Everyone knew that Lan Si was about to stage another one-against-seven showdown.

Having learned from Shrek Academy's experience, the seven members of Canghui Academy seemed much more cautious. However, their lineup appeared rather weak, with only their captain possessing the strength of a Soul Master above level 40. The others were only around level 30, and one of them even had suboptimal Soul Ring configurations, with all three Soul Rings being yellow.

This greatly disappointed the audience, as the strength displayed by Canghui Academy was even inferior to that of Shrek Academy.

The moment they released their martial spirits, they quickly gathered together, with the captain standing at the front and the other six members standing behind, forming a strange hexagonal formation.

Seeing the lineup that Canghui Academy had put up, Lan Si was somewhat surprised. He did not expect that Canghui Academy would use the Seven-in-One Fusion Technique so quickly.

Seven beams of light of different colors emerged from the seven members of Canghui Academy. The moment they each summoned their gem martial souls, the captain leading them beckoned to Lan Si and provocatively said, "You're the Lan Si who defeated Shrek Academy? You don't look like much, do you? You actually dared to dream of taking on seven at once? Do you really think Canghui Academy is some kind of lowly Shrek Academy? You're ignorant. Come on over if you dare."

"Alright." Lan Si smiled calmly. Four spirit rings, two yellow, one purple, and one black, rose from beneath his feet. At the same time, he released his Azure Lotus Martial Soul and activated his Azure Fiery Eyes, slowly walking towards Canghui Academy.

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Ning Fengzhi sensed something was wrong and thought to himself, "Oh no, A-Si has fallen into a trap. Canghui Academy is using the Seven-in-One Fusion Technique."

As expected, the moment Lan Si approached the seven members of Canghui Academy, seven beams of colorful light shot into the sky almost simultaneously, condensing into a massive seven-colored pillar of light centered on the captain of Canghui Academy. The pillar of light rapidly expanded, completely enveloping the seven people who had formed a formation, as well as the approaching Lan Si.

"This...this could be the legendary Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Technique?" Emperor Xueye exclaimed in surprise from the VIP stands.

"This is not a seven-in-one martial soul fusion technique, but a seven-in-one fusion technique." Ning Fengzhi shook his head with a solemn expression, thinking to himself, "A Si underestimated his opponent this time. I hope he's alright, otherwise it'll be a pity."

The moment the seven-colored beam of light spread, various precious lights burst forth from it, completely attracting the light beams in the stands, leaving them dazzled and mesmerized.

"Haha, Lan Si, I admit, one-on-one, no one is your match, but you shouldn't have underestimated our Canghui Academy. Tell me quickly, where is Teacher Shi Nian? Otherwise, we'll make you die right now in our Seven Asura Illusionary Realms." The voice of the Canghui Academy captain came from all directions amidst the colorful light.

Upon hearing this, Lan Si suddenly realized that Shi Nian had indeed set his sights on him. Moreover, these seven members of the Canghui Academy were Shi Nian's disciples, so they must know something. Now that Shi Nian had disappeared, and he was highly valued by the Tiandou Royal Family, the other party was probably just blindly guessing that Shi Nian's disappearance was related to him.

Since that's the case.....

"Don't worry, you'll never see him." Lan Si's gaze swept around, and under the watchful eyes of his azure fiery eyes, the seven students from Canghui Academy had nowhere to hide.

"It really was you! What exactly did you do to Teacher Shi Nian?" The captain of Canghui Academy stared at Lan Si, his voice filled with anxiety.

Lan Si did not choose to make a move, but simply stood there. Instead of answering, she asked, "I wonder if your teacher ever told you? The battle in the illusion is a contest of mental strength. With your insignificant illusion, I can crush you with my mental strength."

As he spoke, Lan Si slowly closed his eyes, focused his spiritual power into them, and then suddenly opened them, rushing towards the captain of Canghui Academy through his azure fiery eyes.

"Ah..." Seven screams rang out almost simultaneously. In the entire Great Soul Arena, almost all the Soul Masters with a Soul Power level of over 70, including Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, Huyan Zhen, and Salas, stood up at the same time.

Just now, they sensed a spiritual force, a spiritual force no weaker than that of a Soul Saint.

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Chapter 154 Shrek Academy's Pyrrhic Victory

Everyone is born with spiritual power, but it is so weak that they cannot perceive it themselves. It can be strengthened as a Soul Master's cultivation level increases in the later stages.

Generally speaking, unless one possesses a special martial soul, only those who reach the level of Soul Emperor or even Soul Saint can roughly grasp spiritual power.

Of course, there is one exception: the fused intelligent skull.

Yet, Lan Si, without the Intelligence Skull, broke with convention once again after reaching the fourth ring of ten thousand years, unleashing Soul Saint-level spiritual power with the cultivation of a Soul Master. How could this not be astonishing?

The colorful light subsided, and the central arena became clear again. The massive pillar of colorful light vanished into thin air, and of the original eight people on the arena, only one remained standing. That was Lan Si.

In contrast, the seven members of the Canghui Academy team collapsed to the ground as if they had suffered an epileptic seizure, their eyes rolling back, foaming at the mouth, and their bodies convulsing violently.

This scene was witnessed by Liu Erlong, who had brought Tang San over. She gently put Tang San down from her back, and her expression instantly became serious.

"Teacher Erlong, what's wrong?" After receiving soul power from Liu Erlong along the way, Tang San's condition had improved a lot. He stood up and followed Liu Erlong's gaze. When he saw that it was Lan Si standing on the platform, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

"Just now, I sensed a spiritual force on the central competition stage that was no weaker than mine," Liu Erlong said in a deep voice, his gaze still fixed on Lan Si on the central competition stage.

"Not weaker than your mental strength?" Tang San was shocked. He knew that Liu Erlong's cultivation was Soul Saint, so wouldn't that mean that Lan Si's mental strength had reached the level of Soul Saint?

Thinking of this, Tang San clenched his fists and cursed inwardly: Damn it, Lan Si, just how strong are you?