Douluo: Yu Hao Pan Tang San

Chapter 252, Section 271: Shrek's Divergence
After the opening ceremony, just as the Spark Team was about to leave, members of Shrek Academy blocked their way.

"Excuse me, is there anything I can help you with?" Mu Yuanfang asked.

Tang San said, "Tomorrow is the day our two teams will face off, which will be a good opportunity to wash away the shame of that year."

"Oh~" Lin Chen suddenly realized: "You guys are from that Shi something something academy."

"It's Shrek!" Dai Mubai exclaimed. "Shrek is a monster with a strange temper."

"So, you're saying you're not human, but a bunch of monsters?" Luo Xingqi said smugly.

Oscar shouted, "Hmph, that's right, we are a bunch of monsters, Starfire Team. We were defeated by you two years ago, but tomorrow we will show you that we are no longer the Shrek we were two years ago."

Zhao Hengning laughed and said, "Oh, so you guys are pretty brave. Well then, let's wait and see tomorrow."

The two teams were almost at each other's throats, but they both had a tacit understanding and did not make a move at that moment.

That night, Shrek held a mobilization meeting, with Flander speaking first and then Yu Xiaogang speaking.

Yu Xiaogang stood on the stage, his hands behind his back, his eyes revealing the vicissitudes and wisdom of a middle-aged man. He paid no attention to the faint disdain in the eyes of the Shrek Eight below the stage. He said calmly, "Little monsters, I, Yu Xiaogang, am very proud to be your team leader and to have trained you to this level. One minute on stage requires ten years of hard work off stage. I, Yu Xiaogang, have seen all your efforts over the years. You have not let me down. Tomorrow is your chance to prove yourself."

"Your first opponent is the Spark team, who defeated you before."

Immediately afterwards, Yu Xiaogang suddenly produced a drawing from somewhere, covered with some messy curves, and began to spout his twisted theory: "Two years ago, the strength of the Starfire Team was generally at the Soul Venerable level. Based on the information we collected about their age, martial soul, and soul ring configuration, we used the martial soul cultivation curve I created to make inferences." (Blah blah blah, tens of thousands of words omitted.)
"It can be confirmed that the Starfire Team is currently a full Soul Sect team. The strongest team may have two members who are above level 45, while the rest are all below level 45." Yu Xiaogang's voice was calm but revealed his pride in his "extensive knowledge".

The Shrek Seven Devils were drowsy listening to Yu Xiaogang's words, and even after it was over, their minds were still a mess. They only felt that "it sounded really amazing and awesome."

"This team, despite the pressure of winning the championship, is a team with the potential to win," Yu Xiaogang said. "Meeting them in the first match, little monsters, this is your challenge, but also your opportunity. Use your strength to prove your strength to the world." (And at the same time, let this be the starting point for me, Yu Xiaogang, to make a name for myself, Yu Xiaogang added in his heart.)
So everyone started clapping.

Flander stepped forward and said, "Alright, Little Three, you're in charge of tomorrow's personnel and tactical arrangements. I only have one request: to win a resounding victory tomorrow and make our Shrek monsters a force to be reckoned with."

Tang San nodded and said, "Dean, I guarantee I will give you a satisfactory answer." Flander, Yu Xiaogang, and the other teachers then left.

Only the Shrek Seven Devils and their substitutes remained in the room. Tang San's gaze swept over the remaining seven and the substitutes, and he said, "Tomorrow, it will be me, Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, Huang Yuan, and Tailong playing. The battle plan is as follows."

As soon as Tang San finished speaking, Yu Tianheng stepped forward and said, "Wait a minute, A-San, what do you mean by this? What about me, Xiao Wu, and Er Ming?"

Tang San said coldly, "You don't need to play tomorrow. We can handle them on our own!"

Tang San's reluctance to let Yu Tianheng, Xiao Wu, and Er Ming compete together stemmed from his own selfish motives. He didn't want to see Xiao Wu intimately displaying her Martial Soul Fusion Skill with another man. If possible, Tang San would rather keep Yu Tianheng and Er Ming locked out of the entire match from beginning to end, preventing them from ever having a chance to compete. Tang San also had his own plans for not letting Xiao Wu compete; he would arrange for him to compete alongside Xiao Wu in future matches. But for now, he would let Xiao Wu admire his heroic figure from the audience.

"If I win that match beautifully tomorrow, Little Wu will definitely be deeply attracted to me," Tang San thought happily to himself.

"Hmph, that's easy for you to say." Yu Tianheng said, "Ah San, the Starfire Team is no ordinary team. Just because Xiao Wu and I were on the field together last time and couldn't use our Martial Soul Fusion Skill, you lost to the Starfire Team once. Do you intend to lose to them again and bring shame to Shrek Academy?"

Before Tang San could speak, Dai Mubai couldn't sit still any longer. He said, "Yu Tianheng, aren't you just trying to say that we lost to the Starfire Team last time because you couldn't use your Spirit Fusion Skill with Xiao Wu?"

Erming said, "Dai Mubai, isn't what Brother Tianheng said wrong? Last time, it was because you deliberately didn't let Xiaowu play in the personnel arrangement that Shrek suffered a humiliating defeat."

Oscar said, "Hmph, the past is the past, the present is the present. Last time we made a mistake, but this time there won't be any mistakes. I believe that under the leadership of Ah San, we will definitely be able to achieve victory and wash away the shame."

Tensions were rising between the two sides when Xiao Wu stood between them and shouted, "Alright, stop arguing!"

Instantly, the scene fell silent, and everyone's eyes turned to Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu looked at Tang San with innocent eyes and asked, "Tang San, why didn't you let me go on stage with Tian Heng or Er Ming? If we went on stage together, we could definitely win easily with our spirit fusion skill."

Tang San looked at Xiao Wu and cried out in his heart: You've even started calling for Tian Heng.
Looking into Xiao Wu's innocent eyes, Tang San couldn't feel any blame. Perhaps, in Xiao Wu's heart, she only thought that her relationship with Yu Tianheng was a pure martial soul fusion skill, and that it was that bastard Yu Tianheng who was eyeing this pure Xiao Wu. That must be it.

After comforting himself, Tang San explained:
"Little Wu, actually, I think you, Yu Tianheng, and Erming's Martial Soul Fusion Skill could be used last. It's our trump card, after all. It's better not to let too many opponents know about it. Besides, I don't think all members of the Starfire Team will necessarily appear." (Of course, it would be best if we could never use it.)
(End of this chapter)