Douluo: Yu Hao Pan Tang San

Chapter 254, page 273: Five Minutes vs. One Minute
The next day, at the competition venue, it was Shrek Academy's turn to face off against Starfire Academy.

The Starfire Academy members dressed very casually; only the higher-ups would pay attention to this seemingly ordinary team.

All the audience members were captivated by Shrek Academy's unique school uniform.

"What an ugly school uniform, it's a shit-green color, it's disgusting."

"They're even advertising and soliciting sponsorships. Seriously, it's hopeless. I wonder where this shady college came from; what's its name again?"

"There's no suspense in today's game. How can an academy that even has to get sponsorship for its school uniforms cultivate good students? I've bet all 1000 gold soul coins I've saved over the years on Starfire Academy, just waiting to make a small profit."

In the VIP section, Ning Fengzhi clasped his hands together, resting his chin on his palms, his gaze fixed on Luo Xingqi of the Starfire Team.

If nothing unexpected happened, he should have witnessed the appearance of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in this competition. Unfortunately, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda did appear, but it was not one of his Ning family members.

Ning Fengzhi really wanted to take the little girl away, but when he looked at the leader of the Starfire Team, the Snow Maiden who could easily freeze even the ancient banyan tree, he immediately extinguished any thoughts he shouldn't have.

Both teams are entering the field.

Tang San said to Yu Tianheng, "Yu Tianheng, remember our bet."

"I know, Tang San, let's wait until you win first before we talk," Yu Tianheng sneered.

"Hmph." Tang San snorted coldly and led his team up onto the Soul Arena.

As Xiao Wu walked past him, she gave Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar a wink.

Dai Mubai: OK
Oscar: OK
Ma Hongjun: OK
Seven people entered the arena, and on the other side, seven members of the Spark Team also came to the Soul Battle Stage, with the two sides standing facing each other.

In the audience, Flander, Zhao Wuji, Liu Erlong, and others became much more serious upon seeing this scene. He said, "What is Tang San doing? Why are none of our Shrek Academy's three Soul Kings playing? Why is a match that we were so confident of winning being made so suspenseful?"

Yu Xiaogang calmly said, "Let's trust Xiao San and the others. The only tricky thing about the Starfire team is Ye Qingmei's self-fusion martial soul technique. But Ye Qingmei is performing a martial soul fusion technique that requires two people to perform, so it's not sustainable. Therefore, our Shrek team has a chance of winning with this setup."

Tang San's arrangement was exactly what Yu Xiaogang wanted. Among the Eight Monsters, only Tang San was Yu Xiaogang's precious disciple. If Tang San could achieve excellent results in the Soul Master Competition, Yu Xiaogang, as his master, would have more face. However, if Yu Tianheng took the stage in the first match and made a name for himself, Tang San would go from being the flower to the green leaf in this competition. Everyone would remember Yu Tianheng, and few people would remember Tang San, let alone his master.

The Shrek Eight Monsters on stage heard the commotion from the audience:

"Go, Spark Team, eliminate them!"

"Eliminate this college."

"These ugly school uniforms are obviously a cheap, attention-seeking gimmick from a shady college."

"I bet all my money on Spark, and I get angry when I see Shrek's weird outfit."

Tang San said with amusement, "It seems that many people are going to lose money today."

Mu Yuanfang said, "There won't be many. There won't be many people betting on your academy just out of curiosity."

"It's Shrek!" Ma Hongjun corrected. "Shrek is a monster with a strange temper." "I know, that green, slimy, weak and unaware of its own weakness, and with a strange temper, a monster from the bottom of the forest. I really don't know what you have to be proud of using such trash as your school's totem?" Ye Qingmei said disdainfully.

Seeing the other side mocking their side like this, the Shrek team was not angry. Dai Mubai said, "You can only be proud of this now. In a little while, we will tell you that we Shrek are not the Shrek we were two years ago."

After saying that, Dai Mubai nudged Tang San with his elbow and asked, "Tang San, how many minutes do you think is appropriate for this round?"

Tang San glanced at Xiao Wu below the stage. He knew this was his chance to shine, so he held out his hand. He initially wanted to say one minute, but after thinking for a moment, he said, "Five minutes!"

"Five minutes?" the Spark Team asked, looking at the object in Tang San's hand with a puzzled expression.

"What my Ah San means is that after the competition starts, you seven people can only stay in this arena for a maximum of five minutes. After five minutes, you will be carried off the arena on stretchers," Dai Mubai shouted loudly, as if afraid that no one in the arena would have heard him.

Immediately, the entire arena erupted in laughter and mocking sounds.

"Five minutes, right?" Mu Yuanfang said with a smile, then raised one finger.

"What do you mean?" Tang San asked.

"One minute!" Mu Yuanfang laughed. "I will eliminate you all within one minute."

Immediately, the Shrek team was enraged, especially the reborn quartet. They were the ones who had ushered in tens of thousands of years of glory for Shrek, and they had never been so disrespected before.

Although they were seething with anger, for the Shrek Three, the girl was clearly more important than the glory of Shrek Academy.

Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar glanced at Xiao Wu in the audience, and Xiao Wu winked at them.

They looked away, thinking to themselves: Well, as long as this match isn't too bad.

Only Tang San, furious, laughed. He knew Xiao Wu: "You think you can eliminate us in just one minute? Mu Bai, let them see the strength of Shrek Academy!"

“Okay.” Dai Mubai’s muscles bulged, and a tiger’s roar came from behind him. The phantom of a white tiger appeared behind Dai Mubai, and four soul rings, yellow and purple, swirled around him.

As Dai Mubai activated his martial soul, half of the mockery directed at Shrek Academy immediately disappeared.

A crisp crowing sound came from Ma Hongjun's side, and a plump turkey (Ma Hongjun: My martial soul is a phoenix) appeared behind Ma Hongjun. It looked rather comical, but it was a genuine Soul Master with four soul rings of yellow and purple swirling around Ma Hongjun.

Following closely behind, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, Tailong, and Huang Yuan also activated their martial souls.

The audience suddenly realized that Shrek Academy had only sent out five main players for this battle, but now four of them had already demonstrated powerful Soul Master level combat strength, and even the substitute, Tyrone, although he was only one-armed, was also at the Soul Master level.

As Tang San's soul power surged, the audience watched him with bated breath. If the team members were this powerful, what about the captain?

Tang San was surrounded by Blue Silver Grass, with four spirit rings—pale yellow, yellow, and purple—circling him. His spirit power seemed to be slightly weaker than that of the team members around him.

"Tch~" A chorus of boos immediately erupted from the audience.

(End of this chapter)