Douluo Continent: Dragon's Journey Across the World

Chapter 82 The Strength of Shrek Academy

The day after Yang Ping'an arrived in Tiandou City, Shrek Academy held a competition.

Shrek Academy's opponent is Purple Star Academy, which is also a cannon fodder academy in the original work and has always been a weaker one.

However, even in a novice academy like Purple Star Academy, there was a Soul Master in their team, though he was only at level 41, and he was also their captain.

Shrek Academy obviously couldn't hide its strengths like in the original story. Apart from Ning Rongrong and Ma Hongjun, all five Shrek Monsters took to the field, along with Tailong and Huang Yuan.

However, Tailong's soul power was only level 37, and Huang Yuan's was only level 35, so they could only be said to have a slight effect after entering the field.

Dai Mubai, who possesses the highest soul power, has reached level 43, which is not much different from the original work.

Tang San's soul power actually reached level 41. It seems that he has been cultivating diligently during this period, and his strength has improved quite well, barely reaching the level of full innate soul power.

Xiao Wu's soul power level is only level 37, exactly the same as in the original story.

However, Yang Ping'an was also a little puzzled. Normally, there are only a few months left until the final of the Soul Master Competition. How did she manage to advance to the Soul Master level?

As for the others, Oscar's soul power level reached level 38, and Zhu Zhuqing's soul power level was also level 36.

These two are a bit strange. One is a support type that is difficult to cultivate, and the other's innate soul power is only level seven, which is quite different from the soul power in the original work, but it is much higher than I expected.

Especially with Oscar and Xiao Wu's talent, they might be able to advance to the Soul Master level before the Soul Master Competition finals.

In terms of strength, Shrek Academy is much stronger than Purple Star Academy, especially in terms of combat ability; the two are not even in the same league.

Tang San wielded the Meteor Hammer with great skill and agility, and the teamwork was excellent.

Surprisingly, Tang San's fourth soul skill was also Blue Silver Cage, which was probably derived from the Cave Demon Spider.

However, Tang San's Blue Silver Cage was just an ordinary thousand-year soul skill. Although it was also a group control skill, it was obviously easier to destroy than in the original story. Moreover, it lacked the ice and fire body tempering, and Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was extremely afraid of fire.

After a fierce battle, Shrek Academy defeated Purple Star Academy, but they did not have the overwhelming momentum of the original story, and even struggled to survive at one point.

After defeating Purple Star Academy, Shrek Academy's next opponent was Elephant Armor Academy, which puzzled Yang Ping'an. Shouldn't Shrek Academy vs. Elephant Armor Academy be a second-round match? Why was it happening so late?

However, after thinking about it carefully, Yang Ping'an roughly understood the reason.

In the original story, Ning Fengzhi had a very high opinion of Shrek Academy, and even somewhat disregarded Salas, the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall. He became even more arrogant after Shrek Academy defeated the second team of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy in one minute.

The current Shrek Academy is much weaker than in the original story. Even defeating the second team of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy took a considerable amount of time, and it was not as overwhelming as in the original story.

As for Shrek Academy's lineup of two Soul Masters, there is absolutely no need to praise them. Basically, no one would be optimistic about them winning the championship. Even if Ning Rongrong stayed at Shrek Academy, Ning Fengzhi would not have the intention to praise them.

Without Ning Fengzhi's praise, there would have been no special arrangement by Sara to suppress Elephant Academy, and naturally, they hadn't yet faced a strong team like Elephant Academy.

Shrek Academy is currently ranked fifth, even tied with Elephant Armor Academy, mainly because they haven't encountered any strong teams yet. They haven't played against Five Elements Academy, or even Azure Radiance Academy.

Inside Shrek Academy, everyone was preparing for their upcoming opponent, especially Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, who were discussing their lineup for the battle against Elephant Armor Academy.

Shrek Academy and Elephant Armor Academy have the same record now, and whoever loses will immediately drop out of the qualifying rankings.

Having spent most of his life in the Soul Master world, Yu Xiaogang naturally understood the strength of Elephant Armor Academy. He advocated that everyone give up the competition, and even his own plan was that this Soul Master Competition was just about participation, with the real goal of winning the championship in the next Soul Master Competition.

However, Tang San has always been very competitive. In particular, although Elephant Armor Academy only has three Soul Masters, its strength has always ranked at the bottom among the Five Elements Academy, making it the easy target. If he loses to Elephant Armor Academy, he will have no way to advance.

After a long period of contemplation, Tang San and the others finally spoke: "Teacher, this battle is extraordinary. If we always admit defeat when we encounter the Elemental Academy, we will have no chance to advance at all."

Upon hearing these words, Yu Xiaogang only sighed and then said nothing more, while the others were full of fighting spirit, feeling that the mere Elephant Armor Academy was no match for them.

Dai Mubai was relatively more rational: "Little San, since things are going to be like this, how should we deal with it? How many people should we send this time? What tactics should we adopt?"

Tang San glanced at the information about Elephant Armor Academy in his hand, silently calculated for a moment, and then spoke: "This time we will probably have to show most of our strength. The lineup for the competition includes me, Mu Bai, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Xiao Ao, Ma Hongjun, and Huang Yuan."

Dai Mubai was a little surprised: "Xiao San, if we calculate it this way, wouldn't we have to field six main players besides Rongrong? Then we basically have nothing left to hide."

Tang San shook his head: "The strength of this Soul Master Competition is probably stronger than in the past. I have already seen the Five Elements Academy make their move. Basically, each team has at least three Soul Masters. This does not include their hidden strength. I'm afraid it won't be easy for us to get a top-five finish."

After hearing Tang San's plan, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but nod: "Xiao San, your plan is excellent and very targeted. It seems you are confident."

Tang San nodded: "That's right. Everyone at Elephant Armor Academy is a defensive-type Soul Master. Their strength and defense are both excellent, but their speed is generally very poor. This is the opportunity we can take advantage of, which is why I didn't arrange for Tailong to participate."

Next, Tang San made some arrangements, including some battle details.

When the match began, Yang Ping'an couldn't help but chuckle to himself as he looked at Shrek Academy's lineup: "This is getting interesting. Shrek Academy is practically going all in."

They're about to start stirring up trouble, or you could say they're going to torture the third one.

(End of this chapter)