Huo Yuhao from The Peerless Tang Sect is incredibly talented.

After the Body Sect spread the message through the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, it coincided with the Shrek Academy holding a Sea God Pavilion meeting, and the elders of the Sea God Pavilion also took the opportunity to discuss the matter.

The time was one week before the arrival of the Body Sect.

Xuanzi sat in the first seat to Mu En's left, leaning back in his chair, gnawing on a chicken leg and sipping a little wine.

He picked up the notice, glanced at it, and tossed it back onto the table. "Making friends through martial arts. They certainly put a lot of thought into the wording. The Body Sect has been hidden for so many years, and now that they've come out, they've already learned to label people."

"Making friends through martial arts, and training Soul Masters?"

Yan Shaozhe read those eight words aloud in a flat tone, but the last syllable of each word had a slight upward curve, like the tone of an adult humming softly through their nose after hearing a child say something arrogant.

"I admit that the elders and sect leader of the Body Sect are strong enough, but when it comes to training soul masters, Shrek Academy is the best in the world."

Yan Shaozhe's words received unanimous approval from the elders of the Sea God Pavilion, even the Sea God Pavilion elders of the Soul Guidance Department who were usually at odds with Yan Shaozhe agreed with his statement.

After all, no matter how much the elders of the Sea God Pavilion in the Soul Guidance Department didn't get along with Yan Shaozhe, they were still people from Sly Academy, and they were all on the same side.

Even the least favored members of the Soul Guidance Department, even those who never make it to the Youth Soul Master Competition, can't help but stand tall and feel proud when they think of Shrek Academy's millennia-long glory in the Youth Soul Master Competition.

"Moreover, the Body Sect's lineage focuses on physical training, producing young disciples who are excellent at enduring beatings but lack the skill to actually fight."

Yan Shaozhe's words were filled with contempt for the Body Sect.

On the other side of the table, Qian Duoduo put down her teacup. The sound of the bottom of the cup hitting the table was not loud, but it was particularly clear in the quiet conference room of the Sea God Pavilion.

"Dean Yan, you said the Body Sect's lineage focuses on physical training, but it's not very effective at beating people. Then let me ask you, what are the two biggest changes in the Soul Master cultivation system in the last ten thousand years?"

"It's a soul core and a soul tool."

Qian Duoduo didn't wait for Yan Shaozhe's reply, but instead began to explain on her own.

"The Soul Core changes the way Soul Power is stored and circulated within the body, allowing Soul Masters to simultaneously improve their endurance and explosive power to a whole new level."

"Soul tools have completely changed the way soul masters fight, and even rewritten the rules of war on the continent. Just like the Tang Sect ten thousand years ago."

Qian Duoduo's gaze fell flatly on Yan Shaozhe's face. "The two greatest changes in ten thousand years, the Shrek Academy's Martial Soul System, haven't been affected by either of them. Not even once."

Yan Shaozhe looked displeased. "Dean Qian, what do you mean by that? You should know that ten thousand years have passed, and the Tang Sect has long since declined, while Shrek Academy still stands tall on the continent, thriving and prosperous."

"Hmph, Yan Shaozhe, stop flattering yourself. With our student body, could another academy, using the same resources and students, produce the same number of Title Douluos? The number of our Title Douluos, and even the number of Super Douluos, has increased for many years now."

Yan Shaozhe suddenly stood up. "Dean Qian, you're denying the ten-thousand-year-old tradition of the Martial Soul System!"

The other elders also changed color, because this was undoubtedly a denial of Shrek Academy, which was known as a holy land of education.

Xuanzi stopped eating the chicken leg and drinking, and said in a deep voice, "Dean Qian, you've gone too far."

"I am not denying the inheritance; what I am denying is resting on one's laurels and becoming complacent."

Qian Duoduo also stood up, confronting Yan Shaozhe across the long table. "Yan Shaozhe, your Martial Soul Department's curriculum hasn't been revised for over a thousand years. A thousand years, Dean Yan. The Sun Moon Empire's soul tools can already pose a fatal threat to Title Douluos, yet our Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department curriculum hasn't changed a single word. Is this what you call inheritance? This is called living off past glories."

Yan Shaozhe took a deep breath and suppressed his anger, saying, "Soul tools are just tools; the essence of a soul master is always themselves. Once you step onto the arena, it's still all about fists."

"Enough! This is a meeting of the Sea God Pavilion, not a place for two people to hurl insults at each other. If you keep swearing, get out!"

At the end of the long table, Moon, who was lying in a rocking chair, spoke.

"I know this guy, Poison Undying. He's not the kind of person who willingly offers himself up for others to beat. If he dares to come, there's a reason for it."

Mu Si's gaze swept over Xuan Zi, over Yan Shao Zhe, and over all the elders, and he felt a bit of a headache.

They discuss something for ages without getting to the point, and then I have to say, "I'm leaving," and what am I supposed to do then?

Mu En was extremely worried. With the current situation turbulent, Mu En estimated that the Sun Moon Empire would definitely take action against the original three kingdoms of Douluo Continent within a hundred years.

The problem is that there are no Soul Masters with ultimate attributes in the Douluo Continent now, and the Soul Tools of the Sun Moon Empire are far superior to those of a thousand years ago.

Looking at their own elders, they didn't take soul tools seriously at all, were arrogant and had no awareness of the changing situation.

Sigh, I hope these guys can protect their offspring and let Lexuan grow up.

"What you just said didn't get to the point. The Body Sect can afford to lose—a sect that has been in seclusion for hundreds of years, losing simply means it is indeed inferior to Shrek Academy, which is to be expected."

"Many people challenge Shrek Academy, but they are the first to not challenge our Body Sect in the Youth Soul Master Competition. In any case, the name of Body Sect has already resounded throughout the entire Douluo Continent."

"But Shrek lost, humph."

Moon didn't say anything, but everyone in the audience understood what he meant, and they all fell into deep thought.

"How about I lead some men and drive them back halfway?" Xuanzi suggested.

Mu En glanced at Xuan Zi, speechless.

Don't you know the strength of the Body Sect? If they really fought, it would be a lose-lose situation. I almost died at the hands of Poison Must Die back then.

And do you really think the Sun and Moon Empire doesn't exist?

"Xuanzi, you better behave yourself! Don't come up with any crooked ideas. The Body Sect is quite powerful, and don't forget that the Sun Moon Empire is eyeing us covetously."

Moon rebuked him sternly.

"Understood, Elder Mu." Xuanzi put away his chaotic thoughts.

"Yan Shaozhe, remember this: if you fight against the Body Sect in a seven-match one-on-one contest, and the Martial Soul Department loses one match, the Martial Soul Department's resource allocation will be reduced by 10% next year and allocated to the Soul Guidance Department. If you lose two matches, the allocation will be reduced by 20%, with no upper limit."

The composure on Yan Shaozhe's face vanished.

"Teacher, this..."

Not only Yan Shaozhe, but the other elders of the Sea God Pavilion at the table also wanted to say something, clearly wanting to raise their objections.

Before Yan Shaozhe could finish speaking, Mu En glanced at him and slightly revealed the aura of a level 99 Limit Douluo.

The crowd stopped their commotion and fell silent.

Clearly, Mu En wanted to use the Body Sect members, who were also Soul Masters, to give the Martial Soul system a good warning.

These traditional Soul Masters always think they're the best, so the Body Sect must have come prepared to make them understand that in traditional Soul Master cultivation, there are always people more skilled than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding.

Mu En believes that given the current strength of Shrek Academy's younger generation, in a one-on-one fight against a Body Sovereign Soul Master, the current Shrek Seven Devils would definitely lose two or three matches, let alone all of them.

Impossible, absolutely impossible.