Douluo Continent: The Martial Soul is actually Bibi Dong.

Chapter 111 Reunion with Former Teammates

"Third Brother, look! Isn't that Su Mo and Rongrong?"

"How did they get up there?"

While Su Mo and Ning Rongrong were talking about the Shrek team, Ma Hongjun from the Shrek team looked around and suddenly noticed Su Mo and Ning Rongrong on the viewing platform, and exclaimed in surprise.

Although Su Mo and Ning Rongrong did not appear on the central screen like the three people including Emperor Xueye, they could still be seen directly from the viewing platform if one looked up.

After hearing Ma Hongjun's voice, Dai Mubai, Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others looked up at the viewing platform and found Su Mo and Ning Rongrong.

Tang San and the others were somewhat surprised to see Su Mo and Ning Rongrong appearing on the viewing platform.

"Why are Rongrong and Su Mo up there? Aren't they participating in this Soul Master Competition?"

Zhu Zhuqing frowned and spoke.

Although Ning Rongrong left the Shrek Academy team, she didn't want to see Ning Rongrong unable to participate in such a grand event as the Soul Master Competition.

While she was surprised that Su Mo and Ning Rongrong were on such a high viewing platform, she was also surprised that Su Mo and Ning Rongrong had not participated in this competition.

Since all the teams should have entered the arena by now, Su Mo and Ning Rongrong appeared in the stands like they weren't participating in the match. Doesn't that mean they weren't in the match?

After hearing Zhu Zhuqing's words, Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and the others also realized what was going on and became puzzled as well.

"Could it be that Su Mo and Rongrong really didn't participate in this competition?"

Ma Hongjun exclaimed in surprise.

"That's possible. Su Mo's soul power level might not even have broken through level 30 yet. He definitely can't participate unless he's a Soul Master. If Su Mo doesn't participate, Rongrong will definitely follow suit!"

Dai Mubai smiled upon hearing this, his tone carrying a hint of disdain.

From the moment Su Mo entered Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai didn't like Su Mo very much. Later, when Su Mo left Shrek Academy, she even took Ning Rongrong with her, which naturally made Dai Mubai even more unhappy with Su Mo.

Seeing that Su Mo couldn't even participate in the Soul Master Competition, there was naturally some schadenfreude in it.

"So these are Su Mo and Ning Rongrong, the ones you mentioned. As expected of the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, they actually got to sit next to His Highness the Crown Prince and watch the competition together!"

"That Su Mo is so lucky! He actually caught the eye of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's little princess!"

"He's alright, I think he's still very handsome and has a sunny disposition!"

"..."

At this moment, besides Dai Mubai and his group, the other four new members of the Shrek team also looked at Su Mo and Ning Rongrong with curiosity.

These four members were originally four of the more outstanding students in Blue Tyrant Academy.

After Blue Tyrant Academy was renamed Shrek Academy, these four students with strong talent and ability were recruited into the Shrek team by Yu Xiaogang.

They are Huang Yuan and Tai Long, who are strong attackers; Jing Ling, who is agile attackers; and Jiang Zhu, who is a healer/support.

All four were Soul Masters of level 35 or above, and their strength was by no means weak. They were just a bit older than Tang San and the others, but they were about the same age as the members of other Soul Master Academy teams.

It can only be said that Tang San and his friends were too young.

"Never mind them for now, let's get inside!"

"We'll just go find them and ask them later!"

Tang San also spoke at this moment.

Looking at Su Mo, Tang San was indeed curious. He wanted to know if Su Mo had truly mastered the secret of refining weapons and imbuing them with souls.

The quality of his Clear Sky Hammer martial soul decreased, which was more or less related to Su Mo.

If Su Mo had truly mastered the secret of refining weapons and imbuing them with souls without hiding it, perhaps he wouldn't have caused the quality of the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul to decrease due to a curious attempt.

Of course, Tang San knew that the decline in the quality of his Clear Sky Hammer martial soul was not Su Mo's fault, but Su Mo was indeed partly to blame.

So Tang San wanted to find out if Su Mo really had the skill of refining weapons and imbuing them with souls.

"Yeah, we'll find out by asking them both later!"

Upon hearing Tang San's words, Ma Hongjun immediately expressed his agreement.

"Okay, I'll go see them when I have time!"

Dai Mubai laughed upon hearing this.

He wanted to see how Su Mo was doing now.

They can't even participate in the Soul Master Competition. It must be very awkward to see them, right?

……

While Tang San and the others were discussing the current situation of Su Mo and Ning Rongrong, Qian Renxue also received information about the members of the Shrek Academy team from her subordinates.

"Captain Dai Mubai, 17 years old, Martial Soul: White Tiger, Level 42 Battle Soul Master!"

"Zhu Zhuqing, 14 years old, Martial Soul: Netherworld Cat, Level 34 Battle Soul Master!"

"Their martial spirit is the White Tiger, their surname is Dai, they're a prince from the Star Luo Empire, and they're also from the Zhu family. They've actually come to our Heaven Dou Empire?"

Qian Renxue's first sight was Dai Mubai's information. After seeing Dai Mubai's martial soul and surname, she became somewhat suspicious. Then, she quickly noticed Zhu Zhuqing among the Shrek Academy team members and immediately confirmed that Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing were from the Star Luo Empire.

Even after learning Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's identities, Qian Renxue didn't intend to do anything. Although the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire had some disputes, the two empires were currently at peace and not in a state of war or hostility. Therefore, even if she knew Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's identities, there was nothing she could do.

If things go wrong, it could provoke a war between the two great empires, which would be terrible; that's not something a crown prince should do.

Moreover, she was waiting to complete her plan to seize the country and did not want the two empires to fight each other.

Without the help of the Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Empire would be no match for the Star Luo Empire.

If it weren't for the Spirit Hall's interference all these years, the Heaven Dou Empire would have been destroyed by the Star Luo Empire long ago. The Spirit Hall does not want the Star Luo Empire to unify the continent.

Therefore, regardless of whether Qian Renxue is the young master of the Spirit Hall or the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, she will not touch Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing after discovering their identities.

So Qian Renxue was only surprised that Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing would appear at the Soul Master Academy of the Heaven Dou Empire, and then she ignored them and started looking at the other people's information.

"Tang San, 14 years old, Martial Soul: Blue Silver Grass, Level 41 Battle Soul Master!"

"How is this possible? There are actually monsters like Su Mo and Junior Sister..."

"And his martial soul is actually Blue Silver Grass. No wonder Shrek Academy dared to say they only recruit monsters. This guy named Tang San is indeed a monster-like genius..."

When Qian Renxue saw Tang San's information, she was truly surprised.

"Tang San is actually a Soul Master now! That's amazing!"

Ning Rongrong's eyes widened in surprise upon hearing Tang San's level.

She and Su Mo were lucky to get a rare opportunity that allowed them to level up so quickly, while Tang San cultivated on his own!

"Tang San possesses innate full soul power, so his cultivation speed is to be expected!"

Su Mo wasn't too surprised. After all, in the original story, Xiao Wu was able to reach level 40 shortly after the start of the Soul Master Competition. It was normal for Tang San, who was always a little bit faster than Xiao Wu, to break through to the Soul Master level at this time.

In the original novel, after Tang San was captured by Dugu Bo, he spent a period of time refining poisons and did not concentrate on cultivation.

Now that Tang San has not been captured and Xiao Wu has left, he is even more motivated to cultivate. It is not surprising that he has broken through to the Soul Sect level at this time.

"Ma Hongjun, 14 years old, his martial soul is the mutated Evil Fire Phoenix, a level 36 battle soul master!"

"Oscar, 16 years old, his martial soul is a sausage, a level 36 food-type soul master!"

"These former Shrek Academy students were indeed all outstanding; they could be considered monsters!"

"However, this year's Soul Master Tournament is still too early for them; the next one will be their real stage!"

"Of course, no matter how powerful they are, they can't compare to Brother Su Mo and Junior Sister Su Mo!"

"The next Soul Master Competition belongs to the two of you!"

Qian Renxue continued looking at the information on the Shrek Academy team members. She was indeed quite surprised by the original students of Shrek Academy. How could an unknown academy recruit so many geniuses?

But that was all. The only one who truly surprised her was Tang San.

However, Tang San was just an ordinary person, and his martial soul was Blue Silver Grass, so no matter how fast he cultivated, he couldn't become that powerful.

Therefore, Qian Renxue did not take Tang San seriously; Su Mo and Ning Rongrong were the ones she truly deserved to invest her energy in maintaining a relationship with.

Su Mo and Ning Rongrong also learned about Tang San and the others' current soul power levels.

Ning Rongrong probably still thinks her original companions are quite capable.

As for Su Mo, he felt that apart from Tang San, the others were just ordinary geniuses, far less amazing than in the original story.

In the original story, they all broke through to the Soul Master level.

"This isn't my fault; I was just getting you back to how you were behaving!"

Su Mo thought to himself, but he still felt a little guilty.

After all, they had snatched the opportunity that originally belonged to them.

However, it was impossible for Su Mo to knowingly allow the existence of the immortal herb without making any plans.

"All teams have now entered the arena, and the match will officially begin!"

"The qualifiers use a single round-robin format, meaning each team will play against every other team once, and the winner will earn one point!"

"The five teams with the highest final scores will qualify for the Heaven Dou Empire's directly affiliated division!"

"..."

With all the participating teams entering the arena, the Soul Master Tournament quickly began.

Next, Salas, the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall, randomly assigned a number to each team, and then the tournament began with a single round-robin competition based on the team numbers.

The first team to compete was Shrek Team vs. Tiandou Royal Team 2.

The result of the match was not too surprising. Although the Shrek team failed to instantly defeat the Heaven Dou Royal Team 2 as in the original story, they still managed to defeat the Heaven Dou Royal Team 2, which left all the viewers who had originally mocked the Shrek team somewhat incredulous.

They never expected that the Shrek team, which seemed so eccentric, would be the one to win in the end.

This match also marked the beginning of Shrek Team's reputation.

"It's not a ten-thousand-year spirit ring. It seems that without the tempering of the Ice and Fire Immortal Grass, Tang San will have to honestly absorb his fourth spirit ring, which is of a thousand-year quality!"

After watching Tang San's battle, Su Mo also learned that Tang San's fourth spirit ring was not a ten-thousand-year spirit ring, but a thousand-year spirit ring.

Judging from the depth of the color, it should be around seven thousand years old. It seems that Tang San did absorb beyond his limits, but he didn't dare to absorb a ten-thousand-year-quality soul ring like in the original story.

This is normal, though. The original theoretical limit was five thousand years, and Tang San was already very powerful for being able to absorb a fourth spirit ring that was about seven thousand years old.

"Su Mo, Zhu Zhuqing and her team won their first match! Let's go congratulate them!"

After seeing Shrek Team win their first match, Ning Rongrong suggested to Su Mo that they go visit their former friends.

Su Mo had no objection, and then left the viewing platform with Ning Rongrong.

When Qian Renxue learned of Su Mo and Ning Rongrong's plans, she was only slightly tempted, but ultimately did not go with them.

After all, Su Mo and Ning Rongrong were visiting their former teammates, so her going there would seem like she was giving the Shrek team too much credit.

Although she was quite optimistic about the members of the Shrek Academy team, believing they would all become outstanding Soul Masters in the future.

However, there are far too many outstanding Soul Masters for her, so there's no need to pay too much attention to them.

……

"Zhu Qing, Tang San, Fatty..."

After Ning Rongrong pulled Su Mo away from the viewing platform, she quickly found the Shrek team and greeted Zhu Zhuqing and the others.

"Rongrong!"

"Su Mo!"

Upon hearing Ning Rongrong's words, Zhu Zhuqing and the others turned around and immediately saw Su Mo and Ning Rongrong.

"Long time no see, everyone!"

After Su Mo stepped forward, he smiled faintly at Tang San and the others: "Congratulations to your Shrek Academy team on your first victory!"

"Thank you. Su Mo, how are things between you and Ning Rongrong now?"

Tang San nodded to Su Mo and then directly asked Su Mo a question.

"Thankfully, you'll find out then!"

"Besides congratulating you on your first victory, I also want to congratulate Tang San on breaking through to the Soul Master level. As expected of someone with innate full soul power, you are truly amazing!"

Su Mo smiled, but did not reveal for the time being that he and Ning Rongrong had joined the Tian Dou Royal Team.

"Thank you, I just want to gain the power I desire as quickly as possible!"

Tang San responded again, and naturally thought of Xiao Wu. His current strength was far from sufficient.

"The mistress is truly amazing; we all admire her greatly!"

"Su Mo, what about you? What level are you and Ning Rongrong in terms of soul power now?"

"I saw you and Ning Rongrong in the stands. You didn't participate in this Soul Master Competition, did you?"

As soon as Tang San finished speaking, Dai Mubai quickly chimed in.

He didn't expect Su Mo and Ning Rongrong to come to them first, which made things even better. Dai Mubai immediately asked about Su Mo and Ning Rongrong's soul power levels.

……

(End of this chapter)