In Douluo Continent, his martial soul mutated into Blue Silver Grass.

Chapter 156 I'm happy... but I don't like your tone.

"He does resemble their academy's captain, Lin Hai. Both of them have Blue Silver Grass as their martial soul, and both have a calm and composed personality with a solemn and meticulous demeanor."

"But this appearance is completely different. If it's going to change, what happened to make me change so much?"

"Just go back and thoroughly check the information on this Beast Academy team, and you'll find out."

A thousand feet of snow stood out against the dark backdrop, and a glint of light flickered in his eyes.

The following day, the first round of the qualifiers began.

In the seventh match of the qualifiers, it was finally time for the Beast Academy team to battle against the Morning Glory Academy team.

"Mu Jiabao, Afanier, Meng Yiran, Catherine, Yarahuchi, Longmanga, Lusaka."

Longmanga recently broke through to level 40, obtained a spirit ring, and became a Spirit Master. Lusaka is a little short, at level 39.

"Go, you've waited for so many years, what awaits you is honor."

"Let's reclaim the glory that belongs to our Beast Academy team and cover ourselves with honor."

"Yes, Captain."

……

"Next is the twelfth preliminary match, between the Beast Academy team and the Morning Glory Academy team. Please send your Soul Masters to the stage."

Subsequently, members of the teams from two advanced Soul Master academies took to the field.

"Look, which beast team is it? Hahaha, they're on the field, this is going to be exciting."

"Hurry, hurry, let's walk to place our bets! I'm betting on the Beast Team to win." Some spectators who had gotten used to it and had developed a conditioned reflex had already started running.

"I haven't seen them much this past year!"

The appearance of the Beast Academy team caused a stir among some people, while many others were confused and started murmuring among the audience.

The referee announced the start of the competition.

The competition began, and all fourteen participants unleashed their martial spirits. The participants from Chenhui Academy were all Soul Masters, and each of them looked quite mature. However, their soul ring configurations were not standard; they were just there to make up the numbers.

On the other hand, the Beast Academy team has a relatively good age, with some even younger members, and most importantly, their spirit rings.

Six people have four rings each, and one person has three rings. Moreover, all of them have standard soul ring configurations.

"Whoa~" The scene erupted in commotion once again. One Shrek Academy team had a fourth soul ring and two Soul Masters, and now a Beast Academy team with a six Soul Master and a Soul Venerable had arrived. The surprises kept coming one after another.

This level of strength is already enough to contend for first place in the Heaven Dou Empire region.

"What exactly is the situation with this Beast Academy?" Emperor Xueye asked.

"This...this..." Prince Xuexing stammered, unable to give a clear reason.

The three members of the teaching committee of the Royal Academy of the Heavenly Dou Empire also knew very little about it.

The main reason is that the Beast Academy team's activities are not something that these higher-ups usually pay attention to. In addition, the Beast Academy team's circle of activity is not very large, and most of those who know about them are middle and lower-level Soul Masters and some nobles.

I found out when I watched the Great Soul Battle match, and I even placed a bet!

"Hehe!" Ning Fengzhi pushed up his glasses.

"Oh? Does Sect Leader Ning know anything about this?"

"Didn't a new Title Douluo emerge a few years ago?"

"You mean... Dragon Staff Douluo!"

"That's right, this Beast Academy is the academy under the command of Dragon Staff Douluo."

Upon hearing that a Title Douluo was protecting them, Bishop Salas Platinum stopped thinking. With a Title Douluo, the Spirit Hall might not be able to recruit this team.

But Emperor Xueye is different! Whether it's the Title Douluo or these Soul Master students, they are all people of his Heaven Dou Empire, and he's happy! He can use these Soul Master students to establish a deeper connection with Dragon Staff Douluo Meng Shu.

Their Heaven Dou Empire's overall strength is somewhat inferior to that of the Spirit Hall and the Star Luo Empire, mainly due to the limited number of high-level Soul Masters.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to such lengths to win over Ning Fengzhi.

"Let's go straight for it, no need for tactics, let's just crush them and end this battle!" Mu Jiabao shouted to the others around him.

"Okay." Since the martial spirit has already possessed him, he can just go for it.

"First Soul Skill, Azure Light!"

"Second Soul Skill, Orange Light!"

Several beams of light fell upon the group, and Catherine boosted her teammates' speed and strength.

Lusaka guarded Catherine.

Yarahuchi took the lead, charging into the enemy camp and disrupting their coordination.

"First Soul Skill, Serpent Blade." Meng Yiran unleashed three serpent blades from her serpent staff.

"Damn it! Don't underestimate our Morning Glory Academy!"

"Second Soul Skill, Rock Wall!" The man stomped his foot, and a rock wall rose from the ground, blocking the snake blade.

"Ha!" Mu Jiabao had already charged forward. He smirked and threw a punch at the stone wall.

It was a simple punch. The stone wall cracked and the stones scattered.

Avanil knew how to seize the moment.

"First Soul Skill, Hidden Wings Strike of the Frosty Cicada!" A blue light carrying a chilling aura struck the Morning Glory Academy's position.

The blue light wasn't very powerful, but the parts of their bodies that came into contact with it immediately froze, forming ice blocks.

Longmanga's attack also arrived, "Second Soul Skill, Sandstorm Stomp."

The ground beneath Chenhui Academy shook, and they began to sway.

"Third Soul Skill, Fire and Earth Raging Rock!" Something like a meteorite fell from the sky.

"Attack with full force!"

"Third Soul Skill..."

"The second soul skill..."

"..."

Mu Jiabao and Longmanjia exchanged a glance before taking action. Mu Jiabao retreated to Longmanjia's side.

After being controlled, Chenhui Academy barely managed to break through Mu Jiabao's attack.

Although they managed to break through this extremely threatening attack, they also created openings.

Yara Huchi made the first move, Longmanga joined his arms together and ran ahead, Mu Jiabao and Meng Yiran followed closely behind, and Afanier provided air support.

This is the Douluo Continent version of combined arms operations, including infantry and tanks, and air support!

Yara Huchi, "First Soul Skill, Shadow Strike."

Yara stealthily bypassed the agility-based mixed-type master who was blocking him, and arrived at the side of the support soul master of Chenhui Academy, where he cut him off.

Yara Huchi, a Soul Master specializing in agility-based attacks, has received extensive training, making him far superior to the agility-based Soul Masters of Chenhui Academy.

Longmanga, the tank, had already charged into Chenhui Academy's position. With him protecting them, Mu Jiabao began to wreak havoc, with Meng Yiran and Afanier providing support.

The students at Chenhui Academy are, after all, students from a high-level Soul Master Academy, and they are all Soul Masters in their twenties. They have the experience they should have, but they are not as experienced as Mu Jiabao and others.

……

The victory was a foregone conclusion; the gap between the two sides was too large. In just two minutes, the outcome was decided.

Beast Academy Team

Ning Fengzhi watched the match with a smile. He did not choose to leave with Emperor Xueye, nor did he need to worry about angering Emperor Xueye. In the current situation, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School did not particularly need the Heaven Dou Empire, but the Heaven Dou Empire could not do without the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

The platinum bishop Salas sat in his seat, seemingly deep in thought.

"Captain, Vice-Captain, Feng Xiaotian." The victorious team has returned.

"We're back, and we're utterly defenseless."

"Their strength is simply no match for ours; we won without lifting a finger."

"Exactly! None of their agility-type Soul Masters can defend against me at all, hahaha!"

"I think first place should have been ours a long time ago, we could have started celebrating ahead of time."

After the match, everyone was a little proud, perhaps because this was the Continental Elite Tournament of Advanced Soul Master Academies! Their Beast Academy's lineup was already top-tier: 6 Soul Masters and 1 Soul Venerable. No other team had such a powerful roster. And they still had three aces who hadn't even played yet.

Perhaps this is why the Beast Academy is so proud! Because there's really no one else on the field who can beat them!

"Well done, you've made the Beast Academy famous." Feng Xiaotian stepped forward and bumped fists with each of them.

Vice Captain Dugu Yan also stepped forward to celebrate.

Only Lin Hai remained calm as he picked up his teacup, drank his tea, and rested.

Lin Hai was quite happy; he had won, so of course he was happy. However, what they had just said completely extinguished his joy.

After finishing his tea, Lin Hai put down his teacup, stood up, and slowly walked to the front of the group.

Apart from Mu Jiabao, Feng Xiaotian, and Dugu Yan, the rest of them were like mice seeing a cat, shrinking back and not daring to breathe or say a word.

"As your captain, I'm happy that you won, but I don't like the tone of your voice." Lin Hai's tone was very calm, but they could hear the displeasure in it.

Upon hearing this, most people stammered and dared not utter a sound. No one dared to look Lin Hai in the eye, because they had experienced the consequences firsthand—they were far too brutal.

"I don't know if you think this way, that's why you have such a proud mindset."

"But have you forgotten what I told you before?"

"Do not be impatient for quick results, nor be greedy for small gains. If you are impatient for quick results, you will not achieve your goals; if you are greedy for small gains, you will not accomplish great things." Hmm, these people remember it quite well; they can recite it all.

"Avoid pride, for pride makes people complacent and complacent, and thus they often overestimate themselves and end up accomplishing nothing."

"When a person succeeds, the joy and satisfaction that success brings can easily breed pride. If you do not know how to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, lower your posture, and maintain a peaceful mindset, success will quietly slip away when you are complacent and restless."

"Do you understand?" Lin Hai asked, his tone unchanged but his voice rising.

"I understand!!"

Lin Hai didn't say anything more; as long as the desired effect was achieved, that was enough.

Everyone sighed. They began to miss the captain who did the soul tool research; he was so kind and gentle.

But they didn't see that Lin Hai turned around and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, as if he was happy because he had achieved something.

(End of this chapter)