"Shrek has been completely defeated. Tianshui Academy wins."
As soon as these words were spoken, Shui Wuhen waved his hand to recall Articuno, and his figure disappeared from the arena.
Returning to Tianshui Academy's area, Shui Wuhen noticed that Shui Bing'er and the others were looking at him with somewhat strange expressions, which made him a little puzzled.
However, Shui Wuhen didn't pay much attention to it and simply said to Shui Bing'er, "Bing'er, are you feeling better?"
"Brother, I'm fine."
Shui Bing'er shook her head, then covered her mouth and chuckled, "Brother, that punch you threw earlier—Xiao Wu will probably have psychological trauma when she sees you in the future."
Hearing this, Shui Wuhen felt a bit confused. He had clearly controlled his strength to the level needed to defeat his opponents, and their injuries were very light—something that would recover quickly. How could it cause psychological trauma?
Could it be because he was too strong, so the opponent's will was shattered?
Seeing that Shui Wuhen didn't react much, Shui Bing'er didn't continue the topic. Instead, she looked at the Articuno on his shoulder, her gaze flickering.
Her brother alone was already so powerful—so if Articuno was added, just how far had his strength reached now?
And was her brother really only a Soul King?
On the other side, Tang San held Xiao Wu in his arms, his eyes filled with anxiety as he called out, "Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu!"
In a daze, Xiao Wu's consciousness gradually returned. Seeing Tang San in front of her, she woke up and subconsciously said, "Third Brother?"
"Xiao Wu, you're finally awake."
Seeing her wake up, Tang San was overjoyed. Using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, he quickly carried Xiao Wu to a healing soul master.
After the healing soul master treated Xiao Wu, Tang San finally let out a sigh of relief.
At this moment, Grandmaster and the others also arrived behind them.
Ning Rongrong was the first to speak, "Third Brother, Xiao Wu, how are your injuries? That Shui Wuhen didn't do anything to you, right?"
Although Shui Wuhen had held back, his display still looked quite intimidating.
Tang San shook his head. "We're fine. Shui Wuhen clearly showed mercy and didn't strike heavily."
"That's good, but that Shui Wuhen really doesn't know what's good for him. Xiao Wu is so pretty, and he still hit her. Sooner or later, I'll have Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone teach him a lesson."
Hearing this, Ning Rongrong snorted lightly, expressing her dissatisfaction with Shui Wuhen.
How could a man be like that? He didn't know how to show even a bit of tenderness toward a girl.
The rest of Shrek didn't react at all upon hearing this, clearly thinking it wasn't a big deal.
Only Tang San shook his head slightly. "Rongrong, thank you for your kindness, but I'd rather defeat him myself—not just for me, but also for my promise to Xiao Wu."
Tang San had once sworn that he would never let anyone harm Xiao Wu. If anyone dared, he would repay it tenfold or a hundredfold.
It was just that he couldn't defeat Shui Wuhen now—fulfilling that promise would have to wait for the future.
Hearing Tang San's words, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were moved. Especially Ning Rongrong—her gaze toward Xiao Wu was filled with envy.
Soon after, Ning Rongrong glanced at Oscar in the crowd, feeling a bit disappointed inside. If only Oscar were like Tang San.
In the matches that followed, Tianshui Academy continued their winning streak, though Shui Wuhen never appeared again.
As for Shrek Academy, after their battle with Tianshui Academy, they also remained undefeated, even defeating Blazing Fire Academy and Thunder Academy—both part of the Four Element Academies. This allowed Tang San to regain some confidence.
It seemed that when not facing Shui Wuhen, he was still very strong. After all, even Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang—the widely recognized sibling duo—had been defeated by him.
However, it seemed their earlier winning streak had used up all of Shrek's luck. On the second-to-last day, they finally encountered the strongest team besides Tianshui Academy—Godwind Academy!
In the battle against Godwind Academy, Shrek lost three members right at the start, making Flender's expression extremely grim.
"The quality of this year's Godwind Academy is just ridiculous. That person is clearly among the weakest in their team, yet his soul power has reached level 42—on par with captains of other academies."
As he spoke, Flender gritted his teeth. If only this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament had been a few years later.
By then, his Shrek Seven Devils would have fully matured. Whether it was Spirit Hall or Godwind Academy, they would all be nothing but chickens and dogs.
At that point, only Tianshui Academy—with Shui Wuhen—would be worthy opponents.
Flender then shook his head and sighed. "Sigh… I wonder where Godwind Academy found all these geniuses."
A Soul Ancestor at the age of twenty was the graduation standard he had once set—and also his definition of a "monster."
But that didn't mean he looked down on these twenty-something Soul Ancestors from Godwind Academy. As long as they developed normally, becoming Soul Saints was almost guaranteed, and even reaching Soul Douluo—or even Title Douluo—was not entirely impossible.
"Dean, let me go."
At that moment, Tang San patted Flender on the shoulder and spoke.
Flender looked at the volunteering Tang San and nodded. "At this point, that's the only option."
And just as he had expected, once Tang San was sent up, Shrek's losing streak immediately began to reverse.
With his Blue Silver Grass's ten-thousand-year fourth ring and the combination of the Clear Sky Hammer, Tang San easily recovered three rounds, tying the score.
"Interesting!"
Among Godwind Academy's team, Feng Xiaotian stroked his chin as he looked at Tang San on the stage.
Although Tang San's level was somewhat low compared to him now, no matter what, Tang San possessed the extremely rare twin martial souls, and his second martial soul was the legendary Clear Sky Hammer, known as the number one tool martial soul in the world.
That alone was enough to spark his interest in fighting him.
After Tang San defeated another Godwind Academy student, Feng Xiaotian leaped onto the stage. "Tang San, I'll fight you."
"Feng Xiaotian!"
Seeing Feng Xiaotian step onto the stage, Tang San's expression immediately grew more serious.
After all, the opponent was the only one in this tournament who could be mentioned in the same breath as Shui Wuhen—and one of the only two Soul Kings among all the participating soul masters.
But in just a moment, Tang San's heart returned to calm. "I also want to witness the strength of another Soul King besides Shui Wuhen."
He refused to believe that Feng Xiaotian could be as powerful as Shui Wuhen.
With his twin martial souls and external spirit bone Eight Spider Lances, even against a Soul King, he might still be able to fight!
"Want to witness my strength?"
Feng Xiaotian smiled slightly. "Then let's see if you have the ability!"