That same day, the 7v7 team competition was also held, and the seven members of Sun Moon Royal Academy won easily.
Five days passed, and the team competition advanced to the semifinals.
The four teams were: Sun Moon Royal Academy, Shrek Academy, Monster Academy, and Star Luo Royal Academy.
After the drawing of lots, the matchups were revealed:
Sun Moon Royal Academy vs. Shrek Academy
Monster Academy vs. Star Luo Royal Academy
This meant both continents would first have their own internal clash.
After a rest day, the semifinals officially began. The first to compete were Monster Academy and Star Luo Royal Academy.
As expected, there was no suspense—Monster Academy dominated with overwhelming strength and advanced to the finals.
Next came the highly anticipated match: Sun Moon Royal Academy vs. Shrek Academy.
This match drew far more attention than the previous one.
Everyone was eager to see: was the legendary first academy, Shrek, truly superior? Or was this unknown Sun Moon Royal Academy the real monster?
On the Star Luo Continent, Shrek Academy had some fame, while Sun Moon Royal Academy was virtually unheard of.
Pre-Match Atmosphere
Before the match began, the moods of the two academies' participants differed greatly—one relaxed, the other heavily pressured.
Soon, the official start time arrived. First up was the 1v1 segment.
By this stage, team competition rules had been adjusted to include:
Three 1v1 matches
One 2v2 match
One 7v7 team match
First Match: Yan Bing vs. Yuanen Yehui
The first on stage for Sun Moon Royal Academy was Yan Bing, nearly 20 years old, Spirit: Holy Light Tiger, Level 53 Soul King.
His opponent from Shrek was Yuanen Yehui, a Level 45 Soul Ancestor, Spirit: Titan Giant Ape.In previous matches, she had also revealed her second spirit, Fallen Angel.
As the battle began, numerous soul tool cannons emerged around Yan Bing as he launched a relentless assault.
He was still using a somewhat traditional cannon-tower combat style, but compared to older tactics, it had been greatly optimized.
Soul engineers were now more mobile and had stronger offensive power. In the future, once they equipped battle armor, this combat style would evolve further.
By then, their fighting styles would primarily rely on their soul master abilities, with soul tools as powerful support—making them comparable to battle armor masters who could fire artillery at will.
At that stage, their combat strength would surpass normal battle armor masters. However, creating such armor would be significantly more difficult.
Yan Bing was one of the most outstanding students under twenty at Sun Moon Royal Academy, aside from Yunze and Gu Yuena, and his strength was not to be underestimated.
In battle, he suppressed Yuanen Yehui with soul tools, taking the upper hand.
Yuanen Yehui felt extremely stifled—these long-range bombardments left her strength unusable.
She switched to her Fallen Angel martial soul, gaining speed, dodging attacks, and searching for a counterattack opportunity.
However, Yan Bing, being older and trained under the best education of Sun Moon Royal Academy, had battle experience and technique not inferior to hers.
He never gave her a chance to get close, instead increasing his firepower to create full-area coverage, preventing her from closing the distance.
Yuanen Yehui attempted several forced assaults, threatening Yan Bing, but he wasn't fragile—he endured the hits and escaped using a jet propulsion device, reopening the gap before resuming his fierce attacks.
Under continuous bombardment, Yuanen Yehui sustained multiple injuries and was in poor condition.
Seizing the opportunity, Yan Bing's fifth spirit ring lit up.
With soul tool batteries now providing energy, soul engineers no longer used spirit rings merely to boost soul power—but instead used rings that provided offensive spirit skills, putting them on par with soul masters in combat.
His fifth spirit skill hit successfully, defeating Yuanen Yehui and securing the first win.
Second Match: Gu Yuena vs. Yue Zhengyu
Next up was Gu Yuena against Yue Zhengyu.This battle ended extremely quickly, completely one-sided.
Gu Yuena crushed her opponent from start to finish, without even allowing Yue Zhengyu a chance to strike.
Third Match: Yunze vs. Tang Wulin
The third competitor was Yunze, facing Tang Wulin.To the audience, this battle had no suspense.
On the stage, Tang Wulin glared at Yunze, his expression ugly, hatred burning in his eyes.
Yunze remained calm and silent, initiating the battle immediately once it began.
A Phoenix Bow appeared in his hand, his second spirit ring lit up, he drew and fired—launching a blazing arrow toward Tang Wulin, who had just released the Blue Silver Emperor.
The arrow was extremely fast. Sensing danger, Tang Wulin used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to dodge sideways.
But his movement was too slow compared to the arrow's speed—the flaming arrow pierced his right shoulder.
"AH!" Tang Wulin screamed as the impact flung him backward in agony.
Yunze fired again—this time a regular arrow, slower than the previous one.
Tang Wulin clenched his teeth, using several strands of Blue Silver Emperor to strike the arrow mid-flight to deflect it.
The first few strikes missed, only the last one hit—but the Blue Silver Emperor was set ablaze and severed.
Though Blue Silver Emperor was far stronger than the previous Blue Silver Grass, it was still a plant.Against Yunze's Phoenix flames, even the strongest plants would burn.
The arrow only slightly veered off course, still grazing Tang Wulin's abdomen and leaving a bleeding wound.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…"
This time, Yunze pulled the string and fired five arrows at once, sending them in different trajectories before Tang Wulin even landed.
The referee instantly appeared in front of Tang Wulin, intercepting the arrows to prevent a fatal outcome.
However, in truth, the arrows stopped and dissipated into flames the moment the referee stepped in.
Tang Wulin crashed to the ground, the wound on his chest burnt and charred.
"Cough cough…" Tang Wulin spat blood, his face pale, eyes full of unwillingness and defeat.
He had lost so badly—Yunze hadn't even fought seriously, just fired a few arrows and seriously injured him. How could he accept this?
"Sun Moon Royal Academy's Yunze wins," the referee announced.
Yunze calmly left the stage, while Tang Wulin walked off in despair, his confidence shaken.
Sun Moon Royal Academy swept all three 1v1 matches.
After a ten-minute break, the 2v2 began: Yunze and Gu Yuena vs. Yuanen Yehui and Xie Xie—and victory was decided swiftly once again.
(End of Chapter)