The silence below made Ma Xiaotao feel like she might have been a bit too blunt.

After all, the limit of talent is what it is. No matter how freakish someone is, it's already the limit if they are one major realm ahead of other geniuses! But if the whole team is one major realm ahead, it means that Douluo Continent can now be easily defeated by Sun Moon Continent.

but…

"Ahem... No, what's with those expressions? It's like you can't beat the Soul Emperor right now and can't escape from the Soul Saint. Besides, don't forget how they messed things up for themselves during the last Soul Master Tournament held in Douluo Continent?"

"We're still using soul tools, and they've already thrown them away, and even added restrictions on themselves, not using a single amplification-type soul skill..."

"But the problem is, we didn't win the championship that time either!"

Xiao Xiao, who was the one making the first comment, was on the verge of tears. Was this really something that a mere Soul Master like her could bear?

You know, when she saw in Shrek's records that those guys put restrictions on themselves and still won so easily, she herself thought those guys were insane. And now…

Seeing the gap between her team and the official teams of the Sun and Moon Continent, which was at least three major realms apart, Xiao Xiao suddenly felt that her reserve team might, and should, try their best to delay their candidate teams.

She stared at Xiao Xiao with complicated eyes. As a current member of the Shrek Eight Monsters, she should be angry at this person who was disrupting morale. But since she was just an exchange student, she felt inexplicably happy to hear about the strength of her hometown and old friends.

"Alright, alright, I've basically met all those guys from Team One and Team Two since I was a kid. Except when they're dealing with civilians, every single one of them acts all arrogant and like they're the boss, like they're second to none. They've shown their arrogance to the fullest extent."

"Unless you encounter someone who can beat him into submission on the spot, or someone he genuinely respects, no one can make them put away their bad temper!"

"Who knows, if those guys see that your soul power is all one level lower than theirs, they might suddenly decide to change the team battle into one person taking on your entire team?"

"Apart from Xu Tianran and Zhang Lexuan, most of their team members would probably agree with this."

Bei Mingshuang, who had been keeping her eyes closed and remaining silent, spoke up, confirming Ma Xiaotao's judgment. After all, she could get a general idea of ​​what the higher-ups of the Sun Moon Continent were thinking.

Losing a few times is fine, as long as the spirit doesn't give up, there's no problem at all. Even if the spirit gives up, they can still reform those so-called young prodigies and make them strive for excellence.

The worst thing is to win all the way and become so stupid that you think no one can defeat you. That would be the end of you! If you encounter even one setback, you're finished.

In short, the reason why Sun Moon Soul Guidance Technology Academy was able to fight Shrek Academy in such a chaotic manner during the nearly thousand-year-long battle is purely because, since realizing this, the higher-ups of Sun Moon Continent have been constantly increasing the difficulty of their teams, striving to completely achieve the grand goal of each generation being stronger than the last!

In short, after discovering that the Shrek team had regained their fighting spirit after a moment of frustration, and that they could let go of everything else and move on to the future, Ma Xiaotao, who was standing on the high platform, jumped down directly from the platform and continued to speak with a tone of helplessness mixed with joy.

"Alright, alright, the reason I'm telling you all this is to help you adjust your mindset. After all, Shrek Academy is only invincible on this continent. Being too proud and arrogant is never a good thing!"

"Of course, I'm telling you all that to reduce your psychological pressure, not to make you waste your energy on opportunistic tricks, but now..."

Facing the gazes of 15 people, she walked to the front, tilted her head and gave a wicked smile to the crowd behind her, and then said with some excitement.

"They've been preparing for so long, they must have been waiting for this day, right? To be honest, it's been years since we've seen them, I really miss them."

The raging flames spread throughout her body, forming a phoenix phantom that enveloped Ma Xiaotao. After a phoenix cry, a suit of armor that looked like crimson glass, adorned with black and gold lines that connected the entire body, forming unique patterns, was instantly donned by Ma Xiaotao. Most of her vital points were specially protected, but the rest of her body looked like ordinary robes. It was more like a crimson phoenix robe than a suit of armor.

Ignoring the fact that the Shrek members' eyes lit up the moment they saw her battle armor, and they couldn't take their eyes off her Phoenix Wing Sky Soaring armor.

After glaring fiercely at a certain spot in the void, making Elder Xuan, who was trying to spy, feel a burning sensation in his eyes, he patted his belt at his waist. A fighter jet, interwoven with crimson and black gold, with wings resembling bird wings and golden flame patterns on it that looked like they were actually burning, was directly projected from the subspace of his belt. Although it looked cool, it was still somewhat monotonous.

"Let me make this clear first: this Crimson Feather is an unfinished product. While it's fast enough, don't expect any comfortable experience. If you're too scared to try it, then you'll have to leave with Elder Xuan later..."

Before she could finish speaking, the cabin, which she had just opened with her mind, was already packed with a group of teenagers, making Ma Xiaotao, who was relieved that the fighter jet was not overloaded, feel a sense of relief.

After all, she had to dismantle quite a few things to accommodate so many people. Although it was just the combat system and everything else was intact, what if something went wrong because of this?

He opened the cockpit, followed Bei Mingshuang, and started his own fighter jet, heading directly towards the Sun and Moon Continent, where the competition was already halfway through.

As for Elder Xuan, who was protecting the future hope of Shrek Academy, he was so surprised that he dropped his chicken leg on the ground. He hurriedly took to the air, activated a flight booster soul tool, and chased after them.

Time flies so fast, this old-fashioned guy will eventually fall behind the times! For example, no one in Shrek Academy or the entire Douluo Continent under the control of the Sea God has ever thought about going to the sky or breaking out of the planet!

Flying, after all? Can't a Title Douluo fly?

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"Do you know that by doing this, you've offended Elder Xuan to the death?"

Silently watching the soul-guided radar, where the distance had significantly decreased compared to before, Bei Mingshuang's lips curled into a captivating smile.

"If it were Mu En, I would obediently follow him all the way. But if it's this guy? Ha... a peak Douluo who can't even protect his own junior students? He doesn't even deserve to offend him. Isn't he afraid that my grandfather and father will strip him of his fake identity?"

He wrinkled his nose in disgust. After living here for so many years, he had learned from various sources that Xuanzi was just an ordinary person who was good at nothing but causing trouble, good at keeping the family business but not good at expanding. Moreover, he had a lot of minor ailments left over from various things.

The two of them had never been close to him, but deep down, they weren't Shrek Academy students.