Chapter 129: The Strength of the Seven Treasure Team

The renaming of Lanba Academy to Shrek Academy did not cause much of a stir in Tiandou City, aside from some surprise from the Seven Treasure Team and others.

In the first few years after Lanba Academy was founded, the quality of its students was very good, and it even reached the final stages of the Spirit Master Tournament.

But starting from the previous Spirit Master Tournament, Lanba Academy went completely downhill.

Emerging academies ultimately cannot compare to long-established ones, and their reputation had long been forgotten by the outside world.

Early this morning, Wu Qi and the others packed their luggage and gathered at the academy gate.

When Ning Fengzhi learned that they were about to go out for training, not only did he not object, but he was quite supportive.

He not only prepared a Soul Guidance Carriage for everyone but even provided a large amount of travel expenses for this trip.

Upon learning that Wu Qi had invited Poison Douluo to escort them, he abandoned the idea of sending experts to accompany them, but he did send a large amount of intelligence on the north.

The carriage's cabin was very large, enough to accommodate everyone sitting inside without being crowded.

After saying goodbye to those seeing them off, the carriage soon drove out of Tiandou City.

Inside the carriage, Sun Buyu sighed, "The academy's construction speed is truly fast; the classrooms for the first batch of students have already been completed, and enrollment can begin in a few days."

"By the time we return, the academy will be a completely different scene."

While speaking, the carriage stopped outside the city, and Dugu Bo got on.

"Greetings, Senior Dugu." The members of the Seven Treasure Team hurriedly saluted.

Wu Qi teased, "Old man, I thought you wouldn't follow the carriage."

Dugu Bo curled his lips, "This trip is very far, and the north is so cold; if I were outside the carriage, I'd be suffering and freezing, wouldn't I be a lunatic?"

His easygoing nature made the atmosphere inside the carriage much more relaxed.

After all, the others had no friendship with Dugu Bo.

Having such a big shot sitting beside them made them somewhat reserved.

Dugu Bo said with a smile, "No need to be nervous, you should cultivate as you normally would. If you have any questions regarding cultivation, you can ask me."

There was a separate compartment inside the carriage.

Now that Dugu Bo was no longer troubled by the poison of his martial soul, he also needed to cultivate.

That compartment was prepared for him, and most of the time he would not appear in everyone's sight.

"By the way, little ones, do you have any understanding of the empire's north?"

Wu Qi only knew about the Extreme North, and he was completely ignorant regarding the distribution of forces there.

Sun Buyu had traveled to the north when he was young, but it was purely for tourism, and apart from the local customs, he knew very little.

Hearing this, Dugu Bo furrowed his brows, "The north is not as simple as you think."

As he spoke, he looked at Wu Qi, "The Water Family of Element City has operations in the empire's north; didn't you ask them?"

Wu Qi blinked; he really hadn't thought of that.

Furthermore, the Water Family's base was in Element City, so even if they had operations in the north, they wouldn't know much.

Dugu Bo rubbed his forehead.

Going to the north without first clarifying the situation meant this trip would likely be full of trouble.

In his early years, in order to suppress the toxins in his body, he stayed in the north for a long time, so he could be considered to have a certain understanding.

"Many reclusive sects will move their sect grounds to the north; the forces there are deeply intertwined, and there are quite a few experts, so it is best if you do not offend people casually."

"Often, the inconspicuous guys are the ones who pose the greatest threat."

Ning Rongrong shook the materials in her hand, "It's fine, Dad prepared a lot of intelligence for us; we can read it on the way."

"Once we arrive, we won't be caught off guard."

Dugu Bo said no more; as long as they didn't hold a high-and-mighty attitude, even if problems arose, his strength would be enough to settle them.

The distance to the Hagendasi Kingdom for this trip was at least a month's journey.

It wasn't that the distance was far, but there were many snow-capped mountains in the north, so the carriage's speed would be much slower.

……

Shrek Academy; the management of the academy had now fallen into the hands of Flender and the others.

Liu Erlong spent all day clinging to Yu Xiaogang, paying no mind to academy affairs.

The original Lanba Academy was, at the very least, an academy with a quota to participate in the tournament; how could it not have an academy team today?

In fact, they had even prepared substitute players.

After Flender took over the academy, he disbanded them without any surprise.

Aside from personal bias, the most important thing was that the original team's strength was indeed not very good.

The strongest, Tailong, was only Level Thirty-Eight, and his age was much greater than that of the Shrek Seven Devils.

Later, some people were unconvinced and went to complain to Liu Erlong, but they were all ruthlessly beaten back.

Most of the students at Lanba Academy were ordinary people without backgrounds; how could they afford to offend Flender and the others?

They could only accept this loss.

……

On the training ground.

With the addition of Yu Tianheng, the Shrek Seven Devils now possessed two powerful Power Attack System Spirit Masters.

Dai Mubai was now Level Thirty-Eight, and Yu Tianheng was Level Thirty-Nine; once the Spirit Master Tournament began, they would certainly be able to break through to become a Soul Ancestor.

As for the other team members, they might only have a chance to break through to become a Soul Ancestor in the latter half of the tournament.

In Yu Xiaogang's vision, the dual front line formed by Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng was enough to deal with most teams.

By the finals, if Tang San and Xiao Wu could break through to become Soul Ancestors, the team would have four Soul Ancestors, and combined with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, it would be enough to achieve a good ranking.

As for everyone breaking through to become a Soul Ancestor, Yu Xiaogang didn't even dare to think about it.

If this were the previous two tournaments, a team of all Soul Ancestors, as long as there were no major errors in coordination, would have a guaranteed top-three finish.

The Shrek Seven Devils are still young; even if they have a chance to participate in the tournament after next, their goal for the next tournament is merely to reach the final stage.

By the time the tournament after next arrives, they will surely bring a Shrek-style shock to the entire continent.

It is worth mentioning that after such a long time, Dugu Bo had not come knocking, so Xiao Wu gradually set her mind at ease and recovered her former vitality.

Today's training ended, and Yu Xiaogang nodded with satisfaction, "You have done well. Remember this feeling; in a few days, I will arrange for teachers to come and spar with you."

Tang San and the others rested briefly, confident smiles appearing on their faces.

Before long, however, they heard Yu Tianheng say with a bitter smile, "It won't work; it's far from enough. We are simply no match for the Seven Treasures Team!"

Back at Huangdou Academy, he had already noticed the improvement in the strength of Wu Qi and the others.

Later, he had also watched the other side's matches at the Great Spirit Arena.

Nowadays, the Seven Treasures Team has five Soul Ancestors; Ning Rongrong and Qiangu Changkong are slightly weaker in strength, but one is an Auxiliary System Soul Master who does not need to fight directly, and with the monstrous support effect of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul, their power is no less than that of an average Soul Ancestor-level Auxiliary System Soul Master.

As for the other, he possesses the strength to defeat Soul Ancestors while at a lower rank.

If one were to insist, it would not be an exaggeration to call this a team composed entirely of Soul Ancestors.

Most importantly, Feng Xiaotian is already a High-level Soul Ancestor and might even break through to Soul King before the tournament begins.

One Soul King and six Soul Ancestors—such a lineup is enough to rival the past champion teams of the Spirit Hall.

Not to mention that Wu Qi's strength cannot be measured by soul power level alone.

Hearing these words, the Shrek group opened their mouths wide.

Tang San said in confusion, "Impossible. When Wu Qi and the three of them left Suotuo City, they were only entry-level Soul Elders and Great Spirit Masters. It has only been half a year; how could they have broken through to Soul Ancestor?"

Not only him, but even Yu Xiaogang, who prides himself on being a Master, did not believe it!

(End of chapter)