The next day!
Wang Li and Dugu Yan informed Dugu Bo and then left home for Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy was located not far outside Heaven Dou City, and they could go there by themselves without Dugu Bo personally escorting them.
After returning to the academy and revealing their identities, naturally no one stopped them. They declined the staff's offer to guide them and instead climbed the mountain on their own to the former campus.
However, the staff members were quite shrewd and immediately went to report the matter to the academy's true high-ranking officials, the three education committee members: Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhilin.
At the back mountain of the academy!
The sudden appearance of Wang Li and Dugu Yan surprised Qin Ming, Yu Tianheng, Oslo, Yu Feng, Shi Mo, Shi Mo, and Ye Lingling.
Wang Li looked at Qin Ming. Qin Ming was still at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. It seemed that without the humiliation Shrek suffered in Heaven Dou, Qin Ming had not left Heaven Dou to go to Shrek. However, these were minor matters.
He smiled and said,
"Teacher Qin, everyone, Yan Yan and I are back."
Dugu Yan also greeted everyone.
Qin Ming seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said,
"It's good that you're back. Team One can be directly promoted to the finals, and we still have enough time for the final training."
At this moment, Yu Tianheng looked confident and asked,
"Wang Li, Dugu Yan, after I returned to the sect, I trained hard in seclusion and soon broke through to level 40 soul power. After absorbing a soul ring, I became a Soul Ancestor. I am now a level 45 Soul Ancestor."
"How strong are you two now? We will soon fight side by side again, so it's necessary for us to understand each other."
This was not only Yu Tianheng's thought. Qin Ming and the others also wanted to know Wang Li and Dugu Yan's strength, since they had been taken away by Dugu Bo for nearly two years.
Wang Li and Dugu Yan exchanged a glance, and in the end Wang Li spoke.
"Senior, you returned to your sect at that time, so you might not know. Yan Yan and I encountered the Platinum Bishop Salas from Spirit Hall in Heaven Dou City. The pressure he put on us is something we haven't dared to forget for even a day."
After returning to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Yu Tianheng had also heard about this matter, but he wondered how it was related to what he had asked.
Just as he was feeling confused, Wang Li continued,
"So during this period we endured a lot of hardship and both became Soul Kings. But it's still not enough. In front of a Soul Douluo powerhouse, a Soul King is still extremely weak."
As soon as these words were spoken, Yu Tianheng, Qin Ming, and the others all widened their eyes in shock.
What? Soul Kings?
Is this really something that can be achieved just through effort?
Yu Tianheng's face turned pale, and his heart was filled with bitterness. All of his hard work suddenly seemed insignificant.
Seeing him like this, Wang Li felt that since they were on the same team, he should offer a few words of comfort. After all, Yu Tianheng's soul power level was already higher than it had been when he participated in the Soul Master Tournament in the original story. He had truly been cultivating diligently.
Wang Li said,
"Senior, you are working hard in your cultivation, and we are also working hard. We suffered greatly for it as well. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Soul King is not the end of the Soul Master's path. None of us have reached the finish line yet."
Whether it was Wang Li's comfort that helped or something else, Yu Tianheng's expression eased slightly, but he became even more silent.
Wang Li did not say anything more. A few comforting words were enough. Saying too much might only make people annoyed.
At this moment Qin Ming coughed twice and said,
"The reason Wang Li and Dugu Yan have reached this level of soul power must be because they underwent intense training after being taken away by His Majesty Bi Lin."
"Our current team consists of Wang Li and Dugu Yan, who are Soul Kings, and Yu Tianheng, Oslo, Yu Feng, Shi Mo, Shi Mo, and Ye Lingling, who are Soul Ancestors. With two Soul Kings and six Soul Ancestors, in this Soul Master Tournament we can at least secure second place and compete for first."
"The only team that can truly pressure us is the Spirit Hall team. According to the information we have, that team has three Soul Kings known as the Golden Generation. The remaining members are all Soul Ancestors above level 45. Their martial souls and soul skills are unknown. They are our biggest opponents, and we must discuss a strategy to deal with them."
Hearing this, Wang Li slowly glanced at everyone. He felt somewhat surprised, but it also made sense. Perhaps because of the stimulation brought by his own achievement of becoming a Soul Ancestor at the age of twelve, the overall strength of the Heaven Dou Royal Team had risen to another level, making them a truly strong team.
Then he chuckled and said,
"Teacher Qin, I think it's actually not necessary to make things so complicated. Yan Yan and I can deal with the three Soul Kings. Then the others who go on stage can handle the remaining Soul Ancestors from the Spirit Hall team. That way we'll win, right, Yan Yan?"
Dugu Yan nodded. Since they were teammates, she spoke directly.
"My fourth soul skill can deprive people of their five senses. As long as the poisonous smoke spreads across the entire arena, with my current soul power, not to mention three Soul Kings,even seven Soul Kings would become blind and deaf. So everyone shouldn't feel too much pressure. This time we can win the championship very easily."
With Wang Li and Dugu Yan speaking one after another, Qin Ming, Yu Tianheng, Oslo, Yu Feng, Shi Mo, Shi Mo, and Ye Lingling were once again deeply shocked.
They looked at Dugu Yan with great surprise. Had she spent so much time with Wang Li that she had become like him as well, able to say such shocking things in such a casual tone?
Qin Ming felt quite frustrated, because Wang Li and Dugu Yan's strength made him, the team leader, seem almost unnecessary.
Training and coordination seemed pale and powerless in the face of absolute strength.
In the end, Qin Ming could only shake his head and smile bitterly.
"Wang Li, Dugu Yan, we still shouldn't be careless. The three Soul Kings of Spirit Hall who are called the Golden Generation must be quite capable. We still need to deal with them carefully."
At this point, Qin Ming's eyes were filled with complicated emotions.
"Your current achievements truly shock me. Even my junior classmates are completely inferior to you."
"You have actually met those junior classmates before. They were the soul hunting team we encountered in the small town about a hundred miles away from the Star Dou Great Forest. Among them were Tang San and Xiao Wu. You also know them,they seem to have been your classmates at the junior Soul Master academy."
"They have also come to Heaven Dou City and joined Blue Tyrant Academy, which was later renamed Shrek Academy. When you have time, you can go visit them. After all, you were classmates at the junior Soul Master academy, so you can exchange cultivation experience and knowledge about martial souls."
Hearing this, Wang Li raised his eyebrows. It seemed that the teachers and students of Shrek had still come to Heaven Dou City, but they had gone directly to Blue Tyrant Academy.
Then he smiled and said,
"Sure. When I have time, I'll go visit them. Tang San and Xiao Wu are both my 'good friends.'"
Qin Ming smiled. With Wang Li's strength, if he gave some guidance to his junior classmates, they would definitely be able to avoid many unnecessary detours.
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