The revelation of Anping and Gu Yuena's soul power levels silenced everyone in Shrek. The gap was too wide. They still had some hope of surpassing the Monster Academy students, but they had no confidence in catching up with Anping and Gu Yuena.
They were not much older than them, but they had gone from being fourth-ring soul sects to sixth-ring soul emperors.
On the other side, the Monster Academy students were busy recovering their soul power. Long Yue, who had used the least soul power, was the only one who attended the award ceremony.
They paid close attention to it because they were worried about losing to Anping and Gu Yuena. It was an exchange match with a huge disparity in numbers. It would be humiliating if the eight of them lost to the two of them.
They didn't bother with tactics. They had no idea what Anping and Gu Yuena were capable of. They only knew they were very strong, but they didn't know where their strengths lay. There was no point in discussing them.
The award ceremony was a formal affair, so the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire gave a speech. He talked about the significance of the competition and praised the contestants for their performance.
Then came the awards. The stadium erupted in cheers when Long Yue stepped on the stage to receive the trophy. He was the pride of their Star Luo Empire, the one who had secured all the championships for them.
He didn't stay long on the stage. He had to go back and restore his physical and soul power. He had not consumed much, but he still needed to be in his best condition for the next match.
Dai Tianling didn't leave the stage, though. He took the microphone and said: "I'm sure you all know that there is a special event coming up, but you are all curious about what it is."
His words made the stadium go quiet. They were indeed curious about this special event. There had never been such a thing in the previous All-Continent Youth Soul Master Competitions.
Since Monster Academy had won, everyone stopped talking about the previous match and listened attentively. The stadium went from noisy to silent.
Dai Tianling continued: "This special event is an exchange match between Anping and Gu Yuena from Sun Moon Academy and the Monster Academy of our Star Luo Empire. It is a special exchange match because it will be Anping and Gu Yuena against the Eight Heavenly Kings of our Monster Academy."
The crowd gasped at this announcement. They had seen how powerful the Monster Academy students were. They couldn't understand how Anping and Gu Yuena from Sun Moon Academy dared to challenge the Eight Heavenly Kings of Monster Academy. The stadium was filled with whispers and discussions.
They wondered what kind of academy Sun Moon Academy was, who Anping and Gu Yuena were, how old they were, what their cultivation level was, and so on. But since Anping and Gu Yuena had not participated in this competition, they could not find any answers.
Dai Tianling gave the audience some time to digest the news, and then he spoke again: "I know you are not familiar with Anping and Gu Yuena from Sun Moon academy. Let me introduce them to you."
The stadium quieted down again as they listened to Dai Tianling's introduction. He continued: "You must have heard of Sun Moon Academy. It is a soul master Academy that ranks second only to Shrek academy."
"Anping and Gu Yuena, who will appear next, are from Sun Moon Academy. According to the information I have, they challenged five students from Shrek Academy before they came to our Star Luo Continent, and they won the final victory."
His words darkened the faces of the people in the Shrek Academy box. They didn't expect that Dai Tianling would bring up this matter, even though it was already known to everyone in the Sun-Moon Federation.
Xie Xie said angrily: "This emperor of the Star Luo Empire is too much."
He had participated in that match, and he was unhappy that Dai Tianling used it as a way to praise Anping and Gu Yuena.
Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi also clenched their fists. This was their shameful history. Tang Wulin frowned even more. He had not only lost that match, but also suffered a serious injury and lost a unique artifact.
Cai Yue'er and Wu Zhangkong were also in a bad mood, but they were in the Star Luo Empire, and they couldn't show their anger. Cai Yue'er said, "Did you hear that? We are not strong enough. We have to work harder in the future."
"Yes!" Everyone in Shrek answered firmly.
Dai Tianling didn't know what was going on in the Shrek Academy box, so he went on: "I believe you are most curious about their age and soul power level. I can tell you that they are not like the previous participants from Shrek Academy. They are the same age. They are only fifteen years old now."
"As for their soul power level, they have reached the 62nd soul emperor level. The next match will surely not disappoint you."
He was able to report their soul power levels accurately because he had asked them beforehand.
The stadium was shocked by their ages and soul power levels. But they didn't doubt the information. Dai Tianling was the emperor of the Star Luo Empire, and he wouldn't lie about this.
They had never heard of a fifteen-year-old soul emperor before. The youngest soul emperor in their Star Luo Empire was the former Long Yue, but he was almost twenty years old. Anping and Gu Yuena were at least four years younger than him.
To reach the soul emperor level at the age of fifteen, they wondered if even the legendary first generation of Shrek's Seven Monsters who became gods, or Huo Yuhao, the Spiritual Ice Douluo from ten thousand years ago, had achieved that.
Some people even started to speculate maliciously if Anping and Gu Yuena were evil soul masters. How else could they cultivate so fast?