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The next day.
Eighth round of the preliminaries.
Today, Quan Yi focused his attention outside the competition.
He turned his gaze to Shrek Academy, and to his surprise, Xiao Wu from the Shrek team was missing from the lineup.
Without using Purple-Gold Dragon Eyes, relying solely on mental detection, Quan Yi discovered Xiao Wu's location within Heaven Dou City.
It was at the Shrek Academy, where Xiao Wu was sitting in the simulated environment training ground, meditating and cultivating.
"Oh, it seems that this Tang San hasn't disappointed my advice."
Quan Yi's gaze naturally met Tang San's.
He saw Tang San looking at him with gratitude.
Quan Yi remained calm, responding with a faint smile, revealing nothing.
The exchange of glances between the two was extremely brief, and few noticed the connection between them.
With tacit understanding, they planned to conceal everything that had happened yesterday and prevent outsiders from discovering their connection.
Nearby, Huo Wu also noticed Xiao Wu's absence and sighed, "Husband, you were right, this Tang San really seems to care about that Xiao Wu."
In just one night, Xiao Wu had withdrawn from the team.
In this short time, Tang San probably hadn't been able to get to the real truth, but even so, he still persuaded Xiao Wu to leave.
"However, the loss of a main member will only be a major blow to Shrek, who has just built up momentum.
Can they still get a promotion spot now?"
Huo Wu analyzed with a hint of regret.
Quan Yi leaned casually on the seat, saying indifferently, "Based on objective strength, there may be a high probability.
However, team Soul Fights can't just look at strength; there are many factors that influence the outcome."
Xiao Wu's withdrawal was not just the absence of combat power; it would also trigger many unseen changes.
That was the morale of the team.
In Team Battles, besides hard power, the most important thing was trust and cooperation between team members.
Tang San protected Xiao Wu, which actually meant sacrificing the probability of the team winning.
If other members could understand, then continuing to fight would not be a problem, but if someone didn't understand, then the trust within the team would be cracked.
According to Quan Yi's observation, the Shrek Team today didn't seem as harmonious as yesterday.
Especially between the younger members and the older members, there was an invisible gap, blocking each other.
"There are gains and losses, you should have expected this situation.
I wonder how you will get rid of the current predicament."
Quan Yi watched the changes in Shrek with great interest.
In the eighth round of the competition, Blazing Fire Academy encountered the second of the Five Elemental Academies.
That was Elephant Armor Academy.
However, Elephant Armor Academy was no different from the previous academies.
They admitted defeat and surrendered.
Faced with the absolute difference in strength, Elephant Armor Academy had no intention of challenging them.
The absence of the two academies caused dissatisfaction to erupt in the audience.
Although they all understood, they had expected Elephant Armor Academy, as one of the Five Elemental Academies, to have the courage to challenge Blazing Fire Academy.
However, the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment.
But no matter how disappointed they were, the competition had to continue.
In this round, the only battle worth paying attention to was that of Shrek Academy.
As Quan Yi had expected, Shrek took the stage without Xiao Wu.
Their opponent was a team with only one Soul Elder, and their overall Soul Power level was similar to Shrek's.
However, compared to the strong teams that Shrek had defeated before, this team's strength was still not enough.
However, the entire battle process was more anxious than the audience had expected.
The reason was on Shrek's side. The originally seamless and precise coordinated movements seemed unusually blocked today.
"So that's it. The coordination system centered on Tang San, the Control System Soul Master, has changed."
It was at this moment that Huo Wu understood what Quan Yi meant by the invisible influence.
In the eyes of Huo Wu, a Control System Soul Master, she could see that some members were resisting Tang San's orders, trying to defeat their opponents in their own way.
To outsiders, each member of Shrek might seem to be doing their best and fighting with all their might.
However, the most important thing in a Team Battle was to focus the power in one place. This kind of individualistic approach would only waste unnecessary power and even drag down the entire team.
However, Shrek's overall combat power was ultimately superior to their opponents, so even so, the battle was still progressing in the direction of Shrek's victory.
"Shrek is going to win, but winning in this way will have a negative impact on Shrek in the long run."
Huo Wu sighed softly, tilting her head.
Quan Yi nodded in agreement.
In this situation, if Shrek achieved victory through 'fighting on their own', it would further undermine Tang San's position in the team.
Because it would give those members who resisted Tang San's command the illusion that they could win without relying on Tang San.
This would lead to a further widening of the rift in the team.
And now, there were only a few strong teams left for Shrek to challenge. If this situation continued for another one or two matches, the entire team would completely fall apart.
However, at this moment, Tang San's figure instantly moved from the center of the team to the front, and he broke into the enemy's formation alone.
"Xiao San!"
Dai Mubai, at the very front, shouted in surprise at Tang San. The other members of Shrek also seemed to have not anticipated Tang San's actions, their eyes full of disbelief.
The opponents were the same. Tang San's movements were exceptionally strange, and he had infiltrated their formation without them even realizing it.
This action was exactly the same as the method Tang San had displayed in the first round when fighting the vice-captain of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Controlling his body with the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, and then using the Purple Demon Eye to capture the blind spots in the enemy's vision.
Moreover, the timing he seized was just right, precisely at the moment when his own people restrained the enemy's front-line power attackers and the Defense System Soul Master, he broke through the gaps in the crowd and entered.
"Entanglement! Parasitism!"
Tang San did not let go of that moment of panic from his opponents, directly controlling the Control System and Support System Soul Masters who were well-protected in the rear.
Tang San's eyes bloomed with purple light, and the movements under his feet did not stop at all. His figure rushed towards the rear like a ghost, wanting to completely eliminate these two.
However, an Agility Attack System Soul Master from the opposing side noticed Tang San at this moment, instantly using an acceleration Soul Skill to break free from the entanglement and quickly rush towards Tang San.
Compared to straight-line acceleration, the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track is better at maneuvering. Compared to an Agility Attack System Soul Master, Tang San's rushing speed does not have an advantage.
Tang San obviously noticed this as well, but just as the Agility Attack System Soul Master swung the sharp claws in their hand and fiercely grabbed at Tang San, Tang San met them with cold eyes.
At this time, Tang San seemed to have been waiting for a long time, raising both hands to meet the sharp claws.
Just when everyone thought Tang San was hitting a stone with an egg, his hands suddenly glowed with a crystalline jade color, colliding with the sharp claws and emitting a clanging sound.
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