The master said, "Mu Bai, if we're lucky, even if we lose to Thunder Academy, the organizers might allow both of our academies to advance with a tie for fifth place. But there's no precedent for this, so you should try your best to win this match."
Hearing this, the Shrek academy members exchanged glances, especially Dai Mu Bai, whose face was somber and whose hands were clenched tightly. After a moment, he looked up at Tang San and said in a deep voice, "Xiao San, we absolutely cannot lose this time."
Tang San naturally noticed that Dai Mu Bai's emotions were off. He clearly sensed that the latter seemed to be burdened with something on his mind, and this matter concerned the outcome of their match.
Dai Mu Bai wasn't the only one with an off mood; Zhu Zhuqing was also there. However, unlike her usual cold demeanor, her eyes were filled with melancholy.
If they won against Thunder Academy, Shrek Academy would definitely advance, but if they lost, they would be in a very passive position, facing a tiebreaker between the two academies, making their chances of winning even lower.
With Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda as a support, even without Tang San's participation, Shrek Academy's strength wouldn't be that weak, and they wouldn't be in this situation due to so-called hidden strength.
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On the third-to-last day after the preliminaries ended, the match between Shrek Academy and Thunder Academy began as scheduled.
In the quiet rest room, warm sunlight streamed through the window onto Cheng Xiao's face as he meditated cross-legged. He was completely absorbed in his cultivation, his breathing long and even.
As his cultivation progressed, the energy of the surrounding world flowed into his body through his breath, and after being strengthened by the power of shadow, it was fed back to the shadow soldiers.
At this moment, the shadow soldiers' strength was basically at the Soul King level, which is equivalent to the Knight level. As for Titan and Ah Yin, they were also suppressed to the Knight level, while Nash was unaffected by Cheng Xiao's strength and was at the Legion Commander level.
"Hey, Cheng Xiao, today is the match between Shrek Academy and Thunder Academy, do you want to go watch?" A familiar voice rang in Cheng Xiao's ears as he was meditating with his eyes closed.
Subconsciously opening his eyes, Cheng Xiao looked at Yu Tianheng, who was being blocked by the shadow soldiers, and seeing his wry smile, he couldn't help but wave his hand.
The shadow soldiers, following Cheng Xiao's command, turned into black mist and dissipated, allowing Yu Tianheng to approach Cheng Xiao a few steps closer.
"Your shadow soldiers are too humane; they won't let me in at all," Yu Tianheng said helplessly as he sat down on the sofa.
"Well, there's nothing I can do about that." Cheng Xiao smiled, then asked, "By the way, you said the match between Shrek Academy and Thunder Academy is about to start. You sound like you're really interested in this match?"
"I am somewhat interested." Yu Tianheng scratched his head and explained, "The captain of the Thunder Academy team is Yu Tianxin. He's also a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan. In terms of seniority, he's my cousin, and one of the strongest contenders for the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan's heir."
"To defeat me and get more attention from the clan, he's put in far more effort in his cultivation than I have. He's always wanted to defeat me in the All-Continent Elite Soul Master Tournament to prove that he's the best heir."
Hearing this, Cheng Xiao smiled and said, "Then I'll go with you to watch. Just for the fun."
"You…" Yu Tianheng shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Let's go, let's go see what's going on."
With that, the two walked together toward the stands.
"The penultimate round of this year's qualifiers is about to begin. Let's turn our attention to the central arena, where Thunder Academy will face Shrek Academy. Tomorrow, Seven Star Academy and Divine Wind Academy, who have already qualified from the qualifiers, will play against each other. This will undoubtedly be the most exciting match of this tournament. Let's wait and see!"
The referee's excited voice echoed clearly in everyone's ears.
His words caused a stir; the match between Seven Star Academy and Divine Wind Academy was clearly more appealing than that between Shrek Academy and Thunder Academy. The spectators immediately began discussing it.
Seven Star Academy was the biggest dark horse of this tournament, while Divine Wind Academy, despite only losing one match, was clearly being deliberately mishandled. A match between these two academies would undoubtedly be incredibly exciting.
"Damn it, what's wrong with this referee?" Dai Mubai said indignantly as he walked towards the arena. "This match is supposed to be between Shrek and Thunder Academy, but the referee is using it to promote Seven Star Academy and Divine Wind Academy. Isn't he just using us as foils to highlight these big names?"
Tang San, walking behind him, could clearly feel Dai Mubai's muscles tense, ready to explode at any moment.
"Mu Bai, don't be impulsive. Once we're on the stage, we'll defeat Thunder Academy with our strength and slap these people in the face." Tang San patted Dai Mu Bai's shoulder, his face grim.
"Little San, we absolutely cannot lose this match. If we really lose, I really won't be able to hold back my temper." Dai Mu Bai glanced back at Tang San, then took a deep breath, barely managing to calm himself down.
If it weren't for the fact that losing this match might prevent him from advancing to the next round of the qualifying tournament, he wouldn't be so agitated.
After all, this concerned his life and death.
Soon, the teams from Thunder Academy and Shrek Academy all rushed onto the stage.
"The first match of the 25th round of the preliminary tournament, Thunder Academy versus Shrek Academy, is now starting!" The referee shouted loudly, looking at the crowd who had already taken their stances.
The next moment, Dai Mu Bai raised his hands in front of his chest and shouted, "Brothers, activate your spirit rings!"
As soon as he finished speaking, four spirit rings, two yellow and two purple, appeared on his body.
This match was extremely important for Shrek Academy, so they didn't hold back their strength. Their seven team members were: Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Tailong, and Jiang Zhu.
Ma Hongjun was originally supposed to play, but considering his incomplete recovery, Flander didn't let him participate.
Thunder Academy was no weakling; they had four Soul Masters with Soul Power exceeding level 40, making them no weaker than Shrek Academy's four Soul Grandmasters and three Soul Venerables.
Moreover, all of Thunder Academy's Soul Masters were lightning-attribute, making their explosive power and attack strength significantly stronger than Shrek Wall's.
Thunder Academy also took this match very seriously, placing all four of their level 40+ Soul Masters at the back of their team, willing to sacrifice morale to understand Shrek Academy's true strength. On
Shrek Academy's side, under Dai Mubai's leadership, everyone released their Martial Souls. Oscar had already distributed his three types of sausages to everyone, standing at the back of the team with Jiang Zhu beside him.
Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing stood on either side of Dai Mubai, while Tang San stood behind the three. As for Tai Long, he stood even further forward than Dai Mubai, clearly demonstrating his role as cannon fodder.
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