A hint of worry appeared in Second Dean Bai Baoshan's eyes.
A few days ago, when these children returned from hunting their fourth spirit ring, they discovered that Ye Lingling was missing. She was the most outstanding support system Spirit Master among the younger generation of the Royal Academy.
"Second Dean Bai, there's no need to mention her again. Since she chose to betray her team, let her be. Without Nine Heart Sea, we will still win."
Hearing Ye Lingling's name, Yu Xiaogang's eyes also dimmed slightly, but he quickly waved his hand. With the competition about to begin, he couldn't shake morale, boost others' Spirits, or diminish his own prestige; he had to give the children confidence.
"Xiaogang!"
"Flender, you're back? How was it? Did you find out about Heart of Fire Academy's situation?"
Just then, Flender and Zhao Wuji walked in from outside, and Yu Xiaogang hurried forward to ask.
Flender adjusted his glasses: "According to my investigation, after Heart of Fire Academy entered Heaven Dou City, they should have moved into the wealthy district, and they are guarded by special escorts from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Our people didn't dare to act rashly."
"However, I just saw an old man in white robes go to the area where Heart of Fire Academy is staying. Soon after, a shocking sword light erupted, even dispersing the evening glow in the sky. I don't know if a fight occurred."
"White robes? Sword light? Could it be..."
"Zhao Wuji, if I'm not mistaken, when Xin severely injured you before, it was also a branch transformed into a sword, wasn't it?"
"Yes."
Zhao Wuji was a bit embarrassed to have a painful memory brought up.
"Then there's no mistake. To unleash such powerful sword light, that old man should be Sword Douluo Chen Xin. It's said that his swordsmanship is unparalleled, with few able to contend with him, and he's also a sword fanatic. Xin uses a Cleaver of Shamash sword, so he most likely went to challenge Xin to a sword fight."
A look of joy appeared on Yu Xiaogang's face:
"This Sword Douluo is said to have broken through to ninety-five levels many years ago, making him a Super Douluo expert. If he takes action, Xin will certainly suffer. If he can be severely injured, it would be greatly beneficial to us! The room for maneuver would be much larger."
"Alright, Little San, Mubai, Tian Heng... you main team members, after receiving your team uniforms, go back to training first. The competition starts tomorrow, and you should also go watch. Don't miss any of the Heart of Fire Team's matches."
"Second team, stay. I still need to finalize your tactical arrangements for the preliminaries." Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath and said to the members of the two Royal Academy teams.
"Grandmaster, are these our team uniforms?"
"They're not very good-looking, are they?"
"Why are there two logos? This one is the Royal Academy's emblem, what's this symbol of a tree branch with a red cross?"
"Idiot, this clearly means—destroy the Heart of Fire Team!"
"Hmph! Brilliant!"