"Captain, have you been secretly training behind our backs? How did you break through Canghui Academy's Shura Illusion Mirror so quickly?"
"You've been secretly training, Sister! You definitely have! Although your strength was strong before, it wasn't at this level. You broke through the Seven Shura Illusion Mirror in less than ten seconds! Your speed is almost on par with Peach Blossom Spring Academy."
"Teacher, did you secretly impart some secret technique to the Captain before the match? Is that why the Captain was late?"
"No, I was just about to ask Bing'er, what was that about you descending from the sky just now?"
Tianshui Academy vs. Canghui Academy: Tianshui Academy won with zero casualties, and their speed was astonishing.
It's worth noting that before this, Canghui Academy's illusion had caused headaches for all the major academies. Even Divine Wind Academy and Le霆 Academy had to sacrifice at least two seriously injured teammates to break free from the Seven Shura Illusion Mirror and launch a counterattack.
Even Tianshui Academy's leader, Leng Yuehan, who was Water Binger and Shui Yue'er's aunt, looked at her with a surprised expression.
Water Binger pursed her lips and thought for a moment. She couldn't tell her teammates about Peach Blossom Teacher instantly killing Canghui Academy's teacher. If it leaked out, it might cause trouble for Peach Blossom Teacher, and she herself might fall into danger.
Water Binger said indifferently, "This was taught to me by an esteemed senior. He told me: an illusion is a fabrication. As long as one's mental force can withstand the pressure and one bravely attacks the evil manifestations within the illusion, it can be shattered.
Therefore, Canghui Academy's Seven Shura Illusion Mirror isn't strong at all. It merely relies on the Spirit Masters' fear to stall for time and create opportunities for them to attack. The physical pain felt also comes from this."
Recalling Peach Blossom Teacher's elegant and detached figure, Water Binger's tone carried a hint of reverence. This Peach Blossom Teacher truly was an extraordinary person.
Dozens of teachers across the entire arena, over twenty days, not a single one had come up with a method to counter the illusion. However, this Peach Blossom Teacher was able to reveal the mystery with a single sentence.
...
"Peach Blossom Spring Academy vs. Knight Academy: Peach Blossom Spring Academy wins."
"Peach Blossom Spring Academy vs. Le Ting Academy: Le Ting Academy suffers a crushing defeat!"
"..."
"Congratulations to Peach Blossom Spring Academy for securing first place in the Heaven Dou City preliminary rounds! They achieved a magnificent record of twenty-eight wins and twenty-eight consecutive victories, becoming the biggest dark horse in this competition. Could this be the Empire champion candidate team that School Master Ning mentioned? They indeed have the strength to contend for the crown!"
"Up until now, Peach Blossom Spring Academy's team has been in disarray, they've been injured, but they have never lost. Moreover, only when facing Divine Wind Academy and Le霆 Academy did the Peach Garden Team display their formidable strength as a seven-person team. Six ten-thousand-year spirit rings are truly shocking!"
"But for some reason, the confrontation between Peach Blossom Spring Academy and Le霆 Academy was exceptionally fierce. Peach Blossom Spring Academy, which usually held back against other academies and maintained a so-called benevolent and gentlemanly demeanor, became incredibly aggressive in this match. Could this be their true strength?"
"A ten-thousand-year spirit ring is a ten-thousand-year spirit ring after all. Even the formidable Le霆 Academy couldn't withstand the offensive of a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ability."
"Please, healing Spirit Masters, carry Le霆 Academy's teammates off. Captain Yu Tianxin's condition doesn't look optimistic. We hope he can recover in time and not affect the subsequent promotion matches."
In the final match, Peach Blossom Spring Academy utterly crushed Le霆 Academy, making everyone realize the true gap in strength between other academies and Peach Blossom Spring Academy—it was a genuine chasm.
Before this, Peach Blossom Spring Academy's team had been treating the matches as a training ground, fighting with fewer members against more, and trying not to use their fourth Spirit Ability. That's why some matches were fought very intensely.
But once Peach Blossom Spring Academy unleashed their full power, no team in the Heaven Dou City division could stand against them!
Ultimately, Peach Blossom Spring Academy advanced as the first-place team in their division with twenty-eight consecutive wins and zero losses.
The other four qualifying teams were the four elemental academies.
...
After the preliminaries, in the Peach Garden, Su Ran was sitting under a peach tree, quietly checking his teacher panel:
[Peach Blossom Spring Academy achieved twenty-eight consecutive victories in the Heaven Dou City preliminary division, with a total reward: all spirit ring and Spirit Bone age limits increased by 20% to 50%, spirit power increased by 0.7 levels, 3 thousand-year Spirit Bones, 1 ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone, and several advanced and master-level unique skills and cultivation methods—such as Flowing Water Crushing Rock Fist, Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm, Dog Beating Staff Technique, Nine Yin White Bone Claw, etc.]
[Su Ran]
[Main Spirit: Divine Show Peach Branch]
[spirit power: Level 90]
[First Spirit Ability Age Limit: Folding Branch Like a Dream — Increased to 5000 years.]
[Second Spirit Ability: A Dream Peach Sword Order — Increased to 7000 years]
[Third Spirit Ability: Chaotic Red Flying Snow — Increased to 12000 years.]
[Fourth Spirit Ability: Scarlet Moon Peach Bloom — Increased to 23000 years.]
[Fifth Spirit Ability: Burning Flower Thousand Peach Slash — Increased to 60000 years.]
[Sixth Spirit Ability: Nine Luminaries Peach Blossom Sword — Increased to 100,000 years.]
[Seventh Spirit Ability: Red Dust True Body (100,000-year companion ring Domain, White Jade Capital in the Sky) — Increased to 150,000 years.]
[Eighth Spirit Ability: Skill 1 — Falling Moon. Skill 2 — Falling Sun — Increased to 150,000 years.]
[Ninth Spirit Ability: Unlocked Peach Immortal Tribulation. After passing the trial, directly attach the spirit ring with the optimal physique.]
[Ninth spirit ring ultimate sublimation: For each victory obtained in the promotion matches and finals, the host's ninth spirit ring will gain an additional 3000 years of age. For each achievement completed: One Versus Seven, Light of the Team, Unyielding Glory, Cross-Border Tempering, etc., an additional 1000 years of sublimation can be gained.]
"Level 90."
Su Ran felt the spirit power surging within him. After the preliminaries, his sixth spirit ring had evolved into a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring. He now possessed three hundred-thousand-year spirit rings, and his strength had greatly increased.
Most importantly, his spirit power had reached Level 90, which meant he only needed to absorb a ninth spirit ring to break through to the Titled Douluo realm.
"Teacher, it's time to cash in the rewards, right?"
"We got first place in the preliminary division. No, I heard my dad say that we're the best performing team in the entire continent's preliminaries, with the most wins and not a single loss."
"Rewards, rewards! Otherwise, we won't have any motivation to compete."
Just as Su Ran was studying the Peach Immortal Tribulation of the ninth Spirit Ability, several students received their preliminary qualification tokens, their pretty faces beaming with smiles, and their clear, rippling eyes fixed on Su Ran.
After nearly thirty matches, although all seven students performed well, they always felt like something was missing, and they were a bit mentally exhausted.
The children desperately needed some excitement and encouragement!
Without the teacher's loving rewards, it's like abalone without water, or a flower bud without nectar—it lacks a soul.
"You girls, you've indeed worked hard this month. Since the preliminaries are over, you have a few days to rest. I'll reward you with a holiday to play and no training. How about that?"
Watching Ning Rongrong and Meng Yiran act spoiled, Su Ran felt a touch of affection. He had already come to regard these students as very important people to him.
"No, no, we don't have anything we want to do on holiday."
"Then, how about Teacher takes you out for a picnic, an outing?"
"Great! I want to have a wild battle with Teacher—ah, no, a picnic."
"Going out with Teacher is good, but it's not a reward for the competition."
Ning Rongrong's eyes widened. She tugged on Su Ran's hand, her face full of innocence: "Teacher, just like before, okay? For the upcoming promotion matches, if we win a match, Teacher will kiss Rongrong, or let Rongrong kiss Teacher~"
Xiao Wu blinked: "Teacher... I'll have the same reward as Senior Sister Rongrong."
Zhu Zhuqing, outwardly cold but inwardly warm, said: "Same."
"You little girls shouldn't have such thoughts about your teacher. I am your teacher, and you are no longer little girls. In three to five years at most, you will all be adults. Such behavior can only be done with your husband, understand?"
These little girls were all graceful, with beautiful lips and white teeth, truly captivating. It was likely no man could resist their charms.
However, lust is human nature, but one should be lustful without being lewd, and not let wine and lust lead astray.
"Husband? I don't want that! I only want to marry Teacher!"
"I can't accept marrying another man either."
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing murmured. Ever since they had seen Teacher's face, how could their eyes tolerate anyone else?
Xiao Wu murmured in her heart: "I'm a Spirit Beast. Spirit Beasts don't have teacher-student ethics~"
Teacher, upright and magnificent, with boundless depth and peerless beauty, taught them with sincerity. In this world, who else could replace Teacher's position in their hearts?
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