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[Qian Xunji suddenly remembered that the Spirit Bone he had prepared to ambush Tang Hao might end up in the hands of Yu Xiaogang.]
[For Tang Hao, those two Spirit Bones were a negative effect, but that might not be the case for others.]
[But the problem was, everything was already a foregone conclusion; he couldn't just back out on the spot, could he?]
[That would cause Spirit Hall to lose all its Face.]
[So, Qian Xunji could only pin his hopes on Tang Hao.]
[He hoped that in the upcoming team battle, Tang Hao wouldn't be defeated by Yu Xiaogang again like he was in the individual battle just now.]
[On the other side, Tang Xiao looked at Tang Hao, who still hadn't recovered after a long while, and couldn't help but look at Yu Xiaogang again.]
["How long will this control of yours actually last?"]
[Tang Xiao didn't dare to imagine how miserably one would die if hit by this control Spirit Ability of Yu Xiaogang's in a life-or-death battle.]
[Such a long time was enough for Yu Xiaogang to kill them countless times.]
["Actually, my control effect isn't that long-lasting"]
[Yu Xiaogang shrugged and looked at Tang Hao in Tang Xiao's arms.]
["But the problem is, this guy is too arrogant and didn't take me seriously at all"]
["He just let me hit his body directly with my Spirit Ability"]
["The Dark Attribute itself carries a weakening effect. This Spirit Ability of mine weakened his mental defense before impact, and on top of that, the attack exploded directly on his body"]
["It would be strange if he could recover in a short time"]
[Speaking of this, Yu Xiaogang looked at the referee.]
["Why don't we continue? Anyway, Tang Hao waking up won't change the result of the individual match, right?"]
[The referee glanced at Tang Hao off the stage, then at Qian Xunji on the throne, and after receiving the other's nod, announced that the match would continue.]
[The strength of the Iron Fire Academy was entirely supported by Tang Hao alone.]
[So, the second person to come on stage was defeated by Yu Xiaogang in almost two or three moves.]
[Seeing that the teammate second only to Tang Hao in the team was defeated just like that, the others had no Battle Intent, so the Iron Fire Academy team directly conceded.]
[Just as the Iron Fire Academy team conceded and the referee announced the result of the individual match, Tang Hao's body suddenly trembled, and then a roar resounded throughout the entire arena:]
["Ahhh, despicable villain, how dare you bully me like this!"]
[Amidst the roar, Tang Hao got up and glared at Yu Xiaogang, who had won on the stage.]
["Brother Hao, Brother Hao, are you alright?"]
[Seeing Tang Hao wake up, the heart that Tang Xiao had been holding finally settled back into his stomach.]
[He hurriedly called for the Clear Sky Sect Grand Elder to check Tang Hao's body, but at this moment, Tang Hao had no time to care about such things.]
["You treacherous villain, to actually use such base methods"]
["If you have the guts, fight me head-on!"]
[As Tang Hao spoke, he was about to summon the Clear Sky Hammer and rush onto the arena to smash Yu Xiaogang to death with one hammer.]
[However, his actions were stopped by the Grand Elder of the Clear Sky Sect.]
[The spectators watching the match, seeing Tang Hao wake up, finally turned their attention back to the previous battle.]
[After Tang Hao said this, many people nodded in agreement.]
[They also believed that the means by which Yu Xiaogang achieved victory were not honorable.]
[Clearly possessing strength, yet choosing this method of fighting was truly insidious and cunning.]
["Er, my methods are base?"]
["But, I am just a thirteen-year-old Spirit Ancestor whose Rank is two major Ranks behind yours"]
["Asking me to go head-to-head with you with this kind of strength seems too unfair for me, right?"]
[Yu Xiaogang put on an innocent Face.]
[Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, those who were originally supporting Tang Hao were suddenly speechless.]
[Yes, Yu Xiaogang was only a Spirit Ancestor, and his age was so much younger than Tang Hao's. Under the circumstance where their strength was vastly different, what normal person would choose to fight head-on?]
[Even Tang Hao was rendered speechless by these words. However, he was filled with anger, so in the end, Tang Hao could only stand there, clenching his fists, his eyes bloodshot, breathing heavily.]
["Brother Hao, calm down. It was because you were too careless before that you lost"]
["But there is still a team match next. You can completely wash away your shame in the team match"]
[Seeing his younger brother's angry appearance, although Tang Xiao was also very annoyed by Yu Xiaogang's method of victory, he remained very rational.]
[Winning with underhanded tricks is ultimately not the Righteous Path.]
[You can use it once, but can you use it every time?]
[Hearing Tang Xiao's words, Tang Hao indeed calmed down a bit.]
[Yes, there was still the team match. As long as he gave his all when the time came, he didn't believe Yu Xiaogang could ambush him again.]
["We accept the result of the individual match. If possible, let's proceed with the team match scheduled for the afternoon now"]
[Tang Hao looked at the referee with a cold expression.]
[Seeing this, the referee pondered for a moment and decided to move up the team match, which was originally scheduled for the afternoon, to the morning.]
[According to normal circumstances, it was perfectly fine for the individual matches to take up the whole morning.]
[But who could have imagined that in this year's individual matches, one team would forfeit, and another team's strength would be concentrated on their captain, and this captain would happen to lose the first match.]
[The match that was supposed to take all morning ended in about ten minutes.]
[If the afternoon match wasn't moved up, it would mean nothing had been done all morning.]
["Then, we will proceed with the team match of the top three stage of this tournament"]
["The two sides competing first are the Spirit Hall Team and the Iron Fire Academy team"]
["We invite the contestants from both sides to take the stage"]
[As the words fell, Tang Hao took the lead again and stood on the arena. Looking at his cold Face, the upcoming match would definitely be merciless.]
[On the other side, the members of the Spirit Hall Team were numb.]
[What is this?]
[They forfeited the individual matches to conserve their strength, wanting to see if the Spirit Hall Academy Second Team and Tang Hao would both suffer injuries in the individual matches, so they could seize the opportunity in the subsequent team battle.]
[But as a result, the mutual injury they anticipated didn't happen at all.]
[Tang Hao, this Spirit Emperor, was easily defeated by Yu Xiaogang without even getting injured.]
[And because Yu Xiaogang defeated Tang Hao, he had accumulated a sufficient amount of anger for Tang Hao.]
[In other words, they had to Face an unscathed, Genius Spirit Emperor who would go all out in the upcoming battle and was also filled with anger.]
[How are we supposed to fight this?]
[However, as members of the Spirit Hall Team, they could not lose Face for Spirit Hall.]
[They could still use tactics to explain their forfeiture in the previous individual matches.]
[But if they conceded in the upcoming team battle as well, it wouldn't be a tactical issue, but cowardice.]
[This would absolutely not be allowed.]
[Spirit Hall could accept them being unable to win, but it absolutely could not accept them not having the courage to fight.]
[So, the members of the Spirit Hall Team could only walk onto the arena while cursing in their hearts.]
[After a period of time.]
[With the last team member sent off the arena, the match between the Spirit Hall Team and the Iron Fire Academy team also came to an end.]
[The winner was undoubtedly the Iron Fire Academy team where Tang Hao belonged.]
[After achieving victory, Tang Hao did not leave the stage and looked directly at Yu Xiaogang.]
["Get on the stage!"]
["I will let you know that in battles between Spirit Masters, your underhanded tricks are useless!"]