Zhu Zhuqing's soul power consumption was too great. Ning Rongrong stayed behind to take care of her. The two of them were on the same team and had a guaranteed spot in the finals. It didn't matter much whether they went to the Soul Master Tournament or not.
Shen An directly took Tom and Jerry, along with the mascot Na'er, to the Heaven Dou Great Soul Spirit Arena.
Yesterday, Xue Qinghe had sent someone to tell Shen An that his next opponent was Tianshui Academy, from the five great elemental academies.
The Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena was already overflowing with people. The audience was exceptionally expectant at this moment for this battle between the Heaven Dou Second Team and Tianshui Academy.
One was the suddenly rising Shen An, a genius who had wiped out an entire team with a single sword strike.
The other was the renowned Tianshui Academy, known as one of the top five academies within the Heaven Dou Empire.
Most importantly, Tianshui Academy was also full of a group of girls so beautiful they were bubbling over. How could this not make the audience look forward to it?
At this moment, the teacher and students of Tianshui Academy were gathered in a circle, their expressions grave. They really hadn't expected to run into Shen An in their second match.
They had been discussing what kind of strategy to use from yesterday until now.
"How do we fight? There's no way to fight at all. That guy is fast, and his attack power is strong. It's hard to have a chance of winning," Xue Wu sighed slightly.
She had seen Shen An in Tianshui City, but she never would have expected his strength to be so formidable.
She also prided herself on being among the geniuses, but when she thought of facing Shen An, she couldn't help but feel a little powerless.
"Xue Wu is right. Teacher suggests you first preserve your strength. It's enough to get a spot in the promotion tournament," the Tianshui teacher said.
"No, teacher, I want to try. Xue Wu and I still have a trump card," Shui Bing'er's eyes shone with fighting spirit.
She knew the Tianshui teacher was right, but for Shui Bing'er to have cultivated to a Soul Ancestor at this age, she naturally had her pride. How could she be willing to be afraid before the battle?
The Tianshui teacher gave a bitter smile. "You girl... alright then. You're the captain, you have the final say."
Shrek Academy rest area.
Flender was not there. He was currently swamped with trying to save Liu Erlong. How could he have the mood to watch the match? The person leading the team was Zhao Wuji.
Zhao Wuji looked at the black-robed person beside him with a conflicted expression.
He wanted to call him Grandmaster but felt it was inappropriate. After all, regarding the matter from the day before yesterday, Yu Xiaogang had no room to refute.
The Heaven Dou imperial family had even provided solid evidence of Yu Xiaogang stealing the theoretical knowledge of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan and Spirit Hall.
No matter what, Zhao Wuji was still a relatively upright person.
Now that he knew Yu Xiaogang was a plagiarist, to call him Grandmaster again... he, the Immovable Bright King, couldn't get past that hurdle in his own heart.
"Teacher Xiaogang, although you're wearing a black robe and your face can't be seen clearly, because of what happened the day before yesterday, anyone can guess your identity."
"How about... you stay a little further away from our academy."
Zhao Wuji said sullenly. The surrounding audience members were all pointing at the black-robed Yu Xiaogang beside him, cursing Shrek Academy along with him.
In Zhao Wuji's view, Yu Xiaogang was simply a single mouse dropping spoiling a whole pot of soup.
Although the little monsters couldn't beat Shen An, it didn't mean there was a problem with their ability. They just needed to prove themselves again in the upcoming matches.
Their Shrek Academy could still resound throughout the continent.
But if Yu Xiaogang kept staying at their academy, there would definitely be no shortage of rumors and gossip.
This seriously affected the future development of his Shrek Academy.
After all, with a trash teacher in the academy who plagiarized others' theories, which parent would dare to confidently send their child here?
So Zhao Wuji really didn't want to see Yu Xiaogang. If not for Flender protecting him, with his explosive temper, he would have driven Yu Xiaogang away long ago.
Hidden in the black robe, Yu Xiaogang said excitedly, his face flushed red:
"What do you know? This is the best position! I need to observe everyone's battles. Only with my wisdom can the students continuously achieve victory."
Wisdom? Does Yu Xiaogang, a plagiarist, have that?
Zhao Wuji looked at Yu Xiaogang and sighed silently. He's so average, yet so confident. No wonder he dared to shamelessly say he had invented countless theories.
On the central stage, Shen An and the Tianshui team had already entered. Tsunami-like cheers erupted from the audience seats.
The emotions of the entire arena were pushed to the extreme. Everyone was looking forward to this battle.
"Shen An, if I let you be my boyfriend, can you let us win?" Shui Yue'er looked at Shen An with pleading eyes.
In front of such a large crowd, Shen An couldn't understand how Shui Yue'er could say such words.
In the VIP seats, Xue Qinghe silently squeezed an imprint into the armrest, cursing inwardly without end. Hussy! Shameless! Without any sense of shame!
"No, I refuse," Shen An said with a dark face.
"Then how about this? I'll intentionally drag my team down later to let you win. Can I be your friend?" Shui Yue'er said again.
Shui Bing'er's little face was bright red. She knew her sister was unreliable, but she didn't expect her to be this unreliable. This was the Soul Master Tournament, with tens of thousands of pairs of eyes watching.
"Shen An, my sister is talking nonsense. In this match, I hope you can go all out. We will do the same," Shui Bing'er said, looking seriously into Shen An's eyes.
Shen An showed a smile. "Good. You are a respectable team. I will definitely fight seriously."
"How about you let Na'er leave the stage first," Shui Bing'er said, suddenly hesitating.
Their tactic against Shen An was to keep their distance and rely on the area-of-effect attacks of their water and ice attributes to restrict him.
This way, no matter how fast he was, he couldn't dodge this kind of indiscriminate, full-coverage attack.
But Na'er, who was only a Soul Elder, would also be covered in this attack. Whether it was out of her relationship with Shen An or Na'er's age...
Shui Bing'er couldn't bear to see Na'er get hurt.
Shen An smiled, "Don't worry. With me here, nothing will happen. Na'er is our mascot."
The silver-haired, purple-eyed Na'er also appropriately showed a sweet smile.
"Alright, then let's begin," Shui Bing'er said, simultaneously getting into formation with her teammates.
"Both sides, release your martial souls!" the host shouted.
The seven members of the Tianshui Academy side all released their martial souls in unison. Although the colors of their soul rings were different, the color of their martial souls was, without exception, all ice-blue.
A lineup of pure beauties, the dazzling blue should have been very eye-catching.
But when Shen An and Na'er released their martial souls, the Tianshui Academy side couldn't help but look pale in comparison.
"It really is three purple soul rings! Is she only six years old? It's too unbelievable."
Sounds like this rang out in the audience seats. They were all from people who had heard others talk about Na'er's soul ring configuration but were seeing it for the first time.
"Attack!" Shui Yue'er decisively gave the order.
On the Tianshui Academy side, countless soul rings lit up at the same time.
Rain, cold wind, ice and snow, instantly spread across the entire field.
Shen An squinted his eyes but made no move.
The seven girls, except for Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu, all released their soul skills without regard for soul power consumption, wanting to turn the stage into a world of ice and snow.
In this kind of world, the strength of soul masters who were not of the water or ice attribute would definitely be affected. Likewise, the strength of Shui Bing'er's side would be greatly enhanced.
A huge ice phoenix silhouette rose from behind Shui Bing'er, as if it had arrived in its own world.
Shui Bing'er showed a confident smile. Seven against two, and on our home field. The advantage is mine!