Chapter 73: A Chicken Dares to Call Itself a Phoenix
The promotion competition officially began and was held at the Royal Hunting Ground.
The participating teams were ten teams from the kingdoms and principalities within the Tiandou Empire and five teams that stood out from the Tiandou Division qualifiers.
A total of fifteen teams played a round-robin tournament to showcase their individual strength.
On the first day of the competition, Shrek Academy easily defeated their opponent.
However, they weren't so lucky the next day. The opponent they drew was the Blazing Academy, who had previously defeated them.
When Shrek Academy met Blazing Academy again, many of them experienced psychological fluctuations.
The last time they had met, they had suffered a miserable defeat and been ruthlessly humiliated by their opponents.
This time, they wanted revenge.
Yu Xiaogang gathered everyone together.
"Your opponent tomorrow is Blazing Academy, whose strength should not be underestimated. Fortunately, it is a duel between individuals. I believe you can win."
"Of course, we've been looking forward to this day for a long time," Dai Mubai said, full of confidence.
Ma Hongjun asked, "Master, should I be sent to play this time?"
Yu Xiaogang nodded.
"If I'm not mistaken, Blazing Academy will send Huo Wushuang to play first, and Huo Wu will finish. What do you think?"
Dai Mubai stepped forward. "Master, let me play first, and Xiao San will finish."
Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San.
"Xiao San, what do you think?"
"Just do as Dai said."
Yu Xiaogang nodded slightly.
He knew that Tang San was a strong character, and he would play even if he was perfectly restrained by the fire element.
Huo Wushuang had a strong frontal attack. If Tang San played first and met him, it would be difficult to win.
Letting Tang San play last gave him a better chance to meet Huo Wu.
This would be a training exercise for Tang San's strength and mentality, especially since he had lost to Huo Wu last time.
Yu Xiaogang said, "Then in tomorrow's battle, Dai Mubai will play first, followed by Tai Long, Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Tang San."
Yu Xiaogang only arranged six people.
Blazing Academy had two auxiliary spirit masters, so their single-combat ability was not very strong.
They could only send five main players and two weak substitutes.
Yu Xiaogang believed that the six people sent by Shrek Academy were enough to deal with them.
The next day, the previous matches ended.
Soon, it was Shrek Academy's turn against Blazing Academy.
Dai Mubai represented Shrek Academy first.
Blazing Academy didn't change their formation. The first to play was the captain, Huo Wushuang.
Huo Wushuang smiled and said, "Last time the game wasn't over, you took the initiative to admit defeat and escaped a disaster. This time, you won't be so lucky."
Dai Mubai snorted coldly and retorted, "Do you think I'm afraid of you?"
"We'll see about that."
With the referee's signal, the contest between the two sides officially began.
At the start of the game, Huo Wushuang showed his powerful frontal attack. The fist wind surrounded by flames rushed toward Dai Mubai, with a hot breath.
Dai Mubai wasn't willing to be outdone. The White Tiger Martial Spirit instantly possessed him. His body was agile, and he dodged Huo Wushuang's fierce attack with quick steps, looking for opportunities to counterattack.
Huo Wushuang's fire attack was extremely powerful, continuously draining Dai Mubai's soul power.
After a few rounds, Dai Mubai gradually lost the upper hand.
Huo Wushuang became more and more courageous, and the entire ring seemed to be on fire.
"Humph, is this all you can do?" Huo Wushuang sneered and launched another fierce attack, forcing Dai Mubai into a desperate situation.
Although Dai Mubai tried his best, he was still unable to withstand Huo Wushuang's final blow. He was knocked to the ground heavily, spitting blood, and was unable to fight again.
"In this round, Blazing Academy wins. Please send the next contestant from Shrek Academy!"
The players from Blazing Academy cheered, and Huo Wushuang looked toward Shrek Academy triumphantly, his eyes full of provocation.
Everyone from Shrek Academy looked solemn.
Dai Mubai had lost the first game, which was a big blow to them.
Yu Xiaogang came up, patted Dai Mubai on the shoulder, and comforted him.
"It's okay, this is just the first game, we still have a chance."
Dai Mubai stood up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and his eyes flickered with unwillingness.
If Yu Xiaogang hadn't taken the initiative to stop the game last time, he would have been defeated by Huo Wushuang.
When they met again, even though he was well prepared, he still lost to Huo Wushuang.
This made him feel upset and questioned his own ability.
Next, Tai long came onto the field.
Tai long's soul power reached level 38, but there was still a big gap between him and Huo Wushuang.
After a fierce battle, Tai long was also defeated.
However, after defeating Dai Mubai and Tai Long in succession, Huo Wushuang's soul power was exhausted and he could no longer continue fighting.
When Shrek Academy sent out the third player, Ma Hongjun, Blazing Academy replaced Huo Wushuang with a Fire Crane Soul Master.
In the preliminaries, Ma Hongjun hadn't played.
Finally, he had the opportunity to show his strength, and Ma Hongjun was very excited.
As soon as the referee announced, he immediately released his martial spirit.
Seeing this, the Fire Crane Soul Master laughed and said, "You fat man look plain, but it turns out that you are also a fire attribute soul master like us. But what kind of martial spirit is this? It looks weird, a chicken?"
"You're a chicken! This is a mutant martial spirit, the Evil Fire Phoenix!" Ma Hongjun retorted angrily.
"Evil Fire Phoenix?!" The Fire Crane Soul Master laughed.
"A chicken dares to call itself a phoenix? You are a phoenix, so isn't mine a big roc? Hahaha~~~"
Being ridiculed in public, Ma Hongjun was furious.
He hated it the most when people said his martial spirit was a chicken.
"Stop talking nonsense. I'll show you how powerful I am!" Ma Hongjun's face turned red with anger.
He growled and flapped his wings.
The first soul skill, Phoenix Fire Line, erupted instantly.
The blazing flames turned into a line of fire, shooting straight at the Fire Crane Soul Master on the opposite side.
But the Fire Crane Soul Master was obviously not an ordinary person. With a light flash, he easily dodged the fierce flame attack with his agility.
"Humph, is that all you can do?" The Fire Crane Soul Master raised a mocking smile at the corner of his mouth.
He was extremely fast, and his figure moved quickly on the ring like a ghost, constantly provoking Ma Hongjun's bottom line.
Ma Hongjun's eyes widened with anger and he launched another attack, but each time he was easily resolved by the Fire Crane Soul Master with amazing speed and flexibility.
After several rounds, Ma Hongjun not only failed to gain any advantage, but also looked a little tired from the continuous offensive.
"You fat man, you're too slow!" The Fire Crane Soul Master laughed, his words full of contempt for Ma Hongjun.
Ma Hongjun's anger intensified when he heard this.
He knew that his speed was indeed inferior to the opponent's, but he was always proud of the Evil Fire Phoenix, so how could he easily admit defeat?
"Phoenix Wings Flying!"
Ma Hongjun roared, and flames suddenly rose all over his body.
The third soul skill was activated.
The flames on Ma Hongjun's body turned into a pair of huge wings, and the whole person rushed into the sky like an arrow from a bow, starting an aerial duel with the Fire Crane Soul Master.
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