"Heh."
A small, satisfied smile appeared on Huo Feng's face. Another five thousand sacrifice points were added to his total. His current points should now be well over ten thousand again. When he finally broke through to Rank 40, he would be able to get a very suitable spirit ring.
He looked around the stage. The members of the Royal Fight Team were either on the ground or unconscious. On the Shrek Team's side, only Tang San was still lying on the ground, his fate unknown.
At this point, the battle was basically over. All of the Royal Fight Team's Spirit Masters who could fight had lost their ability to continue. Only their support system Spirit Master, Ye Lingling, was left trembling in the back row.
The Nine Heart Begonia Spirit Master's eyes were full of fear.
Although her Nine Heart Begonia had once again shown its power by healing her teammates' injuries, it couldn't restore their lost spirit power. With only a support-type Spirit Master left on their side, there was no reason to continue the battle.
"We… we surrender," Ye Lingling said, her voice full of reluctance.
When she saw Huo Feng nod, she finally let out a sigh of relief. She quickly trotted over to start treating her teammates properly.
High in the air, the announcer, Dou Dou, finally snapped out of her daze. She quickly scanned the situation on the battle stage. Then, she cleared her throat and, with the same bright smile she'd had at the beginning, announced:
"Team battle... the Shrek Team wins!"
There was no cheering. There was no celebration.
The audience below wasn't packed like in a regular Spirit Arena. These were all VIPs sitting in private boxes. Most of them had come today to bet on the Royal Fight Team and make money. Naturally, not many people were happy that the team they supported had lost.
However, a few people still applauded the Shrek Team. Huo Feng's performance, in particular, had truly impressed many of them. He had earned their recognition.
The poisonous mist on the battle stage slowly faded. The Spirit Masters from both teams were quiet. Even though the battle was over, they were still staring at each other.
The other five members of Shrek, besides Huo Feng, were still a bit dazed. After a long moment, it finally sank in that they had truly defeated their powerful opponents.
Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing exchanged glances. Then, all at once, smiles appeared on their faces beneath their masks.
Just like before, the victory in this team battle was mostly thanks to their captain, Huo Feng. However, this fight had been incredibly difficult for them. It had pushed them all to their limits and given them a great training opportunity.
Besides that, they also got to share in the team points just by following Captain Huo Feng. Who wouldn't be happy about that?
On the other side, all the members of the Royal Fight Team had woken up under Ye Lingling's healing. They gathered together, supporting each other as they stood up.
Everyone's expression was grim. This was especially true for Yu Tianheng and the two Black Tortoise Turtle Spirit Masters. Their expressions were so dark it was frightening.
Yu Tianheng stared at the Shrek Team, and his gaze met Dai Mubai's. This wasn't the first time they had looked at each other, but this time, the situation was completely different.
"You are very strong," Yu Tianheng said, his voice bitter. "But we didn't lose to all of you."
He believed the only reason they lost this team battle was because of their opponent's captain.
Dai Mubai just smiled and nodded, saying proudly, "That's right. Your cooperation had flaws. Otherwise, the outcome of this battle would have been hard to tell."
The Shrek Team had won, and Dai Mubai was clearly getting carried away. He thought Yu Tianheng was admitting defeat to him, and he couldn't help but feel a little admiration for his rival. As the captain of the Royal Fight Team, Yu Tianheng had taken the brute force of the Shrek Team's attacks but had kept fighting until the very end. Even though the Royal Fight Team lost, Yu Tianheng was worthy of respect.
Yu Tianheng sighed to himself. A flash of embarrassment crossed his face. He wanted to tell Dai Mubai not to be so arrogant, but since the Royal Fight Team had lost, saying anything else was meaningless.
He just took a deep breath and shook his head at Dai Mubai. Before Dai Mubai could react, Yu Tianheng turned to his teammates who were supporting him.
"Let's go."
The group of seven, with unsteady steps, slowly walked toward the Spirit Master entrance. The failure made them look defeated as they walked away.
The Jade Phosphorous Snake Spirit Master, Dugu Yan, suddenly stopped. She turned to look at Huo Feng.
"Your Spirit is very powerful. It can even break my snake venom," she said. "I'll never forget this humiliation."
As she spoke, she looked down at her chest, which was still faintly aching. Her pretty face flushed with anger and embarrassment.
"One day," she snapped, "I'll make you fall to my poison!"
Huo Feng looked at her calmly and just nodded. "Anytime. I'll be waiting."
The Nine Heart Begonia Spirit Master, Ye Lingling, had also turned back with Dugu Yan. But her gaze wasn't resentful like Dugu Yan's. It was filled with fear and... something else. She took a deep look at Huo Feng and looked like she wanted to say something, but she didn't. She just turned and left with her companions.
A little applause started in the arena, and then it grew louder and louder. It was coming from all the VIP rooms over the speakers. The Shrek Team's performance had won the respect of many of the VIP guests. This applause was a fitting end to such an intense battle.
Below the stage, Flender and Zhao Wuji were beaming with pride, grinning from ear to ear.
Yu Xiaogang's face was still gloomy. If Tang San wasn't still lying on the battle stage, he would have been too ashamed to even stay here.
Just then, the Shrek Team walked down from the stage. Huo Feng, as usual, walked at the very front.
Seeing the victorious team return, Flender and Zhao Wuji looked like they were about to burst with excitement. This just made Yu Xiaogang feel even more uncomfortable.
He glanced at the returning students and realized that Tang San was not with them. He looked up at the battle stage and saw Tang San still lying motionless in the same spot.
"This…" Yu Xiaogang muttered to himself.
Could something really have happened to Tang San? Logically, his disciple had become pretty tough these days. He shouldn't be that fragile.
But Yu Xiaogang's pride wouldn't let him rush up there. It wouldn't look right for a Grandmaster.
Just then, Dai Mubai, who was walking behind Huo Feng, suddenly blurted out, "Grandmaster, your disciple looks like he's about to die up there on the stage. Aren't you going to check on him?"
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