After the announcement, the staff handed Huo Feng a new Gold Spirit badge, made just for him. They also gave him another black card, which held all the gold coin rewards he had earned from his winning streaks.
Just then, Ning Rongrong spoke up, looking a little embarrassed. "Captain, since you've got a Gold Spirit badge... does that mean we'll have to fight Gold Spirit-level teams when we do team battles in the future? How are we supposed to win? We barely won against that Silver Spirit-level Royal Fight Team."
Hearing her say this, the rest of the Shrek team immediately nodded. Team Spirit battles were calculated based on the highest badge level and highest spirit power on the team. In other words, with a Gold Spirit member present, they would have to participate in Gold Spirit-level battles. For a moment, the team was stunned, and everyone looked at Huo Feng strangely.
He just shrugged indifferently. "It seems getting too many points at once isn't necessarily a good thing."
Manager Ao, who was standing nearby, didn't see it that way. He looked at them with a wry smile. "Well, I don't think you need to worry at all. Everyone, forget Gold Spirit-level teams. You'll probably find it hard to even find another Silver Spirit-level team, unless a team like the Royal Fight Team shows up again."
"Why?" Dai Mubai asked curiously.
Manager Ao explained, "Generally speaking, gaining points is a slow process. Winning streaks are very difficult to achieve. This is the first time I've seen such a rapid accumulation of points in all my years. Under normal circumstances, Spirit Masters at level thirty are usually only Iron Spirit or Bronze Spirit. There are no Silver Spirits at all.
"Only after reaching level forty," he continued, "when your strength increases and your Spirit's advantages show, will points increase quickly. That's when you get promoted to Silver Spirit, or maybe Gold Spirit if you're really good. A Gold Spirit team at your level... I've never even heard of it. I don't know about the Star Luo Empire, but in all the Great Spirit Arenas in our Heaven Dou Empire, there isn't a second Gold Spirit team at level thirty. Even Silver Spirit teams at this level... there probably aren't more than five. And it's hard to find a team stronger than the Royal Fight Team. So, you can absolutely consider yourselves the strongest among your peers."
No opponents? The Shrek Team all laughed. The oldest of them was only fifteen. As Spirit Masters, who wouldn't want to be that strong?
The other six members also calculated their points. Thanks to the twenty-eight consecutive team battle victories, every one of them had over a thousand points. They all successfully obtained Silver Spirit badges.
As for Tang San, Manager Ao didn't even discuss him with them. He knew some inside information. The Great Spirit Arena had a separate agreement with "Shrek Eight's" master. Even so, Tang San's current points were zero. Of course, his real role was just to create excitement and increase the arena's popularity. He had definitely achieved that in the last team battle. Because of this, they would talk to Yu Xiaogang about Tang San's situation separately.
Even after leaving the Great Spirit Arena, the Shrek team still felt it was pretty incredible. This was especially true for Oscar and Ning Rongrong, the two support-type Spirit Masters. They had actually earned Silver Spirit badges in just one month. Ning Rongrong, in particular, was even more captivated by their powerful captain, Huo Feng. Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu felt the same way.
After changing back into their own clothes, the team walked out of the Soto Spirit Arena.
When they got to the hotel, they saw Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Qin Ming sitting in a corner of the restaurant, drinking and chatting. The food and drinks on their table looked mostly untouched while they talked.
"Hehe, there's wine!" Ma Hongjun was the first to rush over. As Flender's direct disciple, he wasn't as shy around him as the others. "Teacher, we won today, shouldn't you reward us?" he asked, walking up to Flender and reaching for a wine glass on the table.
Flender flipped his chopsticks and tapped Fatty on the hand. "Ouch!" Fatty cried out, pulling his hand back.
Qin Ming looked at Ma Hongjun in confusion. "Teacher, is this young man also a student of the Academy? When did Shrek Academy get so many disciples?"
Ma Hongjun's build was hard to miss, even with a mask, but since he was a substitute, Qin Ming had never seen him in a match and had no idea who he was. Ma Hongjun looked a bit awkward, so Flender quickly explained. Qin Ming nodded, understanding.
By now, the rest of the Shrek team had walked over. Qin Ming looked at these kids, most of them under fifteen, and was stunned silent for a moment.
Flender let out his usual hoarse, sinister-sounding laugh. "What's wrong, Qin Ming? Have you forgotten our Academy's tradition? We only accept twelve-year-old students. Ma Hongjun came when he was eleven, and Huo Feng, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing all enrolled this year. This has been the only year with this many students for a long time."
Qin Ming nodded, but then he realized something was wrong. "Why are there only seven of you here? Weren't there eight in total?"
"Uh..." The atmosphere in the room suddenly became awkward.
Flender and the Shrek team knew he was talking about Tang San. But really, nobody considered that guy part of Shrek Academy—except for his master, Yu Xiaogang. Because Tang San had repeatedly damaged the Academy's reputation, Flender felt annoyed just hearing his name.
Flender picked up his wine glass, took a small sip, and shook his head. "Let's not mention that guy."
Qin Ming was smart and noticed the mood change. He quickly defused the situation by standing up with his glass. "Teacher, I'd like to toast you!"
The two clinked glasses and drank, and Flender's face broke into a smile again. The room became lively once more.
Just then, a flustered figure rushed in from the hotel entrance. He froze when he saw everyone, but after recognizing them, he rushed straight for Flender.
Flender's good mood instantly vanished. The only person who could make him look like that was, of course, Tang San's esteemed teacher—Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang ignored the strange looks from the Shrek team and leaned right into Flender's ear, whispering a few words.
Flender, who had been looking impatient, suddenly exclaimed the next second, "What?! Tang San only has one left out of two!!!"
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