Chapter 251 270. Shrek Team's Opponent
Dai Mubai elbowed Tang San and said, "Ah San, the Spark Academy team has arrived."
Tang San said, "I saw them."
"How should we deal with them?" Ma Hongjun said teasingly.
Tang San said, "Let's talk about it when we face them."
"Hmph, let them understand that our Shrek Academy is no longer what it used to be." Dai Mubai said.
"Right, so what if they all have thousand-year spirit rings? The influence of early spirit rings isn't that significant anyway. Besides, we have a full three Spirit Kings on our side. A single ten-thousand-year spirit ring is enough to match those flashy thousand-year spirit rings." After Oscar finished speaking, he sneakily glanced at Tang San beside him.
Sure enough, upon hearing their conversation, Tang San's mood couldn't help but sink. Yes, Shrek Academy was no longer what it used to be, but what the hell did that have to do with him, Tang San? Yu Tianheng, Xiao Wu, and Er Ming—the three of them had pulled far ahead as Spirit Kings. Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun had also followed closely behind as high-level Spirit Ancestors. As for himself, in two years he had only managed to complete the leap from Spirit Elder to Spirit Ancestor. Thinking of this, Tang San felt no pleasure of revenge whatsoever.
On the VIP platform were several people. In the first row, there were five people in total: one was Sect Master Huo of the Main Body Sect, one was Emperor Xue Ye of the Heaven Dou Empire, one was Sect Master Ning Fengzhi, one was Young Sect Master Yu Xiaomen of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, and one was Salas, the Platinum Bishop of Spirit Hall.
The host on one side of the VIP platform announced loudly, "Now, please welcome His Majesty the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire to announce the opening of this competition."
Dressed in a crimson-gold robe, Emperor Xue Ye slowly stood up amid thunderous applause. He raised his right hand and lightly waved toward the audience seats and the participating spirit masters below. The applause stopped, and the square became silent.
"I, Xue Ye, Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, on behalf of the Heaven Dou Empire and also on behalf of the organizers of this competition, announce that the Pan-Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament is now open!"
The applause thundered once again. After the applause died down, Xue Ye continued, "Here, I hope that all spirit masters participating in this competition can fully demonstrate their strength and achieve good results. You are all the pride of the Heaven Dou Empire. For the glory of the Empire, show your brilliance."
The applause rang out again. The Emperor sat back down, and then Huo Qiqiang, Yu Xiaomen, and other invited guests gave a series of speeches.
When it was Ning Fengzhi's turn, the host asked, "Sect Master Ning, you are the most powerful support-type spirit master. On behalf of the audience watching this competition, I would like to ask you which of the twenty-eight teams participating in the Heaven Dou City Division preliminary selection do you favor?"
"In this competition, I favor one team. For this team, I intend to leave some suspense, but I dare guarantee that they will definitely be a hot favorite to win this Spirit Master Tournament."
Upon hearing this, the Shrek Academy team immediately held their heads high and stuck out their chests. They knew very well that Ning Fengzhi was talking about them.
"So Sect Master Huo, which team do you favor more?" the host asked.
Huo Qiqiang said, "I favor one team. Like Sect Master Ning, I'll leave some suspense."
Then, the host also asked Yu Xiaomen, and Yu Xiaomen's answer was the same.
"Unfortunately, we were unable to get the three Sect Masters and Young Sect Master to reveal which team they favor. Next, please welcome Spirit Hall's Platinum Bishop Salas to conduct the first round of preliminary draw. After the draw is completed, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team will compete against their first-round opponent. This will also be the only match today."
Salas slowly stood up. As he passed in front of the host, Huo Qiqiang gave Salas a hint with his eyes.
Salas: OK!
He began the draw.
"First round of preliminaries: Skywater Academy versus Purple Star Academy!"
"Second round of preliminaries: Oakland Academy versus Blazing Glory Academy."
The Shrek reincarnators listened leisurely to Salas's announcements. Just when they thought their Shrek Academy would be placed last and brought up together with Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Salas paused, then continued:
"Third round of preliminaries: Shrek Academy versus Spark Academy."
Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun were immediately stunned.
"It's different from the previous life again. I didn't expect we'd face the Spark team in our first match." Dai Mubai said.
Oscar was somewhat doubtful: "Can we win so easily in our first match?"
Tang San said firmly, "The Spark team's strength is indeed good, but we haven't stopped improving either. Tomorrow's match—we can win, and we must win."
Below the stage, Flender said, "I thought the opponents the little monsters would face in this tournament would be an appetizer, but I didn't expect them to face a former formidable enemy in the first match."
"Is this team very strong?" Liu Erlong asked.
Flender said gravely, "The little monsters have only lost one team battle throughout their history, and it was to this Spark team."
After speaking, Flender introduced the Spark team's situation to Liu Erlong. Hearing that the Spark team had assembled the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the Gengkin Clear Sky Hammer, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon spirit; that one person possessed both the White Tiger and Spirit Cat spirits and could independently complete the Netherworld White Tiger spirit fusion technique; that they had the Jade Swan, a top-level support on par with the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda; and that they also had Angel and Bone Dragon spirits, with all their uniform spirit ring configurations being three purple rings.
"Can the little monsters really win against such a team?" Liu Erlong couldn't help but ask.
"The little monsters have made tremendous progress over these two years. If we go by common sense, the Spark team should currently have all members at the Spirit Ancestor level. Our little monsters have spirit fusion techniques, and they should also have an advantage in spirit power level. I don't think winning will be a problem," Flender analyzed. Then, he said optimistically, "We need to have more confidence in our little monsters. Let them use this battle to wash away the humiliation of their previous defeat."
On the VIP seats, Ning Fengzhi adjusted his glasses and said, "I didn't expect them to face each other so soon."
"Oh, Sect Master Ning, are you very interested in these two teams?" Huo Qiqiang asked.
Ning Fengzhi said in a low voice, "I won't beat around the bush anymore. I favor the Shrek team, but this Spark team is no simple matter. They're like a fusion of our Upper Three Sects and the two great empires."
"So which team do you favor more in this match, Sect Master Ning?" Huo Qiqiang asked.
"Of course, the Shrek team," Ning Fengzhi said with a smile. He knew that Shrek had three Spirit Kings internally. In the past, spirit master teams with this configuration basically had the championship secured.
Finally, Heaven Dou Royal Academy versus Opleis Academy.
This was the first match of the day. Since the miracle of Shrek emerging as a dark horse hadn't occurred like in the previous life, today's first match was unremarkable and lacked highlights.
(END CHAPTER)
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