"Teacher, Shrek seems to be very famous. So many people are discussing them."
"What a bunch of short-sighted fools. Some even think the Shrek people are handsome. That Thousand Hands Asura must be Tang San, right? He still has so many fangirls, even though he's all pockmarked now."
"And that Evil Eyes White Tiger should be Dai Mubai. 'Evil Eyes,' indeed. I think he's cross-eyed."
"I agree."
A young man in a peach-blossom white robe, accompanied by three uniquely graceful girls and a tall, simple-minded young man, walked into the Sotou City Great Soul Arena.
Walking in from the entrance of the Great Spirit Arena, Ning Rongrong and the others noticed many passersby discussing a Spirit Master team called the Shrek Team, including quite a few children of nobles.
In this World where Spirit Masters are the mainstream, Spirit Masters are an extremely noble profession. A major hobby of nobles is to watch Spirit Fighting competitions. If they encounter talented individuals, they will even spend heavily to recruit them and show goodwill. Many nobles also like to choose Spirit Masters with good Aptitude to be their sons-in-law.
They had already placed blind bets with heavy gold coins on Shrek Academy's match tomorrow. Most people favored the Shrek Team, who had already performed excellently, and were very optimistic, even betting on the terminator and winner of tomorrow's match.
The so-called terminator is the person who ends the match, defeating the last opponent.
The winner is the best-performing member of the victorious team, also known as the MVP.
Fifty to sixty percent of people bet on Thousand Hands Asura to be the terminator and winner, because he performed the best in the match against the Royal Fight Team.
About thirty percent of people bet on Evil Eyes White Tiger, and about twenty percent favored Evil Fire Phoenix.
Only one to two percent of speculators placed a portion of gold coins on this "Peach Blossom Spring Battle Team" that had never shown its face.
As an academy adjacent to Shrek Academy, Ning Rongrong and the others were relatively familiar with Shrek's situation. Just by listening, they could guess most of their codenames.
Ning Rongrong pouted her small mouth. She couldn't do anything about these people's ignorance:
"Teacher is right. The prejudice in people's hearts is indeed a great mountain."
"Their good performance in the Spirit Fighting competition doesn't mean we're bad. You'll cry when we win."
"I can only say that these people haven't tasted anything good. Even those boys from Shrek can be their idols, sigh~"
Ning Rongrong was very helpless.
"Yes, yes, yes, Rongrong, you've tasted good things, and you're even eating alone," Meng Yiran grumbled from behind.
"Alas, Meng Yiran, I know you really want to get the reward for victory, but please don't shout yet."
Ning Rongrong sighed, "I really want to eat alone, but Teacher won't let me."
"Where do you want to eat Teacher? Hehehe~"
"Look at you, you really don't know how to talk. How can Teacher be eaten? How can you treat Teacher as food, Meng Yiran? That's not good. You can be glib, but you can't be greedy."
"Alright, stop bickering, you're about to fight. You're still so disunited. Do you really want to lose?"
Su Ran, who was walking in front wearing an Immortal Dragon Peach Blossom mask, heard Ning Rongrong and Meng Yiran bickering and felt quite helpless. Zhu Zhuqing was better; her personality was quite cold, and she rarely made a fuss, only agreeing when she felt something was right.
But Meng Yiran was different. She grew up with her grandparents, just like Ning Rongrong, both doted on by their families. When these two got together, Su Ran, who was talkative, got a headache.
"Don't worry, Teacher, we'll definitely win!"
Ning Rongrong said confidently.
Zhu Zhuqing was calmer: "Rongrong, don't be careless. Teacher said that team battles are not like one-on-one fights, and we only have four people participating. If Shrek Academy sends out the standard team battle number—seven people—then it's like one of us has to fight nearly two Spirit Masters. Our pressure is still very great."
Wang Sheng also nodded: "Rongrong, have you forgotten the encouraging words Teacher posted on the classroom wall? Arrogant soldiers will lose!"
"Sister Rongrong~ Are you deliberately being arrogant and planning to intentionally mislead us during the match? So that we can't get Teacher's reward, and only you will know what Teacher looks like. Sister, you have some bad intentions~"
Meng Yiran looked at Ning Rongrong suspiciously and said faintly.
"Hey~ I—I didn't! How could I mislead you? I didn't!"
Ning Rongrong flatly denied it!
"Teacher, control Meng Yiran, she's slandering me!!!"
...
"Hello, we'd like to register a Spirit Fighting team."
At the front desk, Su Ran spoke to the Great Spirit Arena staff.
The staff member in charge was a woman with purplish-red hair, dressed in professional attire. She glanced at Su Ran, and her first impression was of extraordinary temperament:
"Alright, sir, are you registering for a 2v2 or 1v1 Spirit Fighting match?"
"We are registering for a team battle."
Su Ran said calmly.
"Team battle? If I understand correctly, sir, are you registering for a 7v7 team battle?"
"Yes, what's wrong? Is there a problem?"
"No problem... I apologize, sir, I saw that you only have five people in total, so I assumed you didn't plan to participate in team battles for now."
The staff member quickly apologized.
"Hmm, to be precise, we only have four people. Can four people register for a team battle?"
Su Ran asked.
"Ah?"
The purplish-red-haired female staff member was clearly stunned, and it took her two seconds to recover:
"Sir, you're not joking, are you? You only have four members to register for a team battle?"
"Yes, can it be registered?"
Su Ran was different from Shrek. He wouldn't just recruit a few students to complete his team for the sake of winning. Although these students hadn't graduated yet, they should be sufficient for Spirit Master team battles. He had this confidence in his teaching and cultivation methods.
"Yes, you can, and missing members can be added at any time later, but almost no Spirit Master team chooses to do so."
The staff member took a deep breath: "Even if one or two teammates are missing, facing a Spirit Master team of the same level, or even a Spirit Master team of a lower level, the chances of winning are extremely low, almost impossible. Even if there are individual cases of victory, it is extremely difficult, let alone your team is missing three members. Sir, are you sure?"
Su Ran smiled slightly: "I'm sure."
"Alright, please enter your names and collect your Spirit Fighting badges."
The staff member continued to ask: "May I ask, what is your team name?"
"Peach Blossom Spring Battle Team."
Su Ran said calmly.
"Okay, wait—Peach Blossom Spring Battle Team? You are the Peach Blossom Spring Battle Team?!"
The staff member had just finished recording the team name when she suddenly froze, looking at the young men and women in front of her in surprise.
"What? Do you have a problem with our Peach Blossom Spring Battle Team?" Ning Rongrong snorted.
"I'm sorry, I'm just very surprised. Please forgive my bluntness, but are you the Peach Blossom Spring Battle Team that has never appeared and will be having a special PK with Shrek tomorrow?"
The staff member asked with some disbelief.
"That's right, it's us," Zhu Zhuqing replied calmly.
"Gulp~"
"You're going to face Shrek's seven-person team with a four-person team?"
"So what?"
Meng Yiran and Ning Rongrong both disliked feeling looked down upon.
"Peach Blossom Spring Battle Team? They're the Peach Blossom Spring Battle Team?"
"Look, they're the team that's going to PK the undefeated myth, the Shrek Team, tomorrow. They only registered four or five people?"
"I'm betting on Shrek to win!"
"All in! All in! Isn't this a sure profit? Even a little pocket money is good!"
"I'll bet another thousand gold coin!"
"I'll add ten thousand!"
"I'll add ten thousand too!!!"
In the Sotou City Great Soul Arena, seeing the members of the Peach Blossom Spring Battle Team appear, and it being their first registration with only four members, everyone went crazy.
The situation, which was already leaning towards Shrek, became completely one-sided.
Ning Rongrong's small face was full of defiance:
"Teacher, let's go bet too!"
Su Ran said calmly, "I've already bet."
"How much did you bet?"
"Two thousand gold coin."
"Ah? Only two thousand gold coin? That's too little, isn't it?" Ning Rongrong pouted.
"It's not a small amount. Do you think the body tempering and blood nourishment I usually give you, and those training facilities in the academy, come for free? I'm counting on you to win against Shrek this time and earn their ten thousand gold coin."
Su Ran sighed. Teaching and educating people was truly difficult. Although the System rewarded Spirit Bone, there were many things he needed to purchase, and it was already good enough that his balance was sufficient.
"Teacher, you don't have money?"
Unexpectedly, upon hearing her teacher complain, Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up. She pulled out a gold card from her embrace and slapped it on the table, causing a stir throughout the venue:
"Teacher, why didn't you say so earlier? You don't have money, but I do!"
"I'll bet a hundred thousand gold coin, and all the earnings will go to Teacher!"
"But if we win, Teacher, you just have to kiss me! Isn't that a good deal!"
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