Chapter 261: Opponent, Star Luo Royal Academy Team One!
Yu Tianlin had watched Blue Tyrant Academy's most recent match. Their opponents were a strong team from the Star Luo Empire with 4 Battle Spirit Ancestors, while Blue Tyrant Academy only had 2. Naturally, the fight had been extremely difficult.
Of course, difficult as it was, Blue Tyrant Academy still managed to claim victory in the end.
In Yu Tianlin's view, the biggest reason for Blue Tyrant Academy's win was Ning Rongrong. Ning Rongrong could provide her teammates with a 40 percent boost to strength, speed, and Spirit Power, forcefully raising their overall combat ability. This made the already powerful Spirit Ancestors, Yu Tianxin and Dai Mubai, even stronger, while also allowing the others, who were still only Spirit Elders, to barely possess Spirit Ancestor level combat power.
Tailong, in particular, stood out the most. As an extreme pure strength Spirit Master, once Ning Rongrong gave him a strength boost, the increase was simply astonishing. Even though he was only a Spirit Elder, in that battle, he completely overwhelmed one of the opponent's Spirit Ancestors from start to finish.
In that fight, Ning Rongrong fully displayed the terrifying strength of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul. Its amplification effect was simply unreasonable.
At this moment, Blue Tyrant Academy had already won and stepped down from the stage, while Thunder Academy was preparing to go up for their own battle. As the 2 teams met halfway, Yu Tianlin politely nodded, exchanged a brief greeting, and was about to walk past.
But just then, a voice suddenly rang out.
"Actually, I hope you lose this match," Dai Mubai said. "But with your strength, you'll probably still win. That's really a pity."
Everyone from both teams looked at Dai Mubai in surprise. None of them understood what he meant, and they were all confused by his words.
Yu Tianlin stopped as well, slightly surprised.
What did Dai Mubai mean by that? Did he want Star Luo Royal Academy Team One to advance so Blue Tyrant Academy might run into them later, giving him a chance to fight his older brother?
Come to think of it, the 2 Spirit Ancestors of Blue Tyrant Academy both had opponents they especially wanted to defeat. Yu Tianxin had already lost to Yu Tianlin, but Dai Mubai still had not faced Dai Weisi.
To be honest, Yu Tianlin did not think Dai Mubai could beat his older brother.
With that thought in mind, Yu Tianlin shook his head. Instead of answering Dai Mubai directly, he only said, "We have no intention of losing."
After saying that, Yu Tianlin stopped speaking with Blue Tyrant Academy and led his teammates straight onto the stage.
Across from them, the 7 members of Star Luo Royal Academy Team One were already waiting. As Yu Tianlin's gaze swept over them, the information he had gathered from watching their previous battles immediately surfaced in his mind.
Dai Weisi, Martial Soul White Tiger, level 49 Power Attack type Spirit Ancestor.
Zhu Zhuyun, Martial Soul Netherworld Cat, level 47 Agility Attack type Spirit Ancestor.
Ying Wei, Martial Soul Expanding Water Buffalo, level 44 Power Attack type Spirit Ancestor.
Tang Hongning, Martial Soul Sharp Thunder Jackal, level 43 Agility Attack type Spirit Ancestor.
Li Yang, Martial Soul Mirror of Reflection, level 42 Control type Tool Spirit Ancestor.
Dong Hui, Martial Soul Supreme Goodness is Like Water, level 41 Support type Tool Spirit Ancestor.
Yang Mingxin, Martial Soul Supreme Goodness is Like Water, level 41 Support type Tool Spirit Ancestor.
All 7 members of Star Luo Royal Academy Team One were Spirit Ancestors. On top of that, both their Agility Attack types and both their Support types were female.
3 men, 4 women. Other than the former Skywater Academy, this seemed to be the only participating team with more women than men.
As Thunder Academy walked onto the stage, Dai Weisi, with his golden hair and slightly lazy appearance, had a purple gleam flash through his eyes as he looked at Yu Tianlin with visible caution.
"In a one on one fight, I may not be his match, so we have to create a chance to gang up on him and take him down," Dai Weisi said in a low voice. "Li Yang, you must keep a close watch on the situation later."
Although Dai Weisi was arrogant, he was not stupid. Yu Tianlin's Martial Soul quality, Spirit Power level, and Spirit Ring configuration all surpassed his own. He did not believe he could win in a solo fight.
"Don't worry, First Prince," the sturdy young man named Li Yang said with a smile. "You know the effect of my Martial Soul. Creating an opening for us to surround someone is easy."
Dai Weisi still felt uneasy, so he turned to the tall, curvy girl beside him. "Zhu Yun, you too. If they prove too troublesome, activate the Martial Soul Fusion Skill with me immediately."
"Mm." Zhu Zhuyun nodded slightly. Although she wore a faint smile, her eyes were cold. "As long as we use the Netherworld White Tiger, even if Yu Tianlin is strong, he definitely won't be able to withstand it. We will win."
This was purely a failure of information gathering. Because the 2 teams came from the 2 great empires, they did not know much about one another and could only collect information by watching the Grand Finals.
Unfortunately for them, Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu had never used Ice and Snow Drifting during the Grand Finals so far. Because of that, Star Luo Royal Academy Team One had no idea that Thunder Academy also possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and they mistakenly believed that the Netherworld White Tiger alone would be enough to secure victory.
After the brief discussion within Star Luo Royal Academy Team One, Thunder Academy, led by Yu Tianlin, also reached the center of the stage.
Since the 2 sides were unfamiliar and had no prior connection, they did not exchange greetings. They simply waited quietly for the referee.
"Both sides, prepare for battle and release your Martial Souls." The referee moved quickly, stepping between the 2 teams and immediately saying, "The rules remain the same. The loser is eliminated, and the winner advances into the top 6. Thunder Advanced Spirit Master Academy versus Star Luo Royal Advanced Academy. Prepare."
At the referee's command, neither side hesitated. Spirit Power surged, Beast Martial Souls possessed their owners, Tool Martial Souls were summoned, and Spirit Rings of various colors rose one after another, instantly creating a dazzling scene.
Star Luo Royal Academy Team One, with its full Spirit Ancestor lineup, naturally revealed the standard optimal configuration of 2 yellow and 2 purple Spirit Rings. Thunder Academy was much the same. Aside from Yu Tianlin, everyone else also had the same 2 yellow, 2 purple Spirit Ring setup.
As for Yu Tianlin, 5 Spirit Rings rose around him.
Black, purple, purple, black, black.
A Spirit Ring arrangement that completely overturned the common sense of all Spirit Masters.
Even though Dai Weisi had already seen it once before, now that he was facing it in person, he still felt immense pressure from those 3 profound black ten thousand year Spirit Rings. The imposing aura he had released after White Tiger possession could not help but weaken.
Zhu Zhuyun immediately noticed Dai Weisi's aura faltering. She quickly moved a few steps closer to him. Then, the black purple light on her body and the white light on Dai Weisi's body unexpectedly resonated with one another, complementing each other as they resisted the pressure coming from Yu Tianlin.
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