Chapter 101 An Interlude Before the Finals: Qin Mu Faces Shui Bing'er Again
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The academies that qualified for the fifth round of the finals were, naturally, the Spirit Hall Academy team and the Shrek Academy team.
However, the last team spot was not the all-four-ring Soul Master team composed of Shenfeng Academy and Chihuo Academy as in the original work.
Qin Mu was actually quite familiar with this academy.
Since it was the fifth round and the opponent might be the Shrek Academy team, Qin Mu finally replaced Li Kai and stood at the front of the Spirit Hall Academy.
The three teams took their places on the stage one after another, and almost all the spectators' eyes were on the last team.
Compared to the Spirit Hall Academy team and the Shrek Academy team, this team is undoubtedly much more eye-catching.
Because they were all stunningly beautiful, all seven of them wore short skirts, and their fair legs and gorgeous faces captivated everyone present.
Aside from Tianshui Academy, which only recruits beautiful women, there probably isn't another team with an all-female lineup.
The one in the lead had an exquisite appearance and a full, well-proportioned figure, making her arguably the most charming among the seven girls of Tianshui Academy.
However, at this moment, she was looking intently at Qin Mu, who was at the forefront of the Spirit Hall Academy team.
Some viewers also noticed Shui Bing'er's unusual behavior, and following her gaze, everyone's eyes fell on Qin Mu.
For a moment, all the audience members were a little confused.
"Who is this person? Why hasn't he appeared in the previous matches?"
"But he does look good, though I wonder if he's all show and no substance!"
"In my opinion, the Spirit Hall Academy probably thinks they have the championship in the bag, so they sent some young students here just to go through the motions and gain some experience!"
For a time, opinions were divided in the audience. Most people thought that Qin Mu, who had suddenly appeared, was too young and did not believe that he would be the strongest in the entire Spirit Hall Academy team.
"Sister, why are you staring at that person? Do you like him?"
Shui Yue'er teased Shui Bing'er in a low voice from behind, making Shui Bing'er blush.
"You brat, you can't even be serious at a time like this!"
After being scolded by Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er just stuck out her tongue and didn't care. Instead, she turned her gaze toward Shrek Academy.
"I think that man is too fair-skinned. Although he's handsome, I still prefer men who are more muscular!"
Shui Yue'er's gaze lingered on Dai Mubai, her face gradually turning slightly red.
The little incident at Tianshui Academy went largely unnoticed.
A cardinal, who was in charge of the refereeing, stood in the center of the competition stage. After announcing the competition rules, he began to let the students from the three teams who were participating in the first round of the individual competition take the stage.
Surprisingly, after Qin Mu and Shui Bing'er stood on the competition stage, Shrek Academy not only did not send anyone to the stage, but instead raised their hands to announce that Shrek Academy had forfeited the fifth round of the competition.
"Master, I actually think we have the strength to give it a shot!"
Offstage, Dai Mubai looked at the master with a serious expression, wanting to make a final stand.
However, the master still slowly shook his head under Dai Mubai's hopeful gaze.
"Mu Bai, I know you really don't want to lose, but you also need to understand our opponents."
"The Spirit Hall Academy team has three Soul Kings, and the other four contestants have a spirit power of up to level 45."
"I don't know how strong this person who is appearing now is."
"But I'm certain that if we continue to fight one-on-one like this, we will definitely be at a huge disadvantage!"
The master paused for a moment, then continued to add.
"Don't forget, two of our main team members are support-type Soul Masters."
"This concession is also to better conserve strength for the upcoming team competition."
"Our strengths can only be fully realized in team competitions."
"Whether these two teams win or lose, they will expose some of their strengths to some extent."
"They might even get injured during the match, which would increase our chances of winning!"
What the master said, Dai Mubai knew all too well.
The words that were about to come out turned into a soft sigh. Dai Mubai nodded to the master, acknowledging his actions.
With the referee's announcement, Shrek Academy was immediately relegated to the afternoon's team competition.
The Spirit Hall Academy team and the Tianshui Academy team are currently competing to determine who will advance to the final round tomorrow.
"I never expected that you would break through to the fifth ring in such a short time."
Looking at Shui Bing'er, whose eyes were burning with passion, Qin Mu greeted her with a smile.
"Thanks to you, if it weren't for your Immortal Herb, I probably wouldn't have been able to break through to the fifth ring in such a short time."
Shui Bing'er smiled at Qin Mu, which immediately made many spectators outside the arena chuckle.
"However, your strength must have improved considerably during this time, right?"
Shui Bing'er's demeanor shifted abruptly, and she looked at Qin Mu as if he were her prey.
Although she didn't spend a long time with Qin Mu, he left an indelible impression on Shui Bing'er's heart.
Now that the two have met again, a raging fire has been ignited in Shui Bing'er's heart.
"How about we settle this with one game?"
Qin Mu looked at Shui Bing'er, who was eager to get started, and couldn't bear to discourage her.
"One game to decide the winner? You're going to play me?"
Shui Bing'er looked slightly surprised, but after considering the difference in strength between the two sides, she readily agreed.
In fact, both of them knew perfectly well that Qin Mu would win this match.
Qin Mu also helped Shui Bing'er a lot in achieving her current strength.
However, the strongest person on Tianshui Academy's side is Shui Bing'er, who is a Soul King; the others are just Soul Masters with four rings.
On the other hand, besides Qin Mu, the Spirit Hall Academy team also has three Soul Kings among the remaining members.
In a one-on-one situation, the Spirit Hall Academy team could almost completely defeat them.
Since we know it's a match we're destined to lose, we might as well conserve our strength for the afternoon's game.
However, before that, Shui Bing'er still wanted to spar with Qin Mu to see how much progress he had made during their time apart.
As the two stood still, their martial spirits were gradually released, and their spirit rings began to surround their bodies.
On Shui Bing'er's side, five spirit rings appeared: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, and black. A significant change had occurred to Shui Bing'er.
Her short, light blue hair gradually grew longer, reaching all the way down to her delicate buttocks, and the originally light blue hair also turned somewhat bluish-white.
At the same time, a pair of ice crystal-like wings appeared behind Shui Bing'er.
The appearance of wings caused Shui Bing'er's body to slowly rise until it was about half a meter above the ground.
If Shui Bing'er's release of her martial soul was pleasing to the eye, then Qin Mu's martial soul on the other hand was somewhat oppressive and shocking.
As a jet-black hammer appeared in Qin Mu's hand, a scene that shocked everyone unfolded.
Yellow, purple, purple, black, black.
Five unimaginable spirit ring combinations appeared before everyone's eyes!
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