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Furina and Wang Yan and the others went up to meet them, with smiles on their faces.
Wang Yan's eyes were glowing; he had never imagined that this elimination round would be this easy. For Huo Yuhao and the others, the opponents were indeed not worth looking at.
On the side of the Tianling Advanced Spirit Master Academy, there were five four-ring and two three-ring Spirit Masters, which looked like a higher configuration than Huo Yuhao's side, but their spirit ring ratios were a notch lower, and some were not even the optimal ratios.
As for Shrek, not only was the entire team equipped with optimal spirit rings, but Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were beings who far exceeded this standard. Winning was naturally a given.
He just hadn't expected the way they won to be this simple; with one mental shock from Huo Yuhao, all seven opponents fell. Wang Yan couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Things are far simpler than expected, and victory came too easily."
"Truly impressive, I didn't expect the opponents to be solved in one move." Wang Yan smiled and shook his head, his tone full of gratification.
Huo Yuhao waved his hand modestly: "Of course, when the opponents just stepped onto the stage, their Battle Intent had already greatly diminished. In that state, their minds were almost unguarded, so isn't it normal for them to faint after receiving a mental shock?"
Xiao Xiao also looked full of confidence. Although she was just surrounded by everyone in the middle just now and didn't do anything, that feeling of being completely trusted and tightly protected by her teammates made a strong sense of team pride well up in her heart.
She nodded repeatedly, smiling until her eyes curved into crescent moons: "Yeah, yeah, it's not that hard! Just with us few, breaking into the top four is a breeze."
Jiang Nannan took over the conversation, her tone becoming serious: "Next, we'll see the performance of the other academies. The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy is our number one enemy, right? We have to observe them carefully."
Wang Yan nodded: "Yes. We also need to focus on observing the royal academies of the Three Great Empires: Star Luo, Dou Ling, and Heaven Dou. Although their strength is not as good as the Sun Moon Academy, they cannot be underestimated."
Bei Bei suddenly spoke from the side: "By the way, let's also watch Furina's Jianan Academy. Their strength is also not ordinary, it's just a pity they don't have extra substitute members, only eight people in total; theoretically, they have even fewer people than us."
Although Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and Ling Luochen could not fight before the semi-finals, in the eyes of outsiders, Shrek still had ten people, at least more than Jianan Academy.
Moreover, Ma Xiaotao and the others' ages were clear to see, and one could tell at a glance that they were at least at the Spirit King level.
Jianan Academy was different; eight people, all young, and even the oldest, Ye Guyi, looked about the same age as Bei Bei and the others.
In the eyes of outsiders, this team was pitifully weak; children in this age group were mostly just two-ring or three-ring Spirit Masters, and even if there were four-ring ones, how many could there be? They were purely here to just go through the motions.
Just as they were discussing, the host's voice rang out through the arena again.
"Next, the second match is about to begin! The two sides of the match are—the representative team of the Hunluo Advanced Spirit Master Academy from the Heaven Dou Empire, and the representative team of the Jianan Academy of the Axis Cult from the Star Luo Empire!"
The moment the words fell, the audience stands boiled over again. The believers of the Axis Cult waved the blue and white flags and banners in their hands, and cheers surged like a tide.
"Axis Cult! Axis Cult! Axis Cult—"
"Jianan Academy! Jianan Academy! Jianan Academy—"
The momentum was so great that many spectators who were not part of the Axis Cult also started shouting along.
Many spectators and participating academies that did not belong to the Star Luo Empire looked at each other in confusion. Who on earth were this Axis Cult and its Jianan Academy? How could they have such great public support in the Star Luo Empire? And they could even establish an academy?
However, even with so many people cheering, most of the audience and participating teams did not think highly of Jianan Academy. Even the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy side was just holding a mentality of watching the fun.
The Jianan Academy team was too young; eight people, not even any substitutes, fewer people than Shrek, and an average age lower than Shrek. Why should a newly established academy compare to those old, powerful schools?
Following the host's voice, both teams took the stage.
The lineup for Jianan Academy was: Ye Guyi, Xiao Huohuo, Huo Linfei, Gu Qiuer, Han Li, Gu Yue Fangyuan, and Bai Luo. Yae Guuji did not take the field and sat on the substitute bench to watch the battle.
This lineup was a bit extreme; the first five were almost all assault-type Spirit Masters, although Han Li might be a bit more versatile, there was no problem using him as an assault-type; Gu Yue Fangyuan was one of the few control system Spirit Masters on the team; and Bai Luo was the only food system support.
Compared to the opponent's balanced lineup, Jianan Academy's side was indeed rare, and indeed very unusual.
The captain of the opposing Hunluo Advanced Spirit Master Academy was a tall and burly man, exuding an air of arrogance from head to toe.
He crossed his arms, his gaze swept over the Jianan Academy team, a scornful smile hanging on the corner of his mouth, looking down from above: "Take advantage of the moment, retreat early, to avoid injury, especially the few beautiful Young Misses."
As soon as these words came out, Ye Guyi and Gu Qiuer didn't have much reaction, but Huo Linfei already exploded.
He stepped forward abruptly, pointing at the opposite captain, his voice resonant: "I hate it most when others speak to me in a commanding tone! Who do you think you are? Are you afraid? Not daring to fight us?"
He got more and more excited as he spoke: "If you don't dare to fight, then get lost! Don't be an embarrassment here! Or do you want to pick up girls? That's not how you pick up girls. You aren't suitable for picking up girls, you're only suitable for being a simp!"
This outburst directly made the opposing captain's face turn livid with anger.
He gritted his teeth, pointing at Huo Linfei, his voice trembling: "You... you! You don't know what's good for you! Since that's the case, don't blame me for being impolite!"
He turned to look at his teammates and said viciously, "Beat them to death later, especially this red-haired guy!"
"Yes!" the few people behind him responded in unison, their eyes looking at Huo Linfei carrying a bit of viciousness.
Huo Linfei was not only unafraid, but instead grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth: "Haha! Good! We'll see the outcome later, don't get beaten by us until you're pissing your pants!"
He tilted his head, staring provocatively at the opposing captain, saying word by word: "When enemies see me, they either run away or suffer a crushing defeat. Guess which one you will be?"
The captain's temples were throbbing, and blue veins bulged on his forehead: "What is your name?!"
Huo Linfei raised his thumb, pointing at his own chest, his chin held high, as if declaring to the whole World: "I don't change my surname, I don't change my name! This young master is called Huo Linfei!"
The referee stood to the side, the expression on his face indescribable.
He had been a referee for so many years, and this was the first time he had seen such an explosive opening on the field. One had to know this was a continent-level competition, and generally, such direct cursing situations wouldn't occur; it would be bad to leave a poor impression on the audience and others.
But the red-haired youth in front of him didn't care about these things at all.
Huo Linfei turned his head to look at the referee, his tone carrying a bit of urgency: "Referee, hurry up and start! We've all been waiting impatiently!"
The referee took a deep breath and raised his right hand.
The arena fell silent instantly. The two teams stood their ground, their gazes colliding in the air, sparking invisible flames.
The referee's right hand fell abruptly.
"The match begins!"
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