Chapter 94 The exhilarating poison that doesn't kill, disgusting Xuanzi is simply the greatest pleasure!
Poison Undying's voice was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, the ripples instantly shattering the fear Huo Yuhao had painstakingly created.
The students from Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy on the opposite side of the arena suddenly straightened their legs, which had gone limp. The shock in their eyes quickly faded, replaced by anger after being humiliated.
"Damn it, I almost peed my pants from fear of this guy!" The captain of Tianling Academy spat, his face turning bright red.
"A twelve-year-old with a sixth-ring status? I must be out of my mind to believe such nonsense! Guys, Shrek Academy is out of options, trying to fool us with this kind of smokescreen. Let's all attack and tear this skin off!"
At the captain's command, all seven members of the Tianling Academy unleashed their full soul power.
They no longer cared about the dazzling blood-red light beneath Huo Yuhao's feet, but instead pressed forward rapidly in a fan-shaped formation.
The captain of Tianling Academy was a powerful attack-type Soul Master whose Martial Soul was the Crimson-Tailed Fox. His third Soul Ring suddenly shone brightly, and he transformed into a red afterimage, heading straight for Huo Yuhao.
In his view, as long as the source of this illusion is eliminated, Shrek's false pretense will completely collapse.
When Huo Yuhao saw that the simulated soul skill had failed, his heart sank. However, he reacted very quickly, instantly switching his Spirit Eye Martial Soul and connecting with Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and the other four people in an instant.
"Everyone be careful, the enemy is attacking! Senior Sanshi, block them head-on!" Huo Yuhao shouted.
Xu Sanshi snorted coldly and slammed the huge Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield in his hand into the ground with a heavy thud.
"boom!"
The Heavenly Spirit Academy captain's claw strike slammed heavily against the Xuanming Shield, sending sparks flying.
Although he blocked the attack, Xu Sanshi's body swayed slightly. He sensed that the opponent's attack contained immense anger, and each strike was several times more powerful than usual.
At this moment, the boos from the stands spread like a tidal wave.
"Shh—! Shrek, you guys are really something! Trying to fool us with this kind of charlatan trick?"
"Six hundred-thousand-year spirit rings? Haha, I thought it was really a god descending to earth, but it turns out it's just a trick!"
"This is ridiculous! Is Shrek Academy's millennia-old reputation maintained by such low-class illusions? It's utterly disgraceful!"
The murmurs of the audience echoed throughout the competition venue, and every sarcastic remark clearly reached Xuanzi's ears.
Xuanzi sat on the preparation seat, his face, which was originally covered with calluses, was now distorted by extreme anger and shame.
He stared intently at Du Busi not far away, his teeth grinding together.
"You old bastard, you can't be poisoned to death!" Xuanzi cursed in a low voice, the killing intent in his eyes almost solidifying. "You've ruined my plans again! Are you determined to oppose Shrek Academy to the very end?"
Xuanzi felt like her heart and lungs were about to explode with anger.
If Shrek had simply managed to deceive them this time, they could have advanced effortlessly and left a huge psychological scar on their later opponents.
But now, everything has been ruined by the poison that can't kill.
Meanwhile, Poison Undying was leaning lazily against the fence, and he even had a folding fan in his hand, which he was fanning himself idly.
Seeing Xuanzi's expression, as if he wanted to skin him alive, Du Busi felt every pore on his body relax.
"Oh, Xuanzi, why are you looking at me like that?" Du Busi deliberately raised his voice, his tone full of mockery.
"I'm helping you face reality. As a senior member of Shrek Academy, teaching children to be opportunistic is not a good habit."
"If one day you really run into a hot-tempered person who thinks you're a real expert and kills you with one blow, you won't even have time to cry."
Poison Undying laughed wildly; he thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of rubbing Xuanzi's face into the ground.
The battle in the arena has reached a fever pitch.
Having lost the illusionary deterrent, Huo Yuhao and his group found themselves in an extremely difficult and arduous battle.
Although Tianling Academy's overall strength is not as good as Shrek Academy's regular team, they are all Soul Masters and have excellent teamwork.
Thunder surged around Beibei, and the claws of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex kept grabbing at the enemies flanking him. However, due to the enemies' stubborn resistance, it was difficult to make a breakthrough in a short time.
"Spirit Eye, Mental Impact!"
Huo Yuhao seized the opportunity, his eyes narrowed slightly, and two invisible mental fluctuations instantly struck the opponent's support-type Soul Master. The Soul Master screamed in pain, clutching his head as he collapsed.
Taking advantage of the moment when the enemy's formation was breached, Xu Sanshi activated Xuanming Displacement, directly swapping the enemy captain into Beibei's attack range.
"Thunder Dragon Claw!"
Beibei seized the opportunity, unleashing her pent-up thunderous power in an instant, blasting the captain of Tianling Academy straight out of the arena.
With the defeat of the core captain, the morale of Tianling Academy finally began to waver slightly.
With the help of Huo Yuhao's shared mental detection, the Shrek reserve team, after a great deal of effort, finally defeated the remaining enemies one by one in the following minutes.
When the referee announced "Shrek Academy team wins," there was no thunderous applause as in previous years from the stands; instead, there was a chorus of sarcastic jeers.
Xuanzi sat in the chair, listening to the sounds around him, but there was no joy on his face.
Looking at Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei below the stage, who were covered in sweat and had almost exhausted their soul power, his worry reached its peak.
"We won... but it was such a hard-fought victory." Xuanzi muttered to himself, his tone filled with deep worry.
He could see that, due to the absence of the regular players, the reserve team was struggling to cope with this level of combat intensity.
This was only the first elimination round, and in order to win, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi revealed almost all their trump cards.
As the competition progresses, the opponents will become stronger and stronger, and Shrek's true strength and weaknesses will be completely exposed.
"At this rate, let alone holding out until reinforcements arrive, we probably won't even make it past the round-robin stage. Xiao Tao, Yue Heng... when will you finally be able to completely eradicate the evil poison?" Xuan Zi looked up at the hotel in the distance, his heart filled with gloom.
On the other hand, the situation was completely different for the Tianhun Royal Academy team.
After Liu Yuan led Long Aotian and others onto the field, they faced equally formidable opponents, and they didn't even resort to any complex tactics.
Long Aotian broke through the defense with a heavy punch, and Chen Lu moved like a ghost. Liu Yuan stood at the back with his hands behind his back from beginning to end. He did not even release his soul ring. The oppressive feeling flowing from his double pupils alone made the opponent's soul master feel a sense of unease.
The battle ended in less than three minutes.
Liu Yuan and his group walked off the stage refreshed, as if they had only taken a light morning run. Their effortless composure in winning contrasted sharply with Shrek's disheveled appearance.
"The first round of elimination matches has ended, and the list of those who have advanced has been confirmed," the referee's voice rang out again.
Next comes the crucial moment that will determine their fate – the lottery process.
All the team leaders who advanced had to go to the podium to draw lots to determine the divisions for the round-robin tournament.
Xuanzi stood up and walked toward the drawing table with a gloomy expression.
He has only one thought in mind: whatever you do, whatever you do, don't be in the same bracket as a strong team in the round-robin tournament.
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