The following morning, amidst much anticipation, the fourth round of the tournament commenced.
As the first rays of dawn pierced the sky, the tranquil Heaven Dou City was once again filled with excitement. After a quick breakfast, students from numerous academies flocked in groups towards the Great Soul Arena.
Within just two hours, the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena was packed with all sorts of Soul Masters, as bustling and vibrant as the previous days, with a cacophony of voices rising from all directions, creating a truly lively scene.
When the Seven Star Academy team arrived at the Great Soul Arena, Cheng Xiao immediately felt many eyes on him. Slightly stunned, he was immediately met with deafening cheers.
"Cheng Xiao, one against seven! Cheng Xiao, one against seven!"
Hearing these cheers, Cheng Xiao was surprised that the audience still remembered his name after several rounds without him even playing.
"Cheng Xiao, you haven't been playing lately, so you wouldn't believe it. You're now a star player in our academy, quite famous!" Yu Tianheng patted Cheng Xiao on the shoulder and said with a smile.
Meanwhile, the Shrek Academy students also emerged from the Soul Master passage. Compared to the overwhelming attention on the Seven Star Academy's side, Shrek's side was rather quiet, given their less-than-stellar performance in the previous matches.
The teacher leading the Shrek Academy team was Qin Ming. Since leaving the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he had been working with Flander and Zhao Wuji, and was now the team leader for Shrek Academy.
As soon as he entered, Qin Ming spotted Cheng Xiao and the others from afar. After a brief moment's hesitation, he gestured for his students to go to the rest area, while he himself walked towards the Seven Star Academy team.
"Teacher Qin Ming, long time no see," Cheng Xiao said with a smile as he approached Qin Ming.
There was no conflict between the two. Back in the Royal Fighting Team, he had received a lot of help from Qin Ming, and he still held a good impression of his former mentor.
"Long time no see." Seeing Cheng Xiao and the others, Qin Ming smiled and said, "Cheng Xiao, I really didn't expect you all to join Seven Star Academy. Our Shrek Academy students suffered quite a few losses at your hands the other day."
Qin Ming knew why they had lost the previous matches, but in his view, competitions were about winning and losing. If one harbored hatred because of a loss, they were unworthy of becoming an excellent Soul Master.
Besides, he had been at Shrek Academy for a while and understood the students' personalities quite well, so he wouldn't harbor resentment towards Seven Star Academy just because Shrek Academy lost.
"Teacher Qin Ming, you won't blame us for losing the other day, will you?" Dugu Yanran asked.
"Yanzi, I've been your mentor for several years now, is that how you think of me?" Hearing this, Qin Ming shook his head and chuckled, "How can you not lose in a competition? If you could win every time, that would be too unrealistic, wouldn't it?"
"Teacher Qin, would you like to rest for a while? Oslo and Yufeng miss you a lot." Yu Tianheng said at this moment.
"Tianheng, let it go this time." Qin Ming waved his hand and said, "I'm the leader of Shrek Academy now. If something goes wrong during the competition, it will inevitably cause you some trouble."
"The competition is about to start, so prepare well. Until we meet again."
After saying this, Qin Ming smiled and waved, then turned around and slowly walked towards the preparation area.
Cheng Xiao and the others watched Qin Ming leave, then headed towards the preparation area.
However, just as they entered, they bumped into students from the Blazing Fire Academy. Huo Wushuang, the leader, smiled politely at Cheng Xiao.
Cheng Xiao smiled slightly in response.
"You're Cheng Xiao from Seven Star Academy, right?" At that moment, Huo Wushuang's younger sister, Huo Wu, stepped out from the Blazing Fire Academy group. She approached Cheng Xiao, her eyes burning with fighting spirit, and said earnestly, "You'd better give it your all during the match. Our Blazing Fire Academy isn't some trash academy like Shrek Academy." Hearing
this, Cheng Xiao smiled faintly, looking directly into Huo Wu's eyes, and said, "Of course, fighting with all your might is a sign of respect for your opponent. I hope you can all show some respect during the match."
"Hmph, just you wait and see, I'll defeat you myself!" Huo Wu snorted coldly, then turned and left.
"Hey, little sister!" Seeing his sister's rudeness, Huo Wushuang quickly stepped forward and said, "Brother Cheng Xiao, I'm really sorry, my sister just has that temper, she meant no harm."
"Even after all this, she still doesn't mean any harm?" Just as Huo Wushuang was explaining to Cheng Xiao, Dugu Yan coldly said, "Since your sister has made such a request, wouldn't it make us Seven Star Academy look like trash if we let you win the match?"
"Alright, Yanzi, say less." Yu Tianheng tugged at Dugu Yan's arm and whispered.
"Please be aware of the situation during the match. If you get injured anywhere, don't blame me for being too harsh." Without wasting any more time on this topic, Cheng Xiao glanced at Huo Wushuang indifferently, then led the Seven Star Academy members to the Soul Master Rest Room.
"Boss, we are Blazing Fire Academy, one of the four elements, are we afraid of them?" Watching the departing figures of the Seven Star Academy members, someone from the Blazing Fire Academy team said.
"Shut up!" Huo Wushuang hissed, his eyes flashing. "Seven Star Academy's strength is definitely not as simple as it seems. Cheng Xiao alone could defeat Shrek Academy. Do you really think he's that easy to deal with?"
"I don't know what Huo Wu was thinking. If she couldn't win, that would be one thing, but she actually made the opponent fight with all their might. Isn't that just asking for trouble?"
Huo Wushuang hadn't forgotten that day. Inside the entire Soul Arena, no one could see what the match was like in the darkness. They only knew that when the match ended, only Cheng Xiao was standing on the field!
Knowing they might be in trouble, the timid members of Blazing Fire Academy weakly asked, "Captain, what should we do?"
Huo Wushuang took a deep breath and said helplessly, "What can we do? Just let it be." Hearing this
, the students of Blazing Fire Academy sighed heavily. Unbeknownst to them, their team had gotten themselves into a huge mess. How powerful must the opponent be if even their captain couldn't handle it?
Meanwhile, Cheng Xiao, back in the rest room, first glanced at today's Soul Battle schedule. When he saw Blazing Fire Academy versus Seven Star Academy, he placed it on the table.
No wonder Huo Wu wanted him to fight with all his might; she'd seen the match list beforehand.
"Forget it, this girl's straightforward and hot-tempered. If I just throw her off the field, she'll probably come looking for me again. I'll play along with them after the match."
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