Chapter 103 The Internal Strife Between Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing
The incident on Shrek's side did not affect the competition between the two on stage.
Although Qin Mu and Shui Bing'er both released their martial souls, making it seem like they were ready for a decisive battle.
But they both knew that the outcome of the match was already predetermined.
However, in order to let Qin Mu see her progress during this period, Shui Bing'er decided to compete with Qin Mu.
Seeing the two Soul Kings preparing to fight, the audience's enthusiasm soared.
"The same as before?" Shui Bing'er suddenly asked, only to see Qin Mu nod in agreement.
Just when everyone was somewhat confused, a white mist of ice suddenly rose up in the arena.
The icy mist spread rapidly, enveloping both of them in the blink of an eye and covering almost half of the competition stage.
From the stands, there was absolutely no view of what was happening on the field.
Only some elders and team leaders whose strength far surpassed that of the two could vaguely see the two figures flashing back and forth on the competition stage.
After a short while, the icy mist in the arena slowly dissipated, revealing the figures of Qin Mu and his companion.
Shui Bing'er was already half-squatting on the ground, panting heavily.
On the other side, Qin Mu's breathing was also slightly disordered, and a thin layer of ice had formed on many parts of his body.
"Indeed, you have made considerable progress during this period. If I hadn't relied on my advantage in soul power, I probably wouldn't have been able to gain much of an advantage over you."
Qin Mu sincerely praised Shui Bing'er.
Since Shui Bing'er consumed the Beautiful Silk Tulip, the flaws in her martial soul have been remedied, transforming it into the perfect Ice Phoenix martial soul.
In addition, she gained a powerful ten-thousand-year soul skill, which made her much stronger overall.
"Hmph, I thought I could have done better!"
Shui Bing'er stood up somewhat unwillingly, her gaze towards Qin Mu filled with fervor and a hint of admiration.
"However, your progress isn't as great as I expected. I thought you could directly become a six-ring Soul Emperor!"
"It's not that easy!" Qin Mu gave a wry smile, not telling Shui Bing'er the truth.
In fact, he could have become a six-ring Soul Emperor long ago, but his advancement was delayed because he wanted to absorb a 100,000-year-old soul ring.
However, the idea of obtaining a 100,000-year spirit ring with only the sixth spirit ring is too fantastical, so it's best not to spread it around.
"I lost! Next time, I'll definitely be stronger!"
Shui Bing'er looked at Qin Mu with an extremely serious expression.
"Yes, I believe in you. Keep it up!"
And so, the fifth round of the competition ended with a conversation between the two, leaving countless viewers feeling extremely dissatisfied.
As he stepped down from the competition stage, the members of the Spirit Hall Academy greeted him.
"Captain, you know Shui Bing'er from earlier too?"
Zhang Ping strode up to Qin Mu with her long legs and asked in a slightly teasing tone.
"Yes, I met her when I was traveling earlier, so she's a friend."
"Oh, my friend!" Zhang Ping's tone suddenly became somewhat sarcastic.
"Tsk tsk, this Shui Bing'er is young and beautiful, and so talented. No wonder she can become friends with the captain!"
Zhang Ping's words, though teasing, seemed to carry a hint of jealousy.
Hu Liena, who was already a little nervous, became even more nervous after hearing Zhang Ping's words.
Damn it, what's wrong with Qin Mu?!
How did they suddenly become so popular?!
Hu Liena felt that her current situation was becoming somewhat unclear, and she was facing both internal and external troubles.
"Alright, alright! Let's get down to business! Shall we watch their match this afternoon?"
Hu Liena grabbed Qin Mu's arm and quickly changed the subject.
"Is there even a need to look at that? Those two academies combined probably wouldn't be a match for us. Is it really necessary to study them?"
Yan couldn't help but sound a bit arrogant when he spoke.
After all, there are currently four Soul Kings in their Spirit Hall Academy, and even the weakest Soul Master in the team has a soul power of level 45.
Such soul power would rank it among the top three in those two academies.
With both sides possessing such immense soul power, is the outcome of the match still a foregone conclusion?
"Of course I want to see it!" Qin Mu's words surprised everyone.
"And I want to tell you that Shrek Academy will definitely win the match this afternoon."
"And their strength will far exceed your imagination!"
After Qin Mu finished speaking, everyone's first reaction was disbelief, but no one spoke up to refute him.
"Since Qin Mu has said so, let's come again this afternoon!"
After saying a few words, Hu Liena hurriedly pulled Qin Mu away from the competition stage.
On the other side, in the Shrek Academy rest area.
Everyone felt a pang of sadness as they looked at Yu Xiaogang, whose eyes were glazed over and whose spirits were scattered.
They took Yu Xiaogang back to the hotel where he was resting, leaving Liu Erlong to take care of him, while the others went to Tang San's room.
"Brothers and sisters, I know you may be feeling a little heavy-hearted right now."
"It's not surprising to have such thoughts when facing opponents who are far stronger than us."
"But don't forget, we are the real geniuses!"
"I simply cannot forgive that person named Qin Mu for the way my teacher has become."
"I've already figured out our strategy for tomorrow's final match! Let's just..."
After encouraging everyone, Tang San began to arrange tactics for them.
After everything was ready, Dai Mubai asked, "Xiao San, what about the match this afternoon?"
"Tianshui Academy is also an old rival of ours. We met in the knockout stage before."
"Although we lost the match back then because of Shui Bing'er, this time we are going all out!"
"I believe that Tianshui Academy will be a piece of cake for us!"
After giving a few more instructions, Tang San and the others left his room one by one.
"Zhuqing!"
After Zhu Zhuqing left, as she was about to return to her room, a deep male voice called out to her from behind.
"Zhu Qing, the competition is already so fierce, are you still unwilling to use the Martial Soul Fusion Technique with me?"
Dai Mubai looked at the voluptuous Zhu Zhuqing with a somewhat gloomy gaze, his expression turning rather unpleasant.
For some reason, Zhu Zhuqing was always unwilling to get close to Dai Mubai.
Especially after reaching the finals, she used to be able to exchange a few words with Dai Mubai, but now she doesn't even bother to say a word to him.
Even when facing Star Luo Royal Academy, despite Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun using their Martial Soul Fusion Technique, Zhu Zhuqing refused to use it with him.
As a result, Shrek's matches became even more difficult.
"Zhu Qing, no matter what happened before, I only hope that you can put aside your previous prejudices and let us work together towards our ultimate goal!"
Dai Mubai spoke earnestly, and after listening to him, Zhu Zhuqing's eyes showed some struggle, and she couldn't help but waver for a moment.
But soon, another figure suddenly came to Zhu Zhuqing's mind, and her gaze toward Dai Mubai turned icy cold.
"Impossible! I refuse!"
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