Huyan Zhen glanced at Ning Fengzhi. Seeing that neither Ning Fengzhi nor Gu Rong was paying attention to him, he quietly made his move.
Using voice transmission through Spirit Power, he secretly relayed instructions to Huyan Li. The Elephant Armor Team swiftly adjusted their formation, immediately creating significant pressure for the Shrek Team.
This method of voice transmission was extremely discreet. Anyone weaker than Huyan Zhen had no chance of noticing it.
Gu Rong sensed that something was happening, but he couldn't hear what Huyan Zhen was saying.
Besides, why should they step in to help the Shrek Team?
So Gu Rong simply pretended not to notice, allowing Huyan Zhen to direct the battle from afar.
As for the Shrek Team, their strongest member, Flender, was only Level 79. There was no way he could detect what was happening.
To the audience, it simply appeared that the Elephant Armor Team was constantly changing formations with flawless precision.
Although Tang San could observe the entire battlefield, his tactical knowledge was nowhere near Huyan Zhen's level.
"Something isn't right. Since when has the Elephant Armor Team possessed this kind of teamwork?" Sun Buyu, being a teacher, was the first to notice something unusual.
The Elephant Armor Team before them displayed coordination that even surpassed the Seven Treasure Team.
More importantly, they weren't communicating with each other at all. They were instinctively shifting into formation as if sharing the same mind.
Wu Qi knew Huyan Zhen wouldn't play fair, but unlike before, there was no longer anyone like Gu Rong to stop him. Huyan Zhen had become completely unrestrained.
Changkong laughed.
"Looks like we're winning our bet."
Chen Ping replied,
"Don't celebrate too early."
Although the Shrek Team had been forced onto the defensive, Tang San's command kept their formation intact. They were at a disadvantage but showed no signs of collapsing.
On the arena.
Dai Mubai was drenched in sweat as he retreated and complained,
"Tang San, what's going on with them? Their teamwork is leagues better than yesterday."
Tang San's only teacher was Grandmaster, while Flender was the strongest person in the academy. Neither had any way of detecting what was really happening.
A Spirit Sage couldn't use voice transmission through Spirit Power, so it never occurred to them that the Elephant Armor Team was cheating.
"A Spirit Bone, it has to be a Spirit Bone!"
Master and disciple arrived at the same conclusion.
Without a Spirit Bone capable of sharing mental awareness, there was no way the Elephant Armor Team could coordinate so perfectly.
Below the arena, Flender and Liu Erlong carefully observed the battle but failed to detect any Spirit Power fluctuations from a Spirit Bone.
After finding nothing, even Liu Erlong began to doubt the theory.
"Xiaogang, could your guess be wrong?"
Grandmaster's face remained grim.
"Erlong, even the three of us couldn't achieve this level of coordination."
"To reach this degree of teamwork would probably require Spirit Sages or even Spirit Douluos, from Spirit Hall who have trained together for decades."
Flender agreed.
The Elephant Armor Team was fighting as though one person controlled six identical copies of himself. Every ounce of strength was perfectly coordinated, and every decision was executed with incredible efficiency.
"The Spirit Bone isn't on any of the team members. It must be with someone off the arena. They're cheating!" Grandmaster declared.
But without evidence, even if he accused them publicly, no one would believe him. It would only make him look ridiculous.
"Are we really supposed to swallow this? If we lose this match, we'll have to defeat one of the other established teams to qualify. Otherwise, the kids won't advance," Liu Erlong said pessimistically.
Grandmaster scanned the entire venue before finally fixing his gaze on Huyan Zhen.
He noticed Huyan Zhen's lips moving continuously, but he couldn't tell whom he was speaking to.
Even if he was communicating with the Elephant Armor Team, how could he possibly do it from such a distance?
Unable to understand because of the gap in their strength, Grandmaster could only continue searching for another explanation.
On the arena, the Shrek Seven Devils had already been forced to the edge of the platform.
The Elephant Armor Team's Copper Wall and Iron Fortress formation continued to compress their remaining space. At this rate, they would soon be pushed off the arena.
"Tang San, should we risk everything and make one decisive attack?" Dai Mubai suggested.
"If this keeps up, we'll just be pushed straight off the arena. We might as well make one last all-out attempt."
But today's defensive formation was fundamentally different from yesterday's.
Tang San had already tested it earlier with Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng, and they simply couldn't break through it.
"Mubai, Zhuqing! Spirit Fusion Skill!"
With their current strength alone, there was no way to turn the battle around.
Besides, their true trump card was the Multi-Person Spirit Fusion Skill that Grandmaster was still developing. Revealing the Netherworld White Tiger now would not be a major loss.
The Netherworld White Tiger rose into the air, glaring fiercely at the members of the Elephant Armor Team.
A Spirit Fusion Skill was far more than a simple one-plus-one combination. At this moment, the Netherworld White Tiger's strength was already comparable to that of an ordinary Spirit King.
The Netherworld White Tiger lunged forward with a terrifying leap, its massive claws carrying enough force to split mountains.
Combined with the attacks of Yu Tianheng and Tai Long, the Elephant Armor Team's defensive wall was finally forced backward.
Feng Xiaotian clicked his tongue.
"The Shrek Team is incredibly resilient. We'll have to take them seriously."
It was obvious that compared to their sparring match before the tournament, the Shrek Team had improved considerably.
Their match against Shrek was only three days away. Unless Shrek forfeited beforehand, the two teams were bound to settle their rivalry in a full battle.
The Netherworld White Tiger smashed through the Elephant Armor Team's defensive wall.
However, thanks to Huyan Zhen secretly directing the battle, the Elephant Armor Team's formation never fell into disorder. Instead, Huyan Li seized the opportunity to catch the overextended Tai Long and eliminate him from the match.
Tang San wasn't idle either. Using Blue Silver Grass, he restrained Huyan Ba, allowing Yu Tianheng to eliminate him.
Immediately afterward, Xiao Wu grabbed Huyan Qi by the collar and used a suicidal tactic, throwing both of them out of the arena together.
The battle raged on for nearly an hour. Both teams continuously lost members, yet those who remained fought with everything they had.
Before Oscar was eliminated, he created several sausages and handed them to Tang San.
Food created by a Food System Spirit Master during the match could still be consumed even after its creator had been eliminated, and doing so did not violate the tournament rules.
In the end, the Shrek Team's support Spirit Master gave them superior endurance.
Using the Controlling Crane, Capturing Dragon technique, Tang San finally defeated Huyan Li, who had exhausted every means at his disposal, including using his Spirit Bone helmet.
With six members remaining against the Elephant Armor Team's none, the Shrek Team secured the final victory.
The match had drained both teams tremendously and was considered one of the highest-quality battles of the tournament so far.
The Elephant Armor Team ultimately lost because they lacked a support Spirit Master to replenish their stamina throughout the fight.
By the end, Huyan Li had completely exhausted his strength before finally falling to Tang San.
In the Seven Treasure Team's waiting area, Wu Qi and the others collected their winnings from the bet.
Changkong and the others accepted their losses without complaint.
"Tang San really is impossible to keep down. His resilience is unbelievable."
Although they had won, the Shrek Seven Devils would need plenty of rest.
There was even a chance that such an exhausting battle would affect their condition in the matches ahead.
On the VIP platform, Gu Rong remarked sarcastically.
"Someone went to all that trouble, and still lost the match. Isn't that embarrassing?"
Huyan Zhen offered no explanation. He simply snorted and left the venue.
After all, he had already accomplished his objective. Whether the Elephant Armor Team won or lost was no longer something he could control.
Salas feigned ignorance and added.
"Bone Douluo, I have no idea what you're talking about. Huyan Zhen is an old friend of mine, so I'd appreciate it if you didn't slander him."
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