The incident involving Canghui Academy quickly faded from public attention, and all the teams returned to the intense preliminary rounds.
By this stage of the preliminaries, the strongest teams in each regional division had already emerged. Spectators eagerly compared the teams' strengths and debated their chances of winning future matches.
As the tournament entered its latter half, the qualification standings had become increasingly clear.
The Seven Treasure Team remained undefeated and had already faced nearly every major contender. Only their final match against Thunder Academy remained.
Even if they lost to Thunder Academy, it would not affect their qualification.
It was worth noting that the Elephant Armored Team had lost to the Godwind and Blazing Team, leaving them with almost no chance of advancing.
After suffering two consecutive defeats, Shrek Academy quickly regained its footing and remained undefeated in every match afterward.
Although their conduct continued to draw criticism, no one could deny that they were in an excellent position to qualify.
Today's opponent for Shrek Academy was Blaze Radiance Academy, with the match scheduled for around noon.
Several days before the preliminary rounds began, Wang Teng had already received instructions from Prince Xue Xing.
Because of this, he deliberately missed several matches. Only after confirming that his parents and younger sister had received the compensation they deserved did he let go of all lingering attachments and resolutely decide to compete today.
Of course, Prince Xue Xing was not someone who treated his people poorly. During this period, he had given Wang Teng plenty of money to spend, and Wang Teng had already enjoyed everything he wanted.
At noon, both teams entered the arena from opposite sides.
Blaze Radiance Academy was far from being the weakest team, but it was still only slightly below average in overall strength.
Against such an opponent, the Shrek Seven Devils did not consider them much of a threat, so Tai Long did not participate in this match.
Below the arena, the members of the Seven Treasure Team were also watching.
Changkong spoke up.
"Brother Wu, should we place another bet? I'll wager twenty Gold Spirit Coins on Shrek Academy winning."
It seemed he still hadn't gotten over his previous loss and wanted to win his money back.
Wu Qi ignored him.
Before the match, Dugu Bo had been observing from outside the arena, and Prince Xue Xing had even asked him to keep an eye on Wang Teng.
Wang Teng had been absent from competition for several days, and now he suddenly appeared. If this wasn't part of Prince Xue Xing's plan, Wu Qi wouldn't believe it.
Shrek Academy had offended Prince Xue Xing during the opening match, so retaliation was only to be expected.
What Wu Qi didn't know was exactly how that retaliation would unfold.
Perhaps Wang Teng was carrying some kind of highly destructive hidden weapon and intended to kill one or two Shrek students.
When that happened, Prince Xue Xing could plead for leniency, leaving Wang Teng alone to bear the death sentence while Blaze Radiance Academy escaped punishment.
Of course, there could be other methods of revenge as well.
Seeing that Wu Qi remained silent, Huo Wu laughed and scolded.
"Changkong, if you're short on money, just say so instead of betting on such an obvious match."
Wu Qi raised a hand.
"Let's watch the match first. This one should be quite interesting. Keep your eyes open."
Blaze Radiance Academy had no personal grudge against Shrek Academy.
Before the match began, both sides simply exchanged polite greetings.
No one could have imagined that Wang Teng had entered the arena fully prepared to die.
Even after the match officially started, no one realized how serious the situation truly was.
Below the arena, Grandmaster was still occupied with figuring out how to provide a theoretical foundation for Tang San's cultivation of his twin Martial Spirits.
Since the outcome of this match seemed obvious, he paid it little attention.
That night, after learning of Tang San's determination and because of the fifty-thousand-year head Spirit Bone. Tang Hao had agreed to let Tang San cultivate his twin Martial Spirits.
However, there was one condition.
Grandmaster had to come up with a reliable method to prevent the two different sources of Spirit Power from clashing inside Tang San's body.
Since Tang Hao had already agreed, Grandmaster had no grounds to object and could only focus on finding a solution.
On the arena, the opening exchange between both teams proceeded normally.
Perhaps because they had realized their previous approach had earned them a poor reputation, Tang San instructed the team to avoid overly aggressive attacks.
It also seemed they hoped to use this match to repair Shrek Academy's public image.
Wang Teng, however, began making small moves of his own.
As the team's front-line fighter, he deliberately taunted Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng.
His plan was simple.
Once he provoked them into losing their tempers, he would deliberately get himself killed, fulfilling Prince Xue Xing's instructions.
Unfortunately for him, both Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng remained unusually calm during this match.
They treated him as nothing more than a clown and refused to take the bait.
Watching the match, Sun Buyu couldn't help commenting.
"What is Wang Teng doing? His tactics are completely disconnected from the rest of his team. Isn't he just throwing himself away?"
Knowing they had virtually no chance of winning anyway, the captain of Blaze Radiance Academy paid little attention to Wang Teng's actions.
Since Shrek Academy had no intention of seriously injuring them, they might as well drag the match out a little longer and simply enjoy the competition.
On the VIP platform, Prince Xue Xing watched with growing anxiety.
For Wang Teng's sacrifice to be convincing, he could not simply poison himself. He had to be killed by the Shrek Seven Devils themselves.
But the Shrek Seven Devils showed almost no desire to attack. The entire match resembled an experienced elder casually toying with children, leaving Wang Teng with no opportunity to sacrifice himself.
Just as Prince Xue Xing was growing frustrated, Tang San finally gave the order to attack.
"Alright, we've had enough playing around. Let's end this match."
At his command, the Shrek Seven Devils immediately changed formations into an offensive stance.
Everything they had done earlier had merely been a test of Grandmaster's new tactics. Now that they had coordinated well enough, there was no reason to drag the battle on any longer.
Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng took the lead, each activating their third Spirit Skill as they charged into Blaze Radiance Academy's formation.
Wang Teng showed no intention of resisting. Instead, he rushed forward hoping to be killed.
Unexpectedly, Dai Mubai held back.
Grabbing Wang Teng by the collar, he simply threw him aside.
Because Dai Mubai had used very little force, Wang Teng was not eliminated. Instead, he rolled directly toward the rear of the Shrek formation.
With Shrek fully committed to offense, their backline was relatively exposed.
Tang San's expression changed.
He immediately directed Ma Hongjun and Xiao Wu to surround Wang Teng.
"Good opportunity."
A sharp gleam flashed through Wang Teng's eyes.
Like a madman, he leaped into the air and grabbed hold of Ma Hongjun.
Ma Hongjun had very few methods of fighting. Aside from breathing fire, he had little else.
Caught completely off guard by Wang Teng's suicidal assault, he instinctively unleashed his flames.
Under Wang Teng's interference, the flames accidentally burned through the Blue Silver Grass that Tang San had sent to support him.
Tang San's face darkened.
He knew Ma Hongjun was unreliable, but he hadn't expected him to be this incompetent.
As an assault-type Spirit Master, not only did he have no way to counter an opponent at close range, but he didn't even know how to control his own Spirit Skill.
At Tang San's signal, Xiao Wu rushed forward, attempting to rescue Ma Hongjun.
Faced with attacks from both sides, Wang Teng fought desperately, crashing to the ground together with Ma Hongjun.
He still refused to stop.
Stepping on Ma Hongjun's face, he brushed past Xiao Wu and charged directly at Tang San.
"What the, is he really that fearless?"
The spectators were stunned by the turn of events.
Logically speaking, since Blaze Radiance Academy clearly couldn't defeat Shrek, surrendering early would have been the sensible choice. Why continue taking such a beating?
"Could it be that he has some personal grudge against the Shrek Team?"
That was the only explanation the audience could come up with.
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