"The preliminaries are based on a point system, not a single elimination. As long as our final score is in the top five, we can advance. If we field our full main lineup and fight hard in the first match, even if our Shrek Academy luckily wins, it will definitely be a Pyrrhic victory. Moreover, all of our trump cards, tactics, and Spirit Ability combinations will be completely exposed to all other academies!"
"This means that throughout the rest of the preliminaries, we will become the target of all, studied and countered by all opponents, with no secrets left, and the situation will be extremely unfavorable."
"Forfeiting this match, preserving our main force, and hiding our strength, to ensure we get points in more crucial subsequent matches with the smallest cost, is the most rational choice right now."
After hearing Grandmaster's words, everyone fell into deep thought.
Just as everyone was pondering Grandmaster's suggestion, Flender suddenly stood up, his face full of heartache and conflict. He rubbed his hands, his voice almost tearful, and said:
"For…forfeit? Xiaogang, this…this probably won't do!"
He pointed to the conspicuous GG logo on the team members' uniforms, "We signed a contract! If we forfeit this first match, the exposure will be greatly reduced. How will I explain it to the sponsor? My GG fees… Ahem, won't our academy's reputation be…"
Before he could finish his sentence, Liu Erlong, next to him, glared at him fiercely, her beautiful eyes almost spitting fire, and interrupted sternly:
"Old Man Flender! What time is it! Is your measly GG fee more important, or are the children's futures and the academy's competition more important?! Do you only have money in your eyes?"
Shouted at by Liu Erlong, Flender immediately shrank his neck, nodding repeatedly in embarrassment, and said sheepishly: "Right, right… Second Dragon Girl, you're right, the competition is important, the competition is important!"
"Since that's the case, then… then should we forfeit?"
Hearing this, Tang San and Dai Mubai exchanged glances, but said nothing.
"Why don't we all go out there? Why should we be afraid of them? Last time in Soto City, if it wasn't for that Tang Chuan playing tricks and pretending to be a woman to suddenly ambush us, would we have lost?" Just then, Ma Hongjun, not far away, couldn't help but complain.
Grandmaster looked at Tang San, and after a moment of silence, asked: "Little San, you are back now. As the Soul and main controller of the Shrek Team, you should make the decision."
"Teacher, fight!"
A faint gleam flashed in Tang San's eyes, and he said with a cold shout.
"Little San, have you thought it through? Tianxing Academy is by no means an ordinary opponent. Since Tang Chuan and Dugu Bo dared to scheme like this, they must have something to rely on," Grandmaster looked at Tang San, confirming again.
His gaze turned to Grandmaster, who was watching him, and Tang San said in a deep voice:
"Teacher, since I dared to take on this match, I am naturally very confident."
"You simply don't know that in these past three months, besides my fourth spirit ring reaching the ten-thousand-year level, my father personally hunted countless top-tier ten-thousand-year spider-type Spirit Beasts for me, helping me acquire a perfectly matched thirty-thousand-year right arm Spirit Bone!"
"It was with the immense boost from this Spirit Bone that my Physique and spirit power underwent a qualitative leap, allowing me to withstand the energy Impact of a ten-thousand-year spirit ring and successfully absorb it."
Speaking of this, he looked towards Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing not far away, "I now have a ten-thousand-year fourth ring and two Spirit Bones. Coupled with Mubai and Zhuqing's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, which is enough to turn the tide of battle, we may not be unable to fight Tianxing Academy!"
"Tianxing Academy's strongest members are merely my brother and that Golden-haired woman. As long as we formulate tactics in advance and focus our strength on eliminating these two core points at the start of the match, we will have a great chance of winning this match!"
Upon hearing this, Grandmaster's breathing suddenly caught, his eyes instantly widened, almost letting out a cry of surprise. He gripped the armrests of his wheelchair tightly, saying with extreme excitement:
"What did you say?"
"Little San! You… you obtained another Spirit Bone? And a thirty-thousand-year one?!"
Tang San met Grandmaster's fervent gaze and nodded affirmatively.
At the same time, there was a collective gasp of cold air from the surroundings.
Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and the others all looked at Tang San with shock and undisguised envy.
Spirit Bones!
They were the treasures all Spirit Masters dreamed of, and Tang San actually possessed two of them alone!
Slowly exhaling a long-held breath, the hesitation and solemnity in Grandmaster's eyes were instantly replaced by a gleam called ambition. He slammed a hand on the armrest of his wheelchair and said decisively:
"Good! Since that's the case, then for this match, we'll go head-to-head with Tianxing Academy!"
At this moment, his back seemed to straighten a bit, regaining the confidence and arrogance of a theory Grandmaster. "I refuse to believe that Shrek Academy, with you Little freaks and under my full guidance, will always lose to them!"
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