"If… if we unfortunately lose this time, it's no big deal. The preliminaries have only just begun."
His gaze swept over everyone, and Grandmaster put forth an even more astonishing idea.
"The Royal Fight Team has disbanded. At worst, I'll humble myself later and personally go talk to Tian Heng! I'll ask him to join our Shrek Team as well! He is already the nephew of Erlong and me, and also the most outstanding junior of our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!"
"By then, our Shrek will have gathered the Clear Sky Hammer and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, bringing together two top Spirits from the Upper Three Sects! I refuse to believe that such a lineup won't make a resounding name for itself in this All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament!"
...Half an hour later, the atmosphere within the magnificent Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena had reached its peak.
Beneath the enormous dome, several sub-Douhun Stages simultaneously lit up with dazzling Spirit tool lights, illuminating the central main Douhun Stage and several surrounding auxiliary Douhun Stages as if it were daytime.
Team uniforms of different colors began to surge from various entrances, representing the twenty-eight elite academy teams from various provinces and kingdoms of the Heaven Dou Empire, entering in sequence and heading to their designated Douhun Stages according to the draw results.
In the stands, tens of thousands of spectators erupted in thunderous cheers and shouts, the sound waves almost overturning the entire venue.
The air was filled with excitement, tension, and fervent Battle Intent.
The arena had already undergone changes; in just that short half-hour, the already prepared fighting platform had been erected.
The fighting platform was ten meters high, circular, and had a diameter of over thirty meters.
The area was quite vast.
Of course, this was just one fighting platform.
Each team had to face twenty-seven opponents.
Winning a match earned one point, while the loser received no points.
After twenty-eight rounds, the top five teams in points would advance to the knockout stage.
This month-long preliminary round was a test for any academy team; twenty-eight consecutive days of matches were enough to wear down teams with poor endurance.
Soon, the host next to the central main Douhun Stage received instructions. He channeled his spirit power, and his high-pitched voice instantly overpowered the clamor from the other sub-arenas, saying:
"Next up, Preliminary Round One, Tianxing Academy versus Shrek Academy!"
"Please, both teams, take the stage!"
As soon as his voice fell, all eyes instantly focused on the central main Douhun Stage.
On both sides of the aisle, Tang Chuan and Tang San, each leading their respective team members, walked onto the fighting platform with determined steps, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.
However, to everyone's astonishment, from Tianxing Academy's side, only two people walked onto the fighting platform: Tang Chuan and a tall, cold-faced Golden-haired woman.
On Shrek Academy's side, however, there was a full lineup of seven people.
Tang San, Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, Jiang Zhu, Tai Long.
As soon as he stepped onto the stage, Dai Mubai suddenly took a step forward, a cold light flickering in his evil eyes, staring intently at the only two people opposite him, and shouted in a cold voice:
"Brothers, activate your Spirits!"
"White Tiger, possess!"
Along with the falling words.
Dai Mubai was the first to erupt. His muscles bulged, and black and white fur instantly covered his body. A distinct 'King' character appeared on his forehead, and a fierce aura swept out.
Two yellow, two purple, four optimally matched spirit rings rose from beneath his feet. The dazzling light and surging spirit power fluctuations immediately drew gasps from the stands!
The host looked at the only two people from Tianxing Academy, a look of surprise on his face. He quickly stepped forward a few paces and spoke to Tang Chuan and Xiao Rui'er with a puzzled expression:
"Tianxing Academy, please note, this match is a seven-person team battle, not a two-on-two Fighting Soul. Your other team members…"
Before he could finish his advising words, Xiao Rui'er stepped forward.
She didn't even glance at the host, her golden eyes indifferently swept over Shrek Academy's seven members, who were poised for battle, and her red lips parted slightly as she said:
"Nonsense. Just assume the other five have already admitted defeat and stepped down."
"Against an academy of this caliber, the two of us are enough."
As soon as these words were uttered, it was as if a ladle of cold water had been poured into a boiling oil pot. The entire Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena fell silent for a moment, then erupted with a deafening uproar!
"Too arrogant!"
"Two people against seven? Who do they think they are?"
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