Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
The members of the Seven Treasure Team gathered in the training hall to begin their next phase of training.
To everyone's surprise, all of the substitute members had arrived. Not a single one was absent.
Wang Lang and the others smiled as they said,"If the team achieves even greater success, we'll benefit from it as well."
"For the team's honor, we can't afford to slack off."
The substitutes were still members of the team. If the team won the championship, it would also become a proud achievement in their own lives.
Changkong laughed.
"Haha, good. Then let's train together."
However, the main team still needed to set aside part of each day for team coordination training.
After all, the finals were the most important stage, and team practice was indispensable.
Once they reached the finals, the substitutes would no longer have a role to play, and every remaining match would be fought by the main lineup.
As for the one-on-one training, Ning Rongrong and Ning Tianyu, being support-type Spirit Masters, could not participate. They stood off to one side, watching everyone train while cheering them on.
Since Ning Tianyu was a support-type Spirit Master, he was not needed as a substitute during the finals, and he could not compete in the promotion tournament either.
In theory, his journey in the tournament was already over, and he could have taken an early break.
However, he truly valued his teammates and decided to stay with them through the promotion tournament.
There was nothing particularly unusual about the one-on-one training.
Sun Buyu paired teammates of similar strength for individual sparring matches.
The academy's Director of Academic Affairs, a Spirit Sage, observed each battle, pointed out the participants' weaknesses, and helped them correct their mistakes.
As expected, Wu Qi and Feng Xiaotian were paired against each other.
"Then let us set the example for everyone."
Feng Xiaotian laughed heartily as he leaped onto the arena.
Ever since Wu Qi had returned after advancing to Spirit King, the two of them had not sparred once.
Today was the perfect opportunity to see how large the gap between them had become.
Wu Qi smiled.
"Alright. We'll go first."
Ever since his Spirit Power quality had improved, Wu Qi had clearly noticed that he could fight for much longer.
He decided to use this sparring match to test just how much stronger he had become.
The two stood facing each other on the arena.
Both were agility-type Spirit Masters, so this match would be a contest of pure speed.
The rest of the Seven Treasure Team retreated to the edge of the arena, leaving the battlefield completely clear.
To preserve their secrets and prevent outsiders from learning the team's trump cards, they could only train in the indoor arena.
For Spirit Kings, the training ground was obviously too small to allow them to fight at full capacity.
Fortunately, this was only a sparring match, so there was no need for an all-out battle.
The arena was just large enough.
The sparring match began, and Feng Xiaotian attacked first.
"Second Spirit Skill, Gale Wings!"
A pair of wings spread from his back as he shot into the air.
Sharp claws extended from his hands as he charged toward Wu Qi.
Wu Qi remained calm.
His own Martial Spirit wings beat powerfully as he flew forward to meet Feng Xiaotian head-on.
Spirit Masters above Spirit King Level were already considered true experts. Compared to Spirit Ancestors, their strength had undergone a qualitative leap.
The two moved at unbelievable speed.
Aside from the sibling pair Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu, both high-level Spirit Ancestors, no one else could even follow their movements.
"So this is Brother Wu's true strength!"
Changkong silently clenched his fists.
When they had first met, the difference in their Spirit Power Levels had been only one Level.
Now, not only had that gap continued to widen, but even their actual combat strength had grown vastly different.
Rather than feeling inferior or discouraged by Wu Qi's rapid improvement, it ignited his competitive spirit.
He became even more determined to train harder in the future.
Watching from the sidelines, the Director of Academic Affairs, Baili Kuan, frowned.
"Old Sun, has Xiao Wu always been this powerful? I feel like his Spirit Power is unusually abundant."
As a high-level Spirit King, Sun Buyu did not notice the changes in Wu Qi's strength as clearly.
"Director Baili, hasn't Xiao Wu always been this strong?"
Baili Kuan stopped dwelling on the matter and continued watching the spar.
Sunset Forest
After searching for quite some time, the father and son finally found their first suitable Spirit Beast.
Not far away, a Giant Strength Demon Bear was fighting a swarm of bees while trying to steal their honey.
Seeing this, Tang San's face darkened.
"It's stealing food from other Spirit Beasts. What an evil Spirit Beast."
"Father, let's choose this one. A power-type Spirit Beast like this is perfectly suited to become the first Spirit Ring of my Clear Sky Hammer."
The Giant Strength Demon Bear possessed a cultivation of approximately seven thousand years.
Tang Hao could not help feeling concerned.
"Xiao San, are you sure your current Level is enough to absorb a Spirit Ring with such a high cultivation?"
As for Tang San's earlier remark, Tang Hao paid it no attention.
Did members of the Tang Clan need a reason to hunt Spirit Beasts?
Tang San revealed the fourth Spirit Ring of his Blue Silver Grass and explained.
"Father, my Blue Silver Grass's fourth Spirit Ring has a cultivation of well over six thousand years."
"Now that my body has already been strengthened by my previous Spirit Rings, I don't think a seven-thousand-year Spirit Ring is my limit. If the Giant Strength Demon Bear's Spirit Ring weren't such a good match, I would have waited for one with even higher cultivation."
Sensing the power contained within Tang San's Spirit Ring, Tang Hao nodded slightly before instructing him, "Xiao San, stay hidden nearby. I'll be back shortly."
A Level 95 Title Douluo faced absolutely no pressure against a seven-thousand-year Spirit Beast.
Tang Hao did not even bother summoning his Martial Spirit.
Using nothing but his fists, he beat the Giant Strength Demon Bear until it was completely overwhelmed and unable to fight back.
"Father is so powerful. I can't afford to fall behind either."
Tang San silently clenched his fists.
At the same time, he imagined the day he would defeat Wu Qi with the Clear Sky Hammer.
Inside the training hall, Wu Qi and Feng Xiaotian's sparring match was not particularly intense.
Neither of them used high-level Spirit Skills, instead continuously probing and testing one another.
As time passed, signs of fatigue gradually appeared on Feng Xiaotian's face.
His flying speed had noticeably slowed compared to the beginning of the match.
Wu Qi, on the other hand, continued maintaining his incredible speed without showing the slightest sign of exhaustion.
Feng Xiaotian quickly realized the problem.
Left with no other choice, he used his Fourth Spirit Skill, colliding head-on with Wu Qi to buy himself a brief moment to catch his breath.
Three more minutes passed before Baili Kuan loudly announced.
"Alright, that's enough. End the spar here."
The two immediately stopped fighting and walked over to Baili Kuan, waiting for him to point out the mistakes they had made during the match.
"Captain, how did you get even stronger again?"
Feng Xiaotian could not help asking.
Compared to their previous sparring sessions, he had clearly felt far greater pressure this time.
Although the fight had appeared evenly matched, the entire battle had been under Wu Qi's control.
Every time Feng Xiaotian tried to seize the initiative, he ultimately found himself forced to back down.
Wu Qi smiled faintly.
"I'll explain later."
Baili Kuan then spoke.
"The performances from both of you already surpass those of the vast majority of Spirit Masters at the same Level, but there were still a few minor mistakes."
"Feng Xiaotian, when you found yourself at a disadvantage, the excessively powerful wind currents you created actually ended up helping Wu Qi instead."
"Later, after your stamina began to decline, you became overly impatient, causing you to consume even more Spirit Power."
"In a life-and-death battle, those mistakes would have been fatal. Aside from those two issues, however, your overall performance was excellent."
"You rarely exposed any weaknesses, giving your opponent very few opportunities to exploit them."
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