In the next second, Meng Hongchen, who had just been making bold declarations, suddenly tilted her head and fell straight onto Liu Yuan's shoulder.
Immediately after, the sound of steady and long breathing came through.
"..."
Liu Yuan looked at this girl who fell asleep in a second with a mix of laughter and tears. He helplessly spread his hands and shrugged to everyone, "It seems her truth only lasted for three seconds."
"Tsk—"
Everyone let out a chorus of disappointed boos, but well-meaning laughter still echoed in the booth.
The night was deep.
Amidst laughter and cheers, this celebratory banquet finally came to a close.
Jing Hongchen arranged for waiters to send the drunken students back to their rooms one by one. Liu Yuan also handed the already unconscious Meng Hongchen over to Xiao Hongchen's care, and then returned to his own room alone.
This night, for the members of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, was a night accompanied by sweet dreams.
...
However.
Human joys and sorrows are not the same.
While the Sun Moon Team was immersed in the joy of victory, at Shrek Academy tens of thousands of miles away, the atmosphere was so heavy it was suffocating.
Sea God Island, Sea Gods Pavilion.
This ancient pavilion, which symbolized the highest power center of Shrek Academy and was also a Holy Land in the hearts of Spirit Masters across the continent, was currently bathed in a faint golden light.
The gentle aura emitted by the golden tree could not soothe the restlessness between the brows of the elders within the pavilion.
On both sides of the long table sat the true core high-level members of Shrek Academy.
Although the distance from Star Luo City was vast, the Sea Gods Pavilion had special intelligence transmission channels.
"Calculating the time, the results should be transmitted back soon."
An old woman was the first to break the silence. She looked at Mu En, who was resting with his eyes closed at the head of the table, and whispered, "I wonder how things are going on Elder Xuan's side."
"How else could it be?"
The one who replied was Yan Shaozhe. This Dean of the Martial Soul Department was currently holding a teacup, his tone carrying a bit of matter-of-fact confidence:
"This round is an Individual Elimination Match. This kind of format is inherently a huge disadvantage for the Sun Moon Team, which relies heavily on spirit tool coordination."
"Furthermore, the opponent they drew is Crimson Flame Academy."
"Crimson Flame Academy is not weak. Especially that captain named Chi Xiao; his Spirit is the Crimson Chain Fire Python, and his explosive power is extremely strong."
Yan Shaozhe gently blew on the tea leaves and said unhurriedly:
"In my view, the Sun Moon Team is likely to take a big fall this time. If things go poorly, they might even be eliminated and sent home in the first round."
Yan Shaozhe had a good personal relationship with Xuan Zi. Moreover, as the Dean of the Martial Soul Department, he had always looked down on the Soul Tool Department, so he naturally had many prejudices against the Sun Moon Royal Academy.
"Hehe, Dean Yan is perhaps a bit too confident."
Just then, a cold voice sounded.
The speaker was a middle-aged beautiful woman, dressed in green with a sharp temperament. She was precisely the Dean of the Soul Tool Department, Xian Liner.
Although she was a Shrek person, she was the Dean of the Soul Tool Department. Hearing Yan Shaozhe's words, which were full of disparagement and sarcasm towards spirit tools, she was naturally dissatisfied.
So she glanced at Yan Shaozhe and snorted, "The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy has made rapid progress in spirit tool technology innovation in recent years. As far as I know, they have developed many single-target spirit tools that can be fired instantaneously and possess immense power."
"While the individual matches restrict coordination, they also give spirit tools the opportunity for single-point demolition."
"It won't be that easy for Crimson Flame Academy to beat them."
"Hmph, nothing more than trivial tricks."
Another elder curled their lip in disdain, clearly a staunch supporter of the Martial Soul Department:
"No matter how strong a spirit tool is, it is an external object."
"In front of a truly powerful Spirit Master, as long as they get close, they are lambs waiting to be slaughtered. I don't believe this Sun Moon Royal Academy can withstand the close-range heavy attacks of Crimson Flame Academy."
"You!" Xian Liner's eyebrows shot up, just about to flare up.
"Enough."
A gentle yet majestic voice abruptly sounded, instantly suppressing all the disputes.
At the head position, Mu En slowly opened his eyes. Those seemingly cloudy old eyes seemed to encompass everything, deep as the sea.
"What are you arguing for?"
Mu En faintly scanned the crowd, then turned his gaze toward the entrance of the pavilion:
"Since you want to know the result, then listen."
"Come in."
As soon as he finished speaking, the doors of the Sea Gods Pavilion were pushed open gently.
An intelligence officer wearing black clothes with a green Shrek mark embroidered on the chest walked in quickly.
"Pavilion Master, elders."
The intelligence officer knelt on one knee, his voice a bit dry.
"Urgent report from Star Luo City."
Yan Shaozhe put down his teacup and asked with a smile, "Did the Sun Moon Team lose? How badly did they lose?"
Most of the elders present also showed expressions of expectation, preparing to hear how that academy that always relied on spirit tools had suffered a crushing defeat.
The intelligence officer took a deep breath, as if using all his strength, before finally speaking with difficulty:
"Replying to Dean Yan... the Sun Moon Team... won."
"Won?" The smile on Yan Shaozhe's Face stiffened slightly, but it quickly returned to normal. "Well, Crimson Flame Academy's foundation is slightly lacking after all, so winning isn't too surprising. What was the score? Was it a hard-fought battle? What were the casualties of the Sun Moon Team's main force?"
In his view, even if they won, it must have been a pyrrhic victory.
After all, how could Soul Engineers fight Spirit Masters without paying a price?
However.
The intelligence officer's next words were like a heavy hammer, ruthlessly smashing into the hearts of everyone present.
"There were no casualties."
"The score was... seven to zero."
The intelligence officer lowered his head, not daring to look at everyone's expressions, and said with a trembling voice:
"The Sun Moon Team only sent out one member."
"Captain Liu Yuan, a One-vs-Seven Sweep! The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy won a complete victory!"
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