88: Chapter 88: The Three Strongest are Born; Yu Xiaogang Voluntarily Admits Defeat?

After two matches, Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Star Luo Royal Academy entered the arena. The two teams were at daggers drawn as soon as they entered, and the atmosphere instantly changed.

After entering, at the referee's signal, both sides activated their Spirit!

Heaven Dou Royal Academy consisted of the same people, but the number of Spirit Ancestors was higher than before.

Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, Graphite, and Shi Mo were all Spirit Ancestors, while the other three team members were all Spirit Elders.

Looking at the Star Luo Royal Academy side, all seven people who took the field were Spirit Ancestors or above, and crucially, there was one Spirit King.

"Dai Weisi has broken through to Spirit King?" Zhu Xin said.

"Xiaogang actually went to Star Luo Royal Academy!" Flender also exclaimed, and after speaking, he did not forget to glance at Liu Erlong nearby.

At this moment, Flender discovered that Liu Erlong was not paying any attention to Yu Xiaogang at all.

Had she really let go of those feelings?

Su Ling had already known that Tang San and Xiao Wu were at Star Luo Royal Academy, but the two of them did not take the field for this match.

However, as soon as this lineup appeared, the hearts of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team members went cold; they could not believe the gap between the two teams was so large.

"Match begins!"

Both teams acted quickly. Yu Tianheng moved rapidly, Graphite and Shi Mo coordinated, and Dugu Yan immediately released her Jade Phosphorus Violet Poison.

The purple poison began to spread toward the direction of Star Luo Royal Academy.

However, Star Luo Royal Academy reacted even faster. The seven of them charged straight over; it was a direct charge without much tactics, just simple and brutal, crushing with Soul Power.

Dai Weisi came up to face Yu Tianheng directly. After using White Tiger Vajra Transformation, Yu Tianheng was beaten back step by step. Even when he used his third Spirit Ability and fought without sparing any Soul Power, he still could not change the situation.

Everyone on the team was suppressed by the Star Luo Royal Academy team.

This kind of simple and brutal fighting style was only used when there was a huge gap between the two sides, and it also allowed them to hide their true strength.

For example, Li Yang had barely used Reflection Mirror.

"We concede!" Having no other choice, Yu Tianheng could only choose to concede.

"In this match, Star Luo Royal Academy team is the winner."

"Brother Su, this Star Luo Royal Academy is very powerful. If you add Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Xiao Wu, they might become our biggest rival for the championship."

A team like this, if placed in the original work, would actually have a chance to defeat Spirit Hall Academy, after all, there was the variable of Tang San.

This Advanced Spirit Master Tournament was starting to become interesting.

The second round of matches ended. In the third round, Shrek, where Su Ling was, had a bye because they were promoted as the third place from the qualifying tournament.

Having only played one match in three rounds, Shrek had advanced to the top six.

After the third round, there was another day of rest before the fourth round of matches arrived. This match was the top six to top three, and no team could have a bye.

The drawing for this match was crucial, so Su Ling went to participate in the draw himself, and the result of the draw was that they encountered an old opponent, Shenfeng Academy.

To be honest, it was not easy for Shenfeng Academy's ability to take them this far.

Although they were one of the top-ranked among the Five Element Academies and had even defeated Thunder Academy in the preliminary round, this team relied entirely on Feng Xiaotian as their core.

"Fourth round, first match, Shenfeng Academy versus Shrek Academy. Both sides, enter."

...

"Activate Spirit!"

On Su Ling's side, the lineup had hardly changed. Su Ling still took the field, along with Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Tai Long, Jing Ling, as well as Luo Sha and Xu Yanyan.

Zhu Xin, Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong did not take the field.

It was not that they weren't allowed to, but there was simply no need for it in this match.

After taking the field, both teams released their Spirits. Su Ling was still the only one who did not release his Spirit, and even the people from Spirit Hall did not know exactly what Su Ling's Soul Power was.

After all, Su Ling had not participated in the previous preliminary and qualifying matches, so there was no reference material.

One must know that the only mandatory requirement for signing up for the competition was age; as for Soul Power and Spirit, they did not need to appear in the registration information, nor were they mandatory fields.

"Match begins!" the referee announced loudly.

However, as soon as the match started, Shenfeng Academy did not intend to make a move, and Su Ling did not have his team make a move either.

"Su Ling, do you dare to have a one-on-one duel with me in this match, and let the outcome between us decide the winner of this match?" Feng Xiaotian proposed.

Hearing this request from Feng Xiaotian, Su Ling smiled and said, "Are you sure?"

"I'm sure. You snatched away my Huo Wu, and I must defeat you to win Huo Wu back." Feng Xiaotian said.

Feng Xiaotian still had an impression of Su Ling; over a year ago, he was level 43.

In his eyes, Su Ling had at most improved by about three levels over the past year or so, at most four levels, reaching around level 47.

And his Soul Power was at level 44, so the gap was not large; he was confident he could defeat Su Ling.

"Fine, then I will grant your request." Su Ling said.

"Very good!"

"Everyone, step back. Let me handle Su Ling." Feng Xiaotian said.

In the Shenfeng Academy team, Feng Xiaotian's word was the highest order. After all, Feng Xiaotian was the captain and also the most powerful among them, leading by a cliff-like margin compared to the second-ranked member.

Su Ling also waved his hand, letting his team members step back, leaving enough combat space for the two of them.

"This Feng Xiaotian is actually challenging Brother Su to a duel. Sister Huo Wu, you were right not to fancy him." Ning Rongrong teased while standing next to Huo Wu.

Huo Wushuang said, "Actually, Feng Xiaotian does have some ability, but compared to Su Ling, he is still far behind."

"This guy only makes me dislike him." Huo Wu said.

On the arena, under his Spirit Avatar, Feng Xiaotian activated his Spirit Ability, Twin Wolf Possession, and then immediately used his Spirit Ability, Gale Wings.

These were his second and third Spirit Abilities.

When these two Spirit Abilities were used in combination, it was the Gale Thirty-Six Slashes.

Feng Xiaotian flew directly into the air, looked at Su Ling, and said, "You are still not releasing your Spirit?"

Su Ling said, "To deal with you, it's not needed!"

"You... arrogant! Today I will make you pay the price for your arrogance."

Feng Xiaotian used his ultimate move right from the start, seemingly wanting to defeat Su Ling with the fastest speed to show Huo Wu.

Gale Thirty-Six Slashes, first slash; those wings slashed directly toward Su Ling.

Su Ling channeled his Soul Power to cover his arms.

With his powerful body and strength, he directly withstood Feng Xiaotian's attack, and the techniques used to exert force were all from the Eight Desolations Fist.

Facing Feng Xiaotian's attack, Su Ling did not use his full strength, allowing Feng Xiaotian to unleash his Gale Thirty-Six Slashes.

Bang-bang sounds rang out. Feng Xiaotian's first slash had absolutely no effect and was directly shaken off by Su Ling. Feng Xiaotian's attack did not end, and the second slash followed closely behind.

The force increased a little, but for Su Ling, it did not have much effect.

Feng Xiaotian's attack speed was very fast, each move stronger than the last.

On the viewing platform, Tang San thought: Feng Xiaotian's move is equivalent to my Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Method; both can accumulate power to increase attack force. This Su Ling actually hasn't noticed it and is still allowing Feng Xiaotian to accumulate power.

How could Su Ling not notice? It was just that Feng Xiaotian's attacks were simply not enough for him to care.

From Feng Xiaotian's first slash, to the second, third... until the thirty-fifth slash, Su Ling could easily handle them all.

At the thirty-sixth slash, Feng Xiaotian also loudly said, "Gale Thirty-Six Slashes, be defeated!"

Feng Xiaotian gave a loud shout, using his strongest power.

At this point, Su Ling also said, "It should end now."

Su Ling used the third form of the Eight Desolations Fist and threw a punch.

The enormous power actually directly crushed the wings Feng Xiaotian had slashed with. This punch not only destroyed his Gale Thirty-Six Slashes, but also knocked him flying dozens of meters away, where he was caught by his teammates.

A large mouthful of blood was spat out from Feng Xiaotian's mouth.

Only then did he realize the gap between himself and Su Ling.

"I lost, we concede!" Feng Xiaotian said these few words with difficulty.

"However, Su Ling, sooner or later, I will defeat you." Feng Xiaotian said with determined eyes. He absolutely could not give up on Huo Wu; only by becoming stronger would he have a chance to defeat Su Ling.

And he also believed in his own talent.

Su Ling said, "Actually, with your talent, you should have properly cultivated your Soul Power in the early stages. If you had fully cultivated your Soul Power, you should not be lower than level 50 by now."

"Sigh, what a pity!"

This sentence touched Feng Xiaotian's heart. Actually, more than one person had reminded him, but he still studied the Gale Thirty-Six Slashes, neglecting his cultivation of Soul Power.

"Fourth round, first match, Shrek Academy wins and enters the top three."

Shenfeng Academy voluntarily conceded, and the referee also announced this result.

After Feng Xiaotian went down, he also received treatment from a Spirit Emperor healer from Spirit Hall.

There were two more matches following, and without any surprises, Star Luo Royal Academy advanced.

The other match had even less suspense, with Spirit Hall Academy winning.

Thus, the top three of the finals were born: Spirit Hall Academy, Star Luo Royal Academy, and Shrek Academy.

From the fourth round to the fifth round, there would be three days of rest and adjustment time.

For this reason, all three major academies were increasing their efforts to collect information on the other two teams.

After all, each of the three major academies had uncertain factors and had also reserved some strength.

And Flender, that guy, for the sake of making money, actually privately sold some information about Shrek Academy, and he really made a fortune.

Of course, the information Flender sold was not accurate; it had some reference value, but it was not very useful.

Inside the Supreme Pontiff Palace, Bibi Dong looked down at the three young men and women below and said, "You have also seen the matches of the other two teams. Do you have confidence?"

"Teacher, although that Dai Weisi is also very powerful and can use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Zhu Zhuyun, their Martial Soul Fusion Skill is still inferior compared to the Martial Soul Fusion Skill between my brother and me. We can definitely beat them."

"And as for Shrek, currently, only Su Ling is very powerful, and his specific Soul Power is unknown. However, even if he is very powerful, the rest of the team is relatively ordinary. Only the Support from Ning Rongrong of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is a bit troublesome, but we can all handle it." Hu Liena said.

Hearing Hu Liena's words, Bibi Dong was quite satisfied.

"You have confidence, that is very good. However, you must still be careful of these two teams; they might still be hiding tremendous power. You can only win this competition; you absolutely cannot lose, do you understand?" Bibi Dong said.

The three nodded in response simultaneously. Originally, before this competition, they had been very confident, but now they had to treat it with caution.

After all, their combat strength had already surpassed the strength of dozens of previous generations; they were the recognized Golden Generation.

But after watching the matches of the other two teams, winning the championship did not seem to be an easy task.

"Alright, go and prepare." Bibi Dong waved her hand, and the three of them exited the Supreme Pontiff Palace.

After the three left, Bibi Dong whispered, "Xiaogang, you are actually at Star Luo Royal Academy. I wonder if your Disciples are stronger, or if my Disciples are more powerful."

Actually, she had already collected a lot of information about Yu Xiaogang, including his experiences in the Star Luo Empire.

"And that Su Ling, being able to kill a Spirit Douluo, two Spirit Saints, and several Spirit Emperors, cannot be underestimated either. Is the next era about to begin?" Bibi Dong said calmly.

During the three days of rest, Su Ling's side did not make any adjustments; they combined cultivation and rest.

In the blink of an eye, the day of the fifth round of matches arrived.

On this day, the venue had been moved to the square in front of the Supreme Pontiff Palace.

Bibi Dong finally appeared to formally watch the matches.

However, regarding the favorability rating of Bibi Dong, Su Ling's System had reorganized it shortly after the match began.

Bibi Dong's Goddess Comprehensive Value was 97, which was still a bit lower than Qian Renxue's 99 points, and Bibi Dong's initial favorability was also average, only one point.

Looking at Hu Liena again, Su Ling had also previously obtained her information.

Hu Liena's Goddess Comprehensive Value was 94 points, which was about the same as the three beauties of Shrek.

If they followed the normal cultivation speed and the three beauties of Shrek did not consume immortal herbs, the gap would likely not be large compared to Hu Liena of the same period, so it was normal for Hu Liena to have a Goddess Comprehensive Value of 94.

Her initial favorability was also one point, which was not high either.

Inside Spirit Hall, these two women were the ones Su Ling valued the most; the difficulty with Bibi Dong might be higher, but Hu Liena was relatively much easier.

As long as the favorability rating was raised to 96 or above, it would be no problem for Su Ling to make her betray Spirit Hall.

In the morning, Su Ling and the others entered their exclusive preparation area under the gaze of many Spirit Masters.

Now, only three preparation areas remained; the others who stayed from other academies could only act as ordinary spectators.

On this day, the area in front of the Supreme Pontiff Palace was packed with people; although not many, there were probably about ten thousand people.

But all ten thousand were Spirit Masters. After all, Spirit City only allowed Spirit Masters to enter; ordinary people could not come.

After the three major teams entered, the referee once again announced the rules for the fifth round of matches.

Not long after the drawing, just as the match was about to begin, the team leader of Star Luo Royal Academy, Yu Xiaogang, suddenly stood up and said loudly, "We concede the first round."

"Concede?" The Supreme Pontiff looked at Yu Xiaogang, seemingly somewhat dissatisfied.

Yu Xiaogang said, "I think conceding is our right, isn't it? We will go directly into the loser's match."

"Very well, as you wish." Bibi Dong said calmly.

"Great Master, why are we conceding this match?" Dai Weisi said with a puzzled face, and Tang San was the same.

Yu Xiaogang said, "Spirit Hall is not weak. If we fight them head-on, it will be difficult for us to win. In the individual one-on-one matches, none of us here are opponents for that Su Ling; we might even be defeated by him alone."

After this was said, everyone was still somewhat unwilling.

Therefore, Yu Xiaogang added, "Back then, Su Ling killed an eighty-three-level Vice Dean, four Spirit Emperor teachers from the academy, and two Spirit Saints alone. Who among you has the confidence to defeat him individually?"

Mentioning this, the entire team fell silent.

This was a solid battle record, and it was not fake.

"Great Master, then can we not defeat Su Ling?" Dai Weisi said.

Yu Xiaogang said, "Of course there is. The first step is to let Shrek fight Spirit Hall Academy. In this match, we can clearly see the strength of Shrek and even Su Ling, and at the same time, we can also see the strength of Spirit Hall Academy."

"After watching their match, we can make targeted deployments for the following matches."

"Additionally, you, Dai Weisi, and Zhu Zhuyun can have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, which is our strongest combat force. If you coordinate with Little San, then there is a chance to defeat them in the team battle. Therefore, there is no need for us to compete in this round of fighting." Yu Xiaogang analyzed.

Obviously, Yu Xiaogang's words convinced everyone, including the team leaders of Star Luo Royal Academy.

"As expected of Great Master, your insights are unique. We are convinced."