381: Chapter 381 The Battle of Attrition

The Spirit Master Competition arrived as scheduled, and the final spots for the qualifying tournament had been determined: Spirit Hall Academy, Shrek Academy, and Divine Wind Academy.

Among the Shrek group, Yu Xiaogang walked at the very front of the line, his entire face twisted like a bitter gourd.

Having spent the entire night passing foul gas, he had actually managed to wake himself up, and the room was filled with the stench.

Now, every time he opened his mouth, it felt as if he had eaten something from an outhouse.

On top of that, he had learned of the fall of Sword Douluo.

Yu Xiaogang felt that the road ahead was filled with uncertainty.

There was no longer any faction on the entire continent that could truly stand against Spirit Hall.

As Shrek Academy arrived at the rest area, they looked up and immediately saw the Holy Son of Spirit Hall in the VIP area.

He was chatting happily with Dugu Bo and the others, while the seat next to him, which had originally belonged to Ning Fengzhi, sat empty.

Watching Su Wen looking so happy, anger surged within Yu Xiaogang's chest; he felt a breath caught in his throat, unable to rise or fall.

It was all because of this Holy Son of Spirit Hall; he was the cause of all his tragedies, and now Dai Mubai had also been crippled by one arm, unable to fully recover to this day.

With their combat strength diminished, Shrek's hope of winning the championship had been forcibly blocked by Su Wen using despicable methods.

Dai Mubai also stared at Su Wen through gritted teeth; he had caused him to become a eunuch and then a cripple.

He was drifting further and further away from the throne.

Zhu Zhuqing caught sight of Su Wen.

A faint blush crept up her fair cheeks.

In her mind, Ning Rongrong's gentle yet firm voice echoed uncontrollably:

"Zhuqing, let's continue to be sisters, good sisters who know each other's depths."

As Zhu Zhuqing's thoughts were flying, Yu Xiaogang's voice suddenly rang out: "Rongrong, you don't need to worry. With Sword Douluo having fallen, surely there will be people condemning Spirit Hall. After all, they actually killed someone over a trivial matter, and during the competition at that; their actions will inevitably be despised by the continent."

Yu Xiaogang waited for someone nearby to speak up so he could join in condemning Spirit Hall.

Since he couldn't defeat Spirit Hall in a fight, he would defeat them with his words.

However, after waiting for a long time, with the competition almost ready to begin, he still didn't hear anyone mention the intense conflict that had occurred between Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

"The Spirit Hall Team, Shrek Team, and Divine Wind Academy—these three teams will enter the final round-robin battles."

"If there are no objections, please have representatives from both sides come forward to draw lots."

The referee appeared on the Spirit Arena stage. Yu Xiaogang stood up immediately; the competition could not be delayed, so he announced the decision they had discussed that morning: "We forfeit and will enter the finals."

Yu Xiaogang had already planned it out: preserve their strength and decide the outcome directly in the finals.

Let Spirit Hall and Divine Wind Academy fight it out to the death first.

"You had better think this through. Forfeiting is equivalent to withdrawing from the competition. You will not have the qualifications to enter the finals, your points will be voided, and all participating teams only have one chance. Once you fail, there is no chance to start over."

The referee looked at him with annoyance; it was this old guy again, always causing so much trouble.

"What!"

Yu Xiaogang's expression suddenly turned ugly.

When were the finals rules changed?

Why didn't he know?

Why hadn't anyone notified him?

He wanted to question it, but seeing the referee had already raised his hand,

the scene of being slapped away that day immediately flashed through Yu Xiaogang's mind,

and he immediately stopped speaking.

The referee snorted coldly: "As expected, people like this only behave when they're beaten."

The three teams began to draw lots in turn, and the final results were quickly announced.

Divine Wind Academy received a bye and could advance directly to the final championship match.

The Spirit Hall Team and the Shrek Team would enter the round-robin team battles.

Only the winner would be able to advance to the finals to compete against Divine Wind Academy for the championship.

Everyone in Shrek looked grave.

Tang San also clenched his fists;

he hadn't expected to run into the people from Spirit Hall before the finals.

And it was all in an individual combat format.

This meant that he might have to face Su Wen one-on-one.

"Please have representatives from both sides come forward," the referee shouted.

"Tai Long, you go up first. No matter who they send out, give it your all. Even if you can't hurt them, you must exhaust their Soul Power."

Yu Xiaogang formulated the tactic on the spot; as his Disciple, Tang San would naturally be the final trump card.

"Understood."

Tai Long walked toward the Spirit Arena, his eyes locked firmly on the opposite side.

Stepping out from the Spirit Hall Team was Dugu Yan.

She wore a tight-fitting blue-green outfit with scale patterns, her legs long and slender; as she walked, her legs moved like a snake's tail, exuding a dangerous allure.

Anger burned in Tai Long's heart.

The entire Strength Clan had been wiped out.

When he received the news at the academy, it felt as if the sky had collapsed.

All this time, he had been looking for a chance to take revenge.

The Dugu Yan before him was an important member of the Spirit Hall Team; even if he couldn't kill her on the Spirit Arena, he would severely injure her to vent the fire in his heart.

"Please reveal your Spirits. The match begins."

As soon as the referee finished speaking, Tai Long let out a low growl: "Spirit Hall!"

Just as Tai Long was about to vent his anger, his pupils suddenly dilated.

Dugu Yan's six spirit rings appeared, and everyone from Shrek gasped.

Dugu Yan was actually a Spirit Emperor, and her fourth spirit ring was a black ten-thousand-year ring.

"You..."

Tai Long panicked slightly, but only for a moment.

He subconsciously reached for the spirit tool that Tang San had prepared for him.

This was his trump card.

With this thing, he was full of confidence.

Dugu Yan's mouth curled upward: "Second Soul Skill, Poisonous Impact."

The thousand-year spirit ring lit up as she parted her lips slightly.

A cloud of mist flew out and arrived in front of Tai Long in an instant.

Tai Long set his arms in a defensive stance, hoping to rely on his own advantages to block it.

But when the poisonous mist reached him, it dispersed like smoke.

Tai Long inhaled a large portion; his face turned pale, and in an instant, it turned purple.

"I—I've been poisoned!"

Tai Long felt his brain gradually becoming foggy,

and the Dugu Yan before him actually began to appear as a blur.

"Damn it!"

"Despicable!"

A flash of ferocity crossed Tai Long's eyes as he bit his lip,

using the pain to numb himself.

He took out his Hidden Weapons.

The Godly Zhuge Crossbow.

At the moment he was about to fall,

he fired the Godly Zhuge Crossbow.

After doing all this, Tai Long could no longer withstand the poison, and his body collapsed directly to the ground.

What Tai Long didn't see was that Dugu Yan took out an identical Godly Zhuge Crossbow and fired it, hitting the Hidden Weapons Tai Long had shot with precision. With a clatter, they both fell to the ground.

"Spirit Hall wins. Shrek Academy, send out the next challenger immediately."

Seeing that Tai Long couldn't get up, the referee announced the result immediately, and the audience erupted into thunderous cheers.

The expressions of the Shrek camp turned ugly, and everyone looked at Tang San simultaneously.

The Hidden Weapons Dugu Yan used had come from his own hands.

Tang San clenched his fists, his eyes flashing with anger and frustration.

Those were the Tang Sect Hidden Weapons he had painstakingly crafted, originally intended to hurt Spirit Hall, but he hadn't expected them to be used by them now.

Yu Xiaogang looked at Ma Hongjun: "Hongjun, use your advantages to exhaust Dugu Yan's Soul Power from the air."