1022: Team draw

Outside the battlefield.

The Eight Gods Team, apart from sending out one Captain, had no other members making any fighting movements, appearing completely idle outside.

The people in the audience stands, however, were already getting a bit impatient.

"What's going on?"

"Are they fighting or not?"

"Why is there no movement at all?"

"Yeah, half the battlefield is covered in fog, and the Eight Gods Team isn't making a move.

Are they stalling for time or what?"

"I thought there would be some spectacular battle scene!"

"Who knows what the Qian He Team is up to either."

"Being inside the fog for so long, could it be that they're already fighting the person the Eight Gods Team sent out?"

"And the situation inside is completely blocked by the fog, we can't see anything!"

Impatient emotions were spreading through the audience seats.

It was like admiring a piece of art, only to find it completely pixelated.

If it weren't for the personnel maintaining order, the audience would have loved to rush onto the field and tear away that fog!

"The smoke has cleared!"

"The fog has dispersed!"

Suddenly, among the audience seats, some people noticed the situation and shouted at the top of their lungs.

This sound brought everyone's attention back to the arena.

The fog had finally dispersed, and now they could finally properly watch the battle between the two sides!

Just as people were thinking this, in the next moment, everyone's eyes widened!

Among them, many even stood up in disbelief, as if they had witnessed something unbelievable that shattered their worldview!

Everyone stared intently at the frozen lake below, the area after the fog had dispersed!

The moment the smoke completely dissipated, people could clearly see.

The Qian He Team, which everyone had favored, all eight members, were piled up like a heap of garbage on an empty patch of ground!

Standing beside these eight people who had completely lost their ability to fight was Du Xingchen, standing calmly, his clothes neat and tidy!

"Referee, the battle is over."

Du Xingchen reminded the Referee on the field.

These words made the Referee finally react.

He quickly stepped forward to check the condition of the Qian He Team.

Upon discovering that these eight people had truly lost the ability to continue fighting, the Referee looked at Du Xingchen with shock in his eyes, then turned to the surrounding audience and loudly announced: "Team battle, Eight Gods Team, wins!"

"Eight Gods Team total score 17, Qian He Team total score 9 points, Eight Gods Team advances!"

Following this announcement, the entire venue fell into a brief silence, and then, everyone looked at the Eight Gods Team, at Du Xingchen, with incredibly fervent gazes!

"What did that guy do?"

"He single-handedly directly annihilated the entire Qian He Team, annihilated the Qianhai Country Royal Family's second team!"

"A Man, he did it just by himself, and that was under the premise that the opponent had activated an Array Formation!"

"In other words, the Eight Gods Team, with eight people, only used one person and won against an elite team!"

"How is this possible?!

This is incredibly Heaven-Defying!?"

For a time, people's fervor and admiration for the Eight Gods Team, for Du Xingchen, rose to an extremely high level!

"Eight Gods Team, Eight Gods Team!"

Tsunami-like shouts rose one wave after another.

Du Xingchen, Wen Xiucheng, and the others standing in place witnessed the process of these people turning from haters to fans on the spot.

Of course, there were still many angry curses among the crowd.

These were all people who had participated in the gambling and lost everything.

Overall, in this battle, the Eight Gods Team completely reversed their previous bad reputation!

To others, the entire Eight Gods Team was completely shrouded in a veil of extreme mystery!

No one knew what happened within the thick fog, people only saw that the Eight Gods Team only sent out one person, and relying on just one person, they defeated the Qian He Team!

The key was that the person who went out suffered no injuries at all and looked relaxed and at ease after it ended!

This was just one person; how terrifying would it be if the entire Eight Gods Team were to go all out?!

No wonder the other members of the Eight Gods Team had no desire to act; it turned out that the battle could be ended with just one person!

The three directors in the sky also looked at each other, their faces showing a hint of shock.

With their level of strength, they could naturally see the situation within the fog.

And they had witnessed the strength Du Xingchen displayed, confirming that he had not used any external power!

"A Beast Tamer, and one who has tamed a ten-thousand-year-old exotic beast.

It turns out we were short-sighted before."

Among the three, the slightly overweight A Man spoke slowly.

The other two who had previously scoffed fell silent.

Although they saw the situation in the fog clearly, they could vaguely sense that the Captain of the Eight Gods Team still hadn't shown his full strength; he was still holding back!

This was the main reason why the few people completely lost their previous opinions!

The Eight Gods Team's previous arrogance and audacity, directly giving 8 points to the opponent, such an action indeed had a certain level of strength supporting it.

It was like someone casually saying, ten thousand god temple coins is not money, they wouldn't even pick it up if it fell on the ground.

People would definitely scoff at first and laugh at this person's ignorance.

But when people discovered that the other party possessed billions in assets, then... what he said seemed reasonable.

...

"Xingchen, let's leave directly through the back passage.

The audience here is too enthusiastic.

If we get surrounded later, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to leave."

When Du Xingchen and everyone arrived at the rest area, a White-Haired Old Man in formal attire, followed by several Middle-aged men and women, walked over.

These people were the remaining Teachers and staff of Yunyong Academy.

They were in charge of the specific matters for the Eight Gods Team.

As they spoke, these people also had expressions of excitement and happiness on their faces.

Clearly, the Yunyong Academy's team having such a brilliant performance made them, as Teachers in the School, feel honored!

"You guys take the others first, I still have something to do and need to stay here."

Du Xingchen said to the White-Haired Old Man.

"Should I arrange for someone to stay and protect you?"

The White-Haired Old Man was the most senior Teacher at Yunyong Academy currently, named Mao Zheng.

"No need, it's fine if Zhongsun Yiqing stays."

Du Xingchen finished speaking and looked at the Goddess beside him.

His words also made everyone's gaze fall upon the Goddess.

"Me?"

Zhongsun Yiqing looked at Du Xingchen in confusion.

"Alright, everyone, come back with me."

Mao Zheng didn't ask further, and instead called out to Wen Xiu Cheng and the others.

As everyone left in an orderly manner, on the Qian He Team's side, logistical personnel also quickly entered the field to take the injured members off.

After both teams left, the personnel maintaining order also breathed a sigh of relief.

It was a good thing the Eight Gods Team left quickly, otherwise, their manpower really wouldn't have been able to withstand so many spectators.

Originally, considering the large number of spectators, they had already mobilized all their personnel to this area.

In other arenas, there were basically no personnel maintaining order; the Referee alone played both roles.

Even so, after the Eight Gods Team defeated their opponent with that Heaven-Defying one-versus-eight battle, the people maintaining order on site still felt the limit of pressure!

However.

Just as everyone maintaining order slightly relaxed, from the Eight Gods Team's rest area, a A Man and a woman walked straight out again and stood under the spotlight!

"It's Du Xingchen!

The Captain of the Eight Gods Team, the one who just took care of the Qian He Team by himself!"

"And the Goddess!

The Goddess is also here!"

The audience members who were originally leaving one after another became excited again upon seeing Du Xingchen and Zhongsun Yiqing.

"Bang~"

On the thick frozen lake surface, Du Xingchen placed a large box on the ground.

Then, looking at these excited spectators, he raised his tone and said: "Audience friends, the Eight Gods Team is giving out benefits!

First come, first served!

First come, first served!"

The commanding voice, amplified by Martial Soul power, directly spread to the surrounding audience seats.

"Giving out benefits!

The Eight Gods Team is actually giving out benefits!"

"The benefits aren't the key, the key is who's giving them out!

Du Xingchen and the Goddess, they're personally giving them to us!

This... this benefit, I must have it!"

"Quickly rush, rush!

Don't fight with me for it!"

The already enthusiastic audience, upon hearing Du Xingchen's words, could no longer be suppressed by the people maintaining order.

All the spectators directly turned into a black torrent, rushing towards the battle arena!

"Take this, time to work."

Du Xingchen placed a thick stack of flyers into the hand of the Goddess, who had just reacted.

...

Deep into The Black Night.

Du Xingchen and the Goddess both lay weakly on the frozen lake surface, feeling sore and exhausted.

The cold air from the lake surface, to the two of them, felt like refreshing water washing away their fatigue.

"Du Xingchen, so you've been lying to me all along."

"Clearly, you yourself are so strong, and your teammates in the team are also not weak.

In this situation, you still tricked me, saying you wanted me to lead you to aim for first place."

"Now it seems, it was me who hitched a ride on your journey to aim for first place."

"You were already planning to give me the Nirvana Pill, weren't you?"

Zhongsun Yiqing looked at the Duanmu Mingyue hanging high in The Black Night sky, then looked at the empty space beside her where the flyers had been completely distributed, and then turned to ask Du Xingchen.

However, her question did not receive any response.

Her gaze lingered on Du Xingchen's face for a moment before Zhongsun Yiqing realized that the other party had already fallen asleep!

"This Goddess is talking to you and you're actually sleeping."

With a slightly annoyed snort, the woman got up from the ground, glanced at Du Xingchen, and then stomped away in frustration.

...

"Ding~ Host successfully helped the protagonist group act cool, evaluated as 【Greatly Famous】, congratulations to the Host, you have received a System reward, one Team Draw of two hundred thousand years."

Du Xingchen, with his eyes closed, was not sleeping; he was summarizing today's gains.

That attention-grabbing operation with a clear purpose finally wasn't in vain.

Regarding the final reward, Du Xingchen also noticed that it was different from the previous ones.

This one was a Team Draw.

The items obtained from the draw were for the team.

Two hundred thousand years, this was also the first time!

Looking back, the cool act mode he activated with a hundred thousand years draw had already given him double the return on the first day!

Getting up from the ground, Du Xingchen looked at the System panel in front of him, took a deep breath, and then said: "System, use the draw!"

"Ding~ Host successfully used the Team Draw of two hundred thousand years, congratulations to the Host, you have obtained the 【Spirit Snake Gathering Formation】 Perfect Version."

The moment the System's voice fell, Du Xingchen's breathing hitched as he looked at this gain.

"Spirit Snake Gathering Formation, isn't this the trump card Array Formation of those guys from the Qian He Team?

The System actually copied it?!

And it's even the Perfect level!"

Excitement was hidden in Du Xingchen's tone.

He had read the original work, so he naturally knew how powerful and troublesome this Array Formation was!

Although he made a move today and defeated the Qian He Team, it seemed like this Array Formation had no effect.

In reality, that was because the other party was not skilled enough.

When a team truly Cultivates this Array Formation to a profound level, that power can climb onto their own bodies with every thought of each team member!

The speed of thought surpasses everything!

If the Qian He Team had truly reached that level, no matter how Du Xingchen launched a sneak attack, it would be very difficult to succeed!

Furthermore, at a profound level, it could even directly help one person possess higher Realm strength in all aspects!

For example, condensing an extra card, or even helping the opponent form a temporary Miracle!

This is a very Heaven-Defying Array Formation.

As for why it ended up with the Qian He Team, the Qianhai Country Royal Family's second team, the main reason was that the 【Spirit Snake Gathering Formation】 chose them.

It was because the Emperor of Qianhai Country obtained the 【Spirit Snake Gathering Formation】 from the God Realm and relied on this Array Formation to select candidates suitable for Cultivating this Array Formation from various parts of the country, thus forming the second team.

If this Array Formation were given to others, the result might not even be as good as the level of the Qian He Team.

Even those monstrously talented prodigies could not progress faster in Cultivation than this group from the Qian He Team.

This thing only depends on suitability, not individual Aptitude.

The System being able to completely copy it, upgrade it to Perfect, and disregard suitability to deliver it as a reward to the Eight Gods Team, to some extent, this is even more brilliant than the methods of the God who bestowed the 【Spirit Snake Gathering Formation】!