Elimination Tournament, A Familiar Scene (Seeking Recommendation Tickets)

The Two-ring Great Soul Master froze. He looked at Jiang Ming in surprise, but his gaze soon sharpened, and he said in a low voice:

"Looks like your strength really is as powerful as they say. But even if we can't beat you, can't we just admit defeat? Why should we give you Gold Soul Coins?"

This Two-ring Great Soul Master had a pretty good head on his shoulders. In that brief instant just now, the Soul Power Fluctuation Jiang Ming released had made him instantly give up any thought of victory.

He couldn't beat him. There was no way he could beat him!

But he also wasn't stupid enough to hand Jiang Ming money. There was no need at all.

As long as he admitted defeat, was Jiang Ming really going to rob him?

"Mm, you're right. But do you believe I can make you lose all ability to fight before you admit defeat? If you lose your combat ability, your group might not win a single match after this."

A faint smile hung at the corner of Jiang Ming's mouth as he looked at the other party, as though he had him completely figured out.

"You!"

The Two-ring Great Soul Master's expression turned somewhat ugly.

He knew that with Jiang Ming's strength, he really could make him lose all ability to fight the moment he tried to say "I admit defeat."

If that happened, their group's chances of winning the following matches would be practically nonexistent! And that meant they might be eliminated and forced to leave Shrek!

Damn it!

After thinking for one second, this Two-ring Great Soul Master immediately gave in.

"Three Gold Soul Coins, right? I'll give them to you!"

There was no helping it. Compared to staying at Shrek Academy, three Gold Soul Coins were nothing at all. People like them might not have huge sums of money, but a few Gold Soul Coins in pocket change were still easy enough to take out.

"A wise choice. In that case, I won't waste any more of your soul power. I'm going to end the match now."

Jiang Ming chuckled softly, shifted his feet, and arrived behind the Two-ring Assault type Battle Soul Master, reaching out to grab him by the collar.

Thud, thud, thud. With a few long strides, Jiang Ming crossed more than ten meters in an instant and tossed the Two-ring Great Soul Master off the field.

After that, he used the same method to "gently" send the other two down as well.

"Class One: Jiang Ming and Ling Luochen's group wins!"

Referee Teacher was already used to it. Battles involving Jiang Ming usually ended within a minute. They were very quick.

In the next three matches, Jiang Ming used the same method to persuade his opponents.

Among them, two groups both handed over Gold Soul Coins, and Jiang Ming very gently sent them off the competition stage as well.

As for the one group that refused to accept it, Jiang Ming actually didn't do much to them. He merely dragged things out with them.

Soul Masters at the second ring or even first ring originally did not have much soul power in their bodies. After fighting for a few minutes, they naturally exhausted all their soul power.

Of course, at the very end, Jiang Ming got a little heavy-handed. With one palm strike, they would be unable to take part in battle for at least a day.

He had already said it upfront, yet there were actually people who stubbornly refused to believe him. Jiang Ming was a man of his word. If he said he would make you lose your ability to fight, then he had to do it! Otherwise, how could he face those good brothers from before?

And so, after a whole day, Jiang Ming earned nine Gold Soul Coins from four matches!

His meal money was secured!

This Freshman Assessment was truly wonderful!

"Is this really okay?"

Ling Luochen looked strangely at Jiang Ming as he counted the nine Gold Soul Coins in his hand, not knowing what to say.

Using the Freshman Assessment to make money—he was probably the first person in history to do it!

"What's wrong with it? Rely on your own hands, and you'll have enough food and clothing! It's not like I robbed them. I just gave them a reasonable choice."

Jiang Ming flicked his thumb, and a Gold Soul Coin gleamed brilliantly in the sunlight.

This was today's delicious meal money!

With the sponsorship of all the contestants in the Freshman Assessment, Jiang Ming's meals over the past few days had been quite good. He even had spare money to buy several dozen drinks and put them into his Storage Soul Tool, taking one out to drink from time to time. He also shared some with Ling Luochen, Dorm Manager Grandpa, Zhou Yi, and Fan Yu.

As for his roommate Dai Yueheng, Jiang Ming had only discovered after staying in the dorm these past few days that this guy seemed to have stopped living in the dorm a long time ago.

After asking around, he learned that Dai Yueheng seemed to have suffered some kind of shock and said he had gone off to train bitterly.

Regarding this, Jiang Ming expressed strong approval.

Young people ought to be a little ruthless with themselves!

The Round-robin Tournament was over, and next up was the Elimination Tournament.

After roll call by the teaching director Du Weilun, the participating teams for the Elimination Tournament had been decided. This also meant that these teams taking part in the Elimination Tournament could continue staying at Shrek Academy!

"Tsk, what a pity. The Round-robin Tournament ended just like that. I can't make money anymore."

Jiang Ming felt somewhat regretful.

The Elimination Tournament was different from the Round-robin Tournament. In the Round-robin Tournament, teams that performed badly would be expelled, but that would not happen in the Elimination Tournament.

Without the pressure of being expelled, it would be much harder for Jiang Ming to make money from this.

Still, there was actually nothing too regrettable about it. Compared to the championship reward of the Freshman Assessment, a few Gold Soul Coins were just a few Gold Soul Coins. If they were gone, so be it.

There were a total of sixty-four teams participating in the Elimination Tournament. It was said that this was a tradition of the Freshman Assessment. Even if more than sixty-four teams were allowed to remain at Shrek Academy, the academy would still select the sixty-four most outstanding teams to compete for the championship.

The venue for the Elimination Tournament was divided up again into sixteen areas in total. By sheer coincidence, Jiang Ming was assigned to District 13 again.

"The Elimination Tournament will last three days, with two matches each day. The top three will be decided in three days."

Ling Luochen said softly.

Then she glanced at Zhou Yi not far away, then at Jiang Ming beside her.

"The opponents in the Elimination Tournament are very strong, but fortunately, there aren't too many matches arranged, and we'll have enough time to rest. We can—"

Ling Luochen had originally wanted to say they could make just a little, just a tiny bit of strategy.

Unfortunately, when she saw the look in Jiang Ming's eyes, she gave up on the idea.

If he wanted to bulldoze through, then bulldoze through it was. In any case, she had definitely already lost the bet.

In the first match of the Elimination Tournament, Jiang Ming saw a familiar face.

"It's you."

Jiang Ming smiled as he looked at Yao Haoxuan across from him, somewhat surprised.

He hadn't expected the opponent he drew by lot to actually be from his own class—and an old acquaintance at that.

"Jiang Ming."

Yao Haoxuan took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the fear in his heart as he looked at Jiang Ming.

"I know I can't beat you, but I've also trained desperately over these past few months! I won't be defeated by you in one move again!"

The match began. Yao Haoxuan instantly released his Martial Soul, and his already burly body immediately grew again, reaching more than two meters tall, looking immensely oppressive.

"Oh, is that so?"

Jiang Ming smiled, then lifted his foot and stamped down. His whole body shot straight out like a cannonball!

In a flash, the two figures collided!

A surging blast of air burst outward, and immediately afterward, everyone saw Yao Haoxuan's burly body slowly shrink in midair, then fall out of the arena.

Another instant kill!

Jiang Ming looked at Yao Haoxuan, who had already been eliminated, and narrowed his eyes.

This guy's strength had indeed improved a lot. In that strike just now, he had used Soul Ancestor-level Soul Power to instantly finish him off.

And in his perception, Yao Haoxuan's Soul Power was already close to Soul Elder level. That all-out blow just now, enhanced by two Hundred-year Soul Rings and boosted by a teammate who was a Food System Soul Master, had already reached the Soul Power intensity of a mid-stage Soul Elder.

Looks like everyone had made quite a bit of progress.