Qin Ming Comes to Visit

In the observation room on the second floor, everyone saw the situation and knew that the Imperial Fighting Team was going to lose this time.

After all, the gap in Soul Power was far too great. The Imperial Fighting Team's defeat was only a matter of time. However, what surprised them was how quickly the battle ended. In barely a minute, the Imperial Fighting Team had been completely wiped out. The combat power of those little brats from the Shrek Team was truly terrifying.

"Not bad."

Huang Tian praised them endlessly. Although it had been a swift battle, he could see the seamless coordination between every member. From the very beginning, Ning Rongrong had used the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to enhance the speed, strength, and Soul Power of Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and the other two, giving them the ability to finish their opponents in a single blow.

Liu Erlong said with a smile, "These children are truly outstanding. We'll return to Blue Tyrant Academy tonight. I really want to know what results they'll achieve in the Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament!"

Flender smiled. Seeing Liu Erlong praise his students so highly made him very happy.

On the Spirit Fighting Stage, Tang San withdrew the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul from his right hand. He looked up at Doudou, who was hovering in midair, and said, "Shouldn't you announce the result of this Spirit Fight now?"

Doudou snapped out of her shock and hurriedly said, "The Spirit Fight is over. The winners are—the Shrek Team."

Fireworks shot into the air around the Spirit Fighting Stage with loud bangs, exploding in celebration of the victors.

Cheers erupted from the audience. It had been far too unexpected. The battle had taken such a short time, yet it had been no less thrilling than a prolonged fight.

"We won!"

"We won!"

The Shrek Seven looked at one another and shouted loudly.

Yu Xiaogang was both happy and somewhat saddened. He was happy that the students of his academy had won, but saddened that his nephew had become their stepping stone. He only hoped that the proud boy would not suffer too great a blow.

As Yu Xiaogang's longtime friend, Flender understood what he was thinking as soon as he saw his expression. He sighed and said, "Xiaogang, don't be too upset. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul may be the very best among assault-type Soul Masters, but the gap in levels was simply too great. Getting defeated instantly was the only possible outcome. Don't forget, Mubai is already a level forty-three Soul Ancestor, while your nephew is only a level thirty-five Soul Elder. That's an eight-level difference."

Liu Erlong said with a smile, "Indeed. Tianheng did not lose unfairly. With the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's enhancement, Dai Mubai's attack power is enough that even a level forty-nine Soul Ancestor would have to handle him carefully."

Yu Xiaogang sighed. "I'm afraid that boy values the honor of his family too much and won't be able to accept his defeat."

Flender patted Yu Xiaogang's shoulder and said, "Don't worry. He's not a three-year-old child anymore. He can accept his own failure. He only lost in terms of Soul Power Level. In every other regard, he's no worse than anyone his age."

Zhao Wuji crossed his arms over his chest and said with a grin, "Boss Flender, I saw you place a bet before the match. Well? You made a fortune this time, didn't you?"

"With three-to-one odds, I earned back all the savings I spent on running the academy over the years." Flender shot Zhao Wuji a cold look. Why did this guy have to bring that up? It was rather embarrassing for an academy headmaster to place bets, but he had no choice but to explain himself.

Huang Tian felt that Flender was putting on airs. He was clearly a level seventy-eight Soul Sage. Whether he took mercenary missions or did anything else, he could earn more than enough money. He could look down on those noble lords, but refusing to make money from them was simply idiotic. In this world, the nobles controlled more than forty percent of the market, while the remaining sixty percent was divided between the Major Sects and the Royal Families of the two great empires. It was extremely difficult for commoners to make a great deal of money.

Of course, perhaps Flender feared that money earned from noble lords would be unclean, which was why he had always refused to curry favor with them. Still, he had run Shrek Academy for more than a decade solely on his own savings without relying on any major power. It had to be said that Flender was quite capable. At the very least, he had truly never treated his students unfairly.

Liu Erlong said with a smile, "Boss Flender, it seems you haven't had an easy time these past years. You even had to use your savings to run the academy. Don't worry, Blue Tyrant Academy is well funded. We have one million Gold Soul Coins in educational funding every year. Although that is still somewhat less than Heaven Dou Imperial Academy and the Five Great Element Academies, our academy has fewer students. The cultivation resources each student receives will definitely be greater than theirs."

Meanwhile, in another room, the members of the Imperial Fighting Team had awakened from their unconsciousness and entered with their heads hanging low. Yu Tianheng bowed to Qin Ming and apologized, "I'm sorry, Teacher! We lost. We lost miserably. We were knocked unconscious by them in mere seconds."

"Teacher, they were simply too powerful. We underestimated them. We never expected their speed to become so fast under the enhancement of an auxiliary-type Soul Master! We didn't even have time to stay on guard."

Dugu Yan lowered her head and clenched her fists tightly. She simply could not bear her own defeat. When she had seen them reveal their Soul Rings, she should have raised her guard. I was far too confident in my snake venom. I thought no one could withstand it. Yet she had not even had time to release her venom before someone knocked her unconscious with a single slap.

Qin Ming said with a smile, "For you, this may only be a defeat, but it may not necessarily be a bad thing."

"Why?" Yu Tianheng asked in confusion. Why would his teacher say that?

With his hands behind his back, Qin Ming said, "Your victories have come far too easily all this time. This setback came at just the right moment. It will allow you to learn a lesson and grow through failure. It is something you must experience."

"Grow through failure?" Yu Tianheng seemed to realize something upon hearing that.

"You should go back and rest first. I still need to see a few people." With that, Qin Ming left the room, leaving the members of the Imperial Fighting Team behind to reflect on themselves.

Qin Ming arrived at the room where Huang Tian and the others were gathered. Seeing two guards stationed outside, he cupped his fists in salute and said softly, "Gentlemen, I am Qin Ming, leader of the Imperial Fighting Team. I have business with Headmaster Flender."

Hearing the voice outside, Zhao Wuji went over and opened the door. Smiling, he said, "So it's you, kid. Come in."

"Thank you, Teacher Zhao."

Qin Ming smiled as he entered. He half-knelt on the floor, cupped his fists, and saluted. "This disciple, Qin Ming, pays his respects!"

"Haha." Flender adjusted the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said, "I thought you little brat had forgotten all about us long ago."

Zhao Wuji walked over and pulled Qin Ming to his feet with a smile. "Good kid, you're getting more and more impressive. It looks like you'll catch up to us before long."

After steadying himself, Qin Ming said, "No matter when, both headmasters will always be Qin Ming's teachers, and Qin Ming will always be a disciple of Shrek Academy."

At that moment, the Shrek Seven Devils had just arrived at the door. Upon hearing those words, all of them were shocked.

"A disciple of Shrek Academy? Aren't you the leader of the Imperial Fighting Team?" Dai Mubai asked in disbelief.

Flender walked over, patted Qin Ming's shoulder, and said with a chuckle, "You're still as restrained as ever. Come, let me introduce you. This is Grandmaster, also a teacher at Shrek Academy."

Upon hearing that, Qin Ming cupped his fists and saluted. "Greetings, Grandmaster!"

Yu Xiaogang nodded and turned aside to avoid Qin Ming's salute. "No need to be so polite."

Flender adjusted the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said, "You are his nephew's teacher. In terms of seniority, you are his equal, so naturally he would not accept your salute."

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