Behind-the-Scenes Manipulation
The group spent the next two months training.
This training is mainly to increase the level of understanding and coordination with teammates, so that tactics can be executed better in the future.
During this time, Flender also began to consider the issue of school uniforms for the Nine-Headed Serpent Academy.
It's clear from the Original Work that he has a questionable sense of aesthetics when it comes to clothing, but fortunately, Chen Feng had already prepared for this.
The original Shrek Academy emblem was a green monster head, which led Flender to design the Academy's uniforms to be green in the Original Work.
Moreover, it wasn't ordinary green; it was a color between yellow and green. To be precise, it could be called Shit Green.
Chen Feng would never allow himself, Ning Rongrong, or Zhu Zhuqing to wear clothes of this color.
So he went to great lengths to redesign the Academy's emblem, turning it into the current blue background with a gold Nine-Headed Serpent Pattern.
Creatures like the Nine-Headed Serpent, whether good or evil, have one major advantage: they are incredibly powerful.
This also makes the Nine-Headed Serpent school badge designed by Chen Feng quite cool.
Since the school badge looks like this, the school uniform naturally couldn't be green anymore. So what ended up in everyone's hands were handsome school uniforms with Blue with Gold Trim.
The already strikingly good-looking members of the Nine-Headed Serpent Team appeared even more distinguished in their school uniforms.
This was the result of Chen Feng's intervention after Flender had sought out someone to design the clothes. Although he wasn't a professional fashion designer, he had seen a lot in his previous life and had some aesthetic sense in this area.
However, even though Chen Feng had dressed the school uniform well, and the school badge made it even more eye-catching, he still couldn't escape Flender's obsession with small advertisements.
When the Preliminaries of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament opened in Heaven Dou City, the eleven participating students from the Nine-Headed Serpent Academy could only walk into the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena with the words "Seeking Title Sponsorship" hanging on their backs and looking helpless.
"What a waste of this outfit." Dai Mubai sighed deeply.
The once-stylish school uniform suddenly looks cheap when adorned with the small advertisements on the back.
"That's right, that's too much." Ma Hongjun looked ahead with a resentful expression. There stood Flender and his two companions, all wearing the Academy's Blue and Gold uniforms, but without the six large characters on their backs.
He could already hear people around them whispering about whether the Academy was desperate for money or something.
"Alright, alright, if we can get advertising, we can get money too, and the dean even gave us the competition prize money," Chen Feng comforted him.
He's already satisfied with the current situation; a little advertising behind the scenes is fine too.
In all sorts of competitive sports around the world, the participants are always covered in advertisements, yet it doesn't affect their image.
For him, as long as the clothes look good and aren't too abstract, that's fine.
Chen Feng still remembered a global e-sports competition in his previous life. One year, the team uniform for the mainland region was bright red with a golden dragon embroidered on the chest, making it quite vibrant.
Combined with the lighting and sound effects from the departure ceremony, the way this bright red military uniform descended from the dome looked like Shroud Descending from the Sky.
At least the Nine-Headed Serpent Team isn't wearing Shroud or Shit Green school uniforms anymore, which is something to celebrate.
Zhu Zhuqing frowned unhappily. Part of her anger stemmed from her appearance, but the main reason was that she felt Chen Feng's hard work had been ruined.
But since Chen Feng himself didn't seem to mind, she didn't say anything more.
Soon, everyone arrived at the rest area provided for the participating Academy inside the Main Arena.
They sat close together, subtly covering the words on each other's backs, managing not to attract much attention.
However, when the staff started arranging for the participants to enter, the words were inevitably revealed.
Fortunately, no one made any comments about it; at most, they just showed strange expressions. In this atmosphere, the Academy members finally arrived at the arena.
Chen Feng ignored the meaningless remarks and turned his attention to the VIP platform of the Great Soul Arena.
There were three people sitting in the first row of the VIP platform. Chen Feng only recognized Old Ning on the right.
However, he also guessed the identities of the other two people. The one in the middle was undoubtedly the Heaven Dou Emperor, and the one on the left should be Salas, the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall.
As Chen Feng looked at Old Ning, Ning Fengzhi's gaze also turned towards him, and he smiled and nodded.
Chen Feng smiled as well, then looked away and waited for the first round of the Preliminaries to begin.
After Ning Fengzhi finished gesturing to Chen Feng, he suddenly felt a gaze from the side. He turned his head and saw that Salas had noticed his movements at some point and was now following his gaze to find the place he was looking at.
"What's wrong, Bishop Salas?" Ning Fengzhi asked with a smile.
Salas chuckled and countered:
"Was Sect Master Ning paying attention to a certain Academy just now?"
Sitting in the middle, Xue Ye also became interested and asked:
"Oh? It's the Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"
"Judging from the direction Sect Master Ning was focusing on just now, it doesn't seem so," Salas said with a smile.
Xue Ye looked at Ning Fengzhi with some curiosity, and Ning Fengzhi smiled and said:
"I was just greeting my daughter, and Bishop Salas misunderstood."
"Oh." Xue Ye nodded in realization, while Salas looked directly at the area where the blue and gold school uniforms were located, his gaze carrying a meaningful look.
Just then, the emcee asked Salas to draw lots to determine which Academy would play in the first round of the Preliminaries. Salas got up and went to the emcee's side, putting his hand into the Lot- Drawing Box.
Ning Fengzhi frowned slightly. After he said he was greeting his daughter, Salas immediately looked in the direction of the Nine-Headed Serpent Academy, which meant that Salas was concerned about his daughter's situation.
However, given Ning Fengzhi's status, the Spirit Hall would definitely collect information about him, so this is nothing to be surprised about.
What Ning Fengzhi really cared about was the result of the upcoming draw.
And this result was exactly as he expected: Nine-Headed Serpent Academy went head-to-head with the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
However, due to the competition organizers' arrangements, Heaven Dou Royal Academy will only field its Second Team today.
Salas calmly returned to his seat. He didn't believe that Ning Fengzhi had just greeted his daughter. Even if he had, the Academy Ning Fengzhi had sent his daughter to was worth paying attention to.
So he used a little trick just now, just to see what was so special about this Academy.
Soon all the Academy left the venue, leaving only the teams that needed to participate in the competition in the rest area to plan their tactics.
Tang San addressed the crowd:
"Let's stick to the pre-agreed roster and use the Most Basic Formation. Let's finish quickly."
"Okay." The people who were about to go on stage responded one after another.
The so-called most basic lineup is the lineup without the two Support System Spirit Master, Gu Yue Ling, and Xiao Wu.
This lineup is specifically designed for One-Wave Strategy and doesn't easily reveal the team's true strength.
Before long, staff members came to inform them to enter. When the Heaven Dou Royal Academy entered, they were greeted by Spotlight, while the Nine-Headed Serpent Academy were left without any.
This differential treatment was quite obvious, which made the players who took the stage somewhat unhappy.
"No way, why is that? They even have Spotlight on them when they come out?" Ma Hongjun couldn't help but say.
"Because they are from Nobles families, they have a good family background," Chen Feng replied indifferently.
"Uh..." Ma Hongjun suddenly fell silent.
When it comes to family background, he really doesn't have much to say.
At this moment, the people opposite them also heard their conversation. One of the petite boys said in a soft, effeminate tone:
"What, kid, you're not convinced? Having a family background and connections just gives you that kind of treatment."
A well-endowed girl next to him looked at Chen Feng, licked her lips, and said:
"This handsome young man has a good eye. If you're willing to be with me, you can also have Nobles status."
Dai Mubai couldn't help but cover his forehead. "No, do you even know who you're trying to seduce?"
Nobles status, how rare!
Chen Feng didn't react much, only chuckled twice. He knew the reason why the other person was saying those things; it was simply because they had grown up in that kind of environment.
Having lived a pampered life in the Nobles Manor since childhood is like Frog at the Bottom of a Well, unable to see the vastness of the sky outside, and naturally it will say some things that seem stupid to normal people.
Ning Rongrong had shown similar tendencies in the past.
This is because most Feudal Nobles were actually like this.
Those truly outstanding individuals, whether willingly or unwillingly, all left the deep well that confined them and went out to see the vast world.
Then, by combining their own knowledge and having a solid family background to support them, they were able to become outstanding figures of their generation.
These people in front of him were definitely not outstanding individuals, and Chen Feng didn't want to pay attention to their dull remarks.
Seeing that she was being completely ignored, the girl became furious and said:
"You shameless brat! You'll really think you're so superior if you don't learn your lesson."
Clearly, although she felt offended, she was still somewhat attracted to Chen Feng's body.
But Chen Feng didn't want to pay any attention to her. Instead, Zhu Zhuqing, who was behind him, raised her head and stared coldly at the girl opposite her.
At this moment, the Referee walked over and said:
"Both sides bow and activate their Martial Soul!"
Both sides reluctantly bowed, and then each summoned their own Martial Soul.
A commotion immediately erupted around them, because three Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring had appeared in the Nine-Headed Serpent Academy's group.
Salas stood up abruptly on the VIP platform, Xue Ye's eyes widened, and Ning Fengzhi, though knowing a little about Chen Feng's situation, was also surprised to see three Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring at once.
Behind them, Xue Qinghe couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, a strange light shining in his eyes.
Beside him, Meng Shenji, the chief of the academic affairs committee of the Heaven Dou Academy, took a deep breath. He suddenly had a feeling that the world of Spirit World was about to change.
Oh no, I should say it's going to change again.
The fact that this changed once in previous years, and now that these three Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring have appeared, suggests that someone may have mastered the technique of obtaining Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring ahead of time.
After all, you can attribute the appearance of one Ten-Thousand-Year Fourth Ring to luck, and two to talent, but when three of them appear simultaneously, especially in the same Academy, there's no point in deceiving yourself any further.
There must be some skill involved; there's no other possibility.
Amidst the deafening clamor, the seven members of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team stood frozen in place.
They benefited from Grandmaster Chen Feng's Foundation Building Method, and most of them had reached Level 40 in cultivation, with the two captains even reaching the Soul Ancestor.
But if the opponent directly hits you with three ten- Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, who can withstand that?
However, while they were stunned, the other side was not. Tang San, who was standing at the back of the group, moved his hands a few times, and several extremely dazzling flashes appeared in the Airborne behind him.
Not only did the students from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy suffer, but the surrounding spectators were also blinded by the dazzling light.
As the audience's vision gradually returned, they saw that all the Second Team of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy were lying on the ground, while the students of the Nine-Headed Serpent Academy stood leisurely to the side.
The Referee, who was about to announce the victory of the Nine-Headed Serpent Academy, was stunned for a moment when the team leader of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team rushed over.
He pointed at Tang San angrily and said, "Referee, I want to file a complaint! That kid definitely used a cheating device! Otherwise, he couldn't have created that flash of light just now."
The Referee looked at Tang San with an inquiring gaze. Tang San summoned a Blue Silver Grass, then took a seed from it and threw it behind him.
"Snap!" Even though the Referee had closed his eyes as expected, he still felt the bright light pierce through his eyelids. When he opened his eyes, all he saw was a white blur.
The others were once again ravaged by the Flash Seed, emitting a cacophony of birdsong and fragrant flowers.
Although the Referee was initially taken aback, he understood that this ability came from the contestant's Martial Soul and did not violate the Rules of the competition. He then loudly announced:
"The winner of this match is Nine-Headed Serpent Academy!"
The people on the VIP platform recovered their eyes quickly. Xue Ye glanced at the students in Blue and Gold uniforms with some regret, then stood up and left.
He was clearly unhappy that such an outstanding student wasn't a student of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Salas glanced down at the ground, then said to Ning Fengzhi:
"Sect Master Ning has excellent judgment! Your daughter must be in this Academy. Sect Master Ning has chosen a good Academy for her."
"Bishop, you misunderstand. Rongrong ran away from home back then, and I only found out where she went later." After saying that, Ning Fengzhi ignored Salas's reaction and left with Xue Ye.
Whether Salas believed it or not, Ning Fengzhi certainly did.