Yan: Sometimes Victory Is Decided Outside the Arena

The core of the Spirit Hall Elite Team consists of three people.

Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan.

Therefore, the tactical approach to dealing with the Spirit Hall Elite Team is to hinder the performance of these three individuals as much as possible, making them feel uncomfortable in various ways.

Now that the Evil Blade Lord has been broken up and split into two, Yan and Xie Yue, it means that Chen Feng's tactical strategy has been a great success, and that he has won the game.

The three tactical objectives set before the match were to prevent the fusion of the Bewitching Charm, to use Dai Mubai and Gu Yue Ling as the main Warrior to resist the Evil Blade Lord, and to eliminate the rest of the Spirit Hall Elite Team from the field. Two and a half of the three objectives were achieved.

Although the objective wasn't perfectly achieved, the two support-type members of the Spirit Hall Elite Team managed to escape the concentrated fire, allowing them to assist the Evil Blade Lord in launching a counterattack. However, this was ultimately harmless.

Because Chen Feng successfully realized his pre-competition plan for the Soul Spirit Master Tournament Spirit Master Tournament: to win the championship without revealing any of his most dangerous secrets.

What are deadly things?

Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer, Xiao Wu and Gu Yue Ling's Soul Beast identities, and Chen Feng's External Soul Bone.

Once these things are exposed, it will mean considerable trouble.

The External Soul Bone of Chen Feng is actually not too bad; it's just that it's easy for those with ulterior motives to covet it. If someone wants to snatch it, then let's have a real fight, and the treasure will belong to the virtuous one.

Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer is a bit troublesome. Once it's exposed, the Spirit Hall will definitely find an opportunity to take action, because the Spirit Hall's former Pope died openly from the Clear Sky Hammer.

Bibi Dong hates Qian Xunji to the bone, she still has to make a statement, because she doesn't yet have the ability to act recklessly; many eyes are watching her.

But this matter is easy to resolve. As long as someone has the combat power of Titled Douluo and can survive the assassination attempt by the Spirit Hall, the Spirit Hall will find it difficult to act openly again.

Just like in the Original Work, when Yue Guan and Gui Mei ambushed Tang San on the road, they were driven back by Chen Xin, Dugu Bo, and Ning Fengzhi. After that, the Spirit Hall did not dare to kill anyone in Spirit City.

The most dangerous thing is Xiao Wu and Gu Yue Ling's identities. Once exposed, they will be in deep trouble. The Spirit Hall can use this as an excuse to kill people openly and legitimately, and no one can say anything against it.

Even other forces will be tempted, because hunting Soul Beast is currently politically correct, not to mention the huge profits that can be gained.

Faced with the allure of Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring and Soul Bone, how many people could resist the temptation?

Therefore, to avoid trouble, we must never let Xiao Wu and Gu Yue Ling be exposed.

But how to describe their personalities? They're both equally reckless.

Xiao Wu is like Honey Badger turned into a spirit, daring to confront anyone. Gu Yue Ling isn't much better; Auspicious Beast transformed into a human, she clearly doesn't understand the concepts of patience and tact.

Even ten thousand years from now, she will still be just as strong-willed.

Fortunately, Gu Yue Ling's skill in concealing her aura came from the Ferocious Beast. During the Douluo Dalu 2, she repeatedly jumped around in front of the Super Douluo without dying. It is impossible for anyone in this era to see through her true form.

Xiao Wu's technique for concealing her aura was developed for her by Chen Feng. As long as she doesn't confront Bibi Dong directly, there shouldn't be any major problems.

After the Evil Blade Lord was defeated, Yan and Xie Yue both fell into a coma. They had many injuries, mainly from Dai Mubai and Gu Yue Ling. Chen Feng and Xiao Wu also contributed during the subsequent siege phase.

However, with the Healing-Type Soul Master prepared by the Spirit Hall present, Yan and Xie Yue's injuries were quickly healed, and they should wake up soon.

Because Hu Liena's injuries were less severe, she woke up faster than the other two.

Hu Liena seemed somewhat unwilling to accept the defeat. She didn't think her team was weaker than her opponents. If she could have positioned herself in the back row and successfully merged with Yan and Xie Yue to create "Bewitching Charm," Hu Liena believed the championship would have belonged to her.

Therefore, she felt that she did not lose due to a lack of ability, but rather because she was tricked by her opponent.

Thinking of this, Hu Liena couldn't help but glare fiercely at Chen Feng.

The Academy is currently celebrating while awaiting the start of the awards ceremony.

Dai Mubai wasn't yet experiencing the aftereffects of the Popsicle; he was full of energy. Noticing Hu Liena's gaze, he chuckled, "Xiao Feng, look, Hu Liena's glaring at you."

Chen Feng glanced back, shook his head, and said, "I guess she's still not convinced. After all, she ran into me and had no chance to fight back."

Dai Weisi came over with Zhu Zhuyun after the game and asked curiously, "How long did you prepare this tactic?"

"We started preparing before the competition," Chen Feng said.

"Did you know about the Spirit Hall Golden Generation all along? You actually prepared this tactic before the match even started." Dai Weisi, somewhat puzzled.

Chen Feng smiled and shook his head, "Of course not. We only found out later that the Spirit Hall had three Spirit King this year. At that time, we didn't know they had Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but we knew that the teams that made it to the end would most likely have Martial Soul Fusion Skill."

Dai Weisi suddenly realized, "That's true—no, don't you guys not have that?"

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"We actually have them too. Xiao Wu and I have Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but we didn't use it in the competition," Tang San said from the side.

After the Spirit Master Tournament ended, they no longer needed to keep all the information to themselves. Information like the Jade Rabbit Pounding Medicine, which wasn't too crucial, could still be discussed.

Zhu Zhuyun exclaimed in surprise, "So you had a trump card up your sleeve? That's incredible!"

"Of course, there's more. If it weren't for the fact that the Evil Blade Lord's characteristics aren't suitable for Zhu Zhuqing to deal with, Zhu Zhuqing's Ten Thousand Year Spirit Skill could also be shown off." Chen Feng said to Zhu Zhuqing with a smile.

"It's nothing. As an assassin, having your methods known to everyone isn't necessarily a good thing." Zhu Zhuqing wasn't too bothered about not being able to play in the Finals; she had already made a name for herself in the previous matches.

"Kids, you did a great job." Flender walked over with the teachers, looking very pleased with himself.

The Grandmaster nodded to Chen Feng, his eyes full of approval, "Xiao Feng, your tactical arrangement was excellent, and the match was very exciting. The Spirit Hall Elite Team was completely contained by you throughout the game."

"It's mainly because everyone performed well," Chen Feng said with a smile.

"Xiao Feng, you're being too modest. Tactically, we completely dominated them. If you hadn't locked Hu Liena in that Xiao Hei, we wouldn't have had such an easy time," Xiao Wu said loudly.

"No, stop yelling! Isn't this just rubbing salt into someone's wound?" Chen Feng turned around again and, as expected, saw Hu Liena looking at them with a face full of anger, her eyes seemingly spitting fire.

Xiao Wu didn't care at all. "What's there to be afraid of? That Yan was so arrogant before. He not only called us weak, but also insulted the Blazing Fire Team and the Star Luo Royal Team. Now that we've won, why can't we put them down?"

"What did he say to us?" Zhu Zhuyun asked.

"Uh, it's just some unpleasant things I said," Xiao Wu said, not wanting to be too direct.

"They're probably unhappy with our decision to concede. It's okay, I knew this would happen," Dai Weisi said calmly.

He doesn't even care about what his teammates say, so why would he care about the slander from the losers, the Spirit Hall?

"We can't just let them insult us. Now that we've won, we have to fight back," Xiao Wu said with a snort.

For a moment, Chen Feng found Xiao Wu's words to be quite reasonable, and he couldn't refute them at all.

At the same time, he also felt a little ashamed. Logically speaking, as a former keyboard warrior, he should have been the one to make Taunt before the match and then act arrogantly afterward, but Xiao Wu beat him to it.

Sigh, the atmosphere in the Douluo Continent is so simple and honest, it has even influenced me to become more refined and easygoing. Chen Feng began to silently reflect on his actions.

But then he realized that it wasn't just the prevailing social atmosphere that was influencing him; his identity might also be a factor.

As Biological Pioneer and Grandmaster Scholar in the eyes of others, Chen Feng obviously couldn't do anything that would damage his image.

Simply put, it means they have an image to maintain.

Fortunately, we still have Xiao Wu; we can have her as a mouth double in the future.

Just as Chen Feng was considering how to improve Xiao Wu's laning ability, a commotion suddenly broke out from the Spirit Hall team's side.

"What's going on?" Flender frowned and looked in that direction.

Soon, someone from the Spirit Hall team hurried towards the VIP platform. After exchanging a few words, Chen Feng could clearly see his master and Old Ning's brows furrow. Bibi Dong's expression, however, remained unchanged; she merely glanced in their direction.

A short while later, someone from the VIP platform explained the situation: it turned out that after Yan woke up, he wanted to complain to the competition organizers about the Nine-Headed Serpent Team's violations.

Yan believed that Chen Feng was no longer in the arena after using that special ability, so it should be considered as going out of bounds. Going back into the arena after going out of bounds to attack the Evil Blade Lord was a foul. In short, he felt that the Nine-Headed Serpent Team's results should be canceled.

Hu Liena, however, opposed Yan's actions. Although she was not entirely convinced of the defeat, she felt that Chen Feng's methods were not problematic, and Yan's approach was inappropriate.

Although Xie Yue wanted to support his sister, he also wanted to win, so he didn't voice his opinion, and the other team members didn't dare to participate either.

In the end, Yan insisted on having someone file a complaint with the VIP platform.

Bibi Dong did not offer a clear opinion on the complaint, but instead sent someone to inform Nine-Headed Serpent Academy, allowing the Academy to respond to the complaint on its own.

Upon hearing what the visitor said, Xiao Wu immediately exploded.

"They're utterly shameless! If they can't win on the field, they resort to Underhanded Tactics, right? First they rigged the draw, then they attempted assassination, and now this? What's the point of holding a Spirit Master Tournament? They might as well just award themselves the prizes!"

Her voice was already loud, and now she showed no intention of lowering it, so many people heard her.

Furthermore, other Academy inquired about the matter, and the news quickly spread throughout the entire venue.

Over at the Spirit Hall Team's rest area, Yan snorted after hearing Xiao Wu's outburst, walked over, and sneered, "Little girl! You'd better watch your words. The Spirit Hall's dignity cannot be violated!"

"What a load of rubbish about dignity! If you can't win on the field, you resort to underhanded tactics off the field. You still have the nerve to talk about dignity? Bah!" Xiao Wu launched into a tirade, leaving Yan's face turning ashen.

Tang San was worried that Yan would get angry and attack him, so he pulled Xiao Wu behind him. He was also disgusted by Yan's actions, but he couldn't say that Yan was wrong according to the Rules, so he couldn't come up with a solution for the time being.

Even after being pulled back, Xiao Wu continued talking non-stop, "If you want the Soul Bone so badly, why don't you just take the prize back? Why bother participating in this competition? The entire competition team is yours, so stop pretending. It's disgusting! Disgusting!! Disgusting!!!"

"You!" Yan was so angry that his veins throbbed.

But then a shout from Hu Liena came from behind him, "Come back! Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough?"

Yan held back, knowing that his previous insistence on complaining had already displeased Hu Liena, and he dared not act on his own now.

On the VIP platform, Bibi Dong glanced at Xiao Wu expressionlessly, "This little girl is quite energetic."

Ning Fengzhi coughed lightly from the side, "Your His Holiness the Pope, this matter is truly absurd. She was merely speaking out of righteousness, please do not take offense."

Bibi Dong said calmly, "I'm waiting for the Nine-Headed Serpent Academy's reply."

On the Academy side, everyone was very dissatisfied.

"No way, you can do that? This is utterly shameless!" Oscar was shocked.

"Exactly, he's even more shameless than Xiao Ao," Ma Hongjun muttered from the side.

Oscar, expressionless, pulled out a Popsicle. "Boss Dai, can you do me a favor?"

Dai Mubai grabbed Ma Hongjun and, together with Oscar, stuffed Popsicle into Ma Hongjun's mouth.

"Hiss~" Ma Hongjun was immediately shivering from the cold, the sour feeling going straight to his brain.

"Wake up!" Oscar said viciously.

Chen Feng ignored the three's playful fighting and began to think about how to handle the situation at hand.

It has to be said that Yan is indeed a clever little devil. Whether it was intentional or coincidental, he accurately grasped a loophole in the Rules of the Spirit Master Tournament.

That is, since the ability of the Cycle of Rebirth has never appeared in the previous competition, there will naturally be no judgment on this aspect. The ambiguity of the judgment will leave room for manipulation.

Just as discretionary power can give some female judges the opportunity to make arbitrary judgments, inconsistent rulings in similar cases occur frequently.

The character for "official" (官) has two mouths, one above the other, and different mouths can utter different words.

And who is the organizer of this Spirit Master Tournament? It's the Spirit Hall.

Who filed the complaint? It was the Spirit Hall Elite Team.

In this situation, the Nine-Headed Serpent Team is in an extremely unfavorable position, because the Spirit Hall is now both the athlete and the damn Referee!

If the Spirit Hall were a fair and just organization, capable of truly acting impartially and without bias, then that would be fine.

However, judging from previous experiences, this is clearly impossible.

Therefore, this matter cannot be resolved according to the rules; we must find another way.

Subconsciously, Chen Feng looked at the Grandmaster beside him, "Grandmaster, what do you think we should do?"