Soon, Shao Xin fed Li Yusong a Detox Candy and a healing candy, and Li Yusong's complexion improved considerably.
Flender grinned at the Shrek students. "Not bad! Little Monsters, I never expected you to defeat Level 63 Li Yusong by working together. Very good, very good. Zi Long, I didn't expect you to get a Soul Bone, too. Looks like you've had quite the lucky break!"
"I got it when I killed the Man Faced Demon Spider and absorbed my Third Soul Ring," Zhao Zilong admitted honestly.
"You sure are lucky, kid!" Dai Mubai walked over and slapped Zhao Zilong on the shoulder.
Meanwhile, Meng Yiran watched with her lips pursed. She felt a little sour. That Man Faced Demon Spider had originally been hers, but Zhao Zilong had snatched it away in the end. She could have let that go. She had actually forgotten about it over the past few days, but now she was being told that the Man Faced Demon Spider had a Soul Bone, and it left her feeling unsettled.
Seeing the resentful look in Meng Yiran's eyes, Zhao Zilong felt speechless. "Is it really that big a deal? The Man Faced Demon Spider dropping a Soul Bone was entirely a matter of luck! You're acting as if I stole something from you."
"You did steal my Soul Ring," Meng Yiran said haughtily.
Zhao Zilong was speechless. "All right, all right. Besides returning your Soul Ring someday, I'll give you a Soul Bone too. But that'll have to wait until I'm strong enough."
"Hmph, forget it. Who wants you to pay me back? Getting a Soul Bone was just your good fortune," Meng Yiran said with a soft snort.
Listening to Zhao Zilong and Meng Yiran talk, Flender could tell what had happened: Zhao Zilong had stolen Meng Yiran's Soul Bone. But it seemed the two of them had also become acquainted because of it. He grinned and said, "Zi Long, try not to show that Soul Bone off in public. If the wrong people notice it, you'll be in danger."
Zhao Zilong nodded. "Yes, Dean."
Flender looked at everyone and continued, "All right, Little Monsters. Next, you'll face Lu Qibin and Zhao Wuji. You have half an incense stick's time to think of a strategy. Hurry up and get ready!"
The nine Shrek students soon moved aside and began discussing their plan. "Next we're facing Teacher Lu Qibin, a Level 66 Control Type Soul Emperor. How should we deal with him?"
Zhao Zilong spoke up at once. "Let's not get into that yet. Xiao Ao, hurry and make some Sausages so we can recover our Soul Power and injuries. You won't need to take the field in a moment."
"Oh, all right!" Oscar didn't refuse. In the previous battle, he had only made a few Recovery Sausages before it was over.
After eating Oscar's Sausages, Zhao Zilong recovered some Soul Power, while Dai Mubai and Xiao Wu's injuries also improved considerably. Zhao Zilong said, "Our second match is against Teacher Lu Qibin. His Soul Power is higher than Teacher Li Yusong's, but if we work well together, we should still be able to beat him."
"So, my idea is to win the second match against Teacher Lu Qibin, then surrender outright when we face Teacher Zhao Wuji in the third match."
"Surrender?" They were all stunned by Zhao Zilong's suggestion. As geniuses, their pride wouldn't allow them to give up voluntarily.
Seeing their astonished expressions, Zhao Zilong rolled his eyes. "Obviously. What else can we do if we don't surrender? Even if we all tied ourselves together, there's no way we could beat Teacher Zhao. In that case, we might as well choose to surrender! Besides, as long as we beat Teacher Lu Qibin, we'll have won two out of three matches, which means we'll have won the competition against the teachers. There's no need to fight the third match at all."
Tang San nodded as he listened. "That makes sense. Then Oscar will sit out. Who'll take his place?"
"You," Zhao Zilong said with a smile. "You seem better at control than I am. Your First Soul Skill can not only control enemies, but also support your teammates. Although I'm technically a Control Type Soul Master too, my fighting style leans more toward the Agility Attack System."
Dai Mubai nodded. "Teacher Lu Qibin watched how we fought from below just now, and he's stronger than Teacher Li Yusong. We need to come up with a way to win."
Tang San had just been about to share his idea when Zhao Zilong spoke up. "That's simple. We'll use the same old strategy, with a slight change this time. Tang San will stay at the back and protect Rongrong. You three and Fatty will lead the attack, while I harass him from the side. As long as he gets poisoned by me, Teacher Lu Qibin will have to use his Soul Power to suppress the poison. It'll only be a matter of time before he loses."
"My Serpent Cane is poisonous too. He'll be poisoned if he gets hit by it," Meng Yiran added at once.
After hearing Zhao Zilong's strategy, Dai Mubai said awkwardly, "But Teacher Lu Qibin already watched how we fought earlier. I'm worried the same tactics won't work against him! Most importantly, Teacher Lu Qibin is a Control Type Soul Master."
Zhao Zilong rubbed his chin. "A strategy doesn't have to be new, as long as it works. But you have a point. Then I'll join the main attack too. The best defense is a good offense. Rather than hold back, we should take the initiative. Besides, even if we fail, I have a second strategy."
Hearing that, Tang San immediately asked, "What's the second strategy?"
Zhao Zilong put on a mysterious air. "Let's first see if we can beat him. If we can't, it won't be too late to use the second strategy. That plan is very simple anyway."
Seeing that Zhao Zilong wasn't going to say more, Tang San didn't press him.
"All right, then we'll do as you say," Dai Mubai said, agreeing at once.
Seeing that Dai Mubai and Zhao Zilong had settled on a plan, Tang San didn't think it was a good time to share the better strategy he had in mind. He could only go along with their plan.
Soon, Zhao Zilong and the others walked over again. Lu Qibin saw that all they had done was send Oscar off the field and bring Tang San in; everyone else was unchanged.
"Little Monsters, are you all ready?" Lu Qibin asked proudly, his hands clasped behind his back.
Lu Qibin didn't dare take these Little Monsters lightly either. Their talents were astonishing, and though they were still young, it would probably take less than ten years for them to reach his current level.
Dai Mubai took a fighting stance. "Of course. Please begin, Teacher Lu."
"Good." As he spoke, six Soul Rings-yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple, and black-appeared one after another beneath Lu Qibin's feet.
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