Pre-match friction

In the second Spirit Master Competition, also known as the previous competition, Canghui Academy moved to the Heaven Dou Empire region and achieved a sixth-place finish in the Preliminary Round. However, they were still one place short of advancing and were unfortunately eliminated.

For any team, the Preliminary Round are either a chance to advance or a chance to be eliminated. But finishing sixth is very psychologically taxing, and in a sense, it makes them the biggest loser in the tournament.

In this This Tournament, in order to advance or avenge their previous defeats, they will undoubtedly use every means possible when facing strong teams!

Chen Ping, however, did not think so. It was not that he underestimated his opponent, but rather that he was confident in his own strength.

"Canghui Academy is going head-to-head with us? Are they out of their minds?"

After all, as long as they advance to the Top Five, Canghui Academy can maintain a perfect record against weaker teams and only lose to four of the stronger teams.

Before the match, the odds for the Seven Treasures Team were the lowest in the betting market at the Great Soul Arena. In addition, storytellers in various Teahouse were analyzing the strength of each Battle Team.

Going head-to-head with Seven Treasures Team would be an unwise choice. At least until the Finals, they should be avoided.

Listening to their analysis, Wu Qi quietly entered the room and suddenly said, "The Dean of the Canghui Academy is dishonest. Such a person will often resort to any means to advance. Let's just wait patiently for him to slip up."

Hearing the familiar voice, everyone suddenly turned around.

Upon seeing Wu Qi, they all smiled in unison. "Team Captain, welcome back."

After some pleasantries, Qiangu Changkong pressed further. "Wu Ge, are you absolutely certain that the Shi Nian meeting will end during the tournament?"

During the competition, every action of the Battle Team members, Leading Teacher, and the Dean represented the college.

Any misconduct would inevitably implicate the entire college and could even lead to being Blacklist by the competition organizers.

Wu Qi didn't elaborate, "Just watch the show, but you all need to be careful about your personal safety. During the competition, it's best to go out in a group or with your teachers."

The Seven Treasures Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has invested heavily in this Seven Treasures Seven Treasures Team.

Besides the Leading Teacher Sun Buyu, there were many other teachers in charge of logistics, and even Soul Douluo and Soul Saint experts secretly protecting them.

If Dugu Bo hadn't mentioned it unintentionally, even Wu Qi wouldn't have known there were so many people behind him.

"By the way, what's the situation at the Shrek Academy these past few days?"

His plans were disrupted by Tai Tan, but he had already anticipated that Tang San would be able to emerge from the shadows. With Yu Xiaogang's toxic motivational talk, the master and disciple, working together like scoundrels, would easily fool Dai Mubai and the others.

Wu Qi asked this question to find out if there had been any changes in the opponent's personnel configuration and the situation of the Substitute Player.

Before the competition began, the academy had already conducted a survey on the situation of each Battle Team.

While the situation of some college Substitute Player is unknown, the situation of the Main Team Member is complete.

Especially Shrek Academy, with whom they had a grudge, whose background had already been thoroughly investigated.

In addition to the original Shrek Seven Devils, only one substitute has been added now, namely Tailong.

There was no other way; Jiang Zhu chose to graduate. Shrek Academy's original pool of top students had all left, and apart from Tailong, the others were not up to the task, and were even inferior to Ma Hongjun.

Even if Yu Xiaogang wanted to choose, he couldn't find a suitable candidate.

Of course, there are also some older students who are quite skilled.

It's a pity that these people are over the age limit for the competition and cannot participate at all.

Today, Sun Buyu submitted the list of participants to the competition Organizing Committee.

The substitute Competitor of the Seven Treasures Team have greatly improved their Individual Battle skills through long-term training.

In the afternoon, the Main Team Member and Substitute Player met up for a brief practice session to get them used to each other.

While it's called a practice session to get the players in sync, the main purpose is to determine the rotation list for the Main Team Member and Substitute Player before the Finals.

Among Ning Tianyu, Wang Lang, Zhu Guangzhi, and Zhou Yun, there are two Power Attack-Type Spirit Master, one Control Type Soul Master, and one Support-Type Spirit Master.

Before the Finals, Wu Qi decided that Ning Tianyu would replace Ning Rongrong.

The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Spirit and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul are difficult to distinguish in appearance without careful examination.

However, there are some observant people who can discern Ning Rongrong's Martial Soul.

Therefore, Ning Rongrong's absence from the Finals allows her to conceal her Martial Soul.

At the same time, Ning Fengzhi also indicated that Ning Rongrong should take turns playing to reduce her pressure.

Ning Tianyu is a direct descendant of the sect Elder and a key figure being cultivated by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, making it especially important for him to accumulate more experience in major competitions.

This arrangement aligns with Ning Fengzhi's instructions.

Zhou Yun is Control-Type Spirit Master, and can take turns with Huo Wu on the field.

Wang Lang and Zhu Guangzhi were the substitutes for Qiangu Changkong and Huo Wushuang.

For everyone, having Substitute Player on the field during the packed Preliminary Round schedule can greatly help preserve their form and strength.

Strictly speaking, the Spirit Master Competition is an extremely energy-consuming competition.

Among the three academies of Feng, Shui, and Huo, there are people more powerful than Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wushuang, and these people are all within the age range for the competition.

However, these individuals will not choose to participate in order to avoid the complicated competition schedule causing inconvenience to their personal lives.

This demonstrates the importance of Substitute Player.

Wu Qi said, "If the opponent is not a strong team, all the Substitute Player will play. Xiaotian and I will not be seen together before the Finals. Even if we encounter a strong team, only one of us will play."

This arrangement gives Substitute Player a chance to perform while also giving Main Team Member time to rest, achieving multiple benefits in one fell swoop.

After arranging the participants, everyone followed Sun Buyu to the room the academy had rented near the competition venue.

Seven Treasures Academy is located within Heaven Dou City, a round trip of no more than thirty minutes' walk.

However, in order to conserve everyone's energy and avoid accidents during the journey, it was essential to establish a temporary base near the competition venue.

Not to mention, Seven Treasures Academy is not short of money.

As for the academy's uniforms, they are mainly in amber color, with a precious blue-green gemstone-carved academy badge hanging on the chest.

In terms of appearance, it exudes understated luxury.

In addition, considering the potential for wear and tear, the college prepared multiple sets of spare school uniforms.

The Five Element Academies shared the same idea, and several academies were staying at the Heaven Dou Grand Hotel.

When Wu Qi and his group went out, they happened to run into the Elephant Armor Academy Battle Team who had come to check in.

Dugu Bo stood up for the Wind, Water, and Fire Families, forcing the Elephant Armor Sect to withdraw a large number of its personnel from Element City.

This completely shattered the previous dominance of the Elephant Armor Academy over the Wind, Water, and Fire Families, and Xiangjia Academy was instead bullied.

Upon seeing Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wushuang, the Team Captain the Elephant Armor Academy, Huyan Li, had an extremely gloomy expression and led his Battle Team members to block Wu Qi and the others' path.

In terms of physique, the Elephant Armor Team, possessing the Diamond Mammoth Martial Soul, was far more robust than Wu Qi and his group.

If this weren't a world of Soul Master, the Seven Treasures Team would definitely be at a disadvantage in terms of size.