Digging their own grave

"After the match, seeing his son injured, he blamed his opponent?"

Tang San crossed his arms and sneered, "In the Spirit Master world, everything is based on strength. If he truly possessed strength, how could we have injured him?"

"You should be thankful this is a competition; if this were the Spirit Master world, your sons would already be dead!"

"You!" The mother was furious and seemed about to hit him.

Flender pulled her along, gently persuading her.

At the same time, he was cursing Yu Xiaogang in his heart.

Yu Xiaogang caused this mess, and not only did he not handle it properly, but the other party also came to cause trouble.

Does Yu Xiaogang truly not know the current predicament of the Shrek Academy? Does he want the academy to close down?

The Shrek Seven Devils also joined in the mischief.

Would offending all the nobles in Heaven Dou City benefit them?

Flender's persuasion was ultimately futile, and the parents' emotions finally erupted after being repeatedly slandered by Yu Xiaogang and his apprentices.

Just as a conflict was about to erupt between the two sides, the City Guard arrived in time and dispersed the rioting parents.

Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang puffed out his chest and said coldly, "Ha, just a bunch of shrewish women, daring to come to the Shrek Academy to cause trouble!"

The Guard Captain glanced at him and said indifferently, "You'd better watch yourselves."

His punctual appearance was naturally at the request of Prince Xue Xing.

Letting these parents cause a scene at the Shrek Academy could indeed be a way to punish the Shrek Academy, or even disqualify them from the competition.

However, this punishment is too lenient and clearly cannot completely prevent Shrek Academy from recovering.

For the sake of the grand plan, after learning the news, Prince Xue Xing ordered his men to lie in wait on the outskirts, and when the situation was about to get out of control, to disperse the crowd.

Of course, he also wanted to take this opportunity to let these parents see the true face of the Shrek Academy, which would facilitate future cooperation.

From God's perspective, Yu Xiaogang has personally blocked Shrek Academy's last path to survival, and will inevitably suffer fierce retaliation in the future.

Offending a nobleman is not something that can be easily forgiven.

The Spirit Master Competition officially began the following day.

As each Battle Team entered the arena, they all cast hostile glances at the Shrek Academy.

The Shrek Seven Devils, however, were completely unconcerned. They didn't take the hostility of a group of weaklings seriously.

Yesterday's Opening Match was the first game of the first round.

Therefore, Shrek Academy has no matches today and can take a short rest.

Yu Xiaogang reminded everyone, "Once the official matches begin, each Battle Team will reveal their tactical arrangements. Starting today, during rest periods, please try to stay at the arena and watch the Soul Fighting."

"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated."

The first match of the day is between Seven Treasures Team and Otto Team.

Otto Team is a Battle Team with six Soul Elder and one Soul Ancestor. In terms of strength, they are not at the bottom of the competition, but they are not enough to force Seven Treasures Team to show their full strength.

Yu Xiaogang felt a little regretful, "The Otto Team isn't very strong. If it were a veteran academy, they would have been able to see through the Seven Treasures Team's tactical system. Although it's a pity, everyone still watched carefully and tried to figure out each person's tactical habits."

Meanwhile, in the Rest Room of the Seven Treasures Team.

Wu Qi made the personnel arrangements. "All Substitute Player will play in this match, followed by Chen Ping, Xiaotian, and Chang Kong."

He paused, then looked at Feng Xiaotian, "You'll be in charge of this match, giving everyone as many opportunities as possible to perform."

Ning Tianyu, with a good grasp of the big picture, suggested, "The Otto Team isn't very strong. Why don't we make the Soul Fighting a one-on-one affair? That way, we won't expose our tactics."

Wu Qi smiled slightly, without commenting. "Since it's you who's going to play, you can decide the arrangements for this match yourselves."

About One Incense Stick later, after the Academy Battle Team and the audience were seated, the two Battle Team stepped onto the Arena at the Master of Ceremonies's loud announcement.

In the rest area, looking at the Seven Treasures Team's roster, Yu Xiaogang frowned. "They've fielded four substitutes; it seems they're trying to conserve their strength."

He dismissed it with disdain.

What's the point of hiding their tactical skills if they lack the Seven Treasures Team?

After the match began, the Seven Treasures Team continued to use a one-on-one tactic. Because their opponents were too weak, Feng Xiaotian didn't even have to activate his Martial Soul before the match ended.

Compared to the Shrek Academy's atrocities, Seven Treasures Academy went much lighter, and the Otto Academy Battle Team only suffered minor injuries.

After the match, many viewers discussed it extensively.

"While Shrek Academy's performance yesterday was questionable, their strength is undeniable. It remains to be seen whether this dark horse or the championship favorite, Seven Treasures Team, will prove to be stronger."

The local audience already knew the answer, "Brother, you must be from out of town. You don't know, but the Seven Treasures Team and the Shrek Team already competed in the Soul Fighting Arena before the competition even started."

"The Shrek Team tried every trick in the book, but still got eliminated 0-7. Do we even need to say what the result will be after another match?"

The murmurs of the audience eventually reached the ears of the Shrek students.

Tang San sneered, "Ha, I didn't expect there to be such a snobbish fellow."

Yu Xiaogang scoffed, "Little San, don't bother arguing with them. The Seven Treasures Team is just a makeshift operation."

Having witnessed the opponent's tactics, he was certain that the Seven Treasures Team lacked any tactical coordination.

They can only rely on the strong abilities of their team members to win in one-on-one situations.

Yu Xiaogang smiled and said confidently, "With my formation, if they dare to challenge me alone, they will face two of us at the same time. Given their coordination, they simply cannot break our formation."

At this point, the Shrek Seven Devils were full of confidence.

Dai Mubai even confidently stated, "I hope to meet the Seven Treasures Team tomorrow, crush them under my feet as soon as possible, and prove our strength."

"Well," Yu Xiaogang hesitated, "Let's forget about the Preliminary Round. We can't reveal our trump card tactics too early."

Defeating the Seven Treasures Team at this moment is certainly satisfying, but it exposed our tactics, which won't work next time.

Don't forget, there are quite a few talented people in the Seven Treasures Academy; breaking their tactics shouldn't be a problem.

Tang San disagreed, saying, "Teacher, if we don't curb their arrogance, the margin for error on the Finals Stage will be too low for us."

"Even if we lose to them in the Preliminary Round, it won't affect our final result. Moreover, we can use this opportunity to identify weaknesses and improve our tactics in the Finals."

"Teacher, they don't know our final strategy. What's wrong with revealing part of it beforehand?"

Yu Tianheng chimed in, "Yes, Uncle Yu Xiaogang, morale is the most important thing. If we can demoralize them, we might even make them dissatisfied with Wu Qi, leading to infighting, which would be to our advantage."

After being persuaded by everyone, Yu Xiaogang finally agreed, but he still had to revise some details of the tactics.