If the battle against Elephant Armored Academy had made Shrek Team famous,
then this battle before their eyes
had pushed Shrek Team's reputation to the peak of the Qualifying Rounds.
At that moment, no one doubted that they were the strongest contenders for first place in the Qualifying Rounds.
The spectators were no fools.
They clearly remembered
that when Shrek Academy had faced Elephant Armored Academy, they had fielded four Soul Ancestors above level 40.
Yet this time, they had defeated Blazing Fire Academy, the team that had beaten Elephant Armored Academy.
What did that prove? It proved that they still had strength to spare.
As the referee stepped onto the stage, the members of both teams lined up again.
The outcome of the match had already been decided, and not a single person had even been injured.
Yet the expressions on both teams' faces had undergone a complete transformation.
The seven members of Blazing Fire Academy had completely lost their earlier confidence, replaced mostly by unwillingness to accept the result.
Huo Wu especially.
Her beautiful eyes were fixed fiercely on the Shrek Team.
She was unwilling to accept it, truly unwilling.
All along, Huo Wu had been a prodigy nurtured by the academy.
Among the Five Elemental Academies, her strength could absolutely rank among the top five.
Perhaps even the top three!
Yet she had lost just like that to an obscure opponent?
And she felt as though she had lost to them in every possible way.
That feeling made her extremely miserable.
For Huo Wu, this battle had dealt a tremendous blow.
Especially that feeling of having strength but nowhere to use it when facing Shrek Team—it tormented her beyond measure.
No matter how she looked at it, her side's strength should have surpassed their opponents'.
Yet they