You're Mine—Only I Get to Say It. I'll Fight!

Fortunately, the New Student Elimination Tournament was held separately, and there were no spectators around, so the news did not spread very quickly.

There was only half an hour of rest before the second Team Battle began.

Before the match had started, an area roughly three meters wide had been cleared in the center of the viewing platform. An elderly man with shaggy, disheveled hair sat there, his clothes torn and patched in many places.

His bare feet dangled over the edge of the platform. He held a purple gourd in one hand and took huge gulps of wine, while several roasted chicken legs lay beside him on oil paper. He held one in his other hand, taking a bite of meat and a swig of wine, enjoying himself immensely.

"Elder Xuan, you're here. The three young people I mentioned are over there. They just—"

Before he could finish, Xuan Zi impatiently waved his chicken leg. "Alright, alright. I'll see for myself."

"Yes."

For the second match, it seemed someone had given instructions beforehand, because the competition area had been expanded considerably.

And Jiang Yuheng's team's opponents this time were clearly even stronger than the Heaven-Defying Team they had just faced.

The moment the opposing three entered the center, they naturally lined up side by side. The one standing in the middle was a large, fat boy.

According to Shrek Academy's admission rules, students could not be older than twelve.

Yet this boy was nearly 1.7 meters tall, and his waistline was probably close to 1.7 meters as well. Standing there, he looked exactly like a miniature mountain of flesh.

The two people beside him looked exceptionally slender by comparison. Not only were they a head shorter, they were even somewhat skin-and-bones. Although the two resembled each other, they were not twins, and their arms were especially long.

If one looked closely, the three of them formed a shape like the Chinese character for "convex." It could not have fit more perfectly.

"Both sides, state your names. Prepare for the match!" the proctor said in a deep voice.

The mountain-like boy suddenly slapped his chest, making the fat all over his body tremble. "My name is Xie Huanyue, New Student Class Two."

"New Student Class Two, Luo Tianlong."

"New Student Class Two, Luo Tianba."

Though these two students looked frail, their names were quite imposing.

Jiang Yuheng and the other two introduced themselves as well. At the same time, he considered how to defeat their opponents in the shortest possible time.

After all, a team with a Battle Spirit Elder and a Tool Spirit Elder was completely different from one without them.

Battle Spirit Elders had strong self-preservation abilities, and their strength was anything but ordinary. Taking them down in an instant like in the previous match was almost impossible.

At the proctor's command, the match officially began.

Xie Huanyue was the first to reveal his optimal configuration of two yellow and one purple Spirit Rings. At the same time, his body swelled further, growing from 1.7 meters to over 1.9 meters. His skin instantly darkened, and he fiercely pounded his chest with both fists before charging at the three of them like a massive, one-ton ball of flesh.

Luo Tianlong and Luo Tianba did not attack. Instead, their figures flashed as they ducked behind Xie Huanyue, waiting for an opportunity.

This was their usual fighting style, one that had repeatedly given them the advantage of striking first and launching sneak attacks. Unfortunately, they had encountered Huo Yuhao, whose vision covered the entire field. Their little scheme could not possibly escape him.

"Xie Huanyue is mine. The other two are for you to practice on."

As he spoke, Jiang Yuheng circulated the Ice Qi within his body. Meeting force with force, he directly pinned Xie Huanyue, a Three-Ring Spirit Elder, in place, preventing him from advancing even half a step.

Xie Huanyue was visibly stunned. He had not expected Jiang Yuheng, a mere Two-Ring Soul Grand Master, to be no weaker than him in terms of strength.

But that was only for an instant. Xie Huanyue quickly relied on his advantage in Soul Power to forcibly break free from Jiang Yuheng's Cold Air.

Immediately afterward, his body shot skyward like a Soul Guide Cannonball. That leap took him a full ten meters into the air, and like a huge ball of flesh, he came crashing down toward Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao.

"Wow! He's so fat, yet he can jump that high!" Wang Dong widened her eyes in astonishment, watching curiously.

At the same time, the Luo Tianlong and Luo Tianba brothers seized the opportunity to release their Martial Souls and two yellow Spirit Rings. Their Martial Souls were extremely fast mantises, especially their silver-white Mantis Blades, which were not only swift but also highly effective at restraining opponents.

Clearly, their plan was for the two brothers to hold Jiang Yuheng back while Xie Huanyue eliminated the other two. Then all three would join forces to take down Jiang Yuheng.

It was a good plan. Unfortunately, they had picked the wrong opponents.

The moment Xie Huanyue targeted Wang Dong, Jiang Yuheng had already made his move. With a flash, he blocked the ball of flesh's path.

Relying on his extreme Cold Air and his own strength, he firmly seized Xie Huanyue, who was still in the midst of his attack.

Then, like a bowling ball, he hurled him off the Competition Stage. Too bad there were no pins, or he could have scored a strike.

Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao had not been idle either. While Jiang Yuheng acted, they swiftly suppressed Luo Tianlong and Luo Tianba as well. The entire process was clean and decisive.

Without Xie Huanyue, the Spirit Elder with formidable offensive power, almost no one at the same level could stand against Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao.

Thus, victory and defeat had been decided.

This was the second time Jiang Yuheng's team had defeated a Soul Elder team—and they had done it twice in one day!

On the viewing platform, the teachers and referees all fell silent. They had completely ignored the other matches that had already ended or were still underway.

Shrek Academy had many geniuses, as well as quite a few unusual oddballs. But Jiang Yuheng and Huo Yuhao were absolutely the first to fight from beginning to end without releasing either their Martial Souls or Spirit Rings.

If they had merely been concealing their strength, there would have been nothing to say about it. That was perfectly normal behavior.

But now they had already encountered Spirit Elders, and in two consecutive matches at that, yet they were still unwilling to reveal their Martial Souls and Spirit Rings.

That was no longer something that could be explained by hiding their strength.

At that moment, Du Weilun, the Director of Instruction of the Outer Court Martial Soul Department, came over to the somewhat dazed Zhou Yi and said, "Teacher Zhou, what is going on with these two students in your class? At a time like this, are you still going to keep them hidden?"

"If they do not display their strength and convince the teachers and students, I have no way to report them as Core Disciples of the Outer Court according to academy rules."

As the Director of Instruction of the Soul Engineering Department, Director Du not only possessed great strength, but also exceptionally sharp and precise judgment.

The two matches in which they defeated Soul Elders had already proven the strength of Jiang Yuheng's team. But the academy had its rules. As the Director of Instruction, he could not take the lead in breaking them, nor did he have the authority to do so.

Zhou Yi also looked helpless. "Director Du, you've misunderstood me. This was Jiang Yuheng's own idea, not my instruction. Besides, that child has a mind of his own. Even if I told him otherwise, he might not listen."

Even so, Zhou Yi still deeply approved of Jiang Yuheng's approach.

After all, as long as they won the Freshman Tournament championship, they would inevitably become Outer Court Core Disciples. Therefore, it was absolutely right to conceal their strength as much as possible.

However, facing two teams of Soul Elders without even using their Martial Souls or Spirit Rings was beyond her expectations.