Tang San's defeat had been exactly what Long Chen had expected.
He had never consumed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, the Infernal Delicate Apricot, or the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew. His body and Blue Silver Grass were not tough enough.
Moreover, his Fourth Soul Ring was no longer at the ten-thousand-year level, so it simply couldn't withstand Shui Binger and Xue Wu's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Ice and Snow Drifting.
His External Soul Bone, the Eight Spider Lances, might have helped a little, but Shui Binger still hadn't used Ice and Snow Drifting's more powerful Ice Phoenix form.
So Shrek Academy was certain to lose this match, unless Tang San used his Hidden Weapons to poison and injure his opponents.
After this match, the top five teams in the Heaven Dou Division Preliminary Match were officially decided:
First place: Godwind Academy, with twenty-six wins out of twenty-seven matches. They had lost only to Blazing Fire Academy.
Second place: Thunderclap Academy, with twenty-six wins out of twenty-seven matches. They had lost only to Godwind Academy.
Third place: Skywater Academy, with twenty-five wins out of twenty-seven matches. They had lost to Thunderclap Academy and Godwind Academy.
Fourth place: Blazing Fire Academy, with twenty-five wins out of twenty-seven matches. They had lost to Thunderclap Academy and Skywater Academy.
Fifth place: Shrek Academy, with twenty-three wins out of twenty-seven matches. They had lost to Blazing Fire, Thunderclap, Godwind, and Skywater Academies.
Shrek Academy had lost to every team ranked in the top four.
They were all deeply frustrated.
They had suffered crushing defeats against Blazing Fire Academy and Skywater Academy.
Against the stronger Godwind Academy and Thunderclap Academy, they might also have suffered crushing defeats if they hadn't given it their all.
After the Preliminary Match ended, the five highest-ranked academies stayed behind.