Defeating Elephant Armored Academy, Welcoming the Formidable Foe of Blazing Academy

At three o'clock in the afternoon, in the lounge of the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena, everyone from the Shrek team gathered around a round table.

Jiang Huai wrote down everyone's names, placed them aside, and then stuck the names onto chess pieces, arranging them one by one. When the group looked, they saw the two sets of pieces formed two distinct formations.

Jiang Huai said to everyone, "The participants for this afternoon's match are Gu Yue, Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Tang San, Oscar, Jing Ling, and Jiang Zhu. During the match, you must not follow my tactical plan to the letter; you must adapt to the situation as it unfolds."

Jiang Huai surrounded the Blazing Academy pieces around Huo Wu. Tang San looked at these pieces and pondered, "Brother Huai, you mean that they will put all their effort into supporting Huo Wu's attack?"

Jiang Huai nodded and said, "Huo Wu is the strongest among them. Her spirit is her own body, belonging to the rarest type: a Body Spirit. Possessors of a Body Spirit all have an innate talent skill called 'Ring Fusion'. As the name implies, this skill fuses spirit rings, though not in the true sense of merging them, but rather by channeling the power of the fused rings to amplify the potency of their spirit skills."

Everyone nodded upon hearing this. Jiang Huai turned to Gu Yue and said, "Gu Yue, you are the only spirit master in our Shrek team for this match capable of controlling the fire element. Therefore, I need you to deflect the flames Huo Wu launches during the battle. Can you do that?"

Gu Yue nodded and replied, "Of course."

Jiang Huai turned his gaze to Tang San and said, "Tang San, although you cannot be immune to fire throughout the match, what I need you to do is stall for time. Let Gu Yue charge up her fourth spirit skill so she can defeat them all in one blow."

Tang San nodded upon hearing this and said, "I understand. I will try my best to hold them off and let Sister Gu Yue release the Frozen Domain."

Just like that, Jiang Huai and the others deployed their tactics; all they had to do was cover Gu Yue so she would have enough time to charge her fourth spirit skill.

Half an hour passed, and Gu Yue and the others headed to the waiting area to prepare, while Jiang Huai took the rest of the team to the spectator stands.

Soon, the Great Spirit Arena was packed with people. After Jiang Huai, Flender, and the others sat down, the match was about to begin. The three tournament judges—Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Salas—took their seats with their entourages.

Dou Dou picked up the microphone and shouted that the match had begun, then flew up into the air.

Gu Yue and Dai Mubai exchanged a glance before releasing their spirits to attack. Seeing Shrek's two strongest spirit masters charging over, Huo Wu did not panic and immediately released a spirit skill: "First Spirit Skill: Repulsive Fire Ring."

Gu Yue applied an ice elemental barrier to herself and Dai Mubai, causing Huo Wu's first spirit skill to collapse without effect.

Gu Yue raised her Silver Dragon Spear and struck, while Dai Mubai also fired a White Tiger Intense Light Wave.

Seeing this, Huo Wushuang immediately released his skill: "First Spirit Skill: Explosive Dragon's Fury."

Seeing this, Gu Yue also immediately released her first spirit skill: "First Spirit Skill: Elemental Perception."

Gu Yue swung her Silver Dragon Spear, and the flames spat out by Huo Wushuang were deflected by her, crashing into his own teammates. Two support spirit masters from Blazing Academy were knocked out of the ring and eliminated.

Seeing this, Huo Wu cursed under her breath, "Despicable."

It wasn't over yet; Gu Yue raised her spear again to attack, and the White Tiger spirit power on Dai Mubai's body was already glowing.

"Self-created Spirit Skill: White Tiger Meteor Annihilation!"

This move by Dai Mubai caught the opponent off guard. Huo Wu instinctively released a spirit skill to resist, only to find her defense broken with ease.

Huo Wushuang and several other team members stepped forward to resist, but they were sent flying off the arena by the meteors. Just like that, the only person from Blazing Academy left standing on the stage was Huo Wu.

Huo Wu was furious. Like most fire-attribute spirit masters, her anger was further fueled by her flames.

Huo Wu raised her hands high and began her Ring Fusion. Seeing this, Gu Yue also began charging her fourth spirit skill, and everyone else began to cover her.

All the spirit rings on Huo Wu's body merged into her already activated third spirit skill, and a high-temperature fireball appeared between her hands.

Gu Yue had finished charging, and her fourth spirit ring began to glow.

"Fourth Spirit Skill: Elemental Control · Frozen Domain!"

Gu Yue directly released her fourth spirit skill, the Frozen Domain. The purpose of this was to force Huo Wu to interrupt her charging and attack immediately.

Huo Wu could not move while releasing her spirit skill, so she had no choice but to interrupt the charge and throw the Blazing Sun.

The extreme ice on Gu Yue's body collided with Huo Wu's extreme heat, and Tang San used his Blue Silver Grass to seal off his teammates.

Gu Yue and Huo Wu's skills were still clashing. Jiang Huai frowned, watching the match below without blinking.

Huo Wu's sun was melting the ice, while the low temperature of the ice was constantly lowering the temperature of the sun.

Rumble!

Suddenly, a loud noise erupted. Jiang Huai immediately stood up and walked to the railing, as did the others; they wanted to see whether the ice or the sun would emerge victorious.

As the ice mist dissipated, the Blue Silver Grass wrapping Gu Yue was removed, and everyone from Shrek was safe and sound. Huo Wu had also been protected by Tang San with his Blue Silver Grass, so she only suffered from excessive spirit power consumption and no other injuries.

The match came to an end with Blazing Academy's concession, and Jiang Huai and the others left the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena amidst cheers.

However, after this match, Jiang Huai was being watched. The person watching him was Shi Nian, the mentor of the Canghui Academy, whom Shrek was set to face tomorrow.

Jiang Huai and the others returned to the academy to rest. Since they might have a bye in the daily matches, Jiang Huai, as the captain, gave them a small vacation.

Everyone returned to their own rooms; those who wanted to play did so, and those who wanted to cultivate did so.

Jiang Huai, meanwhile, was tinkering with a new type of Soul Guidance Device. Once completed, it would appear as twin blades, but the hilts of the two blades could be locked together.

On the blueprint, Jiang Huai named these two blades: Space-Time Twin Blades.

Jiang Huai finished assembling the parts of the blades. Except for the blades themselves, which were custom-made at a workshop in Heaven Dou City, everything else was forged by Jiang Huai alone.

To better craft Soul Guidance Devices, he had also made his own Soul Engraving Knife, which was specifically used for carving spirit arrays and fine details.

Just as Jiang Huai was wiping the Soul Engraving Knife with a tissue, there was a knock on his door. Jiang Huai placed the knife into its case and opened the door. Standing outside was Flender, who walked straight into Jiang Huai's room.

Jiang Huai closed the door and asked, "Dean Flender, is there something you need?"

Flender sighed and said, "Xiao Huai, to tell you the truth, not only do I have to follow you all to observe the matches these days, but I also worry about the academy's affairs every single day.

To be honest, I always wanted to make Shrek bigger and stronger, but now it's already crushing me to the point where I can't breathe. A while ago, some troublemakers in the fourth grade caused trouble for me again, picking a fight within the academy that left both sides battered and bruised, and they even brought their parents in. I'm here now to seek your advice."

Jiang Huai asked in confusion, "Why don't you ask the Grandmaster to help you devise a strategy?"

Flender shook his head and laughed disdainfully, "Xiao Huai, do you really think the Grandmaster has any real ability? All his knowledge was stolen from the Spirit Hall. When the Spirit Master Tournament is over, you will have your answer. Let's consider the academy's rules first."

Seeing that Flender had no intention of saying more too early, Jiang Huai did not continue to ask.