After a brief rest, the competition entered its final 2-2-3 format.
The first doubles match would directly determine the momentum of both sides. Its importance went without saying.
In Shrek's rest area, Teacher Wang Yan was just about to lay out their tactics when a voice rang out.
"I'll take the first match with Huo Yuhao."
Ma Xiaotao slowly rose to her feet. Her long red hair stirred without a breeze, and the aura of her Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul spilled out of control. The scorching waves of heat distorted the air around her.
The successive losses in the individual matches—especially Huo Yuhao being slapped in front of everyone—had long since brought the Evil Fire inside her to a boiling point.
Now, she needed an outlet!
Huo Yuhao stood up as well.
Ji Jing regarded her calmly and nodded.
"Go ahead."
He knew that Ma Xiaotao was a volcano on the verge of eruption. Rather than forcibly suppressing her, it was better to let her release everything in battle.
Seeing this, Teacher Wang Yan naturally had no objections. He said gravely, "All right!"
Meanwhile, the Sun Moon Team had also sent out their duo.
The two who walked onto the stage were a young man with an exceptionally sturdy build and a cold-faced boy.
"Under the 2-2-3 format, the first match: Ma Xiaotao and Huo Yuhao of Shrek Academy versus Ma Rulong and Lin Xi of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy!"
With the referee's announcement, the atmosphere on the stage instantly grew tense.
"Begin!"
Lin Xi planted his Soul Tool giant shield firmly before him, buying Ma Rulong precious time.
Ma Rulong slowly raised the metal hilt in his hand, and an endless torrent of Soul Power poured into it.
In an instant, a colossal sword beam