(Sixth update)
The preliminaries were in full swing. The thirteenth match the following day would pit Shrek Academy against Godwind Academy. Before the match had even begun, it had already drawn intense attention from figures great and small throughout Heaven Dou City.
One side was Godwind Academy, an established Advanced Soul Master Academy and one of the Five Elements Academy. The academy primarily trained Spirit Masters with wind-attribute Martial Souls. While others had yet to gain the ability to fly, they had long since achieved flight through their Martial Souls and soul skills.
For Spirit Masters at the lower and middle ranks, having the ability to fly was a crucial factor. At the very least, it ensured that if they could not win, they could still escape.
Godwind Academy took this to an even greater extreme. Their aerial abilities allowed them to pull off all kinds of tricky maneuvers, especially kite-flying tactics. Without Martial Souls or soul skills specifically designed to counter them, opponents would be toyed with from start to finish. There was practically no sense of competition at all, and most of those defeated by them were left utterly frustrated.
The other side was a dark horse that had risen meteorically in recent days. They had burst into the public eye with twelve consecutive victories, and aside from their match against Blazing Fire Academy, they had defeated every opponent in a single move. They had built their supreme reputation atop the white bones of countless enemies, and Yang Ming's name had entered ordinary households, becoming a topic of casual conversation among the common people.
Nowadays, many parents teaching their disobedient children would often say:
"Look at Yang Ming, then look at yourself. Can't you try a little harder?"
Naturally, without even realizing it, Yang Ming had become the