Feng Xiaotian Calls Him Out
After Shrek defeated Canghui Academy, six more rounds of the Preliminary Tournament were completed.
In these six matches, Tang San did not encounter Five Elemental Academies. He rotated the lineup according to each person's condition. Yuan Yu played in every match and never put away his six Spirit Rings. However, the opponents' strength was limited, and the matches often did not last even a stick of incense.
Shrek's winning streak has stretched to thirteen games.
The fourteenth match, Godwind Academy.
Before either side even entered the players' passage, Feng Xiaotian was already waiting at the entrance. He wasn't wearing his academy jacket today; his light blue team uniform clung to his shoulders and back, and his long silver-gray hair was tied back, making him look much more neat than usual.
"Yuan Yu."
Feng Xiaotian pointed to the arena. "You go up for this match."
Yuan Yu walked by, munching on a steamed bun, and said, "I've played in all thirteen of the previous matches."
"That's good." Feng Xiaotian took two steps after him. "Later, leave the others to your teammates, and you and I will have a match."
Ma Hongjun chuckled, "The match hasn't even started yet, and you've already betrayed your teammates?"
The faces of several members of the Godwind Academy turned ashen.
Feng Xiaotian glanced back and changed his words, saying, "They are very strong, enough to deal with you."
"You finished it pretty quickly." Yuan Yu swallowed the last bite of the bun. "Okay, I'll take it."
Tang San walked up from behind and handed the list of participants from the Godwind Academy to everyone.
Apart from Feng Xiaotian, the other six members of Divine Wind are all wind-attribute Soul Master: three offensive, two Agility Attack, and one control. The entire team can stay airborne for short periods, and their speed and turning ability far surpass those of ordinary academies.
"The Divine Wind will start by attacking the air." Tang San tapped the list twice. "Zhuqing and Xiao Wu will cut off the flanks, Mu Bai Rongrong. Fatty doesn't need to chase anyone; just block their landing spots."
Ning Rongrong looked at the flags fluttering outside the window. "The wind is very strong today; the Divine Wind will be even stronger than usual."
"The wind outside affects both sides the same," Tang San said. "They are good at using the wind, and we also have Wind Pattern. Yuan Yu, first disrupt the wind direction at the lower part of the arena, so that the seven people from Divine Wind don't connect directly."
Yuan Yu picked up the list and casually folded it into a paper bird. Wind Pattern a flick of her fingertips, the paper bird circled the lounge twice before landing on Ma Hongjun's head.
"Leave the lower places to me. The fat guy is in charge of catching anyone who falls from the heights."
Ma Hongjun reached out and tried to catch it twice, but the paper bird flew away again. "How do I catch it?"
"Use your face."
"I think you want to get hit by Phoenix Fire Line."
Dai Mubai pushed open the door to the lounge. "Save your energy for arguing on stage. The Divine Wind people have already entered."
Ma Hongjun was taken aback. "What about Yuan Yu?"
"He went to fight Feng Xiaotian."
"Are you really going to let them fight one-on-one?"
Tang San looked at Yuan Yu: "As long as he isn't knocked down from the sky, the formation won't be affected."
Yuan Yu flexed his wrists. "Your encouragement was quite unique."
When both sides entered the central arena, the audience seats were already full. Divine Wind and Shrek were both favorites to advance, and Feng Xiaotian had also released information in advance that he would challenge Yuan Yu with his Self-Created Soul Skill. Even Xue Ye in the VIP seats arrived a moment earlier than usual.
The Referee confirmed the positions of both teams and lowered his right hand.
"The match begins!"
A blue wave rose simultaneously from beneath the feet of the seven Divine Wind.
Gale Two-Headed Wolf emerged from behind Feng Xiaotian, its two heads perched on its shoulders, and four Spirit Ring encircling its body. He spread his arms, and a pair of azure wings grew from his back as he left the arena.
The other six team members also rose into the air.
The Divine Wind Control Soul Master waved his hands, and the wind direction on the arena immediately changed. Four whirlwinds swept along the ground towards the Shrek team's formation. Zhu Zhuqing had just rushed to the right when she was hit head-on by the slanting airflow.
Using the momentum, she flipped backward, her toes touching the Blue Silver Grass that Tang San had thrown, and soared into the air once more.
Xiao Wu leaped up from the other side. Two Divine Wind- Agility Attack Soul Master simultaneously swooped down, their wind blades slicing across her shoulders. Xiao Wu twisted her waist in mid-air, her Scorpion-Tail Braid wrapping around one of their wrists. Just as she was about to unleash her Waist Bow, the wind below suddenly rose, lifting both of them off the stage.
"They're going to fight in the air," Dai Mubai said.
"Then let them come down." Ma Hongjun's Second Soul Ring lit up, "Phoenix in Flames!"
The Phoenix Flame spread across the ground, not chasing after people, but specifically blocking the landing point of the Divine Wind pilots after their dive. The wind could fuel the fire, and as soon as the Divine Wind control system stirred up a whirlwind, the fire line crawled along the wind direction.
Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was hidden behind the fire, growing continuously against the stone slab.
The Divine Wind Six's area of operation was gradually reduced.
Above the arena, Feng Xiaotian had already reached Yuan Yu.
Yuan Yu did not take off. He stood in the center of the arena, the Six-Pattern Inner Wheel behind the Sun Wheel Blade slowly rotating. When the Wind Pattern lit up, a stream of azure energy swirled upwards from beneath his feet.
"Wind Breathing - Fourth Form, Rising Dust Storm."
The Sun Wheel Blade slashed upwards.
Several wind blades rose along the blade and collided with Feng Xiaotian's wolf claws. The wind blades shattered one after another, and Feng Xiaotian was also pushed upwards several meters.
He turned his body in mid-air, and his wings suddenly folded together.
A blue wolf claw slashed down from above Yuan Yu's head.
Yuan Yu blocked with his sword, and the stone slab beneath his feet shattered on the spot. Feng Xiaotian did not use the momentum to retreat; his right wing followed up with a slash, the force of which was even greater than the first strike.
The second strike.
The third strike.
With each collision, Feng Xiaotian would use the rebound force to spin half a circle in the air before falling from another direction. The speed accumulated from the previous strike did not disappear; instead, it was carried into his next attack.
When Yuan Yu received the sixth strike, the scabbard already had several thin cuts from the wind blades.
"You've been hiding this Self-Created Soul Skill for a long time, haven't you?"
Feng Xiaotian swept past him on the left. "It's only just begun!"
With its wings spread, the Gale Two-Headed Wolf howled in mid-air.
"Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Slashes!"
The seventh strike landed behind Yuan Yu.
The eighth strike followed immediately.
Each strike was faster and heavier than the last.
When the twelfth strike ended, half of the arena beneath Yuan Yu's feet was enveloped in wind blades.
Feng Xiaotian used the momentum to rise, his azure wings drawing long arcs in the sunlight. Before the thirteenth strike could land, the air currents generated by the previous twelve collisions had already formed a wall of wind.
Yuan Yu glanced to the side.
The wind wall separated him from the rest of Shrek and blocked the support route of the Divine Wind Team. Feng Xiaotian said he wanted to fight alone, and even after he started, he still remembered that he was the captain. He trapped the most dangerous Six-Ring Soul Emperor in the center, giving his teammates an opportunity to surround and attack Tang San.
Tang San clearly understood as well.
The Blue Silver Grass grew close to the base of the wind wall, not rushing in. Whether Yuan Yu could withstand the Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes was up to Yuan Yu. Tang San's task was to take down the other six members of the Divine Wind before the two were decided.
Ning Rongrong's speed boost bypassed the wind wall and landed precisely on Yuan Yu. Feng Xiaotian didn't stop her; instead, he raised his wings again. He wanted to defeat Yuan Yu in his full form, and Shrek's support was part of the game.
Yuan Yu looked up at him, her grip on the knife tightening slightly.