The day after Glazed Azure Academy fought Godwind Academy, Shrek Academy faced Thunder Academy.
For this battle, Yu Xiaogang sent only Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing into the arena.
Ning Rongrong gave Zhu Zhuqing just three buffs-strength, speed, and soul power-before jumping off the stage.
In less than a minute, the battle was over. Yu Tianxin and his teammates could only smile bitterly, utterly helpless.
They had figured it out: once Glazed Azure Academy or Shrek Academy got serious, no team from the Preliminary Round could last even a minute.
The teams that had qualified from other regions had refused to believe the reports before, but after witnessing it firsthand in the arena, they finally understood just how terrifying Glazed Azure Academy and Shrek Academy were.
The spies sent to Heaven Dou City by the various major powers also relayed the intelligence back as quickly as possible.
Three days later, Glazed Azure Academy faced Blazing Fire Academy.
This time, Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Ning Chuan took the stage.
Of course, Ning Chuan had no intention of fighting. He was simply ready to heal Blazing Fire Academy's members at any moment.
On the stage, Huo Wu looked at Shui Bing'er with a complicated expression.
The Four Elements Academy held exchanges every year, so Huo Wu naturally knew Shui Bing'er and the others.
Seeing Shui Bing'er, who had once been her equal, now leave her far behind filled Huo Wu's heart with a jumble of flavors.
She had once believed that only a handful of her peers could defeat her. Yet a single Preliminary Round had brought out so many monstrous talents that she was overwhelmed by conflicting emotions.
"Ning Chuan, you've deliberately kept your first two soul skills hidden. Might we have the honor of seeing them today?" Huo Wu