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Chapter 81: Giving the Little Fire Dragon a Thorough Thrashing
Huo Yuhao's departure caused no ripples at Shrek Academy. After all, half the freshmen were eliminated in every Freshman Assessment. No one would pay attention to such an unremarkable newcomer.
After the morning's round of matches, only thirty-two freshman teams remained in the elimination tournament.
Before Ye Xixuan revealed his cultivation and strength, probably no one would have imagined that a seeded team with a three-ring Soul Elder like Dai Huabin at its helm would be stopped in the round of sixty-four.
Among the teams that successfully advanced to the top thirty-two, aside from the teams of Ye Xixuan and Tang Wutong, two more teams led by three-ring Soul Elders had emerged.
They were Xie Huanyue's team from Freshman Class Two and Ning Tian's team from Freshman Class Nine.
Since the matches took place on the same day, the assessment area remained unchanged. Its sixteen arenas corresponded perfectly to the sixteen matches in the round of thirty-two.
With the number of teams in the elimination tournament halved, the assessment area looked noticeably emptier.
The moment Ning Tian finished drawing lots for their team, Wu Feng's face turned deathly pale. She stared blankly at Ning Tian and Nanmen Yun'er beside her. She had only made those remarks that morning, never imagining that Ning Tian would draw Ye Xixuan's team for their afternoon match.
Wu Feng, who had been throwing out threats earlier, suddenly fell silent. Instead, Ning Tian displayed the calm and reason expected of a team captain.
"No matter what, let's give it everything we have." With that, she turned and walked into the arena. Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun'er hesitated briefly before following on either side of her.
Across from them, Ye Xixuan entered the arena with the