Since Tang San had temporarily withdrawn with injuries, Lu Qian naturally added Xiao Wu to the lineup.
Although they no longer had Tang San as their acting commander, Ma Hongjun showed some potential to become a hall master. During the three preliminary matches Tang San missed, there was nothing particularly outstanding about Ma Hongjun's command, but he still managed to secure consecutive victories.
Tang San then applied to Lu Qian to rejoin the team.
After all, Lu Qian visited Xiao Wu next door to Tang San every night, so he actually knew Tang San's condition very well.
At least for now, Tang San had not fully recovered. After all, he found it difficult to rest well at night, as strange sounds always came from Xiao Wu's room next door.
Tang San wanted to ask Xiao Wu about it, but he did not know how to broach the subject.
This time, Lu Qian did not make things difficult for Tang San. After all, Xiao Wu had already paid the price on Tang San's behalf, so Lu Qian agreed outright.
A month later, ten preliminary matches had passed, and the Shrek Academy Team ranked first with ten wins out of ten.
Of course, they were tied for first. Just as in the original story, apart from the Elephant Armor Sect, the other four of the Five Elemental Academies all had unbroken winning streaks.
Perhaps because Lu Qian had previously ordered Huyan Zhen to kill Tang San, the Elephant Armor Sect's team had been weakened yet again, leaving even their chances of reaching the finals in doubt.
That, of course, had nothing to do with Lu Qian. His attention was now entirely on the other four elemental academies.
Like the Four Affiliated Clans that had previously depended on the Clear Sky Sect, these