Little Nine slowly walked to a corner, and as soon as she turned around, a beautiful figure suddenly appeared in front of her, followed by a sharp pain on her forehead!
"You Little Nine, you've even learned to leave without saying goodbye!"
The beautiful figure withdrew her hand that had struck Little Nine on the forehead, put her hands on her hips, and said angrily, "Upon closer inspection, who else could it be but Xiao Wu?"
" Sister Xiao Wu, I just didn't want to see the sadness of parting!"
Little Nine scratched the back of his head, but his appearance made Xiao Wu frown slightly.
After staring at Little Nine for a while, Xiao Wu suddenly changed her expression and said with displeasure, " Little Nine, to be honest, lying is not a good thing for you."
She had known Little Nine Little Nine for over nine years and knew that he carried a lot on his mind, but at the same time, he wasn't good at lying, especially in front of her.
"Never mind, I won't ask you why you left. I came here to see if you were doing well, and now that I see you, I can finally rest easy!"
Good luck! Hope to see you in the finals!
Seeing Little Nine scratching her head in frustration, Xiao Wu chuckled, waved her hand, and vanished in a flash.
It wasn't convenient for her to stay here any longer; coming here alone was already quite risky for her.
Now that she was certain that her younger brother, Little Nine, was doing well, and that even his internal energy had increased many times over, she could finally rest assured.
"Come out!"
After confirming that Xiao Wu had left, Little Nine's expression suddenly changed, and she looked coldly at a stone pillar in front of her.
He sensed that an acquaintance had also come to that place.
As Little Nine finished speaking, a handsome young man emerged from behind the stone pillar; it was Tang San, the vice-captain of the Shrek Team.
When he first saw Little Nine, he anticipated that Xiao Wu Little Nine definitely come to see her, so he followed her, partly because he was afraid something might happen to Xiao Wu, and partly because he was worried that something might happen between Xiao Wu and Little Nine.
Fortunately, Little Nine was sensible enough, and Xiao Wu's feelings for him were also very sincere.
"Your performance really exceeded my expectations; this time it truly gave me a pleasant surprise."
However, it would be a grave mistake to think that those few individuals can contend with our Shrek Team.
Tang San stepped forward and stopped a foot in front of Little Nine, a slight smile on his lips, though he remained arrogant.
He admitted that his so-called younger brother had made considerable progress in the past few months, but anyone who thought they could compete with him based on that was simply dreaming.
Putting aside individual strength, let's take the most important team battle in the competition as an example. Little Nine's Botanical Academy Team is quite average. They can't even achieve the status of all members being Soul Ancestor, and there is only one Soul King among them.
Moreover, it's only been a few months, which is far from enough time for teammates to develop good teamwork. Compared to the years that Shrek Team has spent honing their skills, it's far behind.
Therefore, he never regarded Little Nine as a threat; at most, he saw him as just a source of amusement during his championship run.
"Brother, can you give up on this competition? I'm begging you!"
Little Nine ignored Tang San 'Tang San words and instead pleaded with him.
He was originally confident that he could stop Tang San in the promotion round, but he greatly underestimated the bottom line of Flender and the aristocratic families and sects. They shamelessly obtained a large number of Soul Bone for Tang San and the others to refine.
Some of them even contain Soul Bone that are over 100,000 years old.
Although he had never seen a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone -Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, he could imagine how exaggerated the improvement it would bring to Tang San and the others.
Not to mention that what they refined wasn't just a single Soul Bone, but almost a complete set of Soul Bone.
The extent of the cheating even made him feel desperate.
That's why he set aside his dignity and begged Tang San.
He would give up everything for Sister Xiao Wu's safety, even his own dignity and life.
"Impossible!"
Little Nine's unprecedented expression and words made Tang San slightly wary, and he promptly refused.
Although he didn't understand what this so-called younger brother meant, he would not give up on the competition no matter what.
Whether it's for the honor of the academy and his family, for his companions, or for the prize of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone awarded to the champion of the competition, he must not give it up.
"Can't it even be for Sister Xiao Wu?"
Little Nine, unwilling to give up, pressed for an answer again.
"So you do know something!"
Tang San gave Little Nine, his so-called younger brother, a deep look and said coldly, "I will protect Xiao Wu, so you don't need to worry about her."
Also, Xiao Wu is now my fiancée. You'd better stay away from her from now on, or don't blame me for being ruthless!
After issuing a warning, Tang San leaped away from the spot.
Although he really wanted to teach this so-called younger brother a lesson, this was, after all, the headquarters of the Botanical Academy Team, and it wouldn't be good if he caused a commotion and attracted the strong members of the Plant Academy.
Furthermore, the competition rules stipulate that participants are not allowed to take action privately, and those who violate this rule will be disqualified from the competition.
He didn't want to ruin everything for such a useless younger brother; he'd deal with him when they met in a future competition.
"Bang!"
"Then you'd better protect her, or I will definitely kill you, and everyone in the Tang Household!"
With a punch slammed into the stone pillar beside her, Little Nine's originally beautiful face became somewhat ferocious, and wisps of invisible and colorless flames faintly rose from her body.
Huo Wu and the others, who were discussing their battle plan against the Shrek Team in their tent, fell silent upon seeing Little Nine's return and his forced suppression of anger.
Although we don't know what Little Nine went through before, it certainly wasn't something good.
"Sister Jiang Zhu, I heard that the Spirit Hall has specially modified the rules for this final competition, proposing an unlimited combat rule. The number of participants is no longer limited to seven, and four reserve team members can also participate?"
After a brief silence, forcibly calming the anger in her heart, Little Nine turned her gaze to Jiang Zhu, who was beside her using her third Soul Skill to calm her emotions.
"There is such a rule change, but it hasn't been finalized yet. The Spirit Hall is currently discussing this matter with the Great Emperor."
Nodding, Jiang Zhu enjoyed considerable privileges within the Spirit Hall because she had the powerful Wang Hao as her backer, and she could also obtain some high-level intelligence.
"It's unlikely that all eleven players will be on the field at once, but it should be possible to expand to a team battle of nine to ten players."
On the other side, Zhao Zilong spoke up to add to the information. Like Jiang Zhu, she also had Wang Hao, a powerful figure, as her backer. In addition, her father was a cardinal, so the information she obtained was even more detailed than Jiang Zhu had gathered.
Nine to ten people!
Muttering this number, after a moment's thought, Little Nine's gaze swept over Jiang Zhu and the others, and finally she earnestly said, "Brother Yuan, Brother Jiang Zhu, Sister Jiang Zhu, Sister Zijing Zilong, Sister Huo Wu, Sister Huo Wu, Sister Bing'er, Sister Yi Ran, and Sister Dieying, I have a plan that will be a bit dangerous, but I hope you can help me!"
"Of course we'll help!"
Jiang Zhu and the others exchanged glances, and Huo Wu, being the most forthright, was the first to agree.
"We've been brothers for years, it's too formal to ask for help. As long as you don't kill me, just ask, brother."
The second most generous Huang Yuan readily agreed, and the others followed suit.
This deeply moved Little Nine, and it also strengthened her resolve.
This time, we must stop Tang San at all costs during the qualifying rounds to prevent him from implementing that dangerous plan.
He couldn't rashly lead Sister Jiang Zhu and the others into danger; stopping the Shrek Team in the qualifying rounds was the safest course of action.
Although Meng Yiran's performance last time shocked everyone, the qualifying rounds are still proceeding steadily.
Given Meng Yiran's strong performance that day, many teams facing the Exotic Beast Academy Team, after careful consideration, chose to concede defeat.
There was no way around it; Meng Yiran had displayed too much power that day. Even though he could no longer use that terrifying secret technique, his own strength was still formidable.
Even ordinary Soul King would find it difficult to contend with her. Moreover, Meng Yiran ruthless and decisive in her attacks, often crippling people's limbs. Although they can regenerate, it would probably take several years for those miniature limbs to fully grow back.
This practically disqualifies them from the competition.
They dared not gamble that Meng Yiran's ruthlessness was only directed at the Shrek Team, or that it was simply his nature.
So it's better to play it safe and just admit defeat.
Of course, this is only something they would admit defeat to if they faced Meng Yiran. As for the other members of the Exotic Beast Academy Team, they would have to take action as usual, otherwise they would lose face.
Similarly, the Canghui Academy Team, to which Dieying belonged, received the same treatment. No one wanted to truly face Dieying, this monstrous genius with Sevenfold Martial Spirit and the ability to master the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.
A month after the qualifying rounds began, Huo Wu's Blazing Fire Team faced off against Shrek Team.
The strategy remains the same: let the other team members go on stage first to face off against the Shrek Team.
Shrek only fielded their last full reserve player.
This person Yang Wuwei, a rising star of the Breaking Clan, whose martial soul, the Martial Soul- Soul Breaking Spear, is extremely powerful.
Although he only had the cultivation level of Soul Ancestor, due to the special nature of the Soul Breaking Spear, Innate was born with a Soul Ring that could grow. Therefore, Yang Wuwei, like the Soul King, now possessed five Soul Ring.
Furthermore, since the Soul Breaking Spear's Soul Ring and Soul Skill all enhance its offensive capabilities, its attack power is significantly stronger than that of an average Soul King.
Therefore, Yang Wuwei took action and directly defeated all six members of the Blazing Fire Team. Even Huo Wushuang, who possessed the cultivation of Soul King, was defeated by Yang Wuwei's spear.
Yang Wuwei now only needs to win one last match to secure final victory.
But that's clearly impossible.
Upon seeing Huo Wu leap down from the stands of the Botanical Academy Team, Yu Xiaogang, the team leader, spoke up decisively.
"Referee, Shrek concedes defeat in this match."
" Wuwei, you're no match for her in your current state. Come back."
Yang Wuwei on the battle platform frowned. Although he was dissatisfied, he still obeyed Yu Xiaogang's decision and stepped down.
Yu Xiaogang is right. After the previous six battles, especially the one against Huo Wushuang just now, his Soul Power has been depleted by nearly 80%, and he is definitely no match for Huo Wu.
After all, Meng Yiran had already demonstrated her strength last time, so Huo Wu must be just as formidable.
Furthermore, given their past conflict with the Shrek Team, they're bound to be ruthless, so retreating for now is the best option.
"You're smart!"
With a cold snort, Huo Wu ignored the Shrek Team discussing tactics and directly unleashed the massive Soul Power sealed within her body. The vast fire-attribute Soul Power surged out from her seemingly delicate body like a volcanic eruption, stirring up waves of heat.
In an instant, the temperature of the entire arena rose by over 100 degrees Celsius. If the spectators weren't all Soul Master, they probably wouldn't have been able to endure such high temperatures.
That wasn't all. After unleashing her full Soul Power Soul Power, Huo Wu channeled half of it into the ground beneath her feet.
After Yang Wuwei withdrew and conceded defeat, she automatically became the champion. Although the champion had to endure a series of challenges from her opponent, she also had a privilege that was easily overlooked by ordinary people.
That means she can modify the battle arena in advance using Soul Power and Soul Skill to transform it into a suitable combat environment, which perfectly matches her current methods.
"Teacher, you guessed right. Their Soul Power does indeed come from their daily accumulation, and the longer the time, the more Soul Power they accumulate."
Huo Wu's burst of Soul Power was fifty times her normal Soul Power, and ten times more than Meng Yiran's last time, clearly the result of her accumulation over the past few days.
Tang San, who had been keeping his Purple Demon Eye open, spoke in a deep voice. This discovery made Dai Mubai and the others' hearts sink.
Although they had refined quite a few Soul Bone during this period, the opponent's secret method of constantly accumulating one's own Soul Power was simply too abnormal.
It's unimaginable how terrifying their Soul Power will be when they accumulate it to the finals—will it exceed that exaggerated multiple of a hundred times?