After several days of rounds of competition, the rankings of the 300 teams from the entire school were finally determined. The top 150 teams passed the Freshman Tournament assessment and will become official students of the Shrek Academy. The remaining students, except for a few who were chosen by Dean Qian Duoduo of the Soul Tool Department to stay as special recruits of the Soul Tool Department, all withdrew from the school.
After the round-robin tournament ended, the top 64 teams began the elimination rounds, preparing to compete to determine the strongest team among this year's trainees and thus select the core disciples.
Among the new students this year, there are four Soul Elder: Ning Tian, Wu Feng, Dai Huabin, and Xie Huanyue. The academy seems to have deliberately avoided letting them encounter each other too early, as all of their teams have made it to the top four of the elimination rounds. And among the top four, there is another team, which is Qian Chen's disciple, Huo Yuhao's team.
With the help of the electric baton given to him by Qian Chen, Huo Yuhao fought at the forefront and entered the semi-finals with a perfect record.
Today is the day of the semi-finals. Huo Yuhao's team of three is still a little nervous, after all, they are the only team without Soul Elder. Huo Yuhao clenched his fist when he saw Dai Huabin, who had also entered the semi-finals. He actually ran into him here.
At this moment, the referee walked to the center of the competition area and said, "Congratulations to all students on reaching the semifinals of the Freshman Tournament. Reaching this point proves your excellence. The following matches will determine whether you can become the strongest team among this year's freshmen. I hope you will perform well. Now, please have each team captain come forward to draw lots to determine your final opponent."
Ning Tian, Dai Huabin, and Xie Huanyue naturally stepped forward and headed towards the drawing platform. Huo Yuhao was both nervous and somewhat inferior at this moment, as he was still just a lowly One-Ring Soul Master.
Wang Dong grabbed his arm from behind and said, " Yuhao, keep going! I believe in you, and I believe in our teacher. The fact that our teacher chose us as his disciples shows that he believes in us and approves of us. Besides, our teacher gave you such a powerful Soul Tool, the electric baton. Victory will definitely be ours in the end."
Encouraged by Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao finally stepped forward to draw lots. Seeing Huo Yuhao lagging far behind, Dai Huabin sneered, " Huo Yuhao, scared? It's no use being scared. You were the one who made the bet. I'll make you pay the price. You'd better pray you don't run into me. If you do, I definitely won't let you leave the Soul Fighting Arena."
Facing Dai Huabin, Huo Yuhao seemed no longer afraid and said fiercely, " Dai Huabin, I'll take your bet!"
After Huo Yuhao finished speaking, he turned and glanced at Zhu Lu, making Dai Huabin's face turn red with anger. Seeing this, Bing Ling asked Qian Chen, "Big brother, your disciple is quite special! It seems like she's deliberately trying to provoke Dai Huabin!"
Qian Chen smiled and said, "Yes, and they even made a bet, a big one. Hahaha."
Standing to the side, Zhang Lexuan asked curiously, " Qian Chen, did Yuhao and Dai Huabin make a bet? What did they bet on?"
Qian Chen quietly told Zhang Lexuan about the bet between Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin. Upon hearing this, Zhang Lexuan's ears turned completely red, and she asked, " Qian Chen, you're not really going to let Yuhao steal someone else's fiancée, are you?"
Qian Chen smiled and said, "If Yuhao dares to take it, I'll protect him. If he doesn't dare, there's nothing I can do. I won't force him."
" Qian Chen, how come I never noticed before that you're so naughty?" Zhang Lexuan said, blushing.
Then, Qian Chen used his Soul Power to transmit his voice directly into Huo Yuhao's ears, saying, "In the following matches, you can use the Soul Tool I gave you. You absolutely cannot lose to Dai Huabin."
Hearing Qian Chen's voice suddenly, Huo Yuhao turned around and saw Qian Chen Qian Chen looking at him, nodding slightly. Huo Yuhao instantly regained all his confidence and said fiercely, " Dai Huabin, I hope you can hold on in the competition. Don't be eliminated before you even see me."
Dai Huabin stopped arguing with Huo Yuhao and stepped forward to draw lots. Huo Yuhao was not to be outdone and immediately stepped forward to draw lots as well. Soon, the results of the draw were announced.
The host announced loudly, "The semi-final draw results are: Ning Tian's team will face Xie Huanyue's team, Dai Huabin's team will face Huo Yuhao's team. The first match is Ning Tian's team against Xie Huanyue's team. The other two teams, please come down to rest and prepare."
Dai Huabin looked at Huo Yuhao and said, "Consider yourself lucky; you can live a little longer."
"Well, you're not so unlucky either, you get to have your fiancée a little longer," Huo Yuhao retorted fiercely.
Soon, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yun'er arrived at the Soul Fighting Platform. On the opposite side, Xie Huanyue stood like a small mountain, blocking Ning Tian's team and his own teammates.
Ning Tian snorted and said, " Sister Feng, Yun'er, ignore Xie Huanyue. Eliminate his teammates first, and then we'll slowly grind him down."
"Yes, young master," Wu Feng replied.
"Okay, Ning Tian," Nanmen Yun'er replied.
Xie Huanyue was actually quite panicked; the opposing team had two Soul Elder, completely shattering the balance of power. As soon as the time for both sides to unleash their Martial Soul expired, he immediately shouted, " Luo Tianlong, Luo Tianba, follow me! Crush them!"
"Yes!" Er Luo immediately responded, holding the sharp Martial Soul Mantis Blade, and followed behind Xie Huanyue as they pressed forward.
At this moment, Xie Huanyue shrank his body, turning into a ball of flesh, and hurled it at Ning Tian and the other two.
"Seven treasures turn out with glazed glass, the first command: Speed!" Instantly, the speed of Ning Tian's team of three increased dramatically, and in the blink of an eye, they escaped the range of Xie Huanyue's attack. Taking advantage of the gap in Xie Huanyue's attack, Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun'er, according to Ning Tian's plan, went directly to kill Luo Tianlong and his brother.
The Luo Tianlong brothers were only Soul Grandmaster, and they were quickly and easily suppressed by Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun'er, putting them in grave danger.
Xie Huanyue's attack had no effect; he reverted to human form and saw Ning Tian making a contemptuous gesture at him from a short distance away. Xie Huanyue understood the meaning of Ning Tian's gesture, and enraged, he lunged at Ning Tian.
Ning Tian was incredibly fast, Xie Huanyue couldn't catch up at all, wasting precious time trying to defend. Two screams rang out as Luo Tianlong and Luo Tianba were knocked off the Soul Fighting Arena by Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun'er. Xie Huanyue herself couldn't even touch Ning Tian's clothes.
" Bing Ling, Ning Tian's team in your class is indeed very strong. Ning Tian is truly brave and resourceful." Qian Chen couldn't help but praise him upon seeing this.
"Yes, big brother, our class will be the champion of this year's Freshman Tournament," Bing Ling said with a smile.
On the Soul Fighting Stage, Xie Huanyue was completely surrounded by Ning Tian and his two companions. He wanted to attack, but Ning Tian's team wouldn't fight him; he dared not relax, fearing constant sneak attacks from Ning Tian's team. He was either attacked by Nanmen Yun'er using her speed, clashed head-on with Wu Feng, or attacked remotely by Ning Tian using his Soul Tool.
Xie Huanyue shouted indignantly, " Ning Tian, what kind of behavior is this? If you have the guts, come and attack me! What are you planning to do!"
Ning Tian ignored him completely and continued to slowly wear him down. Finally, after half an hour of continuous harassment, Xie Huanyue was covered in sweat and his legs were trembling uncontrollably.
His Martial Soul, the Rubber Elephant, had extremely high defense. Ning Tian's team had no Soul Skill to break through its defense, but they eventually exhausted Xie Huanyue's last bit of strength. He shouted " Ning Tian!" in his last unwilling cry before collapsing powerlessly onto the Soul Fighting stage.
" Ning Tian team wins the semi-final!" the referee shouted.
"Next match: Huo Yuhao's team versus Dai Huabin's team. Both teams, please enter the arena!"