"We mean no harm, we just want to thank Tang Sui and pay her a visit."
Facing the powerful aura of the eight people and the oppressive pressure emanating from Dai Mubai, Huo Wushuang forced himself to speak.
"If you are here to sincerely apologize, you can leave the compensatory gifts, but you may leave now."
Tang San's faint voice came from inside the room.
The tightly shut door was pushed open a crack, just enough for one person to pass through. The Shrek Eight, who had formed a human wall to block the prying eyes of outsiders, moved to the right, away from the door. Tang San then took his place, his expression indifferent as he looked at the people from Chihuo.
His stance was clear: whether they wanted to offer compensation or fight, he was ready for either.
Ultimately, Huo Wu's lips trembled, and she said nothing more about wanting to go in and see.
Huo Wushuang, as the captain and elder brother, also shook his head at Huo Wu. He then bowed to Dai Mubai and the others, pulled Huo Wu along, and led the Chihuo contingent away.
However, as soon as the Chihuo Academy group left, more people arrived.
It was Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe, the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire.
The two of them claimed to be representing the competition committee to check on Tang Sui's injuries. In reality, since the competition began, Tang Sui was not the only one injured. It was likely that the sharp edge Tang Sui displayed in the arena had attracted the attention of various factions with different interests, and they were now trying to poach her.
But even with the personal arrival of Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe, they could not see Tang Sui. The timely return of the Master, acting on behalf of his "seriously injured" disciple, had a brief chat with the two, and then they departed.
The VIP lounge finally fell quiet.
...
Tang Sui's injury was good news for most of the academies participating in the promotion matches.
Especially for those few academies that had not yet encountered the Shrek Academy and had hopes of achieving good results.
However, starting from the promotion matches on the second day, these academies discovered that the Shrek Academy had changed.
The lineup had changed, and their strength seemed to have changed as well.
In the next three matches, the Evil Eyed White Tiger Dai Mubai, with his fierce and explosive attack style, took down at least four opponents each time. Zhu Zhuqing, who appeared second, almost always finished the matches, without even needing the final showdown from Tang San.
As days went by, Tang Sui, who was "injured" and "slacking off," received snacks from her companions every day.
In the blink of an eye, five days had passed in a flash.
Feeling that it was time to "come back," Tang Sui proposed to the Master that she wanted to participate in the remaining promotion matches, but was met with unanimous opposition from the Shrek Academy members.
"No! Sui Sui, you are our ace, you need to be well-hidden."
"Exactly. Moreover, after you appear, Sui Sui, the battles always turn into hellish difficulty. You know, it's already a struggle for me and Zhu Qing to take turns fighting multiple opponents."
"This is normal. In the Soul Master Elite Tournament, the further you go, the more it depends on who has more trump cards hidden."
Tang Sui, who was being lectured by everyone, was dejected: tAt
Helpless, Tang Sui had to return to her role as an observer, munching on snacks and slacking off.
Today was already the sixth day of the competition.
In the first five matches, the Shrek Academy had achieved a perfect victory without exception.
Today, Shrek's opponent was the Plant Academy, the academy that Tang San could not see through. Facing this academy, the Master arranged a completely different lineup from the previous matches.
The first three to appear were Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, and Tai Long.
After Tai Long was also defeated by the opposing team, the female soul master from the Plant Academy said with a smile, "Shrek Academy isn't that great either."
This lit the fuse of Ma Hongjun's frustration that had been building for days.
Ever since Tang Sui was pushed to the brink by Huo Wu and almost got injured, he, as one of the hidden cards, had been holding his breath.
Now, he could no longer hold back.
So, Ma Hongjun, like Tang Sui before him, pestered the Master to let him compete. Flanders, heartbroken for his disciple, looked at the Master pleadingly. After a moment of thought, the Master agreed, but just like Tang Sui, there were conditions for his participation.
Unlike Tang Sui's soul skill restrictions, the condition given by the Master was for Ma Hongjun to win seven matches consecutively. If he failed, there would be a punishment.
Immediately, Ma Hongjun became energized. From the first match to the fifth, he unleashed his fiery phoenix defense, enhanced his phoenix fire line, spewed flames, and swept across the arena. Once an opponent was hit, the match would end instantly. He achieved a perfect seven wins, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.
Of course, given his Soul Grandmaster cultivation against the Plant Academy, whose overall strength was only at the Soul Grandmaster level for their vice-captain and captain, and with the elemental advantage, victory was a certainty.
Tang Sui yawned, feeling like she was just there to make up the numbers.
These few matches held no suspense whatsoever.
In the following days, the Shrek Academy charged forward relentlessly, achieving the first eleven-win streak in the history of the Heaven Dou Empire, currently ranking first in the promotion matches of the Heaven Dou Empire.
But this did not mean the Shrek Academy would secure the overall first place.
Because in the last three matches, they would face the most grueling tests of this All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. There would be no rest, and they would compete against different academies for three consecutive days, including the Wind God Academy and Thunder Academy, whom they had not encountered in the preliminary rounds.
Tang Sui had long heard of Yu Tianxin from the Thunder Academy, but her attention was focused on the Wind God Academy. For instance, right now.