176 Chapter 175 How dare Lin Manshan?
The next day, Lin Manshan led his team to the Great Spirit Arena early in the morning, and in this round, they faced off against Oakland Academy. The result was undoubtedly an easy win, with only Zhu Zhuyu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Shui Yue'er playing.
Just as he had thought before, the list of matches for the second round of the qualifiers was still strong teams facing weak teams. And it would remain so for the next few days, facing this situation, Lin Manshan decided not to increase the number of players.
Zhu Zhuyu, Zhu Zhuqing and Shui Yue Er were the three fixed players, and when they encountered a slightly stronger team, Dugu Yan would enter the arena, and with a cluster poison, she would directly clear the arena and end the game.
Time passed like this day by day.
Skywalker Battle Team always maintained a winning streak, and even some teams directly chose to admit defeat before the match.
The only interlude in the middle is when Tang San is attacked by Shi Nian, although relying on the Purple Demon Eye he barely gets rid of the illusion, but because there is no Yama's Invitation, and Shi Nian's spiritual power is not inferior, relying on the Tense Back Flower Adornment Crossbow to launch an attack by surprise did not achieve results, but instead, caused Shi Nian's deeper murderous intent. Fortunately, Tang Hao made a timely move and directly slapped Shi Nian to death, obtaining the head spirit bone.
Perhaps feeling that the attributes were not quite suitable for Tang San, after a little explanation, he chose to keep it for himself.
The next day, when Shrek Academy fought against Cang Hui Academy, Tang San started the match directly with the third spirit skill Spider Web Restraint plus the fourth spirit skill Spore Burst, releasing a cluster poison upon Cang Hui team, and then he used the poisonous mist and Vines to obscure vision, then he rushed in to give them a violent beatdown.
The result was that all of Cang Hui Academy's participants were seriously injured, and Tang San was almost ordered to retire from the tournament as a result.
In the end, it was Ning Fengzhi's intervention that saved the day.
After that, the tournament continued without wind or waves, and time passed day by day. It wasn't until the 21st round of the qualifiers, the 22nd day after the start of the tournament, that a strong match finally occurred in the ring. Godwind Academy versus Blazing Academy, the process was full of drama, with Feng Xiaotian letting go of all sorts of moisture leading to Godwind Academy's eventual defeat.
Unfortunately, he didn't gain the heart of a girl but was instead scolded by Huo Wu after the match, who pointed her finger at his nose.
In the afternoon of the same day, Skywalker Academy also encountered a strong team, the Shrek Battle Team, which also maintained a winning streak.
Inside the waiting room.
Qin Ming stood in front of the table with a stack of information in his hands, looking around at the Shrek team with a grave expression on his face, "The line-up that Master and I have discussed for this battle is Mubai, Xiao San, Tai Long, Xiao Wu, Huang Yuan, Rongrong, and Oscar."
"Although Skywalker Battle Team's Shui Bing'er hasn't appeared on stage so far, based on the previous data, she's at least a high-ranked Spirit Ancestor by now. I'm afraid that her second Spirit Skill, Ice Armour, is enough to ignore Hongjun's flame attacks, thus, there is little gain in sending Hongjun out to the stage."
"With Shui Bing'er on the opposite side of the battle field, we can say that we have no advantage at all. That's why Oscar's presence is especially important and where our advantage lies."
"The flight ability provided by Oscar's third spirit skill, if used properly, might be able to turn the tide of the battle, or at least increase the margin for error in combat."
"And Rongrong's assistance can narrow the gap between us and the Skywalker Battle Team in terms of hard power."
After saying that, he turned his head to look at Xiao Wu.
"Xiao Wu, with your Teleportation Spirit Skill combined with the flight ability provided by Oscar's Third Spirit Skill, you can approach Ye Lingling at the fastest speed in our team, and her Martial Soul Healing Ability is too powerful, so it must be resolved as a matter of priority. However, Xiao Wu, it's best not to use your Charm Spirit Skill. The spirit power levels of all the members of the Skywalker Battle Team are far superior to yours, and using the charm skill will likely cause you to suffer a backlash."
"Hmm." Xiao Wu solemnly nodded her head.
Qin Ming turned his head to look at Tang San in turn, "Xiao San, the key to winning or losing this battle still lies with you."
"Use the flight ability to get close, then release the third spirit skill and fourth spirit skill to unleash ranged toxins on the enemy line-up on the ground, then rely on the second spirit skill to overlap the toxins. If it is effective, the rest of the team can then enter and finish off, this is the most effective way to achieve victory."
"However, Lin Manshan has already seen the effects of your fourth spirit skill in our previous matches. With his medical skills, it cannot be ruled out that he has already come up with a way to deal with it. Thus, it is necessary to always be on guard against the opposite side's countermeasures."
"Mm." Tang San nodded in response.
Although he hated Lin Manshan incomparably in his heart, he didn't dare to assume anything about his strength.
Qin Ming nodded and continued to introduce the tactical specifics.
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On the other side, the VIP seats.
The Xue Ye sitting at the main seat could be said to be full of anticipation, taking advantage of the fact that the match had not yet begun, the host was still conducting the pre-match introduction, and the combatants from both sides had not entered, he turned his head with a warm smile and looked at Salas on the side, "Your Excellency, the Bishop, which academy do you think will win this battle?"
"Skywalker Academy," Salas responded blandly.
"Oh? Why?" Xue Ye pretended to be surprised.
"Not much of a reason, hard strength gap." Salas' expression did not change, his tone remained flat.
"Indeed." Xue Ye nodded, then turned his head to look at Ning Fengzhi, "What does Sect Master Ning think?"
"Your Majesty, the match is about to begin, so we'll know once we see it." Ning Fengzhi chose to be impartial and responded with a smile.
"Well, that's also true."
Xue Ye lightly held his white beard and nodded slightly.
Right at that moment, the host finished his introductions, and an even higher tone spread throughout the entire arena, "Then next, please invite the two sides' participants to enter the arena!"
As soon as the words fell, the lights overhead in the audience seat suddenly went out. Immediately after, several golden beams of light cut through the shadows and quickly moved to the entrance passageways located on both sides of the ring.
In a moment, "???!" The audience stared in unison in the direction of the Skywalker Battle Team's entrance.
In the next second, loud cheers erupted, accompanied by incredulous cries of surprise, "Damn, one person!?"
"Is Lin Manshan trying to recreate the Suotuo City battle from back then, defeating Shrek Battle Team one against seven?"
"There are two Spirit Ancestors on Shrek's side! This Lin Manshan is a bit too arrogant, isn't he?"
"Don't be pushy, I just want the match to start quickly. Whether it's possible or not, we'll only know after they fight!"
"..."
Xue Ye, who was sitting in the VIP seat, was also surprised, his body subconsciously tilted slightly forward, as if confirming, then his eyes flickered, a smile appeared on his face, and he said to himself, "It seems that Nephew Lin has a lot of confidence in himself."
"Your Majesty, since Nephew Lin made such a choice, he naturally has something to rely on. According to Ning, this match will be quite exciting." A brilliant light flickered in Ning Fengzhi's eyes, and while he smiled in response, he was inwardly pondering, 'Could it be that Lin Manshan has already broken through to Spirit King?'
Otherwise, how would he dare to go out on his own to face the Shrek Battle Team, which had sent out two Spirit Ancestors and five Spirit Elders?
However, even Zhu Zhuyu, who was much older than him, was still only a Spirit Ancestor, and so was Zhu Zhuqing, who was the same age, so how could Lin Manshan have already broken through to Spirit King?
However, I'm afraid that Lin Manshan's true battle power wasn't any worse than that of a Spirit King, after all, he was absorbing Spirit Rings at a cross-level.
How dare he. Seeing that Lin Manshan was fighting alone, Tang San's heart was filled with rage.
This was clearly belittling him!
The other members of the Shrek Battle Team also felt the same contempt but were more taken aback.
Their team had two Spirit Ancestors and five Spirit Elders, how could Lin Manshan dare to do this?
"This Lin Manshan is way too capable of putting on airs, isn't he?" Ma Hongjun, who was looking down from the spectator area, was also surprised.
"Lin Manshan isn't stupid, I'm afraid things aren't that simple." Flender, who was on the side, had a grave expression on his face.
Liu Erlong, who was standing beside Yu Xiaogang, let out a cold snort, "What's not simple, can he fight all seven of them even if he's more powerful? The current Shrek Battle Team is not comparable to the time when they were in Suotuo City. Especially Xiao San, his strength at present has made him an opponent to even an average Spirit King. Just watch, later on, that Lin Manshan brat will definitely be beaten to death."
"... " At the side of him, Yu Xiaogang was silent, but his hands were clenched tightly, showing the unease within him.
With what he did back then, the stronger Lin Manshan performed, it would undoubtedly make him look more foolish and inferior.
And if Lin Manshan were to win this match. When he thought of that, his face turned a little pale.
His eyes were firmly fixed on the ring below.
Xiao San, you must win... He thought so inwardly.
Ta-ta-ta, the sound of footsteps echoed clearly under the amplification of the loudspeakers placed at the edge of the ring.
After a few breaths, Lin Manshan stood quietly ten metres away from the Shrek Battle Team, his eyes looking disdainfully without any waves.
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PS: There has to be a transition to describe the situation, but it's still a bit watery (wordy).
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